Portfolio by Carley Friesen

Design Portfolio Carley Giselle Friesen M.Sc Sustainable Urban Design

He stood, a point on a sheet of green paper proclaiming himself the centre, with no walls, no border anywhere; the sky no height above him, totally un-enclosed and shouted: Let me out! Progressive Insanities of a Pioneer, Margaret Atwood

MANIFESTO 1 The Ecology of Public Urban Space GLOBE 2 Negotiating Morphology REGION 3 Productive Urban Connections CITY 4 Structure and the Human Scale NEIGHBOURHOOD 5 Local Node Redevelopment RURAL 6 Rhizomic Adaptation BUILDING 7 Cabin Lake Manitoba PUBLIC SPACE and LANDSCAPE

8 Unwind Labyrinth COMMUNITY 9 Exhibition Design 10 Community Programming

1.1

The Ecology of Public Urban Space (Thesis Project)

Location : Malmö, Sweden

Building Construction

Plants Animals

Ground Construction

Fungus F Fu Fun un u ungus

Transit System

Bacter ac ia acter

Energy Grid Communications ns Grid

S il Soil

Sewer System Minerals

Stone

Production

Consumption

Study - Urban and Rural Ecosystem Components

Scale: The environmental crises is of global scale. The solution; however, lies in the individual understanding their role in the ecosystem, and having an awareness of their resources and consumption. Challenge: Urban design is a tool which can enhance our quality of life by making us aware of our surrounding resources and by encouraging our public lives to unfold in exciting and meaningful ways. This project sets out to search for sustainable urban solutions which rest in the first level of human identity. The solutions will create a basic awareness and interaction with ecosystem resources in public space.

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

1. The City as Sequence [Plan] The sequence of events, through the public realm considers the choreography of users, and evaluates factors which ‘draw’ people to places. Varieties of flows and interactions must occur to create the necessary dynamics for civic life.

Proposal: The goals of the public space ecology are to create

accessible places for everyday life, and to give an experience of natural resources and infrastructures in the urban environment. The natural system which the project will expose is the changing seasons. The components are vegetation, water, and soil. Exposing these components seasonal changes will be accomplished with two main strategies. Benefit: The creation of event spaces, areas for temporary kiosks, movement routes, gardens, public kitchens, an interpretive centre, are a few of the infrastructural demands.

2. The City as Assemblage [Section] This project sets forth that humans are most aware of their surroundings when the layers of the urban-natural ecosystem collapse or combine in unexpected ways. Assemblages allow these clashes to occur in a way which creates aﬀordances in the urban fabric, and exposes systems.

Study - Public Space Ecology During the Autumn Festival

The public space along Scheelegatan is formed by these infrastructures, draws, and supporting population and the public space ecology is formed. Various moods, and settings have been created from the multiple demands, and the spaces adapt from a daily life pace, to the exciting pace of the festival. The proposals affect and add to the site overtime.

Event Spaces Residential Gardens ALLOTMENT GARDENS

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Food Attractions Sports Green Spaces

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Optional Routes Bus Routes Food Sources Areas of existing Core Area Public Space Ecology

The analysis in Malmö provided insight to the draws which attract people through the neighbourhood. The same analysis was created for the site, and for the site during two times of the year, during the festival and post-pre festival.

Scheelegatan Site

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SCHE ELEGA TAN

MULTI-CULTURAL FOOD STORES

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COUNTRY FARMS

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Proposed Festival Route Station

North public space Street

Building density Stor Square

Garden housing

Lilla Square Pedestrian Street (Commercial)

Day water system

SCALE

Gustav Adolf ’s Square

Bridge and Crosswalk

Route through Cemetery and Emilstorp

Pedestrian Street (Commercial)

Underpass forest

Traingeln Square and Crosswalk

Autumn event

Triangeln

Forest extension local

Sodra Forstads Street Corner and Crosswalk

[2.b] Ecology Evaluation : Draws, Malmö Core Area

NOW

[2.c] Ecology Evaluation : Draws, Scheelegatan

Mollevangen Square

LATER (to be continued...)

[6.d] Public Space Ecology Over Time

PHASE Street

Sodervarn Bus Station

Underpass Landscape

water

Train Underpass

Outdoor Public Space

food (market, grocery) access to green (major green areas, ie. people go there for the green)

Market

Scheelegatan North

institution (public services, schools, oﬃces, churches) Cemetary Entrance

South Intersection Corner

eating (restaurant, cafe) Garden Housing

history and culture (historic sights, art, theatre) passing through

Street

Scheelegatan South

shopping and entertainment (retail, malls, markets) open/event space (squares)

Intersection

Cemetary Route and Picnic Area

[2.g]

Analysis of Existing

[2.e]

[6.e]

Analysis of Proposed

Rosengård Crossing

[6.f]

1.2

The Ecology of Public Urban Space South Grassy Slope Underpass Landscape

[3.b]

Public Function Upper Floor [Interpretive Centre] Public Function Ground Floor [Commercial] Outdoor Public Space [Temp.Event Space]

[3.b]

Food Kiosks [Temp.Structure] Housing

[8.b]

Day Water System Flood Area

Outdoor Central Public Space Indoor Public Space [Public Kitchen] [Temp.Event Space]

Garden Housing

[8.a]

Community Gardens [Temp.Event Space]

Route Across Neighbourhood Forest Route

[3.c]

Forest Extension

Picnic Area

[3.c]

Proposed Public Space Ecology

Proposed Public Space Infrastructure

Proposed Progression

Perspective View, Garden Housing and Kiosk

Perspective View, Festival Route

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

[8.a] Section View, Garden Housing

TEMPORARY FOOD KIOSK

GARDEN HOUSING

SEMI-PRIVATE PATIO

COMMUNITY GARDEN NS

[3.b] Section View, Underpass Landscape [Spring]

Specifics: An underpass landscape gives the opportunity for people on the path to experience the forest floor. Narrowing the street by planting a young forest beside the cemetery forest give the opportunity for a unique experience and perspective of the

changing forest. A daywater system along the street strategically floods, changing the urban landscape during periods of high rains. The creation of a leveled, public square gives a flexible space for meeting throughout the year.

[3.c] Perspective View, Narrowed Street [Winter]

[3.b] Perspective View, Underpass Landscape [Autumn]

[8.b] Section View, Festival Route

FESTIVAL BUS LINE

DAY WATER SYSTEM

TEMPORARY FOOD KIOSK FLOOD AREA

EXISTING FOOD MARKET

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

2.1

Negotiating Morphology

Location : Beijing, China • Study Trip : Beijing, China • Study Trip : Berlin, Germany • Design Workshop : Shenzhen, China

Vision Image - Olympic Park and Mixed Use Area

Scale: The former Olympic Park in Beijing is now mostly open space in a central location. The city of Beijing sees 500,000 new inhabitants every year, and the demand for housing is strong. The site is subject to complex interactions of ‘local’ and ‘global’ forces. Challenge: The creation of a housing area on the former Olympic site brings the challenge of creating intimate public spaces on a vast site, and which would be required to be a dense urban development. Proposal: This proposal aims to create a strategic plan which is in an ongoing process of negotiation. A strategic plan is created

Morphology Studies - Valley Terrace Settlement

giving identity to different areas of the site. Each identity is given a framework which developers must work within. This framework will give program concentration to the lots, and a degree of spacial uniformity. Each lot on the site has the opportunity to be negotiated with regard to it's architectural rules. Developer desires such as extra floor space, or added height, are exchanged for benefits given back to the community in the form of public space. This is not a simple space-for-space exchange, but rather the creation of a high-quality public space, in exchange for more development freedom.

Morphology Studies - Paper Model

Morphology Studies - River Settlement

2.2

Negotiating Morphology

Process

Existing Process

Walkable

Accessible Process - Concentration

Benefits: The new site will have distinct characters and will see changing typologies in close proximity to each other, which gradually morph into new areas. The result is a site for the multiple uses of everyday life.

Overall Plan - Proposed Morphologies

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

10 Commercial Character in Varied Concentrations

Detail Plan - Negotiating Architecture

Residential Character in Varied Concentrations

Varied Urban Fabric and Strong Public Spaces

Detail Section - Negotiating Public Space

Concept Section - Negotiating Public Space and Architecture

3.1

Productive Urban Connections

Location : Landskrona, Sweden • Study Trip : Edinburgh, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland

Regional Plan - Landscape and Urban Relationship

Landskrona Plan - Landscape and Urban Relationship

Scale: The project began with creating a regional strategy to identify the role of Landskrona within the Öresund region. The project then called for a design intervention beginning at the Landskrona station.

Proposal: The proposal creates a “Landskrona” brand for products produced in the municipality. The urban design then introduces strips of agriculture into proposed mixed-use streets. A new market area at the station is a node on a strong main street axis leading to the old central city.

Challenge: The multi-cultural city is challenged with issues of urban decay, and the temptations of forgetting the old city. The city currently has an unfavorable reputation in the region, however, has the potential of a potent agricultural landscape, proximity to the ocean and a multi-cultural population. Its position in the centre of the region makes it attractive for commercial activity.

Benefits: The design gives a strong identity to Landskrona and encourages development which benefits current residents, while also attracting people to the area. Urban agriculture promotes cultural education, and an exciting urban environment.

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Vision Image - Agricultural Corridors

Vision Image - Interesting Streets

Overall Model - New Area Connecting to Existing city

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Landscape Features

Landscape Connections

Built Connections

Typology Connections

Landskrona Branding

Plan - Streets Linking to Existing City

Plan - Market Area

Detail - Texture in the Urban Fabric

4.1

Structure and the Human Scale

Location : Malmรถ, Sweden โ ข Study Trip : Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Green (1)

Dwelling (2)

Organizer (3)

Plan View - Addition of Three Urban Elements

Scale: The first section involved a study of a route in Malmรถ. The site was then chosen as an area that could become a stronger neighbourhood point along the path.

Urban dwelling is introduced by wrapping around the vast, unused facades and roofs of warehouses. Urban green enters as roof boxes, or street boxes, which users can place to define their own spaces.

Challenge: The 3 distinct typologies, residential, park and industrial, are separated physically and psychologically. The industrial area has the opportunity to be densified.

Benefits: A community which maintains all of its current functions arises. Workers in the area have a more pleasant atmosphere, and place is created for new business.

Proposal: The proposal introduces 3 elements to the area, urban green, urban dwelling and urban organizer. The organizer is an undulating path or furniture, literally connecting the three areas.

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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Proposed Street Perspective

Scale Studies - Large Scale Spaces

Section 1

Dark Grey = Existing

Scale Studies- Human Scale Spaces

Section 2

Dark Grey = Existing

Public and Private Space

Scale Studies - Large Scale Spaces

Elevation

Blue = Proposed

Scale Studies - Human Scale Spaces

Phasing of Construction

5.1

Local Node Redevelopment

Location : South Point Douglas, Canada â&#x20AC;˘ Study Trip : San Francisco, U.S.A.

Plan View - Critical Site Location

Phase One - Presence - 2007/2017 - Roots

Plan View - Critical Site Location

Phase Two - Interest - 2017/2027 - Ground

Scale: This project began with meetings with the non-profit group, Aboriginal Community Centre, or ACC. They have 2 planned projects in the neighbourhood and were looking for strategies to further revitalize the inner-city neighbourhood. Challenge: Urban decay in the area means that land and property are currently inexpensive. The ACC wants to maintain control of development in the area, but also increase interest in the area, without pushing out current residents.

Phase Three - Cohesion - 2027/2037 - Stack

Proposal: The Local Node proposal details the importance of creating strong corners in the neighbourhood. A three phase plan, outlining the most strategic corners to obtain is created for a thirty year period. The strategies also include the densification of the neighbourhood. Benefits: The ACC has a strategy of for future development. It generates interest from outside groups, and the city, while giving a strong neighbourhood base to current users.

Phase One - 2007/2017 Roots Presence of the aboriginal centre and current residents.

Phase Two - 2017/2027 Ground Interest of other city groups in the neighbourhood.

Phase Three - 2027/2037 Stack Cohesion of the entire neighbourhood.

Higgins and Annabelle : 07-17

Higgins and Annabelle : 17-27

Higgins and Annabelle : 27-37

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Phases of Node Development

Higgins Street Curve Experience

6.1

Rhizomic Adaptation

Location : Winnipeg, Canada

Existing Decentralized Plan

25 years

75 years

100 years Proposed Decentralized Plan

50 years

Scale: Winnipeg lies in a prairie region and therefore, has the opportunity to spread. Beginning with a regional strategy, an attempt to create a sustainable, de-centralized city was created.

Proposal: Studies of historic development reveals the cities reliance on reading the landscape. The city then introduces the urban functions based on the position in the landscape which suits.

Challenge : The benefits of decentralization for the area meant greater accessibility of rural residents to essential services and community events. The challenge was to find a way for a decentralized city to be sustainable.

Benefit: The prairie landscape is respected during the development process. The efficiency of architecture increases as it no longer fights against natural elements but rather tunes itself with the site systems.

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Current Settlement

Site Topography

Residential Space

Natural Corridors

Agricultural Space

Development

LANDSCAPE COMPONENTS 1. TOPOGRAPHY

2. LAND USE

3. NATURAL CORRIDORS

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625 m

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SCALES

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Chart of Landscape Reading Influence at diямАerent Scales

Current

0 - 25 Years

25 - 50 Years

50 - 75 Years

75 - 100 Years

Rhizomic Settlement

7.1

Cabin Lake Manitoba, Built

Location : Lake Manitoba, Canada

Basement - Existing

Main Floor - Existing

Basement - Proposed

Main Floor - Proposed

Scale: A renovation design and construction project for a 200m2 cabin on Lake Manitoba in Canada. Challenge: The challenge was for the design of a four season renovation in an extreme climate. The renovation was to maintain the feel of the family cabin, while providing a modern renovation and increased energy efficiency. My partner and I also carried out all of the construction work while living on site, including electric work, and plumbing.

Proposal: The proposal opened up the living spaces, and finished out the basement. It created spaces for family celebrations, and quiet cozy spaces for relaxing alone. Benefit: The cabin has an open feel for the summer months, while still providing a cozy feel, and well insulated design for the winter use.

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Main Floor - Before

Main Floor - After

8.1

Unwind Labyrinth

Location : Winnipeg, Canada and Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador

Hand Draft - Plan View

Model- Plan View

Hand Draft - Elevation

Scale: Landscape Design. The Architecture Building at the University of Manitoba was to renovate the courtyard. Challenge: The challenge was to research the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labyrinthâ&#x20AC;? and to design an interpretation of the idea for the courtyard. Proposal: The proposal features two converging spiral paths leading to a common centre where there is a stone hearth. Each path has a winter wall of stone, and a summer wall of chainlink for growing creepers. One wall appeals to the summer, and one to the winter. Benefit: The labyrinth provides a walking path to unwind, and also provides common space for students to sit together or alone. The labyrinth can be used year round.

Presentation

Model- Fireplace Detail

Model - Pathway Detail

9.1

Exhibition Design

Location : Virserum, Sweden and Shanghai, China

Shanghai World Expo 2010, Architecture Week, Swedish Pavilion BEIJING OLYMPIC PARK ࣫Ҁ༹ᵫऍ‫݀ܟ‬ು

URBAN STRUCTURE

POST-OLYMPICS ৢ༹䖤

Urban components can be studied to understand their qualities. The components can then be re-arranged or re-programmed. Layers begin to emerge in the urban landscape, when new components are not superimposed, but rather depend on the forms before them [d]. Urban recycling creates a dynamic urban transformation that incorporates history, and while at the same time creating a structure for the future of the city [e]. Materials can be re-used in new and unexpected ways leading to savings in their invested energy. New activities can emerge from a variety in material combinations. Spaces can be re-used for new programs leading to savings in walls and forms of the city. New perspectives of urban living emerge from variation and excitement in the city.

Interdisciplinary groups researched ways to transform the Olympic park.

FROM THE SPACES OF THE EVENT TO EVERYDAY PLACES ᇚᅣӳぎ䯈䆒䅵៤⫳⌏എ᠔

A panel of professionals from Sweden and China reviewed the proposals.

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STRUCTURES AND PUBLIC SPACES SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR WALKING, BIKING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

“BY RECYCLING URBAN COMPONENTS WE CAN REFINE EXISTING STRUCTURES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.”

[e] New urban morphologies are created when new demands for typologies are added within the existing site infrastructure.

In October, 2009, students from Lund University in Sweden, and Peking University in China collaborated to create proposals for the post-Olympic site in Beijing, China. Meeting in Shenzhen, China, they created a workshop to discuss the future of environmental and architectural strategies for the site. The three square kilometer, 2008 Olympic site is located in the north of Beijing. Today it is mainly used for visitors to the Olympic buildings and for some office complexes. The future of the site is still under debate. The first result of the workshop was the creation of six proposals addressing the future of the site. The various creative strategies focused on reinstating the site as a dynamic component of Beijing’s urban growth. In this exhibition, you will find images of designs and strategies taken from these proposals. These visions pertain not only to post-Olympic sites, but also to other worldwide events which place incredible demands on urban infrastructure. What happens to these places when the crowd has left? The categories Urban Structure, Urban Landscape and Urban Life note three of our main challenges as designers, and have been considered in relation to the Beijing Olympic Park. The second result of the workshop was the experience of an interdisciplinary and international workshop. Students from over 13 nationalities participated and the design discussion that was shared exposed each designer to new perspectives that they will take with them into their future practice.

The international group of students and professionals met in China.

SUDes

http://www.stadsbyggnad.lth.se/

Better Cities, Better Life Shanghai, China, 2010

GSLA

http://www.gsla.pku.edu.cn/

Exhibition design by Carley Friesen, Chiranart Petchpromsorn, Dziugas Lukosevicius

URBAN LANDSCAPE The urban components are studied not in isolation; but are seen as a dynamic mix. Scales, types, and methods of landscaping are combined and layered [b]. The landscape changes as it grows. During different seasons, the landscape has new sights, smells and sounds. The urban landscape becomes a hybrid where built and growing forms do not compete with each other, but rather depend on each other to create unique and livable places. The form of the city is defined by plants and water as well as by buildings [c]. Ecosystem services and systems are introduced both for their utilitarian functions, but also for creating a vibrant public space where one can learn and play in an exciting, healthy environment [a]. Using materials and systems to serve more than one purpose leads to sustainable urban landscapes.

[a] Cleaning and storing water, acting as a habitat for plants and animals; the water is a functional system as well as an urban feature.

[a] 2000

[b] 2008

[c] 2020

[d] Components are recycled from the many layers of time.

URBAN LIFE

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Human beings are at the center of an urban life where the balance between environment, social life and economics is revealed in the everyday. New technology and natural systems are used to improve energy efficiency, and improve the quality of life for inhabitants [a,d]. The combination of commercial, workplace, home, and public spaces creates a dynamic and vibrant meeting place – both for everyday and temporary visitors [b]. Creating attractive, comfortable, and safe public places, with a variety of movements and features, inspire people of all ages to explore and enjoy[c,e]. On post-event sites, it is crucial to allow interaction between visitors and residents. This promotes a stronger community through more ‘eyes on the street.’ It promotes multi-cultural interactions, allowing visitors and residents to learn from each other. The result is a globally accessible city, with locally grounded communities.

LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS SHOULD BE INTEGRATED WITH URBAN SYSTEMS TO CREATE A DENSE AND DYNAMIC FABRIC AND A GREENER URBAN HABITAT.

“THE NATURAL SYSTEMS CAN BE UTILIZED AND CELEBRATED.”

[a] Variation in movement and activities creates possibilities for encounters on urban streets.

“SEEING AND INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER, THAT IS THE BASIC JOY OF PUBLIC SPACE. GREETING FRIENDS AND MEETING NEW ONES, THAT IS LUXURY.”

[b] Natural systems benefit the city in various levels and during various times of year.

[e] Variety in play spaces encourages exploration and learning.

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[c] Water systems and vegetation give form to the urban places.

[c] Sub-dividing the larger landscape creates a comfortable atmosphere for different purposes.

[d] Urban agriculture motivates residents to engage with and take responsibility for their environment.

Layout and Text for 7, 1m X 1m Panels

Panels in the Swedish Pavillion

Virserum Konsthall, WOOD 2010 Exhibition

Carley Friesen DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Design and construction of 8 pillars for Wood 2010 at Virserum Konsthall

10.1

Community Planning and Design

Location : Winnipeg, Canada and Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador

Spence Neighbourhood Community Gardens The community gardens are located in an inner-city neighbourhood. The multi-cultural neighbourhood uses the public garden spaces to reclaim derelict sites in the area from delinquent uses. The garden spaces were organized and designed so that the maximum number of residents could benefit, including considerations such as ergonomics of the beds for seniors and children. The design of garden signage, outlining signage text, images and information, and the physical design of its structure, appropriate to an area prone to vandalism, was included. The tool bank, a public library for garden utensil lending, was also a part of the project, as well as water barrel design, construction and maintenance and consultation on the neighbourhood Green Map project.

Point Douglas Community Centre Workshop The Point Douglas Community Centre and the City Planning department at University of Manitoba came together to create a workshop with students at St. John’s high school. I designed and carried out the workshop along with 3 colleagues. The workshop included a discussion about what a “community centre” means to our culture, mapping excersises, and modelling excersises. Around 20 students, and 2 teachers took part. The input from the workshop was then used to create design proposals which were presented to the Community Centre Board.

Planet Drum Reforestation In the city of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador I was part of a reforestation volunteer team. The work involved tree planting and care, the maintenance of lots. Working together with residents, various sustainable practices were experimented with in the city, including the creation of a protected green space.

Visions

Design Portfolio Carley Giselle Friesen M.Sc Sustainable Urban Design www.carleyfriesen.com carleyfriesen@gmail.com

All work in this portfolio has been created as academic projects except: •The Cabin Lake Manitoba project is a realized, design-build project. •The Exhibition Design shows realized exhibitions prepared for Lund University. •The Community section includes work with non-profit organizations.