Landscape Architecture Portfolio

DARBY BUCKLEY

landscape architecture portfolio

contact EMAIL: darby.n.buckley@gmail.com

PHONE: (229) 506-1313

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PLACES IN THE MAKING

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PUPPER PARK

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

Extensive research based project for Valentine, NE

Exploratory design of a plaza in Lincoln, NE

Examples of work done on an extended internship

places in the making For this research-based project, our vertical studio worked with the community and stakeholders to bring rural community prosperity through economic development, demographic renewal, and placemaking. Places in the making was a service learning project; dedicated to the community of Valentine and funded through the Rural Futures Institute. This was a semester-long project that provided deep insight into extensive research, inventory and analysis, and the community process of a project.

With Places in the Making being a semester-long project, we had to separate it into three different phases. Phase 1 would look into the literature that explains aspects that are considered during design and case studies to bring to Valentine.

Phase 2 looks into Valentine speciďŹ cally and research the categories we felt important to know and understand. This leads to the framework of Valentine; the decision process of projects and plans. Phase 3 was designing these projects pick beforehand.

My project, with a team, focused on Main Street in Valentine. We worked together to understand Main Street through inventory and analysis. The research and inventory and analysis, with goals and objectives, set the needs and opportunities for phase 3, or the design phase, of the project. My team designed and focused on three separate areas of Main Street: north parkway, adventure avenue, and south end that includes the south end community center.

valentine, nebraska population area density

2,783 2.25 sq. mi.

644.1 sq. mi.

rural community prosperity + CITY OF VALENTINE PROCESS +

PHASE 1: RESEARCH LITERATURE + CASE STUDY RESEARCH RESEARCH

- Placemaking Defined - Sense of Place - Community Engagement - Quality of Life - Urban Design, Public Realm

- Discover - Define - Categorize - Organize - Diagrams

APPROACH ANALYSIS

“DEPTH AND BREADTH”

- Principles - Goals and Objectives - Program

LENSES

PHASE 2: ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL PROJECT SPECIFIC DATA COLLECTION

FRAMEWORK AND APPROACHES

DATA | MAPPING | ANALYSIS 1 | ANALYSIS 2

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

- Culture and History - Mobility - Environmental Systems - Town Structure

- Districts - Corridors - Places - Spaces

TEST + REFINE

PHASE 3: PRIORITY PROJECTS PLACEMAKING PLANS & PROJECTS RESEARCH, INVENTORY, ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS - U.S. Highway 20 - Main Street - City Park - Housing Development - 3rd Street Corridor

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- Vision - Goals and Objectives - Overall Structure - Projects and Priorities

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

goals

objectives

- create a safe and efficient environment for pedestrians and vehicles - incorporate vegetation - unique sense of place - promote economic development - provide a exible space for community events

- creative placemaking by involve local artists - sustainability with stormwater management - native vegetation to establish a sense of place - branding to help boost economic development

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MAIN STREET ANALYSIS My team and I performed an extensive inventory and analysis of Main Street to determine what priorities to address as a framework to design within.

FRAMEWORK DIAGRAM

7th Street

6th Street

highway 12

NORTH PARK WAY

8th Street

VEGETATIVE COVERAGE

Main Street

MAIN STREET

5th Street

3rd Street

2nd Street

1st Street

B Street

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SOUTH END

A Street

SOUTH END COMMUNITY CENTER

4th Street

ADVENTURE AVENUE

highway 83

highway 20

17% 5% 78%

LANDUSE DIAGRAM

LEGEND retail (11%) service (10%) civil (2%) institutional (5%) parking (14%) residential (51%) food (3%) industrail (1%) vacant (3%)

VECHILE CIRCULATION

LEGEND

PEDESTRAIN CIRCULATION

LEGEND

stop light (3)

crosswalks (3)

stop signs (6)

crossing signs (6)

bike routes (1)

developable sites (5)

primary streets secondary streets

shopping sidewalk primary walking path

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NORTH PARK WAY

Main Street

Main Street

Main Street

The North Parkway design describes the streetscape of minimum to maximum improvements that could be made in the residential area.

6th Street

7th Street

7th Street

6th Street 5th Street

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minimum

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medium

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maximum

IMPROVEMENTS + shade trees + crosswalks + lighting + sidewalks

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+ shade trees + crosswalks + lighting + sidewalks + ornamental trees + curb extensions

+ shade trees + crosswalks + lighting + sidewalks + ornamental trees + curb extensions + boluevard or median

current

maximum

minimum

medium

these graphics were created with autocad, adobe photoshop, adobe indesign, and adobe illustrator

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ADVENTURE AVENUE Adventure Avenue is based in the heart of Main Street and creates a unique sense of place for Valentine.

3rd Street pedestrian bump-outs ‘hot wings’ maple

boardwalk light pole walk-in access big-toothed aspen grove

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mid-block bump-outs

bench

walk-in access

big-toothed aspen grove

creative placemaking

these graphics were created in collaboration with teammates

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angled parking

boardwa light pole

existing conditions

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proposed conditions

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pupper park This project explores a design possibility of a current, underwhelming, plaza located in the downtown area of Lincoln, Nebraska.

The basis of my design comes from understanding the framework of the location. This includes circulation, access, and an organizational structure. With the knowledge of the framework, I could work within these boundaries to design based within the built environment.

After researching and performing inventory and analysis, it was obvious that the area was in need of a dog park with open green space. This design incorporates features that are necessary for a dog park; two spaces designated for two different sized dogs, small and big, water management which includes

1 iterations

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recycling water for dogs to use, and areas for the other mammal, humans.

With a comprehension of the need for seating and observation, there is a space at each dog park with benches dedicated to the owners of dogs.

Also, in this area of downtown Lincoln, there is plenty of food options but a lack of seating. My design involves a public dining area for those in need of accommodation. There is also private dining for the restaurant inside the plaza to be able to serve alcohol.

Pupper park is a solution to a need in downtown Lincoln based on adequate research and understanding the built environment which shapes with the complexities of this modern and native landscape.

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lincoln, nebraska human population dog population fenced dog runs

284,736 26,180 2

DIAGRAMS

RENDERINGS

Pupper Park is an active plaza that accommodates multiple users located in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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circulation

east enterance

parti

north enterance

program

west enterance

seating area leisure area

small dog park table tennis private dining

fooseball

leisure area big dog park

biodiverse swale

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these graphics were created with autocad, lumion, adobe indesign, and adobe illustrator

site plan pupper park_14

west enterance

small dog park 15

birds eye view

big dog park pupper park_16

professional work After completing my third year of the Landscape Architecture program, I decided to take a year off school to gain real-world experience through an extended internship. During this time I was tasked to do many things that range from menial tasks to critical assignments. I’ve learned many new programs and design principles to consider through the mentorship of two licensed Landscape Architects.

One of the more critical assignments was given to me at the beginning of my internship. This was to design a small park in an upcoming development site in Houston, Texas. Before I was set off to design, I took a day to study graphics styles and hand-drawn methods to include in the assignment.

This park went through many phases of design solutions, or iterations, in the collaborative environment of the studio.

The final design was presented to the client with enthusiastic comments.

During this internship, I learned how to excel in AutoCAD and proficiently create technical drawings with the extension Land F/X. This has given me a solid technical foundation with grading and basic construction documents through the typical sequence of design. In my off time, I taught myself 3D modeling programs such as Lumion and SketchUp to help advance my graphics communication and production skills.

Overall, my internship has been a success and I’ve learned greatly from my experience.

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design intern landscape architecture 8 months

MILL CREEK TRAILS Mill Creek Trails is a development in Magnolia, Texas with many amenities that include a small park and roundabout designs which are shown here. process

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roundabout concepts

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