FY2019 UHCDC Annual Report

In 2016, the School of Architecture established the University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center, building on four decades of education and public service to Hawai‘i and the Asia-Pacific region. Since its inception, the center has experienced rapid growth, generating opportunities for multi-disciplinary faculty, staff, and students working on UHCDC project teams, and engaging over 100 students in service-learning opportunities through UHCDC project-related academic courses.

These projects introduce new learning, teaching, research, and service opportunities that support the university’s strategic priorities and orientation to the public interest. Our partnerships with state agencies have allowed us to apply our faculty expertise, design methodologies, and student efforts to the critical issues facing our island community: ecological resilience, sea-level rise, cultural identity, resource management, public health and safety, education, economic innovation, transportation, infrastructure, and affordable housing, among others. These unique opportunities would not be possible without the guidance and support of our founding and advisory boards, and the efforts of our faculty, staff, professional partners, and our heroically generous students. It is an honor and privilege to be working in this way, with these people, in this place.

We look forward to exploring the full potential of this public-interest practice, and expanding our role as an effective design resource for Hawai‘i. We welcome your support and participation and invite you to learn more.

Mahalo, Cathi Ho Schar, AIA, LEED-AP

Director, UHCDC

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture

ABOUT UHCDC

Who do we work with?

The center provides an administrative and academic platform for multidisciplinary community design practice, a open-ended infrastructure adaptable to diverse collaborations. This platform is situated at the intersection of the university, government, and community, bringing participatory and researchbased design practices into top-down decision making.

College of EngineeringSchidler School of Business

Hawaiian Studies

Department of Urban & Regional Planning

Public Policy Center

Social Science Research Institute

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Sea Grant Colleges

Institute for Sustainability and Resilience

O ce of Administration

Institute for Astronomy

Applied Research Laboratory Cancer Center

Outreach Colleges

UH West Oahu

UH Hilo

Honolulu Community College

Kapiolani Community College

Maui Community College

School of Architecture

Legislators

Government O cials

Department of Education

Department of Public Safety

Department of Agriculture

Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority

State Foundation for Culture and the Arts

Department of Land and Natural Resources

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

O ce of State Planning

C&C Honolulu Dept. of Design and Construction

UHCDC

C&C of Honolulu

O ce of Land Development

C&C of Honolulu Mayor's O ce

Ho oulu Aina

Hawai‘i Public Radio

Hawai‘i Community

Hawai‘i Residents

Local Business

Hawai‘i Visitors

Community Associations

Developers

Cost estimators Cultural advisors

Neighborhood Boards

Nonprofit Organizations

Architects Engineers

How can we help the CIP process?

The center developed in alignment with the needs of the government to define a Proof of Concept model that augments the capital improvement project (CIP) justification process

Proof of Concept describes a scope of work that includes stakeholder involvement, applied research, conceptual planning and design investigation that informs public agencies ahead of annual budget requests and procurement of professionals. These services are preliminary and typically include but are not limited to a set of analyses, applied research, design schemes, criteria, and initial costs that assist with CIP justification and project definition. Proof of Concept services are typically ahead of and not in lieu of design services provided by professional consultants.

Public agency identifies project idea/ need

CIP

UHCDC

CIP + UHCDC

Public agency justifies funds to State Legislature

Public agency hires professional design team

Public agency justifies funds to State Legislature

Public agency hires professional design team

• Public agencyProof of concept process assembles an informed request for funds.

• Design teams respond to a well-informed and well-defined RFP based on a thorough under standing of project context, needs, goals, requirements.

CIP = capital improvement justification process

• Public agency can better assess and select design team to meet project context, needs, goals, requirements.

UHCDC Proof of concept process

Increased understanding of the project context, needs, goals, requirements

Alignment

Understand project problem and needs.

• Stakeholder engagement

Literature review

Project definition

Engagement

Applied Research

Understand context of project by learning more about the place, people, behaviors, uses, needs.

Stakeholder interviews

Workshops

Surveys

Co-design

Perform and collaborate with university departments and professionals to develop research material applied to the challenges of the project or design problem.

Design Options

Synthesize research through the design process.

Drawings

Prototype Output

Develop prototypes to test and see.

Articulate design options, require ments, or issues for the project based on proof of concept findings and design process.

• Design options

Design criteria

Design standards

research

observation

observation

Urban

Presentation

Exhibition

Prototype

Costs

South Shore Promenade and Coastal Open Space Network

Wahiawa Freshwater Park

This project investigates past, present, and planned shoreline conditions in urban Honolulu from Diamond Head to Pearl Harbor. It advocates for the anticipation of inevitable climate-change-related challenges through the develop ment of innovative urban ecological design proposals that embrace dynamic conditions rather than preventing them. By challenging conventional wisdom and pushing beyond the status quo, the proposed design research intends to broaden the contemporary local and global discourse on climate-change-resilient, adaptive urban waterfront development.

Proof-of concept designs for catalytic project sites will propose people-centric, connected, amphibious waterfront conditions that decrease vulnerabilities by responding to anticipated shoreline changes, flooding, inundation as well as issues related to Honolulu’s aging conventional infrastructure. These catalytic sites will act as soft defense mechanisms against sea level rise, allow for indeterminacy, increase biodiversity, provide ecosystem services, and at the same time, create livable and accessible urban water front and place amenities for all people.

CLIENT State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Judith Stilgenbauer ASLA, Associate Professor, Director MLA Program

STAFF

Hayley McCann, Senior Research Associate, Diane Moore, Research Associate

STUDENTS

Jonathan Quach, Matthew Higa, Calvin Bulan, Valerie Ribao, Jay Moorman (2018), Diane Moore (2018)

RELATED UH COURSE Spring 2018 ARCH 743

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• climate-change resilience

• ecological performance

• urban ecological design

• placemaking

• adaptive urban waterfront development

• sea level rise

• economic development

State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Parks Division

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Judith Stilgenbauer, ASLA, Associate Professor, Director MLA Program

STAFF

Hayley McCann, Senior Research Associate, Diane Moore, Research Associate

GRADUATES & STUDENTS

Jonathan Quach, Matthew Higa, Valerie Ribao, Calvin Bulan, Mark Lombawa (2018), Michael Honyak (2018), Diane Moore (2018)

RELATED UH COURSE Arch 415 Fall 2017

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• watershed planning

• sustainable park programming

• connectivity analysis

• urban stormwater treatment

the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area (Freshwa ter Park) in its Lake Wilson watershed and Wahiawa town context. Further, the team will develop programming and proof-of-concept design documents for proposed built environment interventions at the actual park site.

In its existing state, Freshwater Park seems underutilized, impacted by water-quality, environmental, and socioeconomic issues, and lacking in resilience and connectivity. This applied design research project seeks to contribute to protecting and enhancing the park’s ecological, social, and cultural/historic resources and public open space amenities for the community and future generations of park users. The proposed redesign of the park’s facilities will focus on ecological, water-sensitive design, resource protection, placemaking, recreational activities, applied research, conceptual planning and design investigation, and initial costs that assist with future capital improvement program justification and project definition.

Waipahu Transit-Oriented Development Collaboration

CLIENT State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning

COLLABORATORS

• Hawai‘i Housing and Finance

• Development Corporation

• Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority

• Department of Accounting and General Services

• City & County TOD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Simon Bussiere, ASLA, Assistant Professor

Priyam Das, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Wendy Meguro, AIA, Assistant Professor

Colin Moore, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Director Center for Public Policy

Hyoung-June Park, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Cathi Ho Schar, AIA, Assistant Professor

Suwan Shen, Ph.D, Assistant Professor

Daniele Spirandelli, Ph.D, Assistant Professor

STAFF

Rebecca Ogi, Junior Research Associate, Mark Lombawa, Junior Research Associate, Glenn Grande, Project Designer, Kenna Stormogipson, Researcher

STUDENTS

Kaylen Daquioag, Kenneth Guilan, Kris Jugueta (2018), Shane Matsunaga, Derrick Pang, Yussra Tadj, Ivy Tejada, Sho Tetsutani (2018), Kaimana Tuazon, Kristyn Yamamotoya, Yusraa Tadj, Imelda Carlos, Sarah Doermann, Joy Agner

RELATED UH COURSES

Fall 2017 PLAN 678, 620

Spring 2018 PLAN 751, 642

Summer 2018 PLAN 628

Spring 2019 ARCH 490

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• site planning

• ecological hazard analysis

• ecological asset study

• flood mitigation measures, sea level rise, adaptation, resiliency

• digital optimization

• housing block study

• strategic planning

The Waipahu TOD area acts a pilot region to establish an applied research, planning, and design framework that supports a macro to micro level systems-based approach to inform the funding of state-owned TOD projects moving forward. The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Architecture, and Public Policy Center are working together to provide the Office of Planning with a strategic sequence of academic courses and contracted work that includes community engagement, multi-agency interviews, site planning, urban planning, ecological hazards study, ecological conditions study, infrastructure study, flood mitigation measures, digital optimiza tion models, housing needs, block typologies, and strategic planning sessions that begin to define a framework applicable to subsequent TOD efforts.

Ala Wai Watershed Mapping Project

Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility Space Planning Study

CLIENTS

• Hawai‘i Green Growth Initiative

• Ala Wai Watershed Collaboration

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Makena Coffman PhD, Professor, Director Institute for Sustainability and Resilience

STAFF

STUDENTS

Rubinson Intong

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• site specific hazards and assets

• watershed management

• community organization

• information sharing

In support of the goals of the Ala Wai Watershed Collaboration, and in partnership with the Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, UHCDC produced a series of maps of the Ala Wai Watershed that compile a range of data from average annual rainfall, electoral districts, sea level rise, to stream care and restoration. These aim at establishing a base line of information to share with stakeholders and the public.

CLIENT

Department of Agriculture, Animal Industries Division

STAFF

Willa Trimble AIA, Project Supervisor, Nicole Biewenga, Junior Research Associate, Glenn Grande, Project Designer, Rebecca Ogi, Junior Research Associate

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• space planning

• work flow analysis

• phasing

With an increasing demand for services at the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility, the existing facility required a space planning study to simplify circulation and to anticipate operation for required program during its expansion. The new layout focuses on increasing security, expanding the existing office, and desig nating spaces designed for quarantine processing, examination, holding, and isolation.

Rebecca Ogi, Junior Research Associate

Department of Public Safety Proof of Concept Sustainability Study

State Parks Comfort Station Design Guidelines and Proof of Concept Designs

CLIENT Department of Public Safety

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Cathi Schar, AIA, Assistant Professor, Director UHCDC

Michael Endres, Ph.D, SSRI

Roger Babcock, Ph.D

Professor Graduate Chair College of Engineering, Civil Engineering

STAFF

Jill Axelson, Project Specialist, Mark Lombawa, Junior Research Associate, Nicole Biewenga, Junior Research Associate, Elaine Nicholas, Project Coor dinator

STUDENTS

Hiu Ki Au, Kaylen Daquioag, Kelsy Jorgenson, Connie Kwan, Derrick Pang, Shane Matsunaga, Gladys Razos, Ivy Tejada, Sho Tetsutani (2018), Kristyn Yamamotoya

RELATED UH COURSE

This sustainability study

social, cultural, ecological, and economic

impact of incarceration

FACILITIES

CLIENT Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks Division

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Lance Walters, Associate Professor

STAFF Zachary Streitz, Research Associate

STUDENTS Sarah Hyun, Christopher Lomboy Moises Focjoi Lio Can, Rollin Ritter

RELATED UH COURSE

Spring 2018 ARCH 235

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• site planning

• waste and resource management

• ecologically-sensitive design

Currently, there are no standard designs for comfort station facilities serving the Division of State Parks, DLNR statewide park system. Replacement and new facilities typically require consultants to produce new designs rather than having design prototypes that can be replicat ed as needed. The primary objective of this project is to provide State Parks with guidance on design standards and concepts for new and replacement comfort stations. Through the development of design guidelines and proof of concept studies, the UHCDC will test ideas for comfort station typologies in coastal. ridge, and valley-stream environments.

Kekaha Kai State Park Master Plan

Department of Land & Natural Resources State Parks Division Interior Planning Study

CLIENT

Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks Division

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

STAFF

STUDENTS

RELATED UH

2017

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• coastal and ecological resilience

• eco-tourism

• cultural heritage sites

• recreation and resource management

The 2017-2019 proof-of concept study for Kekaha Kai State Park conceptualizes future programming and design for a cultural education facility and campground at the Hawai′i Island beach park. The UHCDC team’s focus is aimed at providing a balance between ecological design and resource protection with contempo rary placemaking through low-impact recreational activities and localappropriate lodging.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• efficient space planning

This interiors study developed a streamlined use of existing furniture and office space to enhance the functionality of the existing State Parks Division office.

CLIENT Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks Division PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Cathi Schar AIA, Assistant Professor, Director UHCDC

STAFF Glenn Grande, Project Designer Christopher Gaydosh, Project Designer

Simon Bussiere, ASLA, Assistant Professor

Zachary Streitz, Research Associate, Michael Honyak, Project Designer

Moises Focjoi Lio Can

UH Applied Research Lab (ARL) Space Planning Study

CLIENT University of Hawai‘i Applied Research Laboratory

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Cathi Schar AIA, Assistant Professor, Director UHCDC

STAFF

Mark Lombawa, Junior Research Associate, Valerie Ribao

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• phased relocation

• efficient space planning

This brief 5 week interior space planning study helped ARL to envision a phased office relocation and build-out ahead of purchasing furniture and hiring a design consul tant. The team provided a concise analysis of strategic priorities, programming needs, spatial configurations, and interior design palettes.

University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa Signage and Wayfinding Study

CLIENT

University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa

Office of the Vice President for Administration

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Brian Strawn, AIA, Senior Research Associate

STAFF

Sho Tetsutani, Project Designer, Christopher Songvilay, Project Designer, Noelle Yempuku, Project Designer

STUDENTS

Keli‘i Kapali Keola Annino

Jason Hashimoto Melise Nekoba Valerie Ribao Thomason Takata

RELATED UH COURSE

ARCH 750 G, Summer 2018

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• campus identity

• wayfinding

• multi-lingual communication

A new, bi-lingual signage and wayfinding system is being developed that celebrates the unique environmental, social, cultural, academic, and historic contexts of Mˉanoa

The foundations of the project are built on direct observa tions and conversations with prospective students and their families on campus tours. Their fresh eyes and perspective was complemented by the deep knowledge of Mˉanoa and the university through expert interviews with UHM’s educators, researchers, and leaders. A flexible, platform solution displays interchangeable letterforms and information panels against a background of unique artwork by Native Hawaiian designers.

University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa Paint Palette

FINDINGS

CLIENT

University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa

Office of the Vice President for Administration

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Brian Strawn, AIA, Senior Research Associate

STAFF

Christina Holcom, Project Designer

Sho Tetsutani, Project Designer, Chris Songvilay, Project Designer

Rebecca Ogi, Project Designer

STUDENTS

Keola Annino, Jason Hashimoto, Thomason Takata

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• campus legibility

• architectural integrity

UH-STEM Pre-Academy Space Planning and Identity Study

The built environment at the University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa is composed of a spectrum of architectural styles set against the background of an arboretum. Deep, crosscultural research into color theory and architectural influence has resulted in a refresh of the color palette utilized to paint all built structures on the Mˉanoa campus. This palette is complemented by a photographic survey of all major existing structures, along with a detailed analysis of color percentages and distributions.

FINDINGS

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Cathi Schar AIA, Assistant Professor, Director UHCDC STAFF Nicole Biewenga, Junior Research Associate

STUDENTS Rollin Ritter

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• space planning and brand identity

This study explores how an expanded set of design services that include interior design, branding and identity development, and design build can help to reposition UH-STEM Pre-Academy as a service and asset to students and teachers served by the program.

CLIENT University of Hawai‘i STEM Pre-Academy

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Waianae Middle School

6th Grade Neighborhood: A New PK-20 Pathway

CONSIDERATIONS

• educational pathways

century

Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority—

Future of Hawai‘i’s Housing

Keli’i Kapali, Keola Annino, Jason Hashimoto, Beau Nakamori, Hunter Wells, Rand Oshiro, Renz Laforteza, Griffin Ward, Katherine Pananganan

The project is part of an effort to provide early childhood education opportunities for the Waianae area by initiating a new Pre-K-12 path way approach to student success. This project envisions a new 6th grade community building that would join 7th & 8th graders on the Waianae intermediate campuses, making room for Pre-K classrooms on the elementary schools campus, providing 400 new public preschool openings for the area.

The state of Hawai‘i is facing a critical shortage of afford able housing. The Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority is in the unique position to build walkable, sustainable, and equitable communities, both through new mixed-use, economically diverse, TOD-oriented projects and through the redevelop ment of existing HPHA properties. This bottom-up project started with in-home interviews with residents across Oahu, Molokai, Hawai‘i, Maui, and Kauai. Qualitative data is being used to develop guiding principles and design guidelines for all future HPHA projects.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• TOD-oriented neighborhoods

• affordable housing

• walkable communities

• passive, sustainable design

CLIENT Department of Education

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Cathi Schar AIA, Assistant Professor, Director UHCDC

STAFF

Mark Lombawa, Junior Research Associate, Mike Poscablo, Junior Research Associate

Jason Hashimoto, Kristoffer Jugueta, Khoa Nguyen

CLIENT Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Brian Strawn, AIA, Senior Research Associate, Karla Sierralta, Assistant Professor STAFF Christina Holcom, Project Designer Chris Songvilay, Project Designer

STUDENTS

RELATED UH COURSE Arch 342 Spring 2019

Spirit of Lili‘uokalani Statue

KEY

Dune Restoration Manual Illustrations

This project looks at alternative locations for the Queen Lili‘uokalani Statue to explore other options for increased cultural prominence, public viewing and interaction. Two preselected sites in the Historic District were studied in this project. Each site and scheme aims to connect the statue and its surroundings to the qualities and characteristics of Queen Lili‘uokalani.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• coastal resilience

UHCDC generated illustrations for a Dune Restoration Manual being developed by Sea Grant Colleges. The manual aims at educating and empowering land owners with restoration and stabilization strategies aimed at restoring eroding shoreline areas.

CLIENT

Foundation for Culture and the Arts

PRINCIPAL

Joyce

FAIA, Associate Professor

Project Designer

Kirstie Maeshiro-Takiguchi, Project Designer

Janica

Richard Robinson

CLIENT & COLLABORATORS Sea Grant Colleges

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dolan Ebersole, Coordinator Sea Grant College Program

STAFF Glenn Grande, Project Designer

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ARCH 201 Beginning Design Studio

CEE 490 Senior Design Project Kualaka‘i Transit Station Area

Architecture and Engineering Study

COLLABORATORS

•

INSTRUCTOR

Cathi

Roger

STUDENTS

Jayson Abeshima

Braeden Armstrong

Ed Balbuena

Aaron Bankes

Casey Bayudan

Nicole Bowman

Long Chen

Kaylen Daquioag

Joel Jamorabon

Brandon Kawabata

Emily Martin

Brandon Miyasato

Aelyssa Sabado-Macanas

Kaimana Tuazon

Seon Oh Yoo

QianWen Zhang

Moises Focjoi Lio Can, Teaching Assistant

UH

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KEY

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ARCH 342 Intermediate Design Studio

Future Hawai‘i Dwelling Studio

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CLIENT Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority

INSTRUCTOR Karla Sierralta

STUDENTS

This third-year undergraduate studio explored future possibilities for urban dwelling in Honolulu. An existing 16-acre lot located in a future transit-oriented district, and currently owned by the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority was reimagined. Investigations included site analysis, precedents, typologies, density studies, and numerous massing iterations of low, medium, and high-density alternatives. Final designs promoted healthy living, sustainability, outdoor connections, cultural traditions and proposed a diversity of innovative living spaces at a variety of urban scales.

In

with add Honolulu Authority on Rapid Trans portation (HART), ARCH 201 students worked in parallel to Civil Engineering Senior Project Teams on designs for a pedestrian bridge, entry building, parking, and transit hub connecting the Kualaka‘i transit station to future UHWO developments. Students were asked to integrate placebased design approaches to connect history, culture, and landscape to transit related architecture.

Sharla Batocal, Bryson Tabaniag, Amanda Garcia, Anthony Gayap, Anthony Tuiolosega, Jaewoo Lee, Josephine Briones, Kenneth Guillen, Lily Zheng, Nathan Nishimura, Sarah Hyun

UH

KEY

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ARCH 750 Architecture Studio

UH Mˉanoa Wayfinding

COLLABORATORS

University of Hawai‘i at Mˉanoa

Office of the Vice President for Administration INSTRUCTOR Brian Strawn

STUDENTS

Rubinson Intong

Melise Nekoba

Alice Sandstrom

Mighty Binonwangan

UH COURSE

ARCH 750G, Summer 2018

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• an indigenous and multi-cultural campus

• wayfinding

• identity

ARCH 745 Advanced Professional Practice 901 River Street

COLLABORATORS

City & County of Honolulu Office of Land Development

This capstone, research-focused design studio partnered with the UHM Office of the Vice President for Administration to conduct a multi-pronged research into the unique contexts of the Mˉanoa campus. Students learned a variety of research skills including how to conduct interviews with content experts, end users, and how to collect quantitative data from the general public. Speculative design projects were developed based directly upon the analysis and synthesis of this research.

STUDENTS

Calvin Bulan, Jason Hashimoto, Kristoffer Jugueta, William Keanu, Katalina Kim, Christopher Lomboy, Khoa Nguyen, John Quindara, Valerie Ribao, Julia Schray, Siraj Sheriff, Marcoz Cruz Ortiz, Xiaotian Duan, Chunyu Wang, Qingyu Wang.

Rollin Ritter, Teaching Assistant

UH COURSE

ARCH 745 Fall 2018

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

• underutilized interior space

• community engagement

• transit oriented development

901 River Street is a city-owned building adjacent to a future transit station with vacant retail space on its first two floors. ARCH 745 students hosted a community workshop in the Chinese Cultural Plaza to gather input on desired uses for the space and improved urban and transit connectivity. massing iterations of low, medium, and high-density alternatives. Final designs promoted healthy living, sustainability, outdoor connections, cultural traditions and proposed a diversity of innovative living spaces at a variety of urban scales.

INSTRUCTOR

Cathi Schar

Events

HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY— VISIT AND WORKSHOP

July 2018

UHCDC hosted a half day visit and Paper Design Challenge for high school students participating in the Honolulu Community Col lege Summer Engineering Academy program

2018 DECOLONIZING CITIES SYMPOSIUM

November 9-10, 2018

The second Decolonizing Cities symposium focuses on practices of indigenous urbanism, and how the urban is and should be an arena for indigenous placemaking. Continuing with cross-Pacific connections, the symposium features a keynote by Rau Hoskins, whose work in Aotearoa has expanded the field of Maori architecture.

WAHIAWA FRESHWATER PARK COMMUNITY MEETING

July 2018

WAHIAWA FRESHWATER PARK COMMUNITY CHARRETTE

October 2018

This symposium is co-sponsored by Department of Urban & Regional Planning, the University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center and the UH Kamakakˉuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.

TIMBER IN HAWAI‘I

November 29, 2018

UHM School of Architecture

This talk-story event gathered Ethan Martin, Regional Director, Woodworks, Timothy Schuler, editor, and Philipp LaHeala Walter, DLNR, in a discussion moderated by Kevin Miyamura to discuss innovation in mass timber construction, pilot projects across the globe, regulatory progress, and developments in Hawai’i that are focusing on timber as a local ly-grown resource for our building industry.

PAN: PAU WOW

April 12, 2019

UHM School of Architecture

AIAS and UHCDC partnered on this PAN event which gathered students from Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Engineering.

Student work presentations included:

“Box Farm” Gabor Paczolay, Preston Tran, CoE

“Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Rural Areas” Abdulrahman Alghamdi, CoE

PROOF OF CONCEPT:

PUBLIC-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS AT WORK

February 19, 2019

Hawai‘i State Capitol

2018 BUILDING VOICES: HONOLULU CONNECTS STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION AND PRESENTATION

A NEW PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN IN HAWAI‘I: APA MONTHLY MEETING

November 7, 2018

AIA Honolulu Center for Architecture

UHCDC panelists joined APA membership for monthly meeting to share projects and practices that reflect the ways that Hawai’i’s context has shaped a unique proof-of-concept model for community design. The faculty panelists presented in-progress work focused on connectivity, coastal resilience, and transitoriented development. Presented by Cathi Ho Schar, Asst. Professor, Director UHCDC, Daniele Spirandelli, Asst. Professor, DURP, Judith Stilgenbauer, Assoc. Professor, SoA

November 14, 2018, Hawai‘i Convention Center

HONOLULU CONNECTS: Culture and Per forming Arts Corridor is the second iteration of the Building Voices Design Competition. Honolulu Connects is a single-stage student design competition seeking innovative design solutions that address Hawai‘i’s unique geographic location, cultural richness, global visibility, and ecological diversity. The challenge is to conceptualize and propose designs for three distinct locations in Thomas Square, Hawai‘i’s oldest public urban park. Students projects and winners were presented and recognized by Mayor Kirk Caldwell at the 2018 CSI Pacific Trade Expo.

FOREST TO FRAME: INNOVATIONS IN MASS TIMBER November 14, 2018 Hawai‘i Convention Center

Owner and Principal Ben Kaiser, of Kaiser Group and PATH Architecture

A presentation and exhibition of University of Hawai‘i Community Design Center work in service to the state. Presented by: Alan Carpenter, Asst. Administrator, DLNR State Parks Division, Dr. Randall Holcombe, Director, UH Cancer Center, Cathi Ho Schar, Director, UHCDC, Hyoung-June Park Assoc. Professor SoA, Suwan Shen, Asst. Professor, DURP, Judith Stilgenbauer, Assoc. Professor, SoA, Director MLA, Brian Strawn, Senior Researcher UHCDC.

“Knowledge Infrastructure for Green Transformation” Scott Cloudwatcher Allen, DURP

“People, Parks, and Poop” Christopher Lomboy, Sara Hyun, ARCH

“ARCH 342: Future Hawai‘i Urban Dwelling Studio” Sharla Batocol, Bryson Tabaniag, ARCH

“Future of Hawai’i’s Public Housing Project” Christina Holcom, Christopher Songvilay, ARCH

BOWLING WITH BOSSES

June 13, 2019

UHCDC faculty and students participated in an AIA YAF event sponsored by Next Design LLC bringing all ages of designers together to eat, drink, and bowl.

Team

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANTS

Hiu Ki Au

Jon “Eiwa” Colburn IX Kaylen Daquioag

Celeste Guarin Kenneth Guillen Sarah Hyun Renz Laforteza Beau Nakatori Rand Oshiro

Katherine Pananganan Derrick Pang Poutasi Seiuli Thomason Takata Kaimana Tuazon Griffin Ward Hunter Wells

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANTS

Keola Annino Calvin Bulan

Janica Domingo Jason Hashimoto Matthew Higa Christina Holcom Rubinson Intong Kelsy Jorgenson Kristoffer Jugueta Tammy Kapali Connie Kwan Gabriella Laping Angus Lin Moises Lio Can Christopher Lomboy Kirstie Maeshiro-Takiguchi Shane Matsunaga Jay Moorman Melise Nekoba Khoa Nguyen Jonathan Quach John Quindara Gladys Razos Valerie Ribao Rollin Ritter Richard Robinson Siraj Sheriff Ivy Tejada My Tran Kristyn Yamamotoya

STAFF

Cathi Ho Schar, AIA LEED-AP, Director, UHCDC Brian Strawn, AIA NCARB, Senior Research Associate Hayley McCann, Research Associate

Zachary Streitz, Research Associate Nicole Biewenga, Junior Research Associate Mark Lombawa, Junior Research Associate Diane Moore, Junior Research Associate Rebecca Ogi, Junior Research Associate Mike Poscablo, Junior Research Associate Christopher Songvilay, Junior Research Associate Sho Tetsutani, Project Designer Christopher Gaydosh, Project Designer Glenn Grande, Project Designer Michael Honyak, Project Designer Elliot Lazo, Project Designer Noelle Yempuku, Project Designer Jill Axelson, Graphic Designer Kevin Miyamura, Project Supervisor Willa Trimble, Project Supervisor Jason Selley, Project Designer

PROJECT TEAM SUPPORTED BY SUBCONSULTANTS

J.Uno & Associates

Roth Ecological Design Int. LLC Engineering Partners Ltd

FOUNDING BOARD

Senator Donovan Dela Cruz Daniel Friedman Spencer Leinweber (in memoria m) Dwight Mitsunaga

FACULTY

Roger Babcock PhD, Professor, Chair (CoE)

Simon Bussiere ASLA, Assistant Professor (SoA)

Makena Coffman PhD, Professor, Director (DURP, ISR) Jenny Darrah-Okino, Assistant Professor (Sociology)

Priyam Das PhD, Associate Professor, Chair (DURP) Dolan Ebersole, Coordinator (Sea Grant)

Bundit Kanisthakhon, Assistant Professor (SoA) Wendy Meguro AIA, Assistant Professor (SoA, Sea Grant) Colin Moore PhD, Associate Professor, Director (CPP)

Joyce Noe FAIA Associate Professor (SoA)

Hyoung June Park PhD, Associate Professor (SoA)

Suwan Shen PhD, Assistant Professor (DURP) Karla Sierralta, Assistant Professor (SoA) Daniele Spirandelli PhD, Assistant Professor (DURP, Sea Grant)

Judith Stilgenbauer ASLA Associate Professor (SoA)

Lance Walters NCARB, Associate Professor (SoA)

ADVISORY BOARD

MIchael Bruno, Provost UH Mˉanoa Warren Haruki

CEO Grove Farms, Maui Land & Pineapple Joel Kurokawa President, Ki Concepts Luis Salaveria Kathy Sokugawa

Acting Director C&C DPP Kalbert Young, VP for Budget and Finance, UH System