The Design of a new Master Plan for a portion of Drexel University, as partial fulfillment of requirements in the degree program Bachelor of Architecture at Drexel University. Studio 5-2. Winter 2010. A collaborative effort directly with Steven Davis, Candis Judd, Jennifer Shin, Ryan Cole, Lauren Ashbahian, Kelly Duignan and Jennifer Shin. Co-collaboration with remaining students of different sections. Instructor Jon Coddington.

2. Drexel is…
Experiential Learning
Technologically Driven
…in an Urban Environment?
Transitional Research
Sustainable in all aspects

5. Design Principles
• Create a pedestrian campus that feels inhabited by streets
• Unite the campus by planning centralized open spaces at its
heart that accommodate multiple activities and uses
• Design and program mixed functions to facilitate collaborative
learning, living and play
• Create Language of Compression & Expansion
• Use buildings to define and plan open space

6. Design Intent
Compression & Expansion
Create “pinching” points along minor axis that “squeeze” views and space, then open
them to reveal larger quads and vistas. This is used as intermediate language between
city density to the south and east and smaller scale residences to the north and west.
Buildings
Design and Orient buildings that are not simply objects in a landscape. These buildings
should define and create open space.
Interaction
Push parking to the perimeter in order to allow for a campus atmosphere. This will
require elevated pedestrian traffic across the campus, and force interaction with new
spaces, buildings, vehicles and each other.
Streets
Plan streets that create more of a “Main Street” feel. Utilizing alternate paving styles
and design strategies such as narrowing and planting in order to create a natural traffic
calming effect through heavy pedestrian zones.

10. Drexel University Master Plan
Exploded Axonometric Views – by Section

11. Plan View
3D Overall View

12. North East View
Looking Down JFK Street

13. North West View
Looking Down 34th Street

14. South East View
Looking Down Lancaster Street

15. South West View
Looking Up Lancaster Street

16. Drexel University Master Plan
Codding Section

29. Arch Street
33rd Street

32. Buckley Common
Night Concept @ the Armory