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PROFILE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
7.5 Years working experience as an Urban Designer, Worked on projects varying in scale and scope, responsibilities included preliminary vision planning, concept master plan/ design, schematic design
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
(5,300 Acre)
LOS ANGELES AERIAL RAPID TRANSIT MASTER PLAN (1.2 Mile)
LOS ANGELES, CA WORK EXPERIENCE URBAN DESIGNER | SASAKI
1/2022 - Present (Selected Projects)
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR GORDON BINDER COURT (1.17 Acre)
THOUSAND OAKS, CA URBAN DESIGNER | JOHNSON FAIN, URBAN DESIGN + PLANNING 4/2017 - 1/2022 (Selected Projects)
MASTER PLANNER | WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING, GLENDALE, CA 6/2016 - 4/2017 (Intership)
NEOM REGIONAL PLAN (26,500 Sq. Km)
SAUDI ARABIA
LUZHOU NEW NORTHERN TOWN EDUCATION DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ART & PLANNING | UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Master of Community Planning (MCP)
(12 Sq. Km)
LUZHOU, SICHUAN, CHINA
8/2014 - 8/2016 (Cincinnati, OH)
XU-XIA-KE DREAMEAST RESORT ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN | BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Bachelor of Urban Planning (BUP) 9/2009 - 5/2014 (China)
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JIANGYIN, JIANGSU, CHINA
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NEW CITY SALALAH CONCEPT MASTER PLAN SALALAH, OMAN The initial impetus for the New City Salalah comes directly from the ONS and the RSS, which both emphasize the need to move towards a more compact and sustainable model of urban development for Oman. In particular, the Dhofar RSS identified this location as an opportunity for a new district that could set a new model for urban living in Salalah and accommodate a significant amount of Salalah’s project population growth.
VISION & GOALS FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Salalah New City will model sustainable and resilient urban development practices which celebrate the site’s coastal context, protect its unique natural features, and adapt to the changing climate of Salalah, while supporting Oman’s national goals of carbon neutrality.
Challenge #3
Soil salinization, desertification and degradation in Salalah Plains.
Opportunity #2
CELEBRATE CULTURAL HERITAGE
Opportunity #4
Expand Salalah with new urban areas.
The forms, spaces, and places of Salalah New City will draw upon the rich cultural heritage of Dhofar and Omani architectural traditions, while welcoming and celebrating the contemporary diversity of cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and lifestyles in Salalah today.
Protect mountain pastoral ecosystem.
Opportunity #3
Develop a more compact urban fabric in 31 Salalah.
CATALYZE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY The Salalah New City will leverage the economic strengths and attractions of the greater Salalah region to draw Omanis, expatriates, and visitors to contribute to and invest in the New City throughout the year, sustainably advancing local industries while expanding the diversity of economic opportunities that Salalah offers.
Challenge #5
Overburden on infrastructure due to Khareef tourism.
Challenge #1
Poor environmental control, impairing quality of life.
Challenge #2
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Increase innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for Omani in Port and Free Zone.
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Mobility in the New City will be safe, comfortable, accessible, and efficient, prioritizing pedestrian circulation, incentivizing public transit, and fostering a sense of ownership and identity among inhabitants.
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THE MUSEUM OF THE FRANKINCENSE LAND AL BALEED RESORT BY ANANTARA
Challenge #4
Rising threat of sea level rise, coastal erosion, and cyclones.
Poor management of fishing industry, including algae blooms and illegal/overfishing.
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Industrial Open Space Urban Regeneration Residential Resort / Hotel
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VISION & GOALS The New City is designed to create a new center of gravity that fills the missing link between east and west. Its neighborhood and regional amenities are envisioned a great waterfront destination where locals and tourists can come together to appreciate the culture and beauty of Salalah. The New city of Salalah will reinforce the regional vision of Salalah as a Gateway City for Oman, serving locals, regional GCC visitors, and global tourists.
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SITE CONSTRAINTS - LOW LYING LAND The NCSL is located on a low-lying coastal plain with a small beach dune, which makes the site susceptible to flooding risks. The NCSL master plan proposes using cut and fill to raise the city’s land four meters, raising it above the 2125 erosion line. This will prevent much of the flooding that currently occurs in the area. A STRONG HEART FOR SALALAH ROOTED IN ECOLOGY & PLACEMAKING The Blue Green Heart creates a unique public realm in the heart of Salalah that interweaves urban and natural spaces, allowing visitors and residents to explore the wide variety of experiences that Salalah has to offer.
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A VIBRANT HEART ACTIVATING THE CITY Activated spaces within each element of the Blue Green Heart, such as a wetland park, botanical garden and water activies, invite users into the Khor Park and Marina spaces, extending city life into these natural spaces.
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LAND USE FRAMEWORK FOUR DISTINCT NEIGHBORHOODS
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
LAND USE FRAMEWORKS
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN The Michigan State University Facilities and Land Use Plan provides a roadmap for future development on the university’s campuses and landholdings. Developed over approximately 24 months beginning in early 2022, the plan incorporates a diverse range of institutional goals into a set of near- and long-term facility recommendations.
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RESEARCH GATEWAY
CAMPUS LIFE NODES
ARTS AND CULTURE CORRIDOR
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LAND USE FRAMEWORK The scale and context of MSU’s East Lansing campus relates to various adjacent land uses along the campus perimeter. To its north, the historic North Campus fronts a vibrant commercial corridor along Grand River Avenue. To the east and west, the outskirts of Lansing and Meridian Township provide a more suburban context with larger scaled land uses such as shopping centers, residential developments, office parks, and medical facilities. The campus is primarily flanked to its south by agricultural land uses.
academic and research functions stretch north to south along the historic Farm Lane corridor from Grand River Avenue to Wilson Road, as well as an emerging Biomedical Discovery Neighborhood along Service Road just west of Hagadorn Road. At the periphery of this academic and research core sit significant precincts of residence halls and facilities for athletics and recreation. Further south, most lands beyond Mount Hope Road support AgBioResearch; these account for approximately 60% of the campus lands and support research and learning in agricultural and natural sciences and veterinary medicine.
The variety of land uses surrounding the MSU campus support the diversity and breadth of land uses within campus. A spine of
LEGEND PLANNED ADDITION SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION DEMOLITION SHORT AND MID-TERM OPPORTUNITY SITES LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY SITES (+30 YEARS) FLOOD RISK AREA
SITE CONTEXT Low-Density residential and commercial land use flank the campus’ east and west boundaries. To the north of campus, a major retail corridor extending eastward from Lansing to East Lansing provides a boundary between the campus and early 20th century housing stock.
The MSU Facilities and Land Use Plan provides a flexible framework that meets the campus’s near-term needs and provides capacity for long-term development across the East Lansing campus. Within the historic North Campus, it focuses on modest infill development and selective redevelopment at a scale that reinforces the park-like, pedestrian-oriented setting. South of the Red Cedar River, infill State University developmentMichigan along the Farm Lane and Shaw Lane corridors supports a more pedestrian-oriented precinct than what is present today.
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LOS ANGELES AERIAL RAPID TRANSIT MASTER PLAN (1.2 Mile) LOS ANGELES, CA The proposed Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Project (proposed Project) would connect the Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) to the Dodger Stadium property via an aerial gondola system. The proposed Project would provide an aerial rapid transit (ART) option for visitors to Dodger Stadium, while also providing access between Dodger Stadium and the surrounding communities and the regional transit system accessible at LAUS. The aerial gondola system consists of three passenger stations and one junction; towers; cables; and gondola cabins.
When complete, the proposed Project would carry approximately 5,500 people per hour per direction, and the travel time from LAUS to Dodger Stadium would be approximately 6 or7 minutes. With the ART system’s ability to overcome grade and elevation issues between LAUS and Dodger Stadium, while providing safe, environmentally-friendly, and high-capacity transit connectivity, the proposed Project would link the Dodger Stadium property, the surrounding community, Elysian Park, and the Los Angeles State Historic Park, to the region’s rapidly growing regional transit system at LAUS.
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LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTEXT The proposed Project alignment would be located within the urbanized and developed communities of Central City North, Chinatown, and Elysian Park, which are respectively subject to the Central City North Community Plan and the Silver Lake-Echo Park-Elysian Valley Community Plan. A portion of the proposed Project alignment would travel over the Los Angeles State Historic Park, which is subject to the Los Angeles State Historic Park General Plan and the Cornfield-Arroyo Seco Specific Plan. The alignment would cross over State Route 110 (SR 110) near Dodger Stadium. The Central City North Community Plan Area covers an area of approximately 2,005 acres. It is generally bounded by the Los Angeles River to the east; the City of Vernon to the south; Alameda Street, Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Sunset Boulevard, and Marview Avenue to the west; and Stadium Way, Lilac Terrace, and North Broadway to the north. The Central City North Community Plan Area encompasses the community of Chinatown, as well as portions of Little Tokyo and the original Mexican Pueblo. Industrial land uses characterize this Community Plan Area. The northeast portion of the community plan area, in and around the community of Chinatown, transitions from industrial land uses to commercial and residential land uses, where nearly all of the housing consists of low-rise multi family residential dwellings.
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR GORDON BINDER COURT (1.17 Acre) THOUSAND OAKS, CA Assisted Amgen in its efforts to improve site conditions in the B-30 / Gordon Binder Court area at Amgen Center Thousand Oaks. The design concepts will seek to re-position and renovate the outdoor common spaces at B-30 by restoring, replacing or improving the existing landscape improvements, focus on increasing the area’s
utility as an outdoor gathering and work space similar in intensity to the space between B-28 and B-38, as well as account for future occupancy conditions as Amgen vacates or removes certain structures in its consolidation of personnel and operations into a more compact campus. ALTERNATIVE 1 - INFORMAL
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SOLAR EXPOSURE Increase Shade Across Site
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Add Water Feature to Mask Mechanical Noise
Enhance Existing Water Feature for Noise Reduction and Cooling
PLANTING
Increase Green
Existing Planting: Homogenous Height + Density
Provide Landscape Buffer for Office Privacy
COOLING TOWERS
Increase Oak Planting Area
Buffer Sound Along the Edge
Diversify Planting + Increase Shade
CIRCULATION
TRANSITIONS Open Sight Lines Topographic and Visual Barrier to North-South Movement
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Interrupts Movement Defined East-West Corridors Enhance Entrance Provide Focal Point Enhance Paving to Direct Movement
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CREATING HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
PAVING
SILVA CELL 2 TECHNICAL SHEET
SILVA CELL SYSTEM FOR TREES The integration of green utilities like soil, trees, and water into urban areas can help alleviate some of our most pressing ecological Stacked stone cladding Integral color concrete challenges - including air and water quality, rising temperatures, flooding, and erosion from daily rainfall events.
Lithocrete
DeepRoot’s Silva Cell 2 supports traffic loads while providing uncompacted soil volumes for large tree growth and on-site stormwater management. The modular framework provides unlimited access to healthy soil — a critical component of tree growth in urban environments — allowing them to manage stormwater, reduce heat-island effect, and improve air quality.
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Fraxinus angustifolia “Raywood” Raywood Ash
Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache
Ulmus parvifolia “Drake” Drake Chinese Elm
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Silva Cells can be used to create underground bioretention systems; they are easily sized to absorb stormwater on-site through soil storage, interception, and evapotranspiration. Trees and soil also offer many water quality benefits, including removal of dissolved nutrients, hydrocarbons, and total suspended solids (TSS).
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Deck The top piece of the assembly. The deck is permeable, with wide openings that allow water to easily pass through to soil below. High fit tolerance; removable and reusable.
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The Silva Cell is a patented modular Trees also provide evapotranspiration suspended pavement system that and slow water flow, allowing more holds unlimited amounts of lightly time for sedimentation to occur. compacted soil while supporting traffic Silva Cells can be used on almost any loads beneath paving. That soil serves site, including: two important functions: growing Senecio largeserpens type ofSesleria Leucadendron “Safari Carex divulsa sutumnalis Sunset” trees and treating stormwater on-site. - Streets - Plazas Water Quality Benefits - Parking areas Trees are crucial to many water quality - Promenades benefits, including removal or - Green roofs/on-structure sequestration of dissolved nutrients, -“Break-out” zones hydrocarbons, and Total Suspended
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Loading: Supports vehicle loading equal to 32,000 lbs (14,500 kg) per axle, which allows use in areas that accommodate 3 - 4 axle vehicles such as those used for emergency, delivery, and maintenance. Generally meets AASHTO HS-20 (USA), CSA-S6, 87.5 and OBC 54KN (Canada), and BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 and BS EN 1991-1-2:2003 (UK) loading standards when used with standard paving profiles. Utilities: 14" (355 mm) apertures easily accommodate new or existing utilities. Stormwater in/out: Totally open interior allows for easy movement of water into and out of the system. Installation: All parts snap or twist together; no additional pieces required. Spacing: Up to 6" (152.4 mm) spacing delivers soil as efficiently as possible. Structurally independent: Each stack stands alone; affected area of system easily isolated if utility (service) repairs are necessary.
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MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING Deck: fiberglass reinforced, chemically-coupled, impact modified polypropylene.
BASE DIMENSIONS Length: 48" (1219.2 mm) Width: 24" (609.6 mm)
DECK DIMENSIONS Length: 48" (1219.2 mm) Width: 24" (609.6 mm)
Post and base: homopolymer polypropylene. Proof-load tested and FEA analysis completed at an independent facility. Contact us for a detailed engineering report.
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SOIL CAPACITY 1x: approx. 15.27 ft3 (0.430 m3) 2x: approx. 28.21 ft3 (0.795 m3) 3x: approx. 39.28 ft3 (1.107 m3)
SYSTEM HEIGHTS 1x: 16.7" (424 mm) 2x: 30.9" (784 mm) 3x: 43.0" (1092 mm) ASSEMBLED WEIGHTS 1x: 23.8 lbs (10.80 kg) 2x: 31 lbs (14.06 kg) 3x: 39.4 lbs (17.87 kg)
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PROPOSED ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN
V.A. WEST LA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 2022 (388 Acre)
EXCHANGE OR VETERANS OPERATED RETAIL
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, CA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (GLA) 388+-acre West Los Ange- les (WLA) Campus has a long history of service to Veterans. First established in 1887 as a home for disabled Veterans on land donated to the United States, the WLA Campus evolved over the years and moved away from residential beds to clinical care beds and
providing a full continuum of health services to Veterans under the Veterans Health Administration arm of VA.
RECREATION AND THERAPY CENTER
The WLA Campus, when revitalized, will become a more meaningful, inviting, and welcoming resource to a broad range of Veterans in Southern California. BRENTWOOD THEATER WELLNESS CENTER
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METRO PURPLE LINE STATION
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SITE CONTEXT
ACCESS & CIRCULATION
This section discusses the Campus in relation to neighboring communities as well as its topographic and physical context. Opportunities are highlighted by the advantages that the urban location provides to the reintegration of Veterans and views / security benefits that the physical location allows. The constraints include the various barriers in and around the site, such as Wilshire Boulevard dividing the Campus, traffic from surrounding communities, and the high cost of living in West Los Angeles.
Key opportunities include the enhanced regional connectivity provided by the under-construction subway, the potential for increased walking and cycling paths on Campus, and integration with existing public transportation networks. The constraints highlight the limited access points, strong east-west road connections but few north-south connections, and lack of existing pedestrian and bike facilities.
Existing Access and Circulation Overview CONSTRAINTS
OPPORTUNITIES •
Urban proximity to neighboring retail, educational opportunities, and work training provides a high level of opportunities for residents
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The stakeholder engagement process demonstrated the desire integrate the Campus into the surrounding communities.
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Neighboring context is walkable
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The Brentwood Village frontage provides opportunities for public/vet interaction and reintegration at the neighborhood scale.
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The natural topography provides a security benefit by creating a separation of portions of Campus from surrounding areas.
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The gradual increase in elevation towards the north of Campus provides long views
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The overall site slope is relatively gentle, allowing much of the site to be developable.
Existing Slope Analysis
Existing Road Hierarchy and Access Points
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Due to topography and limited access points, the Campus is isolated from the rest of Los Angeles.
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The 405 Freeway separates the Campus from Westwood and hinders walkability to and from the east.
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Wilshire Boulevard cuts through Campus creating both a physical and psychological divide between the North and South Campus.
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Los Angeles’s “Westside” is known to have a high living cost
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Local and regional vehicular traffic may use Dewey Avenue and Eisenhower Avenue as cut-throughs to avoid the often heavily trafficked intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard.
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Steep bluffs and the arroyo create physical divides within the Campus.
Existing Elevation Analysis
Existing Viewsheds into the Site
Existing and Under Construction Transit PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION There is a network of existing public transportation serving the Campus and surrounding area. Multiple regional and local public transportation operators include Metro, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, Culver City Bus, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Commuter Express, and Antelope Valley Transit Authority. The commute into downtown Santa Monica is 16 minutes by car, 19 minutes by bus, 21 minutes by bike, and over an hour by foot. However, there is only one line that actually enters the West LA Campus - the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus 17, which travels through the South Campus from Wilshire Boulevard to Ohio Avenue. The Metro Purple Line is being extended from Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to West Los Angeles. The terminus of this line will be the new station on the WLA Campus, expected to open in 2027.
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OPEN SPACE & NATURAL ELEMENTS
EXISTING BUILDING USES
The VA Campus has an abundance of open space but they are not uniformly high-quality nor have they been designed in a usable way. Some of these existing open spaces can be conserved and enhanced in a concentrated and meaningful way. The historic and protected trees should be preserved and used to establish landscape character while new native trees and vegetation can be planted to reduce water usage.
The North Campus has a wide range of facility types including administrative offices, mental health facilities, residential lodging (with and without mental services), community living centers, support and logistics, research facilities, and some shared spaces. Most of the structures on the North Campus are more than 60-years old and are in poor condition.
Existing Open Space Typology
Existing Building Uses
Existing Vegetation & Habitat
South Campus is the more modern area of the Campus. There, the Main Hospital is less than 60 years old and surrounding buildings are even younger in age. Still, the medical center is in fair condition and requires seismic correction. Some of the mental health facilities on the South Campus are in good condition.
Existing Building Condition
Existing Building Age
National Veterans Park
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Historic corridor between B256 & B300
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SITE OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS
PLAN CONCEPT
This diagram highlights the key constraints and opportunities that have an impact on the 388+-acre Campus. Additionally, included are relevant key concepts from the 2016 Draft Master Plan as well as new concepts that have been developed as a result of site conditions that have changed since the 2016 plan. This diagram serves to inform development and preservation priorities as the Campus master plan is updated in the coming months and years.
The framework for development of the WLA Campus envisions a long-term build-out that focuses use of the site on housing and services for Veterans, restores and enhances the site’s historic legacy, conserves and repairs its natural setting and facilitates, and encourages and promotes reintegration of Veterans into civilian life. Key features of the plan include the following categories:
Opportunities and Constraints Synthesis
land use concept
Proposed community uses
Proposed open space armature
Proposed transit network
Proposed pedestrian network
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NEOM REGIONAL PLAN (26,500 Sq. Km) Saudi Arabia NEOM is located along the northern border of Saudi Arabia, fronting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. This strategic location provides unique proximity and connectivity to Egypt, Jordan, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. The site area is approximately 26,500 sq.km., nearly the size of Belgium.
SOUTH OF HAQL
NEOM MOUNTAIN WADI TAYYIB ISM
NEOM will be the world’s first independent international zone, with a regulatory framework that will adopt world-class investment laws to support residents and targeted economic sectors. NEOM will be independent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s existing governmental framework, excluding sovereign laws. Social norms in NEOM will adopt leading practices to improve standards of livability for its residents and visitors.
VILLAGE OF MAGNA SOUTH OF MAGNA
THE LINE - CORE URBA N
N E OM PARK 96%
NEO M R EGIO N
96% OF NEOM LAND & MARINE A PARK REINVENTING CONSERVATION
100% NEOM LAND & MARINE CONSERVED & SUSTAINABLE
DEVE LOPM ENT AREA
NEOM BAY
YUBA ISLAND
NEOM INDUSTRIAL CITY
Spatially, NEOM is envisioned to be one place with two aspects, an inspiring dialectic between the man-made and natural worlds, driven by an unparalleled focus on marine and terrestrial conservation. The central strategy of the Regional Plan keeps the entire development footprint of NEOM highly focused and concentrated in 4% of the region, leaving the remaining 96% intact. This approach preserves the majority of the region as undeveloped land, to be nurtured as an ecological enclave and potential World Heritage park. Through establishing mutually beneficial relationships and harnessing the interdependencies of development and nature, NEOM will embody a “net positive” regional dynamic, which will be the very basis for NEOM’s livability, prosperity and sustainability.
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4% OF NEOM LAND & MARINE REGENERATIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT • • •
Unrivaled livability New blueprint for sustainability Net positive development that benefits nature
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Restoring abundance Unforgettable experiences Global ark for desert & reef biodiversity
NEOM Line and Regional Developments depend upon NEOM’s natural resources, which provide the basis for water, energy, food, health, wellbeing and biotech, amongst others. Meanwhile, the restoration, protection and management of NEOM Park depend upon the economic engine and social structures of the communities of NEOM Line.
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CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK TOP CONSERVATION DRIVERS
FLEXIBLE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 3: VISITOR EXPERIENCE
IUCN Category Ia
The Visitor Experience in NEOM Region Great Destinations in NEOM Region Scenic & Meaningful Journeys International Connections
Typically small in footprint and buffered by a band of Ia or another category of high protection. This category is the most restrictive in terms of tourism and visitor access.
FLEXIBLE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 2: TECHNOLOGY Technology in NEOM Region Regional Land Mobility Regional Water Mobility Regional Air Mobility Regional Utilities
Conservation Value
Key Site Features
FLEXIBLE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 1: CONSERVATION
NEOM: Parks Within a Park NEOM’s Conservation Framework of Protection Areas The Regional Water Story of NEOM
Connectivity
Ecological Restoration
Land & Marine Use Zoning Plan Zone Definitions for Land & Sea Special District and Land Use Overlays Management District Overlays
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IUCN Category II The most beautiful natural land and marine areas to be showcased with high level of protection. Category II must be adjacent to areas of Category Ib, but can also be contiguous with other Protected Area categories.
IUCN Category III Specific natural and/or cultural monuments and corridors with clearly defined topography or boundaries. Similar to Category II, these are parks to be showcased and may attract high visitor volumes.
LAND & MARINE USE PLAN
The adjacent map shows the proposed land and marine use distribution across the NEOM region. This map is intended to be used as guiding rather than prescribing for future development. The diagram below shows the breakdown of those areas as they stand in the adjacent map. In addition to the areas shown in the diagram, about 600 KM2 of the T2 zone is reserved for possible expansion of the SD-U zone to accommodate for any increases in clean energy demand in the future.
IUCN Category Ib Remote and natural areas that protect important landscapes and provide critical connections from land and marine habitats to a larger network. Can provide a buffer between Category Ia and other categories of lesser restrictions.
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5-T7
SD MT1 MT2 MT3
Marine And Land Use Plan
IUCN Ia IUCN Ib IUCN II IUCN III IUCN VI
IUCN Category VI Provides a more permissive level of conservation balanced with potential development, allowing for the entire region to be conserved for living in harmony with nature.
Protected Areas Plan
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Mangrove
Sabkah
COASTAL
Backshore Coastal Dunes
Foreshore
Sandy Beach
IMPACTS / CHALLENGES
GOALS
OBJECTIVES
TACTICS
DISTRICT
Rocky Beach
Mudflat
WADIS
Lagoon Nearshore Reef Flat Deep Sand (stable) Shrubland Grassland
Sand Dunes
COASTAL DESERT
Wadi Network
Unrestricted Driving Impacting Wadis Creating Erosion, Habitat Loss, And Degradation
Dams Interrupting Natural Flows And Potentially Altering Sediment Transport To Reefs
ENSURE SAFE AND RESILIENT WADI AND CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
Facilitate the safe interaction of the community and tourism with wadis Reduce wadi erosion and establish criteria for reducing the impact of sediment loads on receiving environment
Rock Outcrop
Floodplain
MAJOR WADI
Acacia Thickets Sandy Plain
Shrubland
Sediment Grassland
GROUNDWATER
Acacia Thickets
Rocky Outcrop
ECOLOGY
Floodplain
Escarpment Valley
MOUNTAIN
Wadi Alluvial Fan Grassland Shrubland
Sea Level Rise- Salt Water Intrusion Into Alluvial Aquifers
Climate Change Related To Reduced Annual Precipitation And Associated Recharge.
Potential For Sensitive Habitat To Be Severely Impacted By Spine Development Extensive Coastal Development Including Golf Course Causing Urban Runoff And Nutrient Flows Into Marine Habitat
RESTORE AND PROTECT GROUNDWATER, HISTORIC WELLS, SPRINGS, AND OASES
RESTORE AND MANAGE WATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS FROM RIDGE TO REEF
Restore groundwater wadi interactions and the aquifers that discharge to historic wells, springs and oases. Address land management issues leading to the degradation of groundwater water quality
Prioritize, conserve, and restore wadi hydrology and related vegetative communities
Integrate multi-purpose ecological areas into urban development framework
Foothills
Red Desert
UPPER VALLEY
Shrubland Wadi
Rocky Outcrops
Grassland
Sand Alluvial Fan
Rock Mounds
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URBANIZATION
Rockfall
Roadways Concentrate Stormwater And Wadi Flows
Limited Visitor Accessibility To Natural Systems
CREATE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGION THROUGH INTEGRATED URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
Stormwater: manage quality and quantity of runoff to match predevelopment conditions
Maximize opportunities for urban water systems to deliver regional conservation benefits
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TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORK
As the most future-oriented place on the planet, NEOM will integrate cutting edge technology into the development of each facet of the region. While tourism and conservation will incorporate technology where appropriate, at the regional scale technology is most readily apparent in the mobility and utility strategies. The transportation network is envisioned to be primarily provided by aerial modes. Development of relevant technologies, such as eVTOLs and air ships are progressing rapidly, and it is anticipated that these modes will enable unparalleled accessibility while minimizing ground infrastructure. Water desalination with no liquid discharge and renewable energy generation will be done at a scale that has not been seen anywhere else on the planet.
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Neom Mobility Network
VISITOR EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK Archaeological Sites & Trails
“Instagrammable” Scenic Sites
Visitor Activities inspired by Nature
The lands located within NEOM project have witnessed successive civilizations and was a theater of a number of ancient Arabian kingdoms from the last five thousands years. NEOM has identified over 924 archaeological sites. Only twenty sites have been identified.
Areas with high-value natural resources, like oceans, mountains, unique geological features, great scenic beauty and diverse ecosystem attract visitors who seek emotional and spiritual connections with nature. Because these visitors value nature, selected natural environments are conserved, protected, and kept from further ecological decline.
The Hisma Desert Re-wilding Area is one of the first pilot projects that will manage threats to the surrounding area’s wildlife habitat and restore its ecosystem. These projects can also act as educational facilities for the visitors, showcasing NEOM’s environmental initiatives.
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-U :2 SD: .3% T3: 1.9% 0.1%
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T - Natural Landscape T2 - Modified Natural T3 - Tourism Service
The Marine & Land Use Plan acts as a concluding component of the Regional Plan, which has been derived from NEOM’s vision as illustrated in the Conservation, Technology and Visitor Experience Frameworks. This Marine and Land Use Plan will be a flexible framework, suggesting a range of uses within its land use definitions, but not prescribing. Its flexibility will function as a future-proof for the region, allowing for the adaptation to the dynamic evolution of markets and economies, as well as mobility and infrastructure technologies, while addressing the timeless issues of connectivity, access, and protection for strategic regional growth.
T4 - Reserved T5-T7 - Urban Areas SD - Special District SD-U - Special District Utility MT1 - Marine Park and Research MT2 - Marine Conservation and Habitat Protection MT3 - General Marine Use
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Most of the urban growth at NEOM will be concentrated within the Line and NIC, with smaller settlements at the other regional development sites. This leaves the rest of the 26,500 square kilometer region open for other uses – primarily for environmental conservation with some areas designated for tourism.
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规划高铁站
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS
LUZHOU NEW NORTHERN TOWN (12 Sq. Km) LUZHOU, SICHUAN, CHINA LuZhou New Northern Town site is located in the north outskirt of Luzhou City, north to Yangtze River and east to Tuo River. The site area is approximately 12 sq.km.. The City has created a land use plan as an urban expansion prior to this master planning effort.
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ented regional business center as well as a high quality and high standard residential mixed use neighborhood to attract high profile talents to move in and make a home in LuZhou.
In early 2017, a Free-Trade Zone in Sichuan Province is entitled by the National Government China. This Zone consists of three sub-zones with a total area of 120 sq.km. spreading in Chengdu City and Luzhou City. The sub-zone located in Luzhou has an area of 20 sq.km. and its164 hectare area is located within New Northern Town, on the SW Corner of the site. The designated program is for “Modern Business Services” - a new vision different from the previous while the land use plan was made.
The Plan creates an eco-open space system featured with lake / stream / river / hill and parks. Headquarter offices, communities services and HIGH-SPEED RAIL STATION schools are well positioned. The road system is well integrated into the surrounding city grid, and two distinguished landscaped roads, a Lake Drive (connect up the major natural & newly planned lakes, ponds and parks) and a Hill Drive (connecting the existing university campus to the nine-lion moutains), will bring residents and visitors with pleasant and unique experience when they walk, bike or drive in this new town.
In order to realign the New Town’s Land Use Plan to the New Vision and New Development Program, the New Plan develops new planning principles and goals to create a place as a High-Speed rail ori-
The new Plan for the Northern New Town will indicate a new era for Luzhou City to grow to be a Business Service City while it keeps its historic image as a port city.
LAND USE PLAN ROLLING HILLS & RIVER
LAND USE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONCEPT
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北部新城占地面积 1,200 公顷 其中自贸区占地 面积164 公顷
NEW FREE-TRADE ZONE PROGRAM ON SITE
OPEN SPACE PLAN
SITE PHOTO 2017
A new regional business center a new high-standard mixed-use community NEW TOWN CORE AREA LAND USE PLAN
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XIAKE AVENUE 徐霞客大道 MAIN STREET 马镇主街
NO.1 LINE LIGHT RAIL STATION 未来一号轨道线车站
MEDOW / PLAZA 水边活动草坪 / 广场
THEME PARK ZONE
RECREATIONAL ISLAND
主题公园区
休闲小岛
XIAKE HOME XIAKE MUSEUM 徐霞客故居 博物馆 RESORT HOTEL 度假酒店
LOCATION MAP
XU-XIA-KE DREAMEAST RESORT (6 Sq. Km) JIANGYIN, JIANGSU, CHINA DreamEast XiaKe International Resort is located in Jiangyin, WuXi County, Jiangsu Province, China. The project site area is approximately 600 hare. It is divided by an existing freeway. On the existing site, there are abundant water: a number of fish ponds, a canal connecting Yangtze River to TaiHu - one of the biggest fresh water lake in China, a river on its south side, and lakes at various sizes.
主题林荫大道 THEME PARK PARKWAY
商业文化水街 PEDESTRIAN RETAIL STREET
湿地公园 / 鱼塘 / 鱼市 WETLAND PARK / FISH PONDS / FISH MARKET 商业文化街 PEDESTRIAN RETAIL STREET
The Development Vision is to create a place in remembrance of an influential geographer and traveler in China history, to create a place for people to experience the local authentic culture and history, to celebrate the prosperities and abundance of harvest. 农田 / 农业旅游 FARM LAND / AGRI-TOURISM
The Planning Concept of islands is inspired by the existing nature’s features: abundant water and its beauty, fish ponds, wetlands and farming fields. A City Light Rail station is planned at the west intersection of the main street of town. The Plan creates a landscaped pedestrian path leading visitors through the town main street into the Xiake Resort – a Place aiming to attract people traveling through an FROM S-E TOWARD N-W
SELECTED CONCEPT: ISLANDS
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ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT: ISLANDS
ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT: WETLANDS
ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT: COUNTRYSIDE
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FROM N-W LOOK TO S-E NIGHT VIEW
existing and planned advanced regional highspeed rail system. The Plan creates a retail / entertainment block at the entrance of the Resort. Purposely it will conveniently serve the local residents and future visitors to enjoy authentic local foods at waterfront restaurants, to celebrate leisure time at waterfront meadow and plaza with open lake views (such as holiday events). The existing big lake is used as an organizer to place a Xiake Museum, a memorial park, culture facilities, a concert hall, common spaces for big events / festival activities, a pedestrian street programmed with retail, galleries and restaurants. Parking, retail and themed
parks are positioned well to link to the Water Street. A Resort hotel is located adjacent to the Themed Park and the Water Street. The residential neighborhoods are organized by canals, streams and lakes. Each neighborhood has its unique characteristics: water features and views, community service centers, schools, and recreational open spaces. They have their own privacy from the public tourism programs. This Resort will become a place for people to visit to experience the authentic history and culture, to be inspired to love the nature, to taste the local foods, to be recharged through a weekend getaway.
Locality, Authenticity, Knowledge Themed Park SITE PHOTOS
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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ZONES
OPEN SPACE CONCEPT
ABUNDANT WATER RESOURCES
LAND USE PLAN
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