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Th is work seeks to inves t iga te , exp lo re , and cha l lenge the many complex i t ies o f our bu i l t env i ronment beg inn ing a t the sca le o f the hand to the sca le o f a g loba l sys tem. Cra f t and la rge-sca le th ink ing work in tandem in o rder to tack le and spa t ia l i ze the des ign ob jec t i ves I have accumula ted and con t iue to accumula te th roughout my arch i tec tu ra l exp lo ra t ions .Des ign i s an i te ra t i ve learn ing p rocess and as an a rch i tec t ,cur ios i t ies cons is ten t l y lead me in new d i rec t ions , towards new ques t ions , and newly fo rmed methods I seek to exp lo re .
a l e x a n d r a x i a c c a r i n odes ign exp lo ra t ions I 2015
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810 wes t ma in s t ree t
a schoo l fo r e l pan tana l
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rev i t + mode l mak ing
exp lo ra t i ve g rounds
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a l e x a n d r a x i a c c a r i n odes ign exp lo ra t ions I 2015
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to the south to the northsite view to the east
00initiative reCOVER l ongoing project since fall 2013
nicaragua granadacommunity and education
a school for el pantanal
community pavilion on site stage 1 site visit stage 2 construction
THERMAL COMFORT
permeable and impermeable surfacesextroverted farm house vs. introverted urban home
natura l l i gh t ingc lassroom + ou tdoor space re la t ionsh ip
cross-venti lat ionvegetat ion as soft barr ier
COMMUNITY ASSETS AND LOCAL CULTURE
DESIGN PRIORITIES
A School for El Pantanal began in November 2013 when the initiative reCOVER organization + team of 5 student architects received the Jefferson Public Citizen’s Grant to travel to Nicaragua and design a school in collaboration with the nonprofit Granada Christian Education Center.
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SAPITO BRICK HEADER COURSE @ DEG.
EXTERIOR BRICK VENEER (3RD LAYER) “PERFORATED MASONRY PATERN”KEYED INTO DOUBLE WYTHE WALL CONSTRUCTION
CONNECTION ANCHORED INTO RING BEAM, TYP.
PROFILE OF REINFORCEDCONCRETE COLUMN BEYOND
CONCRETE SLABOVER COMPACTED FILL, TYP.
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The project includes the first phase, a primary school for the 800 children of El Pantanal, and additional pro-gramming including a secondary and trade school, market and specialty ag-riculture, and volunteer hosuing. The project strives to design effective and beautiful spaces giving priority to the community’s daily needs and wellbeing
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sect ion nor th -sou th k indergar ten c lassrooms
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a v iew to vocano mombacho
the ou tdoor c lassroom: b reezeway and t re l l i s
aer ia l perspec t i ve o f the k indergarden and pre-k c las rooms
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012nd year studio l spring 2013
charlottesville virginiamixed use residential
810 west main street
exp loded axonomet r i c
Beginning in the 1730s, West Main Street emerged as a major east-west route for the City of Charlottesville and developed as a cultural and business hub with the instillation of the Virginia Central Rail in the 1850s. 810 West Main Street will not only revive West Main Street’s activity but also attract city residents and visitors to a thriving, mixed-use, transit-oriented community. Through the manipulation of Charlottesville’s sloping topography, a new hierarchy of ground is created. The ground becomes an active greenway that encourages spaces of privacy, community, and public and retail services.
Maintaining the city’s train and transportation hub, this project develops multi-unit apartment complexes along the green corridor. Building, landscape, and diveristy in program merge to construct a new throughway, inviting citizens
and visitors to explore this public pedestrian space, city vista, a meeting point at the city center. ext text text text te text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text
GREENWAY
HOUSING
CIRCULATION
ROOFSCAPE
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s i te p langreenway and cor r idors c rea t ing new h iearchy o f
c i rcu la t ion
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Scale 1” = 16’0”Building Plan
s i te p langreenway as new ground fo r new hous ing
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PLAN Scale 1” = 4’0”
801 Main Street apartments includes both duplex and single unit apartments in order to target a larger, more diverse demo-graphic of Charlottesville residents. While the single-unit has been designed for a growing population of young professionals temporarily moving to the city and recent graduates from the adjacent university, the duplex unit responds to a growing need for family apartments. The duplex units are interlocking two-story, two bedroom units that have been designed to attract citizens eager to move to the city center from the surrounding Albermale County. s ing le un i t
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precond i t ions : v i rg in ia ’s r idges + r i ve rs c i ty o f char lo t tesv i l l e : the b lue r idge + the r i vanna
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024th year studio l fall 2014
morven farm charlottesville virginiaretreat housing and retrofit project
explorative grounds
37 57’ 40” 78 28’28” 78 28’40” 78 28’ 52” 78 29’04” 78 29’16” 78 29 ‘ 28”
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EXPLORATION OF SITE 37 58’ N 78 28’26.25” W PRECONDITIONS: RIDGES AND RIVERS CONSTELLATIONS DISCOVERED VIEWSHEDS A SURVEYED LANDSCAPE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG
A MAP OF MORVEN FARM
BY THE SURVEYOR, THE LUNATIC, AND THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, U.S.A37 58’ N 78 28’26.25” W
ELEVATION: 680’ ABOVE SEA LEVEL
SITES OF INTEREST: BARN 3, THE DAIRY BARN, THE STONE HOUSE, + THE CABINS
BARN THREE37 57’47” N 78 28‘40” WELEVATION: 680’DORMITORY, KITCHEN, KITCHEN GARDENS 30-40 BARNYARD RESIDENTS
DAIRY BARN37 58’02” N 78 28‘28” WELEVATION: 630’SOCIAL SPACEVISTA TO THE MOUNTAINS
STONE HOUSE37 58’00” N 78 28‘25” WELEVATION: 630’ACADEMIC MEETING HOUSE
THE CABINS37 58’04” N 78 28‘28” WELEVATION: 630’-570’AN INHABITANCE FOR NEIGHBORS
c i ty o f char lo t tesv i l l e : the b lue r idge + the r i vanna morven fa rm: a surveyor ’s exp lo ra t ion
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ELEVATIONALSTUDIES
SW NE NW SE
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The territory of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, the State of Virginia are ridden with history—larger landscapes archeological grids awaiting exploration by its citizens and visitors. This project gains relevance through its multiple scales of topographic transformation.
The relationship between water’s flow and constructed ground is explored from the scale of the site to the moment of roof drainage at the scale of the residential cabins. Terracing from existing vistas, the cabins draw their users across the changing topography—encouraging them to recognize and contemplate the dynamic landscape and to uncover Morven’s geological and cultural histories. The roof primarily serves as water catchment; each cabin has a unique excavation into the ground according to water’s flow at the specific elevation; the vernacular framing of the barns’ trusses on site have been transformed in order to collect and then distribute water from the roof to the heating tank to the washroom’s sink and toilet; to then return and nourish the ground by a septic field below. Within the cabin, the scale of a window and the scale of Morven are drawn together—the user finds a peace—a sense of wellbeing—in understanding the relationship between oneself and the surrounding land.
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ba rn th ree s i te sec t ionbarn th ree renovat ion + landscape des ign
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03design competition l january 2014route 29 charlottesville virginia
urban planning and civic center
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
IDENTITY
MOBILITY
HEALTH
BIODIVERSITY
FOOD
ECONOMY
a unique identity and sense of place encourages populations to live at a denser scale
access throughout the city caters to various
methods of transportation
urban spaces eliminate the necessity for cars and encourage walking, biking, and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improve water
local growing sources reduce dependency on
global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productivity and economic growth
food production increased along rivanna trail
rivanna trail network expands and connects
new main street gives identity and sense of place to the city
streets accommodate bikes, cars, and pedestrians
through wetlands
cost of the 7-mile rail line =
cost of proposed bypass
commercial core spurs economic development
new US 250 bridge becomes gateway
green roofs absorb heavy rains, increase biodiversity, and grow food
quality, and benefit the overall ecosystem
D E S I G N P R I N C I P L E S
IDENTITYa unique identity and sense of place encourages population to live at a desner scale
access throughout the vity vsters to various methods of transpor-tation
urban spaces eliminate necessity for cars and encourage walking biking and exercise
green spaces support wildlife, improces water quality, and benefits the overall ecosystem
local growing sources reduce dependency on global food networks
urban density and shared resources increase productity and economic growth
MOBILITY HEALTH BIODIVERSITY FOOD ECONOMY
O B S E R V A T I O N S
l ack o f iden t i t y s im i la r popu la t ion new c i ty access ne tworksp l i t + s low 29
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Route 29 has outgrown Charlottesville. Over 25,000 people live between 250 and the Rivanna, and forecasts predict continued growth. As a booming commercial corridor, this strip has sprawled without plan or purpose, yielding an asphalt wasteland, a relic of 20th century sprawl. Virginia’s General Assembly will incorporate this land as a New City. The 250 overpass marks a nexus — a gateway from historic Charlottesville to the nascent 21st century city. The New City will forge its own identity, starting with the road itself. Since 90% of the current traffic is local, Route 29 becomes a street rather than a highway. The strip is New City’s Main Street, a central boulevard and focus of its commercial life.
29 is pulled apart. In between the right of way, a new city block provides valuable mixed use space and public plazas to establish identity and generate a friendly, human scaled environment.
dens i ty connec t eco logy
team l aaron bridgers harriett jameson gwendelyn mcgin joey laughlin chen lu katherine carella
madeline partridgewe lcome
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Meadow Brook
Mea
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walkable community
active corridor overlap
Peyton Square
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Rivanna
Rivanna
transit stops
high point
transit stops
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
small shops and restau-rants with residential units above.
larger footprint stores with o�ces above
commercial spaces with o�ce and residential BelmontThe MallThe University
Rivanna Peyton SquareBerkmar West�eld
The Strip
Name IdeasNorth to South:
RivannaPeyton SquareBerkmarWest�eldHydrolicMeadow Brook
The New City has greater connectivity, encouraging walking and dispersing local traf-fic with a dense street grid. The New City embraces alternative transportation. Light rail runs down the new center blocks to Emmett Street and Downtown. The New City is a living habitat—development on the high ground works with topography, where light rail stations are the center of dense neighborhoods. Valleys are protected and serve as green corridors. The New City is a vibrant, identifiable place. Existing big box stores are interspersed with shops, offices, and residential, absorbing new jobs and residents.
Away from the core, urban centers yield to single-family neighborhoods, attracting a diversity of residents. Community gardens, access to the Rivanna Trail, and park land encourages a healthy and playful lifestyle. In 2029, the highway is now a place.
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MAIN STREET S (29S) THE STRIP MAIN STREET N (29N)
MAIN STREET S (29S) MAIN STREET N (29N)MEADOW GARDEN PLAZA MEADOW CREEK TRIBUTARY
or ig ina l w id th o f US 29
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04ach 3010 time over crisis l fall 2013
zaatari refugee camp zaatari jordanwater and urbanism
between waterscapes
THE 24-HOUR WATER CYCLE OF A SYRIAN REFUGEE
afternoon recreation public expression evening collection civic discussion 24-hour securitymid-day gatheringmorning collection morning distribution
8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 3pm 5 pm2 pm 4 pm 7 pm6 pm 8 pm
westeast
wetlands exposed to south sun and protected from strong north west winds
clarification tank
aeration tank
primary sedimentation tank
aenerobic digester
water storage tank
water distribution tank
1 water enters primary treatment stage after prelliminary sedimentation
2 water cleansed of “oil” and large “sludge”
provided clean potable water
clean water stored for redistrubtion
4 water exits to secondary treatment aeration process
3 sedimented biosolids are pumped to waste treatment system
water treatment pipelinebiosolid treatment pipeline
water treatmentbiosolid treatment
wet land in te rven t ion : c i rcu la t ion de f ined by cons t ruc ted landscape and
c l imate
an urban webc i rcu la t ion ne twork shaped by water t rea tment
infrastructure
water : a da i l y r i tua lexamples o f water and space in
zaa ta r i
t rea tment in f ras t ruc tu refoundat ions fo r cons t ruc t ion
p ipe l ineabove and be low ground w i th in zaa ta r i
In reaction to the Arab Springs Uprising and the onset of the Syrian Crisis, over 500,000 refugees have entered Jordan in search of security and the promise of wellbeing. Living throughout Jordan’s urban centers and the Zaatari Refugee Camp in the Al-Mafraq region, Syrians live in fear as daily life is void of the promise of rudimentary life resources. Currently, the host nation of Jordan urgently seeks alternative water resources for not only the growing refugee population but Jordanians whose lives have been largely depleted since the war’s onset. Within one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of available water, the refugee population is a major sink on Jordan’s already depleted water supply. As the camp appears more likely to be permanent, alternative water resources must be sought.
Hydroscape proposes both active and passive water treatment as an infrastructural opportunity for the construction of a permanent Zaatari Camp. Both a wastewater treatment plant and passive strategies such as the living machine serve as dynamic backbones for the development of Syrians’ quality of life. Throughout the water treatment process every structure and phase serve as a space for Syrians’ daily life. Immense industrial water tanks interact with wetland landscapes and public and private programming. Ultimately, water, its treatment, and its immediacy serve as promises of life security for the future of the Syrian population and the larger Jordanian population.
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commercialresidentialeducationpark and recreationcivic
religious
programming and in f ras t ruc tu requa l i t y o f l f i e re tu rend to zaa ta r i
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KIT OF PARTSINTENSIVE WATER TREATMENT
storage phase 1 f i l t ra t ion sed imenta t ion c la r i f i ca i ton aera t ion phase 2 f i l t ra t ion
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WASTE TREATMENT PASSIVE WATER TREATMENT
intens ive f i l t ra t ion b iod iges t ion waste f i l t ra t ionb ioso l id compress ion wet lands + l i v ing mach ine ra inwater harves t ing
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THE FLOOD: 204 MARK04. SYSTEMRIVER + FLOOD
This flood level has its title of “danger zone” repealed due to permanent infrastruture--mostly housing-- being raised clear of the waters and the peninsulas redirecting the flow.
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THE FLOOD: 206 MARK04. SYSTEMRIVER + FLOOD
Drains emptying into the river on the lower east bank also serve as backwash channels that provide a safe route for water to bleed into the city.
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THE FLOOD: DRY SEASON04. SYSTEMRIVER + FLOOD1:500S.SHARP
053rd year studio l spring 2014
yamuna riverfront delhi indiaurban planning
re-centering delhi
THE FLOOD: 208 MARK (SPECULATIVE)04. SYSTEMRIVER + FLOOD
The path that the Yamuna will take is less clear in the event of a 100-year flood and is likely to cause damage to the city. This illustrates how the floodwater might be contained with the use of a higher wall along the parallel embankments. As the highest point on the peninsulas reaches to 209, residents would remain safe.
1:500S.SHARP
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The Yamuna supplies the city of New Delhi with much of its drinking water, channeled from the river by a network of pipes at the point of entry of the river into the city. Yet, within the space of a few kilometers, Delhi dumps much un-treated sewage and other toxic effluent into the river rendering the river “dead” and posing serious health hazards not only to the city but also all downstream cities, towns and villages. This work addresses the fundamental schizophrenic dilemma confronting New Delhi.
In a series of design phases, the studio worked as a collaborative office to tackle the critical issue of how to create a vision of the flood plain of the Yamuna, presently ignored as a potential urban recreational core for the city. Currently, rampant encroachment by new construction, illegal sand mining, and hazardous pollution and industrial waste afflict this area along the river. The site offers significant design opportunities at the urban / landscape / infrastructural scale, as well as at the scale of individual architectural interventions.
Beginning with an intensive phase of research and speculative design proposals at the scale of the riverfront, this works zooms in on specific areas along its banks- the 30 percent of the city living informally, without access to a reliable, sanitary source of drinking water.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC
INFRASTRUCTURAL
01 INVESTIGATION
ECOLOGICAL
MOBILITY: EXISTING CONDITION04. SYSTEMSMOBILITY
This map illustrates the current mobility condition of Delhi. Dark black lines represent major highways, light gray line smaller roads, dashed lines represent metro and train lines and light black represents dirt roads on the flood plane. Access to the river is limited and for the most part blocked by roads or train-tracks. The roads currently on the flood plain mainly service farmers.1:500
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URBAN FABRIC01. RESEARCHHOUSING AND PUBLIC SPACE
Various urban spatial patterns emerge throughout the Yamuna River corridor in Delhi. In illustration of the relationship between formalized residential and public space and corresponding land value, these spatial typologies indicate a relative consistency between inhabitant, value of site, and location in rela-tion to the river with a greater concentration of minmial public space and low land value on the banks and east of the river. The study additionally gives insight to the informal development of space along the Yamuna.
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THE EVOLUTION OF DELHI01. INVESTIGATION + ANALYSISFLOOD+RIVER1:7500A.IACCARINO
Since the emergence of the Mughal Empire, the city of Delhi has had an intimate history and urban interaction with the Yamuna River. However, with the development of Lutyen’s Plan and the rule of the Birtish Empire, Delhi has turned its back on the River- a neglected site of life, ecology, and and most essentially water. The Yamuna Corridor Masterplan returns Delhi to the river banks- restitching the urban East and West.
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02 DESIGN SPECULATIONS HOUSING IN THE FLOODPLAIN
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ex is t ing hous ing typo log ies
Using the floodplain of 19.8 km , and it’s edges as the primary sites for a new housing infrastructure, a new populationof approximately 290,000 are supplied shelter, accommodating for over 50% of the 1 lakh housing shortage.Targeting areas of particular densities and demographics, the housing is easily accessible for those areas totransition to, as well as introducing a mixed typology to encourage mixed demographics in the new “downtown” of1:500 Delhi on the floodplain with an average population density of 38,160 people per square kilometer.
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PROPOSED HOUSING04. SYSTEMSHOUSING
Using the floodplain of 19.8 km , and it’s edges as the primary sites for a new housing infrastructure, a new pop-ulation of approximately 290,000 are supplied shelter, accommodating for over 50% of the 1 lakh housing short-age. Targeting areas of particular densities and demographics, the housing is easily accessible for those areas to transition to, as well as introducing a mixed typology to encourage mixed demographics in the new “downtown” of Delhi on the floodplain with an average population density of 38,160 people per square kilometer.1:500
R. HIMES
HOUSING | POPULATION 50,9041 km
3-6 story formalized housing to relocate17,912 people from slums in Northeast Delhi
5 person/unit average40% 1 BHK 57% 2 BHK
3% 3-4 BHK
1 km3-8 story formalized housing to relocate15,888 people from slums in East Delhi
4 person/unit average56% 1 BHK 39% 2 BHK
5% 3-4 BHK
1 kmdense 3-6 story housing units to relocate
14,616 people from Okhla and southwest Delhi slums5-6 person/unit average
78% 1 BHK 22% 3 BHK
1 kmdense flood-adapted 6-8 story housing units to relocate
40,000 people from slum in Southwest Delhi6 person/unit average
100% 1 BHK
HOUSING | POPULATION 53,440
HOUSING | POPULATION 25,296
HOUSING | POPULATION 129,920
PROPOSED HOUSING 03. MASTERPLAN
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0.5 km6-7 story formalized housing to relocate4,032 people from slums in West Delhi
4 person/unit average100% 2 BHK
HOUSING | POPULATION 11,5522
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agr icu l tu re and recrea t iona l space in f loodzone
mob i l i t y + water d ra inage
03 DESIGN EXPLORATION HOUSING IN THE FLOODPLAIN Madanpur Khadar De lh i
8-10 story BHK housing informal market grounds pedestrian leisure path
IRRIGATION FLOOD PLAIN FLOOD RELIEF
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ritual space
6-8 floor 1 BHK housing
neighborhood agricultural plots
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daylighted waterway access
bus stop per neighborhood
leisure park and recreation
multimodal transportation stop
informal market exchange
k-5 primary school+sports fields
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f loodscape + e leva t ion leve ls s i te s t ra tegy f loop la in hous ingaxonomet r i c
semi-public backyard exterior courtyard ritual space wetlands water treatment + park
FLOOD PLAIN RIVER BANKS
INFORMAL COURTYARD BELOW
This design intervention redefines the construction and design of housing along the floodplain in the Madanpur Khadar Bund currentlyat an elevation of 203.8 and thus entirely flooded during the monsoon season. Six to eight story affordable 1BHKand 2BHK apartments will house an existing demographic of 40,000 along the river banks. Although an increase in density,the density is designed vertically as to create a large swath of public space and subsistence agriculture along the river. Eachunit will be allotted a 15x16 m space to feed themselves annually and to serve as a potential source of profit. New irrigationcanal infrastructure, flood spillways, and daylighted water treatment drains serve as major axis connecting this region into thecity core. Delhi’s larger water system defines both residential and public space for citizens.
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university of virginiaarch 3260
deloitte revit + model making06
The Revit software generates opportunities for design exploration and evaluation providing material and structural drawings essential for a project’s analysis and development.
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a l e x a n d r a x a v i e r i a c c a r i n [email protected] 508_847_7898
current residence: charlottesville virginiapermanent residence: boston masschusetts
e d u c a t i o nthe university of virginia school of architecture september 2011-may 2015 bachelors of science architecture gpa 4.0
worcester academy preperatory school september 2007-june 2011 high school diplomacy gpa 4.5
e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r
initiative reCOVER october 2013-present
A student-based design project in granada nicaragua involving the phased design and construction of a multiple education, recreation, and market facilities. Included on ground experience at the site abroad as well as working directly with the client, general contractor, and construction team.
re-CENTERING DELHICo-Editor january 2015-present
Position involving the creation, publication, and oversight of UVA School of Architecture’s school-wide research and design proposals for the City of Delhi, India’s Municipal Government and Planning Board.
Madison House Big Sibling ProgramHead Program Director may 2014-present
Program Director may 2013-april 2014Volunteer program based at Madison House- a nonprofit organization in Charlottesville VA. Involved the oversight of 200+ volunteers, management of a
15 person program staff, and a partnership with the city’s education department,.
University of Virginia Alpha Phi SororityDirector of Philanthropy; 2012- present
Position included the planning, management, and marketing of events benefitting the Women’s Heart Health Foundation. Additionally served as the chapter’s fundraising and donor representative.
University of Virginia Club Field Hockey 2011- present
Alternative Spring Break Program jamaica march 2012 dominican republic march 2013
Nashville TN march 2014Student-run service organization in which I commited three spring vacations to working in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic as a student teacher
and in Nashville TN as volunteer for Nashville Food Project’s urban farming initiatives.
AIAS [American Institute for Architecture Students] UVA
First Year Representative 2012Secretary 2013
UVA chapter of the national student run AIAS organization which provides services and resources on issues critical to an architectural education.
p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e + e m p l o y m e n tmass design group boston ma externship december 2014 january 2015sasaki associates watertown ma externship june 2011 june 2012oaklander coogan & vitto new york ny externship december 2012crozet pizza and buddhist biker bar waitress + bartender august 2013-present
c o n t r i b u t i n g p r o f e s s o r s + p r o f e s s i o n a l sinaki aldayanselmo canforaelizabeth roettgerpeter waldmanpankaj vir guptamegan suaumatthew pinyannancy freedmanrichard vitto
p r o f i c i e n c yautocad rhinoceros 5.0 revitadobe illustror adobe photoshop adobe indesignmicrosoft officesketching hand drafting model making cnc routing
r e c e n t h o n o r suniversity of virginia jefferson scholaruniversity of virginia school of architecture intermediate honors university of virginia jefferson public citizens grantuniversity of virginia raven society initiateSEED network SEED design certificationaga khan, swiss embassy re-CENTERING DELHI studio work on exhibit university of virginia school of architecture selection of studio work for accrediation+publciationworcester academy cum laude
s t u d y a b r o a dChina India + Southeast Asia jefferson scholars foundation foreign travel studues summer 2013Granada Nicaragua jefferson public citizens grant summer 2014
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