Frances Arnall Landscape Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO Frances Arnall Landscape Architecture | Selected Works 2017 - 2020

SKILLS AutoCAD, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp, Lumion, Land F/X, ArcGIS, Hand Graphics, Watercolor

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TBG Partners Internship | Summer 2019 Austin, TX

Athens Residential Design | Fall 2019 Athens, GA

CONTACT

frances.arnall@gmail.com

Salem Campground Charrette | 2018-2019 Covington, GA

Taliaferro County Redesign | Fall 2019 770-755-8054

EDUCATION University of Georgia | 2016-2020 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Athens, GA

Zell Miller Scholar | 2016-2020 GA4LE Scholar | 2020 Sigma Lambda Alpha Nominee | 2019-2020 ASLA/APA Organization Member | 2019-2020

Taliaferro County, GA

Shark Tank Competition | April 2019 Athens, GA

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT GA Students Of Landscape Architecture | 2018-2020 Executive Member-Events Chair | 2019-2020 Athens, GA

LABash | Spring 2019 Committee Member-Communications Athens, GA

Experience UGA | Fall 2018 Athens, GA

Chi Omega Fraternity Mu Beta Chapter | 2016-2020 Recommendation and Rif Accountability Chair Athens, GA

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INTERNSHIP

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BEAVER CREEK RETREAT

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THE PROMENADE OF WEST ATHENS

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SALEM CAMPGROUND

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PARKING DAY

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4 Work completed as part of internship with TBG Partners.

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INTERNSHIP TEXAS SUMMER 2019 My internship took place in Austin, TX, where I was able to learn alongside both landscape architects and site planners at TBG Partners. The majority of my work consisted of mixed use, public, educational, office, and community projects. The following few pages display some of the projects I had the privilege of being a part of, whether it be rendering, AutoCAD, or helping with design.

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PLACE MAKING IN THE PLAZA Burleson, TX Corporate Plaza These are views of a corporate plaza in Burleson, TX. The design consists of many outdoor seating areas to create spaces for a relaxing getaway from the office or a quiet place to have a meeting with a coworker.

My role in this project was to adjust the Lumion files and edit the final products in PhotoShop.

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INTERACTIVE PLAY DESIGN Austin, TX Lab School The goal of the project was to create a landscape plan for a children’s lab school that promotes a playful, interactive learning environment. Not only will the students benefit from this new design, but so will the adults that are learning to care for these children. The firm worked along with NC State students and furthered their concepts to create a final design of the children’s lab school playground.

My role in the project was to create a DD package, collaborate in design, draft the site, plant, and furnishing plans in AutoCAD, and render in PhotoShop.

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COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN El Paso, TX Masterplanned Community

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This masterplanned community consists of duplexes and single family residences. Drivers are accomodated with on street parking and driveways and the residences are protected from the adjacent busy roadways with a row of vegetation. Trails weave in and out of the community to create connection and promote activity.

My participation in this project consisted of drafting the masterplan in AutoCAD on top of the provided civil base. I also designed the trails and gathering spaces then rendered the site in PhotoShop.

STADIUM MASTER PLAN + TECHNICAL DOCS Austin, TX Soccer Stadium Sports are always an attraction for people from all over; therefore, the stadium was designed with that in mind. Plenty of parking is provided for fans, employees, and players. Numerous plazas act as grand entrances and hangouts for fans waiting to enter, and open green space is the perfect spot to host a tailgate before the big match.

My roles throughout this project consisted of working in the hatch, annotation, and street section files in AutoCAD and labeling the rendered master plan in InDesign.

9 Work completed as part of internship with TBG Partners.

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BEAVER CREEK RETREAT ATHENS, GA SPRING 2019 Beaver Creek Retreat is an existing 50 acres of land located in the northwest vicinity of Athens, GA. Located primely near retail and commercial space offices and public development, it is the perfect retreat away from the hustle and bustle. I was tasked with designing a conservation subdivision consisting of pocket neighborhoods.

The design creates a strong sense of community and connection to nature with the close knit pockets, multiple communal spaces, and connections throughout them.

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SITE ANALYSIS + ENGINEERING Site conditions and surroundings were studied so that new development would affect the existing site as minimally as possible. Road layouts and soil and erosion plans were also provided to protect the site during and after construction.

ECO-CONSCIOUS DESIGN Taking advantage of the sloping topography, each community house is equipped with a stormwater detention pond under the back deck. The community houses are located on the lower elevation of each pocket neighborhood.

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SITE MASTER PLAN FEATURES Beaver Creek Retreat is the ideal residence for people wanting access to outdoor activities and close proximity with neighbors. Plenty of open space, docks, a gazebo, and nature trails provide residents with gathering space and connection to nature. Beaver Creek Retreat houses 6 pocket neighborhoods containing 8 houses, 8 garages, and 1 public community house.

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1 existing Moss Side Lake

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THE PROMENADE OF WEST ATHENS ATHENS, GA SPRING 2019 The Promenade of West Athens revitalizes the site of a failing 1970’s shopping mall into a live, work, play community full of shopping, housing, office space, and healthcare facilities.

These mixed use communities are becoming increasingly popular for all age types due to the convenience of residing there. The easily walkable community provides a centrallylocated transit stop that is within a five minute walk of any point, eliminating the need to hop in a car.

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SITE MASTER PLAN FEATURES

DESIGN PROCESS Prior to designing, analysis was made concerning the site hydrology, traffic trends, and surrounding use. Based on that information, I was able to create a few spatial layouts before deciding on a final concept.

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3 hotel roof top

8 medical center

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5 single-family townhomes 10 retail main street

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The office center houses multiple buildings ranging sizes for big corporate firms to small entrepreneur startups.

It is located strategically near the hotel for ease of traveling business partners and near restaurants for a quick lunch break. Adjacent green space provides a nice view outside the office window or a change of scenery for a meeting.

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TOWN HOME CENTER The option of townhome or apartment style living caters to multiple user types. Whether it be a post grad adult wanting to interact with other young people close by in an apartment or an older married couple who wants to live a quieter lifestyle in a townhome and be able to walk their dog in the central green space.

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RETAIL MAIN STREET A vibrant street life occuring both day and night provides a constant buzz throughout the community that will attract residents and visitors alike.

CENTRAL GREEN SPACE A series of green spaces throughout The Promenade not only unifies the community but also provides various recreational opportunies.

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SALEM CAMPGROUND COVINGTON, GA FALL 2018, MARCH 2019 Located in Covington, GA, Salem Campground is one of the oldest flourishing camp meetings in the nation. It is a place that friends and families have been returning to for years and therefore holds tradition, reunion, and worship close to its heart. As a group we had to take under consideration that the site is a Christian campground that displays many cultural and historic traditions and values.

After being on site, one couldn’t help but notice the most unifying feature was the rugged campground aesthetic it exhibits.

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION ANALYSIS + DESIGN

EXISTING + PROPOSED FEATURES

As a cultural documentation class, we did extensive research to help create design guidelines that would later be used in the charrette.

Both architectural and landscape guidelines were determined.

From there, the class completed multiple design scenarios ranging from amount of new development, areas on the site that become engaged,, and property to maintain. We were able to get feedback from the board of Salem Campground.

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3 proposed tents 4 existing hotel 5 revitalized spring and event space 6 proposed safari tent and RV area 7 existing trails 8 existing pavilion 9 existing playground

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RETAINING TRADITION Charrette members synthesized the feedback into one final masterplan.

New development included the addition of tents, gathering spaces, revitalization of the spring and nature trails. The new design respects the unique nature of the site and allows for the continuation of their existing traditions.

GENERATING INTERACTION A significant outcome of the charrette was the additional tent row. The occupants of the campground refer to the cabins as “tents�to further encapsulate the rugged campground aesthetic. The tents were strategically placed to create an alleyway to provide a face-to-face space for interaction between families.

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PARK[ING] DAY 2019 Parking Day is a national holiday put on by ASLA. It is a way of raising awareness of what landscape architects do - transforming everyday spaces into attractive, functional, sustainable gathering places.

In this case it happens to be parking spots turned into mini parks. Each year CED students work to convert 8 parking spaces into a gathering space that attracts curious people from all throughout the downtown area. This year our design was recognized as ASLA’s favorite student parklet of 2019.

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FRANCES ARNALL UGA College of Environment + Design frances.arnall@gmail.com 770-755-8054