Urban Design Portfolio
Anna Yu
Anna Yu 4th Year Planning Student | University of Waterloo I aspire to contribute to society by enhancing our public realm through interactive, sustainable, and appealing urban design. I wish to gain more experience as a designer and to grow within your firm while contributing to its success. In the next few pages I’ve compiled 2D and 3D works to demonstrate my skill level. Softwares used include: Photopshop | Illustrator | ArcGIS | SketchUp | Artlantis Studio | AutoCAD
Projects Uptown Complex Waterloo, Canada
The Hub Waterloo, Canada
Elora Waterloo, Canada
Green Heart Singapore, Singapore
Other Projects
WAterloo
WAterloo
ELORA SOUTHSIDE
EVOLVED VISION VISION The vision for south Elora is a complete, connected, mixed use community that emphasizes and compliments the village of Elora’s heritage, while actively supporting tourism, and facilitating a high standard of living.
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Parti A complete, connected mixed use community that supports heritage, tourism & a high standard of living.
STREET TYPOLOGy Elora Local Residential Street
3.5 m
3.0 m
1.8m
2.7 m
Private Setback
Sidewalk
Planting
Parking
3.5 m
3.5 m
Roadway 7.0 m
2.7 m
1.8m
3.0 m
3.5 m
Parking
Planting
Sidewalk
Private Setback
BEFORE & AFTER DIAGRAMS
Existing Buildings
Existing Open Space
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200m
Proposed Buildings Open Space
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200m
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ELORA
South Side
BEFORE & AFTER DIAGRAMS Street Network Existing
Street Network Proposed
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SITE PLAN
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Opportunities
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Buildings Employment Intensification Greenfield Development Major Node
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Minor Node Active Transportation Linkages Major Corridor River
200 m
Heritage Properties
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Buildings Industrial Residential Transition Infill Conflict (Heritage)
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Noise Impacts High Traffic Volume River
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Model buidling
Aerial view of model
Title Block
Tree made out of card stock
Creating the contours
GREEN HEART
singapore
HOUSING TYPOLOGY ANALYSIS Green Heart is part of Marina One Residences uniquely situated to be part of Urban Redevelopment Authority’s long-term plan to transform Marina Bay in Singapore into a lively district interspersed with spaces that include amenities, playgrounds, retail opportunities and lush greenery. This project will provide concrete and innovative responses to the megalopolis of the future’s demands, especially in tropical regions, in the context of population growth and climate change.
Office Residential Commercial Underground Parking
Circulation Cores
Traffic Network
Transit Network
UNIT AGGLOMERATION AND POSSIBLE OCCUPANCY
Single Parent Family
Couple w/o Children
Single Couple with Children
Professional Flatshare
Work & Live
1 Bedro om 2 Bedro om 2 Bedro om + Study 3 Bedro om 4 Bedro om Core C i rculation
Green Papaya is a modern thai ďŹ ne dining restaurant which had an outdated logo, business card, and menu layout. I took on the task of rebranding their image by creating asethetically appealing marketing merchandises.
Created on Photoshop and inspired by the current geometric design trend
Photography