Melissa McKinley Landscape Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO Landscape Architecture

Melissa McKinley

bio The beauty of nature has spoken to me since childhood. Arizona is an awe inspiring state with a rich history. There is no more pure an emotion then to reconnect with wild places and through designing the landscape I want to share my knowledge and passions.

Studying landscape architecture has allowed me to merge my passion for wildlife and natural systems with man-made spaces. The cohesion in my projects resonates from constantly striving to put nature first. Built environments provide a unique opportunity to strengthen the bond between nature and man. Through thoughtful design, landscape architects can preserve and restore the environment and her resources for future generations.

Landscape architecture has provided me the outlet to change the future by re-imagining designs that are focused on nature and natural processes.

Through a nature dedicated approach, designs become more complete and restorative as a whole.

The selection of works in this portfolio represent a multitude of mediums that all resonate the importance of nature and the importance of rethinking our footprint. I hope they inspire you.

Thank you, Melissa McKinley

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Garfield Grove

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ISTB 7

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Moeur Park/ Prickly Perch

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Sonoran Solace

5

Hand Renderings

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Construction Documents

Location: Phoenix, AZ

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HEIGHT SPREAD

ACACIA FARNESIANA SWEET ACACIA

0.75"-1.25"

12' 9'

2

BLUE

PARKINSONIA ACULEATA MEXICAN PALO VERDE

15-1"

8' 15'

NS

3

WHITE

PARKINSONIA SPP. PALO VERDE

3-2"

5' 5'

S

4

WHITE

S

P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

5

WHITE

PARKINSONIA SPP. PALO VERDE

3-2"

5' 5'

S

P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

6

WHITE

PARKINSONIA ACULEATA MEXICAN PALO VERDE

15-2"

8' 10'

S

P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

7

WHITE

NERIUM OLEANDER OLEANDER

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3' 4'

S

P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

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BLUE

LEUCAENA RETUSA LITTLELEAF LEADTREE

0.75"-1.25"

30' 8'

NS

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BLUE

LEUCAENA RETUSA LITTLELEAF LEADTREE

0.75"-1.25"

25' 5'

NS

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BLUE

LEUCAENA RETUSA LITTLELEAF LEADTREE

0.75"-1.25"

25' 6'

NS

WHITE

PROSOPIS SPP. MESQUITE

15-2"

35' 10'

11

PROPOSED RETENTION BASIN

GENUS SPECIES

PARKINSONIA SPP. PALO VERDE

5' 5'

3-2"

S

MCKINLEY, MELISSA

ROW

PROPERTY LINE

INVENTORY DESIGNATION

CALIPER

WHITE

TAG COLOR

1

5' SIDEWALK

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NS - NON-SALVAGEABLE S - SALVAGEABLE D - DESTROY

PLANT LEGEND ID #

LTC 598 PLANTING DESIGN FALL 2021

Garfield Grove

C L

E GARFIELD ST.

NOTES P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE D-NOT SALVAGEABLE INVASIVE, UNHEALTHY P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

D-NOT SALVAGEABLE INVASIVE, ROOTS INTERFERING WITH EXISTING WALL FOOTING D-NOT SALVAGEABLE INVASIVE, ROOTS INTERFERING WITH EXISTING WALL FOOTING D-NOT SALVAGEABLE INVASIVE, ROOTS INTERFERING WITH EXISTING WALL FOOTING P-PROTECT & PRESERVE IN PLACE LOCATED ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY

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STAMP

1205 E GARFIELD ST

Pierce St.

GARFIELD GROVE 1205 E. GARFIELD ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85006

McKinley St.

14th St.

Garfield St.

13th St.

12th St.

Roosevelt St.

VICINITY MAP NTS

PROPOSED RETENTION BASIN

DATE:

NOV. 09, 2021

DRAWN BY:

MM

PREPARED FOR:

EWAN, JOSEPH

REVIEWED BY:

REVISIONS:

Project Concept

DESCRIPTION

DATE

SCALE: 1/8" = 1-0'

1/8" = 1-0'

ROW

LOT WIDTH

A small residential project that included a new build of a duplex and an additional unit over the back garages. Project included inventory salvage plan for the City of Phoenix. Sketch-up and Enscape were utilized for renderings.

APPROVED BY

CASE NUMBER

DATE

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ALLEY 15'

EXISTING 5FT CHAINLINKFENCE

0FT

SUBMITTED FOR:

8FT

16FT

INVENTORY & SALVAGE SHEET NO:

L3 SHEET 3 OF 5

Inventory salvage plan for the Garfield lot, located in a residential, historic neighborhood in Downtown Phoenix.

Plant Palette

CL

CORAL BUSH

GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS

DECOMPOSED GRANITE

METAL GRATE RETENTION BASIN BOTTOM

Scientific name Lavandula angustifolia

MCKINLEY, MELISSA

DECOMPOSED GRANITE

DESERT TREES

RETENTION BASIN TOP

LEMON TREE FOXTAIL AGAVE

CORAL BUSH

Foxtail agave

Blue agave

VINES: TRAINED TO WALLS STABILIZED DECOMPOSED GRANITE PATH

STABILIZED DECOMPOSED GRANITE PATH

BRICK PATIO ARTIFICIAL TURF

RAISED PLANTER WITH VARIOUS VEGETATION

Russelia equisetiformis

RECESSED FIREPIT / RETENTION BASIN W/ DG BOTTOM

GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS

Agave tequilana

Golden Barrel Cactus

DATE:

NOV. 09, 2021

PREPARED FOR:

DESERT TREE

REVIEWED BY:

DRAWN BY:

REVISIONS

DATE

Echinocactus grusonii

ROW

buddleja marrubifolia

CL

CONCRETE W/ BRICK INLAY

wolfberry

lycium fremontii

ROW

LOT WIDTH

CL

CACTI SUBMITTED FOR:

PLANTING DESIGN

SHEET NO:

5

24” BOX

3

CORAL FOUNTAIN RUSSELIA EQUISETIFORMIS

5 GALLON

7

Roosevelt St.

NOTES / CALIPER

6’ H 1” CALIPER

Garfield St. McKinley St.

CL

CL

6’ H 1” CALIPER

Pierce St.

SHRUBS

SCALE 1/8”=1’0” SCALE: 1' = 10'-0"

Wooley butterfly bush

24” BOX

EUREKA LEMON TREE CITRON LIMON ‘EUREKA’

MM

EWAN, JOSEPH

QUANTITY

SIZE

CANYON HACKBERRY CELTIS RETICULATA

CONCRETE RUNNEL

MODIFIED STAIRCASE

COMMON NAME (SCIENTIFIC NAME)

TREES

BLUE AGAVE

LEMON TREES

Agave attenuata

PLANT MATERIAL LIST FOR GARFIELD GROVE

MCKINLEY, MELISSA

Coral fountain

Citrus limon

VINES: TRAINED TO WALLS

LTC 598 PLANTING DESIGN FALL 2021

Eureka Lemon Tree

STAMP

L2 SHEET 2 OF 5

VINES

8’ SWALE

ENGLISH LAVENDER LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA

5 GALLON

4

KNOCK-OUT ROSE ROSE SPP. (HYBRID)

5 GALLON

4

OREGANO ORIGANUM VULGARE

1 GALLON

4

FOXTAIL AGAVE AGAVE ATTENUATA

5 GALLON

21

Slope no more than 4:1

TOP OF SIDEWALK OR CURB

1-1/2” FROM FINISH GRADE

STAMP

4”

GOLDEN BARREL CACTUS ENCHINOCACTUS GRUSONII

1 GALLON

20

WOOLEY BUTTERFLY BUSH BUDDLEJA MARRUBIIFOLIA

1 GALLON

6

HACIENDA CREEPER PARTHENOCISSUS SPP.

1 GALLON

25

2

SIDEWALK & SWALE

NTS

TRAIN TO WALL REMOVE STAKE 2-4” layer of DG but no more than 1” on root crown

Root crown at finish grade or 1-2” above grade **Stake loosely only if necessary: Stake should be facing direction of

Finish grade

prevailing winds

Planting plan for the client. Hand rendered and then overlaid onto an Auto CAD model of the site.

Broken/tilled soil (min. 12” deep)

2-3 x width of root-ball Graft min. 2” above soil

6-10” wood chips or straw

*Facing N

Rough Grade

Sides of hole well fractured Mound of original soil 2-3 x diameter of rootball

GARFIELD GROVE 1205 E. GARFIELD ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85006

Origanum vulgare

RAISED CONCRETE FRONT COVERED PORCH

14th St.

Oregano

CONCRETE PATH TO GATE

13th St.

Rose spp.(Hybrid)

GARFIELD GROVE 1205 E. GARFIELD ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85006

Knock-Out Rose bush

12th St.

English Lavender

LTC 598 PLANTING DESIGN FALL 2021

PRE-EXISTING ACACIA TREE

Relax in style at Garfield groves. Located just 2 miles from downtown phoenix. A serene getaway right in the heart of the city. Enjoy custom built seating and surround yourself with the beauty of nature. Enjoy a bespoke fire-pit with room for all to relax and unwind.

Lemon trees dot the property and tell the history of the site and immerse you in the historic serenity of the Garfield neighborhood.

Common name

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Plan view

Garfield Grove

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SHRUB PLANTING

DATE:

NOV. 09, 2021

NTS

MM EWAN, JOSEPH

*(Graft facing N only if the prevailing winds are from S, SE, SW) DATE

CITRUS TREE PLANTING

4

NTS

Ensure spines above grade

Top with DG to help with drainage

SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"

2 x root-ball

Dig hole same depth as root system

1

ROW

Mix in sand and small gravel for drainage

ROW

LOT WIDTH

LOT WIDTH

CL

C

L LANDSCAPE PLAN

SUBMITTED FOR:

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

SHEET NO:

5

Sketch up model, with Enscape plug in, of the community space between the duplex and the single unit in the back of the site.

CACTUS PLANTING NTS

L4 SHEET 4 OF 5

Planting detail and site planting plan for Garfield Grove.

ISTB7 Building ASU Location: Tempe, AZ

Hand renderings and analysis was conducted.

Renderings utilized sketch-up and Enscape.

A new construction building on ASU Tempe campus. The site included constraints of shade, foot traffic, street traffic and the light rail. This design aimed to use natural materials throughout with an emphasis on native plantings. ISTB 7 is a corner stone to ASU and ties the community together.

ISTB 7 Building ASU Primordial Plaza Location: Tempe, AZ The plants are larger than life and set up on berms to make the visitor feel small. The water features throughout site make a shift in the sites micro-climate and allow a diverse planting to be possible. Ficus trees provide dense shade and keep the delicate plants from the harsh sun in the morning. Rainwater is collected off the roof overhang through rain chains and the area acts as a retention basin.

Part of ISTB 7 project was a sitting area named ‘Primordial Plaza’ in reference to the School of Human Origins.

Moeur Park Bird Habitat Build Location: Tempe, AZ Improving the surrounding habitat to make it suitable for a cactus wren and improving the trail and access to wildlife. Below is a sketch-up rendering, run through Enscape, of a bird blind. To the right is a laser cut topo map created of the park site.

The focus was on using local materials, created during the construction phase. The pattern for the bird blind screen and entrance, was mimicking the haphazard stick placement of the cactus wren nests. Native trees were planted to provide shade near the sitting areas and create additional wildlife habitat.

Sonoran Solace Location: Tempe, AZ

A large scale project that involved an existing canal system and farm land that was to be reinvented into a multi-use space.

This design focused on the canal and revitalizing a corridor that would be beneficial to both humans and animals alike. Renderings were completed in sketch-up.

The rendering to the left is the proposed ‘ecotrail’ that parallels the revamped canal system that runs through the middle of the site. The multi-use paths along the canal connected the neighborhoods and the commercial centers throughout the site.

Hand Renderings The section to the left is of the proposed street-scape along McDowell Rd.

LEGEND CENTERLINE CONTOURS/ OFFSETS PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT (PUE) PROPERTY LINE/ RIGHT OF WAY (ROW)

1234 Wild Burro Ln Mesa, AZ 85204 623-888-9876

CURB

Existing conditions and Parking calculations

Construction Documents L1

12-09-2021

CALCULATONS: REQUIRED PARKING: 48 spaces with 2 ADA parking spots (1 van ADA) ACTUAL PARKING: 50 spaces with 3 ADA parking spots (2 van ADA) REQURED TREES: 82 trees ACTUAL TREES: 93 trees

Stamp: Not For construction

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Untamed Beauty Design

LEGEND FLOW LINE / HPS

FG - FINISHED GRADE

PROPOSED CONTOURS

FS - FINISHED SURFACE

WATERSHEDS

DI RIM - DROP INLET RIM

1234 Wild Burro Ln Mesa, AZ 85204 623-888-9876

EXISTING CONTOURS

FFE - FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION

SPOT ELEVATIONS

HP / LP - HIGH POINT / LOW POINT

LP / HP

HPS - HIGH POINT OF SWALE

PREPARED BY: Melissa McKinley

HWL - HIGH WATER LINE

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Stamp: Not for construction SCALE= 1"=20'

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