The document is a portfolio from landscape architect J. Christopher Ray showcasing several of his design projects. It includes summaries of a scattered site urban infill redevelopment in Hazelwood that incorporates new pedestrian pathways, a design for a living wall at UPMC Mercy Hospital using a double helix pattern, and a master plan for a 59-acre site in Cranberry Township featuring mixed-use development organized around preserved green spaces. The portfolio demonstrates Ray's focus on connecting spaces to their contexts and users through thoughtful forms and arrangements.
Radburn, New Jersey is a town planned in 1929 by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright and landscape architect Marjorie Sewell Cautley.
It is based on Radburn Theory of Town Planning.
It is America's first garden community serving as a worldwide example of the harmonious blending of private area and open spaces.
The intent was to built a community which made provisions for the complexities of modern life while still providing open spaces and being economically viable
The community was intended to be a self sufficient entity with residential, Commercial and industrial areas each supplementing the needs of others.
UN Habitat: A new strategy for sustainable neighborhood and its principles.
Key features of sustainable neighbourhoods.
A Neighborhood for Children, Aged & Disabled People.
etc
Radburn, New Jersey is a town planned in 1929 by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright and landscape architect Marjorie Sewell Cautley.
It is based on Radburn Theory of Town Planning.
It is America's first garden community serving as a worldwide example of the harmonious blending of private area and open spaces.
The intent was to built a community which made provisions for the complexities of modern life while still providing open spaces and being economically viable
The community was intended to be a self sufficient entity with residential, Commercial and industrial areas each supplementing the needs of others.
UN Habitat: A new strategy for sustainable neighborhood and its principles.
Key features of sustainable neighbourhoods.
A Neighborhood for Children, Aged & Disabled People.
etc
Cahndigarh City & Housing
Chandigarh is one of the most significant urban planning experiments of the 20th century. It is the only one of the numerous urban planning schemes of Le Corbusier to have actually been executed. It is also the site of some of his greatest architectural creations. The city has had a far-reaching impact, ushering in a modern idiom of architecture and city planning all over India. It has become a symbol of planned urbanism. It is as famous for its landscaping as for its architectural ambience. Most of the buildings are in pure, cubical form, geometrically subdivided with emphasis on proportion, scale and detail. It was one of the early planned cities in post-independent India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which transformed from earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Most of the government buildings and housing in the city, were designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed by Le Corbusier, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry
Aimed for a beautiful city based on traditional garden city and neighboorhood unit concept.
Flat site, created street layout avoiding geometric grid in favour of a loosely curving system.
Fan shaped plan
Created super blocks that accommodated nearly 1500 families.
3 superblocks forms a district.
After the death of Nowicki the work was haulted and the contract was handed over to Le Corbusier.
The city centre is the heart of Chandigarh’s activities.
It comprises the ISBT, parade ground, district courts etc.. On one hand and the vast commercial and shopping centre on the other side.
There are huge parking areas for the commercial zones so that the parking problems don’t create a havoc on the main roads.
There were ample seating spaces and public amenities (toilets, dustbins, etc) provided at regular intervals
The city centre is the heart of Chandigarh’s activities.
It comprises the ISBT, parade ground, district courts etc.. On one hand and the vast commercial and shopping centre on the other side.
There are huge parking areas for the commercial zones so that the parking problems don’t create a havoc on the main roads.
There were ample seating spaces and public amenities (toilets, dustbins, etc) provided at regular intervals
An entire zone has been designated as industrial area in the masterplan
Site for the industrial area was chosen according to the prevailing wind direction.
The wind blew away the smoke from the industries and it could never enter the city
Green belt provided along the industry area to maintain the air quality in the vicinity.
The leisure valley (8km) long is the green spaces extending North-East to South-West along a seasonal riverlet gradient and was conceived by Le Corbusier as the LUNGS OF THE CITY.
Apart from botanical gardens and parks these green belts also consist of fitness trails, amphitheatres and spaces for open air exhibitions.
We find urban renewal projects to be both fascinating and inspirational. They showcase amazing creativity and reviltalise neglected neighbourhoods, underused waterfronts or even entire cities. Here’s a list of 20, about half of which are just getting started.
Cahndigarh City & Housing
Chandigarh is one of the most significant urban planning experiments of the 20th century. It is the only one of the numerous urban planning schemes of Le Corbusier to have actually been executed. It is also the site of some of his greatest architectural creations. The city has had a far-reaching impact, ushering in a modern idiom of architecture and city planning all over India. It has become a symbol of planned urbanism. It is as famous for its landscaping as for its architectural ambience. Most of the buildings are in pure, cubical form, geometrically subdivided with emphasis on proportion, scale and detail. It was one of the early planned cities in post-independent India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which transformed from earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Most of the government buildings and housing in the city, were designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed by Le Corbusier, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry
Aimed for a beautiful city based on traditional garden city and neighboorhood unit concept.
Flat site, created street layout avoiding geometric grid in favour of a loosely curving system.
Fan shaped plan
Created super blocks that accommodated nearly 1500 families.
3 superblocks forms a district.
After the death of Nowicki the work was haulted and the contract was handed over to Le Corbusier.
The city centre is the heart of Chandigarh’s activities.
It comprises the ISBT, parade ground, district courts etc.. On one hand and the vast commercial and shopping centre on the other side.
There are huge parking areas for the commercial zones so that the parking problems don’t create a havoc on the main roads.
There were ample seating spaces and public amenities (toilets, dustbins, etc) provided at regular intervals
The city centre is the heart of Chandigarh’s activities.
It comprises the ISBT, parade ground, district courts etc.. On one hand and the vast commercial and shopping centre on the other side.
There are huge parking areas for the commercial zones so that the parking problems don’t create a havoc on the main roads.
There were ample seating spaces and public amenities (toilets, dustbins, etc) provided at regular intervals
An entire zone has been designated as industrial area in the masterplan
Site for the industrial area was chosen according to the prevailing wind direction.
The wind blew away the smoke from the industries and it could never enter the city
Green belt provided along the industry area to maintain the air quality in the vicinity.
The leisure valley (8km) long is the green spaces extending North-East to South-West along a seasonal riverlet gradient and was conceived by Le Corbusier as the LUNGS OF THE CITY.
Apart from botanical gardens and parks these green belts also consist of fitness trails, amphitheatres and spaces for open air exhibitions.
We find urban renewal projects to be both fascinating and inspirational. They showcase amazing creativity and reviltalise neglected neighbourhoods, underused waterfronts or even entire cities. Here’s a list of 20, about half of which are just getting started.
Brownfields Redevelopment Notable City Projects in Bridgeport, Connecticut including: Went Field, West End Industrial Park, Seaview Avenue Industrial Park, Barnum Avenue Business Park, and American Fabrics
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during the 'Arena • Young adults in the workplace' conference hosted by Knight Moves.
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https://www.alandix.com/academic/talks/offtheCanvas-IndiaHCI2024/
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A tale about our culture around the use of fertilizers and pesticides visiting small farms around Ahmedabad in Matar and Shilaj.
2. “Every place has a personality. My task is to make their voice and
function clear. In creating ideas through space and form there is a
reaction, a personal response. The goal is to create the right harmony
within this response. Every project has the ability to exhibit it’s unique
voice reconnecting space and form with user and nature. It must inspire
even if only on a humble scale.This is the true identity of an
areas, it’s form, it’s function, and it’s harmony of response.”
All content created in pursuit of a Master of Landscape Architecture
degree at Chatham University, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2010-2013.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHYDESIGN PHILOSOPHY
4. Precedent
1
While working as a
Horticulturalist for
the City of Cincinnati
Parks Division and for the Keep Cincinnati
Beautiful organization, I learned the
influence of garden design on public space
through administrative responsibilities,
thus leading to a pursuit of a
Master’s of Landscape Architecture
degree. The pictured to the right
are several designs
installed in 2007 and
photographed in 2012.
5. Process
2
FUNCTION + SKETCH(FORM)
= DESIGN
The formula above is an equation of my process. It starts with the function of a space. This will define the design
problems and perimeters. From there, I sketch. Sketching allows me to explore the space and form of a design idea to
fully create it’s personality. The forms lead me to material choices, rhythms implementations, and size arrangement. I
don’t believe a design is done until you have walked it through your mind.
6. The Hazelwood Archetype is a small scattered
site urban infill redevelopment design application
that focuses on vacant and under used property
located near a large scale developed area. Infill
development interweaves new redevelopment
with old structural integrity. The design of the
Hazelwood Archetype is to create a pedestrian
core in order to preserve the existing identity
of the neighborhood while connecting it any
new larger development plans. Currently, the
neighborhood of Hazelwood has been chosen to
receive a 178 acre redevelopment project boarding
the Riverfront to Second Ave by The Almono
Partners.
The Archetype is designed to reuse three existing
area, creating a vertical pedestrian infrastructure
through the neighborhood. This will allow
closer connectivity to the current streetscape
which in turn will deliver local gradual growth,
an important component to the longevity of a
successful redevelopment design.
Given the large size of the neighborhood and the dramatic
change in slope throughout the residential and business area, the
decision was made to focus redevelopment efforts in one channel
of area. This area is highlighted in red on the lower left color
illustration of the neighborhood Hazelwood, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Hazelwood Archetype
3
7. 4
Site Plan
LEWIS PLAYGROUND HAZELWOOD YMCA HIDDEN STAIRCASE
Below is an enlarged
view of the three
designed areas of the
pedestrian corridor.
8. 5
lewisplayground
The Lewis Playground is the redeveloped of an existing playground
to become the neighborhood gateway. The playground is designed
to allow street visibility, visual activity, and entrance from main
roadway.
10. 7
HAZELWOODYMCA
The existing side staircase of the Hazelwood YMCA
has been redeveloped as a place in flux. This pedestrian
connection is designed to frame the river and hillside views
with seasonal vegetative amenities.
12. hiddenstaircase
9
The Hidden Staircase is a connection between the residential
area of the neighborhood and the existing greenway. The
staircase has been redeveloped with two small observational
landings in order to utilizing the neighborhood vista and lateral
connection for commercial growth.
14. Mercy
Hospital
ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS
In the summer of 2012, myself and
two fellow Landscape Architecture
student were the recipient winners of
the UPMC-sponsored Living Visual
Barrier Student Design Competition
for their design for UPMC Mercy
Hospital. The design draws on the
environmental context and rock
outcroppings of the Monongahela
River, developing an efficient
retaining wall system for the corner
of the Mercy Hospital campus.
15. 12
Site Plan
Patient view
Perspective
Section
Plantscape
Hardscape
The designed terrace rock walls proposed are set in a double helix pattern
that guides the eye and references to the flow of the river below and the wind
currently on the site. The design met two primary objectives: blocking the
view of the loading dock operations from passersby and providing a visual
respite to patients, doctors, and visitors.
16. 13
Meeder’s Grove Cranberry Township is a 22.8 sq. mile
suburban area north of Pittsburgh, Pa. As of
the census in 2010, Cranberry’s population has
grown to 28,098 making it the fastest growing area in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area with
projections to hit 50,000 pop. by 2030. Much of this growth can be attributed to several key
factors, close proximity to large highway arteries such as US Route 19 and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike via Interstate 76, spacial new land development, and thriving business growth.
However, like many modern new suburban boomtowns the growth has was not
monitored nor planned and elements of sprawl has claimed most of the town
arrangement. To combat this phenomena the Township adopted new zoning
ordinances like a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) plan into their
2009 Township pattern plan. This design centers around 59-acre donated farmland
that was projected to hold a new civic center and community college area.
The objectives of the design, aside from creating the civic and community college
areas, were to allow a set number of commercial and new residential units in order
to finance the project, however the TND-3 zoning ordinance clashed with the main
focus. This created a design paradox where the zoning called for a lot of parking
and hardscaping but the Township wanted a lot of greenspace.
Meeder’s Grove refers to the Meeder family which donated the farmland to the
Township and the Grove of trees which were salvaged in the center of the design.
Both harken to the historical aspect of the site however the name also hints to the
green infrastructure. Clearly, most of the existing vegetation could not be saved due
to parking needs, so a street tree network and parking tree island were adopted to
connect to the larger existing tree clusters that were saved as greenways. These large
greenways were strategically placed around the residential, civic, and educational
areas to act not only as screening from the commercial traffic but also as walking
trails to promote alternative scenic exercise.
17. 14
Site Master Plan
Residential: 116 Units
Mix Use: 181,000 sq ft
Commercial: 272,000 sq ft
Institutional: 130,000 sq ft
The design consists of a
commercial corridor at
the souther end of the site
leading to a mixed-use
boulevard, opening to the
greenways, the Civic Center/
Community College, and
residential areas. The Civic
Center and Community
College are connected via
skyway in to pull resources
and take advantage of the
vista over the
grove.
19. 16
Residential Design
The concept behind the residential
development was to surround the Civic
Center and Community College area with
mixed use housing and small shotgun
style single family attached and detached
row houses with shared backyards.
Buffering these areas are the greenway
to add a sense of larger private yard
usage. Larger single family American
Craftsman housing plots with shared
backyards are positioned on the outer
realm of the single housing.
Each house has a walkout balcony above
the single garages from the master bedroom
for lighting and personal connection to the
greenway vistas. The housing themselves are
set back from the street to incorperate more
privacey for the residents.
20. Cotter’s Park
17
Cotter Park is a 8,100sq. foot
small community park design for a
mixed income housing redevelopment
area in Seneca, South Carolina. The site was an
aging ,unkept baseball infield dating from the
mid-1970’s that is now unused due to the newer baseball
fields that were developed near by. Given the urban
environment surrounding the existing sports field the design took
on a natural playscape approach.
This approach tries to share the amusement of nature in one of it’s
simplest forms, the hillside.The design is a series of small different sized
21. 18
hills with smooth concrete slides implemented into the slope. The hills
do not exceed five feet in height nor 40% in slope. There are no step to
the top of the implemented slides so the applicant must climb up the
hillside in order to slide down. Surrounding the hillsides is a walking
track with tree shaded seated areas.
22. Transit
Circle
19
The image to the right is of the
existing Chapel Hill courtyard at
Chatham University’s Woodland
Campus in Pittsburgh, Pa. Aside
from being the main road for
students and faculty transporters
it is also the main
public transit stop for
the university. The
current design is a pre-existing rectangular chapel
courtyard with limited space for bus turn around
and alternative transit.
The Transit Circle is designed to expand the
courtyard for automotive turn around, alternative
transit use, and covered passenger waiting area. The
passenger waiting area is designed to be a gateway
information center for visitors and a social hub for
students. The retaining walls have been lined with
anchored benches around a large centered kiosk.
A gently curved ADA accessible ramp has been
added to the backside of the retaining wall to
affirm the notion of this being the
main entrance.