Final Project: Utopia

CRP 265 Professor Ric Richardson Charles Joslin, Kate Ayala, Derek Jarner, and Oscar Gonzalez

Satellite City Design

• We used a satellite city to confront the challenge of

designing a Utopia.

• Integrated what each group member believed to

be factors for a self-sustainable city.

• Little town feel in a large city.

Pod Designation

• Downtown

• Residential

• Entertainment

• Industrial

• Educational

• Separated area into

different pods for focused

use.

• Certain facilities exist in

each pod, such as

emergency medical

buildings, recycling

collection center, and

water treatment plant.

Overview of Pods

Downtown

What people have to say about downtown….

• Location of the civic and

public buildings

• Business Center

• Zia Sun Symbol in Central park

• Condos and apartments for

downtown dwellers

• Small business, eg. food, and

drug included

Residential

• Single and Multi-family housing

• LEED efficient with passive

heating/cooling

• Streetcar and biking/walking

paths radiate from center

• Mix of socioeconomic classes

• Neighborhood cafes and

grocery store, along with a

small commercial district for

home business.

Entertainment

• Variety of business types

and sizes

• Major shopping district

• Major entertainment district

• Professional Sports stadiums

located here

• Different days of the week

designated for sport use.

Industrial

• Manufacturing Plant

• Solar and Wind Farms

• Black waste water

recycling plant

• Hard goods recycling

plant

• Train/streetcar repair

station

Educational

• All schools from K-

Collegiate level located

here.

• Students will have a

connection to older and

younger classes.

• Promotes mentoring

younger

students/motivation to

learn and stay in school

• Smaller sports fields also

here.

Fin

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