Work Samples

work samples

2011 ULI / Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition: Mt. Baker Station

2011’s ULI competition focused on a proposed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) south of Seattle. Seattle has rapidly expanded its light rail system and thus has moved to generate significant density in neighborhoods surrounding transit hubs. The vicinity of Mt. Baker Station is composed of large “big box” retailers, such as Lowes, as well as a warehouse for Amazon.com and two heavily trafficked streets.

Redesign established density, creating an urban core for the neighborhood and integrating features to ensure livability and walkability. Moreover, Seattle’s maritime climate necessitated the strong presence of green infrastructure elements such as bioretention cells and swales as well as permeable paving. Flexible green roof spaces allow for urban agriculture.

Lowe’s / Amazon

Apartment Block

Retail Corridor

Five Points Urban Plaza

Themes Transit Oriented Development, Walkability. Water sensitive design, Stormwater management, Green infrastructure

Bus Depot

Location Mt. Baker Light Rail Station

Seattle, WA

400’

Birds Eye Rendering

Pre and Post % Tree Canopy Cover Source: City of Seattle 2007 Estimates

30% Target Mark as per City of Seattle “reLeaf 2030�

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Office

Mount Baker Station

Office

Office

Residential

Residential

Office

Residential

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Office

Residential

Community/Fitness Center

Retail Parking

MLK Jr Way South

Office

Office

Residential

Theater

Office

Mount Rainier

Residential Residential

Bus Transit Center

Residential

5 Points Intersection

Franklin High School

Rainier Theater

Buildout Section

26th Street South

Ground-Level Retail

Ground-Level Retail

Parking

Parking

Rainier Avenue South

Green Roof

Vegetation

Growth Medium Geotextile Drainage Layer Root Barrier Waterproof Membrane Roof Structure

Permeable Paving

Permeable Wearing Course Aggregate Storage Reservoir Geotextile Subbase (Compacted)

Bioretention Swale Bioretention Planter

Vegetation Mulch Layer Bioretention Soil

Vegetation Native Soil Overflow Pipe Overflow Pipe Mulch Bioretention Soil Mineral Aggregate Slotted Underdrain

Mineral Aggregate Impervious Reservoir

Green infrastructure and drainage map for proposed development

Utica Green Infrastructure Project

This project addressed the redesign of streetscapes along Genesee st. in Utica, NY, the city’s main thoroughfare. Several blocks were examined to enhance aesthetic functions as well as green infrastructural qualities such as stormwater management. Stormwater treatment was sized to handle the 90% storm for the area.

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Genesee St. Streetscape Fort Schuyler Club Washington st.

Space for cafe style seating

Paver band

Genesee St.

Rain garden planters

Radisson Hotel streetscape and curb extension retrofit

Pocket Park Radisson Hotel

Proposed foundations plantings City events display board

Pavers create plaza-like feel

Bus stop Proposed tree lawn

Curb extension retrofit

Genesee St.

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Rain Garden Planter Axonometric

Storefront

Small street tree Sidewalk scupper allows water to drain from sidewalk Dense shrub plantings Existing street lamp

Pavers at street edge

Inlet/outlet with trench drain cover collects on-street stormwater Impermeable liner protects building foundations Underdrain to nearest catchbasin

Mercantile Block Streetscape

This project was completed during the summer of 2011. Proposed elements include a curb extension and bioswale to treat stormwater runoff, as well as a new streetscape and small public parking lot.

The city of Utica is eager to redevelop their streets to attract business and provide outdoor uses such as cafe space. The mercantile block is also historic, being a remnant of the old architecture associated with the Erie Canal.

Integrated bioswale captures stormwater runoff from parking lot

New public parking lot

Tree lawn along John street

Snow storage

Decorative pavers on sidewalk

Themes Green infrastructure, water resources, streetscape design

Period lighting

Planters along street

Curb bump out for stormwater treatment

ELEVATION RENDERING

Location

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Utica, NY

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Curb bump out collects stormwater from street and sidewalk

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Period lighting

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Cafe style seating along street

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Planters frame building entrances and cafe spaces

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Interpretive wall hides parking and provides information about the block and Erie Canal history

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Bioswale captures stormwater from parking lot

Green Roof Design

Planting Plan

Grading Plan

Layout

Electrical

This green roof design served as the basis for our site construction class during the spring semester of 2010. Students completed an initial plan and then provided supporting construction documents over the course of the semester.

Grading Plan

Themes Construction management, green roof design

Demolition

Location

Ithaca, NY

Demolition (2)

Sedum Mat

see planting plan for details

Lightweight growing media

Mound to minimum of 4" depth

Enkadrain 3811 Drainage Material

Expanded Foam Block 4000 psi pre-cast concrete bench - slick finish 3/8” masonry expansion bolt countersunk Wood slat

Sedum mat 4" Lightweight growing media

2’

5” 5”

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No. 4 rebar 18” O.C.

Enkadrain 3811 drainage material

11.5”

1/2” dia. LED rope light see manufacturers details for mounting instructions

Roof Flashing

1/2”

1”

1’-4” 9”

Existing Roof Deck

6’-4”

1” Weep

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Sedum at Roof Edge

3

SCALE: 3/4" = 1'

All Lightweight Growing media to be composed of 70% expanded shale, 25% sandy loam and 5% compost by volume

Sedum over foam block

1’-6”

Planter Bench Detail SCALE: 3/8" = 1'

R 10’-6” Wood Slat See Detail

Concrete Bench Frame

Sedum mat 4”

4" Lightweight growing media

1”

Enkadrain 3811

2”

Expanded foam block

3/8” Stainless Steel bed edge

1’-6”

see grading plan for elevation details

Paver profile 2’

3”

Enkadrain 3811 1'

1”

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Planter Bench -Plan View SCALE: 1/8" = 1'

Additional green roof details

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Wood Slat

SCALE: 3/4" = 1'

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Green roof over foam block SCALE: 3/8" = 1'

Roof deck

Restoration Ecology:

Vance Site Mitigation Wetland

The Vance site wetland was purchased by the Upper Susquehanna Coalition as part of a strategy of mitigation banking. Once a marginal cornfield, the area would be restored to its former condition, a scrub/shrub wetland. By working to restore the wetland’s native vegetation, hydrology and function, larger goals relating to water quality and TMDL’s in the Chesapeake bay would help to be achieved.

Moreover, restoration of the wetland would help to offset the degradation of other wetlands caused by the construction of a nearby transmission line corridor. Students worked in a support role, helping to collect data on Reed Canary Grass, an aggressive non-native that had become well established on the site. Class research showed that the best approach would be to cultivate a dense shrub canopy that would eventually shade out the Reed Canary Grass below it.

1938 Aerial

1955

Regional Wetlands

Themes Wetland restoration, TMDL’s, Ecology as infrastructure, Invasive species, Field work, Visualizing information, Water resources, Watershed science

Location

Catlin, NY

Soils map for areas around the mitigation wetland site

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2002

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1500 ft.

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Horizontally and vertically exaggerated elevation data combined with species cover information revealed the extent of Reed Canary Grass invasion.

Elevational transect showing wetland shrub and grass stands and railroad bed

Collecting plugs of Rice Cut Grass for transplant

Reed Canary Grass growing through dense shrub

Ed Bacon 2010 Student Design Competition Our interdisciplinary team of landscape architects and planners took first place in the 2010 Ed Bacon student design competition. The competition focused on master planning the southern tip of Philadelphia near the confluence of the The Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers as well as the Philadelphia Navy Yard. We developed a comprehensive urban design that replaced parking lots around the city’s sprots stadiums with housing, retail and commercial development. Our design reimagined several key areas, including the Schuylkill river corridor. Refinery areas adjacent to the river will likely open to development in the near future and will also be impacted by sea level rise. Our design worked to establish a framework for future development including a linear riverine greenway that would connect Fairmount and FDR parks, while helping to treat effluent from CSO runoff.

Stadia and future development zone

FDR Park

Eco-industrial Park

Themes Landscape level infrastructure, Greenways, Riparian corridors, Stormwater management, Constructed wetlands, Competitions, Climate change, Sea Level Rise

Location

Philadelphia, PA

USA 250 Exposition Buildings

Sunoco Lands

USA 250 River Park

Navy Yard

CSO Treatment Wetlands

River/Railyard Edge Existing Condition

River/Railyard Edge Proposed Condition

River/Refinery Edge Existing Condition

River/Refinery Edge Proposed Condition (post-development)

River/Navy Yard Edge Existing Condition

Berms will guard against sea level rise in larger areas like the Philadelphia airport

Future Development Zones Greenway

Larger inundated areas may be extensively restored to wetland Upland Forest

2 Miles

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New edge conditions allow for climate change mitigation, CSO effluent treatment and recreation

Greenway connects Fairmount and FDR park and provides greenspace for future development along the Schuylkill Wide Greenway allows for a variety of recreational uses

Wireless transmitter broadcasts data to control center

Sensor swarm mimics a school of fish and collects water quality data throughout the wetland and river Support columns also function to pump CSO effluent through constructed wetland areas

Greenway structure and monitoring system

Rendering of greenway structure in wetland areas south of downtown Philadelphia.

Contemplation Room

This structure was designed for the Aseltine family property in Hyde Park, VT in 2009. The contemplation room was designed to complement the wooded property in a unobtrusive manner, making use of natural material and minimalist style while seeking to invert notions of inside and outside, landscape and architecture.

Moreover, it accents the family’s love of relaxation, conversation and quiet reflection.

The simple design features four gabion walls with a cellular cage structure that allows for variable content. Alternating cells could contain stone, stacked wood pieces, as well as colored glass bottles, pottery or other “artifacts�. A simple doorway leads to a walkway of wood decking. At the center of the contemplation room is a small flowering tree and a dense bed of ferns. Simple Adirondack chairs allow the contemplation room to be inhabited.

Themes Residential design, Minimalism, Gabion, Hortus conclusus, Materiality

Location

Hyde Park, VT

Gabion allows for customizable content Gabion Wall

Adirondack Chairs Stone

Window Small Tree: Cornus kousa or Amelanchier canadensis

Wood

Wood Decking

Door Fern Bed

Steel Edging

Artifacts: bottles, pottery, etc

Plan View of structure