Design as Placemaking Tatiana White Selected Works 2010-2013
Curriculum Vitae Tatiana White
M.L.A., B.U.R.Pl
email: tatianawhiteuk@gmail.com tel: 07845 478614
Professional Experience August 2013 - Present May 2012 July 2011-December 2012
Graduate Landscape Architect ASH Design + Assessment Landscape Designer Vilches-Wannamaker Household UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Vancouver, Canada) Graduate Academic Assistant Sustainability by Design (September - December 2012) Graduate Academic Assistant Environment & Urban Form (January – December 2012) Teaching Assistant Introductory Workshop (August 2011)
January 2010 - August 2010 August 2008 - December 2009 Summer 2006 and 2007
Urban Development and Planning Consultant Coriolis Consulting Corporation (Vancouver, Canada) Associate Consultant urbanMetrics Inc. (Toronto, Canada) Project Assistant Ontario Ministry of Government Services (Toronto, Canada)
Education 2010-2013
July 2011 - December 2012
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, Canada (Awarded May 2013, equivalent to Distinction) Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (B.U.R.Pl) Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (Awarded June 2008, equivalent to 2:1)
Competitions Summer 2011
Honourable Mention for Liquid Lanescapes AECOM Urban SOS International Student Competition
Computer Skills Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign) Google Sketchup Vectorworks Microsoft Office
Language Skills English (Native) Russian (Fluent Conversational)
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CONTENTS
URBAN DARNING Squamish, Canada
COURSE: Graduate Design Project (2013) This project explored public realm design as a tool for improving pedestrian connectivity and turning forgotten spaces and edges into places that are welcoming and inviting. The design proposes a new park and community hall to help soften the unsightly railway edge that separates downtown Squamish from surrounding neighbourhoods. The park acts as both a pleasant transition space and town gateway.
Fragmented Urban Fabric
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Urban Morphology Explorations
A New Gateway and Community Gathering Space for Squamish
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URBAN DARNING (continued) Proposed Design Framework and Visualisations
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Repurposing Decommissioned Infrastructure
Gateway, Community Centre & Squamish Sign Section (B-B’)
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URBAN DARNING (continued)
Using Public Realm Interventions as a Development Catalyst
Estuary Trail Connection Path
High School Connection Path
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Loggers Lane Trail
Phase 1: Existing Town Fabric
Phase 2: Focus on Public Realm Improvements
Phase 3: Develop Community Nodes & Gateways
Phase 4: Relocate & Redesign Big Box Retail Areas
Phase 5: Build on Public Realm Interventions to Connect Infill Development to Existing Fabric
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DISTILLERY TOWNSCAPE Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PERSONAL: Exploring Cullen’s Townscape Theory (2009) These sequential drawings illustrate the urban, architectural and natural form of the newly revitalised Distillery District in Toronto. Drawing inspiration from Gordon Cullen’s ‘The Concise Townscape’ (1961), they show the typical route for a pedestrian entering the development with an emphasis on massing, scale and landscape.
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BRIDGING
Amsterdam Noord, The Netherlands COURSE: UBC Studio Abroad (Amsterdam Noord, 2012) DESIGN TEAM: T. White, A. Skibiki, & A. Duran This project considered the future residential development of the former Shell Research Lab site on the North side of the IJ River in Amsterdam. It explored how to connect the largely inaccessible site to surrounding communities through programming, public realm design and physical connection.
Proposed Massing and Greenspace
Site Ordering and Context Morphology Analysis
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Site Experience Visualisations
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Individual Block Design Proposal: Exploring the ‘public’ and the ‘private’
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Individual Proposed Block Intervention Axonometric
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LIQUID LANESCAPES
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada DESIGN TEAM: T. White & G. Canete This project received an honourable mention in the AECOM Urabn SOS International Student Design Competition. It proposed a series of development typologies to reduce the pressure on Vancouver’s combined sewer system. The concept focused on a Laneway Housing policy actively encouraged by the municipality to intensify single family residential neighbourhoods. We found that by combining green
infrastructure and water harvesting systems with infill development it would be possible to capture and divert over 80% of the rainfall that falls on the average single family lot in Vancouver. The full submission is available at: http://www.aecom.com/Careers/Student+Connections/ Urban+SOS+Frontiers/Urban+SOS+2011/Liquid+Landscapes
GOAL: CONCURRENTLY REDUCE POTABLE WATER USE & STORMWATER RUNOFF IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
of single family housing CITY OF VANCOUVER
CITY OF BURNABY
of streets, lanes & sidewalks
PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING
average annual precipitation in (1971-2000)
higher residential water usage in British Columbia than the Canadian national average
of total percipitation on the average urban site runs into the combined sewer system
POTABLE WATER USE
STORMWATER RUNOFF
REDUCTIONS 49,000L underground cistern
Min. stormwater diverted
Miniumum reduction in potable water use
Maximum reduction in potable water use
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REDUCTIONS 49,000L underground cistern 25,600L greywater appliances
Max. stormwater diverted
REDUCTIONS 49,000L underground cistern 11,880L diverted on green roof 25,600L greywater appliances REDUCTIONS 49,000L underground cistern 11,880L diverted on green roof 51200L greywater appliances
REDUCE CAPTURE
DIVERT
Laneway House Garden Typology Models
Liquid Lanescape Visualisation
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SCHOOL CAMPUS & LIBRARY Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
COURSE: Arch. & L. Arch. Vertical Studio (2011) BUILDING DESIGN TEAM: T. White & E. Leclerc This project saw Landscape Architecture and Architecture students work together to develop a university campus masterplan and develop individual building designs for an NGO working in Burkina Faso. The design of the library building sought to create a space that could meet the changing needs of a modern university while at the same time be a welcoming and open place for the whole community.
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BOOK STORAGE LONG-TERM STAY SPACES SHORT-TERM STAY SPACES DEDICATED SPACES COMMUNITY SPACES TOILETS
PRIVATE SPACES TO PUBLIC SPACES
VARIATION IN THE SIZE OF THE OPENINGS
VARIATION IN THE SIZE OF THE PATTERNS
VARIATION IN THE SIZE OF THE OPENINGS AND THE PATTERNS - ascending order
VARIATION IN THE SIZE OF THE OPENINGS AND THE PATTERNS - decreasing order
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SNUG COVE INFILL
Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada COURSE: Design Development Studio (2012) As part of the Design Development Studio at UBC this project sought to bring a project from an initial vision through to construction detailing. Located in a small island suburb of Vancouver the proposal outlines a residential infill development that
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complements the island’s community character. The proposal focused around a communal green space that took advantage of the site’s steep topography to create a variety of play experiences.
Sample Construction Detail CAD Drawings
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VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada COURSE: UBC Park & Garden Studio (2011) This redesign for the plaza on the North side of the Vancouver Art Gallery generated a simple and elegant space that could meet the need for a celebratory city square. At the same time it needed to be able to handle and direct large numbers of
people. A series of moveable seats attached to rails add much needed seating and colour to the space and give it a playful tone. They can also be easily moved when large events take place.
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Proposed Intervention
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Site Visualisation
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Wannamaker-Vilches Garden Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Client: Wannamaker-Vilches Household The conceptual planning and redesign of the front and back gardens of the WannamakerVilches house incorporates entertaining spaces and a redesign of the main approach to the house. The design takes advantage of different micro-climatic zones in the garden and incorporates garden storage space.
Ornamental flowering shade tree Shade fruit tree
Intimate seating terrace
Vegetable and berry garden
Sunny seating area Storage split into two sheds Potted ornamental
Trellis
Seating nook Outdoor cooking and entertaining space
Gardening prep area near tools and storage
Extension of built-in foundation planters clad to match wooden elements throughout and built-in bench Parking space paved with permeable pavers. Location provides easy access to house, creates minimal disturbance of Garry Oaks and takes advantage of existing grade change
Stairs to provide access to lower front garden areas Extension of rock garden to create level terrace for path and parking space 0
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Visualisations of the Proposed Back Garden Changes
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Tatiana White M.L.A., B.U.R.Pl
email: tatianawhiteuk@gmail.com tel: 07845 478614