A T L A N T A
URBAN DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE + CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
JOEL JASSU
URBAN DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE + CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Introduction
I was born and raised in the slums of Banda in Kampala, Uganda. I miraculously got a scholarship to join the University of Memphis to study Architecture for my undergraduate and now pursuing my masters degree at Georgia Institute of Technology. My experiences living in Uganda have shaped my understanding and empathy of design because of the many cultural experiences I bring to the table. I have spent the last six years doing start-ups and leading teams from United States, Italy, Sudan, Togo, United Kingdom and Uganda doing cross-cultural projects in Uganda. I hope to continue working on global initiatives like this particularly in Africa in the future. My professional experiences include working on different project scales with Looney Ricks Kiss in Memphis, TN and the Perkins+Will Atlanta office. The work shared in this portfolio presents projects that explore the intersection of architecture, ecology, urban design and real estate. All projects were done while residing in Atlanta with a focus on using Atlanta and its surrounding region as an urban labaratory to explore how civic infrastructure, urban design and architecture can come to make real impact particularly in fast growing metropolitan cities hence the title ATLANTA.
CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................................... iii Architecture ................................................................................................................... 05 Atlanta BeltLine . Red Squares . Woven Landscape . On-Site Banda
Urban Design + Real Estate Planning ...................................................................... 22 Bowen Homes . Covington Housing Authority . Newton Crossing . 2020 ULI Competition Entry
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Architecture Projects
URBAN DESIGN+ARCHITECTURE . COMPLETED
PROJECTS FROM 2017-2020
ATLANTA BELTLINE URBAN DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE + CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Project Overview Background World cities are defined by remarkable public spaces and that was one of the ambitions of this project. By rethinking something as simple as a bridge over North Avenue the project sought to charge the space with something that would not only be inspirational, but would be spectacular. Their challenge was to design a new bridge for the Atlanta BeltLine directly above North Avenue.
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It was a quick three weeks to project with some practical rules that included: movement across the pathway could not be interrupted; North Avenue needed be linked to the BeltLine in a thoughtful way; and the design had to capture rainwater. Beyond the program requirement, this was a project was meant to inspire conversation about great public spaces in urban Atlanta.
Design Response Project Drivers The project was focused on celebrating an already existing urban that connected a historic neighborhood to the south of the city, North Avenue, 22 mile BeltLine loop, and the edge of downtown Atlanta at Ponce City market. This was a great opportunity to create an inspirational public space that celebrated an entrance to the city and allowing the new proposed bridge to only be a part of an already existing urban node.
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With the gradual drop in topography, the project intended to make the gesture of a gate opening up the valley towards Atlanta’s skyline directly north of site. The main circular structural tube is on the same axis as North Avenue was a move to reinforce the project’s orientation to the city. The tension rods were carefully woven together to give the project a sense of lightness and elegance to allowed the suspended BeltLine to be visually celebrated as well as provide a space to pose and appreciate the Atlanta’s Skyline.
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RED SQUARES A R C H I T E C T U R E + C I V I C S PA C E + C I T Y H O U S E
Project Overview Background In 1919 the Social Democratic city council of Vienna initiated a radical program designed to reshape the social and economic infrastructure of the Austrian capital along socialist lines. The most enduring achievement of “Red” Vienna was the construction of Wiener Gemeindebauten - 400 communal housing blocks incorporated with libraries, theaters, public squares along with other public facilities. Hence the name Red Squares. 11 | Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020
While “housing” is a single component of a much larger political ‘whole’, The project operated at the confluence of urban design, architecture and civic/political infrastructure and how these factors could create a new expression of private and public space. This endeavor produced a mixed-use and mixedincome housing with a distinct interaction with the public domain.
Design Response Project Drivers The project wraps around two historic existing buildings to create a continuity between the new and old city. In order to create a blurred relationship between the private and public realm, a horizontal plane was introduced above the first floor commercial level (20 feet above broad street) creating a 35 foot tall public space below with gathering areas, theatre and resting spaces all connecting both Broad and Peachtree street seamlessly. The plate would the become the first floor and amenity level for the residential units above with perforations to allowing visual interaction vertically.
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The diagonal shading systems whose shape is informed by the relationship between Trinity Avenue and the site creates a dynamic experience by the shadows cast throughout the day. Nelson street (pedestrian only) was extended through the site to connect Broad Street and Peachtree Street. The towers were carefully spaced to allow communication between occupants across the residential towers. All units open up to a common space to allow occupants on the same level to create smaller pods of community.
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WOVEN LANDSCAPE E C O LO GY + H U M A N H I S T O R Y + A G E N C Y + C I V I C A R C H I T E C T U R E
Project Overview Background Woven Landscape proposes a symbolic measurement of Amicalola Falls site’s history through a series of events embedded in vertical structures connected with hemp. The essence is to provoke a discovery, gathering and research environment through a non-linear story telling approach. In addition, it will serve as an interface between ecology and history as well as a learning and interactive experience. 15 | Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020
The dates selected for this story run from 1721 with the cession of the Cherokee nation to north Georgia, until present day. The project’s ephemeral condition, due to the use of woven hemp, maintain iterations coming every two to three years. Therefore, creates an ever changing condition through Amicalola Falls State Park. Project Team: Joel Jassu, Chelsea Davis, Solangely Rivera
Design Response Project Drivers We call to order precisely 297 years of history dating back to 1721, when the cession of the Cherokee nation from their own territory first began. 297 wooden poles intricately placed in the ground provide the basis of experience. Through the poles we weave together the historical framework that has been set. With this we track a story and continuously connect and reconnect one event to another in hopes of communicating a history that cannot be told otherwise. Upon entering the site, you are greeted by a host of poles standing 30 feet tall.
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Upon entering the site, you are greeted by a host of poles standing 30 feet tall. Held firmly in the ground and protected below grade by repurposed bitumen coating, each is impressed as a very specific markers of time. Creating opportunities for enclosure and varying spatial types, the organizational pattern of the posts alone relay undertones of a non-linear connectivity. Changing densities and weaving patterns create space in the site in a way that allows the visitor to inform their own journey.
ON-SITE BANDA URBAN HOUSING + ARCHITECTURE + MATERIALS
Project Overview Background Banda is a hill that lies in Nakawa Division, within Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Banda also refers to the neighborhoods on the slopes of the hill and between Banda Hill and Kireka, extending all the way to the Kampala-Jinja Highway. Characterised by extremely poor housing and drainage conditons, the slum has seen water contamination and disease outbreaks become common space. 18 | Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020
This project seeks to reimagine how new ways of material assembly can play a role in conserving a valley that was once covered with rich forest and wetland life, set new standards of resource managemnet as well as providing a solution for the hosuing crisis in the slum for both Kyambogo University students and the local residents.
Design Response
DWELLING
Each dwelling unit will serve one university student.
GARDEN
Many people depend on agriculture so the garden is used to provide daily food and manage storm water.
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STREET
OWNER
GARDEN
Water filtration systems allows water to be filtered and slowed down before reaching the reserve.
Owns the property and is the sole care taker of the RESERVE .
Garden as the core of life in developing countries. In this case it also helps with storm water management.
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WELL
RESERVE
CREEK
Approximate location of the well used for irrigation, domestic use and construction.
Trees for wood and earth for other materails are all onsite. The reserve is the final water filtration area before the over flow enters the bounding creek.
The highly contaminated creek drains the entire valley and provides water for irrigation and some people with no clean water supply use it for domestic use.
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Urban Design Projects URBAN DESIGN+REAL ESTATE PLANNING . COMPLETED
PROJECTS FROM 2017-2020
BOWEN HOMES URBAN DESIGN + HYDROLOGY + CITY PLANNING
Project Overview Background The project aims to answer very broad questions of Climate change, how to retrofit urban infrastructure, and how retrofitting automobile dominated sites can be done by working collaboratively with the Georgia Conservancy, the Westside Watershed Alliance and environmental engineering consultants to prepare a new master plan for NPU-G - In this case former Bowen Homes site.
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The challenge to NPU-G, is to contribute ecologically to the repurposing of Proctor Creek, while also guiding and stimulating future real estate development, and addressing gentrification in creative ways. Project Team: Joel Jassu (Team Lead), Shuyi Huang, Tiffany MooYoung, Rajhasurya Ashok
Design Response Three Focus Areas The goal for the redesign of Bowen Homes is to reduce the stormwater runoff within the Proctor Creek Watershed, reducing runoff downstream into the Chattahoochee River. Implementing these green infrastructure strategies will infiltrate, filter and treat water so the overall quality is improved, as well as save money by reducing the reliance on storm water diversion. The development perspective goal of the Bowen Homes is to establish an urban framework so the site has flexibility in the future to accommodate commercial, residential, and recreational needs for future growth.
Carey Park Since the it is located on top of the water shed, there was need for a retrofit to infill the empty lots, increase connectivity and create water management strategies to improve the quality of water down stream. Bowen Homes This is the main part of the project that is very disconnected to the rest of the neighborhood and development of new housing and mixed use could not happen without careful management of water. A.D William Creek and Park The restoration of the creek is vital to improve the water quality, reduce flooding and provide a new amenity for the development.
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Bowen Homes Built in 1964, named after John W. E. Bowen, Sr. In 2008, 913 residents had to leave the complex of 104 buildings, which contained 650 units . Bowen Homes was the last large family housing project left in Atlanta and its demolition on June 3, 2009. 1
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LEGEND 1. Proposed Road Network 2. Zoning 3. Building Typology 4. Building Count 5. Green Infrastructure
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Water Management After being contaminated and abandoned for generations, Proctor Creek itself is currently being developed as a green-way trail from near downtown to the Chattahoochee River and beyond. This is the main part of the project that is very disconnected to the rest of the neighborhood and development of new housing and mixed use could not happen without careful management of water. 1. Residential Park 2. Water Management Details
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COVINGTON HOUSING HOUSING STUDY + HYDROLOGY + CITY PLANNING + DEVELOPMENT
Project Overview Background This was a housing study done along with Georgia Conservancy for the Covington Housing Authority. The aim of the study was to understand how and where new housing can be located close Convington’s downtown square close to support services. The study involved the examining of existing street networks and proposing new connections, identifying and leveraging
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creek beds within 2 miles of the downtown square, identifying underutilized lots that could be used for future development and selection unique site typologies and providing proposals in form of drawings and sketches. The priority was placed on empty lots near the downtown square to simply demonstrate where Covington to bring people downtown.
Design Response
Existing Built Environment Covington square is the core surrounded by sub-urban development and broken street networks. 30 | Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020
Stitching the City Together New street connections were identified to from major east-west and north-south connections.
New Framework New network of trails, creeks and streets to move people and support future development.
Site Typology 1
Full Block Development Next to the downtown square, a full block could be development to have retails and housing.
Pedestrians Alleys Safe paths dedicated to pedestrians only.
Gathering Spaces Pedestrians paths connecting to small intimate places of gathering.
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Site Typology 2
Partial Block Developments Smaller block infills can provided unique corner store opportunities and housing above.
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Scale Appropriate scale for Covington downtown.
“Underdeveloped Land�
Leveraging the Creek New development can happen in areas that may not be expected to be developed.
Ecological Assets Not only is the creek an ecological assets, it is also an amenity for the residents.
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NEWTON CROSSING U R B A N D E S I G N + H Y D R O LO G Y + C I T Y P L A N N I N G + D E V E LO P M E N T
Project Overview Background Newton Crossing addressees the social-economic and geographic disparities with the shrinking middle class of Covington and Newton county by activating spaces that all people across generations can enjoy and flourish. By developing affordable live-work units integrated within a complete streets network, people with a variety of life-styles can be accommodated with the development. 35 | Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020
The design standards encourage a pedestrian friendly environment that fosters safe mobility for all people especially the elderly who may have mobility issues. By establishing a robust neighborhood commercial core and residential variety, people within the shrinking middle class can support each other and work from home or within walking distance.
Design Elements
Regulating Plan The master plan accommodate a variety of uses and provides development flexibility.
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Nodes Major Road Connections. Residential Nodes
Street Network Major State Roads Complete Streets Safe Pedestrian Ways
The Interchange
Intersection Retrofitted new intersections helps reduce traffic speed and make it safer for pedestrians.
Commercial Core Establishing a commercial core to support economic activities within the middle class. Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020| 37
Residential Cores
Residential Squares Creates smaller intimate places for planned and unplanned encounters.
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Residential Cores Residential cores support the commercial core.
Building Resilience
Restored Creek Provides a neighborhood wide amenity for leisure and exercise.
Local Wastewater Systems District wide stormwater management reduces residents impacts fees and pressure on the city’s stormwater plant. Joel Jassu // Design Portfolio // Sept. 2020| 39
Connections
Access Connect disjointed neighborhoods to the commercial and residential cores.
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Slope The site is located at the bottom of the watershed bounded by a rich and active swamp.
ULI 2020 COMPETITION REAL ESTATE + HYDROLOGY + CITY PLANNING + TRANSPORTATION
LIVING R
SPACES IN WHICH LIFE OCCURS AT ALL SCALES
MS
“Overlapping three distinct and diverse neighborhood fabrics within this urbanizing transit-oriented development, “Living Rooms” promotes bold new placemaking by preserving, enhancing and adding to these cultural fabrics through resilient public spaces and equitable density for Miami’s future.” PHASE I: ACTIVATING AN AXIS
PHASE II: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
PHASE III: REDEFINING LIVING
APARTMENT HOTEL RETAIL CONDO OFFICE
RESIDENTS WITH NEW MASS TRANSIT ACCESS
PUBLIC
TOD DEFINED BUILD-OUT
6&7
18
19
20
21
14 15 & 16
LAND DISTRIBUTION PHASE I TOTAL: 716,721 SF Land Distribution Phase I
113,824
CENTRAL TO CULTURE AND ARTS DISTRICTS
-
99,968
113,824
130,664
90,676
Parking 18.23%
130,664
Public Space 0.00% Parking 18.23%
99,968
85,262
23,000 50,219
906,750,000 GALLONS ANNUALLY
$2,700,000 $3,150,684 $88,589,880
$217,836,139
65% LTC Financing
65%
Developer Land Contribution
8%
Equity Contribution
11%
65% LTC Financing
Project TIID (TIF) Bonds
11%
LIHTC
1%
Developer Land Contribution Equity Contribution
Project TIID (TIF) Bonds LIHTC Stormwater Tax Allocation District
DENSITY + TRANSIT
NETWORK OF DENSE GRIDS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
PEDESTRIAN SCALED
MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT
GREEN PUBLIC SPACES
Stormwater Tax Allocation District
5%
Forever Bond
1%
Forever Bond
$156,672,126
Total$10,702,066 Development Budget $1,950,671,791 $156,672,126
$96,005,444
$1,667,449,850
$1,667,449,850
TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET TOTAL: $96,005,444 $88,589,880
Acquisition
$2,090,880 Total Infrustructure Budget $96,005,444 $5,324,684
8%
Infrustructure
5%
Vertical Construction
86%
Financing Fees
1%
Acquisition
Walking Bridges
Pedestrian and cyclist circulation, promoting walkability around small urban blocks is central to this development.
Forever Bond
STORMWATER TAX DISTRICT Tax on Impervious Area Annual Public Fund: Green Infrastructure Rainfall Capture & Aquifer Recharge
BISCAYNE AQUIFER
CURRENT
EXISTING CONTEXT Development fits within existing building context and urban fabric
THE SOFA: PLAZA A seven-story community inspired mural and large screen anchor this programmed event & hang-out space
DIVERSE LIVING ACTIVITIES YEAR-ROUND EXHIBITION PLAZA Existing buildings become pavilions for exhibition and retailers with gallery programmed art studios
MIDTOWN STATION URBAN PARK Retail surrounds this edge of the midtown station along this streetscape, featuring a rain garden park central to the square
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES Utilizing alternative energy such as solar and district power for sustainable resilience
PERFORMATIVE PUBLIC SPACES Green infrastructure solutions within public space capture and filter rainwater with a districtwide system to promote aquifer recharge
TRANSIT ORIENTED DENSITY - MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER STATION COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Leveraging community leaders and local partnerships to continually program this central event space known as The Sofa
MIDTOWN ARTS TRANSIT CENTER Utilizing the NADER gallery building and generating public indoor/outdoor space at this multimodal transit hub
TRANSIT IMPACTS ON LIVING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS Providing two enclosed pedestrian bridges over the FECR rail lines for ease of access and safety
GREEN ROOFS Rainwater capture systems and alternative energy promote stormwater mitigation and climate resilience
1%
Project TIID (TIF) Bonds
OF SOUTH FLORIDA RELIES ON UNDERGROUND SOURCES FOR DRINKING WATER
PRESERVING AND COMPLIMENTING - VIEW DOWN EXHIBITION PLAZA
28%
Forever Bond Stormwater Tax Allocation District
90%
Automobile friendly, districtparking provided at edges of TOD, with self-driving trolley system. Ground-level retail fronts all major pedestrian & car oriented streets alike.
1%
Stormwater Tax Allocation District
$88,589,880
Investing in Living
CIRCULATION
4
70%
LIHTC
LIHTC
PERMEABLE PUBLIC SPACE
HUMAN SCALED
3
Project TIID (TIF) Bonds
$217,836,139 $3,150,684
DRIVEN BY CONTEXT
ACTIVATED LIVING ROOMS
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Connecting open spaces with resilient stormwater solutions integrated at scale, using permeable paving surfaces along the public realm. Extending the diagonal of Midtown Miami into this Transit-Hub
$217,836,139
$88,589,880 Stormwater Streets & Sidewalks
PROPOSED T.A.D. TO MODEL RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
2
$312,276,703
2%
Demolition
REDUCE USE OF WATER SUPPLY PUMP
National Honorable Mention Role: Lead Urban Designer, narrative formulation and graphic presentation.
Retain and preserve existing buildings and murals in order to maintain character
$2,700,000 Public Incentives
6%
Stormwater Streets & Sidewalks 92% Walking Bridges
WATER SUPPLY PUMP
URBAN LAYERS
1
Demolition
Vertical Construction Financing Fees
Affordable Condos 0.33%
Affordable Condos 0.33%
217,400
PUBLIC INCENTIVES TOTAL: $312,276,703
$3,150,684 $88,589,880
Infrustructure
Equitable Development. Resilient Futures. Public Rooms.
A LIVING ROOM FOR THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
1,057,920 217,400
RAINFALL
3
$1,267,936,664
$213,786,298
$1,267,936,664
Retail 6.53% Hotel 6.66%
Condos 3.00% Office 32%
Hotel 6.66% Condos 3.00%
$2,700,000
$96,005,444
$3,150,684 Capital Sources (Capital Stack) $88,589,880 $1,950,671,791 $2,700,000
$217,836,139
$156,672,126
Parking 11.08%
Affordable Multifamily 31.77%
Office 32% Retail 6.53%
Condos 0.00%
$5,324,684 952,128
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET TOTAL: $1,950,671,791
$156,672,126
Public Space 0.69% Public Space 0.69%Multifamily 31.77% Affordable
1,057,920
Affordable Condos 0.00%
Affordable Condos 0.80%
866,685
$10,702,066
Parking 11.08%
264,480
Affordable Condos 0.00%
952,128
Condos 7.33%
368,900 23,000
1,065,771
Public Incentives Office 6.82%1,065,771 Hotel 0.00% $312,276,703 Hotel 0.00%
Condos 0.00%
$2,090,880
CAPITAL SOURCES (CAPITAL STACK) TOTAL: $1,950,671,791
$213,786,298
WYNWOOD MIDTOWN EDGEWATER NEIGHBORHOODS
866,685
Market Multifamily 7.94% Market Multifamily 7.94%
Retail 5.22%
Office 6.82% Retail 5.22%
Affordable Condos 0.80%
Affordable Condos 0.00%
264,480
Market Multifamily 76.16% Market Multifamily 76.16%
Retail 3.68%
Office 63.57% Hotel 16.27%
Office 15.88%
10,955
1,065,771
23,000
Parking 11.80%
Affordable Multifamily 0.00%
Condos 7.33%
0.00% Total Hotel Development Budget Condos 0.00% $1,950,671,791 Affordable Condos 0.00%
3,330,147 SF
99,968
368,900
Public Space 0.00% Public Space 0.00% Multifamily 0.00% Affordable
Retail 3.68% Total Infrustructure Budget Office 63.57% $96,005,444 Hotel 16.27%
Condos 0.00%
TOTAL PROGRAM TOTAL: 3,330,147 TotalSF Program
10,955 99,968 221,753
Parking 11.80%
Market Multifamily 0.00% Market Multifamily 0.00%
Retail 14.23%
105,792
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147,560
Parking 6.65%
Market Multifamily 14.76% Market Multifamily 14.76%
264,480
85,262 65,220
Affordable Multifamily 0.00%
Office 15.88% Retail 14.23%
Capital Sources (Capital105,792 Stack) $1,950,671,791 264,480
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Public Space 1.69% Multifamily 0.00% Affordable
Hotel 0.00%
STORMWATER T.A.D. CAPTURES:
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1,250,170 SF
-
147,560
Public Space 1.69%
221,753
Affordable Multifamily 36.90%
101,961
14
LAND DISTRIBUTION PHASE III Land Distribution TOTAL: 1,250,170 SF Phase III
-
65,220 Parking 6.65%
90,676
Public Space 0.00% Multifamily 36.90% 221,753 Affordable
101,961
10,955
50,219
22
13
1,363,256 SF
23,000
OVER-PUMPING OF SUPPLY ALLOWS SALTWATER IN
A CENTER FOR REGIONAL TRANSIT CONNECTIONS
12
LAND DISTRIBUTION PHASE II TOTAL: 1,363,256 SF Phase II Land Distribution
10,955
716,721 SF
11
22,000 SF $318,000 906,750,000 Gallons
BAY + OCEAN
10
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Land Distribution Phase III 1,250,170 SF
Land Distribution Phase II 1,363,256 SF
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URBAN SURFACE IS IMPERMEABLE
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Land Distribution Phase I 716,721 SF2 & 3
MURALS SAVED
RAIN GARDENS & RAIN CAPTURE
8
RECHARGE AQUIFERS WITH DEEP INJECTION
1
“Promoting resilience and equity in Miami’s diverse artistic districts by respecting and preserving character while promoting density surrounding an activated public realm supported Total Program 3,330,147 by massSFtransit.”
BAY + OCEAN
45K
BISCAYNE AQUIFER
PROPOSED
DISTRICT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STORMWATER STRATEGIES In addition to performative rain gardens, public rights of way propose additional green infrastructure solutions for heavy rain events
EDGEWATER DENSITY Taking advantage of formbased zoning for density along Edgewater, promoting a mixture of housing options & Class A office space
TEAM NUMBER: 2019-361
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Buildings for me represent opportunities of agency, transformation, and storytelling. They are not just artifacts. There is this big tradition of buildings-as-artifacts - constructed artifacts - but for me they are these incredible sites of negotiation. David Adjaye
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Appendix
Completed Projects: Kit of Parts, Memphis TN, 2014 . Landscape X, Memphis TN, 2014 . Micro House, Memphis TN, 2015 . Women’s Theatre Festival Memphis, Memphis TN, 2015 . Lichterman Nature Center, Memphis TN, 2016 . Mid South Coliseum, Memphis TN, 2016 . Bryce Corporation, Memphis TN, 2016 . Normal Station Theatre, Memphis TN, 2017. WOVE Amicalola History and Nature Interpretation Center, Dawson County GA, 2018. Exhibitions: VIAGGIO: An Architectural Journey through Culture and Time, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Memphis TN, 2017. Recognitions: Alpha Rho Chi Bronze Medal . Dean’s Creative Achievement Award (Runner up), University of Memphis . Department of Architecture Creative Achievement Award, University of Memphis. T. Gordon Little Fellowship,Georgia Institute of Technology, Van Walton Memorial Scholarship, University of Memphis, Jack R. Tucker JR.,FAIA, Travel Grant Recipient . Awards: Women’s Theater Festival of Memphis Competition (First Place), BFA Design Excellence Award McWhether Library green space . BFA Design Excellence Award - Litcherman Nature Center . Acknowledgements: Prof. Brian Bell, Prof. Richard L Dagenhart, Prof. Jen Pindyck, Prof. Michael Gamble, Prof. Tarek Rakha, and Ellen Dunham-Jones Georgia Institute of Technology . Photo Credits: Stephen D Norris . Sophorn Kuoy. Colophon: Swiss 721 Lt BT . Swiss 721 BT . Original Edition 2018 . Graphic Design by Joel Jassu
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