240 GREENWICH STREET: PLAZA AND STREETSCAPE NEW YORK, NY
SPACES AS PLACES URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES SAN DIEGO, CA
TOTTENVILLE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT NEW YORK, NY
LGBT MEMORIAL NEW YORK, NY
MOREHOUSE CAMPUS SAN DIEGO, CA
4 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE SANTA ANA, CA
SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN: PHASE II MASTER PLAN NEW YORK, NY
BREEZY POINT RFP NEW YORK, NY
BROOKLYN SKYWAY RFP NEW YORK, NY
PULASKI PARK JERSEY CITY, NJ
INDIANA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER BLOOMINGTON, IN
reLOOP: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN NASHVILLE, TN
REVERSE ENGINEERING: CAMPUS DESIGN CHAMPAIGN, IL
CHOUTEAU’S POND MORPHOLOGY ST. LOUIS, MO
JOHN WHALEN JOHN WHALEN
URBAN DESIGN + PLANNING PORTFOLIO
240 GREENWICH STREET
DATES: 1/1/2018-ONGOING
CLIENT: PRIVATE BANK
LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY
STANTEC WAS HIRED TO CONSULT ON THE DESIGN OF A 7,000 SQUARE FOOT PLAZA AS WELL AS THE STREETSCAPE FOR THREE FRONTAGES ALONG A LARGE OFFICE BUILDING IN TRIBECA.
THE DESIGN FOR THE PLAZA INCLUDES AN ENGINEERED SURFACE BRIDGING OVER UNIQUE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO PROTECT AN ESTABLISHED MATURE TREE CANOPY. THE UNDULATING SEAT WALLS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THEIR FOUNDATIONS TO SENSITIVE ROOT ZONE AREAS AS WELL AS FOSTER SOCIAL INTERACTIVITY WITHIN THE PLAZA.
PROPOSED PLAZA SITE PLAN SEATWALL
BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF PROPOSED PLAZA
TREE PROTECTION CHAMBER FLUSH PEDESTRIAN PLAZA
TREE GRATE
SUB-FRAME / GRATING
RENDERING OF PROPOSED PLAZA
SPACES AS PLACES DESIGN GUIDELINES
DATES: 2021-PRESENT
LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS DEVELOPING DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE UTILIZED FOR BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USE AFTER THE TEMPORARY PANDEMIC OUTDOOR DINING RULES ARE ENDED TOOK THE LEAD IN DEVELOPING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES MANUAL BY AUTHORING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND MANAGING A CONSULTANT (MIG) TO CREATE THE FINAL DOCUMENT.
SELECT CHAPTER FROM DESIGN GUIDELINES. GRAPHICS BY MIG.
STREETARY
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO LONG RANGE PLANNING
IN TERMS OF AREA - DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE LARGEST DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A DRAMATIC SURGE IN NEW HOUSING AND LARGE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. USING MAPPING AND GIS SPATIAL ANALYST TOOLS, THE CITY CAN STUDY THE SUCCESS OF EXISTING POLICIES AND PUBLIC AMENITIES AS WELL AS DEVELOP NEW PLANS THAT SUPPORT THE ONGOING TRANSFORMATION OF DOWNTOWN SUCH AS NEW GREENWAYS, PARKS, AND PEDESTRIAN PROMENADES.
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PERMIT REVIEW
AN INTERACTIVE STORYMAP WAS ALSO DEVELOPED TO SHARE PAST VISIONS AND IDENTIFY FUTURE AREAS FOR PLANNING FOCUS.
EARTHEN BERM
TOTTENVILLE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
DATES: 1/1/2018-ONGOING
CLIENT: DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (DASNY), GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF STORM RECOVERY (GOSR) LOCATION: TOTTENVILLE, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, NY
A MILE LONG RESILIENCE PROJECT IN STATEN ISLAND, NY - STANTEC IS DESIGNING A SERIES OF SHORELINE LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCAPE’S LIVING BREAKWATER SYSTEM. TOGETHER, BOTH SYSTEMS FORM A LAYERED APPROACH TO ATTENUATE WAVE ACTION AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM STORM SURGE. THE SHORELINE ELEMENTS ALSO LINK TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW WATERFRONT PARK.
points to the Park from one to nine as well as introduces other pedestrian stair access points to the beach. Additionally, the project provides one ADA access point to the beach at Page Ave allowing for beach access as well as easy access for kayak users.
RENDERING OF PROPOSED
LGBT MEMORIAL
DATES: 9/2017-6/24/2018
CLIENT: NEW YORK STATE PARKS
LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY
STANTEC WAS HIRED TO CONSULT REALIZE THE VISION FOR A MEMORIAL GARDEN IN HUDSON RIVER PARK HONORING LGBT VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES IN RESPONSE TO THE 2016 SHOOTING AT THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB IN ORLANDO.
LARGE SCULPTURAL BRONZE CAST STONES DESIGNED BY ARTIST ANTHONY GOICOLEA ARE DISTRIBUTED OVER THE SITE TO CREATE A GARDEN WITH AN ADA ACCESSIBLE PATH BORDERED BY LUSH PLANTING, OPEN LAWN AND BOUND AGGREGATE.
IMAGES OF SITE, LATE SUMMER 2019
IMAGES OF SITE, LATE SUMMER 2019
IMAGES OF SITE, EARLY SUMMER 2019
MOREHOUSE CAMPUS
DATES: 2019-PRESENT
LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA
GROUNDLEVEL LED THE SITE DESIGN FOR A CORPORATE CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING DESIGNING A NEW AMENITIES SPACE, STREETSCAPES AND PLANTING AREAS.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
DATES: 1/1/2020-ONGOING
CLIENT: PRIVATE CLIENT
LOCATION: SANTA ANA, CA
GROUNDLEVEL WAS HIRED TO UPDATE THE EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE AND AMENITY AREA FOR A PRIVATE CORPORATE CAMPUS. PROPOSED DESIGN INCLUDES SHADE STRUCTURES, TURF LAWN, AND CONCRETE RETAINING WALLS FORMING PLANTING BEDS.
SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN PHASE II: SUNSET PARK
DATES: 2017
CLIENT: PRIVATE CLIENT
LOCATION: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
AS PART OF A MASTER PLAN FRAMEWORK STUDY FOR THE SUNSET PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN BROOKLYN, THE HISTORICAL MANUFACTURING PORTS OF THE CITY WERE IDENTIFIED AS WELL AS THE EXISTING MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. RESILIENCE TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND GENERAL ZONING WERE ALSO STUDIED TO CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF EXISTING ‘DISTRICTS’.
SUNSET PARK - SITE ANALYSIS
BREEZY POINT RFP
DATES: 2016
CLIENT: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION
LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY
DESIGN STUDIES PRODUCED FOR RESILIENCE RFP, FOCUSING ON DIFFERING APPROACHES TO CREATING A PROTECTED SHORELINE INCLUDING DEPLOYABLE BARRIERS, INTEGRATED PUBLIC AMENITIES SUCH AS SEATWALLS AS WELL AS LARGE DUNE STRUCTURES.
BULKHEAD PROTECTION
DEPLOYABLE SYSTEM PROTECTION
SEAT WALL
NATIVE PLANTINGS
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
BULKHEAD STRUCTURE
DOUBLE DUNE PROTECTION
MULTI-DUNE PROTECTION
EXISTING PROTECTED OPEN SPACE
PROTECTIVE DUNE - II
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
PROTECTIVE DUNE -
EXISTING
DATES: 2016
ANALYSIS DIAGRAM PREPARED TO ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OF SKYWAY IN THE CONTEXT OF EXISTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND LARGE PROPOSED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS.
PULASKI PARK
DATES: 2016-ON HOLD
CLIENT: NEW JERSEY DOT
LOCATION: JERSEY CITY, NJ
AECOM WAS HIRED TO DEVELOP A SCHEMATIC DESIGN PACKAGE FOR A SMALL PARKLET WITHIN THE SITE CONTRACT LIMITS. THE PARKLET IS BORDERED BY A RAVINE AND HEAVILY TRAVELED ROUTE 139. THE CHANGES IN PAVING ORIENTATION ARE DESIGNED TO ACCENTUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOOKS WITHIN AN OTHERWISE LINEAR SPACE. THE GARDENS CORRESPOND TO THE PAVING PATTERNS, AND HAVE CLUSTERS OF PERENNIALS PLACED ADJACENT TO CUSTOM DESIGNED BENCHES MEANT TO PERCH ON THE THRESHOLD OF HARDSCAPE AND VEGETATION.
Section Cut
Plank-Style Concrete Pavers
Ravine Wall
Planting Bed Lighting
Custom Bench
Custom Bench
INDIANA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
DATES: 2015-ONGOING
CLIENT: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: BLOOMINGTON IN
AS PART OF A PROPOSED REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DESIGN FOR INDIANA UNIVERSITY, A COMPREHENSIVE SITE ANALYSIS PACKAGE WAS DEVELOPED TO INFORM SITE PLANNING AS WELL ADDRESS ISSUES REGARDING EXISTING KARST SOIL LOCATIONS, PRESERVATION OF EXISTING MATURE TREES, AND FUTURE SITE DRAINAGE STRATEGIES.
IU HEALTH ACADEMIC HEALTH CAMPUS
HEALTH ACADEMIC HEALTH CAMPUS
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
reLOOP
DATES: 2014
STUDENT PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
FOR THE ANNUAL GERALD HINES URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF GRADUATE STUDENTS ENVISIONED A NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNED TO COMPLETE THE LOOP OF WASTE, BY ESTABLISHING BOTH PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (VIA APP) TO SOURCE FRESH FOODS AND COMPOSTING RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, TO ADDRESS LOCAL FLOODING CONCERNS, A LARGE WATERFRONT MARKET FORMS A NEW RESILIENT EDGE OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, AND ACTS AS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL FLOOD BARRIER.
RELOOP APP THE SMART PHONE APP UTILIZES GPS TO HELP CONNECT LOCAL USERS EITHER SELLING OR SEEKING FRESH FOOD.
Cultivating Resiliency for a Full Circle Lifestyle
PUBLIC, SEMI-PRIVATE AND PRIVATE GARDENS SITUATED ON TERRACES TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL GROWING CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL GROWING NETWORK.
HEALTH ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE
RESILIENT FARMER’S MARKET
MULTI-USE PATHWAY
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT WITH GARDEN TERRACES
RENDERING
‘REVERSE ENGINEERING’
DATES: 2014
STUDENT PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANACHAMPAIGN
AWARDS: ASLA HONOR AWARD - STUDENT COLLABORATION (2015); RUNNER-UP - MASTER PLAN CATEGORY, EPA CAMPUS RAINWORKS CHALLENGE (2014)
existing creek conditions
existing creek conditions
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STUDENT TEAM EFFORT, THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE REHABILITATION OF THE BONEYARD CREEK IN CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL. THE APPROACH COALESCES MULTIPLE SCALES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP A LAYERED APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVELY RECONFIGURE A GREY DRAINAGE DITCH INTO AN ARTERIAL SOCIAL CONNECTOR.
1_CONTROL AN EXISTING DETENTION BASIN CONTROLS THE VOLUME OF WATER RELEASED DOWNSTREAM.
2_REMEDIATING TERRACES
SERIES OF TERRACES REMOVE ANY UPSTREAM REMNANT CONTAMINANTS.
3_THE ‘POOL’
CLEAN WATER IS ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC, IN THE FORM OF AN OPEN SWIMMING ‘HOLE’
4_LINEAR
CONNECTION
WATER CHANNEL RETURNS TO SHALLOW DEPTH, FLANKED PATHWAYS AND TERRACED ECOLOGIES CLEANSING RUNOFF BEFORE ENTERING THE CREEK.
RENDERING OF THE ‘POOL’,
SUMMER
RENDERING OF CREEK, WINTER
MASTER’S THESIS: INDUSTRIAL ERASURE AND LANDSCAPES PAST: THE CASE OF CHOUTEAU’S POND IN ST. LOUIS
DATES: 2015 MLA
LOCATION: ST. LOUIS, MO
WITH THE GOAL OF EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND POST INDUSTRIAL ERASURE, THIS THESIS STUDIED THE MORPHOLOGY OF A SITE IN ST. LOUIS NEAR THE FORMER LOCATION OF A LARGE MAN-MADE BODY OF WATER CALLED CHOUTEAU’S POND.
