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Chad Sharp

Urban Design Portfolio

Resume

Contact Information

912-996-1745

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chad.sharp1745@gmail.com

802 5th Ave N Seattle, WA 98109

Education

Kennesaw State University

College of Architecture and Construction

Five Year NAAB Accredited Bachelor of Architecture

2016-2023 Graduation

Work Experience

SharpSquared Photography Agency

Role: Lead Photographer, Client Consultant

Reference: Brandon Sharp 912-996-3116

2018-Present

Two Cameras and a Brush Event Agency

Role: Assistant Photographer

Reference: Taegen Dawkins 770-862-4766

2016-2019

Community Involvement

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students

2016-Present

Canvass for Stacey Abrams

Georgia House 89th District

2021-2022

Canvass for Raphael Warnock

Georgia Senator 117th Congress

2021-2022

Canvass for Representative Becky Evans

Georgia House 83rd District

2019-2020

Canvass for Representative Park Cannon

Georgia House 58th District

2019-2020

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Academic Awards

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First Place Urban Design Certificate of Merit Studio Competition 2022

Presented by Sizemore Group + Kennesaw State University

Research and Design Collaborative

Academic References

Ameen Farooq (Studio Professor)

Professor of Architecture at Kennesaw State University

Email: afarooq1@kennesaw.edu

Phone: 470-578-7263

Ermal Shpuza (Thesis Advisor)

Professor of Architecture at Kennesaw State University

Email: eshpuza@kennesaw.edu

Phone: 470-578-5134

Digital Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Lightroom

AutoCad

Revit

Lumion

Enscape

Rhino

Sketchup

Grasshopper

Microsoft Office

of Contents Port City Redevelopment 02.

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Senior Thesis 01.

Project I

Building Unity

Design Framework for Inclusive New Urbanism

The City of Atlanta has historically embraced isolated growth over integrated density, which has contributed to the city’s limited inventory of inclusive urban centers. This divisive approach to urban design has helped facilitate a city of extremes, with regional concentrations of wealth and poverty. This circumstance is reinforced by the city’s inherently exclusive transportation network and isolated residential development patterns. As Atlanta continues to grow and densify, it is crucial to adopt planning and design models that prioritize high-density, mixed-use residential developments in equitable locations with easy access to public transportation. To account for the failures of property filtering and the rise of rapid gentrification, innovative design solutions should incorporate higher-density apartments that offer temporal flexibility in size through sub-division and merging. In her influential work, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” Jane Jacobs emphasized the crucial role of diversity in creating vibrant urban centers. Building upon her conceptual framework, and adapting it for today’s socio-economic context, future proposals should prioritize designs that promote an equitable, diverse, and ultimately more vibrant urban landscape.

Atlanta’s Exclusive and Inefficient Transportation Network

The Connectivity and Efficiency of Private and Public Transportation Options

Atlanta’s transportation system is inherently exclusive as car ownership and time become real barriers to entry for many of its most vibrant activity centers. Private Transportation is incomparably more efficient than public transportation both inside and outside the perimeter, and activity centers are not well connected to public transport.

The Avalon

Village Colony Square Krog Street Market The Battery Lenox Square Ponce City Market Little Five Points Perimeter Center Atlantic Station Westside Provisions The Underground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Roswell to Ponce City Market Midtown to The Avalon Downtown to The Battery Marietta to Westside Provisions 20 mins 90 mins 30 mins 80 mins 40 mins 20 mins 90 mins 80 mins Activity Centers within the Atlanta Metropolitan Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8

Buckhead

Atlanta’s Isolated and Homogeneous Development Patterns

The Location and Diversity Score of New Residential Developments

Diversity Score Calculation

Minimum Value - Maximum Value

Maximum Value

Most new residential developments in the Atlanta metropolitan area are poorly integrated into the public transportation network. They also tend to score low on the diversity metric which assigns a score based on the value between the least and most expensive housing options in a singluar development.

Diverse

Diverse Atlanta’s Highway Network Divides the City Center

Not

Mostly

Somewhat

“The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs’ Conditions for Diverse Urban Centers

Condition I - Mixed Uses

Mixed Functional Uses

Mixed Temporal Uses

Eyes on the Street

Sidewalk Ballet

Mixed uses supply a continuous stream of locals and visitors that assure safety for everyone.

Condition III - Old Buildings

Variable Age

Variable Condition

Property Filtering

Organic Changes

Variable buildings should promote a greater degree of economic diversity among residents.

Condition II - Small Blocks

Small Size

Integrated

Orientation

Walkability

Circulation

Hierarchy

Small blocks and frequent streets with the proper orientation make for walkable neighborhoods.

Condition IV - Density

Density

Vibrant Culture

Vibrant Economy Concentration and density should promote a vibrant culture that supports the local economy.

The Conceptual Framework of the Jacobs Curve and Property Filtering

Diversity & Wealth Maximization

Conceptual Framework of the Jacobs Curve

Wealth

The “Jacobs Curve” illustrates the relationship between wealth and the diversity of households of various incomes. It is based on the assumption that spatial concentrations of either too little or too much wealth is unhealthy for urban centers. The idea is to create spaces where both wealth and diversity are optimally maximized.

Supports Lower Income Households and Businesses

New Construction (More Expensive)

Conceptual Framework of Property Filtering

Aged Buildings (More Affordable)

Supports Higher Income Households and Businesses

The primary way that cities acquire a variety of affordable housing options is through a process called property filtering, which dictates that as properties age, they tend to become comparatively less expensive than newer construction. In theory, this cycle naturally provides space for lower-income households within urban centers.

Diversity “Enclave” “Slum”

avoidself-destruction stopdisplacement

Updates for the Modern Context

The Failure of Property Filtering and Rapid Gentrification in Metropolitan Atlanta

This diagram reveals that like many other metropolitan areas in North America, Atlanta also follows a pattern where property in the city center filters upward, while the suburbs filters downwards. This process facilitates a city of extremes, with growing concentrations of wealth and poverty. Jane Jacobs work does not account for the rise of rapid gentrification which has prevented downward property filtering. Her framework must be updated for the modern context.

Original Concept

Modern Adaptation

Comprehensive Design Goals

As Atlanta continues to grow and densify, it is crucial to adopt planning and design models that prioritize high-density, mixed-use residential developments in equitable locations with easy access to public transportation. To account for the failures of property filtering and the rise of rapid gentrification, innovative design solutions should incorporate higher-density apartments that offer temporal flexibility in size through sub-division and merging.

Figure

Time and Condition Size and Density High Income Households Low Income Households High Income Households Low Income Households Old New Small/Dense Large/Sparse

Create Active and Safe Shared Streets and Plazas Create Walkable Neighborhood near Public Transit Support Low Income Households in Urban Centers Foster Community with Quality Shared Public Spaces

Site Selection and Context Analysis

Frontlines of Gentrification; The BeltLine Initiative and Bankhead MARTA Station Microsoft Campus Important Context Nodes The BeltLine Pedestrian Trail Bankhead MARTA Station Proctor Creek Pedestrian Trail Automobile Circulation 1 5 4 3 6 2 1 Luxury Apartments 2 Quarry Forest Park 3 Proctor Creek Trail 4 MARTA Station 5 The BeltLine 6

The

80 Acres

Building Unity; Design Framework for Inclusive New Urbanism

Compliment Existing Activity Nodes with New Connections

Create Sense of Place with Curvilinear Corridor Design

Unite People with Centralized Corridors, Parks, and Plazas

Goal I Goal II Goal III Goal IV

Bankhead MARTA Station

Proctor Creek Quarry Park The BeltLine Corridor

Microsoft Campus

Bankhead’s New Walkable Mixed-Use District near Public Transit

Major Pedestrian Corridor Connects the Microsoft Campus and BeltLine Developments

Ground Level Permeability Unobstructive Vehicular Circulation Mixed Use Residential Residential Restaurant, Cafe, Bar, Club Retail, Grocery, Pharmacy, Gym

Design Creates New Walkable District around Public Transportation

Pedestrian First

Foster Community by Connecting People to Place

Districts Implement Regional Customization of Vernacular Aesthetics

The design proposal is characterized by two axes and four districts. Each district embraces an overarching theme that works to provide each region of the neighborhood with a variably distinct yet cohesive sense of place.

Major Pedestrian Corridor Quiet Residential Street

40’ 60’ 01 04 02 03

Foster Community with Quality Shared Spaces

Central Riverwalk Park and Plazas Unites People in Nature

While the East-West axis serves as a connective shopping corridor between the BeltLine and Microsoft Campus, this North-South axis works to center the proposal around Proctor Creek and the Bankhead MARTA Station.

Support Low Income Households with Flexible and Adaptive Design

Flexible Framework

30’ 30’ 30’ 30 30 D1 D2 S1 S2 D1 D2 S1 S2

Temporal Adaption Capabilites Structural Grid Central Core Utility Walls Unit Placement Unit Densification Capabilites Unit Consolidation Capabilites

N 30’ 30’ 30’ 90’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 90’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 90’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 90’ Ground Level Food Hall Retail, Shopping Retail, Shopping Major Pedestrian Corridor Quiet Residential Street Connection to the Street, Ground Level Permeability

Affordability-based Unit Generation Compact Studios Standard Studios One Bedrooms Two, Three Bedrooms 270-300 sqft 15 Units Low Income 650-900 sqft 5 Units Mid Income 405-450 sqft 10 Units Mid Income 1800 sqft 2 Units High Income $ $$ $$ $$$

Address Access and Affordability with Density and Size

Project III

Port City Redevelopment

Beirut, Lebanon

In the wake of tragedy this project looks to the design principles of historic Beirut to inform the path forward. By balancing economic and social aspirations the proposal successfully modernizes port operations while also affording city residents a more walkable and restorative lifestyle.

Context and Analysis

Neighborhoods Surroundings

Surrounding neighborhoods are culturaly diverse and have a wide array of architectural identities.

Boundaries of the site are met by three distinct regions of variable height, scale, and cultural dynamic.

Explosion Shockwave

Explosion was felt city-wide but damage was concentrated in the southeast. Concrete silos protected much of the southwest.

Urban Sprawl

Dendritic layout is a departure from historic planning strategies. It developed organicallly overtime with heavy reliance on vehicles.

Context and Analysis

Cultural Boundaires

‘Green Line’ historically divides the city between Muslims and Christians, marking a cultural boundary for locals.

Physical Boundaires

Large elevated highway and steep topological shift creates a potential access boundary to the site.

Access to the Coastline

Yellow marks loss of access to the coastline due to privitization. This creates an opportunity for access expansion.

Access to the Green Space

Orange marks loss of access to green space primarily due to rapid densification in the face of an ongoing housing crisis.

Southwest Context

Primarily mid to high rise commercial and mixed use developments. Wider avenues, larger block sizes, and an tall vertical condition.

Design Strategy

South Context

Primarily low to mid rise residential developments with a boundary marked by a wide vehicular highway and steep elevation change.

Southeast Context

Heavily damaged infrastructure. Unused industrial parks and landfills offer potential for expansion without penetrating urban space.

Southwest Response

Complementary extension to exsisting downtown region. Integration of new public amenities with the addition of shared streets.

South Response

Use historic urban planning strategies that prioritize density at a human scale. Mixed used residential developments with shared streets.

Unifying Waterfront Promenade

Southeast Response

Localize port operations with safety buffers at its edges. Expand operations to the meet growing capactiy needs of 21st century.

design scheme adapts to its surroundings and varies across the site to reinforce a optimally variable yet cohesive experience

Downtown Extension Central District Port Operations

Area Expansion Access Extension Spatial Consolodation Optimal Geometry Automation Collab Loading Unloading Zone Container Processing Zone Overflow Container Storage Large Silo Storage Photovoltaic Warehouse Storage VBS Smart Operations Headquarters Clean Energy Integration into Exsisting Network Existing Boundaires and Connective Points Localize and Expand Port Capacity Expansion

of Port Operations

Design Strategy and Proposal

200’ 300’ Variably Small Block Size Street Hierarchy Pedestrian Corridors Sense of Enclosure Maintain 90 Degree Angle Civic Space Green Space Beaches Major Axis Promenade Activity Node

of Civic Spaces

of Coastal Access

of Historic Strategies Integration of Local Ecology

Expansion

Restoration

Application

Design Realization

Maintaining a 90-degree angle across the irregular coastline was a key design constraint in order to optimze block geometry for developers. Regions where the grid scheme warped became opportunities for integrating public amenities such as parks and civic spaces. Historic urban design strategies are implemented through the scale and geometry of the new grid. In the central district, 45-degree angle sub-divide typical blocks to create pedestrian corridors. These corridors converge at activity nodes along the coastline. The coast is activated with public amenities such as parks, beaches, and a unifying waterfront promenade.

Memorial Park Event Stadium Dowtown Waterfront Park Unifying Waterfront Promenade Cruise Ship Terminal Interior Linear Park Waterbreaker Park Extension Sailboat Marina Beach Activities

Creating Neighborhoods

Development outlook would ideally distribute essential public amenities within each block cluster to afford its residents a walkable lifestyle. The design scheme estabishes an thoughtful framework on which the city can develop itself. The culmination of integrated green and civic spaces are complimented by a clear street heirarchy. Pedestrian corridors become areas for walkability, leisure, and merchant operations. Healthcare, education, and shopping facilities should aim to be within walking distance.