Fall

2018
Transit
Development
Studio
w/ Taryn
Sabia
This urban studio focused on the idea of
Transit ORiented DEvelopment, building
new urban, mixed use spaces around new
transit hubs/stations.

This project involved a huge amount of

research and information graphics. You will
notice that maps constitute the vast majority
of material for this studio.

We each assigned an area in Tampa, and had

to research it extensively before we began to
design anything. The involved heat maps,
informational maps on things like
demographics and land value, and numerous
site visits to photograph and understand the
location and its history.

Mine is in Sulphur Springs, near 275 and the

iconic abandoned water tower.
Initial
Mapping
&
Expansion
This initial drawing was the foundation for
the analysis maps of the area I was assigned
for this project.

It was scaned, toned, and used as the basis

for all of the following heat maps, meant to
analyze traffic, activity, and other relevant
information about the area.
Basic Map
Notable Locations
Activity: Day
Activity:Night
Traffic/Traffic Barriers
All Information
Site
Analysis
&
Further
Mapping
Additional maps, site visits, and photography
all provided further insight in the the are,
refining my ideas of what needed to be done
to realize the goals of the project.
Sulphur Springs: Figure Ground
Sulphur Springs: Analytic Map
Focused
Information
Mapping
Further mapping and analysis focused on
the specific neihborhood/area that was to be
developed.

All pertinent information, from tree cov-

erage to demographics to future land use,
were considered, informing the subsequent
planning for the project.
This offered a great deal of insight in to the
area, and provided many ideas as to what
could be improved, how the area functioned
as it was, how it related to the rest of the city,
and so forth.

The larger context can be easy to overlook

even in the most basic sense, to say nothing
of a deep dive in to the various layers of said
context and what can be found in them.
Photographic
Analysis

I made several trips to the area to see things

first hand, and take some photos of notable
landmarks, such as the water tower and Sul-
phur Springs theater.

While much of what existed there in the

1930’s is now gone, the remaining traces of it
could play a notable role in future revitaliza-
tion and redevelopment of the area.
Final
Urban
Development
Intervention
Sketching
These figure ground sketches were the next
step in envisioning how a new urban, mixed
use development might manifest itself in
Sulphur Springs.

Though largely basic, this was the first step in

arranging greenspace, housing blocks, street
grid, and other vital features.
Organic
Experience
This diagram spoke to a more metabolic,
perceptual experiene. One not of form,
but motion and impression, giving an idea
of how the area felt as things perceptually
pushed and pulled relative to motion, line of
sight, and overall impression.
Development
Sketching
&
Sections.
A number of sketches were done to further
develop the transit station, the mixed use de-
velopment, street grids, movement analysis,
and a number of specific, individual spaces
that could define the new Sulphur Springs
T.O.D.

The following pages are street sections, start-

ing with the location of the transit station as
it is now and progressing to its eventual de-
velopment, as well as a street room analysis
of one a street further in to the development.
Final Site
Plan
The final site plan envisions the footprint,
grid, spaces, and all other relevant aspects of
the new Sulphur Springs development.

With the transit hub in the lover left, near

the edge of the greenspace everything else is
built out from that.
Site
Section
This site section image combines massing,
abstracted sections with hand sketches to
highlight various areas of importance in the
development.

Presented here in a smaller form to give an

overview, the next few pages display it in
segments to allow the reader to discern the
smaller details of the drawings.
Conceptual
Street
Model
Following the site section is a conceptual,
gestural street model to present a street room
condition from the commerce area of the
new urban development, emphasising the
built-in seating elements amidst the pedes-
triant-centric street room