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05 / 2025

Gateway
to Heart

A district-scale civic framework reimagining Cloverdale, CA at the future terminus of the SMART rail line — three interdependent systems positioning transit infrastructure as the catalyst for small-town renewal.

Location
Cloverdale, California
Typology
District Civic Framework
Scale
City-scale
Status
Advanced Design Studio
Role
Urban Design Lead
Budget
Academic

The Approach

As Urban Design Lead in a three-person UC Berkeley team, I conducted the GIS-based land use, infrastructure, and environmental systems analysis and designed the site-plan iterations, block structures, and urban-form strategies.

I structured a mobility hierarchy prioritizing pedestrian, bicycle, and transit systems, designed the public-realm network of plazas and civic anchors, and integrated climate-responsive strategies into the masterplan.

Three interdependent systems — the Station, the Connection, and the Plaza — reposition the SMART rail terminus as a catalyst for small-town renewal.

Next Project
(Signs of)
LIFE