URBAN DESIGN STUDIO PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO JAMIL NELSON

TABLE OF CONTENTS TEN THOUSAND DRAWINGS Project that introduces the fundamentals of urban studio. In this project, students are tasked with creating abstract drawings that identify specific qualities within a picture. This project allows one to become cognizant of context and details that bring the picture or overall information together

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY ANALYZE Allows students to utilize skills acquired from project one, on real life conditions and areas. The designated location for this portion of the project was the Baltimore’s Inner Harbor IMAGINE Involves making a model derived from unconventional materials in order to communicate the importance of the given site area.

COMMUNICATE Explores current areas of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor with the Public/ Open Space Catalogue

URBAN REDEVLOPMENT URBAN ANALYSIS Diagrams and information on the statistics of the Jones Falls project site area.

DESIGN INTERVENTIONS Students conduct case studies to observe specific conditions and design strategies that can be applied to the project site.

REDEVLOPMENT Re-Kitting Jones Falls Design Proposal of Inner City Baltimore

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PROJECT ONE

TEN THOUSAND DRAWINGS

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PROJECT ONE Project one introduces a new way to explore architectural design in urban studio. This project involves being able to identify specific elements in a picture that play a big role in making the whole picture come together; identifying the parts that create the sum.

The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice by Canaletto, 1730.

The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice by Canaletto,1730.

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Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1927 Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1927.

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Tiger, Lion and Leopard Hunt by Rubens, 1616 Tiger, Lion and Leopard Hunt by Rubens, 1616.

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Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders, 1988 Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders, 1988.

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When Will You Marry by Paul Gauguin, 1892

When Will You Marry by Paul Gauguin, 1892.

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The Wire by David Simon, 2006

The Wire by David Simon, 2006.

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TEN THOUSAND DRAWINGS

PROJECT ONE

A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms by Pieter Aertsen, 1551

A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms by Pieter Aertsen, 1551.

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The Grandmaster by Wong Kar-wai, 2013

The Grandmaster by Wong Kar-wai, 2013.

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Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes, 1970s Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes, 1970s.

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The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, 1997

The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, 1997.

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PROJECT TWO

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY

PROJECT TWO - Analyze Project two introduces a detailed analysis and context into urban design. During this project, students were tasked with diagramming and identifying the key players in each of their assigned locations within Baltimore City.

Over the course of project two, i’ve learned how important it is in understanding the context of a given site. The context of any site plays a major role in the succession of a project. It can shape the given area and possibly be the different between a good environment or a bad one.

Diagram of Baltimore Inner Harbor; Street networks [left] & building typology [right]

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Iterations of the Baltimore Inner Harbor diagrams. Highlights and identifies buildings that are the main role players within the area & main artery streets that regulate movement.

Final Diagram: Baltimore Inner Harbor - Highlighting street networks, building typology, and main elements.

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PROJECT TWO - Analyze The next step of this project involved using outside materials and constructing an abstract model that resembled the designated site area and its main players. Within the model, a palette of rubber bands, and wire were used in order to construct and assemble the project.

New wire represented the attractions and the main elements while the bigger pieces of wire represented main areas of the inner harbor; Rubber bands represented the street grid.

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BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY From this project, i’ve learned to how abstract models and materials can communicate different ideas and a more simple or complex idea of what an element of a model is suppose to represent.

On the other half of the model, the rusted wire represented the decaying within the area;

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Close up picture of the wire representing the new or more recent parts of the Baltimore Inner Harbor’s infrastructure [Top]. Rusted steel wire represents the disconnect and decay within the abstract model of the inner harbor [Bottom].

Picture of the abstract model in sunlight; shows the relationship between the elements and how they intereact in terms of shadow when impacted by the natural sunlight.

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PROJECT TWO

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY

PROJECT TWO - COMMUNICATE The next step of project two involved the individual neighborhood case study. This involved visiting the site and capturing pictures that identified specific urban conditions and conflicts within that area.

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE CITY What i learned from this project is that gathering information about a given site is key to analyzing and programming it. It is essential to gather information about an area in order to understand what works, what may have problems and what solutions can be made in order to resolve them.

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Location: Waterfront Promenade Description: Photo taken of the Baltimore Inner Harbor waterfront. Picture captures the various pathways as well as a defined promenade to the public/open space

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Location: Harry D. Kaufman Pavilion (Adjacent to Federal Hill Park) Description: Picture showing the wide section between the various types of artifically designed areas; stone pavement & the grass. Shows a glance of Federal Hill Park as well as residential and commercial buildings

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Location: Inner Harbor’s Waterfront Description: Photograph captures the various planes and elements accompanied by the streetscape. One side shows an articulation of buildings while the otherside shows a more organic plane containing trees

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Location: Inner Harbor - Pierce’s Park Description: Photograph shows the use of the park’s open space in relation to the orientation of the buildings.

Each building sits on each side of the plane while the park remains in the center as a hierarchical public open space

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URBAN ANALYSIS

PROJECT THREE

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PROJECT Three - urban analysis Project three takes urban design a step further with real live problems that require critical thinking. Students were tasked with dealing with the Jones Falls site and its conflict with I-83, the surrounding context, and the abandoned buildings apart of the site that cause decay

The first phase of the project was identifying and acquiring information about the Jones Fall site. Groups were assigned with dealing with the physical model, digital model, visual date, and site documentation of the site area.

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PROJECT Three - diagramming and analysis

Diagrams of the Jones Fall site area.

Street Network.

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Diagram of the Jones Falls site area; Historic Districts within the area (Scale: 1” = 1000’)

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Diagrams that demonstrate the current Jones Falls area. Node Areas, (Scale: 1” = 1000’)

Diagram showing the street networks of the Baltimore Inner Harbor. Line weights are as followed: Thick - Jones Falls Expressway; Normal - Primary Roads; Thin Secondary/Residential Roads (Scale: 1” = 500’)

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Diagrams that demonstrate the current Jones Falls area. Shows the green spaces within the context of the site.

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Final iteration of the composite diagram of Baltimores Inner Harbor.

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PROJECT Three - diagramming and analysis After project three’s site documentation, students were then tasked with diagramming and constructing site analysis for the urban conditions that needed to be changed.

urban redevelopment Through the urban analysis and diagramming progress, I learned that graphically showing what you intend to propose in a project or on a site is important and providing statistics to understand these design problems are essential

Analysis of the Jones Falls site area.

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Analysis of the transit routes within the Jones Falls site.

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Diagrams showing the decaying areas [left] and dispersal conflicts [right] within the site area.

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Analysis of the street grid within the Jones Falls site.

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PROJECT Three - diagramming and analysis Progressing through the project, students designed concepts or interventions that envisioned a change in the Jones Falls site area. This portion of the project involved graphic skill and also information about the site area.

Vignette 1: REVIVAL - Focuses on implementing spaces of recreation to cure the social conflict of decay within residential areas.

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urban redevelopment While designing these vignettes, it became apparent that the outcome of what is being proposed stems directly from a concrete understanding in context, and its relationship to the site.

Vignette 2: GROWTH - Addresses the issue movement and the site area’s lack of transportation.

This intervention ensures safe transportion for pedestrians & also for vehicular movement.

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After analyzing the Jones Falls site and its context, students were grouped by similar proposal concepts in order to create one uniform proposal to change the urban conditions of the jones falls site.

Proposal 1: Incorporating a mixedused district within the area to attract more people outside the site to come.

Vignette 3: EVOLUTION - Focuses primarily on the restoration of current buildings and transforming them into places that can cultivate more people within the site area.

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Proposal 2: Incorporating green spaces within the area to cultWivate more areas people and the built

MAIN PROPOSAL: Fixing the street network grid of the Jones Falls site area to neutralize the disconnect within the site and the context.

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During the final phase of this portion within the project, students were then grouped together based on similar design strategies and were tasked with creating one design proposal comprising of each individual’s idea.

FINAL INTERVENTION PROPOSAL - Composition of all of the design interventions and ideas within the group. [Group Teammates: Sumayyah Raji, & Tiffany Dockins]

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DESIGN INTERVENTIONS

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CASE STUDIES In Project 3.2, individual groups conduct case studies on specifc architectural projects in order to assess the conditions of the current site and apply them to their design proposals. During this portion of project, each group member was instructed to find two precedents that support each of the three case studies.

My partner Sumayyah Raji was tasked with Pocket Park, Linear Park & Square Park case studies; Tiffany Dockins was assigned to the Waterfront, Market, Square, & Residential/Commercial Boulevards portion of the case studies; I was tasked with conducting case studies on the Piazza, Elevated Public Space & Courts.

POCKET PARK LINEAR PARK SQUARE PARK PIAZZA ELEVATED PUBLIC SPACE COURT WATERFRONT MARKET SQUARE RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL BOULEVARDS

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PROJECT Three - DESIGN INTERVENTIONS Piazza Navona is a grand area within Rome, Italy that welcomes a numerous amounts of people to the area with its grand scale monument within the piazza and also its incorporation of fountains that were built in different locations within the open space.

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Piazza Navona

Location: Rome, Italy Project Year: 1647-51 Architect: Gian Lorenzo Bernini Area: n/a

Location: Rome, Design Italy Features: Project Year:The 1647-51 Piazza’s trio of fountains; Fountain Architect: Gian of Four Lorenzo Rivers, Bernini Neptune Fountain, Moor Area: n/a Fountain

Piazza Ducale is located in Vigevano, Italy and has an enlarged open space for numerous activities to be conducted; these activities can vary from outdoor lounging to eating food or for mass essemblage.

Open Space Piazza Ducale Design Features: Location: Vigevano, Italy.

The Piazza’s trio of fountains; Project Year: Fountain 1492 of Four Rivers, Neptune Architect: Fountain, Donato Moor Bramante Fountain Area: 134 meters long and 48 wide

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Piazza Ducale Location: Vigevano, Italy.

Design Features: Wide road Project Year: 1492 surrounded by buildings; paving Architect: Donato Bramante and slabs Area: 134 meters long and 48 wide

Design Features: Wide road surrounded by buildings; paving and slabs

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PROJECT Three - DESIGN INTERVENTIONS Seun City Walk is an undeveloped elevated public pathway proposed to be located in Seoul, South Korea. The city walk offers effective movement of pedestrians within the area and welcomes an elevated public area as well as a ground pathway for people below.

The Paleisbrug is a elevated public space located in the netherlands that makes use of its natural materials. The elevated public space has a unique entrance accompanied with various green spaces and seating areas for the public to indulge in.

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ELEVATED PUBLIC SPACEELEVATED PUBLIC SPACE Seun City Walk

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Location: Seoul, South Korea Project Year: Undeveloped Architect : Avoid Obvious Architects

Location: Seoul, Design South Features: Korea Bridge has a ground Project Year:plan Undeveloped and upper deck plan with a variety Architect : Avoid of features; Obvious public Architects space is dynamic and welcomes various programmatic uses.

The Paleisbrug, ‘s-Hertogenbosch,The ThePaleisbrug, Netherlands ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Design Features: Bridge Location: has a ground s’-Hertogenbosch, The Netherplan and upper deck plan landswith a variety of features; public space Project is dynamic Year: 2015 and welcomes various programmatic Architect: Benthem uses. Crouwel Architects Area: 2500 sq. meters

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Location: s’-Hertogenbosch, Design Features: The NetherWide pathways lands for seating; greenery; distinct enProject Year: 2015 try onto the bridge Architect: Benthem Crouwel Architects Area: 2500 sq. meters

Design Features: Wide pathways for seating; greenery; distinct entry onto the bridge

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PROJECT Three - DESIGN INTERVENTIONS Court Press Courtyard is an area that takes advantage of its open space during the night time instead of the day time. The courtyard provides lighting for people to inhabit at night.

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Location: Boston, MA Project Year: 2005 Architect: Office dA, J. Cunningham Associates Area:

Location: Boston, DesignMA Features: Open Courtyard with Project Year:paving; 2005 good views within the courtyard Architect: Office in relation dA, J. to Cunningham the surrounding buildings; Associates lighted seating for outdoor occupation at Area: dusk.

Deep 3 Courtyard is located in Jiangsu, China and is comprised of 3-4 indivudal houses to creat a central courtyard for the collective of residents. The area provides a wide open space accompanied by a pond.

Open Space DeepÂł Courtyard Design Features: Open Location: Courtyard Jiangsu, with China paving; good views within Project theYear: courtyard 2015 in relation to the surrounding Architect: buildings; SU Architects lighted seating for outdoor Area: occupation 650 sq. meters at dusk.

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DeepÂł Courtyard Location: Jiangsu, China Design Features: Shared CourtProject Year: 2015 yard space, lighting along pathArchitect: SU Architects ways; integrated water/pond; Area: 650 sq. metersadequate shared green space

Design Features: Shared Courtyard space, lighting along pathways; integrated water/pond; adequate shared green space

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PROJECT Three - DESIGN INTERVENTIONS Using each case study, my group and I formulated design interventions that would communicate our proposal toward the Jones Falls Site.

Green Infrastructure Intervention proposes an expansion of green spacing within the Jones Falls area. Pictures illustrate a reference or vision what what the designated areas are.

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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CAN A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY GREEN SPACE CREATE A SOCIAL DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE TO INHABIT?

Plaza area that it inteded for the public that will fit overtop of I-83 to stengthen connections between the site and Mount Vernon

Current Conditions - Area Adjacent to Guilford & I-83

Proper Seating for many people to engage; gravitating people to the area. greenery within the area as well as art to bring vitality to the area

Green space assists the transit hub in revitalizing the area.

Incorporating different elements within the 3 squares in the park, such as, seating, plant use, low wall murals and paintings, the area will have people going out towards downtown, and more individuals coming in to experience what the site has to offer.

Public green space within the center of a mixed-used district to attract people within the area to not only conduct business, but also spent time within the area at their own leisure. Green space will consist of elements such as seating, food kiosks, greenery, and paving in order to enhance the overall state within the community. Historical sites included to compliment the sites context Current Green Space Conditions - Along I-83

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PROJECT Three - DESIGN INTERVENTIONS This design intervention addresses the building and environmental issues underneath I-83 and provides possible solutions to resolve and/or improve them.

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UNDER I - 83 CONDITIONS

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CAN DESIGNING A DYNAMIC STRIP UNDER I-83 SERVE AS A SOCIABLE CONNECTOR BETWEEN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS ?

Recreational Park: Under highway transition parks will begin under I - 83 and connect the urban conditions on either sides of the highway.

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Transitional Park: Creating transitional spaces under the park wil link parallel neighborhoods to one another. The under conditions will transfer activity onto the project site.

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Market Place: Creating flexible and multi-use spaces under I- 83 wil create more inclusive activity. Implimenting possitive programs to the site will increase density and allow more community based influence.

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Greenway: Using under I - 83 onto Fallsway as an outpour of vegetation will add more greenspace and allow for a sufficient watershed onto the project site.

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The Transit Oriented Development Intervention discusses the possible implementation of a transit center in order to resolve the issue of transportation of individuals coming to the site area and more importantly, going out to other areas such as Mount Vernon, Johns Hopkins, or Downtown.

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CAN AN URBAN TRANSIT CENTER ATTRACT MORE RESIDENTS AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY?

Mixed-Use Development A mixed-use community will be developed around the transit center to attract diverse residents, young couples and families to the neighborhood.

Transit Center A transportation hub will be constructed to optimize all the transportation modes that run through the neighborhood. It will be a mixeduse center with retail, parking, bus and bike amenities.

MOUNT VERNON 8 min ride 17 min walk

JOHNSTON SQUARE • Median Income: $10,583 • Property Value: $65,000 • Unemployment: 26.4% PENN-FALLSWAY • Median Income: $63,375 • Property Value: $22,500 • Unemployment: 7.4%

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DOWNTOWN 12 min ride 28 min walk

Boulevards Monument st. and Madison st. will be converted into boulevards to accommodate all the different road users.

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Students were instructed to finalize their design strategies or intervention and then begin implementing them within the site. This phase required graphical sketches, as well as a physical abstract model to communincate the groups ideas.

While going through this phase of the project, i learned how crucial level of communication is and how teamwork in any given project or scenario is imperative in making a design proposal come together,

Finalization of the design proposals within the group and how they are going to be implemented onto the jones falls site area.

Abstract model of the proposed design strategies on the model. Changes to the site include: reestablishing a fixed grid, applying a transit area, and highlighting the main roads within the site.

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PROJECT Three - REDEVLOPMENT The final phase of project three explains how all of the design strategies and interventions come together on one site and how it benefits the people within the area.

During the final phase of this project, i learned how imperative it is to have communication and teamwork within a group of people that you work with.

Group Member Credit: Tiffany Dockins

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Proposed Site Diagram (Scale: 1” = 500’)

Draft of the final proposed site plan. Shows primary and secondary streets along with design proposals in color.

Green - Green/public space.

Brown - Pedstrian Movement/paving.

Blue - Water.

Orange - Bike Laneways

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Figure/ground Diagram - Jones Falls Site Area (Scale: 1” = 1000’)

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A community garden that is intended for its residents but also serves as a buffer between the residents and the Greenmount Cemetary.

HOFFMAN LAZY PARK

Public area for pedestrians to lounge or walk freely. Design was intended to bridge the gap between the Johnston Square Neighborhood and Mount Vernon.

CROSS VALLEY PLAZA

Jones Falls Library wraps around I-83 and serves and a cap to mask the Jones Falls Expressway. The buiding offers a place for people to read and enjoy remarkable views of the Jones Falls site area.

JONES FALLS LIBRARY

Gateway Park is centered within a proposed co-op working space that is intended for the people and primarily the residients within the area. Offers lounging and seating areas along with retail in close proximity to visit.

Pedestrian Alleyway that is paved and intendented specifically for pedestrians, the alleyway offers functional program including food areas, and retail for the users. In addition, it leads to the Transit Center located on Hartford road.

GATEWAY PARK

PENNSWAY CENTER

Designated for conditions underneath I-83, the area offers a place maker park area for pedestrians, buildings, and a water area for people to freely interact with.

FALLSWAY URBAN PARK

Hotel designed to address conditions above I-83. The building has multiple entryways along with a bridge that runs across each building to get from one side to another.

UNITY BRIDGE HOTEL

Group Member Credit: Sumayyah Raji

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PROJECT Three - REDEVLOPMENT

urban redevelopment Exploded axonometric diagram of the Jones Falls site. The diagram focuses primarily on the conditions of I-83 but also addresses and communicates main design strategies throughout the project.

JONES FALLS LIBRARY

UNITY BRIDGE HOTEL CROSS VALLEY PLAZA

HOFFMAN LAZY PARK

I-83 FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM GATEWAY PARK & CO-OP WORKING SPACE FALLSWAY URBAN PARK

TRANSIT CENTER

Group Member Credit: Sumayyah Raji

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FALLSWAY URBAN PARK & Unity Bridge Hotel

Cross valley plaza & PROPOSED I-83 INTERVENTIONS

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