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DESIGN PORTFOLIO
KYLE JACOBSONMaster of Landscape Architecture - 2012Louisiana State University - Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
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EDUCATIONLouisiana State University – Baton Rouge, LA May 2012
MasterofLandscapeArchitecture GPA:3.81/4.00University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN May 2009
BachelorofScience–MaterialsScienceandEngineering GPA:3.56/4.00
EXPERIENCEHadenStanziale : Durham, NC August - December 2011
LSU Rome Studio : Rome, Italy May – July 2011
Mitch Cox Commercial Real Estate May – August 2010SMR Landscape Architects : Dallas, TX May – August 2008
Alco Howmet Castings : Morristown, TN May – August 2007
TEAM MEMBER: Took part in summer study abroad program. The eight week studio was completed with 10 other students in an office environment to produce a design guidelines and proposal for Monti Simbruini Regional Park.
DESIGN INTERN: Worked with landscape architects and architects to produce illustrative plans and construction documents. Participated in clients meetings, project presentations, and on-site construction administration.
ENGINEERING INTERN: Responsible for numerous quality-related tasks in a facility that manufactured complex ceramic cores which form the internal cooling passages of investment-cast turbine airfoils.
DESIGN INTERN: Produced computer and hand-generated graphics for all phases of design: conceptual plans, illustrative plans and sections, and final presentation boards. Assisted in the preparation of design development and construction documents.
K Y L E J A C O B S O N4142 Janet Ave. Apt. 203 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 [email protected] 423.426.3677
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HONORSLouisiana Chapter ASLA Analysis and Planning Merit Award - TurbulentCoast LSU 2012Helen Reich Memorial Scholarship LSU 2012LSU 2010 Graduate Exhibition of Student Work winner LSU 2010Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship LSU 2010-12Edward and Yvonne Harvey Scholarship LSU 2010-11Tony L. Shipley Engineering Scholarship UT 2007-09Materials Science and Engineering Scholarship UT 2006-09
TECHNICAL SKILLSAutoCAD 2010 SketchUP 3Ds MaxAdobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesignMicrosoft Office Digital Representation Project Presentation
ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONSLSU Rome Studio - Summer 2011 Study Abroad ProgramWest Coast Study Abroad Spring Break 2011Brazil Study Abroad Spring Break 2010MLA Class Representative (2010-present) ASLA - LSU Student Chapter (2009-present)Cultural Landscape Foundation “What’s Out There” contributorBulk Metallic Glass Laboratory – Research Assistant (University of Tennessee - 2008-09)Material Advantage – University of Tennessee Student Chapter (2005-09)National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveying - ‘Engineer In Training’ (2009)
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project list
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rome studio 06
borrow pit restoration 14
north lake charles waterfront 24
bridging the levee 36
assembly and disassembly 44
related projects 50
internships 62
travel/photography 66
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The Sanctuary of the Holy Trinity has attracted pilgrims regionally and from afar for over nine centuries. Today, the sanctuary is the only one within the Catholic Church that is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Pilgrims make a yearly trek to the grotto both on foot and by vehicle. The sanctuary sits tucked into the side of Mount Autore in the Lazio region of Italy. The sanctuary, while embedded into the park, does not currently draw from the valuable local water and food production resources because of its accessiblity. The site and its associated program are strongly controlled by seasonal change. Using design guidelines, the focus of the redesign of the sanctuary site is to create stronger connections between the sanctuary and the larger park while also facilitating greater movement within the site. Ultimately, the new sanctuary design aims to increase tourism to the sanctuary and to allow pilgrims to be able to access and enjoy the holy site throughout all seasons while being careful to preserve its religious character.
This project was completed with: peter ciepluch, brett davis, frances fresina, peter graves, lucas frey, cerys heroman, gregory hingle, tanner perrin, & megan roussel.
[ SANCTUARY of the HOLY TRINITY ]
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portfolio . 7rome studio . the holy sanctuary
Implement safety measures through all areas of site
Provide potable water at regular intervals
ACCESS and TRANSPORT
FRESHWATER RESOURCES
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
PUBLIC RECREATION
SEASONAL FLEXIBILITY
WILDLIFE HABITAT
Remove non-essential program from sanctuary site
Remove existing market stalls and embed multi-use spaces in lower
Replace existing asphalt with permeable surface and catchment system for localized runoff
Add alternative arrival area at lower elevation
Add secondary footpath from parking lot to sanctuary at lower grade
Introduce off path rest areas
Embed seasonal health service facilities at sanctuary site
Protect path with all season overhead structure
Collect freshwater on site
Renovate existing trail network and connect to sanctuary
Widen pilgrimage path
Shift primary parking off site and use existing parking as multi use parking area
Establish path boundaries
Organized and efficient circulation
Protection of watershed
Improved connectivity to park network
Reduce service pressure on park environment during peak season
Increased tourism throughout park
Improved safety on site
Enhanced ecological health
User experience
Self sustaining site
PRIORITIES SITE ACTIONS SITE CONSEQUENCES REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES
Secure all paths from uphill erosion
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The pilgrimage pathway from the parking lot to the sanctuary is a major focus of the site design. The pathway is widened to promote better circulation of pilgrims traveling in opposite directions. Vendors are removed from the pathway and embedded into the topography. Safety measures are put into place to protect the path from uphil erosion while establishing path boundaries through seat walls and railings.
SANCTUARY
PILGRIMAGE PATH
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portfolio . 9rome studio . the holy sanctuary
The existing parking lot is transformed into a new space that promotes more efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation. The new pedestrian plaza seperates vehicles and pilgrims. The plaza embeds vendors, restarants and rest areas into the natural topography. This seperation of spaces gives pilgrims somewhere to rest before or after taking the path to the Sanctuary, and encourages vendor use during all seasons.
PARKING
PLAZAPATH ENTRY TERRACE
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EXISTINGEXISTING
WINTER
SPRING
APRIL
MAYAYA
JUNE
JULYLYL
AUGUST
SEMPTEMBER
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 4th FEAST DAYAYA
FEBRUARY 10th FEAST DAYAYA
MARCH 21st FEAST DAYAYA
PALM SUNPALM SUNP DAYAYA
VENDOR
TOURIST
PRIESTS/NUNS
PILGRIMS
VENDOR
TOURIST
PRIESTS/NUNS
PILGRIMS
VENDOR
TOURIST
PRIESTS/NUNS
PILGRIMS
VENDOR
TOURIST
PRIESTS/NUNS
PILGRIMS
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
SUMMER
FALLFALLF
SEASONAL NETWORKuser density and ow
[ season user density and flow ]
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portfolio . 11rome studio . the holy sanctuary
sanctuarystructuresurfacevendor view boundary saftey path rest area health service erosion control potable water
high season
low season
pilgrim vendor
SITE CONNECTIONSinteractions of designed spaces
[ interactions of designed spaces ]
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[ CRITQUE ] [ DESIGN ACTION ] [ VISUALIZATION ]
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portfolio . 13rome studio . the holy sanctuary
[ path entry terrace ]
[ sanctuary path ]
[ parking lot plaza ]
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[ development and levees ][ land/water interface ]
[ FRAMEWORK ] Coastal Lousiana is one of the most dynamic and constantly changing physical regions in all of the world. This project explored, through the process of regional environmental planning, the feasibility of designing and planning for hazard resilient communities within Coastal Louisiana. Large scale site analysis was completed on natural processes, human activities that have impacted the environment, and landscape typologies as a groundwork for site proposals. The site proposal looks at soil borrow pit sites within the region and how they can be used as a mechanism to promote the reestablishment of native ecologies and create diverse recreational opportunites. A plan is devised to help the Army Corps of Engineers to understand how to excavate sites to promote wildlife habitats ecosystems. Using this information an EcoPark was designed at an existing borrow pit site in Orleans parish.
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portfolio . 15coastal louisiana . borrow pit restoration
[ wildlife ] [ agriculture, forest, open space ]
[ vegetation ]
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BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD HARDWOOD SWAMP SHRUB SWAMP WETLAND MEADOW SHALLOW MARSH DEEP MARSH
0’
1’
2’3’
4’
5’6’
bass
brea
mbr
own
pelic
anca
tfish
crap
pie
mul
let
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elic
an
deer
rabb
itsq
uirr
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allig
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box
turt
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nded
wat
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nake
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nake
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bellie
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duck
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duck
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rail
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duck
WATER DEPTH - ANIMAL SPECIES RELATIONSHIP[ regional water depth - animal species relationship ]
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portfolio . 17coastal louisiana . borrow pit restoration
BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD
0’
1’
2’3’
4’
5’6’
HARDWOOD SWAMP SHRUB SWAMP WETLAND MEADOW SHALLOW MARSH DEEP MARSH
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illow
butt
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map
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pelo
gum
virg
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willo
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elm
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lead
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arsh
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allig
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rass
WATER DEPTH - PLANT SPECIES RELATIONSHIP[ regional water depth - plant species relationship ]
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1. Establish range of native habitats and ecosystems.2. Promote regional ecosystem restoration.3. Use site to advance environmental education and ecosystem establishment.4. Create diverse recreational opportunities.5. Major and secondary pathsystem for different recreation activities.6. Site becomes urban fishing destination.
[ design objectives ]
The US Army Corps of Engineers is currently removing clay material from hundreds of borrow pit sites in coastal Louisiana to rebuild the hurricane protection system. After excavation, many of these sites are left abandoned. When soil is removed from these sites, the natural processes and ecosystems are altered or destroyed. The focus of this project is to create a framework for excavating new borrow pits that will leave the sites with ecological and physical value and complexity. Three borrow pit sites, one existing and two planned, within the land bridge in Orleans Parish are analyzed to create a system of borrow pit sites that will increase local wildlife habitat for the 340 birds species that nest locally and to promote regional ecosystem restoration through the system of sites. A framework of ecological and physical infrastructures are determined for each site through an analysis of each site’s characteristics. A design for the existing borrow pit site along Paris Road was completed to create a destination that provides recreational opportunities for the local neighborhood while reintroducing ecosystems that were previously lost through the design of new ponds at varying water depths.
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portfolio . 19coastal louisiana . borrow pit restoration
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
ECOCENTER
REFUGE
PARK
I-10
I-510
90
BAYOU SAUVAGE NWR
INTERSTATE/HIGHWAYS
LEVEES
RAILWAYS
LAKE BORGNE
BAYOU BIENVENUE
MAXENT LEVEE
MRGO
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
REFUGE
ECOCENTER
PARK
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
BAYOU SAUVAGE NWR
ECOCORRIDOR
PHYSICAL CONNECTION
GULF INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY
MRGO
CORRIDORSPOINTS NETWORK
CONTEXT
SYSTEM
REFUGE
PARK
ECOCENTER
ECOLOGICALINFRASTRUCTURE
urban fishing
bike paths
running paths
boating
wildlife viewing
swamps walks
wildlife photography
interpretive center
bird blinds
rookeries
duck boxes
marshes
cypress swamp
fish habitat
pine savannah
coastal prairie
bottomland hardwoods
eradicate invasive species
PHYSICALINFRASTRUCTURE
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Greenway to Neighborhood
Main Path
Canopy Walk
Cypress Swamp Path
Swamp Boardwalk
Entry Plaza
Cypress Swamp Path
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Vehicular Entry
MASTERPLAN
Parking
Interpretive Center
Swamp Walk
Bayou
Cypress Swamp
Bird Blind
Neighborhood Acces
Fishing Pond
Canopy Walk
Cypress Swamp
Fishing Pier
Wildlife Island
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Cypress and Tupelo Swamp
Riparian Corridor
Coastal Prairie
Marsh
Upland Hardwood Forest
Eastern Pine Savannah
1”=100’N
1 Vehicular Entry
[ masterplan ]
2 Parking3 Interpretive Center4 Swamp Walk5 Bayou6 Cypress Swamp7 Bird Blind8 Neighborhood Access9 Fishing Pond10 Canopy Walk11 Cypress Swamp12 Fishing Pier13 Wildlife Island
canopy walk
swamp walk
fishi
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portfolio . 21coastal louisiana . borrow pit restoration
bottomland hardwood forest
cypress and tupelo swamp
coastal prairie
riparian corridor
marsh
upland hardwood forest
eastern pine savannah
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Entry Bridge
VEHICULAR ENTRY
Bayou
Bus Parking
Vehicle Parking
Interpretive Center
Prairie
Boardwalk
Wildlife Island
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Eastern Pine Savannah
Fishing Pier
1212 Bike Path
1”=40’N
1 Entry Bridge2 Bayou3 Bus Parking4 Vehicle Parking5 Interpretive Center6 Native Prairie
7 Boardwalk8 Wildlife Island9 Bottomland Hardwood Forest10 Eastern Pine Savannah11 Fishing Pier12 Bike Path
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portfolio . 23coastal louisiana . borrow pit restoration
UPLAND HARDWOOD RIPARIAN EDGE MARSH
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swam
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pick
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CANOPY WALK
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BOTTOMLANDHARDWOODPINE SAVANNAH MARSH
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blue
stem
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FISHING PIER1”=10’
RIPARIAN EDGE SWAMP BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD
SWAMP WALK
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[ FRAMEWORK ] North Lake Charles waterfront is located along the Upper Calcasieu Estuary in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The goal of this project is to transform the neighborhood waterfront into a space that reconnects the surrounding neighborhood to the river while reconnecting the urban ecology that has been lost due to commercialization back into the larger landscape systems . The intial design process included careful identification of environmental, social, physical, and functional issues of the site and its surrounding context. These analystical findings were used to produce a framework that reconnects the green infrastructure back into the Calcasieu River watershed while creating a waterfront park that is unique to South Louisiana that residents can use and enjoy.
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portfolio . 25north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
[ Calcasieu estuary ]
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Neighborhood vehicular circulation creates little connection between the neighborhood and access points to the Calcasieu River. This lack of connection in conjunction with the industrial corridor along the rivers edge creates a great divide between the people in the neighborhood and the nearby estuary.
[ analysis . circulation ]
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portfolio . 27north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
The industrial corridor creates a divide between the neighborhood and the Calcasieu River. Many different industry’s have private property along the river that currently restricts pedestrian access to the river.
[ analysis . river threshold ]
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portfolio . 29north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
Linear connections direct flows of water, people, and habitats throughout the site. They are organized through neighborhood connections, earthworks, pathways, and bioswales. They include allee and hedge plantings, meadows, paths, trails, boardwalks, constructed wetlands, and architecture.
Diverse typologies througout the site create a patch-like mosaic of surfaces to promote use, habitat, and stormwater management. They include marshes, constructed wetlands, various woodlands, meadows, piers, sport surfaces, recreation fields, and open space.
[ connections ]
[ typologies ]
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[ site grading ]
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portfolio . 31north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
[ hydrology ]
The waterfront park allows tidal water level fluctuation from the river to enter the site and form brackish marshes in low wetland areas. The formation of the constructed wetlands helps to mitigate water entering directly into the neighborhood during a flood scenario.
Currently neighborhood runoff enters directly into the Calcasieu River through three engineered outlets within the neighborhood. The waterfront master plan adds eleven green street bioswales to the neighborhood that carry runoff into five different wetland areas that filter and clean the water before it enters the river.
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portfolio . 33north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
The American’s Wetlands Discovery Center is an integral part of the design and major stakeholder for the waterfront park. The AWDC includes both a Nature Center and a Botanical Garden in addition to many gathering spaces, educational areas, demonstration gardens, and a vessel docking station for further touring and exploration of the surrounding estuary and wetlands. The AWDC is centurally located in the park at a major access point from Interstate 10.
[ america’s wetland discovery center ]
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portfolio . 35north lake charles waterfront . REconnect
The southwest portion of the masterplan contains three earthwork/pier structures that contain recreational (basketball, tennis, and volleyball) courts. The courts are grouped onto each individual pier to create a tournament-like atmosphere. The piers jut out over the river and tidal marsh below to create a layering of ecological and human function within the space. Each pier is designed to allow light to penetrate through it to form a thriving ecology below.
[ recreation piers ]
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[ FRAMEWORK ] The Faubourg-Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana are some of the oldest and most decorated neighborhoods in the entire city. A framework was created for the neighborhood and its context to fully analyze and understand the systems within the site. The large scale site analysis is used to create a site proposal for an open space within the neighborhood. The site design focuses on the relationship between the neighborhood, river, new park space designed by Hargreaves Associates opposite the levee, and the levee while serving both residents and tourists. The site design uses specific program and is designed with the understanding that it will function as an interstitial open space for the new park and neighborhood.
MARIGNY
BYWATER
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portfolio . 37the marigny-bywater . bridging the levee
[ analysis . region ]
[ analysis . neighborhood ]
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portfolio . 39the marigny-bywater . bridging the levee
Hydrology 0’ 25’ 50’ 100’ 150’ 200’
Marigny/Bywater - Site 2
Scale 1” = 50’
[ site ]
The location in which the site design is proposed is a 1,100’ long x 200’ wide open space at the corner of Chartres St. and Piety St. in the Bywater neighborhood. The long stretch of open space backs up to a 10’ tall concrete levee wall protecting the neighborhood from the Mississippi River. The site is unique to New Orelans in that it has topography at slopes greater than 10% on parts of the site. The levee wall is the major boundary along the southern edge of the site and Chartres St. forms the northern boundary.
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portfolio . 41the marigny-bywater . bridging the levee
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[ site design goals ]
1. Maximize the open greenspace within the park. The Marigny-Bywater neighborhood has very limited usable open space.
2. Create connection nodes beween the neighborhood and the levee. The connection points serve as the major plazas within the park as well as serve as locations for bridges that span the levee providing access to the Mississippi River and Crescent Park. These nodes are located to make linear connections to Piety St. and Gallier St..
3. Use existing topography and create new graded landforms that are inhabitable and unique to New Orleans.
4. Create many different spaces within the park to encourage varied and multifunctional use.
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portfolio . 43the marigny-bywater . bridging the levee
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[ PHASE I: box assembly ]
The focus of this studio was on the making and unmaking of an object, a wooden box. The making of the box was followed by a series of extractions, voids, and slices. The newly formed objects were then adjoined by a datum and combined to make a site. Systems were then introduced to the site to form a highly connected and dynamic landscape. The language of this studio was limited to basic words in the design catalogue such as: space, volume, line, rhythm, solid, and void. This language was used to assemble a stable platform for the fundamentals of design.
THE BOX . THE SITE . THE GROUND . THE SYSTEM . THE LANDSCAPE
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portfolio . 45introduction to making . assembly and disassembly
[ PHASE II: apertures & casts ]
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[ PHASE III: disassembly ]
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portfolio . 47introduction to making . assembly and disassembly
[ PHASE IV: designing ground ]
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[ PHASE V: site assembly]
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portfolio . 49introduction to making . assembly and disassembly
[ PHASE V: system design ]
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[ site layout and grading ]
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portfolio . 51related projects .
[ gabion wall details ]
hilltop urban farm
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[ plan of structure ]
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portfolio . 53related projects .
[ structure details ]
hilltop urban farm
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Highland Road Park Library[ site grading ]
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portfolio . 55related projects .
Baton Rouge City Park[ site grading ]
site grading
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[ Hilltop Arboretum ]
[ mappings ]
[ panorama ]
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portfolio . 57related projects .
[ montage ]
[ multiview projection ]
graphic studies
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[ Villa Mairea ]
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portfolio . 59related projects . graphic studies
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[ Barcelona Pavilion ]
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portfolio . 61related projects . 3ds Max renderings
[ terrain modeling and rendering ]
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[ The Sutherland ] Produced three different conceptual renderings for a multiuse garden and covered pavilion addition at an existing wedding event facility.
[ Lake Manasses Townhomes ] Worked with developer to produce multiple iterations of site plan and sectional elevation renderings for a 70 unit townhome community.
DESIGN INTERN: Produced computer and hand-generated graphics for all phases of design: conceptual plans, illustrative plans and sections, and final presentation board renderings. Assisted in the preparation of design development and construction documents.
Durham, NC : August - December 2011
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portfolio . 63internships . HadenStanziale
GOLF VILLAS NORTH ENTRYPREPARED BY:
[ Hasentree Golf Villas Entry ] Completed entire design process for entry columns construction in a residential neighborhood. Conceptual renderings to site layout and construction documents.
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DESIGN INTERN: Worked with landscape architects and architects to produce illustrative plans and construction documents. Participated in clients meetings, project presentations, and on-site construction administration.
Dallas, TX : May - August 2008
[ Campus at Legacy ] Produced eight site plan concepts and renderings for a 400’ diameter grass filled roundabout in a corporate office park in Plano, TX.
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portfolio . 65internships . SMR Landscape Architects
[ North Country Family Practice ] Entry signage sketchup model and contruction documents.
[ St. Regis Hotel ] Site landscape plan rendering.
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[ Lagoa da Pampulha ] [ Belo Horizonte]
2010 Spring Break trip to Brazil visiting Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Inhotim, Rio de Janeiro, Sitio Roberto Burle Marx, and Paraty. Site visits included many projects by Roberto Burle Marx, residential projects, contemporary art parks, large scale urban design projects, small mountain towns, and small coastal towns studying cultural programs, urban design, and planting plans.
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portfolio . 67travel/photography .
[ Rio de Janeiro ]
[ Inhotim ] [ Inhotim_field sketch ]
brazil
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[ Instituto Moreira Salles ]
[ Arcos da Lapa ]
[ Ministry of Education Roof Garden_field sketch ]
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portfolio . 69travel/photography .
[ Sitio Roberto Burle Marx ]
[ Sitio Roberto Burle Marx_field sketch ]
[ Paraty ]
brazil
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[ Getty Center ]
[ Pershing Square ]
2011 Spring Break trip to the West Coast. Visits included Irvine, Los Angeles, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Death Valley National Park, Mammoth, Grand Canyon National Park, and Phoenix. Project visits ranged from National Parks, to urban plazas and parks, to state parks, to campuses, to upscale residential projects.
[ Yosemite National Park_field sketch ]
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portfolio . 71travel/photography .
[ Getty Center ] [ Donnell Garden ]
[ Golden Gate Bridge ] [ Levi’s Plaza ]
west coast
[ de Young Museum_field sketch ]
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[ Yosemite National Park ] [ Grand Canyon National Park]
[ Death Valley National Park ]
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portfolio . 73travel/photography .
[ Taliesin West]
[ Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden ]
west coast
[ Steele Indian School Park_field sketch ]
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[ Colosseum ]
[ Tempietto San Pietro ]
Summer of 2011 was spent studying abroad in Rome, Italy. While the majoritiy of the experience was spent in Rome, Monti Simbruini Regional Park, the Cinque Terre, Florence, Venice, and Capri were also visited. Elective courses were spent studying the formation of the Roman urban form and regional natural systems and a studio was completed working in Monti Simbruini Regional Park.
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portfolio . 75travel/photography . italy
[ Pantheon ] [ Rome ]
[ Colosseum ]
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[ Cinque Terre ] [ Cervara ]
[ Sant’Ivo ] [ Campidoglio ]
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portfolio . 77travel/photography . italy
[ Burano ] [ Villa d’Este ]
[ Piazza Navona ]