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U R B A N R E G E N E R AT I O N Rushden Regenera•on Strategy
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UK
Coalville Regenera•on Strategy
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LEICESTERSHIRE UK
Petersburg Strategic Investment Plan
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VIRGINIA USA
Boca Raton Masterplan Update
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FLORIDA USA
CODES Coed Darcy Town Code
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WALES UK
Coed Darcy Town Building System
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WALES UK
PAT T E R N B O O K S Ellon
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SCOTLAND UK
Downtown Norfolk
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SCOTLAND UK
Prairie Trail Pa!ern Book
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SCOTLAND UK
MASTERPLANNING Dalian Avia•on Plaza
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LIAONING CHINA
Zero Island
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WALES UK
Hallesches Ufer BERLIN GERMANY
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Rushden Regenera!on NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UK ROLE Project Manager and Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT East Northamptonshire Council, UK STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2011 FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Founda!on for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlo"e Road London, EC2A 3SG SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK h"p://www.east-northamptonshire.gove. uk/downloads/Regenera!on_Strategy_-_Rushden_Town_Centre_2.pdf
Rushden was hit hard by the recession and earlier by the demise of its major employer, the shoe industry. Unlike many towns, Rushden did not receive large investments from the government or the European Union to mi!gate the loss of its industrial base. During the 70‘s and 80‘s the town‘s residen!al base grew significantly in the form of suburban sprawl. However, as the town centre was not able to meet the new retail demand, a significant re-development of the town centre was needed. A strategy and retail ac!on plan for the town centre was developed in 2010 by the Prince‘s Founda!on and DTZ which focused on reinhabi!ng the town centre, crea!ng new pedestrian and vehicular links, reinsta!ng a diverse mix of retail units, and strengthening the character of the town centre through building on the architectural vocabulary of future buildings, among others. The Regenera!on Strategy was adopted by the East Northamptonshire Council in 2011.
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1885 - Rushden the Village
1901 - Industrial Rushden
1999 - Suburban Rushden
Leon Krier Illustra!on
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Town Centre Regenera!on Strategy document (link: upper le#)
Coalville Regenera!on LEICESTERSHIRE UK ROLE Project Manager and Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT NW Leicestershire District Council, UK STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2010 FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Founda!on for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlo$e Road London, EC2A 3SG SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK h$p://www.princes-founda!on.org/what-we-do/ projects/uk/coalville-north-west-leicestershiretown-centre-regenera!on
Coalville sprung from its coal mining industry during the 1820‘s. By 1960 the last coal mine was closed, leaving the town to compete with other sub-regional centres in the Midlands without a major industry. Significant efforts had been made to a$ract tourism to the town by marke!ng it as the heart of the Na!onal Forest. In 2009, the local council asked the Prince‘s Founda!on to develop a series of re-development recommenda!ons for the town centre as a means of helping to improve the image of the town itself. The Strategy focused on a simple concept of a tradi!onal town composed of squares and streets. New pedestrian and vehicular links were recommended as a way to improve the circula!on through the town centre, and a series of opportunity areas were established as a physical framework for the redevelopment of specific areas in the centre when investment was possible. The Strategy was adopted in 2010.
1885 - Rushden the Village Proposal for new cable car public space
Proposal for redevelopment of Old High Street
1999 - Suburban Rushden
Concept: 4 new squares linked by new streets
Proposal for New Market Square
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Petersburg Regenera!on VIRGINIA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT The City of Petersburg ISSUED TO CLIENT 2007 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pi#sburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Rob Robinson: contact informa!on available upon request LINK h#p://www.virginialisc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Petersburg-Strategic-InvestmentPlan.2007.pdf
The City of Petersburg, Virginia (USA) was suffering from years of disinvestment and decay, and was seeking to iden!fy ini!a!ves that could act as catalysts for improving the quality of neighborhoods, housing stock and opportuni!es for exis!ng residents as well as a#rac!ng new residents. This six-month long planning process was designed to build consensus among stakeholders regarding ini!a!ves and strategies that would stabilize neighborhoods, create a context for public and private re-investment, and improve the quality of life for residents, businesses and community ins!tu!ons. The City commissioned UDA to develop a series of recommenda!ons for investment in the built environment. The team engaged with members of the community through a chare#e process over the course of a week. The result from the consulta!on helped inform the Neighborhood Plan, produced by the City of Petersburg.
City Vacancy Study (red indicates vacancy)
Community Charre#e Focus Groups
Investment areas iden!fied by the charre#e process
Old Town Main Street: investment area iden!fied during charre#e 3
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Boca Raton Masterplan FLORIDA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT CRA (City Redevelopment Area) ISSUED FOR PLANNING APPROVAL 2008 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pi#sburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Ray Gindroz: contact informa!on available upon request
The Masterplan Update for Boca Raton was commissioned to provide a framework for successfully realizing the Vision for Downtown Boca Raton in the context of the issues it faces today, including; a loss of density due to parking pressures from suburban sprawl in the periphery of the city, a lack of public transporta!on op!ons, a loss of a sense of place, few social/ public spaces, poor pedestrian safety, and a non-existent civic/cultural center. Understanding the perspec!ves and priori!es of the people who lived, worked and played in Boca Raton was cri!cal to the development of a successful masterplan. Ul!mately, a development masterplan was produced, along with design guidelines for new buildings which the City Redevelopment Area Commi#ee adopted soon a$er.
Masterplan Update iden!ďŹ ed redevelopment areas focused on unique civic func!ons Form-based development guidelines for downtown buildings
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Coed Darcy Town Code WALES UK ROLE Co-Author of Town Code PRIMARY CLIENT The Welsh Development Agency STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2011 FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Founda•on for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlo"e Road London, EC2A 3SG SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK h"p://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s &source=web&cd=3&ved=0CD4QFjAC&url=h"p% 3A%2F%2Fplanning.npt.gov.uk%3A8251%2Fview. aspx%3FDoc%3D294230&ei=7TYSU5aEC8SJtQbRq IGACw&usg=AFQjCNGbBSXSVyLFgGFMKwaNqaPU ykvOiA&bvm=bv.62286460,d.Yms
In 1999 The Welsh Development Agency invited The Prince‘s Founda•on to advise on the crea•on of a new ‘urban village‘ on the site of a former BP oil refinery in South-West Wales. Located between Neath and Swansea, ‘Coed Darcy‘ will be an en•re new town on 1,300 acres of brownfield land. The development of Coed Darcy is based on The Prince‘s Founda•ons‘ principles of walkable mixed-use communi•es with a village centre at the core of the development. The connec•ons between centres are supported by a public transport interchange and local rail which will improve access to Llamsamlet and Swansea. Coed Darcy incorporates 4,000 new homes of mixed price and tenure, 3,000 jobs, open space and an integrated land use pa"ern supported by a full range of services including 4 new schools and health and community facili•es. The Town Code was produced as a form based design guideline for future development phases.
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Development Boundary Key Buildings Primary Frontages Primary Street Secondary Streets Key Spaces Walking Routes Cycling Links Potential for connection into the wider locality Green Links Key Views
Sun path
View Points Indicative Bus Stop Locations
Coed Darcy masterplan
View of a typical ter•ary street
Town Centre Regenera•on Strategy document (link: upper le•) View of a typical secondary street 5
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Town Building System WALES UK ROLE Designer in collabora!on with Ben Pentreath of Working Group PRIMARY CLIENT Bri!sh Petroleum FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Founda!on for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlo"e Road London, EC2A 3SG
A town building system was developed for future development at Coed Darcy for the purpose of aiding house builders whose building stock was in need of improvement. The Prince‘s Founda!on for the Built Environment (PFBE) was in charge of developing the system alongside former PFBE designer Ben Pentreath, Working Group Ltd. The System consists of low, medium, and high density singe family houses. I am currently adding mul!-family housing types to this system.
SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request
Narrow-fronted types (townhouses)
Wide-fronted types
Example of a narrow-fronted house
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Ellon SCOTLAND UK ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT Sco!a Homes Development STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2008 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pi#sburgh, USA 15219 SENIOR PRINCIPAL Ray Gindroz: contact info. available upon request LINK h#p://www.urbandesignassociates.com/ellon/
In 2007 Sco!a Homes, a large house builder and developer in the region, asked the Prince‘s Founda!on for the Built Environment (PFBE) to produce a number of masterplans for both town extensions and green field development sites. To help inform the masterplan and house designs, an architectural pa#ern book was produced which set out block sizes, lot types, setback variances, building form and architectural details. Sco!a Homes also agreed to employ PFBE to design 12 prototype houses, mixed-use buildings, and tenements to test out the pa#ern book. During these agreements, Sco!a Homes and PFBE agreed to bring in Urban Design Associates (UDA) to produce the Pa#ern Book and design 12 prototype houses with PFBE overseeing the work. An Enquiry by Design (or charre#e) was held in the summer of 2008 in Ellon to produce the first town extension masterplan.
Ellon Masterplan
Prototype Victorian semi-detached house 7
PAT T E R N B O O K S
Prototype Georgian terrace house
Prototype Georgian corner block house
Downtown Norfolk VIRGINIA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT City of Norfolk PLANNING AUTHORITY ADOPTION 2008 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pi!sburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Ray Gindroz: contact informa"on available upon request LINK h!p://www.urbandesignassociates.com/norfolk/
Urban Design Associates (UDA) has served as urban design consultant for the City of Norfolk since 1989 when they developed the Downtown 2000 Masterplan. Ini"al interven"ons like the Tidewater Community College downtown campus and the Granby Street improvements catalyzed an en"re revitaliza"on of Norfolk‘s city center. UDA has since updated the plan twice and con"nue to inform dras"c transforma"ons to the downtown fabric including entertainment, retail, urban residen"al, mixed-use, and civic interven"ons. In 2004 the City commissioned UDA to develop a Pa!ern Book for the Downtown which would serve as a vital planning tool ensuring architectural coherence in the Center. A number of building typologies were recognized as essen"al exis"ng architectural characteris"cs of the Downtown which should inform the future regenera"on of the Downtown. Addi"onally, a few urban `addresses‘ or unique street types were also analyzed for their unique quali"es in order to inform future development.
Urban Spa"al Type: design guidelines for a downtown street
Urban Spa"al Types in downtown Norfolk
Downtown Norfolk recent and current development PAT T E R N B O O K S
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Prairie Trail Pa•ern Book IOWA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT DRA Proper!es ISSUED TO CLIENT 2008 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pi•sburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Paul Ostergaard: contact informa!on available upon request LINK h•p://www.prairietrailankeny.com/new-urbanism/
Prairie Trail is a new mixed-use community in Ankeny, Iowa based on New Urbanist design principles. The 1,031-acre project is now being developed on the site of the Iowa State University‘s research farm, in the center of Ankeny. A major feature of Prairie Trail is a new town center for Ankeny with a tradi!onal Iowa town square as its focal point. The new neighborhoods of Prairie Trail will exemplify the inherited character of the best Iowa towns; including walkable tree-lined streets, local parks and playgrounds, interconnected blocks, and a mix of housing types. Prairie Trail streets will range from gracious boulevards with planted medians to in!mate neighborhood streets and rear alleys. The masterplan has been designed with the highest standards of environmental sustainability; including state-of-the-art stornwater reten!on systems, preserva!on of wetlands and other natural features, and use of na!ve plants. The Pa•ern Book was developed a"er the masterplan to establish the lot types, setbacks, house types and styles, and landscape pa•erns in specific areas of the masterplan. Transition Area
Police Station Site
John Deere
Transition Area Greenway System S Ankeny Boulevard
Stat e St reet
SW Irvinedale Drive
Town Center
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School
Campus Precinct
Des Moines Area Community College
Masterplan of Town Center
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M U LT I FA M I LY C O M M E RC I A L
Grocery Store SW Oralabor Road
Prairie Trail Masterplan Rear Lane Right-of-Way
Rear Lane Setback 7'
Rear Property Line Rear Yard Setback Zone
10'
5' min
5' Private Zone
10' min Side Street Setback Side Street Facade Zone
15' 10'
Side Yard Setback
Front Facade Zone Front Yard Setback Front Property Line
Plan of Attached House Zones and Setbacks
Plan of house placement on the Attached House Lots
Lot setback diagram in a residen!al area
Masterplan of typical neighborhood
Streetscape of typical neighborhood
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Hallesches Ufer BERLIN ROLE Lead design consultant for Patzschke Planungsgesellscha$ PRIMARY CLIENT Private investors Design 2013-2014
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A site near Hallesches Ufer is currently being assessed by various investors in Berlin (ca. 78,000 sm of residen!al, commerial and oďŹƒce space). While the speciďŹ cs of the site are s!ll being worked out, my task was to produce a design for the site for Patzschke Planungsgesellscha$ which calculated poten!al total development, envisaged the re-use of the current skyscraper, and illustrate the architectural language.
Pedestrian view along the river front
Pedestrian view of street frontage
View of inner courtyards
Massing of development area
MASTERPLANNING
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