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'Re-Calibrated Urbanism'
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Through a rigorous analysis of site, exchange & programmatic configuration this thesis project aims to explore the notion of re-calibrating urban density through a design proposal focused on the Praski Dock in central Warsaw, Poland.
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Compressed Urban Grain Study Model
(original @ 1:2000)- Re-Calibrated Urbanism
Group thesis project undertaken during MArch course at the University of Edinburgh
Collaborators: Chris French & Stuart Mackellar
(2008 - 2009) - The project proposes a new set of urban spatial typologies and programmatic combinations as a method of refocusing urban development and increasing inner city density. The thesis study centres on the Praski dock area within central Warsaw, Poland. The site was chosen as a direct response to the problems caused by the rapid expansion of this post-socialist city following the shift to capitalism and focuses on reconnecting the East and West banks by relocating and reinterpreting some of the functions of the recently dissolved ‘Russian’ outdoor market, the largest of its kind in Europe.
By focusing on the site as a point of exchange, and the premise that exchange is enhanced by increasing surface area, identified contextual programs were treated as a set of constituent spaces rather than singular constructions. Dividing these programs into their constituent elements and re-forming them into new program groups based on adjacency and opposition allowed for an exploration of new potential programs. This process of re-calibrating programs forms a new urban typology responsive to contextual conditions and providing variety and density within a city. 
Initial Site Studies & Event Tracing
Initial Site Mapping Studies & Historical Event Tracing
Transprogramming Matrix Development & Initial Spatial Response- Massing Study Models
(originals @ 1:2000, 1:1000 & 1:500
lower, upper & mid respectively) - Contextualising the Model - Photographic Montages
- Internal Plan Study Drawing
(original @ 1:100) - Sectional Study Models
(originals @ 1:500) - Programmatic Cluster Study
- Programmatic Cluster Study - Sectional Perspective
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