ACADEMIC PROJECTS
AZAR
MALIK
PORTFOLIO SELECTED
PROJECTS
2000-2014
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ANTIOGUIA BIRD SANCTUARY
ANTIOGUIA BIRD SANCTUARY AIRPORT CITY MEDELLIN, COLUMBIA URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
Plant Zone Near Water
Location Site Area
Medellin, Colombia 150 Hectares
Design Concept All forms of being existed before life evolved. All that exists has the property to resist destruction, so it "struggles" to keep its existence. Therefore it takes another form of existence when it is destroyed, thus keeping its existence. But pre-life existence could not hold on. Inorganic matter evolved into Life which is a more efficient form insofar as it resists destruction with a new tool, the tool of multiplication. An electron, an atom, a molecule, an element, a star or a galaxy does not multiply; it shifts into another form without leaving its continuation behind. But an amoeba can leave itself behind through its genetic property. A passage from the book "Our Commonly Shared Faculty of Understanding".
Left: Physical Model (size 84�x30�) Below: Site Section
Master Plan
Flora & Fauna
Blue Bird
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Blue Crowned Motmot
Blue Bird
Great Horned Owl
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Pechirrojo
Cattle Egret
Monasa nigrifrons
Heliconia Species
Heliconia Angusta
Alpina Purpurata
Airport Infrastructure
Calathea Crotalifera
Caribea Richmond Red
Bihai Orange
Heliconia
Bird of Paradise
Hirsuta Costa Floresgra
Heliconia Marginata
Pavillion
Aviation Museum
Bird Watching Trees and Plants Amphitheatre
DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE
DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE TORONTO, CANADA URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
MEDIUM DENSITY PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT Location Site Area
Toronto, Canada 242 Acres 46 Acres Water Lots
Design Concept Revitalization of recently abandoned site of ‘Ontario Place’ combining it with ‘Canadian National Exhibition’. The ‘The Exhibition Place’ was an endeavour to create a mixed use precinct. The exhibition was designed to take place all over the precinct, in the streets, at promenades, exhibition centres etc. The new waterfront was proposed as new venue for yearly and seasonal exhibitions to keep the waterfront active and lively year round. Waterfront park was proposed to host festivals, carnivals, exhibitions. A performing arts academy was proposed to keep the precinct vibrant in reflecting culture and arts in addition to stage exhibitions and carnivals. The proposed public park was designed to function at three levels: 1. 2. 3.
Neighborhood level City level Regional level
The existing pods and cinesphere structure were proposed to be kept as part of the site’s history and architectural heritage. Residential areas were integrated with residential and commercial activity in order to utilize open spaces and streets to the maximum. Above : Study of Building Heights Overleaf : Master Plan of Exhibition Place (CNE & Ontario Place)
Site Section Commercial
Land Use Plan
Aerial View
Residential Mixed Use Community Exhibition Open/Public Landscape
Promenades, walkways, and Roads
Figure Ground of Precinct
SUPER STUDIO
PLAN MACIA (BARCELONA) AND ALEXANDRA PARK (TORONTO)
Royal Street
Above & Below: Study of Le Corbusier’s Plan Macia
Above: Study of Dundas Street West Below: Section - Alexandra Park
Dundas St W
Aerial View of the Proposed Development
Master Plan of Alexandra Park (An inspiration from Le Corbusier’s Plan Macia)
Study of Le Corbusier’s Plan Macia
PLANT DETAILS Populus tremuloides
Male Catkins
12 m to 15 m at 20 years
Female Catkins
Common Name: Trembling Aspen, Quaking Aspen, Aspen Poplar, Golden Aspen, Popple, Smalltoothed Aspen Genus: Populus Species: Tremuloides Subspecies: Family (scientific): Salicaceae Family (common): Willow Plant Type: Understory Tree Average Height: 12 to 25 m Average Height at 20 years: 12 m to 15 m Root System: Shallow but widespreading Most Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
6 m to 9 m
600
12 m to 15 m
100
@ 20 year
From Top: Spring, Summer, and Fall
SECTION A @ 20 Years (summer)
Aspen Regenration
Lateral roots extend over 30 meters approximately vertical sinker roots from the laterals extend downward nearly 3 m
ASPEN GROVE LANDSCAPE DESIGN VISUALIZATION
2013 PLANT DETAILS
Flower Colour(s): Green/Brown Fruit/Seed Colour(s): White Moisture Requirements: Dry, Normal, Moist, Wet Light Requirements: Sun, Partial Shade Soil Requirements: Clay, Sand, Loam
2033
2023 Diseases Conifer - Aspen rust Leaf spot Silver leaf disease Aspen trunk rot Bacterial canker of poplar Frost damage of poplars Leaf blight
Moisture Requirements: Dry, Normal, Moist, Wet Light Requirements: Sun, Partial Shade Soil Requirements: Clay, Sand, Loam
Flower Colour(s): Green/Brown Fruit/Seed Colour(s): WhiteAttracts wildlife Birds, Butterflies, Butterfly Larvae Life Span: 70 to 100 years
PIN CHERRY TREES
9.3
5.5
2.5
6.6
9.3
2.5
Pedestrian Walkway
5.5
Building Block
+100mm Top of Soil
P-1 1
P-1 1
+150mm
S-4
12.0
S-4
S-3 12.0
Bus Stop
S-3
S-5
S-5
S-1 90
B-1 1
S-1 1
B-1 1
S-2 2 S-3
S-4
S-4
12.0
S-3
S-5
12.0
Ground Cover
S-5
S-1 91
S-1 2 P-1 1
P-1 1
S-4
S-3 S-4
S-5
S-5
S-1 92
B-1 1
7.5
+150mm
PLANTING (PART) PLAN Scale: 1:200
16.5
2.0
+100mm Top of Soil
S-1 3
9.2
+00 mm Relative (assumed)
Continuous Soil Trench for plant material. Soil filling, to specification
B-1 1
16.5
Continuous Soil Trench for plant material. Soil filling, to specification
2.0
7.5
12.0
S-3 12.0
Building Block
Pavement sloped to flush with road level
Pedestrian Walkway
3.6 m
Pedestrian clearway 3.0 m
2.0 m
3.5 m Curb / Apron as specified
HURONTARIO STREET
Building Line
7.5 m
5.4 m
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO CANADA
Top: Typical installation detail of trees, from curb, sidewalk and building line
PLANTING PLAN & PLANTING SCHEDULE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Right: Tree installation detail
Tree Bark
Soil Line
3 Times Root Ball Diameter
Shrubs Planting Legend
2
Feature S-2 Sub-shrub
Latin Name
Common Name
Sedum Rupestre
Stonecrop
Height
Moisture
Shade
Count
Soil
10-30 cms
All Types
Full/Partial Sun
Evenly Spread
Variety
100 mm
Bare Root
Planting Condition Planting Condition
Lobelia kalmii
Kalm's Lobelia
30-40 cms
All Types
Full Sun
*
30-36
Loam
200 mm
Bare Root
S-4 Shrub
Solidago nemoralis
Grey Goldenrod
25-90 cms
All Types
Full Sun
*
30-36
All Types
200 mm
Bare Root
S-5 Shrub
Bidens frondosa
Common Beggars Tick
30-120 cms
All Types
Full Sun
*
18-24
All Types
200 mm
Bare Root
S-3
1
Shrub
Tree Planting Legend Feature Latin Name
P-1 Tree
Common Name
Prunus pennsylvanica Pin cherry
Height
Canopy/ Spacing Count Spread
12 m
7-8 m
B-1 Tree
Betula populifolia
Gray Birch
S-1 Shrub
Quercus prinoides
Dwarf Chinquapin 4-6 m Oak
12 m
12 m
126
10 m
12 m
126
4-6 m
12 m
120
Moisture
Shade
Variety
Full Sun
Soil
Calliper Size Planting Height Planting Condition
Variety 75 - 100 mm 2100-2700 mm Full Sun Sandy / Gravelly 75 - 100 mm 2100-2700 mm Moist / Dry Sun Variety 50 - 75 mm 1500-2100 mm Variety
Ball & Burlap Ball & Burlap Ball & Burlap
SUNNYSIDE GARDENS LANDSCAPE DESIGN VISUALIZATION
Irregular
PendulousVase
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Spreaded
Rounded
Round
Oval
Left: Plant forms used Right: Concept sketches Columnar
Vase
Below: Landscape colour schematic
Above: Study of Dundas Street West Below: Section - Alexandra Park
Above: View of Sunnyside Gardens Below: List of Seasonal Plants, shrubs, and Trees SPRING
Common Name
Staghorn Sumac
Botanical Name Rhus Typhina
Maintenance Size
Full sun, all soil types 20 feet
Common Name
Monarda Jacob Cline Cline
Sedum Lydium
Bird of Paradise
Indian Grass
Dutchman's Breeches
Swamp Candles
Foam Flower Bog Rosemary
Sedum Lydium
Strelitzia Reginae
Sorghastrum nutans
Dicentra cucullaria
Lysimachia terrestris
Tiarella Cordifolia Partial or full shade,average or mosit soil 6" to 12"
Partial to Full Sun 12" Max.
Full sun, all types of soil 36" to 72"
Full sun 2"
12" to 24"
Andromeda Polifolia
SUMMER
American Groundnut
Canada Rush
Juncus Botanical Name Monarda didyma Apios americana Canadensis Partial to Full Full sun, all soil Sun, Sandy Full Sun, sandy types Loam Soil soil Maintenance 24" to 36" 8" to 36" Size
Butterfly Milkweed
Black-eyed Susan
Kalm's St John's wort
Stonecrop
Lady Fern
Asclepias tuberosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Hypericum Kalmianum
Sedum Rupestre
Athyrium filixfemina
Full Sun, sandy soil 24" to 36"
Full Sun & all soil types 12" to 36"
Full sun 12" to 24"
Full sun or partial shade 3" to 6"
Shade, medium moist soil 12" to 24"
Flat-topped Aster
Broadleaf Cattail
FALL
Common Name
Kalm's Lobelia
Botanical Name Lobelia kalmii Full sun & loam soil Maintenance 12"-20" Size
Blue Stemmed Golden Rod
Grey Goldenrod Solidago Solidago caesia nemoralis Shaded areas, Full sun, all soil All soil types types 12" to 48" 10" to 36"
Aster umbellatus Typha latifolia Full sun, all soil types 12" to 60"
Red-osier Dogwood
American Hazelnut
WINTER
Common Name
Winterberry
Botanical Name Ilex verticillata Loam Soil & Partial Sun Maintenance 10 Feet Size
Cornus stolo nifera
Staghorn Sumac Rhus Typhina Full sun, all soil types 20 feet
Corylus americana Full Sun 10 Feet
Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza claytoni Shaded area, All type of soils 12" to 24"
winged or Shining Sumac Rhus copallina Full Sun, Sandy soil
wild Ginger Asarum Canadense
Shade 4" to 8"
Pink Mongolian Canada Stonecrop Anemone Anemone Sedum Ewersii canadensis
Fulll sun 4" to 6"
Common Beggars Tick Bidens frondosa
Partial Sun, loam Full sun, all soil types soil 4" to 12" 12" to 48"
DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TORONTO, CANADA URBAN DESIGN COURSE
NEGOTIATING VIEWS, SYMBOLISM AND TALL BUILDING DENSITY Location Location
Toronto, Canada Bloor Street at Bedford road 46 Acres Water Lots
Course The idea was analyze how urban models can be created and used in design and performative evaluation. The campus has been the subject of several studies in CLR and acts as a test bed of data collection and testing. A Sketchup three dimensioned model and Google earth software were used to examine urban design issues.
Right : Study of Building heights from different directions Overleaf : View of proposed building in Google Earth software