Mayra Zanin - Portfolio URBAN DESIGN 2022

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Mayra Alves Zanin

Urban Design & Urban Planning

MAYRA ALVES ZANIN

Architect & Urban Designer

Svarte, Sweden 0734662220 mayrazanin@gmail.com

echnical approach with special interest for detail plans and constructive drawings

Graduate in M S c. Sustainable Urban D esign a t LTH, L und U niversity and a designer t hat believes that a design approach that relies on the local context is key for a meaningful result when it comes to s ustainability and f acing c limate change. My p rofessional experience has l ed m e to d evelop responsibility, leading, individual skills and technical knowledge in different stages of the design. My academic experience has l ed m e to enhance m y team skills and i nterest in sustainable solutions that pursue exploring local potentials and bring equity and complexity to our urban environments.

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Academic projects

Urban & Urban Design scale

THE CIRCULAR FUTURE: The role of Urban Design within the Circular Economy

Master’s thesis Location: Lund Individual

LET IT FLOOD: Creating alternative public spaces in Joinville, BR.

Bachelor’s thesis Location: Brazil Individual LINK IT: Turning roads into streets

Urban Dynamics Studio Location: Prague Individual LEVELS

Competition entry

Urban Dynamics Studio Location: Prague Individual RESEARCH Data Analysis & Urban Morphology

Scientific Research Program for undergraduates Location: Curitiba, Brazil Individual DRAWINGS, PHYSICAL MODELS

Individual

The Circular Future:

The Role of Urban Design Within the Circular Economy

SUDes - Master Program Sustainable Urban Design

Degree Project

LTH - Lund University

Supervisor: Daniel Wasden - Lunds Kommun architect

The complete thesis can be read here

Contributor to the climate change, cities are the major responsibles for for a great amount of natural resource consumption and global waste production as a consequence of the ”take, make, dispose” aspects of our linear economic model. In face of this issue, Circular Economy (CE) is a new concept that seeks to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources by shifting the linear economic system into a circular one.

Currently, the discussions within CE literature are focused on govern ment and company policies once they are considered the most influ ential actors when it comes to the economy. However, even though the literature frequently mentions how the changes would highly depend on many aspects, there is a lack of discussion on several subjects that are equally important for a full understanding of the economical, social and environmental consequences of its implementation. These groups are consumers, urban contexts and what would the future look like on a daily bases aspect.

Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most innovative and sustainable countries in the world, and even though the ecological footprint of Sweden is significantly high, the Swedish government has admitted that a transition to a circular society is necessary. The proj ect site is located in Lund, where the rapid growth, research, and inno vative atmosphere creates a positive environment for an experiment within the Circular Economy Concept.

With this in mind, utilizing the prospect on future scenarios as a tool to discuss the impacts of the CE on the lifestyle of consumers the project aimed to understand what is the role of urban design within the future economic scenario and how urban interventions can support the new lifestyle at the same time it supports the specific needs of the site

SWEDEN´S FUTURE SCENARIOS - 50 YEARS FROM NOW

TOP DOWN CIRCULAR MODERNISM SCENARIO

Goverments define areas to focus the change Consumption patterns remains the same Technology ensures circularity

Passive consumer

SWEDEN’S SCENARIO

BOTTOM UP PEER TO PEER CIRCULARITY

Shared Economy is mainstream Individual is very active Users ensure circularity

Active consumer

USERS FUTURE LIFESTYLE

PASSIVE CONSUMER

Belongs to Modern Circularism

High consumption Commute everyday Private Transportation Rely on the system to be circular

Values “want” before “need”

ACTIVE CONSUMER

Belongs to Peer to Peer Circularity

Low consumption Minimize long distance commute Public Transportation or shared Collaborative with society

Values “need” before “want”

ANALYSIS

Regional context Site

Neighborhood

CE Initiatives

Recycling Acessibility

Connectivity

Built scaleRoad network

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E22

Bus stops

Sank Hans park

Pedestrian & Bicycle Services Stores

Vehicle Education

Site Visit & Analysis

High bushes constitute a barrier between housing and the street.

Active functions

Train tracks Fäladstorget

Blue & Green Infrastructure Parking lots

Fence separating the school from Sveng högsvägen and Fälad storget

Multifamily build ing separated from the street by parking lots

Green infrastructure lacks biodiversity. It’s mainly grass, trees ,and the high bushes.

Underpass for pedestri ans and cyclist connec tin the east side to the park on the west.

ICA and Health Center

Fäladstorget & Church (secluded square with good quality materials, lacking sitting areas and green infrastructure)

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Entrance to Fäladstorget

9 Newest multifamily building with ac tive ground floor

CHALLENGES

One of the main challenges faced during the project was the many rows of willow trees present on the site since in Sweden, a row of trees cannot be removed without permission.

At the same time, willow trees are also difficult to have around buildings since there cannot be any facade within a radi us of 8 meters from their trunk. They have a shallow root system that can damage structures and can grow aggressively if not trimmed every year.

Another challenge was Fäladstorget that is located in front of the church but some en trances are unattractive. Some of them are narrow and hidden and others are to back side streets which doesn’t offer an inviting atmosphere.

The buildings surrounding the square have their entrance to the square but their back side to the street, with parking lots and docks making the interface between these buildings and the pedestrians, which caus es the area to be no appealing for pedestri ans and be mos used for circulation rather than a place to stay.

Square entrances

tree rows Fäladstorget

SANKT HANS

BRUNSHÖG

Private Gardens

Outdoor gardens

Compost

Outdoor gardens

Private Gardens

FOOD SQUARES

Demand for food is a critical issue that we will face in the future. Food Squares are a system that aims to supply the future demand for food, promote resilience, and also social, economical, and environmental sustainability by creating a meeting place with biodiversity and sharing possibilities.

The system is composed of three struc tures that will feed one another re source-wise:

Aquaponic Greenhouse

External pond

E-Parking Garage

18 The systems are located strategically with in 5min walk from multifamily housing, 5minutes of cycling from the single-family and row houses, and also at the entrances of Svenshögsvägen so visitors can park their car on the E-Parking Garage and walk towards the main square.

electricity

material

PARKING STATION

Angled solar panels

EXTERNAL POND

PARKING STATION

CIRCULAR

Considering that in the future scenario people will have a new relationship with companies and a new way of shopping the Circular Hub consists of two new functions in which the consumer can:

Trade center is a place to: return non-circular products that still are on the market return rented products to the companies repair products

Fab lab is a place to: print parts or products with bio-materials craft furniture or products in workshops that are opened to the public a place for research and experimentation of new technologies

education center for repair and craft workshops, and also for students of local schools.

REUSE OF LOCAL MATERIALS

FÄLADSTORGET

Let it Flood:

Creating alternative public spaces in Joinville, Brazil.

Bachelor in Architecture & Urban Planning

Degree Project

Federal University of Paraná

Supervisor: Letícia Nerone Gadens

The complete thesis can be read here

*All maps are using the geographic reference system SIRGAS 2000/22S

2019

The dissertation was developed from a holistic analysis of the city on multiple scales, considering the water structure as an interconnect ed system that interferes with the flows and intensity of the flooding events.

public

HOW CAN URBAN SPACE CONTRIBUTE TO URBAN DRAINAGE?

24 The design was experimentation that aimed to prepare the public space to receive the flooding events, combining rain periods with daily urban activities. By reversing the logic, the concept design interpreted such events as the potential to transform the landscape, therefore, cre ating an interchangeable scenery and turning the public space into the central key to the resilience and adaptability of the city.

public space

drenagem urbana alternativa + convencional

resiliência

urban drainage alternative

alternativa

Urban area of Joinville, SC (Analysis of the urban development on the territory considering natural aspects)

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THESIS WORKING PROCESS

Cachoeira River Watershed (Analysis of the aspects and urban processes considering the watershed as reference)

MULTISCALE

URBAN PLANNING + URBAN DESIGN (macro scale) (meso/ micro scale)

Itaum-Açu Mirim River Sub-Watershed (Analysis and propose in urban scale) (Analysis and propose in urban design scale)

URBANIZATION HISTORY

1972 19891860 1945 1966 2011

TODAY, 80% OF URBANIZED AREA IS LOCATED IN FLOODING AREAS

CONTEXT N

Flooding events

High Medium

Urban area

Area of environmental

Rio Cachoeira Watershed is the most important watershed in the city due to most of the urban developments being located in its area.

Today:

72% of its surface is urbanized 49% of the population are living inside it 55% of its surface is impervious

As a consequence, it is the watershed with the highest number of flood ing events in the city, affecting people from high to low income classes.

The north portion of the watershed have been suffering pressure from spontanous new developments due to the low price of the land. Howev er this part of the city has a high risk of flooding and in order to prevent a sprawl on this area the Land Use and Occupation Act aimed to den sify the city center, which is an area with better infrastructure and with room for new housings.

On the southern part of the watershed, along with large urban voids, the municipality will build an university campus, which will be used as a vector for urban growth and for new developments. In addition, The Master Plan for Urban Drainage have pointed to this area as priority on future drainage improvements for the Rio Cachoeira watershed.

Based on IPPUJ (2017) SIRGAS 2000/22S

Based on IPPUJ (2017) SIRGAS 2000/22S

Based on IPPUJ (2017) SIRGAS 2000/22S

Based on IPPUJ (2017) SIRGAS 2000/22S

ITAUM AÇU-MIRIM RIVER SUB-WATERSHED

Area with potential to experiment a new urban development and public spaces designed with focus on urban drainage

Urban processes

Pressure of spontaneous urban developments

Guided urban developments

Urban consolidation Irregular developments

Hidrography

Swamps Preservation area

Expansion of urban perimeter

Flooding areas

Highway Network streets Water’s direction

Based on IPPUJ (2017) SIRGAS 2000/22S

Babitonga bay

Delta of Rio Cachoe ira

City center

ANALYSIS

Flooding events

High Medium Low

Declivity

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Typologies of public spaces

Arterial street with green bed

Arterial street with creek

Arterial street without green bed Colector street

Local street

Local street with creek River and creeks in the back of lots

Plazas and squares

Urban voids with area above 2.000 m2

Proposals of Master Plan for Urban Drainage

Enlargement of the river channel with remov al of local houses

Bypass Creation of water tanks

LOCAL STREET

DELTAREGION

ARTERIAL STREET

REGION

DENSED

URBAN VOID

SOURCEREGION

New green public areas New flooding areas

PROPOSAL

New flooding area during cloudbursts

INCREASE OF A 100% OF PERVIOUS SUR FACES ON PUBLIC SPACES &

MANAGEMENT AND BETTER CONTROL OF FLOODING AREAS

AFTER

PROPOSAL

1. Vehicle

SHIFTING

2. Pedestrian

3. Drainage

What What

DESIGN WITH

PRIORITIES

What for BIOSWALES

Water collection / natural infiltration

INFILTRATION SWALES

Natural infiltration

1. Drainage

2. Pedestrian

3. Vehicles

SAFETY ZONE Pedestrians and cyclist Safety / multifunctional use

MIXED USE BUILDING

Residents, investors, municipality Multifuncional use, avoids urban sprawl, economic and social value

BIOSWALES

Residents, tourists and nature

Leisure, biodiversity, multifuncional use, economic and social value

WATER STREET

Pedestrian, cyclist and drivers Prevent economical and social damages

INFILTRATION SWALES

Residents and nature Multifunctional use / biodiversity

Plant coverage

Pervious paving Impervious paving

WITH SUD´S

ADDED VALUES

Link it: Turning roads into streets

Master in Sustainable Urban Design

Urban Dynamics Studio

LTH - Lund University

Location: Prague 2020

MIND THE SURROUNDINGS by taking into consideration local weaknesses and potenrials

With this in mind, the project seeks to connect the neighborhoods and the residents by turning the roads into streets and repurposing the dis used areas alongside these roads by developing them into a sustain able and lively community.

To reach this goal, on a city-wide level, the project will strength en public transportation by extending the tram line into the neigh borhood. The goal is to create a foundation for future develop ments and also promote a decrease in car usage in the city. Located on the west side of District 11, Roztylská road will be the place for an experiment for a development with a new block typolo gy that takes into consideration the existing structure. Within the new block structure, new building typologies will promote higher densi ty around transportation nodes such as the tram stops, and also, ensure the diversity of people in the area throughout different uses.

Positioned on the top of the local basin, a new infrastructure focused on pedestrians and cyclists, beyond enhancing the local connections, will also incorporate green and blue structures, creating new public spaces and increasing the biodiversity of local fauna and flora, ensur ing that a strong, local, and vibrant community can thrive.

PRIORITIZE PEOPLE

By designing so the inhabitans feel instigat ed and confortable

PROMOTE DIVERSITY of people by mixing together different functions

INCORPORATE GREEN & BLUE within the street scape to create microcli mates

1,5km

Motorway constitues a physical barrier

Large grass areas alongside the street with no function.

Pedestrians feeling lost and intimidated

Secondary

road

Local

BLOCK TYPOLOGY

How to add a new block typology that belongs to a modernist context?

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

Parking building 50x50m 7 floors 76 units/floor Active groundfloor

Housing 15x40 to 70m 5-10 sloors Active groundfloor

Housing and offices 40x30m 7-10 floors Active groundfloor

Housing 15x20m 3-5 floors

New meeting place Active groundfloor

Levels

Master in Sustainable Urban Design

Urban Dynamics Studio

LTH - Lund University

Competition entry for ideas within the studio assignment

Team: Adriana Heglewicz, Pimruetai Maneekorn, Siri Jeppson and Tommy Janram

Location: Prague 2020

(Source: Heglewicz, 2020)

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During the studio Urban Dynamics it was conducted a competition to gather ideias for public spaces in Opatov, Prague. The competition last ed a week with lectures on relevant topics and instructions from local residents and autorithies.

The site was mostly made of transition places and consisted of only two levels: verticality of the buildings and the horizontality of the ground. How would it look if we added more levels? We are about to find out!

Role: Brainstorming sessions for the concept and solutions, produced graphic material for detail plan and sections.

E V E l S l E V E l S l E V E l S

STRATEGIES

LEVEL UP:

the spaces diversifystimulate define

the connections the functions HOW? comfort

define private and publicactivate bottom floors

multi-functionaloutdoor activitydefined seating

45 THE TOOLBOX urban farming

Green Spine connects city with the forest

Public spaces on different levels

Places to linger on and connect

Scientific Research Analysis of Territorial Transformation

Scientific Research Program for Undergraduates

Federal University of Paraná

Supervisor: Professor PhD. Letícia Nerone Gadens

Location: Curitiba, Brazil

The full research report can be read here (in Portuguese)

ANALYSIS OF TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION ON LINHA VERDE, SOUTH SECTOR, CURITIBA

During this one-year research program, the present project aimed to identify, interpret and analyze the territorial transformations that resulted from a part nership, between the municipality and private corporations, to develop an im portat axis in the Metropolis of Curitiba.

The research focused specifically from 2011, when the operations and part nership were created, until 2016, the year in which the newest information was available for analysis. The reason for this temporal section is due to the axe’s important role on the development of Curitiba and its Metropolitan Region of two million inhabitants. With this in mind the research focused on two ques tions:

What were the morphological changes that resulted from the transformational process on Linha Verde?

Do these results reflect the urban patterns aligned with the construction of sustainable and socially inclusive spaces?

METHODOLOGY

This research consisted of 4 phases:

1. Theoretical research

2. Characterization of the study area

3. Analysis of data provided by the municipality in GIS and collection of data throughout analysis of satellite images.

CHARACTERIZATION OF LINHA VERDE, OBJECT STUDY

PROCESS OF ANALYSIS

Extraction of data from shapefiles in QGis

Manipulation of data into Excel file.

GRAPHICS FROM ANALYSIS

NO SIGNIFICANT TERRITORIAL CHANGES WITHIN STUDY AREA WERE FOUND.

Evolution of lot sizes

Evolution of plot situation (with construction or empty)

Evolution of commercial & residential according to zoning.

SPATIAL ANALYSIS OVER THE YEARS

For a detailed analysis sattelite images, extracted from Google Earth, of different years were georreferenced in QGis.

Not only the area was not being developed, the detailed analysis on satellite images have shown that the majority of developments were actu ally located outside the boundaries.

New developments from 2011 to 2016

2011 2012 2014

Drawings, physical models

Jakriborg and its surprises.

Original realistic drawings

Model with 73 sections form a book to create a miniature of one of the building floors.

Thank you!

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