AARONKIMBERLINURBAN DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Bachelor of Science in DesignArizona State University

Master of Urban Planning & PolicyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

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INDUSTRIAL REPROGRAMUPP551: URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

UNITEDCENTERREDEVELOPMENTUPP594: IDENTITY & URBAN DESIGN

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UNITEDCENTER773“If you build it, they will come.” The 150-year-old neigh-

borhood once centered on a busy Madison Street commercial

district and a base of industrial jobs in the nearby Kinzie Industrial

Corridor. That changed beginning in 1957, when 12 blocks between

Washington and Lake Streets were cleared for construction of the

1,800-unit Henry Horner Homes public housing development. Though

intended to be safe and decent family housing, Horner became a

poorly managed and socially troubled community. To aid this hous-

ing push a total redevelopment of over 12 acres of land in the Near

Northwest Side willbuild community and character alike. By imple-

menting main office, commercial, residential along Madison Street,

and a neighborhood uses along Damen Avenue, the area around

the United Center will be the backbone for a thriving entertainment

district.

United Center Plaza: Paulina Street & Madison Street intersection

Green Roof Street: Madison Street & Damen Avenue intersection

Neighborhood Oriented Avenue: Damen Avenue & Madison Street intersection

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Main Street: Division

The core of the Main Street philosophy

engaging the historic industrial preservation &

create a vibrant industrial destination. Main Street

Division focuses on a holistic approach to

revitalization based on the "4-point" approach of

design, promotions, economic restructure,

and organization.

Consolidated Parking

While the Plan includes parking to accommodate existing Park use and future Growth, it recommends no significant additional land use for parking within the Park. Future parking initiatives focus on providing consolidated parking facilities that can.

Class A Industrial

Companies which are more likely to make use

of Class A Industrial Goose Island Provides

several SF of Workspace for distribution and

manufacturing.

Class C Industrial

Class C Industrial is transforming the concept of a top rated space with the enjoy-ment of the Chicago River. The dedicated focus on internal alley systems brings manufac-turing, assembly, and distribution to Goose Island with environmental protection.

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Reconnecting the site to the rest of the city not only

through the use of physical connections, but also through vital social,

environmental and economic connections. The design heals the

broken arid to a great extent, providing for a spatial heirarchy, and

linking the neighborhood to the rest of the Goose Island grid. The site

is extended northwest, integrating the its orgin as an industrial corri-

dor during the day, as well as a vibrant Division Main Street during the

night. The design is grouped around transit stations, some of which

have the opportunity to be newly created.

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Goose Island: Residential

As a general rule they recommend that urban street be no more than six times as wide across as the height of the buildings that line it, from the building front or row of trees on one side of the street to those on the other. Urban buildings should be designed with details and amenities that are oriented to

pedestrians, not just motorists.

Goose Island’s Residential Compo-nent can give people better options for where they live and work. For example, many people want to “age in place,” that is, they want to continuing living in their community as they become older, rather than moving to a specialized retirement community. For this to be possible their commu-nity must have Accessible land use patterns, with shops and other public services nearby, and diverse transportation services for people with various needs and abilities, including good Walking facilities that accommodate mobility aids and wheelchairs, and various

types of Transit services.

CHINATOWNCERMAK ROAD REPROGRAM

UPP555: CULTURE & DESIGN

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847CHINATOWNCoupled with a vast amount of potential & opportunity,

Chinatown in Chicago now has the benefit for a planned extension

to the McCormick Place. The reprogram will expand this large

exhibition complex all the way to Michigan, which is only 4 blocks

away from the current Chinatown. Cermak Road provides the first

phase of three to enchance Chinatown. By using three Urban design

tools to promote pedestrian & bicycle orientation through separated

sidewalk, bike paths, interior walkways through updating current

physical forms. Encourage location of mixed-use projects in transition

areas where small-scale commercial uses can fit into the residential

concept to the direct north using Commercial Nooks thus discourag-

ing the use of walls, gates, & other barriers that separate residential

neighborhoods from main corridors.

847This gate is a strong example of a typological process of a traditional Chinese temple and gate that under-takes morphological analysis of the surrounding urban form and multi-functional use.

Typomorphological provides a design framework. It allows flexibility and diversity within constraints.

This Chinese architectural form is influenced by Chinese cosmology and social hierarchy, which were embodied in the well-known Confucianism, Daoism and fengshui.

Cermak Road in current Chinatown is a widely underserved area that lacks a true public spaces that takes advantage of the pedestrian traffic, including proper housing. This redesign allows flexibility and diversity that will cater to the pedes-trian and compliment the automobile with traffic calming devices.