Declan Loughlin Portfolio

DECLAN LOUGHLIN PORTFOLIO

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

HI, MY NAME IS DECLAN AND I AM CURRENTLY A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. TAKING A MAJORITY OF SERVICE LEARNING CLASSES, I HAVE A PASSION FOR HELPING PEOPLE. I LOVE SPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MOST OF ALL MY SWEET CAT MALIBU.

DECLAN LOUGHLIN DECLAN.LOUGHLIN@UGA.EDU 470.662.4171 University of Georgia Bachelors of Landscape Architecture Certificate in Sustainability BIOGRAPHY

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CONTENTS 04 06 08 10 11 12 13 FIFTH STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN HILL STREET HOUSE GEORGIA SQUARE MALL REDESIGN MOSS SIDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT NICOLAS IBRAHIM SURSOCK MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY 03

FIFTH STREET COMMINITY GARDEN

FOR THIS PROJECT, MY GROUP WAS ASKED TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR THE CITY OF MADISON, GA. WE OPTED TO INCLUDE RAISED BEDS, ONE LARGE IN-GROUND PLOT, AND SOME ACCISSIBLE TALL BEDS. WE DECIDED TO USE A HEXAGON BED SHAPE TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF BEDS WE COULD FIT, TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY OFFERING A SHARED CENTRAL BED, AND TO REFLECT TOUR BEEHIVE THEME.

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THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS SITED WITH A BEEHIVE GARDEN FILLED WITH POLLINATOR PLANTS. THESE BEES HELP TO POLLINATE ALL OF THE PLANTS

GROWING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GARDEN. WE DECIDED TO REPURPOSE THE EXISTING TREE STUMP BY USING IT AS A FOOTER FOR A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY. THIS HELPS TO MAKE THE SITE SUITABLE FOR USERS OF ALL AGES, FROM KIDS TO THE ELDERLY.

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HERE, YOU CAN SEE MY MASTERPLAN OF THE SITE, WHICH INCLUDED A FIREPIT PATIO, RAISED PLANTING BEDS, AND A BIRD WATCHING SPACE. THE TWO SECTIONS HELP TO VISUALIZE THE SLOPE ACROSS THE SITE, AS THE GRADING PLAN DETAILS

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PERSPECTIVE FROM STREET

HILL STREET HOUSE

FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN LANDSCAPING OF A HOUSE FOR AN ELDERLY COUPLE. WITH THIS IN MIND, I HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THE SITE AND ALL OF ITS SPACES ADA ACCESSIBLE. THISREQUIRED ME TO SITE AN ADA WALK FROM THE STREET TO THE HOUSE.

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GEORGIA SQUARE MALL

+738 +762 +749.7 +741.6 +722 +756.4 +750 +750 +743 +743 +744.2 +728 +727 +733 +745.1 +730 +720 +718 +696 1% 2% 3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1% 1% 1.5% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4.4% +726 FFE 728 FFE 722 FFE 730 FFE 730 FFE 741 FFE 732 FFE 736 2 APMTS 2 RET 3 APMTS 2 RET CIVIC 2 APMTS 1 RET 3 STORIES 3 STORIES 2 APMTS 1 RET 2 APMTS 1 RET APMTS 2 APMTS 2 APMTS 2 APMTS +750 750+ +728 INV. IN 728.5 INV. OUT 700 33,750 SF 18,750 SF 5,000 SF 13,120 SF 18,750 SF 18,750 SF 41,250 SF 45,000 SF 15,000 SF 54,000 SF 54,000 SF

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SKETCHUP PERSPECTIVES

FOR THIS PROJECT, MY GROUP WAS ASKED TO PROPOSE A REDESIGN OF THE GEORGIA SQUARE MALL SITE. WE DECIDED TO CONVERT THE VAST RETAIL SPACE INTO A LIVELY MIXED USE COMMUNITY. WE FOCUSED ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SITE’S STORMWATER RUNOFF AND HOW TO MINIMIZE PARKING SPACE.

MY TEAM’S DESIGN FEATURES

A MASSIVE LAND BRIDGE THAT SPANS OVER “UNDERGROUND” PARKING. ATOP THIS BRIDGE IS THE CENTRAL GREENSPACE AND THE RETAIL CORE. THIS UNIQUE STRUCTURE IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE SKETCHUP PERSPECTIVES. IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR, THERE ARE STORMWATER MITIGATIONS AS AMMENITIES.

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THE PROPOSED SITE IS FURNISHED WITH TWO POOLS, A CLUBHOUSE, AND A SET OF TENNIS COURTS, ALL CENTRALIZED IN ONE AREA.THIS AMMENITY AREA WAS GRADED UTILIZING MANY SITE WALLS.THE TWO SECTIONS ABOVE ILLUSTRATE THIS AMMENITY AREA.

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INVENTORY

ANALYSIS SECTIONS

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SLOPE HYDROLOGY SOIL

USE 10

VEGETATION LAND

MOSS SIDE DEVELOPMENT

FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS ASSIGNED TO DESIGN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF POCKET NEIGHBORHOODS. I WAS REQUIRED TO BEGIN WITH SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS, DESIGN THE SITE, THEN GRADE THE SITE AND ALIGN THE ROADS USING ROADWORKS.

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OFFICE OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS ASKED TO REDESIGN THE FRONT YARD OF THE UGA OFFICE OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT. WITH THIS, I HAD TO SPEC THE SPECIFIC PLANTS I WAS PROPOSING. THIS PROJECT WAS MY FIRST TIME DESIGNING WITH SPECIFIC PLANTS AND MAKINKING A PLANTING PLAN TO MATCH MY ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN.

PLAN

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PLANTING

ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN

3D SKETCHUP VIEWS

NICOLAS IBRAHIM SURSOCK MUSEUM

FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS ASSIGNED TO DESIGN A SPACE BASED ON AN ASSIGNED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT’S STYLE. WE WERE CONFINED TO A COURTYARD BOUNDED BY A BUILDING ON THREE SIDES. THE DESIGNER ASSIGNED TO ME WAS VLADIMIR DJUROVIC.

THE CONCEPT FOR THIS DESIGN IS FOR THE SPACE TO BE A MEMORIAL FOR THE BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION IN 2020. VLADIMIR DJUROVIC HAS DESIGNED MANY MEMORIALS THROUGHOUT LEBANON IN HIS CAREER, AND THIS PROJECT IS THE NEXT STEP. THIS SITE OFFERS ITS USERS A SPACE TO REMEMBER THIS TRAGEDY BY CONNECTING WITH NATURE. THE LEFT HALF OFFERS AN OPEN SPACE TO REFLECT, AND THE RIGHT HALF OFFERS A PLACE TO FIND PEACE.