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Landscape Design, specifically planning, design, and redevelopment, has been an area of interest for me since I was a child shadowing my father as he drafted outdoor designs for his clients. This passion for executing a well-thought out plan for outdoor environments led me to major in Landscape architecture at the University of Rhode Island. My goals are to build upon my deep understanding in site specific design, and gain post- graduate degrees and experience to understand the intersection of landscape at an urban scale, and its benefits to the overall experience these complex systems provide.

CONTACT

CELL: (201)-580-1546

EMAIL: sean_connolly@uri.edu

EXPERIENCE

LEBLANC JONES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Boston, MA - Summer 2023

- Conducted drafting work including red lining, 3D modeling, Presentation proposals.

- Conducted a forum presentation on graphic types and how they impact public project

Greer Horticultural Services - Harrington Park, Nj - Summer 2022

- Conducted drafting work including digital terrain modeling, cross sections, profiles, earthworks analysis, construction details, key maps, and layer management

- Developed a master plan for the revitalization of a 4-acre estate located in New York

Cleatus Farms- Northvale, NJ- 2016-2021

- Conducted horticultural maintenance, restoration, management, and propagation

- Drafted residential designs and cost estimating documents

- Fulfilled customer needs by selling products in the yard and assured a positive customer experience

TABLE OF CONTENTS | SELECTED WORKS

PUBLIC ST. REDESIGN

01 PAGES: 2-11

RHODY URBAN COURTYARD 02

12-15 SOCIAL SHORES 03 PAGES: 16-21

22-25

DESIGN

PARCEL #13 THE JEWELRY PLAZA

PAGES: 30-33

PAGES: 34-35

CAD SELECTED WORKS INTERNSHIP SELECTED WORK PAGES: 26-29

CAPSTONE PROJECT

PUBLIC ST. REDESIGN ABOUT

IN OUR GRADUATION CAPSTONE PROJECT OUR STUDIO FOCUSED ON PUBLIC ST, IN SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE. PUBLIC ST. IS THE ONLY RIGHT AWAY TO THE WATERFRONT IN THIS PART OF PROVIDENCE. WE WERE EACH GIVEN ZONES OF PUBLIC ST. TO CONDUCT DETAILED DESIGN.

DESIGNED WITH THE I-95 UNDERPASS, THIS DESIGN FOCUSED ON WE CAN EXTEND THE COMMUNITY TO THE WATERFRONT, THROUGH HUMAN CENTRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES. THE MAJOR DESIGN MOVE IS TRANSFORMING THIS UNDERPASS TO A LINEAR PARK, FOCUSING ON ENHANCING THE SOCIAL EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC ST. AT FACE VALUE SIDEWALKS ARE NOTHING, BUT IN URBAN SETTINGS THEY ARE THE MEANS TO INSTIGATING CONVERSATION, CREATING AWARENESS, AND FURTHER ENHANCING THE COMMUNITIES SOCIAL HEALTH.

PROPOSED CIRCULATION TYPOLOGIES

PEDESTRIAN PRIORITIZED ZONE

SAFE SIDEWALKS / BIKE LANE

MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSIT ROUTES

PROPOSE NECKDOWN INTERSECTIONS

PROPOSED AND UPDATED BUS STOPS AND SHELTERS

DETAILED DESIGN ZONE

Rhody Urban Courtyard

ABOUT

THE EXPANSION OF RHODE ISLANDS HOUSING AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GAVE BIRTH TO A NEW CAMPUS EPI-CENTER. AN EATERY PLAZA TO DRIVE CAMPUS SOCIAL LIFE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTIFUL OUTDOORS WHILE EATING. THE COURTYARD FEATURES A OPEN LAWN CONCEPT, ALLOWING FOR A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING. PLANTING SCHEME IS DERIVED FROM THE NATIVE NEW ENGLAND COASTAL LANDSCAPE.

Social Shores ABOUT

SOCIAL SHORES IS ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE SHORELINE THROUGH WELL-DESIGNED SOCIAL PROGRAMMING FOSTERS A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH THE WATER WHILE PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. BY CREATING ENGAGING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RECREATIONAL SPACES, THE SHORELINE BECOMES AN ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT HUB FOR PUBLIC INTERACTION. SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUFFERING THE INORGANIC SEA WALL WITH A PHYTO-SPONGE— COMPOSED OF RESILIENT, WATER-ABSORBING VEGETATION—ENHANCES COASTAL RESILIENCE, IMPROVES WATER QUALITY, AND SUPPORTS BIODIVERSITY. THIS NATURAL BUFFER NOT ONLY MITIGATES THE IMPACT OF STORM SURGES AND EROSION BUT ALSO SOFTENS THE VISUAL AND ECOLOGICAL DIVIDE BETWEEN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, CREATING A MORE HARMONIOUS AND SUSTAINABLE SHORELINE

PHYTO-SPONGE

LAWN

SOCIAL CONNECTOR

COASTAL RESILIENCE BUFFER PLACE MAKING

PHYTO-SPONGE

CIRCULATION

CONNECTOR

PLAZA

Residential Design

ABOUT

The Birch Residence design focused multiple event types from evenings by the fire pit to hot summer days by the pool. The program layout was strategically formulated to allow the birch residence to utilize their entire property. These programs are reinforced by native planting beds, which is an opportunity to enhance the local ecology and further enhance the large idea of creating a better overall environment LINEAR SKETCH - DESIGN PRECEDENT -

PARCEL #13

ABOUT

Site Description: Parcel 13 is a site located Between two heavy industrial systems, its topographic features provide Opportunities and challenges for the Development of the site. Its proximity to the neighboring community provides opportunity top draw the community into a space that Provides coastal interaction, but also Observation opportunity of heavy industrial systems that support the community, and help create has been being used as a Temporary Holding place for the CSO waste material.

- DESIGN PRECEDENT -

FRAMEWORK MODELS

ENHANCE THE LOCAL ECOLOGY EXPERIENCE THE WATERFRONT

The site’s topographic features involve a high point of 56’ and low point of 2’. The coastal side of the site has a 21.86% slope, changing 54’ over the span of 247’ making the waterfront unapproachable.

Site offers two existing circulation routes, the first being the access road that separates the majority of the site from the community buffer. The second path seems anonymously created by human curiosity, showing potential for creating a sense of place on this site.

The site being on the banks of the seekonk river provides stunning visuals, but also places of importance in the neighboring areas. The site’s topographic features provide unique overarching visuals and is being considered as a catalase. Maintaining those views while creating a more usable site, is precedent for the regenerative circulation of this site.

SCULPTURAL PATH GUIDE

FOREST LOOKOUT

FOCAL SCULPTURE

URBAN BEACH

SEEKONK RIVER WALK

The Jewelry Plaza

ABOUT

THE JEWELRY PLAZA LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE IS A PLAZA CREATED WITH THE INTENT TO PROVIDE A HUB FOR THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, ALONG WITH PUBLIC. PROGRAMMED WITH A VARIETY OF OF ELEMENTS INCLUDING AN EATING AREA, A VARIETY OF SEATING WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, AND AN OPEN LAWN TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM THAT CAN BE USED IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES.