PORTFOLIO MICHAELRUANE
“We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive� -Aldo Leopold
02 rome, italy
urban design
04 philadelphia, pa
productive design 06 pittsburgh, pa
transformative design
08 houston, tx
urban design new haven, ct
urban design 12 various projects
technology
14 various projects
site design 16 various projects
technical+dwg
CONTENTS
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master plan. concept. design challenge. With the proposal of Metro C below Corso VE there exists an opportunity to revitalize the pedestrian access within historic Rome. This project focuses on recreating a lively public piazza in the vicinity of Piazza di San Spirito. Following the completion of a master plan for Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, a detailed design for the assigned piazza was created. The piazza exists along one of the busiest roads in Rome. The piazza is one of many public spaces in Rome that have gone to waste due to the dominance of vehicles.
piazza di san spirito, roma, italy fall 2008
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design proposal. The proposed design for the piazza focused on reorienting the pedestrian, pulling them toward a very important structure along a very important path. The site as it existed focused attention down Corso VE, an invention of the 20th century. Hidden was the axis of the Papal Path that dissects the Piazza
site plan.
and leads to Castel St. Angelo. The design uses a vertical plane of trees and the combination of surface treatment changes to redirect the visitor. The use of lighting enhances the nighttime
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URBAN DESIGN
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project description. A city plagued by an abundance of vacant land and on a quest to plant 300,000 trees by 2015. The solution? This design demonstrates a hybrid system of nursery produciton on vacant lots. From initial grid of saplings to a carefully articulated pastural landscape, the evolution of the nursery provides improved park space and a valuable output of street trees.
urban arboretum, philadelphia, pa. spring 2010
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p r o v i d i n g a m e n i t y.
Further development holds potential for long-term nursery production with an experiential quality. The dense nursery is juxtaposed to various landscapes, such as meadows and lawns. The site progression creates a flow from simple monoculture communities to a rich community that has accumulated all of the nursery stock produced in the various sections along the users path.
hybird systems [performance | intrasturcture | productive].
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PRODUCTIVE DESIGN
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healthy cycle.
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design challenge. Confronted with the challenges of an at-risk neighborhood this design takes an intuitive, open-minded and compassionate approach to regenerating community vitality. Focusing on an iterative design process in collaboration with community members, the project goal was to promote sustainability and livelihood within the neighborhood.
larimer town square, pittsburgh, pa. fall 2009
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2010 PA/DE ASLA Design Awards Student General Design PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
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design proposal. Larimer, Pittsburgh is challenged by the broad issues that currently plague numerous urban communities: high vacancy, dropping population, poor access to nutrition and decreasing opportunities for social interaction.
The design of this
project strives to provide this community with inspiration for future projects that will alter these realities through three primary goals: creating permanent civic space, encouraging and creating opportunity for healthy lifestyles and utilizing the full life of materials within the community. Using salvaged materials to create civic event space, community gardens, as well as a community oven and a pavilion, the design translates these three goals into a manageable scheme for the Larimer neighborhood.
community involvement.
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URBAN DESIGN
INTEGRATING WITH NATURE
water experience.
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downtown houston’s responsive waterfront. This project re-imagines the 16.3 acres owned by the United States Postal Service (USPS). With a strong emphasis on the performative aspects of water, the projects design is reflective of the system of water features that carve through the site. The project seeks to provide Houston with a new district that provides an environmentally conscious waterfront development and park which provides several layers of water features performing at varying levels under differing climactic conditions. Through this design the project is capable of providing flood and stormwater management, interactive water features under normal conditions, and cooling features within design micro-climates during Houston’s most oppressive months.
[in]filtrate,
houston, tx.
spring 2012 anne leslie. david dobkin. eric de feo. eduardo santamaria
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Building A
647,300 SF
Hotel: 382 rooms
Building E
197,300 SF
Office
52,100 SF
Parking (900 spaces)
252,000 SF
Retail
66,828 SF
Townhomes: 24 units
45,528 SF
Retail
14,500 SF
Parking (22 spaces)
6,800 SF
46,900 SF
Condominium: 40 units
99,000 SF
Building B
Building F
95,153 SF
93,900 SF
Townhomes: 21 units
65,053 SF
Apartments: 73 units
69,900 SF
Retail
30,100 SF
Parking (75 spaces)
24,000 SF
Building C
Building G
206,800 SF
Apartments: 193 units
144,400 SF
Parking (195 spaces)
62,400 SF
Building D
112,700 SF
SRO: 380 units
100,700 SF
Retail
12,000 SF
Building H
143,500 SF
165,300 SF
Apartments: 95 units
98,380 SF
Ground Floor Retail
23,900 SF
Parking (141 spaces)
45,120 SF
Grocery Store
35,350 SF
project phasing.
Parking (333 spaces)
106,050 SF
Parking (333 spaces)
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URBAN DESIGN
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rethinking urban freeways. This group planning project reconsidered national policy to transportation investment in urban freeways. In addition to providing policy recommendations this component addressed the opportunities for design interventions within the city of New Haven along the Route 34 corridor. Major components of the project sought to redress the scar carved by redevelopment and the never completed crosstown expressway. The work provided new insights to the city planning office helping them to reconsider the approach to reactivating the corridor and its adjacent neighborhoods.
oak street connector,
new haven, ct.
spring 2012 jordan block, ho sung park
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PHASE 1
PHASE 2
Residential: 988,000 sq ft.
site plan. PHASE 4
phasing + investment.
Retail: 144,300 sq ft.
$1.2 BILLION PRIVATE INVESTMENT
$330 MILLION PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PHASE 3
URBAN DESIGN
Retail: 340,400 sq ft.
gis beyond arcmap. This project explores the potential to provide institutional GIS data to that public in a more user friendly format for the social benefit of the community. It outlines the process through which communities can develop their own web based mapping application allowing them to share valuable data with public parties. The process is shown through the case study of the development of the Philadelphia Park Explorer, a web based mapping application designed for the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation and its residents.
park explorer, philadelphia, pa. s p r i n g 2 0 11
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streetscaping. provide visualization of proposed improvements
transportation. design, model and render alternatives
presentations. design, render and present project specifics
FINDING SPACE
Sustainable Site Practices On-site Stormwater Treatment Minimizing stormwater run-off from the proposed structures through on-site storage and treatment is essential for all garage projects. Tree trenches and bio-swales -capture and clean stormwater
Street
Cisterns -large above or below ground storage facility -provides slow release of stormwater or as irrigation
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Solar Power Production
Site 2: Rutgers-Camden
Cooper
Garage Facts Capacity:
690 stalls
Dimensions: Height: Footprint:
114â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x310â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 7 levels 35,340 ft2
Additional Income Sources
-Reduce energy consumption or generate additional electricity -Provide shade canopy for vehicles parked on roof
Provide leasable space on the exterior of the structures for breathable wall wraps displaying advertisements.
Wallscape Advertising
-High visibility along heavily traveled roadways -Allows local institutions to advertise upcoming events
Envision Solar
Street
Site 10: NJ Transit Lot Garage Facts
Broad way
2/stall Retail: 15,200 ft2 Cost: $/stall:
DVRPC Staff
Integrate the construction of solar cells upon a steel canopy that is raised above and over the vehicles parked on the garageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof.
$12.36 million $18,000
Capacity:
612 stalls
Dimensions: Height: Footprint:
190â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x115â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9 levels 21,850 ft2
2/stall Retail: none
Federal Street
Cost: $/stall:
Site 7: Block N
$9.83 million $16,100
MLK Blvd
650 stalls
Dimensions: Height: Footprint:
215â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x183â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6 levels 40,077 ft2
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planning associate. A collection of works from my time spent at the Delaware Valley Planning Commission. The work included technical transportation analysis, site level design recommendations, project visualizations, and graphic design. Client meetings and design recommendations were integral components of the work that was done for DVRPC.
professional work, philadelphia, pa. 2010-12 [dvrpc]
TECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL NEW STRUCTURED PARKING FACILITIES
BALANCING PARKING NEEDS AND URBAN VITALITY in the CITY of CAMDEN
community plan. master plan. project description. West End Village is the result of the recent sale of an industrial that site has failed to maintain a livelihood in the current market of State College. The sale provides an opportunity for infill development along a neglected section of the town. The project focuses on blending with the neighboring community, providing diverse housing and uses, and integrating smoothly with the previously prepared Master Plan for the adjacent historic district. The incorporation of a big box grocery center is hidden by traditional town development along the main street. Live work units as well as a variety of single family and multi-family residents are enhanced by the incorporation of a linear park/community garden which terminates into an amphitheater.
west end village, spring 2008
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state college, pa.
This project addresses education to the public on the issue of native plant use in the landscape. Through a strong patterning, recognizable in the surrounding agricultural landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the project communicates in an understandable form to the visitors. Strong consideration of sustainable issues and volumetric experience were used to establish the form of the spaces within the greater Center for Sustainability campus. This design shows the side of natives that is often overlooked, their ability to be architectural and neat within the landscape while still providing ecological value.
center for sustainability, spring 2007
state college, pa.
SITE DESIGN
conceptual plan.
site section.
site renderings.
project statement.
rome.
hand plan. detail sketches. A collection of images taken from visual notebooks that have been used for the documentation of landscape features over the years. Quick sketches of details taken from various cities in Europe provide a record for future projects. Sketches of compositions in Rome and plan renderings are pictured above. Sketches and plan were completed using pencil, details utilized ink and colored pencils.
visual notebook elements 2006-2010
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construction drawings fall 2009
[west end village]
TECHNICAL+DWG
A sampling of detail sections and plans for the contruction of the West End Village project. These CDs were completed as a part of an in-depth exploration of materials and construction techniques in both landscape and architecture.
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