Adrianne Ariza's Urban Planning Portfolio

Urban Planning PortfolioAdrianne A. Ariza

Phone: (330)-608-9263Email: [email protected]: issuu.com/adrianneariza

Urban Planning Portfolio able of Contents

Hand Drawings............................................................pg 2

TColumbia Tusculum Project.........................................pg 6

Physical Character...........................................pg 7Land Use & Ownership....................................pg 6

Historical Analysis...........................................pg 8Figure Ground Relationships...........................pg 9Streets & Neighborhood Patterns....................pg 10Lot and Building Patterns................................pg 11Social Analysis.................................................pg 12Business Identi�cation....................................pg 14Google SketchUp Models.................................pg 15Problem Identi�cation & Solutions..................pg 16

Mount Airy..................................................................pg 18Location Map...................................................pg 18Transportation Maps.......................................pg 19Housing Conditions & Home Values.................pg 20Amentities Map...............................................pg 21

Conclusion...................................................................pg 22

Introduction................................................................pg 1

Introduction This portfolio show cases the works of Adrianne Ariza from her Urban Planning Studios, Principles of Planning Design Graphics Communications I & II 2011-12, and Site Planning Design Graphics 2012-13 created in the Urban Planning program at the University of Cincinnati. You will see many di�erent projects constructed by hand drawing and animation, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Photo-shop, and Google SketchUp. In the more advanced studios she worked in groups with Cassandra Chittum and Je�rey Gould to ana-lyze and then propose solutions for Columbia Tusculum and Mount Airy, Cincinnati Ohio.

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Material Textures

Small Trees

Gazebo

Small Retaining Wall

Shrubs & Bushes

Brick Walkway

Large Tree

Wood Patio

Concrete Patio

Yard-Ground Cover

Hand Drawing Basic Site Plan

Brick

Stone

Concrete

Wood

Ground Cover

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Hand DrawingLarge Colored Site Plan

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Photo Drawing Black & White

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Colored

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Columbia Tusculum Business District

Created by: Adrianne Ariza & Cassandra Chittum

Columbia-Tusculum: Land Use MapLegend

Agriculture

Commercial

Cincinnati Housing

Education

High Industrial

Institutional

Low Industrial

Multi Family

Mixed Use

Not Available

Office

Public Recreation

Public Service

Public Use

Single Family

Two Family

Vacant

.0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310

Feet

Created By: Adrianne Ariza and Cassandra Chittum

Principles of Planning DesignGraphic Communication II

Source: CAGIS Files

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Cincinnati Housing

Education

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Institutional

Low Industrial

Multi Family

Mixed Use

Not Available

Office

Public Recreation

Public Service

Public Use

Single Family

Two Family

Vacant

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Source: CAGIS Files


Agriculture

Commercial

Cincinnati Housing

Education

High Industrial

Institutional

Low Industrial

Multi Family

Mixed Use

Not Available

Office

Public Recreation

Public Service

Public Use

Single Family

Two Family

Vacant

.0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310

Feet



Source: CAGIS Files


Agriculture

Commercial

Cincinnati Housing

Education

High Industrial

Institutional

Low Industrial

Multi Family

Mixed Use

Not Available

Office

Public Recreation

Public Service

Public Use

Single Family

Two Family

Vacant

.0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310

Feet



Agriculture

Commercial

Cincinnati Housing

Education

High Industrial

Institutional

Low Industrial

Multi Family

Mixed Use

Not Available

Office

Public Recreation

Public Service

Public Use

Single Family

Two Family

Vacant

.0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310

Feet



Source: CAGIS Files

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Columbia-Tusculum: Land Use Ownership Map

LegendOther

Commercial

Multi Family

Single Family

0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310Feet

Columbia-Tusculum: Land Use Ownership Map

LegendOther

Commercial

Multi Family

Single Family

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0 620 1,240 1,860 2,480310Feet



Source: CAGIS Files

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0 4 8 12 162Miles

Columbia-Tusculum Business District

Land Ownership Map

During my Principles of Planning II studio class, me and my partner, Cassandra Chittum, were asked to analyze the Columbia Tusculum Business District located in South Eastern Cincinnati, OH, identify problems in the area, and then �nally propose solutions.

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Analysis

Land Use Map

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Photos taken by self

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Parking

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Columbia-Tusculum: District Image and It's Elements

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Properties

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Source: CAGIS Files

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Properties

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Source: CAGIS Files

Hard Edge

Bridge

Columbia Square

Vacant

Nodes

Parking

Historical

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Hard Edge

Historical Building

Physical Character Analysis Columbia Tusculum

This map shows di�erent physical elements and charac-teristics in the Columbia Tus-culum business district as well as some of the surrounding area. This map easily shows the viewer some of Columbia Tusculum’s key elements such as: buildings and properties, as well has the location of the business district, empty lots, hard edges, bridges, nodes, and parking.


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1938

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1938

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1956

1962

1968

1975

1977

1990

2001

2006

0 1,400 2,800 4,200 5,600700Feet

0 1,400 2,800 4,200 5,600700Feet

Historical Analysis-1938 to 2006


Columbia Tusculum

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Figure-Ground DiagramLegend

Buildings

.Created By: Adrianne Ariza and Cassandra Chittum

Principles of Planning Design GraphicCommunications II

Source: CAGIS Files

Building Coverage..........................

Average Building Height.................

Floor Aera Ratio..............................

Total Aera of Land Parcels.............

Total Aera of Building Footprints.....

0 670 1,340 2,010 2,680335Feet

13.22%

1.414 stories

.295

49033990.852 sqft

723157.086 sqft

: Figure-Ground DiagramLegend

Buildings

Building Coverage..........................

Average Building Height.................

Floor Aera Ratio..............................

Total Aera of Land Parcels.............

Total Aera of Building Footprints.....

0 670 1,340 2,010 2,680335Feet

13.22%

1.414 stories

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49033990.852 sqft

723157.086 sqft

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3-D Figure Ground Diagram

Figure Ground Relationship Maps Columbia Tusculum

These �gure-ground diagrams allow the viewer to be able to see the number of buildings compared to the amount of open space more easily. Looking at Columbia-Tusculum’s 3-D �gure ground diagram of the major business district (Top right) most of the buildings are widely spread out.


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Street Patterns

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Street & Neighborhood Patterns


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Street & Neighborhood Patterns


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Commercial ResidentialFront Front

Rear Rear

Side

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Northeast Region With Larger Lots

Southwest Region With Smaller Lots

Lot and Building Patterns

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LAND USE CLASS

Commercial

Residential

Office

Institutional

Education

FRONT

5 feet

15 feet

20 feet

10 feet

25 feet

SIDE

10 feet

10 feet

10 feet

10 feet

80 feet

REAR

30 feet

30 feet

40 feet

50 feet

100 feet

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13%

87%

2010

City of Cincinnati

11%

89%

2000

11%

OccupancyVacancy12%

88%

2010

93%7%

2000

Hamilton County

92%8%

2010

Columbia-Tusculum District2000

93%7%

0 950 1,900 3,800 5,700 7,600Feet

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5%-10%

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Social Analysis-Vacancy Columbia Tusculum In the analysis of Columbia Tusculum’s vacancy rates we discovered that in both Hamilton County and Cincinnati the overall percentage of housing occupancy rate was getting smaller, but in Columbia Tusculum more homes were being occupied from 2000 to 2010, showing a community that was on the rise in residency.

Vacancy Percentages:


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Population Density Columbia Tusculum


Columbia Tusculum

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5000-9000

9000-13000

13000-17000

1700-21830

0 950 1,900 3,800 5,700 7,600Feet

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Cincinnati

Columbia-Tusculum

Hamilton County

2000 Density: 20822010 Density:1977

2000 Density: 42502000 Density: 3810

2000 Density: 17302010 Density: 1697

This info graphic to the right compares the population density of Columbia Tusculum (Yellow) to Hamilton County and Cincinnati, Columbia Tusculum having the smallest density of the three.

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Business Identi�cation Columbia Tusculum


0 420 840 1,260 1,680210Feet

EntertainmentBarsClubsMovie TheaterArt GalleriesMuseumsBowling Alley FoodRestaurantsDinnerCo�ee ShopGrocery StoreFast FoodStreet Venders

Community ServicesParkingHousingCommunity CenterDaycareSchoolsPost O�ceOutdoor Plaza/HangoutLibraryBus StopsFirehousePoliceHouses of WorshipPlaygrounds

RetailGas StationSpecialized StoresClothing StoresDrugstoreMusic StoreConvenience StoreVideo/DVD RentalHardware StoreFurniture StoreBookstoreThriftstore

Commercial ServicesAuto Sale/RepairGym/Fitness CentersProfessional O�cesBanksLaundromatBarber ShopMedical O�cesBed and BreakfastGun Store

Business Representation Well Represented Represented Not Present

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FoodCommunityAutomobile Sale/ServiceFitness

SpecialtyCommercial

Legend:

FoodCommunityAutomobile Sale/ServiceFitness

SpecialtyCommercial

Legend:

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Google SketchUpColumbia Tusculum


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After we were through with our analysis of the Columbia Tusculum business district we even-tually were able to iden-tify key problems in the area and then propose a new urban design for the solutions. When analyzing Columbia-Tusculum, some of the main problems include cars dominating the area and businesses promoting a drive-in drive-out approach. Although there are plenty of sidewalks, there is no incentive, such as activi-ties or attractions, for people to walk around the area. There is a problem of wasted space that includes too many park-ing lots and vacancies. The businesses are spread out, giving the district no sense of connectivity.

Problem Identi�cation Columbia Tusculum

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BEFORE:

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Created By: Adrianne Ariza & Cassandra Chittum

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AFTER:

Plan Layout Proposed Solution DesignColumbia Tusculum

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Added Brick Roadways

Added Green Space

Restaurant

New Building

Tree

Outdoor Covered Eating Area

Water Feature

Fountain

New Buildings

New Building

0 16 6432Feet


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Transportation Maps Mount Airy

Created by: Adrianne Ariza, Je�ery Gould & Cassandra Chittum

Hamilton

0 8 16 24 364

Mt. Airy Park

Cincinnati

Hamilton County

Ohio River

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275

75

Legend

Highways

Ohio River

Mt. Airy Park

City of Cincinnati

Hamilton County

Miles In my Site Planning and Design Studio, Fall 2012, my group including Cassandra Chittum and Je�ry Gould, were asked to analyze Mount Airy’s surround-ing areas. Mount Airy is located in North Western Cincinnati and is also Cincinnati’s largest park. Areas we focused on included transportation (road circula-tion, sidewalks, bus routes), and the di�erent housing prices and conditions sur-rounding Mount Airy. Later on in the semester we will be proposing our ideas for devel-

opment and urban design in the area.

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Transportation MapsMount Airy

Created by: Adrianne Ariza, Je�ery Gould, & Cassandra Chittum

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Bus Routes

LegendBus Routes

Mt. Airy Park

2 Mile Bu�erBus StopsRoads

0 1 2 3 4 50.5Miles

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Legend

RoadsMt. Airy Park

Roads

Sidewalks0 1 2 3 4 50.5

Miles

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Legand

Road Circulation0 1 2 3 4 50.5

Miles

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$390,001 to $1,000,001 $220,001 to $390,000 $120,001 to $220,000 $60,001 to $120,000Legend

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Housing Conditions & Average Home Values

Good

FairPoor

Excellent

0 1 2 3 4 50.5Miles

Mount Airy

Created By: Adrianne Ariza, Cassandra Chittum, & Je�ery Gould

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$390,001 to $1,000,001 $220,001 to $390,000 $120,001 to $220,000 $60,001 to $120,000Legend

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Housing Conditions & Average Home Values

Good

FairPoor

Excellent

0 1 2 3 4 50.5Miles

Mount Airy

Created By: Adrianne Ariza, Cassandra Chittum, & Je�ery Gould

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Amentities MapMount Airy

Created by: Adrianne Ariza, Je�ery Gould & Cassandra Chittum

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Legend

5 minute

1.5 Mile Bu�er1.0 Mile Bu�er

15 minute

Roads30 minute

2.0 Mile Bu�erMt. Airy Park

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School

Library

Post O�ceFirehouseGasDining

Food Market0 1 2 3 4 50.5

Miles

The EndConclusion

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