Urban Design Portfolio by daniellwh

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URBAN DESIGN & PLACEMAKING Daniel Lui 2018-2023

ABOUT ME

A passionate, quality-driven and collaborative

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young graduate stepping into the practical

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realm of professional services and the urban betterment movement of our society.

Urban design enthralled me with its power to shape vibrant, equitable cities. As urban areas worldwide continue to evolve, the need for human-centric design is more pressing than ever. Through graduate studies and professional roles, I have cultivated specialized skills and an inspired mindset to enact positive change for a sustainable built environment. My lifelong fascination with how spaces, places, and cities interact led me to this meaningful career path. Since my undergraduate degree in Urban Studies, I have been eager to comprehend the complex forces that mold the urban realm, and how thoughtful design can forge inclusive and sustainable communities. This enthusiasm drove me to pursue a graduate degree in urban design. Immersive studios in spatial analysis, masterplanning, and public realm enhancements have honed both my practical abilities and my steadfast commitment to prioritizing people’s wellbeing through adaptation and thoughful strategies. This portfolio encapsulates some of my interesting academic projects, spanning urban design, regeneration, spatial strategies, form-based codes, public space activation, integrated sustainability, and research-driven design application. These works exemplify my core interests and beliefs in uplifting cities through context-sensitive design. I am delighted to discuss how my diverse capabilities and passion can enable impactful urban design opportunities ahead. Together, we will shape more livable, just, and resilient cities for all.

RESUME

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

2022-2023

MSC URBAN DESIGN AND CITY PLANNING A unique focus on urban design as a creative planning tool and the interface between urban design and city planning; offers a comprehensive understanding and exposure to urban design theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on its interface with key dimensions of planning, real estate and sustainability. -

Expected Grade: Distinction

Module Examples: »

Collaborative City Planning Strategies

City Planning

Design and Real Estate

Sustainable Futures by Design

Urban Design: Place Making

Urban Design: Layout, Density and Typology

Urban Design: Design Guidance, Incentive and Control

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

2018-2022

BA URBAN STUDIES An interdisciplinary, studio-based and professionally-oriented programme places a strong emphasis on understanding the dynamics of cities and systems of cities; and the way public policy, urban management and design interventions interact positively and negatively with the spontaneous social and economic processes that make up city life.

Obtained Grade: First Honour

Dean’s Honour List of the Faculty of Architecture: 2019-2020; 2020-2021

Module Examples: »

BIM, CIM and New Urban Data Applications

Development Appraisal Studio

Design Graphics Studio

Development Scenarios and Impact Assessment Studio

Urban Planning & Management

Urban Policy & Governance

Urban Process and City Design Studio

WORK EXPERIENCE GALLIARD HOMES LTD

2023-Present

GRADUATE: SUSTAINABILITY & URBAN DEVELOPMENT -

Conducted development appraisals and UK planning policy research.

Contributed in Implementing and auditing sustainable management system (ISO-14001).

Engaged in multi-disciplinary collaboration for design management within RIBA Work Stages.

TOWNLAND CONSULTANT LTD

Summer 2022

SUMMER INTERNSHIP -

Assisted in drafting planning applications and tender preparation.

Contributed in planning research and feasibility studies.

SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD

Spring 2022

PART-TIME ASSISTANT -

Assisted in material preparation and relevant land/real estate research.

URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY

Summer 2021

SUMMER INTERNSHIP -

Contributed in the urban regeneration and real estate with and GIS input.

Assisted in the development of Urban Renewal Information System (URIS) for planning, urban regeneration, design and spatial analysis.

Contributed in the award-winning entry for the Research Team of the Year in RICS Award 2021: Hong Kong.

VOLUNTARY SERVICE HONG KONG GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ASSOCIATION

2020-2022

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

AWARD 1st Runner-up HK Green Building Council “My Green Building Space Student Competition 2021” 2nd Runner-up Esri(China Hong Kong) Ltd “Young Scholar Award 2021”

I.T. PROFICIENCY -

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign)

Autodesk Revit

Autodesk AutoCAD

Chaos Enscape & Vray

GIS Esri ArcGIS

Microsoft Office Suite

Rhinoceros 3D (/Grasshopper)

Google Sketchup

CONTENT Key Projects 01

Unlocking South Poplar

Plaistow Wharf Urban Design Code

Beyond Traditional Boundaries

Themed Projects 04

Design x COVID-19: HMP Hollway

Design x Sustainability: Kinetifying Wimbledon

Design x Technology: Energising To Kwa Wan

Design x Planning: Kwu Tong North NDA

The Future Journey Ahead...

A visualisation of the existing conditions of a private wharf in Hong Kong.

UNLOCKING SOUTH POPLAR Year of Completion:

2022

Location:

South Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London

Category:

Masterplanning, Spatial Design, Design Strategy

During the commencing design stage of any development, part of the discussion has always been deciding the appropriate density and thus associated layouts, scales, typologies and heights. Attempting as a”professional design team” to envision the ideal situation for a regeneration scheme, the design studio presented a challenging site with interesting prerequisite parameters (e.g. all buildings should be under 30m). Besides, the importance of spatial characteristics and contextual analyses was emphasised, aiding the design-led approach to generate alternative spatial compositions of urban tissue and bring tailor-made strategies and targets for adapting urban forms and functions to local liveability needs and interests.

SITE ANALYSIS

The DLR depot further weakens site development potenThe busy transport corridor physically separates the site and weakens the permeability of pedestrians while worsen-

tials and the residential incompatibility of the infrastructure leaves a gap for an integrated masterplanning approach.

ing air and noise pollution of the neighbourhood.

The site is situated beside the skyscrapers of financial district, which tall buildings and commercial uses causes polarised morphological shadowing effects and functional differences.

The Billingsgate Market is a local business centre with cultural values are precious for consideration within the masterplanning process to cater local needs.

DESIGN GOALS

High Density & Quality

Active Movement

High density is not always

Addressing the physical

equivalent to high rise. The

separation and transport

requires

scheme proposes a balanced

burden,

design

mix of housing options to

shall put forth interven-

es support and welcome

eas for commercial stimula-

accommodate a diverse and

tions and spatial recon-

urban liveability within the

tion, reinforcing employment

inclusive community (i.e. fam-

figurations that facilitate

site, (i.e. creation of blue-

opportunities and incorpo-

ily-size flats are prioritised in

both site-wide and neigh-

green spaces and foster-

rating energy-efficient build-

Parkside Residence).

bourhood-wide

ing a community hub).

ings).

urban

Place-shaping

connec-

high-quality

Inbuilt Resilience

scheme

Equipping the area for future

atten-

challenges with flexibility and

tion to how public spac-

robustness (i.e. mix-use ar-

special

tions and promote active transport.

STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS

Further

enabling

active

transport neighbourhood with

Relocating local market and busi-

Utilising underpass spaces as the centre gar-

ness opportunities into a new

den to welcome and share public leisure in-

community centre

terests

less restrictions by leveling DLR trackes

Sinking Aspen Way to Limit vehicle drive-

Reduce building heights by

Rotating plot and building orienta-

throughs and re-establishing spatial con-

scaling down northward

tions to optimise sunlight penetration

nectivity within the site

for a coherent skyline

with local public square per block

The scheme strived to envision a high-density neighbourhood where renewed environment bring new opportunities for residents and citisens. While striking a balance between development prospects and spatial design quality, peoplecentric and evidence-based design process are crucial to bring inspirations into impactful interventions.

Visualisation of public spaces and urbanscape within residential areas and the train station, as well as the 3D render (Collaborative works).

PLAISTOW WHARF URBAN DESIGN CODE Year of Completion:

2023

Location:

Royal Docks, Newham, London

Category:

Masterplanning, Spatial Design, Governance & Control

Furthermore, I was introduced to the process of design governance, incentive and control. Understanding urban design as a process for shaping places, I explored the role of government in securing a better designed built environment, introducing to the range of tools to both define and implement clear public design aspirations and influences on urban design. The design coding process assists the formulation of guidance, supporting good development schemes in masterplanning, spatial design and more. Through interlocking guidance, the studio discusses the role of urban design to secure quality and efficiency of spaces and places.

30m

9m 30m 9m

18m

9m 9m

100m

Canning Town

Canary Wharf

Royal Dock

North Greenwich West Silvertown

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Achieve Sustainability

Link Green Spaces & Blue Vistas

Forge a Mixed-use Neighbourhood

Respect Historical & Cultural Heritage

Foster Legible Place-shaping

Promote Active & Accessible Transport

The Design Code sets a benchmark or excellent development and is meant to be used by developers. It lays out a vision and ideas or developing a baseline standard of quality and practise or considering planning applications of the Plaistow Wharfdevelopment. The Code offers design guidelines and standards that are particular to the development in order to guarantee that the vision is carried out for future inhabitants and users. While the illustrative masterplan shows spatial and functional proposals, the design guide facilitate urban design as public policies for positioning and suggesting good guidance with site-specific considerations and local contexts.

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9m 6m

9m 9m

18m

9m 30m

18m 9m

18m

9m 9m

100m

A prerequisite is the design and masterplanning vision for the area. Aligning with the design-led approach, a regulatory plan is formulated to indicate spatial parameters and initiate discussions on the site-specific design code for the large development site.

Residential Commercial Community Light Industrial, Cultural Green Open Space

Development Boundary

Minimum Street Width

Public Surveillance

100m

URBAN FABRIC, DENSITY & HEIGHT

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

Coding is prioritised to regulate development extents,

Regulating suggested building typologies is necessary

establish foundation of townscapes, and control build-

to facilitate coherent urbanscapes and block grains.

ing massing configuration. In order to guide master-

While flexibility is possible, the suggested distribu-

planning and development process in such direction,

tion of courtyard blocks (red) and hybrid masionette

attention to blocks and plots, building lines and set

blocks (blue) influences building density as well, while

backs, street views and neighbourhood vistas are im-

the layout, massing and building rhythm are structured

portant to foster good urban design.

to enhance spatial and functional coherence.

100m

IDENTITY & URBAN CHARACTER

KEY AREA: WATERFRONT PROMENADE

Design coding assists in creating legible townscape

A specific design code is structure to strategise wa-

with adaptive strategies, as well as respecting histori-

terfront activation and riverside enjoyment with sus-

cal and cultural identity of the site. Multiple strategies

tainability. The Team acknowledges the importance

are advised for developers to follow, such as wayfind-

of a well-designed riverfront promenade to the com-

ing guidance and the optimisation of corner buildings,

munity and neighbourhood, thus suggests guidance

human-scale architectures, entrances and landmarking

particularly on spatial wellcomeness, placemaking in

to realise an activated and well-design public realm.

activating the public space and water-based activities.

BEYOND TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES Year of Completion:

2023

Location:

Lower Lea Valley, London

Category:

Design Strategy, Urban Intervention, Activation & Revitalisation

As a Major Research Project (MRP), I came across with the opportunity to undergo urban design research, applying research findings and case studies into design application. The project investigates the potentials of strategising riverside neighbourhoods through rethinking urban riverfronts. Urban riverfronts present complex design challenges and opportunities for fostering sustainable and socially inclusive revitalization, while views have risen to influence the restoration of the cityriver harmony to reclaim urban rivers back into society. Urban regeneration, often viewed as the solution for improving river spaces, further optimised riverfront corridors as a “by-product” for riverside developments. On the contrary, existing riverside neighbourhoods, have yet to bring attention to its neglected riverfronts. Using London’s rivers as the study area, the project examines alternatives to conventional large-scale urban regeneration approaches, retrofitting urban riverfront for today and future public interests, integrating concepts such as landscape ecology, human-river interaction, adaptive design, flood-risk consideration, and more. Key findings demonstrate opportunities for sensitive retrofits and infill to enhance habitat, hydrology, and river access through public-private partnerships and grassroots stewardship initiatives. This research contributes conceptual design guidance and policy implementation support for riparian owners and stakeholders. It advances theories and practices for local sustainable neighbourhood riverfront revitalisation.

QUESTION 1 Public Health & Wellbeing

What factors constitute the argument of

Living with Water

rediscovering urban riverfronts?

Riverside Urbanity

River Cities Flood Resilience

Human Modification

Sense of Place Human-river Interaction

QUESTION 2 Urban Rivers

How current policies and design practice support riverside strategies and

Dynamic Process CITY-RIVER

riverfront design?

QUESTION 3 How may rethinking enhance sustainability and liveability in urban neighbourhoods?

Ecological Balance

HARMONY

Flood Risk Vulnerability

urban riverfronts

Social Interaction

Adaptability

Urban Riverfront Negligence & Distancing

Degraded Ecology Privatised Riverside Regeneration

INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE RIVERFRONT DESIGN Restrictive & Unwelcoming Access

Sustainable Urban Design

Watersensitive Urbanism River Rehabilitation

Adaptive Design

MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY

Banktop

Bank

Floodplain

Channel

Floodplain

Bank

Riverside Strategy The new standalone riverside strategy shows great potenInfrastructural

Promenade/ Towpath

Building

tials of addressing transformation of neighbourhood river-

Natural

fronts, yet from New York’s experience, conceptual design aspiration should be included.

Natural Limit

Flood Limit

Process Limit

Practical Guidance

Superimposition

The current design guidelines are in lack of integrated approach for addressing multi-functionality of riverfront spac-

The current roles of urban rivers have drastically changed, with less industrial responsibilities and

es, namely the consideration of water-based amenities, natural habitats, and flood resilience.

more about being the city and developments’ scenic backdrop for economic benefits. Yet, riverfronts are

less

design-focused

within

development

Public Advisory

schemes, and remain restricted interactions with the

More community groups and public bodies concern about

neighbourhood as well as the natural environment

urban rivers conditions as well as its optimisation, such that

from design and management perspectives. Existing

river restoration actions quickly spread, Many also urged to

neighbourhood riverfronts are less discussed while

bring closer river-human relationships.

new ideas concentrate on new schemes only.

CASE STUDIES

AVON RIVER PRECINCT Christchurch

CHICAGO RIVERWALK EXPANSION Chicago

TAICHUNG LIUCHUAN RIVER RESTORATION Taichung, Taiwan

SUINING SOUTH RIVERFRONT PARK China

THE WILD MILE Chicago

EAST SIDE COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECT New York

Design Principle

VISION Inclusive and resilient riverfront that balance and reconcile city-river relationships while addressing future senarios

Design Strategy

Design Tool

Extending Spatial Connection

Placing Over the Water DP 1 ASSOCIATION

Passing Through the Water

Intermediate Level

Underwater Step

Floating Boardwalk

Stepping Stone

Water Play Space

Landscaped Floodplain Path

Shared Space Promenade

Launch & landing

Landscaped Superlevee

Lagoon Island

Retention Basin

Integrated Street Furniture

Intermediate Level

Re-meandering

Boardwalk Belt

Viewing Pavillion

Edge Plantation

Habitat Raft

Bird Rookery

Subsurface Habitat Curtain

Design Objective FOSTER HUMAN-RIVER INTERACTIONS

Multifunctionality

INTEGRATE FLOOD RESILIENCE

People-centric Activation DP 2 ACTIVATION

REHABILITATE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS

ENHANCE RIVERFRONT SPATIAL QUALITIES

Water-based Activities

The design toolkit is an abstract for illustrative purposes.

DESIGN TOOLKIT

Public Space Integration

Landscape Integration

Delivery Tool DP 3 ADAPTATION

Engagement Strategy

Making Space for River

Management Strategy Implementation Strategy Adaptability Benchmark Making River Dynamic Evident

Exploring River Assets DP 4 APPRECIATION

Educating Natural Process

Purifying Water Quality

Supporting Natural Habitat DP 5 ACCLIMATISATION

Discovering the potentials of rethinking neighbourhood riverfronts, the Research optimise urban design as public policy tools to aid regeneration and riverside developments. Methods involve capturing valuable lessons from contemporary global case studies and mindmapping policy linkages, that facilitate the creation of the toolkit, consisting of not only spatially interventional strategies, but also guiding principles and delivery approaches to incorporate both design and management into discussion. Ultimately, the toolkit would like to contribute to a refining process for better riverside neighbourhoods that could be done for activating and future-proofing existing riverside communities.

Through redesigning public spaces and river edges

through

incorporating

integrated

landscaping, retrofitting and multi-functioning public furniture, neighbourhood riverfronts may

welcome

residents

while

providing

opportunities for natural river rehabilitation and better biodiversity. Also, flood risks can be mitigated within integrated designs.

DESIGN APPLICATION

BOW RIVER VILLAGE

To visualise and test the design toolkit, 2 sites

A residential

are selected for application regarding varying

neighbourhood that

site contexts and conditions (thus different

could capture better

outcomes).

river optimisation and flood resilience.

CITYVIEW POINT A multi-owner residential cluster with underutilised riverfront spaces and environment.

SCENARIO DESIGN 0

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The river context influences greatly on the design considerations. Therefore, design applications and strategies for neighbourhood riverfronts shall take different scenarios into account.

Axonometric view of illustrative application of design (Bow River Village)

Scenarios of Cityview Point riverfronts

Built in 1852, the Holloway Women’s Prison was one of the few early female-only prisons that incarcerate suffragettes and offenders in the UK.

HMP HOLLOWAY Year of Completion:

2021

Location:

Holloway, Islington, London

Category:

Site Planning, Spatial Design, Design Strategy

This site-planning and spatial design exercise allow discussions of contemporary residential-led developments. Going-through the studio during the period of COVI19, the health and wellbeing of residents become a heated topic, extending beyond daily behaviours and influencing urban design and development practices as well. With the regeneration of the Holloway Women’s Prison, opportunities arise to explore urban design under the post-pandemic era, exploring a self-sufficient, affordable, and resilient neighbourhoood. Here, adaptability is highlighted, regarding how design solutions and strategies are generated with considerations from emerging city issues.

Upholding the promotion of urban health and well-bieng, it is crucial to think how urban design prioritises leisure needs on site. In particular, the central plaza illustrates the goal of promoting urban health and wellbeing in site. the plaza is one major venue for residents to play, relax and socialize. Inspired by the recent pandemic, the design echoes the slogan of “social distancing”, which circular platforms act as “private spaces” for different scales of activities.

Rooftop Garden

Access Point

Central Plaza

Vehicular Flow 0

100m

Courtyard Garden Urban Forest 0

100m Sports Ground

Illustrative rendering of the central plaza and pavillion.

Also, the central plaza is linked to the underground carpark through the pavilion in the middle, aligning with the intention of a “car-free neighbourhood” at street level. The absence of car dominance contributes better air quality and less noise impacts to a better community health and well-being.

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KINETIFYING WIMBLEDON Year of Completion:

2023

Location:

Wimbledon Station, Merton, London

Category:

Design Intervention, Station Public Realm

Designing urban areas with the aim of achieving sustainability is gaining popularity and attention to enhance cityscapes with awareness to all the aspects of sustainability: social, cultural, economic, and environmental. In thinking how urban design will facilitate sustainable future cities, innovation become critical to accelerate the process. Coming across with opportunities to reflect on possible sustainable future cities, the studio allowed attempts to address sustainability and climate-changing issues that are currently at the forefront of the debate on urban design and city planning. Among all solutions, renewable energy sources can be an extraordinary method to tackle energy issue. The increasing need for sustainable green energy has led to investigation of innovative energy harvesting approaches. The proposal envisions an energy-renewable neighbourhood through piezoelectric floor tiles. Capturing kinetic energy through footstepping, scholars suggest that piezoelectric cells in high density areas helps in facilitating energy-self sufficiency, with advantages such as high sensitivity, great output capacity and more.

With reference to TFL’s Station Public Realm design guidance, flow of movement remain highly-prioritised in the design.

Consideration with features for people to dwell and play

Consideration with features for people to socialise and leisure

100m

Recycling energy for public art, lighting and transport information.

Incoporating piezoelectric floor tiles into urban station public realm design, in the context of Wimbledon Station, the proposal aims to utilise kinetic energy from growing pedestrain flow, applying for energy needs around the public space, the station, and further connect to the local power grid to supply renewable energy while enhancing public participation to

recognise

urban

sustainability

and

energy

consumption. Capturing kinetic energy from walking pedestrians, electricity could be generated for lighting, wayfinding and landscaping purposes, circulating energy for better uses.

Before and after illustration.

ENERGISING TO KWA WAN Year of Completion:

2021

Location:

To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City, Hong Kong

Category:

BIM-GIS Integration, Site Planning, Conceptual Design

Advancing into the era of smart cities, importance of data becomes beneficial to suggest urban and development solutions. The incorporation of geospatial technologies, namely Geographic Information System (GIS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), presented great potentials to be applied to design schemes. Applying GIS, BIM and their integration (CIM), I was introduced with how technology can be utilised in understanding contexts, as well as justifying and evaluating design impacts. For GIS, the ability to document, organise and visualise geospatial data allows comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the site. Whereas BIM brings easy building modelling within sophisticated structures and detailed components. By simulating the BIM building model within the 3D GIS environment, the analysis could utilise geospatial data to choose suitable design schemes with simulations and impact assessments in relation to the surroundings, aiding professionals’ decisionmaking process for the best refined options for building layouts, scales, orientations and more.

A site in To Kwa Wan is used as the application of BIM-GIS Integration in site planning and conceptual design.

Axonometric view of 3D GIS platfrom (CIM).

Building Height & Density

Solar Overshadowing

Viewshed & Visibility

Noise Impact

CIM Analysis further checks and tests design options and influence refined ideas. The combination of analysis using the spatial digital envrionment enables simulations of visibility, heat-island effects and even noises. For instance, the building design, thanks to the noise impact analysis and viewshed analysis, allocated the inner-street side of the plot as the podium garden, extending sea-viewing balconies, and more. The potential of applying such an approach onto larger-scale urban design would only be more beneficial and fascinating.

Using

city-modelling

platforms,

district-wide

after-

construction phase could be simulated, beyond aesthetic renderings with a scientific data-based system to envision future developments and future cities.

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KWU TONG NORTH NDA Year of Completion:

2022

Location:

Kwu Tung, North District, Hong Kong

Category:

Development Scenario, Regional Planning

KTN-2

Shenzhen 0

1km

Man Kam To Development Centre

The Use of GIS extends its applications on small-scale developments, but also regional planning and masterplanning scheme as well. Addressing how a region can

I&T Park

be or should be designed, a simulative platform becomes useful to project visions and strategies onto a spatially realistic digital environment. Among new development

Kwu Tung North NDA

areas, the team took initiatives to investigate the proposed planning and design proposal for the Kwu Tong North NDA. In order to understand potential impacts and evaluating justifications of the scheme, the team utilised the Environmental Impact

Sha Tin/ Lok Ma Chau Development Node

Fanling/ New

Assessment (EIA) with respective aspects from transport to demographics, ecology, noise, visual and more. Sha Tin Technolope

HK-Shenzhen Close Interaction Zone

Alignment of regional development policy

Responsible for the landscape and visual impact assessent (LVIA), I gained expertise on evaluating the drastic visual impacts of building heights from the proposed developments onto surrounding natural environment. The new building cluster will also redefine the city skyline of the district, all sacrificed for the urging housing shortage in Hong Kong.

KTN-3

KTN-4

Location map of Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSR).

1km

Operation Phase

Construction Phase

/Sheung Shui w Town

Current Phase

Furthermore, landscape conditions are analysed and estimated from existing planning to operational stages. The impacts particularly on woodlands and water resources suggest heavy disruptions and serious mitigations are to be considered.

THE FUTURE JOURNEY AHEAD... I believe excellent urban design constitutes the essential foundation for integrated city planning. Thoughtful spatial design provides the framework to then interweave sustainable mobility, accessible services, affordable housing, and supporting infrastructure—the ingredients for a high quality of life. My devotion to urban design stems from its potential to enable holistic city planning and development. By introducing interconnected, context-sensitive design moves, urban design lays the groundwork to actualize sustainable, equitable, and livable cities. It is the crucial glue binding all facets of the built realm into cohesive wholes. Post-graduation, the time has come to pursue my career and contribute meaningfully to the field. The work in this portfolio represents the knowledge I have amassed through rigorous education, collaborative projects, and professional experience. My multidisciplinary background provides me with a systems-level understanding of the complex forces shaping urban landscapes, spanning planning, design, sustainability, and governance. This comprehensive foundation enables me to devise quality design proposals and actionable strategies, utilizing innovative approaches while considering planning controls, policy objectives, sustainability benchmarks, design coordination, and geospatial data. I am committed to practicing urban design as a collaborative discipline that serves communities holistically and lays the bricks for cities where all can thrive. “Right now, walking along a rising walkway, I pace slowed down as I come across a golden rare opportunity beside me. Within, a place full of amaze and prosper, is luring me to peek through.” Yet, with an eagerness to explore and uncover, I cannot wait to dive into the boundless magic and promise of urban design, advancing theories into practice.

Rendering of sustainable city pocket park, a green oasis within the bustle and hustle.