Urban Planning/Design Portfolio

Portfolio

ABOUT ME:

CONTACTS:

Farnaz.omouri@mail.polimi.it

+39 3515852405

Farnaz Omouri

I am an Urban Planner and Designer with a profound interest in the development of urban public spaces and the integration of sustainable socio-environmental principles in urban planning. My expertise includes master planning, urban revitalization, and community development, with a focus on integrating innovative design principles and community needs. I really enjoy working as part of a team and I'm always excited to connect with colleagues across diverse interdisciplinary fields, seeking opportunities to acquire new knowledge and expand my skill set, especially within the realm of sustainable urban development.

EDUCATION:

M.Sc in Urban Planning and Policy Design

Politecnico di Milano, Italy 2019- 2023

B.Sc in Urban Engineering Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, 2011-2015

EXPERIENCES:

Project Management Intern, IPMA Italy Politecnico di Milano, May 2022 - July 2022

Graphic Designer, Exiss Company, Tehran, Iran, Jan 2018-Nov 2020

Urban Designer, Sharmand Architecture Office, Tehran, Iran, Jan 2017- Dec 2017

Urban Designer Intern, Engineering Office 214 Tehran, Iran, April 2016 - July 2016

Urban Planner Intern, Municipality of Zone 5 Tehran Iran, Nov 2014 - April 2015

CERTIFICATES:

Introductory in Project Management, IPMA Italy, May 2022 - July 2022

WORKSHOPS:

Anatomy of Public Space

Park Associati, Transform Transport, Land Milan, Italy, May- 2024

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

AutoCAD

Illustration InDesign SketchUp

Photoshop

Revit

SPSS

01. Integrating the Fragments Acamedic ( Umbria-Molise, Milan )

02. Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Design Acamedic ( South-east of Milan )

Microsoft office

03. Gratosoglio, Wake Up! Academic ( A Self-Sufficient Neighborhood )

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Teamwork Organization

Problem-solving Communications

LANGUAGES: Arc GIS

English - Fluent Persian - Native

Italian - Intermediate

Turkish - Basic

04. Master's Thesis Acamedic ( A Strategy for Revitalizing Neglected Public Open Spaces with the Aid of Nature-based Tools in the Gratosoglio Neighborhood, Milan )

Urban Policies Design Studio

School of Architecture,Urban Planning and Constructiion Engineering

Msc in Urban Planning and Policy Design

Professors:

Prof. A. Bruzzese & Prof. A. Balducci

Team Work

Site Analysis:

Umbria-Molise is located in south-east of Milan and it is part of Municipality 4, one of the nine local administration unit of the city, which includes also Corvetto, Rogoredo and Forlanini nieghborhoods.

The denomination Umbria-Molise stems from the two main thoroughfares that delimit the east (Viale Molise) and on the west (Viale Umbria, a segment of the second ring road of Milan); the northern border is defined by Corso XXII Marzo, the southern one by the railway, with Porta Romana Station.

Location of the Neighborhood :

Legend:

The Neighborhood has an presence of green spaces, such as Piazzale Insubria and Piazzale Martini, which, together with Via Laura Ciceri Visconti, form the central pivot of the sequence including Parco Vittorio Formentano, Parco Emilio Alessandrini and Giardino Marcello Candia. In the middle of Via Laura Ciceri Visconti, a large boulevard with trees on both sides, there is Calvairate library, the main cultural facility of the neighborhood; Fondazione Prada, Museo del Fumetto and Cascina Cuccagna are in proximity. Another element of Umbria-Molise is the presence of schools, from kindergardens to high schools.

Walkability Assessment

Public Housing

Attractions (library, supermarkets, etc.)

Railway Stations

Bus Stops

Tram Stops

Beaten paths

Green Areas

Commercial streets

Problem Definition:

Multiple and Interlinked Problems :

Iligal Parking Green Space and Playground

Good level of accessibility Legend:

Green space

Stations (railway and metro)

Strong local actors presence

Bus stops Tram stops

Opening of a

Future and ongoing Projects

Monofunctional street - high presence of carslow walkability

Non-transparent ground floors

Legend: Monofunctional streets

Illigal parking

Poor neighborhood (highunemployment, poor education level, largefamilies, etc.)

Opportunities

Empty apartments, Decayed groundfloors

Lack of investment in the area by public sector (both ALER and Comune di Milano)

Concentration of poverty, unemployment, low education Social and cultural fragmentation

Threats

Public Space: limited or improper use

Spatial and Social Fragmentation: isolated community and lack of network Housing: concentration of fragilities and insuficient answer to people needs

Degrading Neighborhood: no investments and increase of

Concept and Strategies:

FRAGMENTATION

econimic disparities- immigration-public space

SOCIAL-ETHNIC-SPATIAL

reconciliation of fragments

reduce disparities - recreat local identity

INTEGRATING THE FRAGMENTS COHESION

The concept of this work therefore is “INTEGRATING THE FRAGMENTS”, which means to reactivate the processes that lead to the restoration of a cohesive community, to which all populations feel the sense of belonging. When the local identity and the sense of community are lost and scrambled, the way to reverse the direction is to invest in the social capital (Cognetti, 2017, Metabolismo…) and provide the conditions (spatial, economical, procedural) to make people the main drivers of change working as a community and not a sum of single individuals.

The Objective of ''Cohesion''

Strategy comprehensive of the two dimensions:

In order to integrate the fragments, recognized as a number of populations living and using the same place but not belonging to a community with its own local identity, the strategy puts COHESION as the main objective

Spatial and Social Dimensions of Strategy:

Restoration of centralities

- Restoration of the centralities and creation of new ones through a renovated use of public space;

- Reconnection of actors, creation of a network and implementation of a point of reference for both people and actors able to manage the overall strategy.

''Centralities as drivers for a chesive community''

Mutual exchange in terms of activites and proposals between actors, the network and the third actor

Diffusion of the centralities throughout the neighborhood

Implementation of a third actor as point of reference

A new and better use of public space as a whole

Mapping of actors and implementation of forums

Three Dimensions of Intervention :

Implementation of Street Design Elements Regenation of Squares

Program of Events and Activities

Reuse of Vacant Grunnd floors:

Using Courtyards of Public Housing for Collective Activities

Open Schools ( Building and Courtyards) in non Scholatstic Hours

and "POLIMI Off Campus" :

This actor is identified in the Politecnico through the tool of Polimi Off Campus already used in San Siro and the location of this physical place could be inside the library, taking advantage of the fact that it is going to be renewed and enlarged in the next future; the Campus would be in the exact centre of the neighborhood and it will offer the library to open, physically and socially, to the public space, with a freely accessible space open to the parks of Via Laura Ciceri Visconti and Piazzale Martini.

Site Analysis:

Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Design Studio

School of Architecture,Urban Planning and Constructiion Engineering

Msc in Urban Planning and Policy Design

Professors:

Andrea Arcidiacono & Paola Pucci

Team Work

Infrastructural & Environmental System:

Milan is the second most-populated city of Italy. While the growth of residential neighborhood is mostly in the northern areas of Milan, some fragmented residential areas are situated between agricultural lands in the south. The selected area is situated in south-eastern of Milan. most of the area is covered by agricultural lands. Also, the Linate airport and ldroscalo lake are situated in the center of the area. Furthermore, the Lambro river is situated in the west of the area which can imagine as a border or a good potential for this area. The public transportation in this area limited to bus and should be improved.

Environmental system relationship with regional level

Fast mobility system:

system is scatered and there is lack of integrated cycle path and also pedestrian areas are not very well organized in some parts.

Barrier analysis and crossing points:

INFRASTRUCTURE BARRIERS:

/ Industrial areas

airport

Trip

generators and attractors:

Infrastructure system relationship with region level

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM:

-Preservation of the main green areas along the river

-Re-estanblishing ecological corridor

-Main green corridor -New sustainable

-Garden strips along the highway

-New path

-Secondary green corridors

-Preservation of agricultural lands

-New gardens

-New park

Master Plan :

MOBILITY SYSTEM:

-Highway redesign

-Elevated crossing points

-Adding and integrating bike routes

-Redesign of traffic nodes

-New metro line -New metro stations

-New bus line

-Horizontal and vertical connection

-Adding bike routes

-New multi-functional metro stations

Improving the quality of open space in excisting elements ( Residential and Indeustrial )

-Residential areas -Industrial areas

-Regenerating vacant spaces Connecting north and south BUIT-UP SYSTEM:

-Connecting the new residential blocks to the

-New centralities

-Connecting new centralities

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM:

Regenerating vacant spaces considering their type and taxonomy Preservation of green areas and forests along the river

Creation of neighborhood gardens

MOBILITY SYSTEM:

Redesign of the existing bus routes

Improving the existing bridges and create a main crossing point to connect northern neighborhoods to the facilities provided in the south

BUIT-UP SYSTEM:

-New metro line

Re-design of elevated crossing points to give priority to bicycle and pedestrian

Creating paths in between agricultural areas

Redesign of the highway to improve green spaces both of the edge and in between and also enhance pedestrian and bicycle accessibility.

Using the spaces between houses to provide cycle pathe and pedestrian area.

Redesign of the streets to provide an integrated cycle path.

New Multifunctional public facilities adjacent to green areas and with good cycle and walking accessibility.

Construction of mixes-use metro station with a green and open space in front

New educational complex for the southern neighborhood with large open and green spaces on both sides.

Designing new residential areas based on mixed-use patther, commertial and retail store in the ground floor to meet people’s daily needs.

Design Scenario :

Intervention in vacant spaces:

This proposal is based on a net of projects connected and designed dependently one on the other. All the small interventions nourish the activity of the others, so they all interact with each other reciprocally.

New green & social area

Pedestrian & cycle accessibility improvement New social interactive square

Building rooftops redesign

Parking rooftops social & green for purposes

Green areas improvement Mixed-use avenue

Gratosolio , Wake Up!

Housing and Neighborhoods

Studio

School of Architecture,Urban Planning and Constructiion Engineering

Msc in Urban Planning and Policy Design

Professors:

Massimo Bricocoli & Stefania Sabatinelli

Team Work

The Vision and Strategy:

- DORMITORY NEIGHBORHOOD

- LACK OF STIMULATION

- NO SENSE OF BELONGING

VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD - ATTRACTIVE COMMON SPACES

- FLOWS OF RELATIONS

Keeping it Young!

Policies and Spaces for youth in Gratosiglio

For this project we retraced the historical development of Gratosoglio, understanding why the neighborhood is today so stigmatized and trying to overcome the paralysis acquired over the years.

The goal is to awaken the neighborhood and its inhabitants, through a project based on three actions that touch indoor and open spaces.

To develop new housing units and a new housing system that aims to involve young students

Interventions :

Areas of Intervention:

To give new uses to open spaces which have no use, which are nameless and without identity

To organize new systems and destinations by intervening on the relationship between

Plan for Youth Foyer :

Plan for Services

Parasite House : New affordable units

Plates Pop-up System:

5 RESIDENTIAL UNITS ELEVATOR AND A STAIRWELL AT ITS DISPOSAL OPENING OF THE GROUND FLOOR TO ALL RESIDENTS TO MAKE ROOM FOR EDUCATIONAL IF THERE IS A PORCH, IT WOULD NOT BE ALTERED

New Uses for Unused Plazas:

SHORT TERM

Pop-up System

rehabilitate the concierage

MEDIUM TERM

Parasite House new uses aqueares

LONG TERM

Foyer Rooftop

Service Rooftop

Master’s Thesis

Network of Public Open Spaces

(A Strategy for Revitalizing Neglected Public Open Spaces with the Aid of Nature-based Tools in Gratosoglio, Milan)

School of Architecture,Urban Planning and Constructiion Engineering

Msc in Urban Planning and Policy Design

Professors: Maria Antonella Bruzzese

Author: Farnaz Omouri

Strategy Plan:

Sterategy 1. Revitalizing of neglected open spaces for creating new centralities.

Strategies for Underutalized Neglected Spaces: 2 5 3 1 4 6

The project emphasizes using a placemaking approach to revitalize Public OPEN Spaces, particularly “Neglected Open Spaces” (NOS).

The revitalization of neglected public open spaces is a key aspect in the development of sustainable urban areas, as it enhances land-use efficiencies and fosters social interactions while simultaneously reducing negative environmental impacts. The main goal of the thesis is to have a significant impact on the entire chosen site and contribute to a “Revitalized Neighborhood” in order to strengthen the neighborhood’s network and its public open spaces.

Design Scenario :

1. The ParkPlatz

Fragmentation of Gratosoglio

Sterategy 2. Creating new linkages and accessibilities to Improve and connectivity of the attraction points and making the target spaces more walkable

Networking of the Linkages

New Ecological Corridor

Connecting Green areas to the Riverside

New Pedestrian Path

Reducing Mobility for new Gthering Spcae

Addition of Bike Routes

Creation of Stop Points

High density of residential buildings Accessibility

The Following is a Possible Proposed Design for the “Tree Tower” :

The Outside Look of the Tree Tower:

Infrastructure Open Gathering Space Seating area

Before:

Accessibility of the Park

The Existing Bridge Provides Access to the area from across the River

Section of the current situation illustrates how the green barrier beside the river makes it invisible

After:

Getting Closer to the River Visually and Physically

1. Creating a Greenhouse Garden 2. Community Garden

3. Creating two buildings dedicated to weekly markets to sell the products of the gardens and space for maintaining the gardening equipment as well.

4. Creating new Green Open Spaces beside the River

5. Creating Wooden Pedestrian Path along the River

6. Adding a wooden pedestrian bridge connects the neighborhood to the river’s other side.

7. Cycle path

5. Flexible Socio-cultural Area Between the Towers

It adds lacking natural elements to space. It works as a shading area to cover the open spaces, covering sunny and hot days and cold seasons and also its revised design of the umbrella will capture rainwater on rainy days with perceptions and creates a multifunctional gathering space.

6. Southern Open Green Area

Educational Community Butterfly Garden:

This open green area has the potential to be a vital point in the South. Transforming a green area from a purely decorative space into one with a distinct identity can provide greater benefits.

During Cold Seasons:

During Hot Seasons:

Secondary Intervention Locations

Revitalization of Main Street “Via Baroni” and “Via Achille Feraboli” :

Current Situation of the streets: The Proposal Plan:

The Proposal Plan: