Urban design portfolio 01072015

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U R B A N R E G E N E R AT I O N Boca Raton Masterplan Update

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Coalville Regeneration Strategy

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Petersburg Strategic Investment Plan

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Rushden Regeneration Strategy

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FLORIDA USA

LEICESTERSHIRE

VIRGINIA

UK

USA

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

UK

D E V E LO P M E N T C O D E S Coed Darcy Town Code

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Coed Darcy Town Building System

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WALES

WALES

UK

UK

PAT T E R N B O O K S Downtown Norfolk Pattern Book VIRGINIA

USA

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Boca Raton Regeneration 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. Pittsburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Ray Gindroz: contact information available upon request

Form-based development guidelines for downtown buildings

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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: a loss of density due to parking pressures from suburban sprawl in the periphery of the city, a lack of public transportation options, a loss of a sense of place, few social/ public spaces, poor pedestrian safety, and a non-existent civic/ cultural center. My role focused on understanding the perspectives and priorities of the people who lived and worked in Boca Raton in order to produce a successful framework for future development. I created a series of design guidelines for new buildings and helped to draw the overall Masterplan which the City Redevelopment Area Committee adopted soon after the publication of the document.

Masterplan Update identified redevelopment areas focused on unique civic functions


Coalville Regeneration 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 Foundation for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlotte Road London, EC2A 3SG SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK http://www.princes-foundation.org/what-wedo/projects/uk/coalville-north-west-leicestershire-town-center-regeneration

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 centers in the Midlands (UK) without a major industry. Significant efforts had been made to attract tourism to the town by marketing it as the heart of the National Forest. In 2009, the local council asked the Prince‘s Foundation to develop a series of re-development recommendations for the town center as a means of helping to improve the image of the town itself. In developing the Coalville Regeneration Strategy as the project manager and lead urban designer, I focused on a simple concept of a traditional town composed of squares and streets. New pedestrian and vehicular links were recommended as a way to improve the circulation through the town center, and a series of opportunity areas were established as a physical framework for the redevelopment of specific areas in the center when investment was possible. The Strategy was adopted in 2010.

Proposal for new cable car public space

Proposal for redevelopment of Old High Street

Concept: 4 new squares linked by new streets

Proposal for New Market Square

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Petersburg Regeneration VIRGINIA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT The City of Petersburg ISSUED TO CLIENT 2007 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pittsburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Rob Robinson: contact information available upon request LINK http://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 identify initiatives that could act as catalysts for improving the quality of neighborhoods, housing stock and opportunities for existing residents as well as attracting new residents. During the six-month long planning process my role entailed enabling consensus among stakeholders regarding initiatives 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 institutions. As part of the design team, I engaged with members of the community through a charette process over the course of a week, after having researched planning issues for months prior to this process.

City Vacancy Study (red indicates vacancy)

Community Charrette Focus Groups

Investment areas identified by the charrette process

Old Town Main Street: investment area identified during charrette 3

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Rushden Regeneration NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UK ROLE Project Manager and Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT East Northamptonshire Council, UK STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2011 FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Foundation for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlotte Road London, EC2A 3SG SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK http://www.east-northamptonshire.gove.uk/ downloads/Regeneration_Strategy_-_Rushden_ Town_Center_2.pdf

Rushden was hit hard by the recession in 2008 and earlier by the demise of its major employer, the shoe industry. During the 70‘s and 80‘s the town‘s residential base grew significantly in the form of suburban sprawl. However, as the town center was not able to meet the new retail demand, a significant re-development of the town center was needed. As the project manager and lead urban designer, I worked with consultants to develop the strategy and retail action plan for the town center. The Strategy focused on re-inhabiting the town center, creating new pedestrian and vehicular links, reinstating a diverse mix of retail units, and strengthening the character of the town center through building on the architectural vocabulary of future buildings, among others. The Regeneration Strategy was adopted by the East Northamptonshire Council in 2011.

Regeneration Strategy Ru sh d e n Tow n Ce n t r e - E a st N or t h a m p t on sh i r e

1885 - Rushden the Village

1901 - Industrial Rushden

1999 - Suburban Rushden

Leon Krier Illustration

Town Center Regeneration Strategy document (link: upper left) R E G E N E R AT I O N

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Coed Darcy Town Code WALES UK In 1999 The Welsh Development Agency invited The Prince‘s Foundation to advise on the creation 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 entire new town on 1,300 acres of brownfield land. The development of Coed Darcy is based on The Prince‘s Foundations‘ principles of walkable mixed-use communities with a village center at the core of the development.

ROLE Co-Author of Town Code PRIMARY CLIENT The Welsh Development Agency STRATEGY ADOPTED BY CLIENT 2011 FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Foundation for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlotte Road London, EC2A 3SG

In anticipating future house builder planning submissions, I worked on the town architectural code to ensure that the 4,000 new homes of mixed price and tenure created a unique sense of place and built upon the architectural legacy of the surrounding region. The Town Code was produced as a form based design guideline for future development phases and supported the overall vision of the sustainable community.

SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request LINK 1.6.2 Legibility Plan http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s &source=web&cd=3&ved=0CD4QFjAC&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fplanning.npt.gov.uk%3A8251%2Fview. aspx%3FDoc%3D294230&ei=7TYSU5aEC8SJtQbRq IGACw&usg=AFQjCNGbBSXSVyLFgGFMKwaNqaPU ykvOiA&bvm=bv.62286460,d.Yms 1.6.2.1 The Legibility Plan highlights the key aspects, the ‘key fixes’ and urban principles of the masterplan which will help to give form to Coed Darcy. The ‘key fixes’ include the route of the main streets, the location of the principal spaces/ junctions and locations of key amenities such as schools and open spaces. It also highlights the primary buildings and frontages (formulating key groups of buildings) that will add to the overall character of the eventual community. 1.6.2.2 Also identified are the location of key views of the surrounding landscape as seen framed by the streetscape and built form.

Note: Bus routes and stop locations at this stage are indicative and will need to be agreed with the highway authority and bus operators.

1.0 Introduction

M4 Junction 43

Indicative bus routes

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 Alan Baxter

View of a typical secondary street 5

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Coed Darcy Town Code / June 2011

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View of a typical tertiary street


Town Building System WALES UK ROLE Lead Designer in collab. w/ Ben Pentreath Ltd. PRIMARY CLIENT British Petroleum FIRM / REFERENCE The Prince‘s Foundation for the Built Environment 19-22 Charlotte Road London, EC2A 3SG

While writing the Coed Darcy Town Code at The Prince‘s Foundation for the Built Environment (PFBE), I was also in charge of developing a town building system alongside former PFBE designer Ben Pentreath Ltd. The System consists of low, medium, and high density singe family house plans, which aid house builders whose building stock is in need of improvement.

SENIOR DIRECTOR Ben Bolgar: contact info. available upon request

Narrow-fronted types (townhouses)

Wide-fronted types

Example of a narrow-fronted house

CODES

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Norfolk Pattern Book VIRGINIA USA ROLE Urban Designer PRIMARY CLIENT City of Norfolk PLANNING AUTHORITY ADOPTION 2008 FIRM / REFERENCE Urban Design Associates (UDA) 707 Grant St. Pittsburgh, USA 15219 PROJECT PRINCIPAL Ray Gindroz: contact information available upon request LINK http://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. UDA has since updated the plan twice and continues to inform drastic transformations to the downtown fabric including entertainment, retail, urban residential, mixed-use, and civic interventions. In 2004 the city commissioned UDA to develop a Pattern Book for the downtown which would serve as a vital planning tool ensuring architectural coherence in the center. My role focused on developing design guidelines for future buildings so that they mesh with the architectural character of the downtown. Additionally, I helped to develop the concept of urban `addresses‘ or unique street types for the city so that the character of the streets provided the city with a variety of spaces with unique architectural qualities.

1885 - Rushden the Village

1901 - Industrial Rushden

1999 - Suburban Rushden

Leon Krier Illustration Urban Spatial Types in downtown Norfolk 7

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Downtown Norfolk recent and current development


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