ZoĂŤ Taft Mueller Planning and Urban Design Portfolio
Motivated by a commitment to better shared infrastructure. Animated by a passion for building stronger, more resilient communities. I am interested in the intersecting fields of urban design, planning, civil engineering, architecture, community development and artmaking. I stand with, and aim to learn from, anyone who seeks to speak truth to power. I believe that through creative, interdisciplinary, collaborative work, we can activate and collectively reimagine our vacant, underused and undervalued spaces.
Table of Contents URBAN DESIGN p. 02
TOD Strategy for Historic Guadalajara, Mexico transit oriented development typologies + historic core interventions
p. 04
Magazine Makers District redevelopment of auto-oriented shopping plaza as fabrication hub
p. 06
Magazine Beach Borderlands redesign of flood-prone major Cambridge waterfront park
p. 08
Industrial Urbanism in Ashdod, Israel intervention frameworks to strengthen disconnected industrial areas
CARTOGRAPHY + REPRESENTATION p. 14
Intersectional Flood Risk Analysis data-driven framework to reduce flood impacts in Chelsea, MA
p. 16
Bronx River Watershed Analysis data-driven pollution reduction + public programming opportunities
p. 20
Highway Impact Analysis documentation of effects of highway infrastructure on urban fabrics
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN p. 24
BentBlind Design-Build a bird viewing station designed and built with fellow students
p. 26
Modular Systems Studies early stage BentBlind project studies modeling opposing approaches
p. 27
Big Love Set Design stage set design highlighting role of accumulation in the play
p. 27
Rural Town Center mixed use cooperative development to densify rural core area
PRACTICE p. 30
Professional Project Support design, management and logistical support for implemented projects
URBAN DESIGN
URBAN DESIGN | 1
Guadalajara Historic Center TOD Rapid transit station area typology framework, and intervention concept for “Barrio Central” station type. Group project. Less dense and diverse; More preservation; Infill development.
HISTORIC CORE • •
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Historic center of the • metropolitan area (and state of Jalisco) • Center of government, commercial and tourist activity, with land use • dominated by institutions, churches, museums and • public space Vibrant, small retail that enhance the experience of a thriving, historic district
More dense and diverse; More growth; New development.
Line 3 Typologies: Definitions + Classifications
BARRIO CENTRAL Historic town center, with strong cultural identity
NEIGHBORHOOD ST. •
Retail destination for residents of the whole urban area and tourists • Relatively low residential density
Historic urban fabric protected by regulations, with limited potential for increased density
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Locally-focused node with commercial uses that primarily support the adjacent residential areas
Moderate density at station, with limited contrast outwards
REGIONAL HUB • • •
Strong accessibility for active • transport users (pedestrians and cyclists) •
URBAN HUB
Transfer point for passengers • traveling from outside the metropolitan area. Connects urban residents to the wider region
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Located near the edge of the transit system Concentrated retail activity around station
Houses economic activities that serve regional needs
Historic urban fabric protected by regulations, with limited potential for increased density
• •
Areas of dense, mixed-use development adjacent to historic centers Strong density close to stations, with a relatively steep negative gradient as distance from the station increases
24/7 destination for a diverse cross-section of users Excellent multi-modal connections, pedestrian and bike accessibility
Line 3 Typologies: Definitions + Classifications
HISTORIC CORE
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Briefing Book - December 8th Discussion with Mayor Enrique Alfaro
10. Catedral
BARRIO CENTRAL 4. Basilica
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Station Types
11. Independencia 16. Tlaquepaque
Historic Core Barrio Central
NEIGHBORHOOD ST.
Neighborhood Station
1. Periferico Zapopan
Regional Hub
6. Circunvalacion
Urban Hub
7. Federalismo 13. CUCEI
14. Plaza Revolucion 15. Rio Nilo
REGIONAL HUB 18. Central Camionera
URBAN HUB 2. Belenes
3. Mercado del Mar 5. Plaza Patria 8. La Normal
12. Plaza de la Bandera 17. Nodo Revolucion
existing
maximum
Section 2 - Successful TOD on Line 3
proposed
Santuario BARRIO CENTRAL
Underutilized : 3,000 riders
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Unmanageable : 52,100 riders
Desireable : 11,900 riders
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3D Massing Model Impact
Santuario
SANTUARIO
BARRIO CENTRAL
MASSING
Existing
Recommended
34%
50%
residential
56%
48%
commercial
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institutional
35% of 800 meter catchment land area altered 11,900 new riders per hour @ peak hour 39,010 new residents 45,794 new employees 5,540 hour reduction in daily time spent in car 11,492 auto trips saved daily 10,824 tons carbon emissions saved annualy
Low-Rise Infill Typology
Recommended Development
Parcel Pattern
Block Layout
Many parcels in Santurio are small and cannot support infill development.
Some parcels are large enough (500m2) to accommodate significant vertical growth Blocks dominated by long thin parcels with interior courtyards
Typical block along Alcalde in the 400m catchment area
400 Meter Catchment Area
The majority of the parcels are long and narrow with the short end facing the street. Specific design guidelines have been developed for these parcels because they dominate the area.
Vertical Infill Typology
Some of the large parcels are already in use and house anchor institutions, but some could handle vertical growth. Parcels 1000m2 and larger we recommend building to maximum allowable height.
Santuario BARRIO CENTRAL
VISION
Development Intensity
Parcels of 500 square meters or larger, highlighted in dark grey can support vertical infill. Affordable housing is recommended for areas with lower land values or pubic ownership.
Market-rate housing opportunity
Commercial Ecosystem opportunity Hospital Campus
Station adjacent mixed use development
El Verde Refugio Corridor
Alcalde Commercial Corridor CCD Campus
Alcalde, Catedral, and neighborhood markets are the existing commercial hubs of the Santuario area. We will strengthen and reinforce these hubs with our primary focus on Alcalde. Along Alcalde we will activate the street with lively ground floor restaurants and retail, supported by the second and third story housing units above.
Anchor Institutions + Open Space
To leverage existing open spaces, corridors, and institutional anchors, we will target adjacent parcels as first priorities in the densification of the neighborhood. Our three primary corridors of the open space network are the Alcalde Corridor, Green Refuge Corridor, and Ciudad Creativa Digital Corridor.
Mobility + Streetscapes
Pedestrian corridors will connect nodes of attraction along the shortest distance between them. Bike corridors emerge from riders’ path preferences (Mibici). Dedicated parking on large parcels will be complemented by on-street district parking spots.
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Magazine Makers District Proposed redevelopment of auto-oriented memorial shopping plaza as a multi-modal, mixed use fabrication district. This is immediately inland of Magazine Beach Park, featured on the previous page spread. Group project.
MAGAZINE MAKERS DISTRICT
ART ANCHORS
EXISTING
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
BIG ID
PRECEDENTS
1.FIGURE GROUND Create, fabricate, live and install
TRICT CONTEXT
Built Form
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DISTILLERY DISTRICT TORONTO
RIVERFRONT CANALWALK RICHMOND, VA
POLE DANCE MOMA PS1
MOMA PS1 COURTYARD, NEW YORK CITY
SCHMIDTS COMMONS PIAZZA, PHILADELPHIA
CINEROLEUM POP-UP THEATRE, LONDON
BIG IDEA
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Emphasize service access and local connections
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DISTILLERY DISTRICT TORONTO Car Circulation
RIVERFRONT CANALWALK RICHMOND, VA
Pedestrian Circulation Artist Studios + Living Spaces
Galleries + Art stores
INSTALLATION MATERIALS Materials that accomodate spontaneous and planned artistic interventions.
DESIG
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BIG IDEA
SCHMIDTS COMMONS PIAZZA, PHILADELPHIA
Living, ma THE STEEL YARD PROVIDENCE, RI
STORM KING ART CENTER NEW YORK
CINEROLEUM POP-UP THEATRE, LONDON
DESIGN INTENT Leverage existing identity, artwork and infrastructure to establish an arts hub for Cambridge that encourages spontaneous installations and performance.
Living, making, and learning through the arts.
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GREEN SPACE
TRELLIS
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INTERNAL CORRIDORS
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Restaurants and Residential, 50’
Parking and Outdoor Fabrication, 56’
Service Drive, 17’
Building Entrance, 47’
Covered Parking, 120’
Sidewalk, 20’
Microcenter, Fabrication Lab and Residential Building, 167’
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Magazine Beach Borderlands Climate responsive edesign of flood-prone major waterfront park in Cambridge, MA. Group project.
CONTEXT - HYDROLOGY 2050 Sea Level Rise + Major Storm
OPPORTUNITIES
This map shows potential flooding from a major storm in 2050. Boston could experience 7 feet of flooding (2 feet of sea level rise + 5 feet of storm surge = 7 feet of flooding). Simulation Credit: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model
• • • • •
AMPLIFYING FUNCTIONALITY OF ECOLOGICAL NETWORK CELEBRATE HISTORIC SHORELINE PARK AS AN EXPERIENCE AND NOT A PASSIVE DESTINATION ATTRACTING USERS FROM CENTRAL SQUARE AND WESTERN MULTIMODAL PATH BRINGING USERS FURTHER EAST
CONSTRAINTS • • • •
ACCOMMODATING EXISTING MOVEMENT PATTERNS WHILE INFLUENCING NEW BEHAVIORS CREATING FORMAL PATHS WHILE ALLOWING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT BOUNDED BY AUTO-ORIENTED ACCESS ENGAGING ADJACENT UNDERUTILIZED SPACES
CONTEXT - NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTIVITY
NATURAL SYSTEMS
topography accommodates fluctuations in seasonal hydrology + recreation
frayed, expanded + exposed thresholds between land and water
community engagement through interaction with unique natural resources
materiality enables access across all seasons + mobility levels
spectrum of individual to collective use, semisecluded alcoves for intimacy + minor deviancy
form + signage heighten ecological sensitivity + sensory awareness
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MAGAZINE BEACH MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HISTORIC SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
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activation of and at the edges
bring people to people and people to nature
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TRANSECT // hard edge to soft edge
TRANSECT // neighborhood to water
URBAN DESIGN | 7
Industrial Urbanism of Ashdod, Israel Strategies to reconnect, densify and strengthen industrial districts of Ashdod as part of overall city identity. Group project.
STITCHING THE DUAL CITY
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM : WEAK SPATIAL LO
lack of coherent logic to govern growth and de leads to illegible and chaotic identity
RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM : STRONG SPATIA
STITCHING THE DUAL CITY consistent hierarchy and strong internal charact in interventions that reinforce and enhance
WORKSHOP – JANU SINGLE CITY. DUAL SYSTEMS. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM : WEAK SPATIAL LOGIC Ashdod strong, complem lack of coherent logic to governneeds growthequally and development logics to create holistic and unified city leads to illegible and chaotic identity
WORKSHO
RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM : STRONG SPATIAL LOGIC consistent hierarchy and strong internal character results in interventions that reinforce and enhance
WORKSHOP – JANUARY 2017 SINGLE CITY. DUAL SYSTEMS. Ashdod needs equally strong, complementary logics to create holistic and unified city image
8 | URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOP – JAN 17
STITCHING THE DUAL CITY create order within industry + connect industrial to residential
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bike-pedestrian corridor programmable outdoor public space interac;ve educa;onal wayfinding public art rooted in manufacturing base
public transit corridor ground floor retail and services visible workspaces access to shared services stitch streets connect residential + industrial via two spines
cross streets create coherence + connectivity within industrial system
clusters establish hubs of industrial symbiosis with different identities
WORKSHOP – JANUARY 2017 commercial + landscape
stitches with environmental performance gradient
STITCHING THE DUAL CITY: SPATIAL STRATEGY WORKSHOP – JAN 17
Heavy Industrial Core
Logistics Center
density: high mix: services, municipal buildings, retail, offices
Environmental Edge
clusters
density: low mix: workshops, labs, offices
Office Cluster
cross streets
density: medium mix: retail, offices, labs
Commercial Gateway
stitch streets
WORKSHOP – JANUARY 2017
WORKSHOP – JAN 17
URBAN DESIGN | 9
Global Case Studies | Ashdod, Israel
STRATEGY GROUPINGS Strong Foundation Systemic long-range tools to protect vulnerable groups, manage conflict and establish performance standards. Examples: circulation and infrastructure networks, base zoning, workforce education Proactive Transitions Targeted short-range tools to encourage dynamic clustering and identity formation for transitions and edges - both spatially and temporally. Examples: incentives, programming, overlay zoning Anchor Investments Transformational initiatives of unique significance and potential. Examples: gateway districts, public parks, environmental restoration, anchor real estate development
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CARTOGRAPHY + REPRESENTATION
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Property Values
Intersectional Flood Risk Analysis Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 Created: 12/8/17
Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017City of Chelsea, 2005 via MIT GeoWeb CDC, 2017 City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017 Created: 12/8/17
Primarily low value land will be flooded, but the sum of the low value land that will be flooded is comparable to the sum of the high value land. While low value industrial land will almost entirely be flooded, flooding of fewer, but high value residential and commercial properties will result in similar value of losses. Based on flood analysis of property values only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions for the high value residential and commercial properties. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017, City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017, Created: 12/8/17
Property Values by Land Use
$2.5B
Total property value in flood zone
Total property value
$2.0B
Context: Chelsea, Multi-factor riskMAidentification for the city of Chelsea, MA which is home to highly socially vulnerable populations and has substantial industrial land projected to fall in coastal flood and Meathods Analysis storm surge zones. Group project. $1.5B
Working Waterfronts & Intersectional Flood Risk According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 19% of Chelsea’s population is below the poverty level, 51% are non-white, and 42% speak English less than very well. Located along a Designated Port Area, this community is additionally vulnerable to flooding and contamination from nearby industrial activities. The map above shows flood zones, topography, and water entry points using the Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model 2070 sea level rise projection in a 1% storm scenario.
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Industrial
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Industrial How does intersection of various urban conditions inform our understanding of flood risk?
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Angela Wong. Nayeli Rodriguez. Zoe Muller, December 2017
The spatial analysis overlaid the projected flood extent with data on land use, social vulnerability, and property values to determine what these factors independently indicate about flood risk. The analysis then combined these three factors to arrive at a recommendation for flood interventions.
Land Use
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high(including tide Almost the entirety of the industrial land use2017 zones mar light) will be flooded. Residential land use areas will be the least a Working Harbor than a quarter of properties flooded. Based on flood analysis of la may suggest flood mitigation interventions to protect all three types use zones. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 2005 via MIT GeoWeb Created: 12/8/17
Social Vulnerability Index
The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) measures the resilience of comm fronted by external stresses such as flooding, by taking into accoun status, household composition, race/ethnicity/language, and housin The entire City of Chelsea above the 76th percentile of the SVI, in very socially vulnerable. Additionally, 80 percent of the areas of the nerable, 90th to 100th percentile of the SVI, will be flooded. Based of social vulnerability only, this may suggest flood mitigation inte entirety of Chelsea. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Mode Created: 12/8/17
Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 Created: 12/8/17
Property Values
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Property Values by Land Use
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Context: Chelsea, MA According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 19% of Chelsea’s population is below the poverty level, 51% are non-white, and 42% speak English less than very well. Located along a Designated Port Area, this community is additionally vulnerable to flooding and contamination from nearby industrial activities. The map above shows flood zones, topography, and water entry points using the Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model 2070 sea level rise projection in a 1% storm scenario.
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Analysis Land Use Almost the entirety of the industrial land use zones (including maritime, heavy, and light) will be flooded. Residential land use areas will be the least affected, with less than a quarter of properties flooded. Based on flood analysis of land use only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions to protect all three types of industrial land use zones. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 City of Chelsea, 2005 via MIT GeoWeb Created: 12/8/17
Land use, social vulnerability, and property values may point to different locations for flood mitigation interventions when examined separately. Taking into consideration all three factors of land use, social vulnerability, and property value, we propose interventions between the industrial land uses and residential areas that will be flooded, in order to mitigate the risks and consequences of flooding of industrial pollution into the adjacent residential areas. The proposed interventions would also protect the socially vulnerable populations in the residential areas and the high value residential land.
Social Vulnerability Index The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) measures the resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses such as flooding, by taking into account socioeconomic status, household composition, race/ethnicity/language, and housing/transportation. The entire City of Chelsea above the 76th percentile of the SVI, indicating that it is very socially vulnerable. Additionally, 80 percent of the areas of the most socially vulnerable, 90th to 100th percentile of the SVI, will be flooded. Based on flood analysis of social vulnerability only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions for the entirety of Chelsea. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 CDC, 2017, Created: 12/8/17
Analysis Land Use
Almost the entirety of the industrial land use zones (including maritime, heavy, and light) will be flooded. Residential land use areas will be the least affected, with less than a quarter of properties flooded. Based on flood analysis of land use only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions to protect all three types of industrial land use zones. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 City of Chelsea, 2005 via MIT GeoWeb Created: 12/8/17
Property Values
Recommendations Land use, social vulnerability, and property values may point to different locations for flood mitigation interventions when examined separately. Taking into consideration all three factors of land use, social vulnerability, and property value, we propose interventions between the industrial land uses and residential areas that will be flooded, in order to mitigate the risks and consequences of flooding of industrial pollution into the adjacent residential areas. The proposed interventions would also protect the socially vulnerable populations in the residential areas and the high value residential land.
Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017City of Chelsea, 2005 via MIT GeoWeb CDC, 2017 City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017 Created: 12/8/17
Primarily low value land will be flooded, but the sum of the low value land that will be flooded is comparable to the sum of the high value land. While low value industrial land will almost entirely be flooded, flooding of fewer, but high value residential and commercial properties will result in similar value of losses. Based on flood analysis of property values only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions for the high value residential and commercial properties. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017, City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017, Created: 12/8/17
Property Values by Land Use Social Vulnerability Index Total property value Total property
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status, household composition, race/ethnicity/language, and housing/transportation. The entire City of Chelsea above the 76th percentile of the SVI, indicating that it is very socially vulnerable. Additionally, 80 percent of the areas of the most socially vul$1.5B nerable, 90th to 100th percentile of the SVI, will be flooded. Based on flood analysis of social vulnerability only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions for the entirety of Chelsea. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017 CDC, 2017, $1.5B Created: 12/8/17 $0.5B
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2070 high tide 2017 high tide Property Values
Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017City of Chelsea, 2005 via MIT GeoWeb CDC, 2017 City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017 Created: 12/8/17
Primarily low value land will be flooded, but the sum of the low value land that will be flooded is comparable to the sum of the high value land. While low value industrial land will almost entirely be flooded, flooding of fewer, but high value residential and commercial properties will result in similar value of losses. Based on flood analysis of property values only, this may suggest flood mitigation interventions for the high value residential and commercial properties. Data Sources: Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model, 2017, City of Chelsea Assessing Dept, 2017, Created: 12/8/17
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The spatial analysis overlaid the projected flood extent with data on land use, social vulnerability, and property values to determine what these factors independently indicate about flood risk. The analysis then combined
Bronx River Watershed Analysis Analysis of multiple factors relating to the environmental health and public experience of the Bronx River watershed. Independent project. Bronx Land Use
Open Space / Outdoor Recreation
Public Facilities / Institutions
Zoe Taft Mueller | MIT DUSP | 2017.09.28
Residential - One + Two Family
Industrial / Manufacturing
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Bronx River Watershed Potential Polluters Zoe Taft Mueller | MIT DUSP | 2017.09.28 Source: 2016 PLUTO Dataset
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Data-Driven Outreach Campaign Design: Targeting Bronx River Watershed Polluters 11.205 Problem Set 2 – Using Data to Argue for a Policy Zoe Taft Mueller | MIT DUSP | October 19, 2017
As part of an ongoing effort to clean up and promote stewardship of the Bronx River, the Bronx River Alliance is embarking on a coordinated outreach and education campaign to reduce local pollution of the Bronx River as a result of large rain events. To address this pollution via untreated runoff storm water, we are analyzing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) sewersheds that directly impact the water quality of the Bronx River to determine what land uses within those sewer sheds may be negatively impacting the quantity and quality of the storm water entering the Bronx River in the aftermath of major rain events. See the map of Bronx River Combined Sewershed Areas to the right as a reference for the relevant sewersheds for the Bronx River (numbered 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10). The outreach campaign will be three-pronged with targeted strategies to address the CSO contributions of: (1) Industrial Land Uses (2) Residential Uses (3) Laundromat + Dry Cleaning operations
Figure 1. Bronx River Combined Sewershed Areas
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INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TARGETING: To ensure maximum impact and efficient use of resources, we want to target our efforts to contain industrial pollution in the Combined Sewer Overflow zone that has the most industrial land use, HP-007. The total area, in square meters, of industrial land use in each CSO that goes into the Bronx River is as follows: HP-007 : 89,374 square meters HP-008 : 37,986 square meters HP-004 : 6,312 square meters HP-009 : 2,622 square meters HP-010 : 0 square meters
Figure 2. Square Meters of Industrial Use in Bronx River Sewershed
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Figure 3. Bronx River Sewershed Industrial Use
INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TARGETING: To ensure maximum impact and efficient use of resources, we want to target our efforts to contain industrial pollution in the Combined Sewer Overflow zone that has the most industrial land use. HP-007 has the most industrial land use in square meters of all CSO areas that drain into the Bronx River. HP-007 is 6,099,999 square meters in total land area (including public street right of way area), 89,374 square meters of which is used for industrial purposes. In Figures 4 and 5 you can see how CSO HP-007’s industrial land use fits into the overall neighborhood land use context - since outfall area HP-007 is so large, the industrial land use only accounts for 2% of its city block parcel land area.
Figure 4. Land Use by square meter and percentage in Bronx River Sewershed HP-007
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Figure 5. Land Use in Bronx River Sewershed HP-007
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LAUNDROMAT + DRY CLEANER OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TARGETING: Resonding to some recent studies indicating that the large numbers of laundromats and dry cleaners in the Bronx are increasing storm water contaminents during storm events, we have mapped the density of laundromats and dry cleaners to determine if it has an effect on pollutant records given outfall locations. We’ve mapped the locations of any laundromats operating within the Bronx River CSOs in order to target that community for education on storm water best management practices. HP-004 has the highest density of Laundrymats + Dry Cleaners at 29.2 per square mile, however HP-007 has the highest raw number with 52 total, but it only has 22.1 per square mile because the 52 are distributed over a larger area.
Figure 7. Density and Count of Laundromat + Dry Cleaners in the Bronx River Sewershed
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RESIDENTIAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TARGETING: To ensure maximum impact and efficient use of resources, we want to target our efforts to contain residential pollution in the Combined Sewer Overflow zone that has the most people living in it per square mile. To get the most accurate and granular data when calculating proportional splits between mis-matched geographies, we analyzed this at the census block group level rather than at the larger area census tract level. CSO Area HP-009 has the highest population Density at 82,445 people per square mile.
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Figure 6. Bronx River Sewershed Population Density
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Highway Impact Analysis Undergraduate thesis studies of fragmentation, erosion, fraying, suturing, healing, and reinforcing of the urban fabric around the highways of Cleveland and Detroit. Independent project.
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A study of Detroit’s “Mexicantown” neighborhood which was split down the middle by the highway, with only one remaining bridge. That bridge acted as the sole “suture” holding the two fragments together. A more recent pedestrian bridge now forms a second, raw “suture” around which the flesh has not yet healed.
A study of Cleveland’s “Tremont” neighborhood which was split into four quadrants by the highway, with only a handfull of underpasses. The social ties of this neighborhood were strong and as people strained to maintain their original social networks, the behaviors of residents began to pull at and distort the original logic of the neighborhood. CARTOGRAPHY + REPRESENTATION | 21
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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BentBlind Design-Build I worked collaboratively with a group of Wesleyan University students to design, fabricate and install BentBlind over the course of a semester, under the guidence of our architecture professor, Elijah Huge. All stages of the project were team-based and feedback intensive. Located in Southbury, Connecticut, a town with the state’s most concentrated senior population, the project site is within a sycamore grove on a seasonal flood plain, overlooking the Pomperaug river and protected wildlife preserve. The dense caopy and staggered rhythm of the sycamore grove’s silvery tree trunks became the conceptual seed of our structure’s visual logic while the slowing of the river at the sanctuary’s characteristic bend became the image governing our structure’s spatial logic. BentBlind is designed as a multi-generational bird blind and resting station along an accessible, river-front trail within the 660-acre Bent of the River Audubon Center. Acting as both a marker and a gateway at a point where the trail turns away from the river, the project includes a clustered collection of American Cypress columns, carefully placed and modulated to form seating, frame views, and define the pathway. Providing pieces of cover and enclosure, the project offers a moment of shelter within the vastness of the surrounding landscape. 24 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
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Modular Systems Studies The work below represents two early-stage modular systems studies for the BentBlind design-build project featured on the previous spread. These studies were meant to embody two distinct approaches to the design challenge, as defined by Gottfried Semper in his 1852 work Four Elements of Architecture:
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tectonic associated with carpentry, in which light-weight, linear components are assembled into a spatial matrix or frame
stereotomic associated with earthwork, formed out of the repetitious stacking of heavy-weight units
The study on the left features this approach.
The study below features this approach.
Big Love Stage Design A stage design focused on the role of accumulation in the hyperbolic and surreal play “Big Love.� Independent Project.
Rural Town Center Elevation and sectional drawings depicting hypothetical pedestrian-oriented mixed-use redevelopment of the town center of a rural Vermont town. Designed to support communal, cooperative living. Independent project.
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Professional Project Support BikeBox Ohio City | LAND studio I secured grant funding + materials, refined design with local artisan welding shop.
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XII Rowhouse Redesign | Periphery Architecture I made a series of models of design alternatives to refine form and function of internal sectional cut.
Potential Fairmount Corridor Color Palette
Upham’s Corner Signage | City of Boston I collaborated with the Imagine Boston team to develop wayfinding around an underutilized commeter rail stop. Upham’s Corner Wayfinding Content to Convey
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Citizen’s Guide to Board of Zoning Appeals Design Review | City of Boston I updated and clarified graphic communication of complex review and approval process.
BPDA Design Review
Commercial: Facade Considerations PURPOSE OF DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS The purpose of BRA design review is to ensure that the design of the proposed exterior alterations, additions or new construction is compatible with, and enhances the existing character of the immediate neighborhood. Sensitivity to different types of retail within neighborhoods is also important. Storefronts along main streets may differ from smaller retail areas or neighborhood shopping centers, but the overriding objective is the same: storefront design should add to the vitality of neighborhoods, while being inviting and compatible with the adjoining retail. Signage DO NOT use box lit signs DO locate signs within the sign band
Architectural Detail DO preserve architectural details DO NOT cover with signage or materials
DO NOT overpower the storefront with signage
Lighting Awnings
DO consider energy efficient or LED lighting
DO use canvas or other high quality material DO fit within existing frame DO NOT use waterfall awnings or vinyl fabrics
Storefront Design DO make storefront transparent and welcoming from the street
DO NOT create dark or areas not visible to the street
Frame DO work within the existing frame of the storefront DO NOT cover up existing storefront frame NAGE SIG
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Blade Signs DO consider using symbols, as they add interest DO locate near entry
DO NOT block visibility into store DO consider screening at the base, but no higher than 3 feet
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Storefront Design
Care should be taken to create a transparent storefront design that is inviting from the street, uses high quality materials, and preserves any existing architectural details. Do consider glass, decorative panels, or sign bands within the transom. Grills are permitted on the inside of the storefront. Exterior grills and grates are not permitted.
Signage
Consideration of signage is important, as it is the first impression of the business within. Signs should be simple, visible, and respectful of the architecture of the storefront. Content should include only logos and names, and should be applied in appropriate amounts relative to the storefront size and orientation. Use individual letters or a sign board. Fully illuminated box lit signs are not permitted.
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DO consider a welcoming, recessed entry (where possible) DO use doors with glass panels DO NOT use solid doors without view panels
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Neighborhood Main Streets http://www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/obd/mainstreets.asp
Accessibility (ADA) compliance
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/consumer-prot-and-bus-lic/ license-type/aab/aab-rules-and-regulations-pdf.html
Public Improvement Commission (PIC)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/engineering/pic. asp
Landmarks Commission + Historic Districts http://www.cityofboston.gov/landmarks/
Storefront and Signage Guidelines + Info
http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/businessdev/storefront-signage
BPDA Design Review
Commercial: Site Considerations PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR SITE DESIGN 1.
What is the existing context of the site, building and adjoining neighborhood?
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Are parking needs being balanced with need to provide landscaping along the street edge and adjacent properties?
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What specifically is being proposed and how can it be best laid out on the site? What is the appearance of proposed exterior changes look like from the street?
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How well does the proposed addition or new construction maintain and improve with the character of the district and abutting properties?
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Will the proposed landscaping and amenities be easy to maintain over time? Trash + Recyclables
Landscape Buffer
DO locate trash and recycleables out of sight, but still accessible for trash collection. DO screen receptacles with an appropriate fence or wall.
DO consider trees, shrubs, appropriate fencing and landscaping within a min 5’-0” planting strip. 10’-0” buffer preferred. DO plant a mixture of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees. DO separate the planting strip from any parking with a 6” tall curb.
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DO consider energy efficent or LED lighting that is placed to shine downwards and away from streets and residences. DO break up parking areas with planting islands. For every 10 contiguous parking spaces, provide a landscape island that measures at least 5’-0”x 10’-0”.
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DO consider installing a metal picket fence facing a public street. DO install fencing that is less than 50% opaque and less than 6’-0” in height. DO NOT use chainlink fencing facing a public street.
Driveway + Curb Cuts
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DO consider minimizing curb cut. Two-way curb cut should be 24’-0’ maximum.
DO maintain street wall where possible.
Entry + Pedestrian Path DO create welcoming entry with access from the sidewalk. DO create a continuous MAAB accessible path of travel from parking to front entrance.
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Model Room Fact Sheet | City of Boston I co-created this public relations piece to document history and role of model-making in Boston’s city planning history.
Planners by Geography Sheet | City of Boston I created this resident and stakeholder reference sheet to help direct inquiries to the correct staff.
Planners by Geography
Model Room Facts and Figures 1
The BPDA Downtown Model is 2.86 square miles, accounting for only 6% of the City of Boston total land area.
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WEST END + BULFINCH TRIANGLE + NORTH STATION Kristina Ricco Cecilia Nardi
NEIGHBORHOOD Senior Planner Small Project / ZBA (if different from senior planner)
BEACON HILL Lillian Menseh BAY VILLAGE Mary Knasas Cat McCandless
CHARLESTOWN Cecilia Nardi
EAST BOSTON Kristina Ricco Lillian Mensah
BACK BAY Courtney Sharpe
ALLSTON / BRIGHTON Viktorija Abolina Lillian Mensah
The Back Bay segment attaches at the dashed line. Unfortunately, the layout of the room does not allow for the pieces to be contiguous
The level of detail in the model differs from building to building. Some of the older buildings are rendered in more detail to convey their historical and cultural importance. The digital model the BPDA maintains provides full detail for all of Boston’s buildings
SOUTH BOSTON Mary Knasas Phillip Hu ROXBURY Courtney Sharpe Lillian Mensah
Did you know that the model was used by the BPDA and MassDOT to demonstrate the positive impact of the Big Dig? The agency used removable plates to model the old Artery structure and then the Rose Kennedy Greenway that replaced it.
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When was the Downtown Model built? This Downtown Model has been in use since the 1980’s and serves as a living model that continues to grow as new buildings or developments are proposed or built. This model’s design features improved upon previous models in several key ways. The buildings are made primarily of basswood to keep materials simple and warm in tone and to emphasize the city’s form and relationships. It includes topography, rendered in cork, to better suggest the form of the City.
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The original four square model built.
Original model is reformatted, and incorporated into larger model.
Back Bay + Charlestown Navy Yard built as study models, then incorporated into the Downtown Model.
South Boston Seaport District added to include Raymond Flynn Marine Park and the Convention Center.
The most recently added section is a portion of the Harrison Albany Plan area in the South End.
Who makes and maintains the Model? The BPDA has its own model shop. It was once staffed by five full-time model makers who made the model and most of its buildings over time. Much of the older buildings’ detail was handcrafted by our model makers. You’ll notice that some buildings have greater detail than others - the detail emphasizes key aspects of a building or its significance to the City. The model shop is now staffed by one multi-talented worker who keeps the Model looking sharp and up to date. Newer buildings that are rendered in detail are often supplied by developers who take pride in their contribution to Boston’s cityscape. Modern-day developers often employ model shops that use laser cutting tools and 3-D printers - can you spot them?
How do I tell if a building exists and its age? At any given time, you are likely to see a mix of existing, approved, and proposed projects on the model. How do you tell them apart?
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There are a couple clues. First, basswood ages, and so there are variations in building color - generally the paler it is, the newer it is. Second, if a building is painted or supplied in a different material, it is often because that building is still being tested for massing in the physical context of the City. Still curious? the BPDA maintains a digital model of the entire city to complement the physical model. The digital model is color coded to indicate development status (planned, under review, under construction).
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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT + INNOVATION DISTRICT Mary Knasas Phillip Hu
JAMAICA PLAIN Marie Mercurio Cecilia Nardi
DORCHESTER Cecilia Nardi WEST ROXBURY Kristina Ricco Phillip Hu
DOWNTOWN Viktorija Abolina Phillip Hu
CHINATOWN + LEATHER DISTRICT Mary Knasas Lilian Mensah
FENWAY + KENMORE SQUARE + LONGWOOD MEDICAL AREA Viktorija Abolina Phillip Hu MISSION HILL Marie Mercurio Phillip Hu
NORTH END + WATERFRONT Lillian Mensah
GREENWAY / WATERFRONT Viktorija Abolina / Chris Busch MIDTOWN CULTURAL DISTRICT (NORTH OF BOYLSTON) Viktorija Abolina Phillip Hu (SOUTH OF BOYLSTON) Mary Knasas Cat McCandless
Agency Staff Guide | City of Boston I designed and created this two-sheet series of diagrams to support an internal initiative to increase collaboration and coordination within the Boston Planning + Development Agency
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Government Center
Mark Goncalves Marla Cumming Maureen Elizabeth O'Flaherty Patricia Doherty Paul Osborn Reay Pannesi Richard LeBlanc Richard Mulligan Samuel Cardoso Samuel Cardoso, Jr. Sharen Pacitti Stacey Watson Stephen Healy Steven Johnson Susan Downs Thomas O'Brien Wanda Ming William Nickerson
Scale Building Key 1/16 inch = 1 foot
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