CANDIS A. SHIFLETT PORTFOLIO

About Me

PriMrose connection: north cArolinA stAte university

Campus Design: Redefining the connection to iconic places at NCSU

GreeninG hArGett street: rAleiGh, nc

Urban Design: Greening Urban Streets; proposing Development with Community

riverfront revitAlizAtion: PrAGue, czech rePublic

Conceptual Urban plan to revitalize a neighborhood & create connection to the riverfront

coMMunity DesiGn: WenDell, nc

Worked with a community to develop a plan for the future growth of the town

construction: bus shelter DesiGn

Mock up & Renderings for a bus shelter proposal in Raleigh, NC

bench DesiGn coMPetition subMittAl

Bench design competition for award winning rain garden on NC State Campus

sketchinG & ADDitionAl hAnD renDerinG sAMPles

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CANDIS A. S H I F L E T T

NC STATE UNIVERSITY

BLA, MINOR A&D

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03: BIO

Candis Shiflett is completing her under-

graduate studies in landscape architecture

at North Carolina State University and will

graduate in May 2013. Her passion in land-

scape architecture is focused in community

and urban design to improve people’s lives

and to rebuild lost or weakened connections

to the land. Her current research interests

lie in the use of eco-revelatory techniques,

primarily storm water, in urban settings. In

addition to the Bachelors of Landscape

Architecture degree, Candis will graduate

with a minor degree in Art & Design. She

hopes that her passion for and skills in

drawing will enhance her professional

landscape architecture career.

04 PRIMROSE CONNECTION:

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

This project was developed in the “Design Development” Studio where I learned

to take the design through not only the conceptual and schematic design phase

but to also complete a full set of construction documents.

The site is located on the east side of North Carolina State University. It is current-

ly a parking lot for the adjacent buildings. We were able to work with the Campus

Architect’s office to develop designs that were directed toward the possibility of a

future redesign of the site. The campus identified the site as a transitional space

and wanted to program to convey such. The campus is planning to transform the

parking lot in the near future.

05 NC STATE UNIVERSITY

06 PRIMROSE CONNECTION: NC STATE UNIVERSITY

07SCHEMATIC DESIGN:

MAkING THE CONNECTION

In my design, my main goal was to

connect the “hollowed” and “iconic” places that

were currently separated by an unattractive

parking lot. Conceptually I wanted to create

framed views to important places through path

direction and vegetative framing.

I designed places for new “hearths” and a warm

comfortable transition space which directs the

users view to important campus icons through

the use of plant and hardscape materials, and

form.

Plan and Perspective sketches are colored

pencil & ink on vellum, Sections are Ink on Vellum.

08 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT CLIPPINGS

After completing the Schematic Design

phase, my proposal began a series of

studies translating ideas into buildable

elements. In this studio I was able to go

through the process of producing Exist-

ing Conditions, Erosion Control and Tree

Protection, Demolition, Grading, Planting,

Layout and Materials Plans, and Custom

Details. These allowed me to review and

refine your design ideas,

as well as make new discoveries

enabled by the rigor of the process.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

10 HARGETT STREET: RALEIGH, NC

11URBAN DESIGN- GREENING HARGETT STREET:

DOWNTOWN RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA

The focus of my urban design studio in downtown Raleigh was in the

retrofit of existing urban infrastructure by exploring the transforma-

tion of Hargett Street in downtown Raleigh from it’s current condition

into an urban greenway. The goals of the project include maximizing

non-motorized movement and comfort, as well as stimulating com-

munity development, across its length. Hargett Street was chosen

for to it’s connections to many significant downtown Raleigh assets

including Moore Square, and the future Union Station. Hargett street

stretches from historic and traditional neighborhoods in the east, to

the urban center of Raleigh, to the emerging warehouse district to

the west. In this sense, it represents an urban transect; a descriptive

line reflecting the wide range of urban conditions present in down-

town Raleigh. This context offered a unique opportunity to explore

the transformation of a consistent landscape (Hargett street) moving

through diverse conditions.

Each student was asked to choose an area along the corridor for a more specific intervention. I

chose to focus my study in the residential area of Hargett Street which currently feels very discon-

nected from the dense urban center of downtown which is just blocks away. The city plans to

expand the density up to the edge of the neighborhood district. My design offers a solution for

transition as well as connection while respecting the city’s wish to increase density. I had three

goals I was addressing: 1. Create healthier food access to an area which is considered a food des-

ert, 2. create healthy mobility whether it be pedestrian or vehicular, 3. create cleaner air/water

through material choices.

12 GREENING HARGETT STREET:

DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

NORTH CAROLINA

“A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR”

Community UseMixed Use Combination Hand sketching & Digital Sketching (Ink, Photoshop)

Community Gardens serve as a transitional ele-

ment in density in my design. The design in-

cludes: shade and water collection tarps, cargo

bike rental spaces, storage and compost areas,

children’s play area, an educational room, as

well as a wildflower collection garden.

This “Baseline” design offers minimal change

with big impact. It includes new features to

the site boundary such as: walkway lighting,

2020 linear ft. of sharrow signage, painted

crosswalks, pervious pavers, curb bumpouts

and 85 new trees.

This “Past Peak Oil” design offers maximum

change with maximum impact. It includes

new features to my site boundary such as:

planter lighting along widened walkways (5

ft. or more), 2020 linear ft. of sharrow signage,

permeable parking , raised pervious paved

crosswalks with curb bumpouts and 90 addi-

tional trees.13

Rendered in Photoshop

Inhabitant DENSITY

173 residential

61,548 Net Sq Ft Mixed Use

“Food” DENSITY

100 sq ft will produce ½ of what 1 person would need for a year,

¼ of what a household of 2 needs,

⅛ what a family of 4 would need

10x10

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Increased Density

15 HARGETT STREET: RALEIGH, NC

Total Pervious: 9,845 cfTotal Pervious Paving: 0 cfTotal Imperious: 88,555 cf= 43,986 gallons of runnoff

Total Pervious: 15,765 cfTotal Pervious Paving: 800 cfTotal Impervious: 81,835 cf= 41,282 gallons of runnoff

Total Pervious: 17,520 cfTotal Pervious Paving: 41,614 cfTotal Imperious: 39,266 cf= 21,055 gallons of runnoff

Stormwater Air Quality CO2

46 Kousa32 Oaks20 Fruit

$3164 benefit/yr

55 Kousa35 Fruit

$1107benefit/yr

“End of Peak Oil”“BaseLine”

Cleaner Air & Water

“BaseLine”

“Existing”

“End of Peak Oil”

16 CzECH REPUBLIC: PRAGUE

17LINkING LIFE AND WATERFRONT:

PRAGUE, CzECH REPUBLIC:

HOLEŠOVICE DISTRICT

While studying in Prague, I was able to take an

urban design studio which had significant focus

on the perception and behaviors of cultures as

well as the urban structure of cities throughout

Europe. I worked in a team to develop a design

for the revitalization of an area along the Vltalva

river that connected to the Holešovice neigh-

borhood. The current conditions were unsafe

and created little access or no desire to visit the

waterfront.

18 HOLESOVICE REVITALIzATION

19LINkING LIFE AND WATERFRONT:

PRAGUE, CzECH REPUBLIC: HOLEŠOVICE DISTRICT

Holešovice Is located just north, across the Vltava river from central Prague. It is

a residential neighborhood with many different businesses throughout. While it’s

proximity to the riverfront is optimal, the current “connection” to the river front is

not strong, and the area is seen negatively. The riverfront is in need of attention

and help in order to serve the community and others properly.

My team’s main goal through our design was to improve the quality of life along

the river front as well as create an enjoyable and leisurely experience for the user.

We hoped our design would create appreciation for the riverfront and develop

and identity for the area that would aid in economic and community growth.

We spent a great deal of time researching native perceptions and other projects

throughout Europe to determine what would be a positively perceived plan.

20LINkING LIFE AND WATER-

FRONT: GIVING COLOR TO THE

HOLEŠOVICE DISTRICT

My main contributions to the team were field

studies, contribution of case studies and

defining relevance, as well as organizing the

final presentation and presentation graph-

ics. I particularly enjoying depicting the area

illustratively , I felt I was giving true visualiza-

tion to the possibility of transformation into a

beautiful waterfront community.

Illustrative plan done by myself (ink, water color,

digital). Sections drawn by teammate M. Domanski,

colored by myself (color pencil).

21 LINkING LIFE AND WATERFRONT

Please note: sections are only arranged in this format for this portfolio and do no depict relation to one another.

My part in the team included everything from developing questionnaires, to meeting with citizens during the charette to gather their opinions, ideas, and needs to developing renderings and plans that described possibilities for how their needs could be better met. Some of the techniques I used to convey ideas included connectivity plans as well as Photoshop visualizations.

Met with citizens to gather their ideas and opinions to better address their needs and desires for the town.

I used Photoshop renderings to show how an area could look. In this school zone I proposed additional safety measures such as crosswalks.

Depicting a community art idea some citizens were interested in: wall murals are an inexpensive way to improve build-ing appearance and town image.

22 COMMUNITY DESIGN: WENDELL NC

Through a community design course, I was

given the opportunity to participate as a

member of a team in a community design

workshop. The town of Wendell is facing

future growth and was looking for advice

for future planning and changes for commu-

nity improvement. We divided into teams:

Community Identity, Regional Planning.

Streetscape & Public Spaces, and Buildings

and Structural Elements. As co-leader of the

streetscapes and public spaces committee,

our main goal was to assess the concerns

of the citizens of Wendell regarding their

streetscapes and public spaces. Our method

for collecting this data was a questionnaire as

well as a group discussion. During the group

discussion we recorded the main concerns of

the citizens, which they then voted on. We

then developed design ideas and proposals

and presented them at a later town meeting.

23 COMMUNITY DESIGN:

WENDELL, NC

Many citizens of the town had concerns with particular intersections. I aided in visualizing options for improvement as well as provided plans for these options.

A clip of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Connectivity plan my team and I

developed.

24CONSTRUCTION :

BUS SHELTER DESIGN

During a construction materials course I

worked in a team to design a bus shel-

ter. We developed renderings as well as

a mock up of a section of the shelter. The

bus shelter design with would be posi-

tioned near the North Carolina AIA build-

ing and nearby Seaboard Station, a shop-

ping center. As a team member I aided

in site & material analysis, organizing the

final boards, and the final rendering of the

bus shelter. We also worked together to

build the mock up.

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SEABOARD STATION

AIA BUILDING

PEACE COLLEGE

25 RALEIGH BUS SHELTER DESIGN

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SEABOARD STATION

AIA BUILDING

PEACE COLLEGE

26SYME SERPENTINE:

BENCH DESIGN COMPETITION

I worked in a multidisciplinary team to

develop a bench design for a competition

calling for bench designs to a recently built

rain garden on North Carolina State Uni-

versity. My main contributions as part of

the team were: initial design and rendering,

part in material selection, final presentation

renderings, and planting plan.

My team placed 2nd in the competition.

24”8”

4”

4”

2”18”

6”

12”

27 BENCH DESIGN COMPETITION

24”8”

4”

4”

2”18”

6”

12”

28 SkETCHING & ADDITIONAL HAND RENDERING SAMPLES

< Ink & Vellum Wall Section

Ink on Bristol. Art &

Design project:

Object Trans-

formed to Place.

Ink & Marker on Bond. Market Sketch, Prague v Pencil on Trace. Street Sketch, Prague v

Pencil on Bond. Field Sketch ^

^ Watercolors. Barcelona, Spain >

Color pencil & Ink on Bond. Envisioned Streetscape, Prague ^

Various Media on Trace. Color Study Still Life ^

Marker & Color pencil on Vellum. Campus Plaza Design ^

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