Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative led a graduate studio focused on the redevelopment of Havana's Nico-Lopez Oil Refinery. Based on information gathered during a one-week visit to Cuba, students generated a holistic vision to transform the 500 acre brownfield site into a viable harbor-front neighborhood. The range of urban design proposals include a public transit corridor, ferry terminal, urban agriculture farm, flood mitigation landscape. public park network, and wastewater biofiltration infrastructure.

1. ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
COLOR
PROPORTIONS
LOGIAS
BALCONIES
COURTYARDS
ROOF TERRACES
ROD IRON
SCREENING/ SHADING

2. FOUR DISTRICT CENTERS

3. CONNECTION BETWEEN DISTRICTS

4. CONNECTION BETWEEN DISTRICTSVILLA DEL MERCADO

5. DISTRITO MERCADO

9. COMMERCIAL 20’ 0”
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL 20’ 0”
RESIDENTIAL 16’ 0”
RESIDENTIAL 16’ 0”
PARAPET 3’ 6”
WINDOW 12’ 0”
4’ 0”

10. DISTRITO DE ENRETENIMIENTO

16. DISTRITO DEL ARTE

17. A People’s Art Districts serving the neighborhoods of southeast Havana

18. Library Dance
Ampitheater
Theater Music
SchoolResidential

19. Design
Influences
Nico
Lopez
Refinery
National
School
of the Arts
Color

20. Initimacy
Complexity
Adaption

21. Stacking
Units, as combinations of a standard
module, are arranged in an
democratic manner

22. Reponses

23. DISTRITO RESIDENCIAL