Seth Eddy Landscape Architecture Portfolio

SETH EDDY

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

SETH EDDY

SF Bay Area native, Seth Eddy, is experienced in both the design and build aspects of landscape architecture. He is knowledgeable in the design and maintenance of public parks and residential landscapes with a focus in native habitat restoration. He is passionate about multi functionality and sustainability within the landscape. Seth’s work aims to create active, wild, and playful designs while highlighting the beauty of natural systems within the landscape.

Bachelor’s

HENDRICKS PARK REVIVAL

Eugene, OR

Public Park Design - 2023

As a gardener for the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, the site became a prime location for reimagining the flow, ecology and program of the site. This project is a response to the need for climate change preparation in Oregon’s public parks. It also directly addresses the requests of the local community and stakeholders such as the Friends of Hendricks Park Association who provided much insight.

DAYLIGHTED DRAINAGE CONCEPT RENDER

HENDRICKS PARK MASTER PLAN

SLOPE ANALYSIS DIAGRAM

ELEVATION ANALYSIS DIAGRAM

SURFACE FLOW ANALYSIS DIAGRAM

Using 3D site analysis it was determined that Summit Ave was built over the sites main drainage route. This determined that the initial design move was to re-route the road and daylight the drainage.

DRAINAGE CREEK VIEWING DECK PLAN

ELEVATION ANALYSIS DIAGRAM

Thinned forest

New trails / site access

Riparian habitat

Bridge

DRAINAGE CREEK PLAN

XERIC MEADOW PLANTING PLAN

With a changing climate in Oregon, it is feared that the Rhododendron garden may not survive much longer. My background in California native gardening was useful in planning a drought tolerant alternative to the water-loving plants found in Hendricks Park. The thinned Douglas fir forest will provide ample sunlight for these plants to thrive.

USES FOR REMOVED DOUGLAS FIR TREES

NATURE OBSERVATION BENCH

FOREST RESTORATION AND ACTIVATION

NATURE OBSERVATION BENCH

VISITOR CENTER AND GIFT SHOP

ACROSS THE BRIDGE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL

Eugene, OR

3D Visualization Project - 2022

The ‘Across the Bridge Community’ was the first black community in Eugene. During the construction of Eugene’s Coburg Road, the town was razed, relocating residents to undesirable areas of town.

This project is a hypothetical memorialization of the displacement of this community depicted through the concept of a void.

ACROSS THE BRIDGE MEMORIAL MASTER PLAN

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM

INFORMATIVE DIAGRAMS

NATURE IMPROVED PARKING LOT TRAFFIC CIRCULATES MEMORIAL SPACE CULTURE NEW MARKET MEMORIAL URBAN CONNECTION

AERIAL PERSPECTIVE

AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAMS

RIPPLE CONCEPT OFFSET RIPPLE ELEVATE AND EXCAVATE

SITE SECTION ALONG COBURG ROAD SW - NE

MEMORIAL PILLARS

IMPLEMENT MEMORIAL FEATURES

FILLED BY RIVER

CIRCLE ROAD PLACE ON SITE

UNDERPASS

SUPER ELEVATE ROAD

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS DIAGRAM

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

SITE SECTION PERPENDICULAR TO COBURG ROAD NW - SE

Ferry st. Bridge Memorial Plaza Tunnel overpass New road Boardwalk

Pool view walk Coburg Void Tunnel

Pedestrian bridge

POOL

MEMORIAL BOARDWALK

This experiential memorial contains paths that circulate thirteen pillars representing the razed homes of the Across the Bridge Community. The pools water level fluctuates with the seasons and covers the pillars to represent the hardships of the people removed from their home. The foregrove plaza serves as a contemplative space to transition the user into the space.

COBURG ROAD VOID TUNNEL

MEMORIAL FOREGROVE

This plaza serves as a transitional foregrove for users to experience before entering the memorial. It consists of elliptical benches and planting areas that ripple out from the memorial.

PLAZA NIGHT RENDER

Not only is the plaza part of the memorial, it is an active space where people will gather or commute through. The backside of the memorial walls include commissioned art from community members

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

L101 SITE PLAN

BOUNDARY CONCRETE

CONCRETE GRANITE BOARDWALK

TREE T1

TREE T2

L301 BOARDWALK DETAIL

L100B SITE AXON

L302 BOARDWALK DETAIL AXON

L200 SITE SECTION

SUBGRADE PILLARS METAL RAILING

SOIL DECK DETAIL BOUNDARY

CONC T1 GRANITE

GRAVEL FILL

LAWN AMPHITHEATER DETAIL

LIGHTING PROJECTOR

6”x2’ CONCRETE BULLNOSE

ROOT WATERING TUBE

GRASS SOD

EUGENE WALDORF SCHOOL

Eugene, OR

Campus Design - 2021

The University of Oregon Landscape Department offered assistance to the Eugene Waldorf School in providing design ideas for an updated campus design.

An organic design style was applied to this project to match the aesthetic and philosophy of the Waldorf education. Naturalistic forms are used to create the outdoor classroom and inspire learning from the environment.

TOPO PLAY AREA PERSPECTIVE

EUGENE WALDORF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLAN

NATURE PLAY AREA

OAK SAVANNAH FOREST CLASS ROOMS

MAIN PARKING LOT

CENTRAL AREA FOR GATHERING

CENTRAL AREA FOR GATHERING

TEACHER PARKING

NATURAL SPRING SOURCED CREEK

STORM WATER POND

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM YURTS

LAWN

ADDITIONAL PARKING

TOPO PLAY AREA

AMPHITHEATER

TREE FORT PLAY AREA

‘MANDALA’ BASKETBALL QUART

TERRACED GARDEN BEDS

CREEK MOUTH BIOSWALE

TERRACED EDIBLE GARDEN AXON

DECK OVERSIGHT FOR TEACHERS

<5% ADA RAMPS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS

ACCESSIBLE GARDEN SPACES

STUMP CIRCLE CLASSROOMS

LAWN - PLAYING FIELDS WITH VIEWING MOUNDS

TOPO PLAY AREA - SLIDES, ROCKS AND CLIMBING OBJECTS FOR INTERACTION WITH HILLSIDE

ROCK CREEK CASCADING DOWN SLOPE

AMPHITHEATER WITH ROCK SEATING

TREE FORT BOARDWALK PLAY AREA

NORTH-EAST EMBANKMENT SECTION

STREET PATH LAWN

GRASS BURM

BANK STABILIZING PLANTS BIOSWALE

CASCADIA WAVE PARK

Willamette River, Springfield, OR

Recreational Design - 2021

The historic millrace diversion dam that once acted as Eugene’s industrial power supply, now acts as a deadly obstacle in the Willamette River. With guidance from the Cascadia Wave Organization, the idea to transform the dam into a functional wave park for kayaks, surfers, paddle boards and other river-users was taken into full swing.

This project provides safety to a dangerous area of the river while activating it with recreation and highlighting the history of the space.

HEADWORKS

WAVE PARK PERSPECTIVE

HEADWORKS WAVE PARK PLAN

The Millrace Dam historically diverted water to power Eugene’s Industrial waterfront. Now the dam is a dangerous obstacle for river users. The four openings of the dam can be converted into stationary waves for surfers, kayaks, paddle boarders and other users.

ISLAND ACCESS BEACH FOR KAYACK WAVES

DIVERSION DAM

INTERMEDIATE KAYACK HOLE

EXPERT HOLE

EASY PASSAGE TUBER WAVE

EXPERT WAVE

VIEWING DOCK AND SURFER WAVE ACCESS

TRANSMISSION TOWER VIEWING PLATFORM

MILRACE INFRASRTRUCTURE

BOARDWALK

HEADWORKS ISLAND

SAFE PASSAGE AND DEPLOYABLE SLOLEM COARSE

EXPERT WAVE

EXPERT WAVE

SAFE BYPASS

SAFE BYPASS

INTERMEDIATE HOLE

INTERMEDIATE HOLE

EXPERT HOLE

EXPERT HOLE

To ensure safety, buoys are installed on the dam infrastructure to help direct river visitors towards the correct passage. The buoys also protect users from colliding with the structures.

SAFE PASSAGE CHANNEL AND RESTAURANT DECK LOOKOUT

This channel provides a fun passage for those who don’t want to use the wave park. It is also an active space for a deployable kayak slalom coarse event. A bridge crosses the channel providing access to the island and dock.

Just upstream from the wave park, an unused industrial building is re-designed to host a Bar and Grill, with a waterfront deck and beer garden. Customers can enjoy their meals while watching surfers and kayaks play in the waves. This would be Glenwood’s second waterfront restaurant and is a lucrative opportunity.

The old millrace infrastructure still remains on the shore of the river. Activated by a new adjacent pathway, these long concrete walls can be free spaces for local artists.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Mill Valley, CA / Eugene, OR

Design and Build: 2020 - Current

Gardening and small scale design projects have been a great artistic outlet for me.

I was hired for independent design projects. With a mostly California native plant palette, the projects were drought tolerant and restorative to the habitat. I installed all plants, irrigation, boulders, and mulch by hand.

I also created planting plans for Hendricks Park Rhododendron garden during my tenure at the park.

NATIVE PLANT INSTALLATION - MILL VALLEY, CA

HIRNER RESIDENCE 5 YEAR GROWTH PERSPECTIVE - MILL VALLEY, CA

HIRNER RESIDENCE NATIVE PLANT PALETTE AND INSTALL

PLANT PALETTE

SETH EDDY LANDSCAPE DESIGN

setheddy12@gmail.com

Aug 21, 2023

‘Re-wilding’ the clients yard with natives while preventing erosion. The embankment is protected with jute netting and bank stabilizing plants. The clients now have a beatified view and a naturalized yard.

TREES/SHRUBS

PERRENIALS/GROUND COVER

GRASS

DECIDUOUS

Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Pt. Reyes’ Evergreen Shrub

Dune Tansy Evergreen Ground Cover

California Buckwheat Evergreen Shrub

Verbena de la mina Evergreen Shrub

Purple Sage Evergreen Shrub

White Sage Evergreen Shrub

Smokebush Deciduous Tree

Coffeeberry Evergreen Shrub

Red Current Deciduous Shrub

Monkeyflower Evergreen Shrub

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Evergreen Tree

California Fuschia Semi-evergreen

Deer Grass Bank Stabilizer Rush Water Loving

604 Wanda Ln

KUSMANISH RESIDENCE NATIVE GARDEN - MILL VALLEY, CA

A HAPPY CLIENT IN HIS NEW NATIVE GARDEN

Designed for Hendricks Park, this project was to commemorate Harold Greer who was a well know Rhododendron hybridizer and gardener in the Pacific North West.

HAROLD GREER MEMORIAL GARDEN - EUGENE, OR

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TEXTURE SWATCH PHOTOGRAPHY

While rendering in Photoshop, I often found it difficult to find a material swatch that fit my project’s vision.

I was then inspired to take my own material swatch photographs. This prompted me to create an Instagram page dedicated to natural textures and industrial patterns labeled @texture.swatch. My page gained popularity on the University of Oregon campus especially in the art & design department. Many of my professors now follow the account.

Photography has been a very important outlet for me to express creativity and has also been useful when understanding a project site

SCRIM - WIRE SCREEN

INDUSTRIAL FORM

GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE FENCE ROLL

FACADE - SEATTLE, WA

CHAIN LINK FENCE

BASKED ON CARPET

NON-SLIP FLOOR MAT

DIAMOND BRICK FACADE VENETIAN BLINDS

DIAMOND PATTERN GLASS BLOCK

SHATTERED IPHONE CRUSHED CANS

SPEED BUMP

ORGANIC FORM

UNIDENTIFIED LEAF

WINTER LEAF

SPIDER WEB WITH MORNING DEW

MAGNOLIA SKELETON

CRACKED EARTH RAINBOW TROUT

FALL LEAF

DAHLIA

VINTAGE FORD

WIRE SCREENING

“NO PARKING” TAPE ROLL

Seth Eddy Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

University of Oregon class of 2023

Phone: 415 666 6951

Email: setheddy12@gmail.com