Table of ConTenTsProfessional Work• StreetscapeImprovements

• ConservationSubdivision

• Playgrounds

• InternationalVilla

• Residential

academic Work• NinigretParkMasterPlan

• Art

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

Downtown Streetscape Improvement, Haverhill, Massachusetts Freelance Rendering 2010

Enhancements to the downtown historic district of Haverhill, Massachusetts included several provisions for improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Detailed brick banding was proposed to delineate the sidewalk edge, as well as proposed bus stop areas, and sidewalk neck downs to connecting crosswalks.

Street trees were strategically placed in combination with decorative pedestrian lighting characteristic to the historic nature of the area.

streetscape improvementsDedham, Massachusetts Freelance Sketches 2009

The Dedham Square Improvement project included strict collaboration with the Dedham Square Circle, a non profit group committed to preserving the historic character of Dedham Square.

Improvements included paved bump outs for added pedestrian safety, new street trees and strategic placement of new traffic signals and crosswalks.

Section of Roadway and BuffeR enhancementS

PaRking lot PieR & fence deSign

Freelance Rendering 2010

maSteR Plan

noRth entRance layout & mateRialS Plan

noRth entRance

South entRance

paving designRhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles, Cranston, Rhode Island Gates, Leighton & Associates 2009

The Rhode Island DMV renovation and master plan project required strict collaborationwith the design team. This 11 acre site included improving traffic circulation, landscaping and new entrance designs to the north and south of the building.

The selection and layout of the materials on the ground plane intended to compliment with the interior tile design. Colorful concrete pavers, varying in size and texture, were used to create a contemporary and unique pattern for this public building. In addition, modern light fixtures were selected to further enhance the arrival experience.

caSS PaRk maSteR Plan

caSS PaRk SPlaSh PaRk deSign

playground designCass Park, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Gates, Leighton & Associates 2007-2009

This 33 acre master plan design for public park in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, included a concept and for a new playgound.

Communication with stakeholders, students andparents of the community, led to the development of a plan that included improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation, a splash park, fishing dock, new swing sets and multiple play spaces for various age groups.

meeting StReet Swing Set & Playgound SuRface deSign

meeting StReet ciRculation & Playgound SuRface deSign

The Meeting Street Center of Excellence was an 8 acre brownfield redevelopment project required an innovative and integrative approach to the layout and design of the playground spaces, materials, and structures. Extensive research, meetings with parents, teachers and physicians at the school led to a comprehensive understanding of the physical and sensory handicaps that were present.

Special consideration was given to the selection of materials, space planning, and structures as they related to the concept of integrative play. New signage and extensive landscaping was included as part of the playground design.

The goal of the project was to create a play space that would allow childern of all abilites to play together, as well as create a vibrant ‘gateway’ into South Providence.

The Boundless Playground at the Meeting Street Center of Excellence was completed in April 2009.

Meeting Street Center of Excellence, Providence, Rhode Island Gates, Leighton, & Associates 2008 - 2009

residential villa gateway designAl Dyar, New Cairo, Egypt Gates, Leighton & Associates 2008

fountain elevation

gate houSe and entRance elevation

This 88 acre residential villa master plan included the design of a new gate house and entry courtyard. The iconic entrance feature included a tiered water fountain and pergola with lush landscaping. In addition, specialty paving was proposed to enhance the arrival experience and compliment the monumental gateway design.

A proposal to develop an abandoned farming and gravel mining site into a 40 Lot Residential Subdivision required an innovative and environmentally sound approach to the Master Plan design. This project embraced Low Impact Development (LID) technologies to restore theexisting ecology to a healthy and sustainable condition while providing recreation and open space opportunities to the residents of the development..

conservation subdivisionHigh Tide Landing, Snug Harbor, Rhode Island John C. Carter & Company 2012

haBitat ReStoRation Planting

Section of PRoPoSed Path thRough ReStoRed haBitat

PRoPoSed ReSidential unitS

The proposed plan for the 18 acres of Open Space was designed to establish a successional habitat, a vegetated buffer to an existing pond, and a walking trail to connect the proposed development and the rest of the community. Bands of switchgrass and various other native plant communities were selected to provide food and forage for wildlife and promote species diversity.

Pool conStRuction PlanSview of Pool fRom living Room

This residential master plan for a new home included the design of an entry court, elaborate entrance gates, swimming pool and formal lawn.

The clients desired a water feature that would serve as an aesthetic sculptural feature as well as a swimming pool. The circular pool was designed to have a 360 degree vanishing edge, with 18” exposed on the terrace side of the house, to provide visual interest from various rooms in the house.

residential landscape designEast Greenwich, Rhode Island John C. Carter & Company, Inc. 2012

Pool conStRuction PlanS

vaniShing edge and wateR featuRe Sketch

residential landscape designNarragansett, Rhode Island John C. Carter & Company 2010

This renovation to an existing home located on the bluff overlooking the West Passage of Narragansett Bay required an innovative design strategy to screen a bottomless sand filter. A bottomless sand filter is a wastewater treatment component in which septic system effluent is filtered through sand media. Given the restrictive lot size and house expansion, the bottomless sand filter could only be placed in the front yard on the north side of this property. Rather than hide the sand filter, it was incorporated as a design element into the landscape. The home renovation also called for new planting, circulation, and masonry designs.

The sand filter became a new sculptural element that was part of the landscape. The top of the sand filter featured a design that used contrasting polished riverstones laid in a radial pattern, held in with aluminum landscape edging. The edging was then softened by the placement of small ornamental grasses, hydrangeas and perennial plants hardy to the coastal climate. Natural stone and concrete pavers were creatively placed in the driveway and walkways

fRont walk deSign

dRiveway deSign

Stone detail on BottomleSS Sand filteR

ACADEMIC WORK

ninigret park master planSouth Kingstown, Rhode Island University of Rhode Island 2005

The 240 acre site lay at the south coast of Rhode Island, adjacent to nature conservancy, residential development, and had a rich history in Naval Aviation.

The goal of this senior design studio project was to create a mixed use development while preserving 60% open space of an existingpublic park.

The tree placement in the MIA Garden was reflective of the airplane formation formed in honor of a soldier who was missing in action

The master plan included a design that would reflect the site’s cultural significance, promote active and passive recreational activity and be home to memorial gardens and an academic center.

m.i.a. gaRden

yellow RiBBon gaRden

yellow RiBBon gaRden Plan

At the center of the site were remnants of the Charlestown Naval Airforce Base’s runway. The design included a plan to preserve the shape of the runway by creating a Memorial Runway Garden, interwoven with pedestrian paths and distinct gardens at each terminus.

Each garden served to honor specific War Heroes, with the ‘Yellow Ribbon’ garden at center. The plantings in this garden were placed according to thier flower, leaf color and bloom time, for a continuous ‘yellow ribbon’ of color.

sculptureJunior Design Studio Final Project University of Rhode Island 2004

Junior Design Studio - Black and White Study University of Rhode Island 2004

chaRcoal

acRylic Paint

DIGITAL STILLS

digital photographyOceanside, California 2010

exhiBitionS:

Rhode Island state of the aRts 2010UnIveRsIty of Rhode Island

‘the spIce of lIght’veRmont photo space galleRy 2011

2010 Kauai, Hawaii 2009

digital photographyWesterly, Rhode Island 2011

exhiBitionS:

Rhode Island state of the aRts 2011UnIveRsIty of Rhode Island

2011 Carlsbad, California 2011