Ruane Portfolio

finding spac

balancing parking needs and ur in the city of camden

Site 2: Rutgers-Camden

Garage Fact

690 sta

Dimensions: Height: Footprint:

114’x31 7 lev 35,340

Efficiency: Retail:

307ft2/st 15,200

Cost: $/stall:

$12.36 milli $18,00

PORTFOLIO

Capacity:

Site 7: Block N

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

finding spac

balancing parking needs and ur in the city of camden 02

rome, italy

urban design

04 philadelphia, pa

productive design

06 pittsburgh, pa

transformative design

Site 2: Rutgers-Camden houston, tx

Garage Fact

urban design

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Capacity:

690 sta

Dimensions: Height: Footprint:

114’x31 7 lev 35,340

Efficiency: Retail:

307ft2/st 15,200

various projects

Cost: $/stall:

$12.36 milli $18,00

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Site 7: Block N

new haven, ct

urban design

12 technology

14 various projects

site design various projects

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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

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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 security

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01. community garden 02. upper plaza 03. lower plaza:movie 04. lower plaza:market

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.

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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.

Interact with Water

Centralize the site around the relationship between the pedestrian and water, highlighting the significance of the Bayou

Connect to Downtown and Greater Houston

concept.

Integrate the site and extend its relationship with the Theater District, Historic District, the Buffalo Bayou, and provide connections to transit

Cool the Heat Island

Create physical micro-climate environments that provide shade and cooling for pedestrians and protection from the humid weather

Celebrate Infrastructure

Utilize infrastructure investments as placemaking strategies that shape the urban program

Experience

Provide a dense, walkable, mixed-use district that Houston lacks

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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TEAM 2368 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Building A

45,528 SF

Office

52,100 SF

Retail

14,500 SF

Parking (900 spaces)

252,000 SF

Parking (22 spaces)

6,800 SF

Building E

66,828 SF

Retail

197,300 SF

66,828 SF

Townhomes: 24 units

46,900 SF

Townhomes: 24 units Condominium: 40 units

SF 45,528 99,000 SF

Office

52,100 SF

Retail Building B

14,500SF SF 95,153

Parking (900 spaces)

252,000 SF

Parking (22 spaces) Townhomes: 21 units

6,800 SF SF 65,053

Apartments: 73 units

69,900 SF

Retail

46,900 SF

Retail

30,100 SF

Parking (75 spaces)

24,000 SF

Building C

206,800 SF

Building B

95,153 SF

Apartments: 193 units Building F

144,400 93,900 SF SF

SRO: 380 units

Townhomes: 21 units

65,053 SF

Parking (195 Apartments: 73spaces) units

62,400 SF 69,900 SF

Retail

Retail

30,100 SF

Building(75 D spaces) Parking

Building C

206,800 SF

DEVELOPMENT Building H 143,500 24,000SF SF PROGRAMS Building A 647,300 SF Floor Building Ground RetailE 98,380 SF

PHASE 5 Condominium: 40 units

project phasing.

Apartments: 193 units

Parking (195 spaces)

Building D

99,000 SF

Building A

Retail

62,400 SF

Hotel: 382 rooms A Office

Building H

98,380 SF

Parking (141 spaces)

45,120 SF

Parking (900 spaces)

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Office

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Building C

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Parking (195 spaces)E

Retail

Building D

197,300 SF

12,000 SF24 units Townhomes: Condominium: 40 units

Retail Building B SF 165,300

99,000D SF

Hotel

206,800 SF

Building G

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12,000 SF

45,120 SF

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35,350 SF

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106,050 SF

62,400 SF

12,000 SF

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100,700 SF 165,300 SF

Ground Floor Retail

100,700 SF

Ground Floor Retail

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98,380 SF

112,700 SF

Parking (141 spaces)

Building H

23,900 SF

165,300 SF 23,900 SF

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35,350 SF

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Hotel E

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69,900 SF

112,700 SF

62,400 SF 69,900 SF

SRO: 380 units

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143,500 24,000SF SF

Retail

45,120 SF

Building F

Building G

144,400 93,900 SF SF

Apartments: 95 units

A

45,528 SF

35,350 SF 14,500 SF 6,800 SF 106,050 SF

Parking (75 spaces)1,940,945 24,000SF SF TOTAL PROJECT

30,100 SF

Building C

Parking Townhomes

Apartment

6,800 SF SF 65,053

23,900 SF Retail

Retail SRO

Townhomes

Parking (22 spaces)

144,400 SF

Apartment

Office

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SF 45,528 99,000 SF

Parking (195 Apartments: 73spaces) units

206,800 SF

66,828 SF 23,900 SF

197,300 SF

252,000 SF

14,500SF SF 95,153

SF F 106,050 Building(75 D spaces) Parking

143,500 SF Townhomes 98,380 SF

Parking (141 spaces)

Hotel

Parking

30,100 SF

12,000 SF 165,300 SF

46,900 SF

35,350 SF193 units Apartments: Building F

95,153 SF

100,700 SF

Parking 66,828 SF(333 spaces)

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Apartments: 95 units

Office

Transportation Center

Retail

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SRO

Building E

Retail Ground Floor Retail 46,900 SF

PHASE 5 Condominium: Retail 40 units

112,700 SF

Grocery 52,100 SF Store Retail

Office SF 45,120

100,700 SF Parking (900 spaces)

647,300 SF

93,900 SF

Building G

112,700 Hotel: 382SF rooms

Parking (141 spaces)

SRO: 380 units

143,500 SF

Apartments: 95 units PHASE 4

Apartments: 95 units Building G

144,400 SF

Building F

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647,300 SF

Building E

197,300 SF

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647,300 SF

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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.

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pHASe 1

pHASe 2 Retail: 182,140 sq ft.

Office: 200,500 sq ft.

Residential: 988,000 sq ft.

site plan.

pHASe 4

phasing + investment.

Retail: 144,300 sq ft.

Residential: 361,500 sq ft.

$1.2 Billion Private Investment

$330 Million Public Investment

pHASe 3 Retail: 82,500 sq ft.

Office: 348,000 sq ft.

Residential: 619,200 sq ft.

URBAN DESIGN

Retail: 340,400 sq ft.

Office: 2.6 million sq ft.

Residential: 727,600 sq ft.

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Solar Power Production

additional income sources

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Provide leasable space on the exterior of the structures for breathable wall wraps displaying advertisements.

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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.

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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.

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construction drawings [west end village] fall 2009

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