Portfolio 10 11 by Bry Osmonson

work samples Cal Anderson Park

Greater Seattle

PPCOD Core

Pike Pine Conservation Overlay District I-5

North

Bry Osmonson

urban planning | sustainability | transportation

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Seattle, WA

• Master’s in Urban Planning University of Washington, 2014-2017 • Graduate Certificate in Real Estate University of Washington, 2017

experience • Internship at Seattle Department of Transportation, Development Review • UW-Solar studio course

skills • Digital Design Practicum; Introduction to GIS; Geospatial Analysis courses • InDesign, Photoshop, Sketchup, ArcGIS, Hansen Web Tools, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

bosmonson@gmail.com 763-350-4526

• LEED Green Associate 2015 U.S. Green Building Council

• Teaching Assistant for “Sustainable Urban Mobility” UW summer course to England, Denmark, and the Netherlands

• Project management, solar feasibility studies

• B.S. Environmental Studies Westminster College, 2010-2014 • Pronto Cycle Share, Brand Ambassador

• Outreach, event management, customer engagement, urban bike safety • Runstad Center for Real Estate Research, Research Assistant

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Bry is currently working on her Masters in Urban Planning at the University of Washington. Her professional interests include active transportation infrastructure and implementation, optimizing user- centered transportation design, and financing mechanisms for public infrastructure projects. She is currently working on solar energy projects in Seattle, conducts semi-annual apartment vacancy surveys across the state of Washington, and will accompany a summer study abroad trip to England, Denmark, and the Netherlands to learn about sustainable urban mobility. A citizen of the globe, she currently resides in Seattle but will always call Minnesota home.

What can your city learn from Seattle’s Pike/Pine corridor? How are historic preservation and sustainability related? Human-scaled spaces are difficult to find yet they’re all around us. Finding safe spaces to spend time outside the home provides a psychological sense of comfort; a third place. These places are abundant if you are willing to look hard. Urban Spaces provides some examples of ideal social and quiet places waiting to be discovered in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, both commercial and public. Additionally, it provides some tips, facts, and information on through-block networks and publicly owned private spaces. The Pike/Pine supplemental design guidance follows a set of citywide guidelines meant to encourage human interaction in the built environment. Two approaches to achieve this goal listed in the Pike/Pine guidance include: build and program spaces to emphasize the transition between residences and street, and design interesting nooks and crannies (read: human scale). The photo on this book’s cover exemplifies pedestrian-oriented architectural elements and a unique space situated between adjacent buildings and constructed at an appropriate human scale. The photo was taken in the middle of Chophouse Row, a recently constructed mixed use project including upscale apartments above high-end restaurants with offices and other commercial space intermixed in the bottom two floors. The preservation of some historic building components (façade and columns in the courtyard) add to the interesting architectural elements, which are best appreciated from a pedestrian perspective. Sustaining human interest in cities will be seen as the challenge in coming generations after we inevitably achieve sustainable practices in natural resources, land use, and urban systems.

# 1 New York Times Bestseller

Cover photo by Bry Osmonson.

• Quarterly apartment vacancy phone survey and real estate market analysis; data collection; newsletter formatting

Inside flap photo by Seth Mueller; icons by Rémy Médard

W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York

Advance praise... “Osmonson’s breakout work on human-scaled spaces in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is a revelation in the field of urban planning.”

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• International logistics & booking for 40 students, invoice processing, student instruction and group leadership

About the author...

-New York Times Book Review

Urban Spaces

Bryanna Osmonson

education

Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

“Bry Osmonson is an author -- and urban planner -- on the rise. Keep an eye out for this one!” -Ed Murray, Seattle Mayor “Urban Spaces highlights the best and worst of one of Seattle’s most rapidly gentrifying and historic neighborhood. Engaging prose really captures the feeling of these spaces.” -Janette Sadik-Khan

Urban Spaces

Finding Social Space & Unique Places in a Bustling Urban Environment

Bry Osmonson

“A delightful read and a fresh take on the places many of us live, work, and play. Both planners and ‘normal people’ will find this an enjoyable reader with plenty of engaging photographs.” -Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk

task: “Design a book cover layout for a hypothetical book covering a topic related to the Pike Pine Conservation Overlay District in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Include an “about the author” section, as well as advanced praise for your forthcoming book to be published by WW Norton.”

tools: InDesign Digital Photography

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PIKE ST.

10th AVE

13th AVE

12th AVE

11th AVE

10th AVE

task: “Select a character structure in the Pike Pine Conservation Overlay District to be relocated (the sending site) to an underutilized site (the receiving site). This maintains the neighborhood’s historical buildings while also allowing for new development.”

BROADWAY

PINE ST. BROADWAY

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AERIAL VIEW

PINE ST.

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Showing the relocated building in place of the gas station on the northeast corner of Pike and Broadway. In this new location, the building can realize its potential as a commercial service building. (King County Parcel Viewer) Its 1926 brick facade will be the visual anchor of this busy intersection.

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task: Continued from page 4.

Site after Building Relocation

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AERIAL VIEW

Showing the PPCOD, blue is the character structure’s sending site, pink is the receiving site, a corner lot with a gas station.

tools: Photoshop InDesign Digital Photography

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PERSPECTIVE

View of receiving site before any changes are made. Note the large setback between the sidewalk and the convenience store building; as is the nature of gas stations. Pedestrians frequently cut through the empty space of the site, a dangerous decision at times.

View of receiving site after character building is relocated to site. Note that the shading experienced in place will be the same after relocation, as the orientation of the building remains unchanged. There will be space for vehicle access from Broadway or Pine alongside the building. The design team has proposed some additional trees to the site to improve the environmental aesthetic of the site after relocation. The building’s proximity to the sidewalk provides a more interesting human-scale experience; with PPCOD consistency of large, transparent windows, and interesting brick patterns. It will improve safety of the Broadway bike lane to have only one vehicle access to this corner site, rather than multiple curb cuts.

tools: Photoshop InDesign Digital Photography

ELEVATION VIEW 4

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of Character Building at 1300 E. Pike St. to be relocated to northeast corner of Pike/Broadway. Building is currently located on 13th Ave and Pike Street. Current uses include storage warehouse for Fran’s Chocolate Company and office space. (King County Parcel Viewer)

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course: Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

task:

“Create a map briefing book that includes the following maps of the PPCOD: • Zoning, • Building age, • Building quality, • Landmarks + character structures, • Walking tour map highlighting character structures and exemplary redevelopment; • A 3D massing and terrain model”

tools: ArcGIS InDesign

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A. The large garage doors on this mixed use condo building called the Monique Lofts, which was completed in 1913, exemplify the auto row architecture of this area. The large door-like pattern on this building mirror those on the other side of 11th Ave, which are now restaurants. This provides some visual continuity and a desirable pattern for the viewer. (Exemplary development B. Barça, a restaurant located across 11th from Monique Lofts, has seating space on its storefront. This serves to activate the pedestrian zone and provide access to the elements for its patrons. The architecture also displays auto-row details, with large, transparent windows indicative of an earlier era. C. Chophouse Row is a great example of historic preservation in this district; a local developer took several old buildings, maintained their facades and added new uses and new life to this entire block. The renovation was completed in 2008, residential and commercial rents are high as is occupancy, thus indicating a successful project. D. The Wild Rose is a character structure in the neighborhood. The building was completed in 1909 and is an early example of mixed use programming; 20 residential units sit atop a restaurant/bar space. Wild Rose is renowned as one of best lesbian bars on the West Coast; it has been women-owned since 1984. E. Pike Motorworks was previously an automobile showroom. The 200,000 square foot redevelopment was completed in 2015. This is another good example of a character structure being salvaged and “up-cycled” into hundreds of residential units with retail on the ground floor.

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Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

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Continued from page 6. “Create a walking map highlighting 2-3 character structures and 2-3 exaemplary new developments.”

tools: ArcGIS InDesign Digital Photography

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Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

Cal Anderson Park

Greater Seattle

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PPCOD Core

Continued from page 6.

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Pike Pine Conservation Overlay District

Continued from page 6.

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ArcGIS InDesign

North

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Legend

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12th Ave.

11th Ave.

10th Ave.

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Sending Site Receiving Site

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Broadway

“Select a character structure in the PPCOD whose unused FAR, or development potential, may be transfered to another site. Create 3D massings of the sending and receiving sites, an elevation photomontage including a proposed building utilizing the transfered development potential, and a pedestrian-level perspective view of the new site.”

E Union St.

E Seneca St.

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SketchUp InDesign Photoshop

East facing elevation of sending site, ‘Gilda’s House’.

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The highest and best use for the sending site is a to remain a community gathering space in a beautiful historic building. The site visit revealed the character structure known as Gilda’s house is undergoing some renovation on its southern exterior wall. The highest and best use for the receiving site is to be converted into a mixed use building, including flexible spaces that might be used for a cafe, restaurant, art studio or daycare on the ground floor; offices or collaborative working space on the second floor; and residential or hotel space on the upper floors. There is a section on the east side of the building adjacent to 12th Ave where an outdoor seating area might be implemented.

Area map including sending site (red box) and receiving site (teal box). Both sites are zoned NC3P-65, with a

1400 Broadway

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Lot Size

5,647 square ft.

Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

Allowable FAR

4.75

Existing FAR

1.28

Transferable Development Potential

19,582 square ft.

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Continued from page 10.

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Sending Site Address

Massing of original allowable FAR of 4.75

Receiving Site Address Lot Size New Allowable FAR New Development Potential with Transfer Proposed Development of Site

1018 E Seneca St. 11,508 square ft. 6.45 74,245 square ft.

55,791 square ft.

tools: SketchUp InDesign Photoshop

North-facing elevation of receiving site, ‘Copy Mart’.

Massing diagram of original building. 1 story, 2,250 square feet giving it a FAR of 0.18

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Digital Design Practicum Spring 2016

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Continued from page 10.

“Create a massing model of the receiving site after development potential is transferred; create a 3D model of a proposed building and declare how much FAR this new building achieves.”

“Create an elevation photomontage and pedestrian-level perspective.”

Massing of allowable FAR after transfer of development potential; new FAR is 6.45.

10th Ave

Seneca St.

11th Ave

Photomontage elevation of south facade of E Seneca St. including proposed new development. Facing north.

Massing of proposed new development; approximately 56,000 square feet achieving a FAR of 4.9.

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SketchUp InDesign Photoshop

SketchUp InDesign Photoshop Street-level view facing west.

Pedestrian perspective of south facade of new development. Facing eastward. Osmonson Portfolio

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Masters Thesis Spring 2017

This map shows the 2-mile bikeshed (pink) surrounding all existing and planned light rail stations in the city of Seattle.

task: research question:

The green areas are Census Block Groups which fall in the lowest quartile of bicycle infrastructure density AND which fall within the highest quartile of geometric mean. Geometric mean correlates with diversity, a high geometric mean indicates greater diversity among the variables studied. It is calculated as follows:

“ Is bicycle infrastructure around light rail stations in Seattle equitably distributed? Are there any differences in the density of bicycle infrastructure at the Census Block Group level that follow the patterns of race, poverty level, high proportions of young or elderly residents? ”

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task: Complete self-directed research project under the supervision of University of Washington faculty members.

(Percent of CBG which is minority race) + (Percent of CBG which fell below poverty line) + (Percent of CBG which is under 18 years old) + (Percent of CBG which is over 65 years old)

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ArcGIS

2015 American Community Survey data

Microsoft Excel

Bicycle Infrastructure (Class I-IV) Base Map

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Bicycle Infrastructure Density by Census Block Group

CBG’s in Bikeshed with Low Bicycle Infrastructure Density and High Diversity

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Masters Thesis Spring 2017

Research shows that different types of bicycle facilities are associated with different safety outcomes. The map to the left excludes the least safe type of bicycle infrastructure, Class IV, commonly known as “sharrows”. The remaining facilities are termed “low-stress bicycle facilities”.

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Class I

Grade separated trail

Complete self-directed research project under the supervision of University of Washington faculty members.

Masters Thesis Spring 2017

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Complete self-directed research project under the supervision of University of Washington faculty members.

Class II

Cycle track or buffered bike lane

Class III

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Bike lane

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ArcGIS

2015 American Community Survey data

Microsoft Excel

Class IV Sharrow

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Bicycle Infrastructure Density in Bikesheds Around LRT Stations

Geometric Mean (Diversity) of Residents in Bikesheds Around LRT Stations

CBG’s in Bikeshed with Lowest Density of Low-Stress Bicycle Infrastructure (Class I-III)

Microsoft Excel

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