Urban Design studio Yearbook 2020-2021 by UDbrookes

MA URBAN DESIGN | MARCHD (URBAN DESIGN SPECIALIZATION)

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERISTY.

2020-2021 URBAN DESIGN YEARBOOK.

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FACULTY INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING FACULTY

STUDENTS INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING FACULTY

CORE VALUES VALUES

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Group Project URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

Group Project URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

MEMORIES PHOTOS

Our Course The school of the built environment in Oxford Brookes University educated qualified professionals that enter industries such as planning, development, urban design and architecture. The graduates are equipped with a diverse set of practical design skills as well as a rigorous theoretical understanding of ideas and values for high quality developments. The urban design specialization is led by passionate friendly staff members with worldwide industry experience and diverse professional backgrounds. In the studios, MA and MArchD students work together which fosters the exchange of expertise and ideas across disciplines. The programme in UD includes local as well as international projects, lots of research and theories. All of this pushes the boundaries of critical thinking, nurtures creativity and innovation.

FACULTY

Georgia Butina Watson

Alan Reeve

Jon Cooper

Soham De

Karl Kropf

Prachi Rampuria

Regina Lim

Rolang Wong

Laura Novo de Azevedo

Jorge Sainz

Croatia / UK

California, USA

Philippines

Brazil

India

Hong Kong

Spain

WEBSITE

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STUDENTS

ARPUTHA ROMANA PONNY K

CAROLINE SAIT

CHARLOTTE COX

INDIA

UNITED KINGDOM

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

Bachelors of Architecture SRM University, India

BA(Hons) Architecture & Planning University of the West of England, Bristol -

BA Urban Design Planning and Development Oxford Brookes University

CHIN HEI TANG

DANIEL MATHER

CHINA

UNITED KINGDOM

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University BA Urban Design Planning and Development Oxford Brookes University

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EKATERINA PETKOVA

GEORGE BRISCOE

HAGER MOHAMMAD

BULGARIA

UNITED KINGDOM

CANADA

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

BA Urban Design Planning and Development Oxford Brookes University

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Toronto

BSc Architecture University of the West of England, Bristol

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HAZIQ NOOR AZHURIL

JINNAH NASIR

MALAYSIA

LOCATION

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Architecture Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Architecture South Bank University

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JOSEPH LEANDER

JULIA ESTRELLA

KAREEM WELLINGTON

INDIA

BRAZIL

UNITED KINGDOM

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Architecture Oxford Brookes University

BA Designing Cities: Planning and Architecture University of Westminster

BA Architecture (Hons) Heriot Watt University Dubai

KEVIN THURLOW

KRYZTA CASTILO

UNITED KINGDOM

LOCATION

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University Bachelor of Architecture University of Westminster WEB LINK

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LOWRI NICHOLSON

MARK KEOGH

MITCHELL LEGGE

UNITED KINGDOM

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Architecture University of Kent

Bachelor of Architecture Sheffield Hallam

BA Urban Design Planning and Development Oxford Brookes University

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PERSEFONI KOLKA

SAGARIKA CHOWDHURY

GREECE

INDIA

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

Integrated Master Architecture Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Bachelor of Architecture Sushant School of Art and Architecure

2020-

-2021

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

SHALOM OSUCHUKWU

SUDHARSHINI THIRUPATHIRAJAN

TIMIRLANS ABIDOVS

UNITED KINGDOM

INDIA

LATVIA

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Architecture Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Anna University, India

BA Urban Design Planning and Development Oxford Brookes University

BA(Hons) Architecture Oxford Brookes University

ZEINA EL MASRI

ALICE TULIP

LEBANON

UNITED KINGDOM

MARCHD Architecture Urban Design Specialisation Oxford Brookes University

MA Urban Design Oxford Brookes University

BA Architecture Design and Built Environment Beirut Arab University

Design Buckingham New University WEB LINK

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Core values of our studio

We are international

We believe urban design is primarily for people

We work together

We are diverse in our backgrounds and skills We design high quality livable and accessible places

Who we are

We are international

We are diverse in our backgrounds and skills

Coming from more than 10 Nationalities and 3 continents we are a diverse studio. It is one of our biggest strengths - we learn from each other every day.

Understanding the variety of skills everyone brings to the table and utilizing that is one of the secrets of efficient and high quality work. Our teams are created based on skill set and diversity

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What we do

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We design high quality livable and accessible places

We believe everyone deserve to live in a place they enjoy and have access to amenities and green space within 15 minutes. Our designs are always focused around accessibility and livability.

We believe urban design is primarily for people

‘We shape cities and then they shape us’ Made by people, for people our goal in every design scheme is to deliver place where people want to be and feel safe.

We work together

Teamwork is at the heart of the Urban Design studio - together we are much more capable than separately. We also believe the teamwork skills we all posses are crucial for the industry.

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URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM This years’ first group project is a live one, with the collaboration of Oxford city council. Regeneration, housing, new public realm and activating the waterfront are all key elements that all schemes achieve one way or another. The sites of Osney and Oxpens form the edge between the city of spires and academia and nature. Currently defined by warehouses and lack of accessibility the designs propose a new street network, integration of businesses and the creation of a knowledge economy. The following 6 projects have taken different approaches, however they all embody core design principles that deliver accessible, safe, high quality and livable spaces.

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TEAM

Persefoni Kolka

Zeina El Masri

Daniel Mather

OSNEY MEAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND OXPENS Vision The site analysis that we have undertaken along with the brief has helped us come up with a vision for how we envision the future for these two sites and this area of Oxford as a whole. Using architectural solutions, we aim to create a distinctive mixed-use development that uses public open space to both improve connectivity with the city center and unlock the potential of the river Thames. Innovative solutions will be used to tackle flood risk and improve the way that people work. To achieve this vision, we split it up into 3 different design objectives which incorporate both brief’s redlines and site analysis’ outcomes. As can be seen, each of these objectives is represented by an icon. These will be used throughout this report to display where we are inputting design actions that help achieve each of these individual objectives and therefore our vision for the area.

Joseph Leander

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

2020-

-2021

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Key Design Ideas

Heading ‘...So that from any part of the the city perfectly fresh air and grass and sight of far horizon might be reachable in a few minutes’ walk’ Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies (1871), by John Ruskin, quoted in Howard, Garden Cities of Tomorrow, p.50.

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02 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Charlotte Cox

Ekaterina Petkova

Kryzta Castillo

A HUNDRED REASONS. ONE DESTINATION. Oxpens - Osney Mead

Vision The world-renowed reputation of Oxford as a hub for knowledge and traditions in groundbreaking research has majorly informed our team’s vision to deliver a new innovation quarter in Oxpens and Osney Mead sites. One of the main focus of our masterplan is to create a knowledge economy and vibrant spaces where people can live, work and learn. Therefore, designing better spaces for housing and businesses, as well as providing opportunities for collaborations between companies and educational facilities. Moreover, our vision aims at delivering attractive public spaces, appropriate infrastructure and housing that are deeply rooted in nature. Lastly, integrating the entire area into the city of Oxford by creating new accessible and sustainable routes.

Kareem Wellington

Jinnah Nasir

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

2020-

-2021

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Key Design Ideas

PUBLIC REALM

DESTINATION

RELOCATION

COLLABORATION

HOUSING

INTEGRATION

Design Proposal Enhancing the green and blue network has been fundamental in our design proposal. By implementing linear green streets and introducing biodiversity through multi-purpose network such as a marina, bio retention pond and wetlands allowed to promote a better quality of life for workers and residents who choose to make their home here. Contributing to the live, work & play elements of a garden city and responding to a post-pandemic world.

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TEAM

Shalom Osuchukwu

Hager Mohammad

George Briscoe

REVIVING COMMUNITY IDENTITY @ Osney Mead Industrial Estate & Oxpens

Conceptual Design Approach The vision of the proposal, was to create a mixed-use innovation hub that generates a new character for the site by providing walkable links to the surrounding green space and the city centre, also providing high quality public realm and interactions with the River Thames, whilst enhancing city connectivity. We arrived at few design actions that would support our vision, such as, - Developing the internode of the Hollybush row with the Osney Lane, creating an active social spot and an inviting square. - Bridge establishing the connectivity between the Oxpens site and the Osney Mead Industrial Estate. - Floating houses that establishes an identity and character to the proposal. - Waterfront mixed used developments.

Sudharshini Thirupathirajan

Chin Hei Tang

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

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Key Design Ideas

Vibrant living zones

Reduced car reliance

Blue Interaction - Flood mitigation Dynamic innovation centres

Proximity to public realm

Masterplan Proposal The Masterplan proposes a blue network that provides an enhanced experience for visitors, residents and employees, implementing a sense of place. The proposed canal in Osney Mead also serves as a flood mitigation strategy. Stretching vertically through the middle of the site, it creates a scenic view housing series of floating houses. The blocks are designed with private courtyards encouraging urban food production. There is a car-free road extending horizontally across Osney Mead, leading to bridge connecting to Oxpens. The road is linked with areas for people to sit, walk, bike, and has a potential for a possible rail track. It is also lined with trees, and other plants to provide shading, pleasant scenery, and a sense of place for visitors, and residents on the site. Street orientation to allow sufficient airflow.

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Green Network

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TEAM

Mitchell Legge

Lowri Nicholson

Oxpens and Osney Mead The chattering of magpies - Edith Frone

Vision Our vision is to provide a place for people to live, work, and play. Designed for car-less people the neighbourhood will be centered on and made for those walking and cycling to ensure the creation of vibrant places and a sustainable environment. Nature will be invited into the development; through green corridors designed to connect Osney Mead and Oxpens with the wider greenbelt and Nature reserves of Grandpoint. Situated so close to the centre of Oxford, this development will aim to tap into the cities vast history and culture, and provide a vital link between green open space, the water and the city.

• Providing a hub of innovation • Providing mixed housing typologies • Adding affordable housing to the cities supply

Sagarika Chowdhury

• Creating a car-less development

Haziq Noor Azhuril

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

2020-

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Key Design Ideas

Design Process We believed it would be vital to our scheme to have a centre of activity. This is where our innovation quarter will begin to take shape. This centre will feature new mooring locations for Oxford’s water based residents. A new island has been formed, creating a bio diverse park in the heart of our masterplan. Large Green Boulevards will connect to existing footpaths on the green belt.

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05 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Julia Estrella Assis de Faria

Arputha Romana Ponny Kamalanathan

Osney Mead and Oxpens Masterplan N

Vision This Design Proposal has been prepared by Urban Design Team 5 on behalf of Oxford City Council to accompany future detailed planning application for the plots Osney Meads and Oxpens development in Oxford. The proposed development accommodates two new integrated communities with opportunities for work, life and leisure sited within the approved masterplan for the redevelopment of the former industrial park. The Oxpens and Osney Mead sites represent a great opportunity for what can be one of the most significant developments within Oxford city centre. Our vision is to revitalize the locality into a vibrant one by also creating economical growth and balance with a pedestrian focused neighbourhood thus reducing the carbon footprint.

Timirlans Abidovs

Mark Keogh

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

2020-

-2021

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Key Design Ideas

Reducing Carbon Footprint

Landscape and green structures

Accessibility

Recycle and Reuse

Economical Balance

Design Proposal The proposal supports an application for the redevelopment of the Osney Meads and Oxpens area as a new integrated neighbourhood providing modern solutions for work, life and leisure. The previously described proposal represents an opportunity to improve on the current masterplan of the area providing a fully accessible pedestrian focused development for the users and visitor

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URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM (INDIVIDUAL)

The following chapter holds a set of individual projects that focus on 3 urban blocks from the Oxford Masterplans. The brief sets the development of a chosen area and detailed design at a block, plot and building scale. The focus is on the public realm and the design objectives, set by each student.

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AQUA AQUA LANE LANE (OXPENS/OSNEY (OXPENS/OSNEYMEAD) MEAD)

KAREEM KAREEMWELLINGTON WELLINGTON

The development locates on the TheAqua AquaLane Lane development locates on the greenbelt edge of Osney Mead. The blocks in in greenbelt edge of Osney Mead. The blocks the masterplan are revised to create: the masterplan are revised to create: -Low-rise parts of of thethe -Low-riseinfrastructures infrastructuresthat thatfringe fringe parts river and green belt. river and green belt. -Introduce Gardens, Green -IntroducePrivate PrivateCommunity Community Gardens, Green roofs, Green walls, Vegetation on street edges, roofs, Green walls, Vegetation on street edges, and andbuildings. buildings. -New andand walkway linkslinks that link -Newcycle cyclepaths paths walkway that link Osney to Oxpens. Osney to Oxpens.

URBAN URBANDESIGN DESIGNMASTERPLAN MASTERPLANTO TOPUBLIC PUBLICREALM REALM

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Key Design Objectives:

Connecting Communities

Protect and Integrate Nature

Eco-Friendly Materials

Sustainable Transport Links

Nature to Mitigate Floods

Design Proposal The vision of this design proposal is to introduce a modern sustainable living environment, a location where people can work and connect with the countryside of the greenbelt and River Thames. From the studies of using tranquil colour schemes to create natural atmospheres and various case studies to introduce ways to enhance community engagement. The development was able to successfully deliver and achieve the key design objectives to create a sustainable living environment for the future of Osney Mead.

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THE INNOVATION HUB OSNEY MEAD

LOWRI NICHOLSON

THE VISION In an unprecedented time, the redevelopment and re-purpose of Osney Industrial estate will become the urban test lab for a new innovative housing solution, for a sustainable supportive community of co-living dwellings. Set within a wider block of employment, leisure all while enhancing and encouraging nature back into the area.

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

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OBJECTIVES To achieve the vision there are 4 design objectives used to define the purpose and direction of the mixed use site. The regeneration of Osney mead will deliver;

- Efficient modern living

- Spaces for nature

- A place for people

- A hub on innovation

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YEARBOOK

THE ARRIVAL POINT OSNEY MEAD PERSEFONI KOLKA

The ‘arrival point’ marks the junction of 3 movement types: the public corridor-bridge the green corridor (connection with green belt) and the public space at the river front (to unlock the potentials of Thames). The project aims to deliver the combination of these characters to the public open space design of a mixed-use neighbourhood that provides various amenities within walk-able distance, where open spaces are places to stay, integrating nature and shaping social interaction. BLOCK 1:200

MASTERPLAN 1:500

MOVEMENT TYPES

CENTRAL SQUARE SECTION

URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN TO PUBLIC REALM

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Key Design Objectives

Polcentric Approach -15min CITY

Transport Modes Hierarchy - Promoting active traveling

Functions Redundancy- Neighborhood’s resilience

Main Concepts The 1st objective implies the better distribution of non-residential uses within a city so that in case of a future crisis, decentralized facilities will reduce the total respond time of a city. Emphasis is given to the equal distribution of public open spaces. The 2nd objective highlights the need for a less motor-based city planning especially in sight of the post pandemic era when it is more likely that people will prefer safer modes of transport, such as cars. Finally, the 3rd objective refers to the flexibility of public spaces and buildings to host multi-purpose uses as an efficient way for cities to manage future emergencies. THE ARRIVAL POINT

MOBILITY NETWORK

LAND USES

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OXPENS COURTYARD OXPENS SITE SAGARIKA CHOWDHURY

Situated close to the centre of Oxford, the development aimed at providing a high-density residential core at the centre of Oxpens which provides mixed tenure homes which are genuinely of local jobs to ease commute and encourage a more active lifestyle. The development aimed at providing each household with sufficient open/green spaces in the form of gardens, terrace and balconies to facilitate post pandemic design. Masterplan

Building types

15-minute city

Elevations

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Key Design Objective

Creating a carless environment

Sustainable Living

Walkable neighbourhood

High-density Urban Living

15-minute city Using the concept of 15 minute cities, the concept of Oxpens Courtyard focuses on providing all basic amenities within a walkable/cycleable distance. Incorporating Live-Work units within the housing typologies will enable people to live in the same building as their place of work. Mixed use ground floor in flats can accommodate various functions.

3D visualization

Public space

Masterplan

SEMESTER 1

TORONTO CANADA

VIENNA AUSTRIA BEIRUT LEBANON

RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

HONG KONG CHINA

Working on international sites is one of the key skills students develop in the UD studio. In this project, the sites are suggested by students. Designs are based on a research framework that aims to understand the cultural and economic background and present a design that ‘fits’ into the context and also responds to local issues and requirements. Additionally the overarching topic this year is urban intensification. As cities grow, the need for smart solutions to accommodate more and pollute less are the priority. The schemes for Vienna, Rio. Toronto, Beirut and Hong Kong have defined a set of environmental qualities that need to be delivered in high density. They have achieved so through case studies analysis, local land use requirements and creative design strategies.

01 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Daniel Mather

Kareem Wellington

Julia Estrella

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro/ Porto 40° Masterplan

REGIONAL SCALE

CITY SCALE

Vision This Design Proposal has been prepared by Urban Design Team 1. For this semester, the aim was to produce generic, conceptual design models that address the problems of maintaining high environmental quality in the face of increasing use intensification. The design models will be constructed to achieve the intensification level of 800 people per ha. The vision is to revitalise Rio’s Port area by maintaining high environmental quality despite the increasing use of intensification. Rio De Janeiro is recognised for its beauty of rich cultural elements of carnivals, sports, and traditions. Therefore, we aim to increase density and gentrify the area with this project with the help of case studies and comprehensive analysis.

Sudharshini Thirupathirajan

Haziq Noor Azhuril

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

2020-

-2021

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Key Environmental Qualities

Open up the Waterfront

Inclusive for all Income Groups

Retain heritage and sense of place

Create a place that feels safe for all

Improve air quality

Using nature to mitigate the urban heat island effect

Design Proposal As a group, we first identified the social and cultural challenges and how they affect the urban design qualities. The analysis allowed us to choose the six environmental qualities to proceed with care. The environmental qualities chosen started to guide our design actions at every step of the process. The design has fulfilled the principles we aimed to achieve and integrate the development with people on the site with a bright sense of locality. The design is flourishing as it speaks of the cultural elements of the city yet growing with a modernist view that Rio has always been known and pride itself on.

SEMESTER 2

02 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Mitchell Legge

George Briscoe

Kryzta Castillo

Beirut Waterfront Redevelopment

The Process Group 2 site was set in the port of Bierut after the 2020 explosion destroyed the port and heavily damaged the surrounding area. The brief for the semester was to produce a conceptual design model that addresses the problems of maintaining high environmental quality in the face of increasing use intensification. The models will aim to reach a level of 800 people per ha. To achieve the brief, we set out a methodology to follow throughout the semester. First, to start with an investigation into existing literature and contextual information that is relevant to high environmental qualities, Arabic urban design qualities, high density and high-intensity developments. After this, a case study analysis and the identification of key environmental qualities resulted in a set of fundamental design principles that helped to shape the final design.

Kevin Thurlow

Zeina El Masri

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

2020-

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Key Environmental Qualities

Equitability

Diversity

Cultural Specifity

Sensory Richness

Walkability

The Design We wanted the design of the site to be a catalyst for change in Beirut. Through the design, we aimed to connect with the city’s history through a design sympathetic with Arabic cites whilst also utilizing the benefits of western urban design. The design also helped bridge the economic divide between the rich BCD and the rest of Beirut by creating a range of places and housing units for all people. The other two factors that we wanted to be mindful of was achieving a design of high environmental quality whilst also be sympathetic to the area after a major disaster.

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03 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Ekaterina Petkova

Sagarika Chowdhury

NORDWESTBAHNHOF MASTERPLAN Veinna Intensification Introduction to the project The site for this project is an industrial area, the last ‘empty’ land in the city. The brief for the scheme required a high intensity development that delivers environmental qualities but also serves for the growing population. Out core environmental qualities have been definitive for every design decision we made: from the street network, to the percentage of social housing and land use, to the landscaping strategy and the bridge that connects the separated sides of railway tracks. At a density of 800people/ha this scheme delivers everything Vienna stands for in new and innovative ways that can be the solution to population growth and rapid urbanization.

Shalom Osuchukwu

Timirlans Abidovs

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

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Key Environmental Qualities

Design features Following a survey that was conducted with residents from the city green and recreational spaces are crucial to the city’s success so far. The scheme challenges the obstacle of a passing railway and creates a railway district with a bridge that connects people, landscape and uses.

SEMESTER 2

04 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Joseph Leander

Hager Mohammad

Liberty Village Redevelopment

Context Liberty Village is a neighbourhood in western Toronto long known for its industrial past. Today, it has been slowly evolving into a residential and commercial site. Hindering this transition, are endless infrastructural and historical challenges. Two major highways and a railway track run through the site dividing it into isolated sections. It is also home to a number of large industrial and heritage buildings. Nonetheless, its prime location on the lakeshore and close proximity to the city core highlight its promising potential. While addressing the site’s challenges, the project also aims to achieve a high environmental quality in a high density context. The goal is to house 800 people per ha. In the early research stages, the team developed 4 key environmental qualities to lead the design.

Charlotte Cox

Mark Keogh

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

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Key Environmental Qualities

Proposed Design The proposed design, developed using the four key environmental qualities, revives the industrial greyscape of the site. It merges the divide caused by the existing infrastructure by creating biophillic routes that embrace the site’s biodiversity. It also creates a unity between modern and historic buildings providing a sense of place for everyone.

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05 YEARBOOK

TEAM

Lowri Nicholson

SHAM SHUI PO, HONG KONG

High Environmental quality We’ve highlighted 4 main principles that contribute to the defining of places of high environmental quality, these are; • •

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Equity; the commitment to providing fairness and justice to the provision of facilities and services for all. Character; visual aspects and physical features that comprise the appearance of buildings, spaces and contribute to the identity and distinctiveness of place. Sustainability; meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations environmentally, socially and economically to ensure resilience. Co-living with nature; fostering a relationship between people and other living organisms.

Persefoni Kolka

Chin Hei Tang

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

2020-

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Key Environmental Qualities

Co - Living with Nature

Equity

Character

Sustainability

Vision “To provide spaces for the championing of an equitable society, a sustainable compact neighbourhood built around a network of green open spaces” The priority was to offer a green oasis that can balance the heat release from the large infrastructure system and support pedestrians and cyclists safe movement over the car congested road and to pave way for a green and sustainable community.

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URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXTS Following on from the group international masterplans, this section is focused on individual topic research . Topics like place identity, microclimate, health and wellbeing are some of the ones explored by the students. The sites are based on the group masterplans and each individual has set their own goals and design principles that have guided the detailed design of three urban blocks. The results are diverse, creative and well- researched. One of the biggest takeaways from this module is the robust frameworks created and applied by students. The ability to apply a framework analysis to an unfamiliar international context is a skill which is highly valuable for urban design.

THEMES Well-being and health Identity and Culture Micro-climate Biophilia and nature Inclusion and infrastructure

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REVITALIZATION OF SHAM SHUI PO, HONG KONG ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY ARPUTHA ROMANA PONNY K

The selected block is located at Sham Shui Po,Hong Kong.The main issue addresses the revitalization of the entire International site with respect to the design principles and the qualities. The main aim of the design is to study and implement the energy efficient and nature integrated concepts to transform the dense poor city into a livable one.

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

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Key Design Objective

Imageability and Landscaping

Renewable energy

Co - dwelling and cultivation

Recyclable materials

Pedestrian Movement

Design Proposal

The design parameters for the development of the project have been determined as a response to some of the missing of Sham Shui Po: -Improving quality and amount of public space.,Adaptation to the dense typology. -Solutions that will give something back to the community in terms of involvement/participation. -Adding minimum occupancy on the ground in terms of footprint,Provide green areas for relaxation, cultivation and gardening

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The Biophilic Journey

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Activating the environment through biophilic design Charlotte Cox

The Biophilic Journey created in this design aims to connect people to nature all year round. In Toronto this is particularly challenging due to extreme weather conditions. The Express way divided the site creating a harsh contrast to the biophilic aim. In the masterplan a series of natural and designed elements are used to integrate nature into the design. Nature activates the environment through creating sensory experiences, for example the sound of falling water.

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The Valley

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

Highline

Greenhouse

2020-

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Key Design Objective Biomorphic Structures

Habitat Provision

Sheltered Spaces

Public Edible Streets/ Gardens

New Experiences with Nature

Working with Nature The design celebrates natural processes such as the changing seasons and weather, deciduous and fruit bearing trees are used to create a physical connection to seasonal change. When its raining the muddy pit in the children’s playground fills with water changing the element of play and encouraging children to connect with nature. The greenhouse creates an indoor public realm which integrates a biophilic interior to live, work and play uses. Natural materials and shapes have been used throughout to provide a constant visual connection with nature.

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WINTER GARDENS: DESIGN FOR COLD CLIMATE MICROCLIMATE HAGER MOHAMMAD

The Winter Gardens Project addresses the challenges of designing urban communities in a cold climate. Based in Toronto, the design aims to provide a community that combats it extreme climate by providing year round green space and food security. It also emphasises a connected and compact space that allows residents easy access to all necessary services on-site.

URBAN DESIGN IN CHALLENGING CONTEXT

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Key Design Objectives

Green Space

Connectivity & Compactness

Smart City

Urban Health

Indoor Health

Food Security

Design The resulting design centres around the concept of Winter Gardens. The gardens are covered green spaces ranging in sizes providing year round green space to each individual living unit, as well as large communal gardens shared by the public and residents. Through these gardens and other features, the design delivers the key objectives of green space, connectivity and compactness, smart city, urban health, indoor health, and food security.

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INTEGRATED URBAN WATERWAY DESIGN DESIGNING WITH WATER AND TERRAIN Haziq Noor Azhuril

Urban waterway is an important asset to a city. This project was set to focus on resolving the water issue for the community in Porto Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro. Creating a naturally maintained system as part of the design, ensuring the continuity of accessibility to clean water for the people while improving the city microclimate issues of excessive heat through blue network. Importantly, celebrating Rio’s cultural and local values to deliver a place high levels of environmetal quality.

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Key Design Objectives Comfortability

Safety

Microclimate

Heritage

Inclusiveness

Modern Modular Favela The design of the block was inspired by the tacticality of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro where the new development set to be unified with existing buildings on site, maintaining the sense of place. With the waterway acted as the main boulevard to draw people into the area, it will be the main feature of the project. Allowing the space to be flexible and transformable to accommodate the cultural activities such as local’s weekly market and festivals.

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SOCIAL INCLUSION USING BLOCK TYPOLOGIES JOSEPH LEANDER

Applying the 5 design principles successfully creates social inclusive built forms, open spaces and movement network. Careful consideration of every design factors at all stages of design process would ensure an all-round design that can highly relate to the wide group of people,architecture and urban forms. The main 5 design principles can help address social inclusion at all levels: from blocks, typologies, streets and open spaces

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Key Design Objectives

SUPERBLOCK CONCEPT Applying the superblock strategy across the block space, vertical functions and public realms help design spaces with varying levels of privacy depending upon usage. All design decisions focus on how to better spaces catering to easy pedestrian access. This allows people to interact and socialise better as spaces provide more enclosure and quick access to required functions. These superblocks also have better cycling and public transport links through biophilia paths and open space connectors. This contributes to sustainability making urban design more and humane

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SHARED GARDENS

MIX USE SPACES

Shared by multiple spaces that is highly suitable for urban vertical food farming/ roof gardens/ vegetation. They offer a semi private enclosed environment

Accomodating multiple functions across levels makes spaces and public realms highly active. This ensures high usage of spaces and adds to convinience as they lie closer for people to access

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RIO PORTO 40O CULTURAL HERITAGE & SOCIAL INCLUSION

“CREATING A NEIGHBOURHOOD THAT USES CULTURAL HERITAGE TO AID IN BRIDGING THE SOCIAL AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN RIO” JULIA ESTRELLA ASSIS DE FARIA

From week 1 - 5 we were challenged to create a conceptual masterplan for an area that would safeguard and deliver high levels of environmental quality in the context of increasing intensification of land use. As a group we identified a set of X key environmental qualities. I then decided to focus on Cultural Heritage and Social Inclusion for the second part of this project. The 3 blocks I have chosen to develop can be found hightlighted below

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Key Design Objectives

PUT PEOPLE FIRST

ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY

SAFETY

CELEBRATE CULTURE

MIXED USE

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PORTO 40° ‘Delivering a Sense of Place, through retaining the heritage and cultural qualities of Rio De Janeiro’ KAREEM WELLINGTON

In response to the brief, as a group, we set out six qualities that would address the challenges of maintaining high environmental qualities in Rio de Janeiro, located on the east coast, Porto Maravilha. Moreover, the six environmental qualities were explored further individually. The topic further explored was to retain the heritage and a sense of place within three blocks from the original masterplan.

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Key Design Objectives

Inclusive Pop-up Flea Markets

Express Cultural Street Art

Diverse Building Typologies

Design Proposal The vision introduces a culturally responsive scheme that enables the cultural qualities within site to create a sense of place where locals and tourists can thrive on encouraging a vibrant, inclusive and safe quality living for the neighbourhood. The cultural and social aspects of the neighbourhood would remain rich and valuable through the use of: - Open public spaces, with diverse building blocks that overlook the spaces. - Colourful and creative street art - Local street markets

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BEIRUT: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE DESIGN PLACE-IDENTITY KRYZTA CASTILLO

“How do we deliver culturally responsive designs whilst responding to the challenging needs of contemporary cities?’’ In contemporary cities, uniform concepts of planning and development, alongside commodification and privatization of public spaces has negatively resulted in the weakening of local identity. The design for Beirut aims to create a culturally responsive design that reconnects the city to its roots, at the same time responds to the challenges of intensifying cities. The proposed scheme will be accommodating 800pp/ha in a reclaimed land of 2.5 ha.

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Key Design Objectives

Provision of Public Spaces

Respect for Cultural identity

Sense of Place

Pedestrian Priority

Vibrant Streets

DESIGN PROPOSAL The design scheme attempts to address the current challenges in Beirut such as dominance of cars, increased demand for housing, and a further decline in accessible green spaces and other public spaces. By understanding local people’s needs and following their livelihood patterns, the design achieved to create an environment that respects Beirut’s cultural identity. Providing a better quality of life, and most importantly, encourages a diverse and equitable community.

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Integration With Nature - Beirut Biodiversity & Biophilic Design MITCHELL LEGGE

The most succesful ecosystems encorporate diversity and cooperation, to produce a cyclical network that produces zero waste. In order for humans to continue to thrive as a species, we must begin to integrate our urban environments with the natural realm. This will reduce carbon emissions and improve the quality of city life whilst increasing the availability of local resources. The key question is how do we achieve this in a high density urban context?

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Key Design Objectives

Evolving a Traditional Building Model Green and blue highways were introduced to the site in order to bring nature to ever resident. The existing courtyard dwelling model was adapted using the biodiversity concept to produce sympathetic and relatable Architecture that integrates the built and natural environments. The result is a high density and high intensity built form that maintains a human scale on the ground floor and utilises sky gardens to ensure that the entire population has access to a green space.

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MICROCLIMATE DESIGN To improve the experience of the public realm in the sub-tropical climate of Hong Kong / Sham Shui Po PERSEFONI KOLKA

Following the Paris Climate Change Agreement, Hong Kong has formed a multi-level strategy that addresses the climate change effects localy and contributes to the climate change mitigation globally. Microclimate design is the key element for achieving this connection. The design principles of the project conclude the main points of the Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2030+ and the objectives respond to the site’s specific needs as well as to the group’s vision for the whole district. CONCEPT DIAGRAM

LOCAL CLIMATE

TURNING THE INTERNALISED SPACES TO OPEN-AIR PLAZAS

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Key Design Objectives

Dense Vegetation sensory experience

> 50% Soft Landscaping

Wind Corridors for Thermal Comfort

Use terrain to capture winds and block sound

Promote Interaction

Main Concepts The project highlights ‘permeability’ as the key element for creating successful urban realm since it allows nature penetration and wind circulation, both necessary for the district’s natural ventilation. The development features a district cooling system that utilises sea water to cover the cooling demands of the buildings while the towers function as solar energy collectors and ‘wind tubes’ . Strong winds are captured and chanelled to the lower levels achieving thermal comfort both at the public realm and blocks’ interiors minimizing the energy use demand. MASTERPLAN 1:500

PUBLIC REALM 1:200

PUBLIC PARK SECTION

BLOCK DETAIL

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SHAM SHUI PO UNDER THE VIADUCT LOWRI NICHOLSON

Our shared vision for the redevelopment of Sham Shui Po centred around the issues that we had identified during our exploration and analysis of the current morphological layers and through a literature review. The vision was to provide: “To provide spaces for the championing of an equitable society, a sustainable compact neighbourhood built around a network of green open spaces”

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Key Design Objectives Identity

Connections

Green Assets

Time

Safety

Acheiving the Design Principles The considered re-design of the space under the flyover and the space around Sham Shui Po park aimed to provide a place that encouraged the collection of people and activity. To bring back to life a place often forgotten and discarded, as an inconvenience of the large transport infrastructure. The blocks are formed to be modern upgrade to the traditional Sham Shui Po style while also bridging the gap between the old and new style.

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RAILINE AVENUE LIVEABILITY, IDENTITY AND CULTURE SAGARIKA CHOWDHURY

The concept of liveability is a wide topic which was slightly touched upon in our masterplan. At the present time, Vienna is named the most liveable city at almost half the density that we trying to deliver. Thus, the question arises, “How can Vienna maintain its liveability standards in the face of intensification” Vienna is widely recognised as an example of urban sustainability, crowned as one of the most liveable cities worldwide by several rankings.

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Key Design Objectives

Street aligment

Multi-level public spaces

Compact Neighbourhood

Urban Grain

Visual Connection

Vision The aim of the project is to provide a number of blocks which deliver the liveable qualities for which Vienna is famous. This project will try to delve deep into what is liveability and how to measure and achieve liveability in a densifying context. Identifying key design principles which contribute to liveability and apply them to the selected site.

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RESPONSIVE DESIGN FOR VIENNA PLACE IDENTITY EKATERINA PETKOVA

This project combines two very important aspects in Urban Design in the 21st century delivering a sense of place in high density and responding to local challenges and proposing solutions.Responsive design in this project means to understand the physical aspects of the city that deliver the sense of place, and with that understanding to propose solutions to contemporary issues.

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Key Design Objectives

True to the culture

Culurally Diverse

Responding to future needs

Mixed use

Walkable

Design The result - a scheme for the city of Vienna - where the north train station was once located - that reinvents the concepts of high density and innovation, but also feels familiar. The design delivers housing, employment, retail and playgrounds and green spaces in the sky. The traditional viennese roof where small gardens pop up and people love sunbathing has been further developed into a combination of fully private and semi private areas for play and recreation.

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NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN VIENNA HEALTH & WELLBEING Shalom Osuchukwu

Neuropsychology within cities is the study of the behaviours caused by the brain as a result of the urban form. Understanding the parts of the brain which make people behave in different ways is crucial in achieving high quality of life. This is because the quality of life in the urban form is dependent on the level of stimulation triggered in the brain (Velasco, 2015). If the brain is under-stimulated people develop mental disorders such as depression and if the brain is overstimulated, people suffer from stress and perceived loss of control. Therefore, it is imperative that a balance must be achieved when designing the urban form. This topic of neuropsychology within cities is not a new concept, however, it is often not considered in the design schemes. This leads to a decline in mental health and well-being of the residents in that city (Kuller, 1991). This study provides the intersection between design and social issues. To achieve this, the following have been considered; diversity in open spaces, variety in land uses, safety, sense of belonging to name but a few. In this design proposal these have been categorised as principles for design which have all been derived from the framework for design, case study analysis, and material review in the research proposal.

Private Communal Space - Resident Owned & Managed Public Communal Space - Government Owned & Managed

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Key Design Objectives

Cognitive Mapping

Sensory Processes

Environmental Experience

Kinaestheic Experience

Sense of Control

Place Attatchment

Vision For Design To create a ‘healing city’ by enhancing the quality of life in the form of sensory and kinesthetic experiences in the townscape

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ENHANCING WELL-BEING IN AN HIGH DENSITY NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH BIOPHILIC DESIGN CONCEPTS Sudharshini Thirupathirajan

The aim of the design proposal is to design and develop a neighborhood with biophilic concepts to improve the well-being of the occupants across the morphological layers. Considering the factors enhancing the physical and mental well-being of the occupants, the following design qualities were categorised : Establishing a biophilic connect, enhancing local community, environmental sustainability, promoting sense of safety and sense of place.

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Key Design Objectives

Biophilic Connect

Community Participation

Sustainability

Sense of Safety

Sense of Place

Designing the Public Realm The public realm is designed with biodiverse courtyards within blocks that promotes engagement for urban food production such as grow farms, thereby enhancing local community. The blocks are designed with green roofs to promote concepts of sustainability. Sense of safety through design is established by designing leveled terraces that overlook the open green spaces whilst creating an identity and character to the neighborhood.

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Illustrative section showing the invisible activities inside a dense neighborhood and the inner communal gardens , highlighted with the established seven key qualities of Biophilic neighborhood

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Climate Resilience-Beirut Micro-climate Zeina El Masri

How do we mitigate micro-climate effect in Beirut to create a resilient, healthy, and comfortable high-density environment? The city of Beirut finds itself at the heart of the developing Middle East. As a cosmopolitan city throughout its existence, it always figured as a cultural hub of the region and functioned as a link between Europe and the Middle East. By consequence Beirut’s urban history could hardly be more diverse; remains of Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Mamluk, Ottoman and colonial rule have shaped the city and its buildings

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Key Design Objectives

Climate Resilience

The project is founded on five principles: layers and terraces, inside and outside, vegetation, views and privacy, light and identity. The result is a vertically layered building expressed by diverse sizes of slabs which create both openness and privacy and enable flexible living between in- and outside. Conscious of energy use, the environmental engineering coupled with the integration of vegetation into the architecture, enhance the quality of living while also lending to the building’s sustainability. The proposed building concept, structure, and appearance are conceived by both awareness and respect for the city, as well as self-confident optimism that it shares with contemporary Beirut.

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