TOMAS JANUSAS
email: tomasj@berkeley.edu web: tomasjan.com cell: 310-993-8912
ALMA MATER: University of California, Berkeley B.A. in Urban Studies Minor in Geospatial Information Science and Technology SKILLS: Design: Adobe Creative Suite GIST: ArcGIS Code: Python Architecture: AutoCAD, Rhino, ScetchUp EXPERIENCE: Urban Designer 2013- Present City Design Collective, Oakland, CA GIS Intern 2013- 2013 San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Maintenance Project Manager 2012- 2013 Bayer, Berkeley, CA Property Manager 2009- 2011 Private Investor, Santa Monica, CA Manager 2008- 2009 Innovative Real Estate, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Construction and Maintenance Supervisor 2007- 2008 Innovative Real Estate, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Table of Contents URBAN PLANNING + URBAN DESIGN Corridor Revitalization 3-10 Vision of Tampines, Singapore 11-20 RESEARCH U.S.-Mex Border Study 21-26 Senior Thesis 27-32 GIS STUDIES BCDC Profile Analysis 33-36 Delta Stakeholder Study 37-38 Sea Level Rise Study 39-40 DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE Beach Shelter Design Concept 41-44 Tea House Design Concept 45-48 MISCELLANEOUS Software Modeling 49-52 Drafting and Sketching 53-54
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orth California Corridor Revitalization
Instructor: Kim Suczynski Smith Project Team: Amanda Wolf, Roy Bez, Melanie Chu Planning Studio: Spring 2013 Institution: University of California, Berkeley Location: Walnut Creek, California OBJECTIVE The City of Walnut Creek is in the process of re-envisioning the West Downtown area. This proposal aims to take advantage of the opportunity and envisions North California Boulevard as a pedestrian-oriented corridor that seeks to enhance connections and meet the needs of nearby residents, office workers, and BART shoppers.
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ar-Free Tropical City
Instructor: Prof. Kai Axhausen Project Team: Gabriella Karnadi, Pablo Acebillo, Verena Miklautz, Hari Chithambaram Future Cities: Networks and Grammars: Summer 2013 Institution: ETH Z端rich Future Cities Laboratory Location: Tampines, Singapore Vision
Design of a car-free tropical city in Singapore calls for a modular architecture layout throughout the whole project site in order to achieve a heterogeneous street atmosphere. Disorderly modeling of units allows for voids and functional spaces to enhance a monotonous grid structure. Urban grammars and transportation network synchronization play a vital part in ensuring the accessibility and urbanity of the new cluster. Buildings, streets and layout coincide with and complement pedestrian movement around the city.
U.S.
-Mexico Border Study
Instructor: Prof. Michael Dear Senior Thesis: Summer 2012 Institution: University of California, Berkeley Location: San Francisco, California Research Goal
This research sought to investigate the concept of colonias as the Third World phenomenon of informalities on the edge of First World territories. The journey began in the summer of 2012 when I received the Judith Lee Stronach Summer Travel Scholarship to explore poor migrant settlements near the U.S.-Mexico border. During my travels, I drove along the U.S.-Mexico border through the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to study this phenomenon of underdevelopment.
Geographic Representation of San Diego
Calexico
21%
88%
38,344
127 km
17 km
1,279,000
Tijuana
Mexicali
Douglas
El Paso
72%
64%
1,559,683
936,826
649,121
7 km
47 km
17,515
Agua Prieta
Ciudad Juรกrez
Laredo
Mc Allen
75%
66%
1,332,131
79,138
Nuevo Laredo 384,033
129,776 38 km
37 km
236,091
Reynosa 608,891
the U.S.-Mexico Border Cities San Luis
Nogales
83%
81%
19,573
28 km
12 km
24,909
San Luis Río Colorado
Heroica Nogales
Del Rio
Eagle Pass
69%
80%
178,380
220,292
Ciudad Acuña 136,755
26,668
12 km
23 km
26,682
Piedra Negras 152,806
Brownsville
74%
U.S City Population Scale
39 km
175,494
% Hispanic Mexican City Population
Matamoros 489,193
Sources: USGS Environmental Health Border Initiative. US Census Bureau. INEGI Scale: 1:500 000 m
This research led me to discover that trailer parks and Colonias are an important source of affordable housing for low-income households living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. It also serves as an important transitional step for social mobility.
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he invisible Border in San Francisco’s Mission District Instructor: Prof. Michael Dear Senior Thesis Poster: Spring 2013 Institution: University of California, Berkeley Location: San Francisco, California Research Goal
Aesthetic, social and economic differences persist in urban environments despite the presence of any physical barriers. The goal of the research is to identify and visualize the “invisible border,” which hypothetically delineates the imaginary line evident in San Francisco’s Mission District, presumably between Valencia and Mission street corridors. Historical research, census analysis, field observations and GIS modeling are techniques used to confirm the hypothesis, that there is an “invisible border,” splitting the neighborhood into “new” and “old” Missions. The “invisible border,” although permeable and dynamic, is an effective barrier, which impedes neighborhood gentrification, cultural assimilation and social fabric disruption.
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an Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Analysis Supervisor: Javier del Castillo Internship Project: Spring 2013 Institution: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Location: San Francisco, California Objective
The main goal of the project is to conduct BCDC’s Profile Study based on the permit data available in organization’s GIS database. The posters aim to summarize the organization’s 44 years of accomplishments, show current trends and display data in a publicly friendly format. Also, summary of facts from the Bay Plan and Bay area relevant to BCDC’s sphere of influence are info-graphed for a quick reference.
511
806
Original Size
Current Size
SAN FRANC CONSERVATION AND DEV
Sq. Miles
Sq. Miles
40%
TOTAL REDUCTION*
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Shoreline Perimeter
5%
Ownership
22% 50%
23%
Legend
497miles
Neighboring Counties
State Cities and Counties Private Federal
Population San Francisco San Mateo
825,863 739,311
1,837,504
448.4
Santa Clara
1290.1
Alameda
1,554,720
420,757
2000000
821.8 748.4
Sonoma
491,829
1500000
715.9
Napa
139,045
1000000
739
Contra Costa Solano
1,079,597
256,069
500,000
46.9
Size Square Miles
0
Marin
1575.9 520.3
0
500
1000
1500
2000
CISCO BAY VELOPMENT COMMISSION Waterways Sonoma Creek
Napa River
Legend Length in Miles Napa River
Petaluma River Tolay Creek Corte Madera Creek
Coyote Creek
Petaluma River Sonoma Creek
Redwood Creek
Corte Madera Creek Tolay Creek
Plummer Creek
20
40
60
80
100
Plummer Creek
Redwood Creek
Coyote Creek
Minor Permits Issued
Minor Permits per County 1000
120
628
Minor Permits Issued Non Material Amendments
TOTAL MINORS TOTAL NON MATERIAL AMENDMENTS
% Fill 61%
39 140
200 0
283
376
319
47
44
% Public Access 13%
418
TOTAL MINORS*
Solano
2012
Alameda
2010 2011
Santa Clara
2009
San Mateo
2008
San Francisco
2006 2007
33
Sonoma
400 2005
Contra Costa
30
Napa
600
60
0
873
800
90
Marin
150
0
3021 *1966- 2013 to date
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rchitectural Design + Modeling
Instructor: Prof. Deborah Bird Studio: Spring 2011 Institution: Pasadena City College Location: Los Angeles, California Project Description
The following projects are a result of architecture studios taken while at Pasadena City College. Project (1) Beach Shelter Conceptual Design. Project (2) Small Infill Site Development in Pasadena, CA.
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rchitectural Drafting + Scetching
Instructors: Prof. Dionicio Valdez and Prof. Elizabeth McDonald Studios: Spring 2011-2013 Institution: PCC and UC Berkeley Location: San Francisco, California Project Description
The following projects are a result of architecture and urban design studios taken while at Pasadena City College and UC Berkeley . Project (1) Modeling with AutoCAD and Rhino software. Project (2) Hand drafting and drawing. Project (3) Various building and street section scetches.
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