Third Year Landscape Architecture Portfolio (2017-2018)

Michael Scott Bey michaelscottbey@yahoo.com michaelscottbey.wixsite.com/m-la Since 8th grade, I’ve wanted to build skateparks. I just didn’t know the route to take and what profession to pursue. I later discovered landscape architecture at a career fair at my high school. Since that day, I knew exactly the path to take to pursue my dream.

What started as my dream of building skateparks has transitioned to a desire and dedication to integrating humans and the natural environment. I am a third year student studying landscape architecture at Rutgers University.

I transferred from Thomas Jefferson + Philadelphia University after the fall semester of 2017. I plan on graduating from Rutgers University with a Bachelors in LA.

Education

Experience

Philadelphia University BLA - Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture

Graphic Designer - Freelance Graphics for clients including branding, logos, and illustrations.

Rutgers University BSLA - Bachelor’s of Science in Landscape Architecture

Intern - Doctor Kevin Holder Plant Identification and landscape care.

Professional Skills CAD Auto Cad Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, After Effects, Bridge Microsoft Office Word, Powerpoint, Excel Apple Pages, Keynote, Numbers GIS ArchMap 3D Modeling Rhino 3D

Landscape Design Proposed site plan for post city constuction, approved by city.

References Wolfram Hoefer Dept. Chair Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability whoefer@sebs.rutgers.edu Kim Douglas BLA Professor & Program Director kimberlee.douglas@jefferson.edu (215)-951-0115 Sarah Endriss BLA Associate Professor sarah.endress@jefferson.edu Dr. Kevin Holder (973) 762 - 6077

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4201 Henry Ave Philadelphia PA 19144

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RAVENHILL CAMPUS

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY EAST FALLS

This site is located on the freshman side of Thomas Jefferson University’s East Falls Campus. This side of campus caters to the incoming freshman. Due to its separation from the main side of the East Falls Camps, it is crucial to maintain the same sense of community MAIN GOALS: - Create space for freshman - Influence community - Allow for multipurpose use - Provide gathering spaces - Improve seating

This project was executed to include the freshman into what Thomas Jefferson University has become.

Featuring beautiful spaces such as the Lubert Plaza and the experiential Honey Locust Garden, it is vital that the freshman are not disconnected. Through this project, I plan to give the incoming students the same sense of place with cohesive spaces for interaction, allowing room for interpretation of use in a natural Philadelphia setting.

SITE PLAN

INVENTORY

ANALYSIS CIRCULATION

ACCESSIBILITY

The larger points represent the heaviest flow of pedestrian traffic.

The heaviest traffic seems to head towards Ronson and Ravenhill.

The red dashed circle targets an area that fails to provide universal accessibility.

WATER FLOW

MANAGE WATER

The blue arrows illustrate how water flows on the site.

The blue dashed arrows show the best places to channel the existing flow of water.

AREAS OF USE

EXPAND

The areas in yellow highlight existing active areas used for play or gathering.

The green represents the opportunity to expand the existing lawn, subsequently doing away with underused pathways.

The areas in green highlight passive areas, spaces that lack any pedestrian activity.

SEATING

IMPROVE

The red boxes represent existing seating.

The yellow cirlces mark the areas that are optimal for gathering spaces.

FOLIAGE

REMOVE

The filled trees highlight the existing trees on site.

The red filled trees represnt the eradication of trees not worth saving.

CONCEPT DRAWING - GATHERING

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

161 Easton Ave New Brunsiwck, NJ 08901

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161 EASTON AVE VIS 3 REDESIGN

The inspiration for this park was to dedicate a space for the children at Lincoln Elementary School. The school has very limited recreation space for the students. This design allows for utilization during recess, after school, and even at morning drop off. The site incorporates picnic seating, green space, and an organic play structure inspired by the South Park design in San Francisco. The structure is designed to be a climbing obstacle and undulates to create a play experience for children and even young adults.

This site has been redesigned as a space to be used by all age groups. The picnic seating creates an opportunity for outdoor seating for the numerous restaurants located in the area. Many college students gather on the site in the evenings as it exists and we wanted to encourage this.

The main goal is to provide a public space for kids and young adults to enjoy by tying play and relaxation.

SITE PLAN

THE PLAY STRUCTURE

The play structure is inspired by the South Park design in San Francisco, California. The purpose is to provide a play structure for the young kids at the elementary school. The structure allows for kids to play on it during the day and for teens to be able to play on it during the evening or weekends. The design carries out to connect to a pergola to provide an overhead structure for a proposed seating area. The seating area is designed to accommodate customers of the surrounding restaurants.

The play structure is located on the Wyckoff St side and adjacent from Lincoln Elementary School. The picnic seating is placed at the corner of Bartlet St and Easton Ave. The green spaces are designed to be a wetland pervious surface to manage all water on site. Even though the site is featured around the idea of play, it also allows for relaxation. Even though it is close to the elementary school, it is in no way designated for only that school. It is highly encouraged to be used by all its visitors in all ways they see fit.

25 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102

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LBNH GATEWAY 2018 NEWARK PIVOT PROJECT

This project was a community engagement project. The study site was the Lower Broadway Neighborhood in Newark NJ. Newark is known to be a largely urban city, a transit hub, and densely populated. Our class met with La Casa De Don Pedro, a nonprofit organization in Newark and The Lower Broadway Neighborhood Association (LBNH). After a series of meetings and site visits, our class came to the conclusion that the neighborhood lacked a sense of identity.

Through our extensive research and cohesive design, as a class we began to help build an identity for our study site. Everyone had a different aspect of the study site to focus on. This project focuses on the gateway. The gateway consists of Newark’s Broad Street Station and an underpass, which is defined by highway I-280, that leads into the neighborhood. In this project, the gateway is designed to cater to pedestrians and create safe, experiential, and multipurpose use spaces as people transition into the Lower Broadway Neighborhood.

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STREETSCAPES This specific area is important not only because it’s the entrance or “gateway” into the lower broadway district, but it includes Broad Street Station and has historical significance. These areas become perfect candidates to highlight the historical /significant structures. This site can also inform pedestrians on the neighborhood and what is has to offer. It is also important that this site maintaines a high standard of cleanliness.

PROGRAMMING

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GREEN INFRUSTRUCTURE

Given how water flows on site, it would be beneficial to manage the water with plants given that Newark is 60% impervious. It also compliments the natural setting that Newark has to offer via Brank Brook Park. Because this area is a transit hub, this space has potential to provide a relaxing waiting space while also being functional to manage all water that comes on site.

CONCEPT

ACCESSIBILITY These sidewalks, or connectors, are the pathways that lead directly to the Lower Broadway neighborhood. Because it is a highly shaded area it is of high importance that these connectors are well lit and pedestrian accessible. Cars and pedestrians must be able to comfortably share this transitional space to create a safe, experiential space.

NETWORKS

SITE PLAN This site plan illustrates the plaza located east of Broad Street Station featuring proposed plantings. The center pieces are the cherry blossoms. These were inpired by the existing cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park.

MATERIALS

Cross Walk: 90 Degree Herringbone Red Brick Pattern

This plan highlights the proposed paving pattern for the plaza inspired by the existing pattern at Broad Street Station. The goal was to integrate this plaza with the rest of Broad Street Station to identify its association with the rest of the site.

Paving Detail: Red Brick Running Bond Header

Sidewalk/ Seating Walls: Concrete

Plaza Planter: Running Bond Yellow Brick

FARMER’S MARKET/ POPUP SHOP

PERFORMANCE SPACE

NIGHT SCENE

ACTIVITY DIAGRAMS

Farmer’s markets have grown to be extremely popular. They are a great opportunity to sell fresh goods such as fruits and vegetables. Given the lack of access to things like produce within urban areas such as Newark, this space provides a good oppourtunity.

Newark has such a rich history with music, specifically jazz. Providing a space that can feature live music was a no-brainer. This space will be able to give the opportunity to display local talent to everyone coming into the neighborhood.

One of the biggest issues with urban areas is safety during the night time. It is always a priority that pedestrians can feel encouraged to still use this space when traveling or simply passing through during the evening time. This was addressed by featuring overhead lamp post lighting for safety purposes, and colorful bench lighting for experience and spacial enjoyment.

BROAD STREET ENTRANCE

STATE STREET ENTRANCE

BROAD STREET ENTRANCE NIGHT

STATE STREET ENTRANCE NIGHT

Underpasses, especially this one specifically, can be dangerous for pedestrians given the lack of sunlight and a clear outline for overall pedestrian accessibility. The main goal for the design of the underpass is to create a safe and experiential space that pedestrians and vehicles can share as they transition into the Lower Broadway Neighborhood. The design sought to achieve exactly that through paved crosswalks and street lamps to provide safety. Linear paving patterns and lights were also proposed to influence movement as well as create an over all experience.