Martin Kipp Landscape Architecture Portfolio
Contents
• University of Florida - Calf Creek - Florida Native Nurseries Contest - Solar Decathlon House • Internship at Keikan Sekkei - Yongding North Shore Park; Beijing - Dalian Jinma Center, Dalian - Shinagawa Parks - Chiba Sports Park - Garden Photos • Senior Capstone - Ocala to Matanzas Greenway - Introduction/ History - Location/ Habitat - Concepts/ Connections - Site Analysis - Seven Sisters Islands - Murphy’s Creek - Dunns Creek • Art
Education University of Florida - 2011- 2015
Gainesville, FL Bachelors of Landscape Architecture; Fall 2015
Santa Fe College -2008-2011
Gainesville, FL Associate of Arts Degree; Spring 2011
Awards •
Florida APA Award of Merit for work in Green Cove Springs
Work History
Ridgway
Roof Truss Inc. Gainesville, FL January 2016- Current •
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AutoCAD Tech – Drafting plans into CAD Project Coordinator and Estimator – Estimating job costs and viability to be bid by the company, keeping track of bids, and contacting contractors and suppliers when necessary.
Keikan Sekkei Tokyo Co., Ltd. From June 2013 - Jan 2014 Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan Intern for six months.
Skills • • • • • • •
Fluent in German and English 12 years AutoCAD 6 years DSLR photography 4 years Google Sketchup 5 years Adobe Photoshop 4 years Adobe Illustrator 2 year GIS
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Design work including CAD, Photoshop, Sketchup, and hand Worked on parks in Beijing and around Japan Worked on Local playgrounds Helped in the design process of a Hotel Plaza Helped with follow-up plant survey on site
Conway Conservation inc. From 2007- 2013 Shilo, FL Worked with Conway conservation doing field work, GIS surveys, and invasive species management.
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Have done prescribed burns. In field identification of wild native and invasive plants Knowledge of native ecosystems. First-hand work with endemic species.
Concepts
Calf Creek village Satellite image of existing site
The site of the former Kennedy Homes in the east side of Gainesville, FL was a grey field site that was zoned for both mixed use and residential development. One of the main constraints was it is located next to a wetland area which by law could not be disturbed. I took a cue from storm water and used the natural flows of water to help design then site. I decided to use bioswales that could double as parks for the future residents as well as keep most of the existing forest intact while restoring the stream to a more natural flow.
Master Plan over existing site
Florida Native Nurseries Contest
For the competition we had to keep within 300sq ft and it was tough while staying away from a traditional square shape, but I approached the design with flow in mind. I pictured this space in a busy sidewalk surrounded by people so I modelled it off of a sandbank in a river system. The upstream side is built up with large plants and rooted with the Redbud while the tapering tail keeps a low profile with Sunshine Mimosa and golden-eyes.
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Solar Decathlon House
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The Stairs were such an imposing feature I decided that addition planter tiers could help reduce the sudden impact of 8ft walls. Also a wall of Chickasaw plums would help break up the eastern face.
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Scale1:10 and Education park on about This is the UF Solar Decathlon house from the international competition in Madrid in 2010. It is located now at the UF Energy Research Scale- 1:10
one acre. As it is already a highly sustainable building I wanted to continue that premise into the landscape. I used the Sustainable Sites initiative to help guide my process of using all natives for a less irrigation and maintenance needy landscape that could eventually blend together. There are 43 different native species located on the N site that can tolerate the local conditions and the needs of the other plants. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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Kipp Design
Symbol
Name
Scientific Name
Ammount
Pot Size
Max Size Flower Color
Type
Trees
EXISTING PAVED DRIVEWAY
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
7
5g
20' x 10'
Pink
Deciduous
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
7
7g
20' x 8'
White
Evergreen
FL Maple
Acer barbatum
4
5g
50' x 20'
None
Deciduous
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
5
3g
12' x 10'
White
Deciduous
Shrubs
BLDG. 980
DECK
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
12
5g
7' x 10'
None
Palm
Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
2
4g
6' x 6'
None
Palm
Cherokee Bean
Erythrina herbacea
14
1g
8' x 8'
Red
Deciduous
Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
16
1g
3' x 4'
White
Evergreen
Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaries
150
1g
3' x 3'
Purple
Grass
31
1g
3' x 3'
White-tan
Grass
Grasses Eragrostis elliottii
Wildflowers Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
18
4"
3' x 1'
Red
Perennial
Beach Sunflower
Helianthis debilis
234 sq ft
Seed
2' x 4'
Yellow
Perennial
Common Yarrow
Achillea millifolium
507 sq ft
Seed
3' x 1'
White
Perennial
571 sq ft
Seed
2' x 1'
Purple
Perennial
Carolina Wild Petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
WOODEN WALK
Chapman's Goldenrod Solidago odora
PARKING
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
455
3"
3' x 1'
Yellow
Perennial
74
3.5"
1' x 1'
Red
Perennial
Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
96 sq ft
Seed
2' x 4'
Pink / Purple
Perennial
Dotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
169 sq ft
Seed
4' x 2'
White / Purple
Perennial
Phlox
Phlox spp.
1,356 sq ft
Seed
2' x 1'
Red / Lavender
Perennial
Scarlet Sage
Salvia coccinea
221 sq ft
Seed
3' x 2'
Red
Perennial
Fringed Blue Star
Amsonia ciliata
173 sq ft
Seed
2'' x 2'
Violet
Perennial
Forked Bluecurls
Tricostema dichotomum
142 sq ft
Seed
2' x 1'
Blue
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pulchella
776 sq ft
Seed
2' x 1'
Red / Yellow
Annual
Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
864 sq ft
Seed
3' x 2'
Yellow
Annual
Wood Violet
Viola floridana
22 sq ft
Seed
.5'
Violet
Annual
Yellow
Evergreen
Wildflower Mix A
Annual
1,222 sq ft Pityopsis graminifolia
30%
Seed
3' x 2'
Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
20%
Seed
2' x 4'
Blazing star
Liatris spp.
5%
Seed
4' x .5'
Purple
Perennial
Scarlet Sage
Salvia coccinea
10%
Seed
3' x 2'
Red
Perennial
Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
10%
Seed
3' x 2'
Yellow
Annual
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pulchella
20%
Seed
2' x 1'
Red / Yellow
Annual
Standing Cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
5%
Seed
2' x 1'
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
129
1g
Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes candida
1,500
1qt Seed
1' x 1'
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
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Pink / Purple
Perennial
Red
Annual
.5' x 20'
Pink
Perennial
12"
White
Perennial
Purple
Perennial
Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
255 sq ft
Vines 15
1g
30' x 8'
Red
Deciduous
Carolina Jesamine Gelsemium sempervirens
Trumpet-vine
15
1g
25'
Yellow
Evergreen
Maypop
Passiflora incarnata
8
1qt
.5' x 6'
Purple
Deciduous
Maiden fern
Thelypteris spp
16
1qt
2' x 2'
None
Perennial
Campsis radicans
Ferns
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Ground Cover
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PROPOSED SOLAR HOUSE
Love Grass
Japan Internship June 2013-January 2014
Yongding North Shore Park, Beijing
These graphics shown are ones that I helped on during the design phase of this project. I helped set up the site analysis and concepts in Illustrator and helped in rendering the final product. The sections shown are two of the sections I did, one viewing across the park and another view from the river. I also helped with Photoshop work and putting together presentations to show the client.
Dalian Jinma Center, Dalian
Shinagawa Parks
In Tokyo there is a requirement that every 250 meters there has to be a park that can double for an emergency gathering space. This project was a renovation of the more aging parks and the city approved of 12 in total, many of varying size.
Chiba Sports Park
Detail work and master planning of the next phase of a local sports park.
Senior Capstone Ocala to Matanzas Connector
Introduction and History
The green path traces the Cross Florida Greenway across three counties. In the mid-20th century there was a plan to cut a barge canal across North Florida from the Withlacoochee River, through Marion County, and into the St. Johns River via the Ocklawaha. It would have been extremely detrimental to the environment but thanks to some great crusading by environmentalists it finally got closed down. Now that the government had all this land they needed something to do with it and thus the Cross Florida Greenway was born. The Cross Florida Greenway has a mixture of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails some of which, like the Santos bike trails, are quite famous. It is not fully complete and being done in stages but eventually you will be able go from the Gulf of Mexico to the St Johns River all on trails. An added bonus is that this has protected some of the only green space cutting continuously through Ocala allowing for an East to West flow of wildlife to and from the Ocala National Forest.
Species Richness across the corridor of study. 1-2 Species per Acre 11+ Species per Acre
Map of Black Bear Habitat in Florida. The red circle denotes the area of focus.
The cross Florida Greenway ends on the west side of the St. Johns River at the most narrow portion of the river. The main species that uses that as a crossing is the Florida Black bear which is one of the larger mammals of Florida. As many large mammals across America it is in danger of having its breeding populations cut off from each other by habitat fragmentation. Between the St. Johns and the Atlantic Ocean there is an existing corridor for wildlife to use but the end points are in danger of being developed and cutting off the populations. By continuing the idea of the Cross Florida Greenway across the river you are able to preserve those vital endpoints before they are developed.
Location/ Habitat
Located in North East Florida the site I chose is just on the other side of the St Johns River from the Cross Florida Greenway. The town of Satsuma is the closest residential area but is surrounded by quite well preserved wilderness. The corridor would connect from Matanzas State Forest near the Atlantic Ocean to the Seven Sisters islands along the St Johns River. Along it would run a greenway with paths and access nodes for bikers, hikers, camping and horseback riders. My area of focus is on the western edge of the corridor where there is the most activity and access nodes as well as being in the most danger of habitat loss.
Farmland
High Pine Forest
Natural Communities of the Corridor of Study Water/ Wetlands Farmland/ Tree-farms Dry Wilderness Residential
Gopher Tortoise Habitat
Concepts/ Connections
Showing the distance between the three nodes around the city of Satsuma with the proposed flow of my project’s greenway bisected by the East Coast Greenway. This map shows the proposed east coast Greenway which is a bike route along the east coast. A portion of which goes through my area of focus.
Site Analysis
Seven Sisters Islands
Seven Sisters Islands is the first location along the proposed greenway as it is the furthest west and has that critical portion of shoreline that allows for animals to cross the St Johns River. Being along a failed development site it has many existing dirt roads that can be re-purposed into an off road biking experience. The main entrance will be a staging ground for bicyclists with repair stations and pumps along with a picnic area modeled after the native American villages that used to dot the area.
Murphy Creek
Murphy Creek is just on the other side of a railroad from Seven Sisters and has already existing hiking trails. The current entrance is quite hidden though so not many people know about it or how to get to it. A new entrance location can help advertise it and bring more awareness to the area. The new entrance will have the same design style of the Seven Sisters location including a children’s area designed after Native American Villages. The paths will go along existing paths except to continue on through Murphy Creek under a bridge and on to the biggest site of Dunn’s Creek.
Dunns Creek
Dunns Creek is currently a conservation area that is on the path to be a state Park. It is a varied area of Pine Flatwoods, Cypress Swamp, and Ravine hammocks. Several varied locations allow for many activities in the area including drive up camping near the entrance, primitive camping which gives a good two mile hike, and a landing area along the river allowing for Kayak camping.
Main Entrance located further back so a nice winding drive can showcase the natural environments.
Kayak camping along one of the few open spots along the river. An existing structure can be used to house Kayaks and a park ranger while further back in the trees are camping sites.
The Primitive camping has branches going off the main trail to group and single campsites that can be alternated out with other areas to recover. They will also be spaced widely so as each camping group can have plenty of privacy
Drive up camping will have Restrooms located and widely spaced camp sites that can be moved so each area can rest and recover from human interaction.
Art