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C H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBE
P O R T F O L I OP O R T F O L I OP O R T F O L I OP O R T F O L I O
C H A R L E S LOBEC H A R L E S LOBE
U R B A N I S MU R B A N I S MU R B A N I S M
P L A N N I N GP L A N N I N GP L A N N I N G
PROJECTS
Academic Practice Covington, KY.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Oldham County, KY....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Cincinnati, OH..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Amberley Village, OH...........................................................................................................................................................................................
Professional Practice Dalian, Liaoning Province, PRC............................................................................................................................................................................
Detroit, MI......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Quincy, MA...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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cinnati, OH. The city has a vast collection of historic Italianate architecture, but it is ex-tremely fragmented. To reconnect the city, my studio collaborated with public officials and local developers to produce The Covington Center City Action Plan.
COVINGTON, KY
F R A M E W O R K P L A N
Framework Plan
Vision Diagram
The framework I created compre-hensively projects future land use and gateways that would strategi-cally spark economic develop-ment.
Each student chose a corridor or site to revitalize. Keeping in mind how each student’s project con-nects to one another was crucial. The bold, brown dashed line indicates the corridor I chose to redesign.
COVINGTON, KY
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Existing South Side Panoramas Existing North Side Panoramas
Intervention Areas
Ownership
Business Owned
City Owned
Religious Institution
Home Owners
Land Use
Retail/service
Parks/open space
Public/semi public
Industrial Single-family
Vacant
Right Of Way
One way
Two way
COVINGTON, KY
R E C O N N A I S S A N C E
I chose to redevelopment the 12th St/MLK corridor using New Urbanism principals, historic preservation, and infill development. My approach: infilling vacant and under utilized properties with green space and mixed use residential/retail development; inte-grating new development with existing historic buildings; advancing infrastructure to ac-commodate pedestrian and biker traffic; targeting empty-nesters; and joining forces with public officials, non profit organizations, private developers, and financial institutions.
Determining main intervention areas and identifying parcel ownership, right of ways, and existing land uses were my main tools for analysis.
COVINGTON, KY
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Above: Digitally rendered master plan of the infill development proposal along the 12th Street Corridor in Covington, KY
To create a strong sense of place, I chose to design my project around the idea of urban objects and urban walls.
The corridor is an eyesore for many but is unique be-cause of its historic character.
Right: Concep-tual diagram of the project, exhibiting urban objects at the corners and urban walls at the center
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Typical Upper LevelsGrade Levels
Grade Levels Typical Upper Levels
The project program is broken down in generic blocks with a total of 88 residential units and 23 retail units.
Residential
Retail
Parking
Buildings range from two to five stories in height, with 20ft by 30ft unit dimensions. Accommodated parking lots are located in the rear of the buildings.
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Above: Axonometric view of the inner mixed use development. Brown structures indicate existing buildings
Above: The AutoCAD base that had been imported into Google SketchUp. ArcGIS shapefiles had been exported into the AutoCAD drawing as well and served as the base for the rendered master plan.
COVINGTON, KY
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Above: Proposed health club that can accommodate 108 automobiles. This is the South Eastern object
Above: Eastern bound view exhibiting the Western gateway into the district
COVINGTON, KY
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²0 1 2 3 40.5Miles Source: Oldham County GIC
²0 1 2 3 40.5Miles Source: Oldham County GIC
OLDHAM COUNTY, KY
The Floyds-Fork watershed in Northern Kentucky is a fast past developing area. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the most suitable loca-tions for commercial development within the watershed.
Criteria for these locations include land cover char-acteristics, degree of slopes, riparian zones, and soil types.
Land cover Suitability
Slope Suitability
In regards to slope and land cover, open and agri-cultural landscapes with 0-5% tree cover and slopes between 0-5% are the most desirable factors when de-termining suitable land for commercial development.
E N V I R O N M E N T A L R E S O U R C E A N A L Y S I S
OLDHAM COUNTY, KY
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²0 1 2 3 40.5Miles Source: Oldham County GIC
²0 1 2 3 40.5Miles Source: Oldham County GIC
Soil Suitability
Riparian Zones
Areas without riparian buffers and flood plains are also considered desirable locations for commercial land use.
According to the Oldham County GIS database, there are 34 soil types within the watershed. The 75% of the soils have a low rate of infiltration when thoroughly wet and have a slow rate of water trans-mission. They consist of fine texture which impede downward movement of water.
OLDHAM COUNTY, KY
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This is a composite map illustrating the results of my findings. All criterion is taken into account and the green circles indicate the most desirable locations for commercial development within the watershed.
OLDHAM COUNTY, KY
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I collaborated with two other students to work on a project that focused on claiming residual spaces in the contemporary city.
We chose a district in Cincinnati that had an abundance of vacant lots, left over and in-between spaces, under used parking lots, and other residual spaces.
The challenge was to find innovative ways to re-integrate the residual spaces into the city, restore natural and ecological connections, and improve the quality of life for the inhabitants of the area.
The program includes the types of land uses for each zone, the number of units per land use, the unit dimensions, and the total square footage of each zone.
Above: Residual spaces within our district
CINCINNATI, OH
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CINCINNATI, OH
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The site will include two 5 story mixed use apartment buildings with commercial uses at grade level.
On street parking is also proposed with a structured parking facility to accommodate resident’s vehicles.
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Above: The proposed site plan for the main intervention area within the study area
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Amberley Village, Ohio asked our studio to be the consul-tants for a redevelopment scheme to transform a former 130 acre golf course into a project that included residen-tial, institutional, commercial, and agricultural uses.
I worked on the institutional portion of the project, which included an amphitheater, gardens, new surface park-ing, and the renovation of an existing building.
Above: Hand rendered master plan of the institutional site
AMBERLEY VILLAGE, OH
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AMBERLEY VILLAGE, OH
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Below: An aerial map I made to show under utilized views within the site that could be taken advantage of.
Above: A graphic expressing potential land use and conservation areas within the site.
Above: The final board presented to Amberley Village illustrating the composite work of all students in the studio.
AMBERLEY VILLAGE, OH
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AMBERLEY VILLAGE, OH
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DALIAN, LIAONING PROVINCE, PRC
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These scenes are Sketch-Up models I created. I helped produce the AutoCAD drawings that were imported into Sketch-Up.
The majority of my work at the company was devoted to design-ing a mega project called Gezhenpu. 40,000 to 60,000 upper class residents are expected to live in the new town.
Dalian is a port city in North-East China. While interning at Da-lian Design and Urban Development Co., I worked on a variety of large scale projects, many of which are considered new towns.
DALIAN, LIAONING PROVINCE, PRC
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sively on a redevelopment project for downtown De-troit, MI.
The idea was to create unique districts for the down-town and the area surrounding it to spark revitalization.
Left: Collaborated rendering that my co-workers and I digitally created
Above: Collaborated AutoCAD base drawing that my co-workers and I created
DETROIT, MI
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DETROIT, MI
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Another major project I worked on at Street-Works was the redevelopment of Quincy Center in Quincy, MA.
The site is where John Quincy Adams was buried and draws in over 1.5 million visitors each year.
The 3D models of the redevelopment needed to be updated constantly and I was given the opportunity to make those changes.
QUINCY, MA
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QUINCY, MA
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