Wes Scholz Portfolio

Wes Scholz

Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2023

Table of Contents 3. About Me

12. The Planted Plaza

4. The Forest Bathing Retreat Center

14. Detail Design Project

8. The New River EcoPark

18. Contact Me

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About Me

Hi! My name is Wes Scholz and I am a fourth year in the landscape architecture program at Virginia Tech. I was born and raised in Richmond Virginia, where I experienced a vast mix of different landscapes, from farms to rivers to cities. Because of this, I developed an appreciaton for nature and my physical environment from an early age. I decided to study landscape architecture due to my love of drawing, plants, and gardens. The joy and amazement I experience in a garden are feelings I want people of all backgrounds to enjoy, so I wanted to study how to design such spaces. I plan to continue my studies in both academic and professional environemnts in order to fulfill my dream of becoming a garden designer.

Software Skills:

Edward “Wes” Scholz

Virginia Tech, Blakcbsurg, VA Landscape Architecture GPA: 3.47 (in major) Expected to graduate May 2025

Education: • High School Advanced Diploma • Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture (in progress) • Horticulutre Minor (in progress) Extracurriculars + Awards: • Cook/baker at Next Door Bake Shop • Fly Fishing Club at Virginia Tech • ASLA Virginia Tech • Registered USA boxer • Farmhouse Fraternity: Vice President of Recruitment + Apparel Chair

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The Forest Bathing Retreat Center Idea:

A retreat center that focuses on improving the mental health of It’s guests through forest bathing, tai-chi, meditation, therapy sessions and outdoor exercise.

Program:

Forest Bathing • guided • unguided Group classes in forest • tai chi • yoga • meditation Exercise on trails • running • biking Food • self provided food • kitchen in cabins • grills on campsites • convience store in retreat center Information and check-in at welcome center Therapy sessions in therapy office Guests • 24 • 18+ unless with gaurdian • suffering from anxiety, dperession, stress, etc. (not requried) Overnight stay (guests) • 4 bedroom 2 bathroom cabins • campgrounds (4 tents)

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The Forest Bathing Retreat Center Section 1

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The Forest Bathing Retreat Center Inventory and Analysis

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The Forest Bathing Retreat Center in Detail

Switchgrass

Serviceberry

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The New River EcoPark Idea:

A multi-use eco tourism park that features the different ecologies and habitats seen throughout the New River Valley.

Designed to support education, recreation, and research. The site is located in Radford, Virginia, on an industrial brownfield.

Legend

1. Commercial parking 2. Ecopark parking 3. Private research and maitenance parking 4. Maitenance building 5. Research building 6. Nursery 7. Fresh market 8. Welcome center 9. Tangent Outfitters 10. Observation deck + tower 11. Succesional forest outdoor classroom 12. Edible garden 13. River trail (greenway connection) 14. Boat landing/dock 15. Campground #1 16. Campground #2 17. Campground #3 18. Fungi garden 19. Mature forest outdoor classroom 20. Wetland classroom 21. Water garden 22. Pollinator garden 23. Meadow outdoor classroom

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Succesional Forest

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Wetland

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Grass Meadow

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Mixed Meadow

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Flower Field

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The New River EcoPark Railroad

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Road

Parking Fresh market

Nursery

Path River Trail

Obs. Tower + Deck

Parking

Road

Path

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Welcome C.

Phyto Process: Contaminated Soil

Introduce Phytoremdiative Plant

Contaminant Uptake

Clean Soil

Legend Manganese Lead 2.

1. Indiangrass 2. White Tail Deer 3. Vole 4. Ratsnake 5. Red Shouldered Hawk 6. Red Fox 7. Barred Owl

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Harvest Contaminted Plants

Lay Topsoil and Replant

Ecological Restoration

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The New River EcoPark Concept Diagrams Industry + Contamination Economic Lack of commerical diversity

COmmerce + Ecology

Environmental

Leaving INdustry

Contaminated Soils and water

Social

limited road and pedestrian access

Decreasing Population

Foundry

Remediate

Economic

Social

Phytoremediaton

Detention Pond

Local Neighborhoods

Commercial Strip

Expand

Local Business

Tourism

River’s Egde

Environmental

Surrounding Parks

Connect

Bus Routes

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The New River EcoPark Inventory and Analysis Commercial Recreation RU

Industrial

Park

Residential

Forest+Understory

Mowed Grass Detention Hardscape

High Priority Phyto

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The Planted Plaza Dilemma:

The Grand Lawn is an underutilized, under designed green space that limits social interaction while having accessibility issues

Thesis:

How can we increase social interaction and the overall use of The Grand Lawn?

Program:

- live music in large event space - holiday celebrations in large event space - organized meetings in smaller event spaces - impromptu socialization in smaller event spaces - chess/checkers/go in board game area - walking/exercise on paths

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The Planted Plaza

Spatial Diagram

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Detail Design Project Idea:

To design a boardwalk, deck, and pergola using AutoCAD, SketchUp, and TwinMotion.

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Detail Design Project

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Contact Me: Wes Scholz wesscholz22@vt.edu (804)-514-5989

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