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Circa on Jellicoe: encourages walkability

Story Category: Urban space.

Suburban streets are not always pedestrian-friendly and often remain empty. This design intervention works in conjunction with  neighbourhood transformations to encourage “walkability”.

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Bhikaiji Cama Place

Story Category: Business and Urban space.

Large-scale commercial spaces with complex layouts tend to disorient users and decrease the overall experience quality for vendors and workers. An improved pedestrian environment with better footpaths, improved geometry and traffic calming measures.

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Transformative Public Works

Story Category: Urban space.

Crime, impoverished neighborhoods, and social inequalities did not prevent the City of Medellín from building its most “beautiful” buildings in the poorest areas of the city.

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Manabi-no-Mori Park

Story Category: Urban space.

Car-centric lifestyles, lack of green public spaces and population decline encouraged the development of this central green space that contributes to the physical and mental well being of the local citizens.

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