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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Sep 2, 20223 min read
Nairobi Expressway Project. Enhancing City's Efficiency, Convenience, and Beauty
Kenya’s Nairobi Expressway in Nairobi that has been under construction since October 2019 has been completed and is now in operation. The...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Feb 26, 20204 min read
Täby Urban Center Alias Täby Centrum, Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
Free Urban Design And Planning Tips | Urban Development Project Reviews February 26, 2020 Täby urban center alias Täby centrum is the...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Oct 31, 20193 min read
Hudson Yards Redevelopment (Phase 1), NYC, USA. Example of Successful Land Use Optimization In CBDs
Zoning plans can sometimes lead to designation of land in some parts of central business districts (CBDs) alias downtown areas, to very...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Jul 18, 20192 min read
New York Courtscraper: A Game Changer In Urban Design
The courtscraper is probably one of the most interesting and innovative urban design concepts in the 21st century. Coined by the world...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Urban Space Treatment. Outfitting Types And Organization
Urban spaces alias urban voids are spaces between buildings in cities. Broadly, they can be categorized into two categories, namely: hard...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
May 29, 20192 min read
Globen City, Stockholm, Sweden. Sports And Commerce In Perfect Harmony
Globen City in Joanneshov, south of Stockholm, is not an ordinary urban centre in a our view. Unlike many cities in the world where...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
May 10, 20192 min read
Mariatorget Alias Maria Square, Stockholm, Sweden
Mariatorget or Maria Square in English is located in Södermalm in downtown Stockholm or what is also referred to as Stockholm's central...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Nov 13, 20188 min read
Stockholm's Medium Rise Downtown. Nostalgic, Eclectic, Or Height-Led Retrofitting?
Sweden has the technological and economic capacity for generating skyscrapers. However, a close look at the skyline of the Central...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
May 3, 20185 min read
Barkarby New Town Alias Barkarbystaden, Stockholm, Sweden. New Urbanist Town In The Making?
Sweden was among the pioneers of the Modern Movement in Architecture and Town Planning of the 1950s and 60s. Several urban areas were...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Jul 12, 20172 min read
New Underground Commuter Train Station In Odenplan, Stockholm, Sweden
Odenplan transport terminal in Vasastaden in Stockholm CBD, has undergone considerable redevelopment, as part of Swedish Department of...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Jun 25, 20173 min read
Skärholmen Urban Centre, Skärholmen, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Skärholmen urban centre, alias Skärholmen centrum, is the commercial and administrative centre for Stockholm's suburban area of...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
May 13, 20172 min read
Märsta Urban Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
Märsta urban centre alias Märsta centrum, in Märsta, Sigtuna municipality, north of Stockholm, has been revitalized with completion and...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Mar 28, 20172 min read
Urban Blocks. Planning, Design, And Typologies
Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy is a staunch proponent of the concept of urban block. We advocate for adoption of the urban block as the basic...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Feb 15, 20173 min read
Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2016
Construction of phase 1 of a massive public bus transport project in Dar es Salaam, called Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit alias DART, has...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Dec 9, 20162 min read
Urban Renewal In Sheffield, UK. Great Spatial Outcomes
Sheffield was the steel industry heartland of Great Britain, until the 1960s, partly because of available abundant local iron ore and...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Dec 1, 20162 min read
Karlavägen Central Open Space In Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Karlavägen in Östermalm in Stockholm, is a dual carriageway street, with a very wide central reservation. The latter has been designed...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Aug 10, 20161 min read
Vällingby Centrum In Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden (2016)
A modern urban centre consisting of intersecting shopping malls, a spatially extensive square, and a recently completed medium size...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Aug 8, 20161 min read
Turebergs Leden, Solentunavägen, and Kung Agnes Väg Urban Block in Solentuna, Stockholm, Sweden
This post-modern urban block is bounded by Turebergs Leden, Solentunavägen, Kung Agnes Väg, and Cirkusgränd. It consists of a continuous...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Aug 7, 20161 min read
Street Pedestrian Spaces In Stockholm, Sweden
Street pedestrian spaces, e.g, pavements, pedestrianized streets, pedestrian ways, cyclist ways, arcades, and some squares in the form of...
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Jacob Kimaryo Consultancy
Aug 5, 20161 min read
Stora Torget, Barkarbyvägen, Karlslundsvägen and Gripengatan Urban Block, Barkarby City, Stockholm
This is a post-modern urban block in brand new suburban settlement still under construction, called Barkarby City. The settlement is...
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