Kevin J. Pfeiffer Landscape Architecture Portfolio

KEVIN J. PFEIFFER portfolio landscape architecture • 2016

Kevin J. Pfeiffer Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - 2016 University of Georgia kevinpfeiffer729@gmail.com 678.770.3877

RIPPLE EFFECT - 100 DAYS PLAN Peerless Woolen Mill, Rossville, Georgia

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• Located on a 27 acre abandoned mill site.

•Worked with the people of Rossville. Including the mayor, commissioner, and residents. As well as regional foundations Thrive 2055 and Lyndehurst.

• Developed a light urban framework to encourage and control gentrification while sparking immediate site interaction within the first 100 days.

• Goal of making the site a catalyst for regional development.

Light urban framework

Residential areaArea Residential

Missionary Missionary RidgeRidge

27 acreWoolen site - heart of the city Peerless Mills

Downtown Downtown Rossville

Site remediation over time

City model

5K RACES COMMUNITY CLEANUP NATURE WORKSHOPS PUBLIC BIKE TUNEUPS

OUTDOOR CONCERTS COUNTY FAIR FILM ON THE LAWN

HISTORY TOUR FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL FLEA MARKET BBQ COMPETITION

FARMERS MARKETS STREET FAIRS CRAFT SHOW CAR SHOW

100 day Site plan Before / After

PARAMETRIC CARDBOARD BENCH Fabrication

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•Designed through a charette approach • Modeled in Rhino with Grasshopper script.

• ~35+ hours of laser cutting.

• Assembled by whole studio.

• No adhesive used.

• Functional and modular.

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CHASE STREET WAREHOUSE Urban Infill Development

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Topo

Context

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Walkability - .25 mi

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Central Market

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Street Layout

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Site Analysis:

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Site Plan: NTS

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ROAD

15’-0”8 SIDEWALKP

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’-0”4 ARALLEL PARKING

’-0”

12’-0”8

BIKE LANE

STREET

’-0” MEDIAN

12’-0”4 STREET

’-0”8 BIKE LANE

’-0” PARALLEL PARKING

15’-0 SIDEWALK

ROAD

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Street Typology 15’-0”8 SIDEWALK

’-0”4 PARALLEL PARKING

’-0”

12’-0”

BIKE LANE

STREET

12’-0”4 STREET

’-0”8 BIKE LANE

’-0” PARALLEL PARKING

15’-0”

• Chase Street Warehouse, an abandoned warehouse located in Athens, GA. • Design aims to inform new development and create a vibrant community.

• Features main walking corrridors, mixed residential options, 100% bikeable.

• Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, and hand graphics.

SIDEWALK

Design Development

Perspectives

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View of single family residential alley path.

View of central plaza

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JACKSON HOLE RESORT Resort/Theme Design

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Hand made section

Design Development

• Pool resort design in Jackson, Wyoming.

• Contextual interest with local materials and fauna.

• Amenities such as a fire pit, yoga floor, and heated pools.

• Sunlight orientated view of The Grand Tetons.

• SketchUp, Vray, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, and hand graphics.

Site Plan:

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UGA BUSINESS LEARNING COMMONS Institutional Design

Planting Plan

• New business school campus at UGA • Design of landscape around multiple new buildings.

• Masterplanning done as well.

• Consturction admin done for first phase • AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, and hand graphics.

Site Plan: NTS

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Before / After Construction Administration

Perspective

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GEORGIA TECH WEST DINING COMMONS STUDY W31

W31

160 SPACES

11 SPACES

NORTHWEST SECTOR PARKING

W31 W24

W28

W27

15 SPACES WR29

5 SPACES

5 SPACES 85 SPACES WR30

RESIDENTIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL METERED LOT OCCUPIED WR29 409 WR30 454 58 W31 W25 290 47 W28 W27 40 W26 163 W24 201 W21 432

TOTAL 619 524 207 310 55 43 210 254 452

% 66% 87% 28% 94% 85% 93% 78% 79% 96%

TOTAL 2187

2818

77%

54 SPACES W25

11 SPACES W25

16 SPACES

W24

5 SPACES

10 SPACES W21

Site Analysis • Perspective

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18 SPACES

W24

Institutional Design

GEORGIA TECH ATLANTIC DRIVE STUDY

Institutional Design

These two projects represent a culmination of work done for the Georgia Tech campus.

• West Dining Commons study (left page).

• Worked in tandem with firms in Athens, Atlanta, and Texas.

• Designed the site analysis and beginning of DD. • Our team worked hand in hand with GT staff.

• Atlanta Drive Project (right page).

• Made the RFQ presentation.

• Worked with firms in Athens and Atlanta area.

• Helped develope site analysis and presentation graphics • ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, and hand graphics.

Site Analysis

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Water Runoff Analysis

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BOOKER PARK SPORTS COMPLEX Park Design

• Previous brownfield to be turned into a sport complex in NW GA. • Multiple spots fields, from baseball to tennis.

• All fields orientated with solar alignment in mind.

• Multiple small parking lots instead of one large lot.

• Capable of large traffic flows.

• Daylighting and mixing together different sports types.

• AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, Vray, Google Earth.

Site plan

W a s h i n g t o n G A

B o o k e r P a r k

Perspective of front entrace, custom designed signage

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SOLAR PLAZA Urban Park Design

Design Development

Perspective

• Project completed in 2 hours from start to finish.

• Inspiration taken from the Solar System • Each planet is representated in various ways.

• Example - the Earth is the green in the middle with the small moon orbiting it.

• Design aim was to create a myraid of different spaces in a small lot.

• AutoCAD, SketchUp, Kerkythea, Adobe Suite, and hand graphics

Site Plan

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SPRING STREET NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Historic preservation/park design/detailing

Design Development

Rendering/Shadow Study

Sketching

• Located at the origin point of Athens, GA • Replace a parking lot with a natural history museum and public educational spaces.

• Programatically highlight the railroad past of this site.

• All custom details were done to leverage the railroad.

Site Analysis: Viewports • Access • Traffic

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Section

Grading

Planting Plan

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

7"

11 1/2"

LANDSCAPE FORMS MULTIPLICITY FU440 LED PATHWAY LIGHT, TYPE 4 .5"Ø CONDUIT LAW ELECTRIC PUFP-CT-SS-2USB 4"X4" AZOBÉ WOOD R1/2"

102°

1'-2"

BEGINNING OF MUSEUM

EVERBILT 1/2 IN. X .75 IN. GALVANIZED HEX LAG SCREW WITH WASHER

1'-6"

#4 WELDED WIRE MESH

MEYERS ZOYSIA

12" SUB BASE, 3" CLEAN FRACTURED, #2 AGGREGATE

95% STD. PROCTOR COMPACTED SUBGRADE 1'

8"X6" AZOBÉ WOOD, CUT WOOD ACCORDING TO STAIR DEPTH, CROSS TIES ARE SPIKED TOGETHER

4" BASE, 3/4" WASHED STONE #57 AGGREGATE

VOID

9"

STANDING BRICK COURSE, SET 2" INTO MORTAR SETTING BED

95% STD. PROCTOR COMPACTED SUBGRADE

2" BEDDING, 1/4" WASHED STONE. #89 AGGREGATE

C.I.P. REINFORCED CONCRETE, SMOOTH FINISH, ASH COLOR 3'-8"

1" GRANITE DUST WALK

PINE HALL BRICK RAINPAVE, 2.25" THICK

THE HILLMAN GROUP 1/2-IN- 13 HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STANDARD (SAE) HEX NUT

SLOPE TO DRAIN

FOOTING

3"

1'

4" PERFORATED PVC PIPE, WRAPPED IN FILTER FABRIC, REPEAT 2' O.C.

#57 AGGREGATE MESH FILTER FABRIC

SIMPSON L-BOLT, 1/4", O.C.

8"

SEE POROUS PAVEMENT DETAIL

UNCOMPACTED SUBGRADE

LANDSCAPE FORMS MULTIPLICITY FU440 LED PATHWAY LIGHT, TYPE 4 4' OC

2'

2'

L3 2

11 1/2" 1' TYP.

4"X4"X4' AZOBÉ WOOD

POROUS CONCRETE PAVERS PATIO SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

L3 3

RAILROAD CROSS TIE STAIR SET SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

4' TYP.

L3 RAILROAD CAR BENCH WITH READING LAMP WITH PLAN SCALE: 1"=1'-0" 2

Custom Details

UNCOMPACTED SUBGRADE STANDARD RECLAIMED RAILROAD RAIL 3"

4"X5" RAIL TOPPER

#3 CRUSHED STRONE

3'-7 3/8"

VARIES

1'-7 1/2" TYP.

PROTECTIVE CLEAR EPOXY COAT 8"X4" BRICK ABUTMENT

9 3/4" TYP.

6"X8" AZOBE WOOD, SMOOTH FINSISH 2"X4" YELLOW PINE JOISTS SIMPSON H10AR HURRICANE TIES 8"X4" WHITE OAK BEAKS, WIDTH VARIES PIP CONCRETE FOOTER

NOTE: RECLAIMED RAILROAD CROSS TIES CAN BE TOXIC. ALTHOUGH AZOBE WOOD IS UNTREATED, IT IS BEST TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THIS MATERIAL ON SITE. UTILIZING A EPOXY FINISH ON THE WALKING BRIDGE TO SEAL IN THE WOOD WILL BE THE METHOD TAKEN. WHILE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS, SAND DOWN CROSS TIES WITH 120 GRIT SANDPAPER. SAND UNTIL A SMOOTH LEVEL SURFACE. NEXT APPLY SEAL-ONCE™ WATERPROOF WOOD PROTECTOR WITH PAINT ROLLER AND ALLOW 12 HOURS TO DRY. NEXT COAT RAILROAD TIED IN VARATHANE CLEAR SATIN OIL-BASED EXTERIOR SPAR URETHANE. WORK URETHANE WITH THE WOOD GRAIN ON FIRST RUN, THEN RUN AGAINST TO FILL IN CRACKS. ALLOW AT LEAST 8 HOURS TO DRY. NEXT APPLY SYSTEM THREE T88 EPOXY EVENLY ACROSS SURFACE. APPLY OIL ADDITIVE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY IN THE EPOXY. ALLOW TO DRY.

4" PAINTED GRAY PVC PIPE #4 WELDED WIRE MESH

1'-2"

CIP CONCRETE, ROUGH FINISH, ASH COLOR STANDARD SOLDIER BRICK COURSE ABUTMENT 4" 3/4" WASHED STONE #57 AGGREGATE

10"

6"

3" CLEAN FRACTURED, #2 AGGREGATE

4"

6"

4"

2'-2"

L3 4

STANDARD BOARD WALK WITH EPOXY SEALED RAILROAD TIE DECK

L3 FLOWING WATER TRAIN TRACK SPRING OUTLET SCALE: 1.5"=1'-0" 5

SCALE: 3/4"=1'-0"

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

1'-6 1/2"

L5

ACTIVITIES Laser cut model

Laser cut live box

Laser cut model

Etched cork turntable slipmat design.

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Collab with CHZPZA design

Homemade brunch

365 photo project.

Over 1800 photos of photojournalism taken.

Self published book.

Homemade vegetable broth

Travel to New York City

Team built 24”x36” site model.

Fabricated business cards

Laser cut site model

Park(ing) day charette

CED Ambassadors

Hands On Athens volunteering

FABRICATION

Concert going

TIME SPENT

THANK YOU

ASLA Denver

Class trip to Philadelphia

INVOLVEMENT

KEVIN J. PFEIFFER Contact Information

Address: 338 Lake Forest Court, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043 Email: kevinpfeiffer729@gmail.com Phone: 678.770.3877 linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kevinjpfeiffer

Experience

The University of Georgia - College of Environment + Design Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Athens, GA - Graduation - August 2016 Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0

Honors / Certifications • • • • • • • • •

LEED Green Assoc. 2016 ASLA Honor & Merit Award Nominee. 2016 Sigma Lamba Alpha Honor’s Society. 2016 UGA Amazing Students Feature. 2015 Neel Reid Memorial Scholarship 2014 & 2015 Dean’s ASLA Denver Travel Award. 2014 HOPE Scholarship Recipient. 2011-2015 GSLA LABash 2015 Travel Award. 2015 Dean’s List. 2012-2015

Koons Environmental Design. Intern. Athens, GA. 2015-2016 • Create core development of project analysis, design, and presentation.

• Involvement with residential, institutional (University of Georgia & Georgia Tech), pro-bono, and public projects.

• Collaborate with clients, architects, contractors, and cohorts in order to produce well designed spaces.

• Weekly site visits to ensure the success of a project.

Landarchs.com. Writer. Tel Aviv, Israel. 2014-Present • Chief writer on tech topics such as SketchUp, Photoshop, and CAD related subjects. Articles have been featured on SketchUp’s website.

CED Tech Office. Tech & Print Shop Admin Athens, GA. 2013-Present • Pinting, plotting (Oce), scanning, 3D printing, laser cutting.

• Actively offering tech support to students and staff alike.

• Work with Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Office, SketchUp, & much more.

Cofer’s Nursery. Nursery Rep. Athens, GA. 2013-2014 • Gained extensive knowledge of the SE plant palette.

• Designed multiple seasonal plant displays.

Daniel Tal SketchUp Workshop. TA. Athens, GA. 2014 • Collaborated with Daniel Tal to execute workshop. Informed attendees on methods and practices of the program.

Park(ing) Day. Designer. Athens, GA. 2015 • Collaborated with students, professors, and public figures alike. Designed and built exhibit. Featured in ASLA online.

Involvement and Classwork

Skills

AutoCAD SketchUp Adobe Suite Microsoft Office ArcGIS ArcGIS Geoplanner Vray GoToMeeting

Sketching Rhino Grasshopper Hand rendering Public speaking Epilog Lasers Sony Vegas WinTR-55

College of Environment + Design ambassadors. 2012-2014 • Worked with Athens community to educate about landscape architecture.

• Presented at multiple high schools to teach students about landscape design.

• Selected by faculty to be one of first members.

Georgia Students of Landscape Architecture. 2012-Present • Event planning, volunteering, educating, and administrating goals were main goals attained.

• Also a member of USGBC. American Society of Landscape Architecture. 2012-Present • Active member of national society and PPNs. • Attendance to both Denver 2014 and Chicago 2015 conferences.

Hands On Athens. 2015.

• Lead a team of students and other volunteers to construct gravel driveways, fences, and garden beds.

• Aimed to raise value and delight to low income homes in Athens.

Independent Study. Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture. 2014 • Learned and applied skills with such programs as Adobe Suite, Rhino, SketchUp, and hand. Learned better rendering practices.

East Coast Trip Firm/Site visits. CED. 2013 • Visited MVVA, James Corner, Reed Hilderbrand, and more.

• Worked with Land8.com to produce multiple articles on the trip.

Georgia Landscape Magazine. College of Environment + Design. 2016 • Worked on layout staff/copy editor for the magazine.

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