Site Analysis
A 29-acre redevelopment proposal repositioning a highway-edge site along I-35 as a connective urban seam between East and West Austin — the ULI Hines Student Competition entry from UC Berkeley.
As Urban Design Lead in a five-person UC Berkeley team, I structured the district-scale site planning and program distribution for this 29-acre redevelopment along I-35.
I developed the massing and housing typology framework (662+ units, 33% affordable), integrated the cultural artisan district with affordable studio spaces, coordinated the spatial strategy with financial underwriting metrics, and developed the phased implementation and parcelization logic.
The Seam reframes a historic infrastructural divide between East and West Austin as a connective urban seam.
