PORTFOLIO ASMA BOUTRIK

ASMA BOUTRIK

ABOUT ME

ABOUT

ME “ I am a passionate Architectural & Urban designer, who loves to be inspired and make an impact in this world. With 13 years of experience, I worked on impactful large-scale projects forming the emerging master planning of cities across numerous regions, including the US, the Middle East, and Africa.

I have developed skills in designing experiential architecture with spatial design strategies in response to the concept, program, and context. I have gained significant experience executing designs from concept to SD & DD stages, solving spatial complexities, and facilitating multi-discipline cross-Coordination. Notably, I have learned adaptable design for market fluctuation, to manage client demands and budget limitations while contributing to the community and pushing conventional boundaries.

In the Master of Urban Design program at UC Berkeley, I recognized that the mission and values of the program provided a fertile foundation, where I could sow my design competencies, and grow those skills to serve the greater community. The program went beyond design skills and pushed us to consider our role as urban designers in current global issues.

My immediate goal is to make Los Angeles my home, grow my skills in the technical side so I can be a full-fledged architect, all while being in an inspiring and healthy work environment.”

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THE EMIRATES TOWERS DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL TOWERS (UAE)

JUMEIRAH DISTRICT MASTER PLAN (UAE)

ECO-SPACE OFFICE HUB (INDIA) 02 06 THE COVE RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE (UAE)

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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL WORK l GENSLER

05 B1B2 RESIDENTIAL TOWERS (UAE)

SOUTH COAST VILLAGE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE (CALIFORNIA)

PROJECT DIAMOND MIXED USE & ENTERTAINMENT (LAS VEGAS)

SHUSHAH ISLAND MASTERPLAN HOSPITALITY (SAUDI)

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL WORK l CARRIER JOHNSON

10 PORT OF EVERETT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (SEATTLE) 09

INDIA & FIR RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE (SAN DIEGO)

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ZEPHYR II AFFIRMED HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING (SAN DIEGO)

BANGALORE, INDIA

FIRM GENSLER, 2021

PROJECT TYPE

SCOPE OFFICE HUB WITH RETAIL & HOTEL

CONCEPT PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

Green Interlace- Pedestrian Network

BROOKFIELD

ECOSPACE BANGALORE

BROOKFIELD

Green Interlace- Pedestrian

SOUTH COAST VILLAGE

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA

FIRM GENSLER, 2022

PROJECT TYPE

SCOPE

MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE

CONCEPT PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

SBEARST

SUNFLOWERAVE

Main Entry - Option 01

PROJECT DIAMOND LAS VEGAS, US

FIRM GENSLER, 2022-2023

PROJECT TYPE SCOPE

ENTERTAINMENT & MIXED USE CONCEPT & SCHEMATIC

Facade Strategy : Podium Components

DESIGN

01.

02. ARMATURE TO RECEIVE THE ARENA “Think Of A Diamond Setting”

03. UTILITARIAN SIDE

Facade Is Experienced By Guest Arrivals Via Vehicle & Need Direction To Entrance

PRIMARY ENTRY Main Front Door

Main Entry - Option 02

SHUSHAH ISLAND

Shushah

core of the masterplan completing Underwater Experience. suspended in the air, grounded in the submerged in water.

Pyramids

VISITOR CENTER DESIGN

Museum & Visitor Center Facade from Shushah Village

LUXURY VILLAS

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

THE PORT OF EVERETT

BUILDING DESIGN

MARINA VERNACULAR

THE PORT OF EVERETT

THE MILL VILLAGE

MARINA VERNACULAR

THE PORT OF EVERETT

THE MILL VILLAGE

ZEPHYR II AFFORDABLE HOUSING

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

FIRM CARRIER JOHNSON 2023

PROJECT TYPE

SCOPE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

CONCEPT & SCHEMATIC

1 BEDROOM 566 sf

2 BEDROOM 832 sf - 848 sf

3 BEDROOM 1118 sf - 1224 sf STUDIO

sf

Zephyr

1 BEDROOM 566 sf

2 BEDROOM 832 sf - 848 sf

3 BEDROOM 1118 sf - 1224 sf

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UrBaN ClUSter

THE COVE

ABU DHABI, UAE

FIRM , 2018

PROJECT TYPE TEAM

MY ROLE AREA SCOPE

RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE

478,000 M 2

CONCEPT & SCHEMATIC

COLIN ASHTON, ASMA BOUTRIK, PABLO NUNEZ, REEM EKAY

SENIOR ARCHITECT / TEAM LEADER

AN ADAPTABLE, TREND RESPONSIVE & INCLUSIVE “MIXED-USE COMMUNITY HUB” AT THE WATERFRONT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES IN A SINGLE LOCATION. THE COVE SHAMS MARINA IS CONCEIVED AS A PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATING INNOVATION IN ADAPTABILITY AND ECONOMY. IT OFFERS A TYPOLOGY ASSEMBLED WITH ADAPTABLE COMPONENTS, ABLE TO FLEX WITH SHIFTING TRENDS IN BOTH CULTURE AND ECONOMY. IT IS CAPABLE OF MORPHING TO ACCOMMODATE MARKET SHIFTS DURING DESIGN AND RESPOND TO THEM ONCE BUILT.

ASSET FRONTAGE

MULTI - TIER

MULTI - TIER

Resident Gym

Low Rise Residential

Water Retail

Open Cinema

Nursery

Basement Parking

Outdoor Pool

Water Taxi

Podium Parking

Retail

Splash Park

Floating Terrace

Resident Pool

8. Pedestrian Bridge

Restaurant Barge

THE EMIRATES TOWERS DISTRICT RESIDENCES

DUBAI, UAE

FIRM , 2019

AREA RESIDENTIAL TOWERS

SCOPE PROJECT TYPE

TEAM

MY ROLE

120,000 M 2

CONCEPT

COLIN ASHTON, ASMA BOUTRIK, JOSEPH AB, REEM EKAY

SENIOR ARCHITECT / TEAM LEADER

DUBAI’S NEW ELITE RESIDENCES, THE RESIDENCES AT THE EMIRATES TOWERS DISTRICT [ETD] IS COMPOSED OF TWO TOWERS CONNECTED AT THE BASE VIA AN ENCLOSED F&B COLONNADE AND SHARED PODIUM AMENITIES. THE TWO TOWERS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE OF DUBAI’S MOST ICONIC BUILDINGS: EMIRATES TOWERS AND THE MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE, WHILST COMMANDING BOTH PRIME VIEWS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI’S FAMOUS HIGHWAY. THE TOWERS SEEK TO COMMAND AN INDEPENDENT IDENTITY WHILST REMAINING RESPECTFUL OF THE ICONIC FORMS OF THE ADJACENT BUILDINGS. A FORMAL GRID FRAME IS APPLIED TO BOTH TOWER FACADES TO ALLOW A COHERENT PAIRING OF THE TOWERS WHILST DELIVERING AN ELEGANT LUXURY TREATMENT.

RESPECTING HIERARCHY

BLENDING FRAMES BLENDING MATERIALITY + +

THE RETAIL

URBAN DATUM

The architecture responds to the different scales on site by breaking down in mass. A formal architectural frame serves as a device to hold two district facade types within a cohesive composition.

EMIRATES TOWERS

STEPPED TOWERS

MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE

Building volume with preferred views to maximize prime units. Views analysis determines the optimal orientation of the buildings.

TOWER1 TOWER2

SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD

The Residential towers are upper-mid quality residential product focused on efficient internal apartment design. The target efficiency is 82%

THE CHAMFERED FRAME

This facade picks up on the dynamic angular geometries with subtle elegance.

JUMEIRAH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT

DUBAI, UAE

PROJECT TYPE AREA

SCOPE

FIRM , 2017 CONCEPT

TEAM

MY ROLE

RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE JAMES DALLOW, ASMA BOUTRIK, PABLO NUNEZ, NADER DAOU 1,800,000 M 2

SENIOR ARCHITECT / TEAM LEADER

Introducing New Typologies to Dubai Living, JUMEIRAH district is a residential project located on a primary location opposite one of the most important icons of Dubai, Burj Al Arab. The GFA of the site allows for 11 high-rise towers. The challenge is to create a new typology that would allow us to reach the allowable GFA for feasibility purposes and save that area of low rise residential from superimpose a cluster of towers disturbing the neighborhood and competing with Burj Al Arab on Dubai Skyline. By creating a new typology of low, mid, and high-rise buildings we succeeded to reduce the number of towers to 6, the mix of building typology created an active urban experience animated with unique offerings, all public spaces, and semipublic are interconnected at different levels. The public realm on grade strengthen the connectivity to the neighboring areas leveraging the different offerings around the site as well as drawing the community to share the public activities that we introduce in the development.

VOIDS AND CUTS CREATE CROSSED VIEWS AND VIEW CORRIDOR

MASTER PLAN

DESIGN CRITERIA

Both towers are designed with the aim of maximizing the views towards Burj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain and the opera. While B1 is almost square in shape because of the narrow views gap left

CONTEXT

The location and orientation of the towers was developed as a response to the surrounding context. B1 tower was located directly on the opera plaza to insure direct interaction and it rotated 90 degrees to face Dubai fountain as the major attractions of the site. On the other hand B2 Tower was located at Mohammad bin Rashid Boulevard with its front facade facing the arrivals to the project.

FIRM , 2014-2016

VIEWS: Both towers are designed with the aim of maximizing the views towards Burj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain and the opera. While B1 is almost square in shape because of the narrow views gap left the adjacent B4 and A4 towers, the layout is designed to ensure all three bedroom units and in majority of the two bedroom units have views. As a result, 58% of the units have direct or partial views towards the fountain and / or the Burj. B2 is rotated to ensure the longest façade is facing the fountain and the result is 61% with direct or partial fountain and / or Burj views.

VIEWS

the adjacent B4 and A4 towers, the layout is designed to ensure all three bedroom units and in majority of the two bedroom units have views. As a result, 58% of the units have direct or partial towards the fountain and / or the Burj. B2 is rotated to ensure the longest façade is facing the fountain and the result is 61% with direct or partial fountain and / or Burj views.

DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY:

B1-B2 RESIDENCES DUBAI, UAE

UNIT DISTRIBUTION

UNIT DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY:

PROJECT TYPE AREA

SCOPE

DESIGN CONCEPT

RESIDENTIAL TOWERS

217,000 M 2

• Three bedroom units: based on the low percentage of required three bedroom units, two aspects were taken into consideration to locate the three bedroom units, the first is to have one unit per floor to give customers the option to choose from low, mid or high level apartments based on their preference. The second was to insure uninterrupted, direct views towards Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain regardless of the height of the apartment.

TEAM MY ROLE

DESIGN

OBADA ADRA, LISA GANA, ASMA BOUTRIK, SREEJITH PILLAR, LISANDRO MENDOSA

INTERMEDIATE ARCHITECT, KEY TEAM MEMBER

Three bedroom units: based on the low percentage of required three bedroom units, two aspects were taken into consideration to lovate the three bedroom units, the first is to have one unit per floor to give customers the option to choose from low, mid or high level apartments based on their preference. The second was to insure uninterrupted, direct views towards Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain regardless of the height of the apartment.

The following criteria was taken into consideration while designing the project:

• Two Bedroom units: the strategy was to have the two bedroom unit as high as possible and with Bruj Khalifa and Dubai fountain where possible.

one bedroom units in the lower floors as much as possible and facing the boulevard.

CONCEPT, SCHEMATIC, & DETAIL

Three bedroom units: based on the low percentage of required three bedroom units, two aspects were taken into consideration to lovate the three bedroom units, the first is to have one unit per floor to give customers the option to choose from low, mid or high level apartments based on their preference. The second was to insure uninterrupted, direct views towards Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain regardless of the height of the apartment.

• One Bedroom units: In order to give the priority to the larger units, the strategy was to keep the

Both towers are designed with the aim of maximizing the views towards Burj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain and the opera. While B1 is almost square in shape because of the narrow views gap left by the adjacent B4 and A4 towers, the layout is designed to ensure all three bedroom units and in majority of the two bedroom units have views. As a result, 58% of the units have direct or partial views towards the foun

CONTEXT: The location and orientation of the towers was developed as a response to the surrounding context. B1 tower was located directly on the opera plaza to insure direct interaction and it rotated 90 degrees to face Dubai fountain as the major attractions of the site. On the other hand B2 Tower was located at Mouhammad bin Rashid Boulevard with its front facade facing the arrivals to the project.

UNIT DISTRIBUTION

“A HIGH-END DEVELOPMENT THAT FORMS THE GATEWAY TO THE OPERA DISTRICT” , B1-B2 IS A UNIQUE ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN DUBAI. INSPIRED BY NEW YORK’S ART DECO STYLE AND REFINED WITH A CONTEMPORARY TWIST TO CREATE AN ELEGANT ADDITION TO DUBAI’S SKYLINE, THE COMPLEX OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED VIEWS OF THE CULTURAL HEART OF DUBAI. THE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF THE TOWERS WAS DEVELOPED AS A RESPONSE TO THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT. B1 TOWER WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY ON THE OPERA PLAZA TO INSURE DIRECT INTERACTION AND IT ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO FACE DUBAI FOUNTAIN & BURJ KHALIFA AS THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS OF THE SITE. ON THE OTHER HAND B2 TOWER WAS LOCATED AT SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID BOULEVARD WITH ITS FRONT FACADE FACING THE ARRIVALS TO THE PROJECT.

tain and / or the Burj. B2 is rotated to ensure the longest facade is facing the fountain and the result is 61% with direct or partial fountain and / or Burj views.

MODULAR FACADE

Two Bedroom units: the strategy was to have the two bedroom unit as high as possible and with Bruj Khalifa and Dubai fountain where possible.

Two Bedroom units: the strategy was to have the two bedroom unit as high as possible and with Bruj Khalifa and Dubai fountain where possible.

One Bedroom units: In order to give the priority to the larger units, the strategy was to keep the one bedroom units in the lower floors as much as possible and facing the boulevard.

One Bedroom units: In order to give the priority to the larger units, the strategy was to keep the one bedroom units in the lower floors as much as possible and facing the boulevard.

CORNER LIVING ROOMS:

CORNER LIVING ROOMS:

Inspired by New York’s unique art deco style and refined with a contemporary twist to create an elegant addition to Dubai’s skyline. Windows, louvers and G RC elements were standardized as much as possible to help reduce the building cost and maintain a glazing ratio between 40 -60%.

Because of the better views and higher returns, the layouts were design to insure corners are utilized for living rooms where possible. After taking all different planning constrains (efficiency, apartment configuration, area and type) more than 80% of the towers corners are utilized as living rooms.

Because of the better views and higher returns, the layouts were design to insure corners are utilized for living rooms where possible. After taking all different planning constrains (efficiency, apartment configuration, area and type) more than 80% of the towers corners are utilized as living rooms.

MODULAR FAÇADE: windows, louvers and GRC elements were standardized as much as possible to reduce the building cost and maintain a glazing ratio between 40 -60%.

MODULAR FAÇADE: windows, louvers and GRC elements were standardized as much as possible to help reduce the building cost and maintain a glazing ratio between 40 -60%.

MODULES

MODULES UNIT DISTRIBUTION

Units Distribution

Three bedroom units: b ased on the low percentage of required three bedroom units, two aspects were taken into con

sideration to locate the three bedroom units, the first is to have one unit per floor to give customers the option to choose from low, mid or high level apartments based on their preference. The second was to insure uninterrupted, direct views towards Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain regardless of the height of the apartment. Two Bedroom units: the strategy was to have the two bedroom unit as high as possible and with Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain where possible. One Bedroom units: In order to give the priority to the larger units, the strategy was to keep the one bedroom units in the lower floors as much as possible and facing the boulevard.

B1 TYPICAL PLAN

INFORMATION MOTHERSHIP 13

A CATALYST FOR ENABLING REGIONAL OWNERSHIP AND SELF-RELIANT DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL TANZANIA.

URBAN DESIGN MASTERS THESIS UC BERKELEY 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The influx of rural migrants to mega-cities in Africa has produced uneven growth, slum urbanization, and economic inequalities. The digital divide between the urban and rural areas exacerbates this condition and results in a lack of opportunities in rural areas where access to information is limited. Current scenarios of urban growth favor urban migration to cities over rural investment. This thesis offers an alternative spatial strategy that emphasizes regional ownership and decentralized systems. The main premise is that access to information can be a catalyst for all types of upgrades and improvements. Utilizing WIFI towers and Institutional anchors/centers as catalysts for development in a remote rural region in Tanzania. The centers will provide connectivity, technology, and community services supported by a sustainable/eco-friendly infrastructure that utilizes the local natural resources. These informational tools give power to the people to enable self-reliant economic growth, support local entrepreneurship, expand educational opportunities, upgrade agricultural innovation, and trading productivity. East Africa is unique given there is a culture of technological leapfrogging, a scenario in which communities leverage new technologies to rapidly adapt and evolve. This phenomenon creates an atmosphere suitable for a trans-formative intervention.

Information Anchor

Arrival, Transportation

Market, Exchange & meeting

Future expansion

The wifi tower and institutional center becomes the anchor for a new center, pulling its figural form from the cosmic radial beams of Afro-futurism, where the center becomes the MOTHERSHIP and allows for community growth,

This is a low-cost, low-energy system that will be built by the locals, pioneered in South Africa.

The combination of the server technology, connectivity, and the community functions will allow multiple trans-formative processes such as: Tele-medicine (remote doctors, Online education, local transit information mapping , connections for efficient trading, access to digital markets, and so on.

Since water and electricity are not reliable services in rural areas., These central infrastructural elements are supported by regenerative energy systems that use solar, and water harvesting to provide power and resources to the communities.

The transit, located at the entry to the center, connects the villages and city. Along this spine is the market and plaza, which are delineated for future development.

The final development phase allows for future blocks and buildings expansion. The center and supporting infrastructure systems provide the framework for the community to organically grow over time.

TRADING & TRANSPORTATION

COMMUNITY EXPANSION

Expanding Street Market

The tower is both functional and aesthetic, becoming a symbol the day, it is the anchor of the main plaza and the meeting

The Tower

Main Anchors

symbol of transformation and a landmark in the village. During meeting point for villagers and traders from the city.

Market Armature

REGIONAL RIPPLE EFFECT

Lumber Village

Arrival, Transportation

An Internet garden is proposed around the MOTHERSHIP at the lower elevation of the water catchment area where connectivity is a public asset.

Water is collected and cooled by wind to provide passive cooling for the servers and the return hot water can be recirculated for use for various

Njombe Town

The market will be defined by armatures that provide ate the space for their needs. This structure can support

power sources for traders to plug into, and approprisupport the solar panels that allow for future expansion.

CENTRAL WATERFRONT

SAN FRANCISCO, USA

INSTITUTION UC BERKELEY 2019

PROJECT TYPE

TEAM AREA MASTER PLAN

420 ACRES

ASMA BOUTRIK, JAIME VARAS, DEWI BLEHER

“RESHAPING CENTRAL WATERFRONT SHORE AND MAINTAIN INDUSTRIAL CHARACTER”

THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT SITE COMBINES THE FINE GRAINED SCALE OF DOGPATCH AND THE LARGE SCALE WAREHOUSE AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ALONG THE WATERFRONT. MUCH OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS INFILL AND URBAN REPAIR, EXTENDING THE STREET GRID AND CREATING A NEW CANAL TO CONNECT THIRD STREET TO THE WATER AT 23RD STREET. PROPOSALS INCLUDE A NEW OUTBOARD SEA WALL TO PROTECT FROM SEA LEVEL RISE AS WELL AS CREATING A NEW WATERFRONT DESTINATION AT PIER 80.

CREATING WATERFRONT CULTURAL ASSETS WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL LANDMARKS.

CREATING WATERFRONT CULTURAL ASSETS WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL LANDMARKS.

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

SHORELINE & HYDROLOGY

STREETS & BLOCKS

TRANSIT

BLOCKS TOOLKIT TO MAINTAIN PDR ACTIVITIES AND DIVERSIFY LAND-USE

Community Garden

Community Building

COMMUNITY GARDEN

BLOCK

Stacked flats

Town Houses

MID RISE MIXED USE 1

Stacked flats PDR PDR

Town Houses

WATER FRONT MIXED USE 1

DENSITY

MID_82 DU/ACRE: 9,020

HIGH_165 DU/ACRE: 3,300

TOTAL UNITS : 12,320

RISE MIXED USE 2

MID RISE MIXED USE 3

FRONT MIXED USE 2

RESIDENTIAL

Stacked flats

Stacked flats

PDR

Town Houses

Town Houses

MID

WATER

WATER FRONT

Town Houses

PDR

NEW DESTINATION IN PIER 80 FOR THE LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD, REVIVING SUTRO BATH HISTORY IN CENTRAL WATERFRONT.

MAPPING & GIS

NARRATIVE

The maps are telling the story of hyper urbanization faced by a lack of infrastructure and urbanism growth. The first map is about global urbanization and the density of the urban conglomeration in major cities around the globe, human settlements (shown as white dots) are moving rapidly towards urban areas. The second map is zooming into one of the most vulnerable continents, Africa, showing one million informal settlements with very limited access to services, such as roads and electricity, which exhibit the failure of services provided for rapidly growing human settlements. The Third map is going into an example of a major informal settlement site in Nairobi (Kibera), showing the relationship between the density of houses (people) in large inaccessible blocks. Thus, living conditions in those highlighted areas can be seen as to be below adequate living standards.

The 21st century has been a time of great change, the population has grown and countries have become more and more interconnected, but the greatest change of all has been where people around the world live. Urban population has grown to over 4 billion people and this number will continue to expand. Today it is estimated that about 900 million people live in an informal settlements. By 2030 1in4 people on earth will live in informal settlements.

MILLION NEIGHBORHOODS

In fast-growing cities, some neighborhoods can become so densely packed that the movement of people and the construction of vital infrastructure becomes very difficult.

In developing countries, where infrastructure and facilities cannot keep up with the growing population, it is causing major challenges and issues. It is estimated that 1/3 of the urban population in developing countries have limited access to services, these people live in overcrowded slums, which are often situated on illegal or dangerous land.

FOOD

HEALTHCARE

PUBLIC HEALTH DURING COVID-19

GIS FINAL PROJECT | Felicia Jiang, Zach McRae,

Asma Boutrik

Introduction

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced limited mobility for many people around the world. In the Bay Area, movement has been restricted to “essential” tasks, like grocery shopping, employment, medical appointments and physical exercise. Using food sources, health facilities and open space as metrics, we can see existing inequities and where future public investments must be made to meet the needs of low-income communities and communities of color.

Problem statement

COVID-19 has exacerbated existing inequalities that are rooted in race, class and place. Many residents that are most vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 are spatially segregated with limited access to the vital services to weather a public health crisis.

What areas of Bay Area cities are better equipped to handle the Shelter in Place orders because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Case Study: Richmond, CA

Key metrics: Food sources, health facilities and open space

Conclusion

The different types of analyses show that the areas that are home to Richmond’s more vulnerable residents correspond in many cases with the most suitable areas of the city to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This highlights the gaps between amenities like food, healthcare and open space and residents’ access to these amenities. As people start to look for safer areas to live, there must be protections for existing residents that may become displaced, in order to ensure that responses to COVID-19 do not exacerbate gentrification.

Challenges and Uncertainties

Richmond’s irregular city boundaries posed a challenge as residents may be able to receive services outside the boundary. In our analysis, there were many additional data layers that we would liked to have included, such as data on public health, housing tenure, or other meal distribution sites such as nonprofit organizations or meal delivery services. For suitability analyses, weights were assigned equally and somewhat arbitrarily. For service area analyses, walking time estimates do not take topography into consideration. In general, data is not always up to date. Next steps for our project could include a quantitative analysis of our suitability analysis results with the demographic information to clearly identify correlations between resources and the residents in Richmond who have access to them.

Oakland Equity Map (Communities of Concern)

Red Lining 1930’s

INEQUITY CAN BE CHANGED WHEN IT IS FACED

Oakland Equity Map (Communities of Concern). This Communities of Concern map (also known as an equity index) was developed as a measurement of equity for the Zone Analysis for Bike-way Planning using five-year 2012-2016 ACS data. This analysis used a finer-grained approach and augmented the MTC’s socioeconomic inputs to develop a population-based, rather than geographic-based, equity analysis, rating each census tract on a scale. This Oakland-specific COC methodology was originally developed in the 2017 Pedestrian Plan although the version in the Pedestrian Plan uses earlier American Community Survey data. This version was subsequently used in the Zone Analysis for Bikeway Planning. Areas of concern are determined by eight factors: Minority, Low-Income, Level of English Proficiency, Elderly (over 65), Zero-Vehicle Households, Single Parent Households, Disabled, and Rent-Burdened Households.

IRBID, JORDAN 16

ART & RETREAT CENTER

INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN, 2010

PROJECT TYPE UNDERGRADUATE THESIS PROJECT ART & RETREAT CENTER

SHATANA VILLAGE HOUSES A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL ART AND CULTURE ORIENTED FESTIVALS/EVENTS PULLING A SURPRISING NUMBER OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. SHATANA LIVES OCCASIONAL REVIVAL DURING THE HELD EVENTS, OTHERWISE IT SUFFERS AN ECONOMICAL AND TO AN EXTENT A SOCIAL DOWNFALL. VILLAGERS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR DISCONTENT OF SUCH TIMES, AND NEED FOR A STABLE ATTRACTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH ATTRACTION SHALL GENERATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.

CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE

Human beings are continuously in a state of conflicted and haphazard movement. When gradually moving into the depths of stillness, they start to experience the ‘‘now’’, with the clearest perspective detached. The detachment, is the state (a) of the journey that begins with the sequential spiritual detachment, to free the mind reaching the state of serenity . Capturing the silence and stillness of Shatana by the elements of architecture, and character of spaces. Framing the views in sequential masses to emphasize the journey alongside with a sequential activity based program.

MODULES CONTEXT SCALE

MAIN FUNCTIONS

CONNECTOR

PROPORTIONS ACCORDING TO PROGRAM

FRAMING THE VIEWS

FRAGMENTATION

LEVELS TERRAIN

CONNECTOR LEVELING

INTEGRATION

Accommodation Space

Pool I Integration with Nature