Raimy Cheyne Portfolio

RAIMY CHEYNE Urban Planning Portfolio

Master of City and Regional Planning

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts

Major in Architecture University of Pennsylvania

205 10th Street, Apt 9U, Jersey City NJ 07302

(516) 317-4174

raimy.schutzman@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS REGENERATION Designing an Intergenerational Downtown

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GIS ANALYSIS Housing Redevelopment in Rahway

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DOUBLE HOUSE Infill Housing in West Philadelphia

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CONCEPT DESIGN Housing a Habit 23

REGENERATION

Designing an Intergenerational Downtown Location:

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Course:

Graphic Communication, Spring 2014

Project:

The goal of this project was to integrate an aging population into an active university setting in a way that improves community engagement and decreases isolation for community members of all ages.

Using a site in downtown New Brunswick, I sought to create a design that provides opportunities to build connections across age, race, socio-economic classes and other traditional divides. Strategies to achieve this include creating public spaces that foster social interaction, addressing barriers that limit access and mobility, creating better connections between existing cultural assets in New Brunswick, and enhancing the vibrancy of the downtown by adding retail and residential space in order to make the city more appealing to people of all ages.

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CITY AERIAL: New Brunswick, NJ

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Rutgers: Bloustein & Mason Gross Schools

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State Theater

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George Street Playhouse

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Crossroads Theater Company

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SITE ANALYSIS: PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES

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There is a lack of open space and greenery in the area surrounding the site. There are limited spaces to sit outdoors to eat lunch or wait for the train or bus, and the existing publicspaces are unattractive.

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Current view of site across from train station Inaccessible space raised above street level and dark spaces caused by the overhang creates uninviting retail entrances

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Existing ‘public’ space at George Street and Route 27

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REGENERATION

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SITE ANALYSIS: CIRCULATION

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N.J. Route

TRAIN STATION

Spring Street is underutilized because of the unpleasant pedestrian experience. Most foot traffic through the area occurs along George Street, creating the feeling that New Brunswick has a one-dimensional downtown.

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B View west down Church Street under Ferren Deck New Brunswick. NJ

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CONCEPT DESIGN

1” = 100’

PUBLIC PLAZA ACROSS FROM TRAIN STATION

DAYLIGHT CHURCH STREET

MID-BLOCK BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION

MIXED-USE BUILDINGS WITH GROUND FLOOR RETAIL

WIDEN SIDEWALKS AND ADD TREES ALONG SPRING STREET

NEW PARK BY COURTHOUSE AND CIVIC BUILDINGS

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ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN

CHURCH STREET: Before

CHURCH STREET: After

New Brunswick. NJ

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3D MODEL

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GIS ANALYSIS

SITE SECTIONS 1: North-South Section Cut

2: East-West Section Cut

Retail

Residential, high-density

Parking

Office

Civic and institutional

Park/plaza New Brunswick. NJ

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PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

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REGENERATION

GIS ANALYSIS

Housing Redevelopment in Rahway Location:

Rahway, New Jersey

Course:

Introduction to GIS, Spring 2013

Project:

The goal of this project was to utilize Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS) to analyze land use, demographic data, and other characteristics of a selected community.

I chose to focus my analysis on how recent redevelopment efforts in Rahway are changing the character of the community. A series of new transit-oriented multifamily apartment buildings are gradually turning this predominantly single-family home suburb into a more urban community.

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LOCATION & LAND USE Rahway Profile Area (square miles) Total Population Population Density (per square mile) Average Household Size Total Housing Units Owner-Occupied Housing

4.04 27,346 6,769 2.58 11,300 60%

Rahway Aerial Photo, 2007

Data sources: NJOIT OGIS, NJOIT Data Clearinghouse (2007 Orthophotos), NJDEP Land Use/Land Cover (2007)

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GIS ANALYSIS

Rahway Land Use, 2007

INCOME & HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2010), U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5 Year Estimates (2011)

Rahway, NJ

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HOUSING TYPOLOGIES

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GIS ANALYSIS

TRANSIT-ORIENTED HOUSING Housing Values in Relation to Train Station Proximity

Average Assessed Value

Number of Parcels

Within 1/2 Mile

$121,201.85

1,192

Beyond 1/2 Mile

$137,625.61

5,589

Rahway Total

$134,738.56

6,781

The goal of this map was to determine whether housing prices in Rahway differed by proximity to the train station. My hypothesis was that because the oldest housing stock is concentrated in the downtown area, average housing prices within a half-mile radius of the station would actually be lower. Given the trend towards transit-oriented development and an increasing consumer preference for living in walkable areas with close proximity to retail, this would indicate a prime opportunity for additional high-density housing development in downtown Rahway.

This analysis was done by joining Mod IV tax data to parcel shapefiles, creating a half mile buffer, using a Spatial Join between the residential parcels and the buffer, and using Selection Statistics to determine average assessed value.

Data sources: NJOIT OGIS, NJOIT Data Clearinghouse (2007 Orthophotos)

Rahway, NJ

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ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD Pedestrian Access to Healthy Food in Rahway, NJ

Percent of residential area near healthy food source Within 1/4 Mile

33.6%

Within 1/2 Mile

74.5%

“Healthy Food Stores” was defined as Grocery Stores, Farm Markets, and Produce Stores, as categorized in RefUSA data Data sources: RefUSA U.S. Businesses Database; NJOIT OGIS 2012 Road Centerlines Data, NJOIT OGIS 2007 LU/LC; NJOIT OGIS 2007 Orthophotography

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GIS ANALYSIS

DOUBLE HOUSE Infill Housing in West Philadelphia Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Course:

Architecture Studio, Spring 2008

Project:

The goal of this project was to design low-cost, environmentally responsible housing for first-time homeowners on a vacant lot in the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia. The client was the People’s Emergency Center, a local community development organization.

The resulting design is a pair of attached rowhomes that brings a modern aesthetic to the neighborhood while adopting the scale of the surrounding rowhouses. These designs were created in a team of three, together with Anna Klein and Xiaomeng Xu.

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FLOOR PLANS

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DOUBLE HOUSE

SITE PLAN & BLOCK ELEVATION

Philadelphia, PA

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RENDERINGS

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DOUBLE HOUSE

HOUSING A HABIT Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Course:

Architecture Studio, Fall 2006

Project:

The goal of this project was to design a habitat to house a personal habit. Based on my habit of restlessly shredding plastic cups during social gatherings and folding them into origami-like shapes, I created a dining area that can fold down into a flat deck or fold up to create an enclosed area for festive meals.

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ELEVATION RENDERING

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HOUSING A HABIT

PERSPECTIVE RENDERING & MODEL

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Raimy Cheyne, 2014