This was a group project, and these are a selection of boards that I created.
This long-term visionary plan for the redevelopment of Central SoMa in San Francisco was the final project for an urban design studio course. Based on a feasibility study conducted by the SF Planning department, we reimagined what an equitable development in Central SoMa would look like along the freeway corridor if I-80 was tunneled.
This report is the culmination of a semester-long research methods course that asked us to explore qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection in the built environment. We conducted a corridor study on Solano Avenue, comparing the streetscape in Albany vs. Berkeley to investigate what design elements contribute to good placemaking. This was a group project, and my primary contributions were the layout and design of the report, the corridor mapping graphics, the writing of the findings section, the survey design, as well as collaborative effort on research design and data collection.
This was a group project with two other students, and these are a selection of boards that I created.
This Advanced Urban Design studio course focused on climate adaptation and alternative property regimes in the San Francisco Bay Area. We were encouraged to think radically about what the future of the Bay’s coastline could be, and what the processes would be to reach that vision.
My team focused on the Bayview Hunter’s Point neighborhood of San Francisco, which is currently the largest redevelopment site in the city. The neighborhood has a fraught legacy, with a Superfund site at the former Naval Shipyard and years of disinvestment in the community. Taking into account the vulnerabilities, both environmental and social, we proposed a vision for the neighborhood that addresses environmental remediation, establishes a new floating industrial district, creates over 11,000 housing units, and connects the neighborhood to the waterfront through new floodable green space.
The Berkeley Flea Market is a longstanding tradition in the South Berkeley community, a historically Black and working class neighborhood. The market has struggled to maintain vendors and customers in recent years, which was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new mixed-use, high-density housing development on the site, part of BART’s TOD program, requires relocating the flea market. The City and Berkeley community is committed to maintaining the flea market near the existing site. This professional report explores the history and sociopolitical context of the Ashby site and the flea market. I also outline the methodology and results of a comparative design and operational study of other successful markets in the Bay Area for the City and Berkeley Flea Market organizers to use as a reference when the market is relocated. Beyond site design and day-to-day operations, there is an opportunity to look back at their history and reimagine what the market can be.
This case study on Baugruppen was produced for an assignment looking at alternative global homeownership property structures. The primary directive was to explore ways of visualizing processes and property relationships. It was accompanied by a verbal presentation.
This case study on the Nile River Houseboats was produced for an assignment looking at water-based urbanism around the world. The primary directive was to explore ways of visualizing settlements over time and to describe the governance structures. It was accompanied by a verbal presentation.
Samples of maps created in ArcGIS from coursework.
Selected hand drawings from coursework.
