Design Board 6

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Design Board 9

Design board 8

Design board 7

Design board 5

Design board 4

Design Board 3

Design board 2

DONE

I am finally done my thesis. It has been a long but worthwhile experience. I am quite satisfied with the final products and with the response that I got during the final presentation. I will add each of the design boards here.

Design board 1

Discard Pile

Here is a quick sketch I did of an idea for turning a lane into a bioswale and public walkway. I thought it would make a surprising additional to a neighbourhood. In this case it won't work because there are too many garages in the back that require access.

the corridor and a residential neighbourhood

These sections are existing (top) and proposed (bottom) of the Burnaby site which is through a residential neighbourhood.

Graphics and Icons

Here is a sample of the graphics I am thinking of using. I think I will replace the trees with hand drawn but computer rendered trees to tone down the cartoon look. I have created a series of icons to help explain some of the moves that I have made that might not be apparent in the drawings. Some icons are design related and some are management related. Context will be shown with an ortho photo.

Sites

I chose three sites to look at in more detail. The image above is of the Burnaby site where the corridor goes through a residential neighbourhood. There is a site in Coquitlam in which the corridor goes through an industrial area, over the Barnett Highway, and through a large parking lot. This is one of the most difficult sites of the corridor. The third site is in Richmond. It is mostly through agricultural land and includes an existing pedestrian trail. This site requires the least amount of intervention. I thought it was important to show the range of sites that occur throughout the corridor.

I am debating different rendering/graphic styles. What will convey the complex amount of information in the best way? How can different media be incorporated and still have the entire project look cohesive?