Cameron Williams
Urban Planning & Development Portfolio 2018-2020
University of Cincinnati College of Design Art Architecture and Planning Bachelors of Urban Planning Class of 2023
Table of Contents 01. Personal Biography
Biography including planning goals,
aspirations, photos, hobbies, personal character traits
02. Freshman Year 2018 Studio My first few months developing the basic skills as a planner
this section shows the highlights of my first ever take at planning. Including one pathways map and one analysis map
03. Freshman Year 2019 Studio Diving deeper into the fundamental skills as a planner this
section includes imagery from OTR, Image-ability mapping, Auto-CAD street sections, and GIS pedestrian mobility mapping.
04. Sophomore Year 2019 Studio Our first real crack at planning a site this section includes multiple concept and development plans, analysis plans and comprehensive exhibits for a site in Middletown Ohio.
05. Hand Sketched Images One of my favorite things to do is sketch scenes. In this
section there are a few scenes from the University of Cincinnati’s campus
06. 3D Rendering Images From 2018-2020, in this section there are 3D Renderings of sites made from SketchUp.
07. CO-OP 1&2 Fischer Homes-Grand Communities LLC In this section, there will be highlights of my time at Grand Communities LLC (Fischer Homes)
Personal Biography I am a third-year at the University of Cincinnati studying Urban Planning and Development. I am pursuing planning and development as a profession because I want to use both critical thinking and artistic visioning to enhance people’s sense of community while creating more sustainable ways of development for the future. I grew up in a town right outside of Columbus Ohio called Upper Arlington. While at Upper Arlington I was named 2018 Male-Artist of the year for our district in Central Ohio. I graduated in May of 2018 ready and excited to tackle a new challenge, Urban Planning. During my first year at Cincinnati I joined a fraternal organization, Beta Theta Pi where I am the current Vice President of Communications. During my first year I raised over 800 dollars towards the philanthropic organization Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to help fund research for Pancreatic Cancer. While thriving in my new home of Cincinnati I began to really love the site planning and development aspect of Urban Planning. Not only because of the thrill of designing but, because of the lasting impact you can have on the dynamic of the community you are developing in. I gained a full year’s worth of professional planning experience with Fischer Homes, working for their development company Grand Communities LLC. Now, I am ready to tackle on new opportunities wherever they may rise.
Freshman Year 2018 Studio
University of Cincinnati - Pathways Map In my first ever studio, we started off by hand drawing all of the pathways in and around campus. One of the main reasons for this exercise is to manually and visually see and feel the differences in pathways.
University of Cincinnati - Approachability of Buildings Through Green Space This first semester case study is based off of options regarding how approachable buildings are with the green space surrounding them. Through this process I determined what levels of open space, shrubbery, landscaping, and forestry created the best sense of place and made the building most approachable.
Freshman Year 2019 Studio Transportation Network Map With Ped Shed's Theodore Cameron Williams | Small Project 2 Professor Na Chen | Intro to GIS April 3rd, 2019
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Over-The-Rhine, Ohio- Sensory Mapping
Over-The-Rhine, Ohio- Auto-CAD Cross Section
Oakley, Ohio- Transportation Network Map
Sensory mapping was one of the first steps in understanding the dynamic of the community we were observing. In this exercise, as shown above, there are all different types of pedestrian nodes, landmarks, land uses that help identify the overall character of the community.
Our first exercise in Auto-CAD as planning undergraduates was to create a cross section of a street in our case study city OverThe-Rhine in Cincinnati. This cross section was of a paint store and a apartment building.
GIS Mapping is one of the most useful tools to understand movements of cities. In this exercise i looked at the transportation network of Oakley, a small town outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sophomore Year 2019 Studio
Middletown, Ohio- Conceptual Plan After my initial site analysis I took my evaluation and created a very conceptual, free, and fast plan that allowed my brain to initiate a process for me to identify the future characteristics of this community.
Middletown, Ohio- Initial Site Analysis My first land use studio consisted of analyzing and planning a site in rural Middletown, Ohio. My first step was to identify what about the land made it unique and how that uniqueness propelled development. The next step in this exercise was evaluating the positive and negative externalities and how those would impact the potential development.
Sophomore Year 2019 Studio
Middletown, Ohio- Comprehensive Site Suitability Analysis At the end of our studio, my final task was to complete a development plan that encompassed all of my semesters studies, analysis’, and concept plans. Through many zoning regulation, collaboration with peers I finally settled on the development plan below which is hand drawn to scale.
Middletown, Ohio- Comprehensive Site Suitability Analysis In a bold step I challenged myself to try and execute an exhibit that showed how suitable for development each part of the site was. The way that I tackled this task was by creating a acre square chart that I overlaid on top of a aerial photo of the site. This comprehensive analysis had three different judging factors. The first was Commercial, the second was Open Space, and the third was Residential. When going through each acre square I had to come up with a way to legibility show all of this analysis. That is why I created this chart in order for readers of this exhibit to be able to comprehend what was going on. This was a valuable experience that I had because, it really gave me the time and space to value and understand each parcel of this property.
Hand Sketched Images Schneider Hall QuadUniversity of Cincinnati
Engineering PlazaUniversity of Cincinnati
Morgen’s & Scioto Residential Halls - University of Cincinnati
Old Chem HallUniversity of Cincinnati
3D Renderings
Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH- Street Design SketchUP Pro | V-Ray Light Rendering 2018
Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH- Street Design SketchUP Pro | V-Ray Light Rendering 2018
Middletown, OH- Mixed-Use Plaza Design SketchUP Pro | V-Ray Light Rendering 2019
Middletown, OH- Mixed-Use Plaza Design SketchUP Pro | V-Ray Light Rendering 2019
3D Renderings
Grand Communities LLC, OH- Conceptual Front Entrance to Community
Grand Communities LLC, Indiana- Conceptual Community Aerial
Grand Communities LLC, OH- Conceptual Community Open Space
Grand Communities LLC- Potential Ranch Style Home
SketchUP Pro 2020
SketchUP Pro 2020
SketchUP Pro 2020
SketchUP Pro | V-Ray Light Rendering 2020
CO-OP 1&2 Fischer Homes-Grand Communities LLC
Grand Communities LLC, Sycamore Township, Ohio- Conceptual Site Plan
Auto-CAD 2021 PhotoShop 2021 2020
Grand Communities LLC, Bellbrook Ohio- Conceptual Site Plan Auto-CAD 2021 PhotoShop 2021 2020
CO-OP 1&2 Fischer Homes-Grand Communities LLC Unit Types
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Total Units Land Use
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50' Unit 60' Unit 70' Unit Attached Housing Unit
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50' Unit 60' Unit 70' Unit Attached Housing Unit
15.97% 66.44 acres 19.02% 79.09 acres 31.62% 131.51 acres 6.98% 29.03 acres Retail 2.95% 12.25 acres Open Space 23.47% 97.60 acres Total Site Acreage 100.00% 415.92 acres Note: Retail centered around two main access points on SR 762. This location for retail will provide a structure for future development. Attached professional housing is located near retail to promote a living and working environment and to cater to all demographics of incomes. Open space dedication at 25 percent for the whole site. This giving roughly 97.6 acres of dedicated open space on site. 100' buffers surrounding Grove Run to the North West portion of the site to save the corridor that surrounds that stream.
SR 762
Retail Lot B Ac: 4.97 Retail Lot A Ac:7.28 Attached Lot A Ac: 38.7 Possible Yield (8u/ac): 310 Ac(w/open space): 29.025 Possible Yield With Open Space: 230
60' Lot A: Ac: 36.83 Possible Yield: 155 Ac(w/open space): 27.62 Possible Yield With Open Space (4.25u/ac): 115
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70' Lot A Ac: 53.1 Possible Yield: 200 Ac(w/open space): 39.83 Possible Yield With Open Space(3.75u/ac): 150
50's Lot A Ac: 43.9 Possible Yield:220 Ac(w/open space): 32.93 Possible Yield With Open Space (5.00u/ac): 165
Existing Forestry
Existing Forestry
50' Lot B Ac: 44.6 Possible Yield:220 Ac(w/open space): 33.51 Possible Yield With Open Space (5u/ac): 170
Existing Forestry
60' Lot B Ac: 68.62 Possible Yield: 260 Ac(w/open space): 51.47 Possible Yield With Open Space (4.25u/ac): 220
SR 104
70' Lot B Ac: 122.24 Possible Yield: 460 Ac(w/open space): 91.68 Possible Yield With Open Space (3.75u/ac): 340
Grand Communities LLC, Columbus Ohio- Conceptual Site Plan
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Auto-CAD 2021 PhotoShop 2021 2020
Grand Communities LLC, Columbus Ohio- Bubble Diagram & Analysis Grand Communities, LLC
Struckman Property Bubble Diagram
Commercial Point, Ohio
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Auto-CAD 2021 2020
CO-OP 1&2 Fischer Homes-Grand Communities LLC Paired-Patio
Townhome
30' Rear Setback
30' Rear Setback 140' Lot Depth
140' Lot Depth 6' Side Yard Setback
36' Width of Driveway Property Line
30' Front Yard Setback 80' Lot Width
6' Side Yard Setback
36' Width of Driveway
30' Driveway
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30' Front Yard Setback 80' Lot Width
30' Driveway
Lot Dimensions Sqft of Front Yard 2,400sqft
Sqft of Standard Driveway (32'x30') 960sqft
Percentage of Driveway to Front Yard 40%
Suggested Pavement Width 24'x30'= 720sqft = 30% of front yard
Grand Communities, LLC
Renaissance Commons Lot Sections
Middletown, Ohio
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Grand Communities LLC, Middletown Ohio- Lot Typical for Paired Products PhotoShop 2021 2020
Grand Communities LLC, Springboro Ohio- Conceptual Site Plan Auto-CAD 2021 PhotoShop 2021 2020
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T. Cameron Williams willi5tc@mail.uc.edu (614)-736-2466