KJIRSTEN ALEXANDER landscape architecture / urban design
climate adaptation
reclamation
community / park design
urban forestry
open lawn
existing andromeda native perennial planting bed
random rectangular bluestone retaining wall seating
compost
HAND DRAWING / ARTWORK
Chasmanthium
Whitcomb Residence
P l a n t i n g a n d Pat i o P l a n
planting / residential design
April 2013
design - build
digital / physical modeling
artwork / hand drawing
KJIRSTEN ALEXANDER landscape architecture / urban design
COASTAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION
JAMAICA BAY brooklyn / queens ny Kjirsten Alexander with CCNY Jamaica Bay Team
coastal climate adaptation
adaptation strategy and design integrate science and design into the climate adaptation process ArcGIS • AutoCAD • Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • Modeling
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Structures of Coastal Resilience is a fouruniversity research effort examining four vulnerable sites along the North Atlantic coast that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and led by Guy Nordenson, it has operated in parallel to the US Army Corps of Engineers’ North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study with the aim of informing and advancing their traditional design and engineering approach. The City College of New York Jamaica Bay team is Catherine Seavitt, Kjirsten Alexander, Danae Alessi, and Eli Sands.
The Jamaica Bay Resiliency Strategies merge novel techniques of ecosystem restoration with layered nature-based protective features. The Resiliency Master Plan is a three-pronged design approach: improvement of water quality and circulation throughout the bay, enhancement and elevation of coastal verges at back-bay communities, and the development of atoll terraces through bay nourishment and sediment capture at the salt marsh islands.
RESILIENCY DESIGN PLAN
park design
urban forestry
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
INFRASTRUCTURAL VULNERABILITY MARSH LOSS
design build
DENSITY - ETHNICITY
DENSITY - SOCIAL RISK FACTORS
SPECIES - HABITAT
JAMAICA BAY brooklyn / queens ny Kjirsten Alexander with CCNY Jamaica Bay Team
FLOW STRATEGY
case study: Fort Tilden Overwash Plain
Increased hydrologic flow is essential to the bay’s long-term ecological sustainability. Improving flushing through the introduction of tidal inlets, overwash plains, and sunken tunnels will reduce residence time, particularly important in the deep borrow pits in the easternmost reaches of the bay. Increased exchange with the ocean will flush excess nitrogen and other pollutants, raise dissolved oxygen levels and introduce sediment to support the nourishment and accretion of the marsh islands. It may also reduce impacts from surge by providing additional outlets for the retreat of floodwaters.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
JAMAICA BAY brooklyn / queens ny Kjirsten Alexander with CCNY Jamaica Bay Team
VERGE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY neighborhood case study: Howard Beach
“Verge enhancements� improve security for vulnerable backbay communities through a layered system of marsh terraces, earthen berms, and attenuation forests. The proposal takes advantage of existing high ground and the linear infrastructure of the Belt Parkway, tying in elevated berms to create a continuous elevated buffer from Plumb Beach, Mill Creek, and Canarsie to Howard Beach. These enhanced verges are foregrounded by low marsh, high marsh, and upland planting zones, providing additional mitigation of wave energy as well as public space. Densely planted sunken maritime forests are established behind the berm.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
JAMAICA BAY brooklyn / queens ny Kjirsten Alexander with CCNY Jamaica Bay Team
ATOLL TERRACE / ISLAND MOTOR STRATEGY case study: Little Egg Marsh
The Island Motor strategy proposes efficient and strategic placement of locally dredged sediment resources to restore salt marsh islands and enhance their capacity to accrete and keep up with sea level rise. The atoll terrace is a perimeter ridge designed to reduce wind fetch and wave energy in low-grade, high frequency storms. The slopes intercept suspended sediment and allow for upward migration of marsh grass.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PROJECT shanghai china Kjirsten Alexander Project with Guy Nordenson, Catherine Seavitt and Princeton University
adaptation strategy and design Princeton-Fung global forum GIS • Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • AutoCAD
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CONTEXT
This exhibition was produced for the Princeton-Fung Global Forum on the future of the city, held in Shanghai in January of 2013. Princeton Professors Guy Nordenson and Howard Stone and City College Professor Catherine Seavitt led the team in developing a strategy for coastal climate adaptation in Shanghai. The project showcases a methodology for designing adaptation solutions appropriate to the local context of different coastal cities. Three collaborative projects on New York, New Orleans, and Shanghai demonstrate this methodology. EDGE ATLAS
High resolution aerials are overlaid with 250-, 500- and 1000-year surge events, seawall height, and the coded edge condition.
Merging topographic and bathymetric datasets into a single system depicts a seamless landform with a flexible interface between land and water.
Aerial View
Topographic Digital Elevation Model
Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model
Merged Topobathy Digital Elevation Model
park design urban forestry design build planting design urban design
A decentralized, locally managed system embedded in the agricultural landscape of the Pudong Peninsula is the foundation for decreasing the vulnerability of Shanghai. Building on the idea of the Dutch polder system, low-tech earthen berm enclosures can capture, contain and slowly release water in the event of surge.
reclamation
PROPOSAL
climate adaptation mapping analysis modeling drawings
Major highways (yellow) bordering the peninsula are elevated to become buffers and evacuation routes. Offshore reef barriers help slow the surge and dampen its impact when it reaches the shore. Layered chenier strand plain berms buffer the flow inland, while two bands of polders capture and retain storm water.
URBAN DESIGN / URBAN FORESTRY
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CONSOLIDATING THE WEST henderson nv Kjirsten Alexander
urban systems design
water management analysis - proposal S.L.U.M. Lab publication • fall 2011 Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign
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This is a strategy to shrink Henderson to reflect its resources. Decisions are based on spatial analysis of the water pumping and distribution network, the densest foreclosure areas and, conversely, the most viable neighborhoods based on occupancy and home quality, size and value.
subdivisions, climate change-induced drought and wasteful
agricultural pracƟces threaten
water supplies
What will become of Henderson during and aŌer this transiƟon? Will places like Henderson become the
next American ‘slums’?
How can contracƟon be managed
to avoid dangerous, unpleasant and wasteful situaƟons?
Henderson NV
D to Las Vegas
CASE 1 now places like Henderson, NV are experiencing
development whiplash
CASE 2
CASE 3
10,000’
CASE 1
This home in the Case 2 area saw its value dropped precipitously, leading to foreclosure. Its position far from central water infrastructure, in a cluster of low-density, oversized and undervalued homes makes it a potential case to be dismantled along with surrounding homes.
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to Las Vegas
to Las Vegas
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CASE 1
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where to
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building footprint street
planting design
lot line
urban design climate adaptation
Lot Analysis building footprint street lot line Henderson NV Henderson NV
STRATEGY WHEEL to Las Vegas
Building - Lot Detail Building - Lotfootprint Detail building street building footprint
to Las Vegas
lot line street
Diagram Keys:
lot line
Building - Lot Detail
ms analyze different typologies of se�lements within Henderson. Three building footprint
to Las Vegas
Diagram Keys:
lot line
Lot Analysis
Lot Analysis building footprint
building footprint Building - Lot Detail
street building footprint
street
building footprint
CASE 1
lot line street
street
path / driveway lot line
and efficiently consolidate the residents of Henderson 10,000’
CASE 1 CASE 2
tree//driveway planting path
Lot Analysis
tree / planting
building footprint
10,000’
These diagrams analyze street different typologies of se�lements within Henderson. Three
evaluated hydrologic, phsyiographrezoneCASE for1abandonmentic. and economic evaluatedvariables hydrologic, phsyiographwhere to Lot Analysis
CASE 3 building footprint street
lot line These diagrams typologies based on of se�lements within Henderson. Three examples are analyze different
examples are
path / driveway tree / planting
based on . This can help determine
drawings
CASE 2 2 CASE 3 lotCASE line CASE 3
lot line
modeling
street
CASE 1 CASE 1 Building - Lot Detail
Diagram Keys:based on hydrologic, phsyiographevaluated economic variables. This can help determine where to
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mapping analysis
path / drivewayDiagram Keys: Diagram Keys: tree / planting
CRITERIA DIAGRAM
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design build
Building - Lot Detail
The strategy wheel weighs various criteria including the water supply network, drainage infrastructure, and the spatial and economic patterns of settlement and foreclosure to determine where to safely and efficiently consolidate the residents of Henderson and which areas to zone for abandonment.
urban forestry
Diagram Keys:
park design
Three neighborhood examples are evaluated based on water supply constraints as well as physiographic and economic variables. Diagrams for each neighborhood reveal different typologies of settlements within the city of Henderson. These spatial differences play an important role in determining the viability of neighborhoods.
FLINT REFORESTED flint mi Kjirsten Alexander
urban forest design
city master plan and landscape design third year studio • fall 2011 Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • drawing
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Forestry in Flint is a long-term investment in Flint’s vacant land and a way for Flint to thrive as a 21st century post-industrial green city. This proposal is based on the studio proposition for rezoning Flint to consolidate residents into viable neighborhoods with varied lifestyle options and to repurpose the spaces in between. Broad swaths of land freed by neighborhood consolidation accommodate large-scale timber production. This creates a long-term profitable landscape and forges a link to Genesee County as plantations expand beyond the city to occupy vacant land in the surrounding region.
forest type 3: christmas tree farm
Christmas tree farms are a productive land use option for large-lot owners at the periphery of dense residential zones. High turnover, small scale plantings make good neighbors.
PHASE TWO
PHASE THREE
PHASE FOUR
PHASE FIVE
PHASE SIX
phased plan
PHASE ONE
.5 mile
0-5 years
30 years
10 years
g
HARVEST high-turnover species (balsam fir) around hotspots p to allow for future expansion p
first stage
50 years
HARVEST second staage g
replant or expand residential
replant or expand residential
h d staage HARVEST third replant or expand residential
80 years
HARVEST
100 years
fourth stage
replant or expand residential
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
renderings
conceptual plan
FLINT REFORESTED
forest type 5: row plantations
Kjirsten Alexander
PHASE ONE
PHASE TWO
PHASE THREE
30 years
10 years
PHASE FOUR
PHASE FIVE
PHASE SIX
80 years
50 years
100 years
GOALS and BENEFITS: • efficient growth and harvest • larger scale productivity • connection to county OWNERSHIP / MANAGEMENT: • extension program • priority given to minimal management soil tolerance, pest free native species • high-yield species including red pine, white pine and poplar
all avvvailable ailable lots in Flint planted p d
vacant lots in zones with less than 30% occupancy
SET UP NURSERY prepare vacant brownfields break concrete, treat soil
EXPAND NURSERY
PLANT
strips in vacant brownfields
rows in county p prioritize vacant agricultural g land
laantations HARVEST stage one of softwood row pplantations HARVEST
expand plantations in county as seedlings g become available
PHASE 3 EXPANSION
INCREMENTAL INFILL
ROW PLANTATIONS
PHASE 2 INFILL
High visibility plantations at gateway to Flint demonstrate the city’s new, productive landscape identity
PHASE I INFILL
EXISTING CONDITION
SITING CRITERIA: • large contiguous open spaces (to maximize growth potential and harvest efficiency) • not appropriate for areas directly adjacent to riparian corridor or residential neighborhood
HARVEST
stage one of hardwood row plantations
HARVEST
stage three of softwood row plantations
stage two of row plantations (hardwoods)
park design
ROW PLANTATIONS SPECIES SELECTION MATRIX
50-80’ 25-35’
well drained acidic moist fertile
moist well drained rich acidic
light sandy moist, well drained ok
medium 60-75’ 25-35’
lumber
medium
lumber firewood pulpwood
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5.9
236000
3.8
290000
4.8
365000
2.5
160000
3.3
250000
2
80000
2.5
160000
6.1
390000
4
608000
4
768000
2
192000
x
700000
4
608000
lumber lumber
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
lumber
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
acidic alkaline wet
lumber firewood pulpwood
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
pollution and compacted ok acidic, drought tolerant loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, clay soils
lumber
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
very tolerant fixes nitrogen
lumber pulpwood mixed plant
15-30’
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
wildlife food
slow 60-80’
moist soil
wildlife food
EASTERN RED CEDAR Juniperus virginiana
50-80’ 25-35’
well-drained, moist, acidic, dry, wet soils
medium 60-115’
25-35’
well drained soil
slow 30-70’
ok on droughty infertile sandy rocky soils
15-25’
well-drained, fine textured soils / moist, cool, acidic soil, tolerates some salt
tolerant of most soils acidic, alkaline, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam, well drained, wide range, clay
slow 40-75’ 15-25’
medium 40-50’ 15-25’
lumber
fast
pulpwood
25-35’
lumber
50-75’
decking utility poles
wide range acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well drained, wet, clay soils
medium
pulpwood
very tolerant fixes nitrogen
lumber Christmas
50-75’ 25-35’
lumber
BALSAM FIR Abies balsamea
fast
<20’
20-30’
300-500
JACK PINE Pinus banksiana
fast
300-500
RED PINE / NORWAY PINE Pinus resinosa
25-35’
600-1000
BLACK WALNUT Juglans nigra
60-75’
600-1000
BLACK LOCUST Robinia pseudoacacia
fast
600-1000
AUTUMN OLIVE Elaeagnus umbellata
40-50’ 35’
pulpwood
very fast
well-drained moderately moist fertile no confined areas no salt
1200
RED OAK Quercus rubra
300-500
35’
Populus deltoides x Populus nigra
WHITE PINE Pinus strobus
NATIVE SOFTWOODS
60-75’
600-1000
NATIVE HARDWOODS
HYBRID POPLAR
slow-medium
pulpwood
15’
MAPLE Acer saccharum
rapid growth
wildlife food stimulates self pruning
stimulates self pruning
wildlife food
white pine blister rust white pine weevil
self pruning
susceptible to insect and disease - Scleroderris canker white pine weevil, jack pine sawfly, jack pine budworm
high survival rate self pruning pest free
nesting for end endangered K Kirtland's Warbler
susceptible to frost - plant in protected upland areas spruce budworm (fraser fir less susceptible)
wildlife food
modeling
375000
mapping analysis
4.9
climate adaptation
intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
urban design
200000
planting design
3.2
medium
15-25’
1
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[ ALL HARDWOODS: ] intensive weed control corrective pruning to produce quality trees
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50 YEARS
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300-500
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HICKORY Carya laciniosa
30 YEARS
t at eigh
300-500
CHERRY Prunus serotina
20 YEARS
rate
design build
YELLOW BIRCH Betula alleghaniensis
wth Gro
300-500
10 YEARS
ASH Fraxinus americana
tern
pat
300-500
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300-500
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300-500
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300-500
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drawings
COMMUNITY / PARK DESIGN
SOUNDVIEW PARK bronx ny Kjirsten Alexander
joint project with partner Jing Fan
community and park design
park design and community plan second year studio • spring 2011 Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • drawing
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A multifunctional ring connector and complete street system unite Soundview Houses with the community and Soundview Park. The ring has a distinct street design and paving pattern, and organizes programming along its route.
Within the Soundview Houses site additional building density and pedestrian friendly through streets activate underutilized space and minimize isolation from the rest of the neighborhood. Across from the houses where the eastern park border meets Soundview Parkway, a ribbon of community gardens activates the park edge, enhances residents’ sense of ownership, and increases eyes on the street.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
SOUNDVIEW PARK Kjirsten Alexander
FIGURE-GROUND
CIRCULATION
PROGRAMS
VEGETATION
TOPOGRAPHY
bronx ny
joint project with partner Jing Fan
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
open lawn
existing andromeda native perennial planting bed
random rectangular bluestone retaining wall seating
compost
PLANTING / RESIDENTIAL DESIGN P l a n t i n g a n d Pat i o P l a n
PRATT INSTITUTE brooklyn ny
Kjirsten Alexander joint project with Shannon Hayes and Keith Lindberg
engineering quad redesign
campus planting design consultation June-October 2012 Realtime Landscaping Pro â&#x20AC;˘ Photoshop â&#x20AC;˘ drawing
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THE GROVE On the south quad the old sycamores give way to a rare sunny area where we sited an intimate grove at the crossroads of two new pathways. Small scale birch trees with their narrow spread and dappled shade punctuate this nexus. Finely textured plantings such as tall grasses and juniper shrubs combine with bright perennial flowers to contrast with the black and white birch bark of Betula pendula. Seating opportunities on large rough hewn stones or simple wooden benches are situated among the plantings.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation
planting design urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
HOME LANDSCAPE
8
S2
Cornus sericea
Red Twig Dogwood
6’ - 9‘ tall and 8’ - 12’ wide
Moderate
3
S3
Juniperus horizontalis 'calgary carpet'
Creeping Juniper
9” tall and 10’ wide
Moderate
port washington ny
Kjirsten Alexander with Danae Alessi SEASONAL CHART
residential planting design
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
Ajuga reptans(Catlin’s Giant)
planting plan and path layout purpose: private client tools: Illustrator • Photoshop • hand drawing • Rhino project type:
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides(Leadwort) Epimedium x perralchicum(Barrenwort) Astilbe (Red) Astilbe (White) Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Karl Foerster) Chasmanthium latifolium (N. Sea Oats) Dryopteris erythrosora(Autumn Fern) Heuchera(Coral Bells) Hosta (Big Daddy) Hosta (Bright Lights) Polygonatum biflorum(Solomon’s Seal) Sisyrinchium angustifolium(Blue-Eyed Grass) Aronia melanocarpa(Black Chokeberry) Cornus sericea(Red Twig Dogwood) Juniperus horizontalis (Juniper)
seasonal interest chart PROPOSED PLAN PLANT LIST QTY.
BOTANICAL NAME
SYM.
COMMON NAME
AVERAGE LANDSCAPE SIZE
GROWTH RATE
Groundcover: 400 sq. ft.
G1
Ajuga reptans 'chocolate chip' or 'caitlins giant'
Bugleweed
3” - 6” tall, 1’ - 2’ wide; flowers 8-10”
Moderate
375 sq. ft.
G2
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Leadwort
12” - 18” tall and wide
Fast
375 sq. ft.
G3
Epimedium x perralchicum
Barrenwort ‘Frohnleiten’
4” - 19” tall, to 3’ wide
Moderate
19
P1
Astilbe - white, deep red
1’ tall, 3’ wide; flowers to 2’ tall
Moderate
9
P2
Calamagrostis acutiflora
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
1 1/2 - 2’ tall and wide; flowers to 6’
Fast
21
P3
Chasmanthium latifolium
Sea Oats
2’ - 3’ tall and 2’ wide
Fast
Plant
Zweig / Rosendahl Residence
Sun Requirements
BLACK CHOKEBERRY (S1)
P6 S1
AUTUMN FERN (P4) RED TWIG DOGWOOD (S2) SOLOMON’S SEAL (P8) BUGLEWEED (G1)
S2
BARRENWORT (G3)
PACHYSANDRA (EXISTING) STEPPING STONE PATHWAY FEATHER REED GRASS (P2) BUGLEWEED (G1) SEA OATS (P3) ASTILBE (P1) PLANTING BED
S1
P9
P7
P9 P9
P4 P9 P4 P9 P9 P4 P4 P9
P4 P6 P8 P9P4P9P4 P4 P6 P8 P4 P7
S2
P8 S2
G1
S2
P6 S2
P8
G2
P8
P6
P9
G3 P9
P1
P9
P7 P3
P7
Dryopteris erythrosora Heuchera 'frosted violet'
P6
Hosta 'Big Daddy'
P7
Hosta 'Bright Lights'
P1 P1
P6
P8
11
P9
S2 3
S2 S1
8
S2 S3
Autumn Fern
Polygonatum biflorum
P3
P3 P3 P3 P3
P3 P3
P3 P3
1’ - 3’ tall and 1’ - 1 1/2’ wide
Moderate
12” - 18” tall and wide
Fast
3’ - 6‘ tall and wide 6’ - 9‘ tall and 8’ - 12’ wide
Slow Moderate
9” tall and 10’ wide
Moderate
Red Twig Dogwood
ASTILBE (P1)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Leadwort)
-Fall Color
Late summer
Epimedium x perralchicum (Barrenwort)
LEADWORT (G2)
G2
PURPLE LEAF REDBUD (OPTIONAL)
P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P3 P3 P2 P2 P2 P1 P1P1 P1 P1P1 P1 P1 P1 P3 P1
BUGLEWEED (G1) Winter Spring PACHYSANDRA (EXISTING)
G2
Summer
Fall
LEADWORT (G2)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides(Leadwort)
Evergreen
- Attracts Butterflies - Showy Flowers
Summer
Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Karl Foerster)
-Year-round interest -Flowers for Cutting
Spring
Summer / evergreen
Chasmanthium latifolium (N. Sea Oats)
-Flowers for Cutting
Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern)
-Year-round interest
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
-Flowers for Cutting
Late spring to late summer
Hosta (Big Daddy)
-Foliage color
Summer
Hosta (Bright Lights)
-Foliage color
Summer
Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon’s Seal)
-Showy Flowers
Summer
Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
-Showy Flowers
Late spring to early summer
Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)
-Attracts Wildlife
Spring
Cornus sericea (Red Twig Dogwood)
-Year-round interest
Spring
Juniperus horizontalis (Juniper)
-Year-round interest
Evergreen
Epimedium x perralchicum(Barrenwort)
PLANTING BED (BULBS)
Astilbe (Red)
P1
Astilbe (White)
G3 S3
planting layout plan
-Flowers for Cutting
Astilbe (White + Red)
Ajuga reptans(Catlin’s Giant)
P2
P3
Solomon's Seal
Bloom Season Spring to early summer
P7
P3 P3 P3
Moderate
SEAL Juniper (P8) Juniperus horizontalis 'calgary carpet'SOLOMON’S Creeping
SEASONAL CHART G1
P3 P3
Fast Moderate
15” tall and 48” wide
RED TWIG DOGWOOD (S2) Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa Cornus sericea
Slow
12” tall, 18” wide; flowers to 30” 3’ tall and 2’ wide
Hosta
HOSTA (P6 /Blue-eyed P7) Grass
P6 Sisyrinchium angustifolium Shrubs: P6
1 1/2’ - 2’ tall and 18” wide
Coral Bells Hosta
YEW (EXISTING)
P3
P3
G1
P4 P5
P8 P7 P8 P83 P8
P1 P1 P1 P1 P1
P7
S2
9 5 10 10 10
P9
P9 P9
P4 P8
P7
LEADWORT (G2)
BLUE-EYED GRASS (P9) HOSTA (P6 / P7)
S1
P7
Flower/Foliage Color
- Attracts Butterflies - Showy Flowers
Perennials: Astilbe
Key Features
Ajuga reptans (Catlin’s Giant)
Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Karl Foerster)
BARRENWORT (G3)
Chasmanthium latifolium (N. Sea Oats)
S3
Dryopteris erythrosora(Autumn Fern)
S3
CREEPING JUNIPER (S3) HOSTA (P7)
P7 P7 P7 P5 P5
Heuchera(Coral Bells)
CORAL BELLS (P5)
Hosta (Big Daddy)
P5 P5 P5
Hosta (Bright Lights) Polygonatum biflorum(Solomon’s Seal)
G1
BUGLEWEED (G1)
Sisyrinchium angustifolium(Blue-Eyed Grass) Aronia melanocarpa(Black Chokeberry) Cornus sericea(Red Twig Dogwood)
Juniperus horizontalis (Juniper)
ndahl Residence
sun - shade study
plant attributes and growth requirements
Zweig / Rosendahl Residence
Proposed Planting Plan
Plant List
park design
rendered plant texture plan
urban forestry
installation
design build
BARRENWORT (G3)
reclamation planting design urban design climate adaptation
plant palette NORTH FRONT
Astilbe
Boulder with grasses planting
PROPOSED PLAN
QTY.
BOTANICAL NAME
SYM.
COMMON NAME
AVERAGE LANDSCAPE SIZE
GROWTH RATE
Groundcover: 400 sq. ft.
G1
Ajuga reptans 'chocolate chip' or 'caitlins giant'
Bugleweed
3” - 6” tall, 1’ - 2’ wide; flowers 8-10”
Moderate
375 sq. ft.
G2
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Leadwort
12” - 18” tall and wide
Fast
375 sq. ft.
G3
Epimedium x perralchicum
Barrenwort ‘Frohnleiten’
4” - 19” tall, to 3’ wide
Moderate
Pachysandra terminalis (existing)
Plant
Sun Requirements
Astilbe
Astilbe - white, deep red
1’ tall, 3’ wide; flowers to 2’ tall
Moderate
P2
Calamagrostis acutiflora
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
1 1/2 - 2’ tall and wide; flowers to 6’
Fast
21
P3
Chasmanthium latifolium
Sea Oats
2’ - 3’ tall and 2’ wide
Fast
P4
Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern
1 1/2’ - 2’ tall and 18” wide
Slow
P5
Heuchera 'frosted violet'
Coral Bells
12” tall, 18” wide; flowers to 30”
Fast
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Hosta 'Big Daddy'
Hosta
3’ tall and 2’ wide
Moderate
10
P7
Hosta 'Bright Lights'
Hosta
15” tall and 48” wide
Moderate
10
P8
Polygonatum biflorum
Solomon's Seal
1’ - 3’ tall and 1’ - 1 1/2’ wide
Moderate
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Blue-eyed Grass
12” - 18” tall and wide
Fast
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Aronia melanocarpa Cornus sericea
Black Chokeberry Red Twig Dogwood
3’ - 6‘ tall and wide 6’ - 9‘ tall and 8’ - 12’ wide
Slow Moderate
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Juniperus horizontalis 'calgary carpet'
Creeping Juniper
9” tall and 10’ wide
Moderate
Shrubs:
-Fall Color
Late summer Cedrus atlantica glouca (existing)
Evergreen
-Flowers for Cutting
Epimedium x perralchicum (Barrenwort)
- Attracts Butterflies - Showy Flowers
Astilbe (White + Red) Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort
Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Karl Foerster)
-Year-round interest -Flowers for Cutting
Summer Feather Reed Grass Karl Foerster Chasmanthium latifolium Sea Oats
Spring
Epimedium x perralchicum Barrenwort
Chasmanthium latifolium (N. Sea Oats)
-Flowers for Cutting
Summer / evergreen
drawings
9 5
Ajuga reptans Bugleweed
Pennisetum setaceum Purple Fountain Grass
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Leadwort)
Bloom Season Spring to early summer
modeling
P1
9
Flower/Foliage Color
- Attracts Butterflies - Showy Flowers
Ajuga reptans (Catlin’s Giant)
Perennials: 19
Key Features
mapping analysis
plant schedule PLANT LIST
HOME LANDSCAPE
oldwick nj
Kjirsten Alexander for Back to Nature Home and Gardens
residential planting design
hardscape and planting plan private client AutoCAD • Photoshop • hand drawing
project type: purpose: tools:
ANEMONE SYLVESTRIS
ALLIUM
BLUEBERRY
SALVIA
RASPBERRY
front planting bed photoshop rendering
ERYNGIUM
VINCA - BLACKBERRY
SMOKEBUSH
backyard beds plant palette
I n s p i r at i on a l I m a g e s Ba c k Ya r d G a r de n
SCILLIA
LIATRIS
Meighan Residence June 2013
birch (existing) espalier pear
clematis, vinca fig liatris, allium, buddleja, anemone, eryngium 18” x 30” bluestone slab path
fig raspberry low bush blueberry
cut flowers: poppy, lily, tulip, iris, foxglove evergreen border: sarcacocca
planting bed and bluestone walkway layout plan
chester nj
park design
WOODLAND
Kjirsten Alexander with Mike Scholtz for Back to Nature Home and Gardens
woodland trails and playscape
circulation, play nodes, and planting plan private client Photoshop â&#x20AC;˘ hand drawing
urban forestry
project type: purpose: tools:
design build reclamation planting design urban design climate adaptation mapping analysis modeling
schematic design of ecologically restored woodland playscape with trail system, treehouse fort, fire pit, benches, picnic area and informal stream crossings
drawings
HOME LANDSCAPE
bernards township nj
Kjirsten Alexander for Back to Nature Home and Garden
residential landscape design
grading plan, driveway, parking court, stone wall design and planting plan private client AutoCAD • Photoshop • hand drawing
project type: purpose: tools:
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grade at foot of wall sidewalk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE PREPARED THIS PLAN AND THAT ALL DIMENSIONS AND INFORMATION ARE ACCURATE.
CAD BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS BASED ON A SURVEY PROVIDED BY YANNACCONE, VILLA AND ALDRICH, LLC CIVIL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS AND PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS ENTITLED "LOT DEVELOPMENT PLAN", DATED 2.22.2013 AND SIGNED 3.21.2013. YANNACONE LAND SURVEYING - LAND PLANNING 450 MAIN STREET, PO BOX 459, CHESTER NEW JERSEY 07930 PHONE: (908) 879-6646 FAX (908) 879-8591
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BIERGARTEN
park design
sparta nj
Kjirsten Alexander with Mike Scholtz and Seth Pearsoll for Back to Nature Home and Gardens
outdoor restaurant design
LA PROPOSED PERGO
48'
EXISTING FENCE h fence new gate throug
PLANTER SET v
custom circulation, seating, lighting and planting plan private client AutoCAD • Illustrator • Sketchup
purpose: tools:
urban forestry
project type:
ON SAND 3/8 PEA GRAVEL
ST. MORITZ BAR & GRILL OUTDOOR DINING ADDITION SEATING FOR 70 PEOPLE
little leaf linden
design build
proposed seating, circulation, planting and lighting plan
59'
TOTAL NEW IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE DOES NOT EXCEED 3,000 SQ FT. PEOPLE SEATING FOR 70
well lighting
Revisions: Date:
reclamation
TREE PIT
Description:
PLANTER SET III
PLANTER SET i
log bench
planting design
fire pit
PLANTER SET iI BOOTH SEATING new doorway PLANTER SET iv
0
4'
2'
existing conditions
3 8"pea
8'
16'
Scale: 1/4"=1'-0"
well lighting
GRAVEL AREA
ter station HOST DESK / compu
urban design
4' 5' 6"
zelkova 13' oc
PLANTER PLANTER MODULE MODULE I (16 total) I (16 total)
planter MODULE planter MODULE ii ii (2 total) (2 total)
22.5"
4' 4'
ST. MORITZ BAR & GRILL 9 WHITE DEER PLAZA SPARTA, NJ
host desk host desk PLAN VIEW PLAN VIEW
PLANTINGS PLANTINGS PERENNIAL PERENNIAL 1-2' HEIGHT 1-2' HEIGHT
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7' 1"
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planter MODULE ii (2 total)
40'
PLANTER set PLANTER set III III 5 modules5(I) modules (I)
support beam support 2" cross 2" x 2" cross 2" xbeam
host desk PLAN VIEW
PERENNIAL PLANTINGS 1-2' HEIGHT
DETAIL DETAIL DRAWINGS DRAWINGS
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4' 4' 3' 8"
x 6" clear cedar 2" x 6" clear 2" cedar
2' 6"
2' 6"
2" x 2" support 2" x 2" support 8'
4" x 4" post 4" x 4" post
4'
2' 6"
PLANTER set PLANTER set V V 3 modules3(I) modules (I) 2 modules2(II) modules (II)
2' 6"
19.5"
OUTSIDE 4'
19'
2' 9"
Revisions: Revisions: 2' 6"
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2' 6"
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top of soil
4"
INSIDE SECTION'
geotextile fabric lava rocks geotextile fabric steel mesh base SITS 20" from planter top 4" x 4" post 2" x 2" support
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booth seating booth seating PLAN VIEW PLAN VIEW
planter SETS 32'
PLANTER set I 4 modules (I)
modeling
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fire pit - fire - log bench log pit bench
2'
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PLAN VIEW
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PLAN VIEW PLAN VIEW
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log end veneer to match log benches
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cutom bench - planter details
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PLANTER set PLANTER set IV IV 1 module 1(I)module (I)
custom log bench detail VARIES
PL-1.0
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basemesh base steel meshsteel
Sketchup rendering
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mapping analysis
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planter SETS planter SETS
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MS - ka ms
Drawn By:
- prune existing honey locust
24'
PLAN VIEW PLAN VIEW
3/8
existing light pole ) (replace fixture
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2' 6"
top of soiltop of soil
12"
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to veneer to log end veneer log end benches log benches match logmatch
4"
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fire exit
climate adaptation
OUTSIDE OUTSIDE
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PROFILE VIEW PROFILE VIEW
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PLAN VIEW
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PLANTER set II 3 modules (I)
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2' 6"
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8'
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2'
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PLANTER set III 5 modules (I)
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DETAIL DRAWINGS 2' 6"
2" x 6" clear cedar
JUNE 2013 varies
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2" x 2" support
Project Number:Project Number: SMR1-D-101 SMR1-D-101
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CUSTOMCUSTOM LOG BENCH LOGWITH BENCH CEDAR WITH CEDAR PLANK SEATING PLANK SEATING SURFACESURFACE
NTS
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steel mesh base
4" x 4" post
PLANTER set IV 1 module (I)
PL-1.0 PL-1.0
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3/8
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fire pit - log bench
2' 6"
PLANTER set V 3 modules (I) 2 modules (II)
4'
19'
Revisions: 2' 6" 2' 6" 2' 6"
24'
Date: 1/4
drawings
1' 6"
22.5"
7' 1"
4"
ST. MORITZ ST.BAR MORITZ & GRILL BAR & GRILL 9 WHITE DEER 9 WHITE PLAZA DEER PLAZA SPARTA, NJ SPARTA, NJ
VARIES
Description:
DESIGN / BUILD
OUTDOOR LOUNGE CHAIR Kjirsten Alexander
design - build
design - modeling - construction design-build elective class • spring 2011 AutoCAD • hand drawing • japanese pull saw
project type: purpose: tools:
VERSION II (constructed):
The Puzzle Chair evokes the Adirondack chair with modified angles, minimal hardware and greater simplicity. One goal was for the chair to be easily assembled and dismantled. The pieces slide into place and lock together cleanly, joined with little or no hardware, using intersecting triangles that reinforce one another and distribute stress. The joinery relies on precise angled slots cut with simple hand tools.
park design
The Cocoon Chair was originally conceived of as a ground chair. That design element remained constant throughout the sketching and modeling process.
urban forestry design-build reclamation planting design urban design climate adaptation mapping analysis renderings
The chairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oversized scale, low platform, high solid back and asymmetrical side provides shelter from wind, creates a semiprivate space that envelopes the sitter, and allows for various free-form sitting positions.
modeling
VERSION I
RECLAMATION
COALSCAPE
reclaming the new appalachian plateaus Kjirsten Alexander
reclamation research, analysis and design thesis project spring 2012 - advisor C. Seavitt Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign ArcGIS • hand sketch
project type: purpose: tools:
Coalscape is a research investigation and design proposal to improve outcomes for mountaintop coal mine reclamation in Appalachia. Coal will produce energy for the foreseeable future, but we must manage the consequences of extraction with much greater care. A more holistic understanding of the context, the mining process and its impacts will lead us to sensitive, integrated solutions.
climate adaptation
MAT PATCHES
urban design
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
SPONGE PATCHES
planting design
OASIS PATCHES
reclamation
FLYWAY PATCHES
PREVAILING WINDS
SLOPE
TRIANGULATION
design build
ASPECT
urban forestry
TOXIC POOLS
park design
PATCH INTERVENTION SITING
COALSCAPE Kjirsten Alexander
0-5 years: patch establishment
5-10 years: patch development
Mining itself is a sequential process, and what follows in its footsteps must be a serial solution, designed to undergo succession.
10-20 years: merging patches
20-50 years: emerging ecologies
50+ years: evolving ecologies
park design urban forestry design build reclamation planting design urban design climate adaptation
5-10 years: patch development
10-20 years: merging patches
20-50 years: emerging ecologies
50+ years: evolving ecologies
mapping analysis
0-5 years: patch establishment
modeling drawings
HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS
COALSCAPE
COALSCAPE: reclaiming the new Appalachian plateaus
VIEW
channel-pool chain (existing post-reclamation conditions)
COALSCAPE: reclaiming the new Appalachian plateaus
Kjirsten Alexander
MINED MINED
TERRACE - POOL
form and phytoremediation
COALSCAPE: reclaiming the new Appalachian plateaus post mining conditions
UNMINED
GOALS:
series of sedimentation - phytoremediation cleansing pools flood control
0-5 years: patch establishment
5-10 years: patch development
exploration of surface flow logic reveals fractured runoff patterns in mined compared to unmined areas
10-20 years: merging patches
10-20 years: merging patches
Hydrology links ecological, social and health impacts. Ecologically important headwater streams start at the mountaintops; reclamation must manage erosion and flooding from the top down. At each level of the new valley fill different plant communities create habitat, stabilize soil and treat runoff in stages.
STABILIZED TERRACE STABILIZED TERRACE
SERIAL POOL SERIAL POOL Pteris vitata Brake Fern phytoextraction: As
Pteris vitata Brake Fern phytoextraction: As
Schoenoplectus robustus sturdy bulrush volatilization: Se high salinity
Eichhornia crassipes Water Hyacinth phytoextraction: Hg
sedimentation phytoremediation flood control
Jute mat stabilization
Ajuga reptans Bugelweed stabilization
erosion control
Liriope spicata Li stabilization
SERIAL POOLS:
VALLEY FILL
PHYTOREMEDIATION
section/plan - vegetation texture and pattern
EROSION CONTROL
PHYTOREMEDIATION FLOOD CONTROL HABITAT HOPE
FLOOD CONTROL HABITAT
POST-VALLEY FILL SECTION
design build
PRE-MINE VALLEY SECTION
urban forestry
FINISHING POOLS:
park design
OASIS - CATCHMENT: STABILIZED TERRACE:
reclamation planting design urban design climate adaptation mapping analysis
ilyturf
modeling drawings
The textural plan evokes merging patches and successional pools on a valley fill. The pattern reveals itself in glimpses from the ground, while from above the reclaimed mine appears as a distinctive human mark: a geoglyph of the fossil fuel era.
PHYSICAL / DIGITAL MODELING
MODELING
PHYSICAL MODELING
Kjirsten Alexander
Hobet 21 Mine scale and perspective study
Hobet 21 Mine terrain and hydrologic analysis
urban forestry
CONTOURS
park design
DIGITAL MODELING
design build planting design
FLOW ACCUMULATION
reclamation
FLOW DIRECTION
urban design mapping analysis
SHADED RELIEF
climate adaptation
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL
modeling drawings
ASPECT
MODELING
PHYSICAL MODELING
Kjirsten Alexander
erosion - deposition study
8”
10”
10”
8”
Multi Scale Hydro-Morphology
park design
mining choreography exploration
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
MODELING
PHYSICAL MODELING
Kjirsten Alexander
Jamaica Bay water tank study models JAMAICA BAY TOPOBATHY MODEL dimensions: scale: material: technique:
36” x 36” 1:24,000 (1” = 2,000’) horizontal / 1:600 (1” = 50’) vertical medium density fiberboard (3 ply, 1” thick) computer numerical control (CNC) machine milled
This continuous-surface full bay topobathy model was used to study the entire system of hydrologic flow and water movement in Jamaica Bay. Tidal cycles and surges are simulated to examine flow in and out of the Rockaway Inlet as well as overtopping of the Rockaway Peninsula. Injected dye studies are used to examine residence time, particularly near the deep borrow pits at Grassy Bay, Norton Basin, and Little Bay.
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
Jamaica Bay topobathy model, detail of Breezy Point and Rockaway Inlet, looking north-east
drawings
MODELING
PHYSICAL MODELING
Kjirsten Alexander with CCNY Jamaica Bay Team
Jamaica Bay water tank study models
EDGEMERE FLUSHING TUNNEL STUDY dimensions: scale: material: technique:
24” x 24” 1:12,000 (1” = 1,000’) horizontal / 1:1,200 (1” = 100’) 1/8” medium density fiberboard glycerin soap cast from laser-cut topographic contour model
The eastern end of the Rockaway Peninsula, including the communities of Edgemere and Far Rockaway, and the eastern reaches of Jamaica Bay, including Grassy Bay and Head of Bay, face many challenges. This study examines the possibility of transforming hydrology and improving water exchange from the bay to the ocean through the use of below-grade mechanized flushing tunnels.
Extracting soap cast from mold quadrants
Edgemere Flushing Tunnel water tank study, video stills
Jacob Riis Overwash water tank study, video stills
park design
JACOB RIIS OVERWASH STUDY dimensions:
material: technique:
24” x 24” 1:12,000 (1” = 1,000’) horizontal / 1:1,200 (1” = 100’) 1/8” medium density fiberboard glycerin soap cast from laser-cut topographic model
urban forestry
scale:
design build
Jacob Riis Park, developed by NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in 1932, includes a public beach, bathhouse, and enormous parking lot now managed by the National Park Service. This study examines the possibility of a designed overwash plain delimited by low earthen berms, allowing for the exchange of water between the ocean and the bay during extreme high tides and storm events. This exchange would add to the delivery of sediment to Jamaica Bay, nourishing the salt marsh islands.
reclamation
Jacob Riis Overwash water tank study, detail
planting design urban design climate adaptation mapping analysis modeling drawings
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
Merged topobathy Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
MODELING
DIGITAL MODELING
Kjirsten Alexander
SLOSH inundation modeling: Jamaica Bay WITHOUT INTERVENTIONS TIME PERIOD
2055
100 YEAR BASE FLOOD
HOWARD BEACH
1990 2025 2055 2090
17 IN
01 100 2500 500
Interpolated water surface overlaid with digital elevation model
10 YR 50 YR
10%
AVERAGE RETURN PERIOD
SLOSH data elevation points
PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE
ESTIMATED LOCAL SEA LEVEL RISE (50% PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE)
40%
TIME PERIOD
PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE
HOWARD BEACH 1990
2025
2055
2090
10 YR 50 YR
park design
SURGE INUNDATION MATRIX
1 YEAR
10%
100%
design build
100 YEAR BASE FLOOD
urban forestry
90%
reclamation
40%
500 YEAR
modeling
02%
mapping analysis
0.4%
climate adaptation
10%
2500 YEAR
urban design
AVERAGE RETURN PERIOD
planting design
02%
17 IN
7.5 IN ESTIMATED LOCAL SEA LEVEL RISE (50% PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE)
33 IN
drawings
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HAND DRAWING / ARTWORK
HAND DRAWING Kjirsten Alexander
Study of geologic formations at multiple scales (2009)
park design
urban forestry design build
reclamation planting design
urban design
climate adaptation
mapping analysis
modeling
drawings
Central Park Ramble sketch (2012) Medium: graphite on paper Actual size: 9â&#x20AC;? x 12â&#x20AC;?