UltraBarrio Plus
Our understanding of a community is not rooted in our own locality, prior knowledge, assumptions, or past experiences. Instead, it emerges from our deep empathy, a profound respect for history, and attention to individual contexts. Our diverse cultural backgrounds provide perspective and lived experiences, emphasizing that every community is unique. Acknowledging their differences, celebrating their pride, and against all odds; their aspirations should be expressed. This kind of work is only possible if it is wanted and welcomed.
We create architecture and systems that forge connections between individuals and their environments. In our design process, outreach is indispensable. We engage in rigorous self-questioning, matching the intensity with which we question the community. This is why we don't often solely operate at an outreach capacity, but if you believe promises made and promises kept are important and aspire for the community's voice to shape their spaces, then let’s work together.
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Inner Northwest Community Plan and Mobility Study
A community plan that identifies needs and priorities that will guide public, private, and non-profit investments over the next 10 years.
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Southwest Civic Core Redevelopment Plan
The collective goal is to create a civic campus that work towards a stronger and resilient future for the community.
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Healthy Pasadena Livable Centers
Healthy Pasadena is an opportunity to build on recent planning efforts by creating an area plan which focuses on health and sustainability with recommendations for catalyst projects.
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Gulfton Placemaking: Roaming Cart-Ographies
Informed by a partnership with a local nonprofit, and a task force of property owners and residents, UltraBarrio created an enhanced outreach assemblage that is both a spatial and timeline response.
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South Houston Livable Centers
As the first major visionary plan for the community, this study will promote a healthy lifestyle by providing improved access to parks, retail, and housing.
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Houston Spaceport: Aerial Futures
Conversations like those held at the Aerial Futures Next Frontier Think Tank are vital to ensuring that Houston Spaceport sets a precedent that is innovative, dynamic, and equitable.
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Katy East Community Plan and Mobility Study
The Study is focused on enhancing bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, introducing new housing options, and preserving community character.
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Architecture of Bees Exhibit
An immersive educational visual arts exhibition that brings together designers, architects, naturalists, and beekeepers.