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Todd Schuler [email protected] 781-576-90881
Contents Todd Schuler
Multi-family Housing
City Planning
Sketching
Memorial DesignCampus Planning
Residential Model
Webster Residence
Hall Residence
Schuler Residence
Todd Schuler [email protected] 781-576-90882
Amherst, MA. Multi-family Housing
Our site was located on a ridgeline in northern Amherst, MA. The site was 20 acre and we were to design 8 units per acre, coming out to 160 units. We had to take into consideration the zoning setbacks and emergency access, the views off of the ridgeline and the considerable open space system that connects to the greater landscape the site is set into. In our design we created parking courts that were designed to fit enough parking for each unit with the least amount of impervious surface. Each court created a unique space using various paving patterns and gave the corresponding unit its own identification. My job in this project was to design layout of buildings and roads and pedestrian circulation along with rendering the plan and hand drawing the sections.
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Town of Orange Ma. Greenway
In small groups we were asked to design a master plan for the town of Orange Massachusetts. The existing Millers River runs smack through the center of the downtown area. Creating great opportunity for the town to establish connections the water. Existing hiking trails to the north and south of the downtown lake connectivity. Our goal was to connect the town with their existing amenities and provide an overall Master plan. This included future sites for development and areas that are best suited for conservation. The sites for development were split up and each individual designed a space, whether it be a park, commercial development, or Streetscape. My job in this group was to gather peoples individual design spaces and put them all together in an organized presentation, which I would present to the town of Orange. I was also in charge of the GIS mapping and the maps you see here. These maps are a mix of GIS and Photoshop.
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Stockbridge Road Corridor
The University of Massachusetts
Amherst is one of the oldest schools
in the state. The campus has
undergone numerous expansions,
dating back to the turn of the
century. Through these expansions,
a sense of unity and relationships
were lost between the differences
in design principles at the given
time. Stockbridge road, which runs
through the heart of campus, was
once planned to be the center of
the university. In order to bring a
new sense of character back to the
corridor, the road is being converted
into a pedestrian walk that connects
vital ends of the campus. Our
design created meeting spaces for
seeing faces in key places along
this corridor. We placed these
where there were strong east west
pedestrian circulations cutting across
the north south Stockbridge road
corridor. Along with strong ties to
the surrounding building uses.
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Todd Schuler [email protected] 781-576-90888
Residential Garden
The site for this residential property
was in Leveret MA. set back from
the road and surrounded by forest.
When building the house the site was
cleared and the house was plopped
right in the center with no care for
the forest around it. Speaking to the
owners of the property they were
not too enthusiastic with the fact the
forest has been ripped away from
the house. In my design I took that
greatly into consideration and my
concept was to pull the forest to the
house on all four sides in an orchard
arrangement. This created four
open spaces one for a garden, an
open space for the young children,
the driveway and parking, and an
entrance to the house.
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The Schuler Residence is the home I
lived in until I was about 23 years old.
It is the place where my knowledge
of the landscape could be seen
and realized first hand. It is where I
could experiment with all aspects of
landscape. Slowly growing our plant
collection year after year, splitting
the perennials, and keeping shrubs
trimmed to create the patchwork
of fauna. One of the main projects
was the fire pit and fountain. Using
the old rubble wall stone I gave it
new life as a fire pit to warm you up
during the cold New England nights.
Still having the grade change issue
a timber wall was created with a
ranging size of timbers used to create
a pattern mvore interesting then the
classic timber tie wall. This is also the
structure that holds the weight of the
catch basin for the water feature. The
stones have long slits cut to direct the
water to flow from stone to stone.
The southing sound from this effect
blankets the noise the busy main road
creates.
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Todd Schuler [email protected] 781-576-908812
Sketching - (in Germany)
An experience of a lifetime, traveling
to Germany for spring break my
senior year of college in 2008. Went
with high expectations and only
the weather disappointed. For ten
days our Professor Jack Ahern and
20 fellow students and I traveled
all around Germany walking over 20
miles a day seeing, experiencing, and
sleeping all over Germany. During
our travels we each kept sketchbooks
scribbling down whatever we could
when we had time to stop. Some
sketches are from the Jewish Museum
in Berlin, Landshaft Park in Duisburg,
and Sanssouci in Potsdam.
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Todd Schuler [email protected] 781-576-908814
The Webster Residence located in
Marblehead, MA is an old Victorian
style home sitting up high on the
rocks over looking the Atlantic
Ocean. There were many phases
to updating the outdoor spaces
surrounding the house. Working with
Martin Landscape Service I built and
managed these phases. They were
designed by Lauren Lautner of For
Seasons. The first was a side patio off
the kitchen serving as a buffer to the
newly built home immediately to the
south. The Designer chose a volcanic
stone from Italy and created two
raised planters with a fountain at its
center. In the second phase the back
yard had no definition. A circular
planter with statue is the focal point
for the space and offers a great view
from the reading porch. Sailored City
Hall Pavers define the Paths edge and
separates the peastone path from the
surrounding plants.
Webster ResidenceDesigner: Lauren Lautner For Seasons
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Designer: Lauren Lautner For Seasons
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Memorial Design
A call for entries in Alexandria, VA.
was in search for a memorial design
for the Contraband’s and Freedmen’s
Cemetery. The site was established
in 1864 as a burial ground for African
Americans who fled slavery. More
than 1,800 people are buried on
the site. Many of the graves have
been uncovered from archeologists
but many have been lost due to the
desecration of the sacred grounds.
There have been structures built over
the years and even the removal of soil
for brick-making.
Through our design there voices are
heard. We created three rooms
representing Pre-civil, Civil, and Post-
civil times. Interwoven through the
room are personal accounts of the
contraband’s and freedmen. Creating
a focal point within the core room the
walls rise up where the 1,800 names
of the interred are engraved. There
is then a journey through the woods
where there is a final contemplative
space where people are left to
envision a future in which everyone is
heard.
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The Hall Residence Located in Nahant, MA is a 2-3 acre property. The site sits on a hillside abutting a private Beach. During the homes renovation the surrounding landscape was left untouched. The backyard was disturbed when the homeowners put a large water holding tank in the ground that was used to catch the water run off from the roof and reused for properties irrigation. This left a blank slate for designer Lauren Lautner of For Seasons to create spaces tucked into the hillside with views to the ocean. The first area we tackled was the large patio seen here. I was in charge of managing and building this patio made of Goshen stone. Some of the slabs were five to seven feet long and ranged from four to eight inches thick. This patio wraps around a large existing pine. We also planted thyme in between the stones and the plant beds filled with perennials to define the edges. Coming down the stairs or out the back door you land on the transition slab where the sweeping edge of the stones define the lawn.
Hall ResidenceDesigner: Lauren Lautner For Seasons
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Educat ion
University of Massachusetts Amherst
College of Natural Resources and the Environment
B.S. Landscape Architecture May 2008
Exper ience
Hill International, Inc. 2009 - 2011
One Penn Plaza Suite 3415
New York, NY 10119
Resident Engineer, managing contracts for the New York City Office
of Parks and Recreation. Maintained documentation of all work
accomplished in the field and indicated any problems with regard
to construction work. Worked closely with contractors in the
field to see the work was being completed correctly and on time.
Communicated all documentation with the NYC Foresters.
Martin Landscape 2004 - 2009
7 Sewall Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
Designed residential scale projects and communicated designs with
customer. Installed plantings, drains, walls, and patios and operated
machinery (bobcats, excavators, etc.) Managed job sites and
coordinated workers. Interacted closely with landscape designer,
Lauren Lautner, Four Seasons Design Group.
JCC Lacrosee Camp 2004 – Summer
Jewish Community Center of the North Shore
Four Community Road
Marblehead, MA 01945
Designed, and managed a lacrosse camp teaching boys ages 7-14
the fundamentals of the game and the skills needed for them to
pursue there future in the sport
Essex Building Company
2003 - Summer
Marblehead, MA
Carpenters assistant, manual labor, clean up, and demo
Sk i l l s
LEED GA, ASLA Member
Proficient in: Auto CAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign,
Microsoft Office, GIS
Studying Illustrator, Rhino
Todd Schu le r • 734 Humbold t S t Apt 2R B rook l yn , NY 11222 • 781 .576 .9088 • todd j schu le r@gma i l . com