DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Nilay Jignesh Shah
Selected works (2014-2023)
MS Urban Design, University of Texas Austin
education
University of Texas at Austin
Nilay Jignesh Shah
Masters of Science in Urban design, 2022-24 University of Texas at Austin
Email- nilayshah@utexas.edu
(m) +1 512 203 7445
Austin, Texas
Masters of science in Urban design (CGPA 3.8/4)
Young leaders for active citizenship fellow 2020
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA)
Bachelor of Architecture ‘19, (CGPA 7.6/10)
languages
English
Hindi
Gujarati
Marathi
professional experience
Lionheart Places, Austin Urban Design Intern
(18 months; Aug 22’- Present)
(2 months; Nov 20’- Jan 21’)
(5 years; Aug 14’- May 19’)
interests
Drawing Research/ Writing Travel Public Speaking
- Worked on Single Family Housing Typologies for a project in Cedar Park
- Worked on Trees typology plans and Street typology diagrams.
- Worked on presentations drawings from ArcGIS for project in Bastrop County
McCann Adams Studio, Austin Urban Design Intern
- Worked on Building typology 2D and 3D for caps and sites along I-35 study
- Worked on Plans for building types for PUD for project in Austin
- Worked on Street and Masterplans for 20 acre project in Austin
SJK architects, Mumbai
Architect
- Working on the design and planning of an engineering college at SR University
- Working on the design and planning of an 1200 students hostel at IIT Mumbai
- Worked on the design of interior project, designing the Penguin India Office, Delhi
Mobile offices, Mumbai Architect
- Interior project, Designing and Execution of part of Bombay International School
international exchange program
Jiatong University - KRVIA ‘Same-same’ conducted by Ar. Aneerudha Paul (Exchange program between KRVIA, Mumbai and Jiatong University, Shanghai)
(4 months; Sept 23’- Dec 23’)
(3 months; May 23’- July 23’)
(1 years, 7 months; Nov 20’- May 22’)
(1 years, 7 months; Dec 19’- Oct 22’)
2016
NS
teaching assitantships
Perkins Eastman - KRVIA ‘Mumbai Eastern waterfront redevelopment’ conducted by Ar. Supriya Thyagarajan and Ar. Chavvi Lall (Bridge studio between 5th year KRVIA, Mumbai and Perkins Eastman, Mumbai)
research and advocacy
Graduate research assistantship, University of Texas at Austin under Prof. Dean Almy and Ar. Sinclair Black (Research on Tex-DoT’s Highway expansion proposal I-35 in Downtown Austin)
Fellowship, Young leaders for active citizenship under Jignesh Mevani - Gujarat, Member of legislative assembly (Research on water policy for the state of Gujarat based on the state’s water report 2017)
competitions and awards
2024 ULI Hines Student Urban design Competition
Urban Design Competition held by Gerald D. Hines Site located in Seattle, Washington
2023 ULI Hines Student Urban design Competition - Awarded Best Project in Texas Urban Design Competition held by Gerald D. Hines Site located in North Charleston, South Carolina
KRVIA Dissertation Gold Medal 2019, Undergraduate thesis
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for architecture dissertation colloquium 2019
‘In search of salvation - An inquiry in the experience of dying in Banaras’
IES Mimansa forum 2019, Undergraduate thesis
Shortlisted to present my thesis
skillset and experience
DIGITAL
2D- Autocad
3D- Sketchup, ArchiCAD, Revit (Beginner), GIS (beginner)
Render- V-Ray, Lumion, TwinMotion
Graphics- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator
Documents and Presentation- Microsoft Office MANUAL
Hand-drawing, Measured Drawing, Model making- CNC Router, Laser cutting, Basic carpentry
Fall semester 2019
Spring semester 2023
Fall semester 2022
Nov 2020 - January 2021
Spring semester 2024
Spring semester 2023
June 2019
Aug 2019
INTRODUCTION
Hey, I am Nilay, an architect from India, here to learn how cities are designed. The projects in this portfolio are a collection of my academic, research and professional works from 2014-2022. The array of selected projects showcase diversity in terms of relationship of design and theory with varied scales, programs and contexts.
The contents of the portfolio which includes drawings, images, sketches, essay etc are solely done by the author himself unless mentioned otherwise. No part of this publication has been sourced without referring to the respective author. All rights reserved. No part of this publication shall be reproduced without prior consent of the author.
Reference
Dean Almy
Professor Program director for Urban design University of Texas at Austin
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Honours/Awards Nominations
dja3@utexas.edu |
(512) 232-9311
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Sustainable Synergies - Camden 2050
Creating a resilient and affordable vision for Camden Town, London
Academic | Graduate Terminal Studio | 2023
Millbrae ECR: Case for a Boulevard Corridor plan for primary street with new landuse along it through Millbrae, California
Academic | Graduate Studio | 2023
Yard Commons
Vision for a new mixed use district along the Cooper river in North Charleston, SC
Competition | ULI Hines student competition | 2023
Reimagining the industrial sanctury
Vision for a urban industrial district for the 21st century in Portland, OR
Academic | Graduate Studio | 2022
Downtown Tapestry
Envisioning new civic and mixed use district for Downtown Seattle, Washington
| ULI Hines student competition | 2024
Ambedkar memorial park
Urban park in Vijaywada
Competition | 2020
IIT Bombay Hostel design
Hostel in IIT-Bombay campus
Competition | 2021
In search for salvation
An enquiry in the experience of dying in Banaras
Academic | Undergraduate Thesis | 2019
Versova fishing village
for the everyday
Ganpati
Academic | Semester 5-6 | 2016-17 Academic | Semester 5-6 | 2016-17
Neighbourhood
Transforming Dharavi
A catalyst for change
Academic | Semester 5 | 2016
Contents
02 01 05
Competition
03 04
Professional|
06 07
Professional|
Designing
Ephemeral festival city 08
marquees in Mumbai
Communi-city
study in Shanghai Academic | Exchange | 2016
Scale
Site Studio
Role Team
: Corridor and district design
: Camden, London
: Fall 2023
: Design ideation and development | Diagrams | Renders
: Sukriti G | Nilay S | Jordan C
Making Camden a livable, responsible and empowering place which provides equitable opportunities for sustainable and synergetic growth for all its residents.
The studio aims to revive the soul of Camden, London’s once thriving middle-class neighborhood, by reimagining High Street and connecting it to new districts that break the dividing edges of infrastructure. The focus is on micro-mobility, community development, and holistic innovation to design a resilient, adaptive, sustainable, and future-proof community.
The concept of circularity is tested in everyday life, reimagining resource production and leveraging them for local economic development. The new neighborhoods focus on community growth and education, with a strong focus on innovation, to create an empowered ecosystem ready for the challenges of 2050.
Sustainable Synergies is a prototypical experiment building on the challenges of today to ensure a holistic, balanced, and responsible future where industry meets innovation and sustainable resource generation becomes the new norm!
Getting to know Camden
Current population and projections
• Present: 210,100
20K / 20% median age
• Projections to 2041: 241,172
Median age
• Camden’s median age is 35
• Ages 55 to 64 are projected to be the majority
Median income and if there are 2-3 key highlights
Existing Character of Camden Town
• Average income is ₤44,424
• Education is pivotal for High earners (Bachelor’s degree is required)
• Median Gross Annual Pay is Higher (10.4%), ₤4,186
Cost of living
• Home Owners- ₤43,913 in salary
Average Rent
• Renters- ₤2,150 per month
there has been an increase population(above 50 years) in the
Setting up the Context - Understanding the
Regents Park Kings Cross and St Pancras
Mornington Crescent Camden Town Camden Road Agar Estate
Pancras Gardens Camden Markets
Euston
St
34
Camden
17.3%
People in Camden have no technical knowledge and qualifications
55.3%
People in Camden are employed
the Site london amsterdam copenhagen however in the aged past decade only
Making Camden a livable, responsible provides equitable opportunities for for all its
'To be truly radical is to make hope possible Circular Climate Conscious Prioritize Urban health and social equity
for Camden
Values
residents.
responsible and empowering place which for sustainable and synergetic growth residents.
Catalyze 'Meanwhile Used' Spaces Conscious
possible rather than despair convincing'
Economy
Circular
Lifestyle Camden
Big Moves and Strategies
Corridor Design
Camden High Street
Reclaiming Camden High Street for commercial and community activities, focusing on a pedestrianoriented design, will enhance its calmness, safety, and inviting nature for Camden Town residents.
Communtiy East-West Corridor
Camden Town’s residential area is being connected to New Pedestrian High Street through East-West Connections along Pratt and Plender Street. These secondary pedestrian zones connect High Street to Regents Canal and Regents Park. To break the Canal wall, blocks are being developed as Community and Education hubs, connecting to students housing zones.
Innovation District
The remaining rail and industrial infrastructure north of King’s Cross Development holds significant potential for future development, serving as the first energy-positive neighborhood in London, fostering innovation and future-proofing.
Loop
Spatial Connection for Camden Town
A Green loop is being designed in Camden town, connecting neighborhood parks and open spaces to new districts and Regents Park. The loop will have safe pedestrian and biking infrastructure, connecting to Regeants Canal and using the Camden Highline as a linear elevated park. Private and semi-private open spaces will be reimagined as public thoroughfares, providing safe mobility zones for children.
Green
Overview 3D Massing
PHASE 02
Exisitng High Street is a a major road with cars moving northwards all day long. This has caused congestion, and polluted the air in Camden Town.
Many buildings along the high street are underutilized and don’t add to the quality of life of Camdens residents.
Identifying spaces which can be taken over 35% Higher than average particulate matter along Red Routes
Few facts for today’s Camden:
65% of the Cars that go through Camden are not from Camden
79% of the residents of Camden do not own cars
Community Additions
Pedestrainizing the High street creates a linear plaza which is imagined in 3 parts - TOD near Morningston Railway Station, Community oriented spaces between Pratt and Plender Street and Hospitality and Entertainment in the part near Camden Town Railway Station.
This street has 3 nodes - one is food and informal market, kids and play areas and local music and hospitality focussed. The built fabric is improved with Infill housing, community spaces with new commercial and hospitality spaces along it.
Synergizing the built with the street and open spaces
The street is imagined as a pedestrian avenue with two sets of trees between Morningston and Camden Town Station. Intersections with Pratt and Plender Streets have been reimaigned as informal market and performance area respectively.
The built environment have been installed with green roofs and solar panels. Green roofs and open spaces can double to porduce food locally and then distribute it locally.
Local business form a Camden High Street buisness Co-operative whcih collects and additional tax that partly forms the pool maintain the High Street linear plaza.
Eco District
Reimagining under used lots by the Regents Canal to bring the community together with education at its heart by leveraging the relationship with the surrounding educational institutions to set up research cells and incubators.
Reformative functions like the transitional housing coupled with the vocational school help
create affrodability. The storm water park acts as a community resource to collect and slow down the speed of water in case of heavy rains. In dry spells its acts as a neighbourhood park.
We also use art as a navigator to break the wall to the canal.
Innovation District
The first energy positive neighbourhood of London as the harbour of the idea of innovation within the dying industry to make it future proof.
Break the industrial edge and integrate it with the community. The focus is to strive for sustainable circularity- not just ecologically but also economically for a synergistic
future of the community.
To achieve energy positivity
Innovation district focuses on capturing energy from various sources. Agriculture to forms a major component with many roof gardens producing food locally.
What was once a thriving, middle-class neighborhood has now become an eclectic mix of social and physical typologies. However, it remains a landscape segregated through the lines of infrastructure. As time progressed, industries moved out, and tourists took over London’s once Bohemian cultural hotspot, pushing its residents out.
Through this studio, we conscientiously aim to revive the soul of Camden - making it a thriving community centered around the reimagined High Street with the residents of Camden at its heart. It then links to our new districts that break the dividing edges of infrastructure, creating a resilient, adaptive, sustainable, and future-proof community. We focus on experimenting with micro-mobility, community development, and holistic innovation to design a neighborhood ready for the future.
We endeavor to test the concept of circularity in everyday life. Not just look at it ecologically by designing a system that reimagines the cradle-to-grave production of resources, but it is also an effort to leverage these resources for a more dependable and local economic development. The new neighborhoods centered along the ideals of community growth and education, with a strong focus on innovation, are a means to make the community an empowered ecosystem ready for the challenges of 2050.
Sustainable Synergies is a prototypical experiment building on the challenges of today to ensure a holistic, balanced, and responsible future where industry meets innovation and sustainable resource generation becomes the new norm!
Several Breaks in Urban character
Dangerous space for pedestrian and bicycles
Majority space dedicated to Cars
Postcards from Exisiting El Camino Real at Millbrae
MILLBRAE EL CAMINO REAL
Urban Design Studio|Spring Semester | 2023
Scale Site Studio Role Team
: Street design and Form based codes
: Millbrae, California
: Spring 2023
: Design ideation and development | Diagrams | Renders
: Maitreya S | Nilay S
El Camino Real as a grand boulevard with new livable and vibrant districts, each with a unique character and active public life.
Accommodate multi-modal transit and improve safety
Road dieting and Specific transit lanes for buses and bikes.
Safe pedestrian experience with improved crossings
Provide access to bike parking and improved bus stops
Promote micro-mobility from ECR to distant parts of Millbrae
Create identifiable and cohesive character for ECR
Transit oriented residential, and mixed-use developments along ECR
Create development and design rules for Millbrae ECR
Promote public art and create unique wayfinding markers
Create community anchors for different neighbourhood serving uses
Sustainable urban environment and robust economy
Maximize street activating programs to create active street environment
Improve tree cover and create continuous greens along ECR
Affordable housing requirement in new developments
Promote infill development to optimize landuse potential and reduce demand on open space
Existing Character on El Camino Real
Categorizing Exisiting Intersections on El Camino Real at Millbrae
Major Roads
Intermodal station
Commercial buildings
Mixed use buildings
Public institutional buildings
Parking
Educational institutes
0 5 mile radius
SFO Airport
street
Median trees Retail front Lack of
defination
Millbrae El Camino Real - A case for a grand boulevard Maitreya S + Nilay S Categorizing intersections Exisitng - Major Automobile intersections Existing Minor Automobile intersections Existing T-junction/ minor junction
Real at Millbrae
A Street - Road - Street system with 5 major intersections.
35% of the residents of Millbrae are above 55 years old
Existing Local Residents of the city of Millbrae
Identifying various territories along ECR based on exisiting character
Tourists coming to Millbrae gateway
Existing Landuse along ECR
A Street - RoadStreet system with 5 major intersections.
Stage 01:
Minor
HEAVY INDUSTRY LIGHT INDUSTRY HOSPITALITY PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVE PUBLIC SPACE LANDSCAPE MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL
side.
Bus transit system in the center with parallel slow street as One-way shared streets with protected bicycle lanes on either
internal streets open into the slow streets via pedestrian friendly T-junctions.
Stage
Commercial
Increasing
Drive lane capacity is to carry 11500 people per hour
Based
Delivery trucks and food trucks use ECR along with personal vehicles
The
of
Passerby vehicles from other places in the valley
work in Millbrae
vehicles People who
El Camino Real User groups
cultural amenities and hospitality in Millbrae will bring in more people to the city
on Streetmix model Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI)
02: Bus transit system can eventually be replaced by permenant system like light rail or street cars.
slow streets can be converted into happy streets on weekends and public holidays.
Slow street One-Way 10’ Fast lane 10’ Central Median + Bus 6’ Median Tree pit 6’ Peak time Bus lane 10’ Bike lane 6’ Pavement 9’ Urban flex zone 4’ Equal Residential Residential Residential Commercial Commercial Commercial Retail Fast lane 12’ Fast lane 12’ Fast lane 12’ Turning Parking 10’ Central Median 6’ Pavement 4’ Commercial Commercial Retail Proposed Section Existing Section Parking lanes create unsafe driving zone Mono-use buildings create isolated built condition Single street light at every 75ft creates a dull and unsafe night environment Small median doesn’t provide adequate place for pedestrians street greening Biking lanes are part of the slow street Retail storefronts form the public face of the built space Wide slow medians help create a usable green space with bioswales 10ft setback after 60ft height to create scaled street environment
Fast lane 10’ 2’ Parking 8’ Slow street One-way 10’ Central Median stop 6’ Peak time Bus lane 10’ Bike lane 6’ Pavement 9’ Urban flex zone 4’ Residential Residential Residential Commercial Commercial Commercial Retail Equal Equal Fast lane 12’ Turning lane 10’ Fast lane 12’ Fast lane 12’ Parking 10’ Private Parking Pavement 5’ Retail provide place pedestrians or greening Underused Vertical Potential Loss of Urban character due to Parking requirements and setbacks Wide 4 lane Stroad with no special lanes Broken Sidewalks often interupted by direct access to ECR Colonnade as semi-public space for retail and resteraunts Slow street buffers pedestrians traffic from fast moving Wide sidewalks lined by Trees and Flex zone as street buffer Bus Lanes in the fast zone form a central public transit zone Tree cover provides shade and creates human scale for the street
Nodes Recurring Nodes mark important junctions and provide crossing points Structured greens system provide a 1 Accommodate multi-modal transit and improve safety Green Medians Create identifiable and cohesive
and storm water softer aesthetic
streets provide space for various modes of transport
Structured
Medians
Protected Lanes
2
cohesive character for ECR
Sustainable urban environment and robust economy
Routes of Movement
Connected network of Open spaces
3-Dimensional Landuse
Superblock Linear block Micro block
YARD COMMONS
Competition | ULI Hines student competition | 2023
Scale Site
Studio
Role
Team
: Mix used district
: North Charleston, South Carolina
: ULI Hines student competition
: Design ideation and development | Diagrams | Renders
: Vatsal S | Max M | Jonathan | Shaun TS | Nilay S
Recognizing the site’s location within a lower-income and more vulnerable area of North Charleston, the vision for The Yard Commons as a neighborhood that not only enhances the broader community’s overall quality of life, but also sets them up for sustainable and equitable long term economic growth. The unique waterfront location also provides a rare opportunity to transform the site into a civic and recreational destination for the community. Grounding the design of The Yard Commons are therefore 3 key pillars: Livability, Accessibility, and Sustainability.
Livability
The Yard Commons is designed to be a self-sustaining, diverse, and walkable neighborhood. Retail and F&B options are scattered across the neighborhood and integrated with residential developments to ensure easy access to daily necessities and amenities such as daycare and convenience stores. Ensuring equitable access to opportunity to live in this mixed-use neighborhood.
Accessibility
Providing equitable access to civic, cultural, and recreational amenities in the neighborhood was an important objective of the master plan. The Yard Commons augments the community’s access to economic opportunities by providing workforce training and reskilling, uplifting local businesses, and fostering the growth of start-up and creative industries.
Sustainability
The Yard Commons is committed to being a climate-positive neighborhood through energy-efficient LEED-certified buildings, increased tree canopy and green rooftops, and dense development focused on active mobility. Building resilience against climate change is a critical tenet of The Yard Commons given the site’s exposure to environmental risks.
Overall, through its strong emphasis on a climate-ready physical design and resilience-building social program centered on current and future needs in this area, this transformational plan will generate positive benefits to the community.
1st place in University of Texas Austin ULI competition
1 mile Park Circle Riverfront park I-26 U.S. 78 Oak Terrace C O O P E R R I V E R Noisette cre k Median Income Less than 35000 Percentage of people without a high school diploma Less than 20% Income Education Percentage of people without a high school diploma More than 20% Region with lower median income and more people without a high school diploma Median Income More than 50000 1 mile Park Circle Riverfront park I-26 U.S. 78 Oak Terrace C O O P E R R I V E R Noiset e cre k Educational institutes Median age 37 years Anncilary institutes Median age 28 years Studying the exustung amenities in the community Per capita income vs education qualification study High flood risk for development along Williamette creek Understanding the public transit infrastructure Age brackets with various educational institutes Community exists between vehicular infrastructure and industry Studying the context
1 mile Park Circle Riverfront park I-26 U.S. 78 Oak Terrace C O O P E R R I V E R Noise te cre k Media lab Food hall Networking Job opportunities Entertainment Learning Buisness training
site
Proposed public transit connects to various amenities and the
lifestyle
Proposed mixed use district for upskilling and improving
Proposed laduse for the river near the Park circle community
Studying the existing nodes
Overlap grid with dew major streets
THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
mixed-use&mixed-incomedistrict rangeofhousingoptions communityeasyaccesstoeverydaybasicneeds landtrustforaffordablehousing daycarecenters urgentcarecenters&policeoutpost increasedmainretailspine densitybikefoodhalls&grocerystores andpedestriancorridors summerfarmers’market carnivalskatepark&ballcourts
affordabilitydiversewalkability amenities
IVABILITYL CCESSIBILITYA
northcharlestonmuseum localartgallery artsandmusicfestivals skatepark&ballcourts publiclibraryafter-schoolprograms communitycenter upskillingcenters&traininginstitute jobmatchingcareercenters disadvantagedbusinessprograms flexibleindustrial/officespaces incubator&co-workingspaces live+workstudios businesssummits culturerecreationeconomicopportunities
SUSTAINABILITY
mobility climate resilience community stewardship shared bike system connectivity to future lcrt nature-based coastal parotection strategies gray defenses along waterfront green stormwater infrastructuree increased tree canopy pocket neighborhood parks adaptive reuse of old buildings leed-certifi ed buildings sunken public spaces as retention ponds gardening and urban farming workshops sustainability festival earth day celebration noisette creek cleanup
Housing typologies
Green loop for flood protection and recreation
THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Place different hierarchy of amenities across the site
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I’ve grown my social network through meeting other young professionals at the incubator and co-working spaces. After work, I love hanging out at the waterfront food hall and getting a few My favorite place is definitely The Riverline because there are so many amenities withing walking distance. I can drop my kid off at the day care center and easily get groceries at the Marketplace. There’s even time for me do some shopping before picking her up! Having access to upskilling and job matching opportunities at the Opportunity Center has been a life changer. Once my training is complete, I’m confident VI’ll be able to progress further in my career and provide a better life for my children. William, 36 Technician seeking better opportunities Sandra 31 Customer Service Associate and Single Mom
| 14 meeting other young proco-working spaces. After work, food hall and getting a few night life is bustling for picking her up! The arts scene is so vibrant here. I love viewing the exhibitions at Gallery NC and taking painting classes after school at the Community Center. Plus, there’s something to do for everyone; my grandmother can meet her friends for a cup of coffee or read a book in the Civic Lawn while she waits for me. Dean, 24 Craetive Professional Andrea 16 High School Student and Arts Enthusiast 2023-8934 THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE I’ve grown my social network through meeting other young professionals at the incubator and co-working spaces. After work, I love hanging out at the waterfront food hall and getting a few beers with my buddies at COAST. The night life is bustling for sure! my career and provide a better life for my children. It’s great to have the waterfront at my doorstep! I go for a run around The Loop every morning and take my kids fishing at the Boardwalk during the weekend. I also appreciate that rents are kept affordable so more families like mine have the opportunity to live here. Community Center. Plus, there’s something my grandmother can meet her friends for read a book in the Civic Lawn while she waits William, 36 Technician seeking better opportunities Factory Supervisor and Father of 2 High School Student and THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE Having access to upskilling and job matching opportunities at the Opportunity Center has been a life changer. Once my training is complete, I’m confident VI’ll be able to progress further in my career and provide a better life for my children. William 36 Technician seeking better opportunities A Y E A R A T T H E Y A R D C O M M O N S S u s t a i n a b i l i t y A c c e s s i b i l i t y L i v a b i l i t y JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MLK Celebration St. Patrick’s Day Festival Weekly Farmers’ Market 4th July Celebration Summer Carnival High Water Music Festival Sustainability Fest Gardening and Farming Workshop Beekeeping Workshop Earth Day Festival Harvest Fest North Charleston 5k Run Juneteenth Family Fest North Charleston Veteran’s Day Tribute Youth Summer Art Camp Halloween Block Party Christmas Festival & Parade Good Business Summit Noisette Creek Clean-up
COMMUNITY
weaving diverse communities
Social Resilience Amenities
Ecology
Living
CONNECTIVITY
weaving disconnected neighbourhoods
Efficient Public Transportation
District Linkage
Cascading Green Infrastructure
DOWNTOWN TAPESTRY
ULI Hines Urban Design|Fall Semester | 2023
Scale Site Studio Role Team
: Corridor and district design
: Camden, London
: Fall 2023
: Design ideation and development | Diagrams | Renders
: Sukriti G | Nilay S | Jordan C
Making Camden a livable, responsible and empowering place which provides equitable opportunities for sustainable and synergetic growth for all its residents.
The studio aims to revive the soul of Camden, London’s once thriving middle-class neighborhood, by reimagining High Street and connecting it to new districts that break the dividing edges of infrastructure. The focus is on micro-mobility, community development, and holistic innovation to design a resilient, adaptive, sustainable, and future-proof community.
The concept of circularity is tested in everyday life, reimagining resource production and leveraging them for local economic development. The new neighborhoods focus on community growth and education, with a strong focus on innovation, to create an empowered ecosystem ready for the challenges of 2050.
Sustainable Synergies is a prototypical experiment building on the challenges of today to ensure a holistic, balanced, and responsible future where industry meets innovation and sustainable resource generation becomes the new norm!
ECONOMY
weaving diverse businesses
Anchor
Hospitality
Spine
Retaining Civic Roots: Culture
CHINA-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT FIRST
Community Relationships
Community Amenities
Connectivity network
Pedestrian and Green Conections
Economic Interdependence
Tourist Street
Plan
Site
CONDOTEL
Are-imagined public node, the condotel makes for a mixed use building with the Courthouse. Designed for the tourist footfall at The Tapestry
A public plaza providing quality open space, cultural programs, and a major public transport hub, is the heart of The Tapestry
HOTEL SEATTLE
The old King County courthouse is retrofitted and repurposed into a heritage hotel to boost economy by hosting tourists
THE CHIEF SI’AHL SQUARE EQUAL STREET STEPS PLAZA
REVAMPING CITYHALL PARK
Re-designing City Hall Park to make it the main point of entry to Equal Streets
THE CHIEF SI’AHL SQUARE
THE LAUNCHPAD
Business incubation hub that helps innovators and local business network and collborate with business professionals
THE PITCH
The Pitch serves as the recreational hub for Downtown Tapestry and adjacent districts. It is an all age24/7/365 active space for health
Finalist in the competition held by IIT Alumni association
1st place KRVIA dissretation gold medal
Shortlisted to present work at Mimansa forum
Represented college at future exhibition at GAFA 2020
Represented college in NIASA thesis gold medal 2019
Award for outstanding performance in Humanities
Selected works (2014-2023)
MS Urban Design, University of Texas Austin
Nilay Jignesh Shah