Rio Chat

A little of what I learned in our explorations of Barra and Mid Review

more to follow....

Rio Musings_in progress

Thoughts in Progress [Charlie]

Trying to refocus my thoughts about Barra density issues, I've been working through both precedent analysis and conceptual diagrams.

1. Aerial of Barra

2. Aerial of Centro

3. Aerial of East Village

4. Aerial of Quartier Des Arts

5. Aerial of Shi-Men Ting

6. Comparing existing city plans to Terra Encantada

7. Transcribing rules found in existing density models onto Terra Encantada

8. Visualizing the pedestrian relationship with Terra Encantada

9. Visualizing the relationship of density and pedestrian connectivity

10. Visualizing the redensification of a network through infill

After the review in Rio, I'm confident that there truly is a demand for a denser Barra...

More Thoughts to Come.

thoughts. still in process

Street Re-Weave

redefining the relationship to the car

integrating a variety of transportation types

redefining the condo typology in barra

injecting new energy

Brazil makes its own Manhattan

Interesting article about the evolution of housing (prices) and a potential housing bubble in Brazil.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/magazine/key-brazil-makes-its-own-manhattan.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

What is Barra? Land Use Mapping

Proposed Subway / Train / BRT Lines