Vancouver Height District Tower Mall Redevelopment
Project Summary
Project Level: Professional Work — First Forty Feet
Project type: Master Plan / Planning
Year: 2022- 2023
Location: Vancouver,Washington
Main Tools: Sketchup Pro, Q-GIS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Enscape, After Effects, Auto CAD
Team: Will Grimm, James Brackenhoff, Jason Graf, Cindy Trivisonno, Megan Doherty
The Heights District is the result of a coordinated multi-year effort between the City of Vancouver and the community to redevelop the former Tower Mall and surrounding area.This new district will be a vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood that is strategically located in the heart of Vancouver — a place where a mix of services and amenities, such as stores, restaurants, parks, schools and transit stations, are within a 20-minute walk. This project is also designed to support health,, safety, population grotwth, equity, and universal and accessible design. My tasks inculde design, planning, community engagement, feasibility study, udate zoning, and visualization.
The Grand Loop - Play-ologies Design
The Grand Loop is designed through the concept of PLAY as an inclusive activity along destinated streets where multiple generations benefit. The signature linear park promotes the health and development of all children and provides a source of fun, joy, discovery, possibilities, and curiously for all adults.
Each segment of the loop provides learning experiences anda stories about the natural environment of the Heights and Vancouver across time in a theme of four natural environments. The segments correspond with local ecosystems and the Ologies—hydrology, ecology, geology, and volcanology.
Inclusive Design
Our project team engaged in research, analysis and conversations with accessibility groups to identify the challenges and opportunities for promoting inclusive pedestrian access for all abilities, ages, languages, and socioeconomic statuses. Utilizing contrast, colors textures, rythm, audible messaging and wayfinding, the project team developed a suite of intersection, sidewalk, and wayfinding design elements that support safe and accessible streets and public spaces for people with different backgrounds.
N Aerial Rendering Hydrology Segment of the Grand Loop Video Projection at Community Engagement 4 3 5 1 2 8 9 7 6 1 Furnishing Zone - to create a buffer zone between the sidewalk and the street 2 Degree of Enclosure - to create a secure, semi-private space to see and be seen 3 Lighting - to create safer, more visible streets after dark 4 Textured Transitions - to provide cues between sidewalk, planting areas, and the street 5 Flexible Seating - to accommodate small to large groups joining in conversation 6 Playologies Pathway - to provide safe space for conversation, circulation, and play activities 7 Inclusive Wayfinding - to guide directions and orient people in the physical space 8 Visual Cue - to increase awareness and safety, especially at busy intersections 9 Rhythm - to create visual patterns along sidewalk edges, aiding in spatial understanding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Accessibility Diagram Accessible Sidewalk Design
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Vancouver Main Street
Street Improvement Project
Project Summary
Project Level: Professional Work — First Forty Feet
Project type: Street Design
Year: 2022- 2023
Location: Vancouver,Washington
Main Tools: Sketchup Pro, Q-GIS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Enscape, After Effects, Auto CAD
Team: Will Grimm, James Brackenhoff, Jason Graf, Cindy Trivisonno, Megan Doherty
The City of Vancouver revisits Downtown’s Main Street to improve its safety, accessibility and connectivity to businesses, residents, and visitors. This project will reconstruct Main Street from 5th Street to 15th Street. Main objectives are widening sidewalk space, increasing public amenities, creating space for businesses along the street to use, improving quality of alternative transportations, and maintaining parking efficiency.
One Street Three Designs
Our project team designs three possible concepts using feedbacks from the stakeholders at our community engagements.
The Active Middle design miximizes the public space and utilize the furnishing zones as a flexible space for various activities like dinning, sitting,, playing, or performing art.
The Linear Park is designed to maximize the green space.
The Active Edge gives more frontage space to businesses along the Main Street, so they can use extra space for seating, planting, or bike parking.
Conceptual Rendering of Main Street between 6th and 7th St. BUS EVERGREEN SENIOR LIVING CENTER #514 ELEVATE SALON #518 #600 TOP SHELF (VACANT) #602 VACANT #606 #608 DONEGAN #610 KAVA #614 #704 #714 #800 MAIN EVENT #808 BOOMERANG (VACANT) #810 LINCOLN #812 SPANKY’S (VACANT) #904 DIVINE CONSIGN #912 DOWNTOWN #914 NORTH STAR #916 THOUSAND STORIES EVENT #916 #1000 BESSOLO #1004 AURORA #1006 #1014 FAMILY SOLUTIONS (VACANT) #1104 LOVE POTION MAGIKAL #1118 SOURCE CLIMBING #1108 MAGENTA #1104 #1104 #1104 WAY #1104 #1220 AMARO’S #1220 MAIN PLACE (OFFICE BUILDING) #1220 #1304 #1306 VIBRANT #1308 AUTOMOTIVE JEFFERS LAWYERS 5TH STREET 6TH STREET 7TH STREET 9TH STREET EVERGREEN BLVD 11TH STREET 12TH STREET 14TH STREET parking zone Valley gutter FURNISHING ZONE THRESHOLD ZONE BUILDING FRONTAGE ZONE Bike parking Garbage Garbage Light pole parking access points access point Existing parking parking ACTIVE MIDDLE DESIGN EVERGREEN BLVD TO 15TH STREET FESTIVAL STREET BLOCKS 6TH STREET TO 8TH STREET ACTIVE EDGE DESIGN 6TH STREET TO EVERGREEN BLVD Vancouver Main
CENTER STAGE CLOTHIERS GISI MARKETING GROUP OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PAHLISCH PARKING GARAGE MAIN PLACE OFFICE BUILDING #1019 #1011 KIGGINS #1009 #1005 KXRW #1003 MINA BEAUTY #1001 SHORT SWEET #1013 #1015 EVERGREEN 13TH STREET (MILL PLAIN EASTBOUND) (MILL PLAIN WESTBOUND) Light pole Existing parking Existing parking ACTIVE MIDDLE DESIGN EVERGREEN BLVD TO 15TH STREET Active Edge Concept Linear Park Concept Active Middle Concept
Street Concept (Draft)
West Portland Town Center
Transit Design and Town Center Plan
Project Summary
Project Level: Professional Work — The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland
Project type: Urban Design / Planning
Year: 2017 - 2020
Location: Barbur Town Center Portland, Oregon
Main Tools: Sketchup Pro, Arc GIS, Photoshop, Illustrator
Team: Mark Raggett, Lora Lillard, Cassie Ballew, Joan Frederiksen
Southwest Corridor Project is the Trimet’s extension of Max Light Rail Transits From Portland to Wilsonville. West Portland Town Center becomes a great opportunity to foresee new development in Barbur Town Center for the increasing populations in 2035. My main assignment is to design a new vision for the town center to respond to community’s feedback from several workshops. and illustrate a vision for Barbur Town Center. Main ideas in the design are focused on equities in accessibility, growth, muticultural identities, housing, and health. The end product is then new zoning code and development recommenations for Portland’s West Town Cencer.
POTENTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS
• Affordable housing required for low-income households
• Indoor community space for culture events and/or office space for nonprofit service providers
• Retail can include space for businesses providing culturally relevant goods and services (ex. multicultural market place)
• Outdoor space is aligned to preserves views of Mt. Hood and provide opportunity for public art and community gatherings
• Circulation prioritizes pedestrians and connects the pedestrian bridge to the new station
• Office space for businesses and new jobs
SITE PROGRAM
• Five buildings: 3 mixed use and 2 office
• 230 - 300 apartment units
• Affordable housing: 23-30 units at 60% AMI or 46-60 units at 80% AMI provided through inclusionary zoning
• 15,000 - 20,000 square feet for retail
• 100,000
Barbur Transit Center
Barbur Transit Center will be an important MAX stop and one of the main nodes in the West Portland Town Center. This center is planned to be redeveloped into the multicultural hub, supporting the community’s vision of a mixed-use, mixed-income project with market rate and affordable housing co-located with human services, a senior center, indoor and outdoor community gathering space for cross-cultural events, office and program space for nonprofit organizations, and affordable commercial space for Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and immigrant-owned businesses.
Green Ring
Green Ring is one of the key elements to create a pedestrian’s loop system to cennect the North and South areas together due to the seperations caused by a freeway and difficult terrains..
N Aerial Conceptual Rendering AR U RANSIT hoo Com de hoo Mosque hoo Holly Farm 53RD Max oun SW 30TH Max and ood tu Barbu oo SW PO SW HUB SW LEBURN SW YLO FE SWBARBURB DSWBARBUR VD SW CAPI W SW YLO FE Y E W SW URAD SW OLP SW CK SO W Church Church Woods Memorial Dickinson Ash Creek Spring Garden Mosque Community Garden Medium Office Large Office Destination Medium Mixed Use Residential Multi Cultural Hub Small Multi Dwelling Small Mixed Use (Live-Work) Park or Open Space Green Ring Green Ring Future Extensions Preservation Area Medium Multi Dwelling Large Mixed Use Residential New Park Opportunity Area West Portland Town Center Land Use Growth Concept October 2020 Land Use Diagram U.S. HWY. I-5 PED BRDG MAXSTATION SW TAYLORS FERRY RD. U.S.HWY.I-5 BarburBlvd CAPITOL HWY. B C D E Potential Development Public Open Space Private Open Space SW Light Rail Line Bus Layover Pedestrain Only Road Bus Circulation Pedestrian Circulation N 050100150 Feet MT.HOOD MIXEDUSE MIXEDUSE MIXEDUSE OFFICE/PARKING OFFICE BARBURBLVD SW41stAVEResidential Commercial Community O ce Parking MAX STATION D B E A C BARBURBLVD I-5 MAXSTATION A B C D E
- 170,000 square feet of office space • 10,000 - 15,000 square feet of public open space • 10,000 - 15,000 square feet of private open space • 3 floors of parking with 150 - 250 stalls BUILDING PROGRAMS • Building A 82,000 sf office • Building B : 82,000 sf residential, 10,500 sf retail, and 5,500 indoor community space • Building C 86,000 sf office and 51,000 sf parking • Building D 92,000 sf residential, 7,350 sf retail, and 4,870 indoor community space • Building E : 60,000 sf residential and 12,000 indoor community space
BARBUR TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT - Center Running Alignment Burber Transit
Center Rendering
Barbur Transit Center Feasibility Study
82nd Ave Project
Addressing Challenges to Redevelopment
Project Summary
Project Level: Professional Work — The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland
Project type: Urban Design
Year: 2016
Location: 82nd Ave Portland, Oregon
Main Tools: Sketchup Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator
Team: Mark Raggett, Radcliffe Dacanay
82nd ave. in East Portland has become a part of potential developments along with other main corridors as the city is growing. The objective is to visualize the opportunities on 82nd Ave. Six different nodes on this corridor are chosen to be centers of development that serve different unique characteristics and purposes on the corridor. Also, these six nodes will be connected with the green infrastrucutre along the corridor. The green infrastructure will provide accessibility through centers of development and open spaces.
SE 82nd Ave / SE Stark St
NE 82nd Ave MAX Station / I-84 SE 82nd Ave SE Forster Rd Madison HS / 82nd Ave Max Station (I-84) / 82nd Ave Montavilla / 82nd Ave Jade District / 82nd Ave Foster St / 82nd Ave Springwater Corridor / 82nd Ave 82 AVE Main Street Designated Node Madison High School Max Station and I-84 Montavilla Jade District Foster Rd Springwater Corridor Bike Path
Hancock City Park
