I have two years of professional experience as an urban designer, during which I’ve worked across multiple jurisdictions on a range of projects. My work includes developing conceptual designs, objective design standards, and supporting long-range planning initiatives. The following selection highlights projects that demonstrate my approach to design at the intersection of policy, form, and community context.
The 600 Block, Menlo Park
During the pandemic, the City of Menlo Park transformed the 600 Block of Santa Cruz Avenue into a temporary outdoor dining area. The space quickly became popular, but its ad hoc assembly created ongoing challenges. To explore its long-term potential as a pedestrian-oriented public space, the City commissioned a conceptual design illustrating a permanent vision to support community outreach.
The concept reimagines the closed street as a flexible public plaza with shade canopies, string lighting, and a small stage for performances. Movable tables, chairs, and planters create adaptable areas for dining and gathering, while new seating edges, bollards, and a mid-block crosswalk enhance safety and connectivity.
Stanford Community Design Guidelines
Diagrams prepared to illustrate Objective Design Standards for future development within the Stanford Community Plan area. Because specific projects have yet to be determined, the standards establish essential urban design criteria without prescribing particular uses, building typologies, or architectural styles. Anticipated development is expected to serve university affiliates, especially staff and postgraduate students, and therefore accommodates a broad range of housing types.
The guidelines depict potential typologies including townhomes, low-rise multifamily buildings, mid-rise multifamily buildings, and mid-rise mixed-use buildings with active ground-floor uses. Standards also address the potential for buildings above 75 feet while requiring massing strategies that maintain a clear hierarchy. Site and access standards regulate the placement, orientation, and circulation of new development, while building standards define criteria for massing, scale, and frontage design that strengthen the public realm.
City of Petaluma, Objective Design Standards
Town of Atherton, Objective Design Standards
