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Sustainable Design: Regenerative Neighborhood

This is a project from my Master of Science in Sustainable Design course.  These are the "streetscape" designs that I created for a collaborative class project: Sharswood Regenerative Neighborhood Design. This project was a semester long research and design process. Our class was divided into sub-teams based on Infrastrusture, Programs and Policies, and Streetscapes. As a class, we all contributed to the regenerative design of an under-privileged neighborhood in North Philadelphia. We visited and toured the neighborhood, and met with/presented our work to the Neighborhood Association and residents, in hope to help make a difference for the community. Here are the designs that I created for the neighborhood, while working in collaboration with my team members. Major concepts for our streetscape design included: color as a movement guide- expressing the culture through design elements, reclaimed and recycled material use, permeable pavers, native vegetation and fruiting trees, and landscape connectivity.
Conceptual Sketch with combined group ideas
Conceptual Section Sketch
Sharswood Edge Park: a welcoming park into the community
Sharswood Edge Park
Sharswood Edge Park Site Plan
Jefferson St Facade Design: Rain Gutter Downspout Plantings - collaboration with Programs & Policies classmate
Rain Gutter Downspout Plantings - collaboration with Programs & Policies classmate: Household Water Usage Program design available to residents 
Edge Design Concept - Layering Vegetation: native shrubs for noise barrier edge, perennial plants that promote pollinator habitat, fruiting trees that are susceptible to storm water management
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