Portfolio UM Application

I worked with a team of stakeholders to produce a series of alternatives for the small neighborhood park, so-licited input from the community, and developed a final composite master plan for approval. Then, I worked with the neighborhood association to fundraise, hire a design firm, and also reviewed plans for ACC.

BOULEVARD WOODSAthens, GA

KEVAN WILLIAMSPORTFOLIO

0’ 20’ 40’ 60’ 80’ 100’

BOULEVARD WOODSA Boulevard Neighborhood Association/ACC Leisure Services Partnership

ENTRANCE w/ BUS STOPand BIKE RACK

NEIGHBORHOODGATHERING SPACE

MAINTENANCE GATE

EXISTING STONE WALL

OVERLOOK

WISHING WELL

BIO-SWALE

Lower OPEN SPACE

CRAWFORD STREET ENTRY

LOOP TRAILS

Tree Path Open Area

Seating Wall Stream Structure

ADA PAVED PATH

CROSSWALK

FENCE

PLAY LAWN

BARBER STREET

BOULEVARD

CRAWFORD

STREET R.O.W.

BUFFER PLANTINGS

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PHASE 1 FUTURE

PHASE 1 FUTURE

0’ 20’ 40’ 60’ 80’ 100’

NATURE AND TRAILSENTRY AND

BUS STOP

STORMWATER

ELEMENT

PLAYGROUND

COMMUNITYGARDEN

CENTRALLAWN AREA

AMPHITHEATER

GROUPGATHERING

AREA

BOULEVARD WOODSPotential Park Elements

LIMIT OFVISIBILITY

FROM STREET

Canopy Walk Concept Study

Approved Master Plan

Programming Study Initial Concept Alternatives Park Under Construction (Oct. 2015)

Appalachicola’s city plan was inspired by Philadelphia, with a series of squares throughout the city. However, the city’s roads were paved through the center of the squares, rather than around the periphery. This service-learning project explores possiblities for City Square (1 of 5) and illustrates an approach for the other four.

CITY SQUAREApalachicola, FL


Context

Circulation Options

Potential Combinations

Community Gardens inspired by Project

City Square Proposal: Roundabout provides semi-public garden space to buffer adjacent residences.

Programming and Form Language Options

This project called for the renovation of an existing office space. The project included the development of recommendations for a new facade, parking and stormwater improvements, and a new courtyard for the building’s front entrance.

825 KING AVENUEAthens, GA


RENOVATION CONCEPT / 825 KING AVE CONCEPT 2 ElEVATIONS A-3

825 KING

South Elevation3/16" = 1'

North Elevation3/16" = 1'

East Elevation3/16" = 1'

West Elevation3/16" = 1'

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RENOVATION CONCEPT / 825 KING AVE CONCEPT 2 ElEVATIONS A-3

825 KING

South Elevation3/16" = 1'

North Elevation3/16" = 1'

East Elevation3/16" = 1'

West Elevation3/16" = 1'

A-3 1

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RENOVATION CONCEPT / 825 KING AVE SITE PLAN / PERSPECTIVES A-1

Concept 1 Perspective

Concept 2 Perspective

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Conceptual Site PlanA-1 3

This project explores the development of a linear greenway park along the Middle Oconee River. First, existing greenspace resources are analyzed, and program elements appropriate to each area are identified. Next, the project explores development of a park in the Southern Section, a historic property, known as Beech Haven.

BEECH HAVEN PARKAthens, GASheet 1 of 2


100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN

100’ & 75’ RIPARIAN BUFFERS

+25% SLOPES

MATURE FORESTS

PINE FORESTS

NATURAL FEATURES

CULTURAL FEATURES

HIGH POINTS

AUTO ACCESS

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

INVENTORY KEY

VISION PLAN

SOUTHERN SECTION

NORTHERN SECTION

MIDDLE SECTION

RECREATION ZONE

RECREATION ZONE

EDUCATION ZONECONSERVATION ZONETRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR

RESTORATION ZONE

RESIDENTIAL ZONE

COMMERCIAL ZONE

UNSUITABLE SLOPES FOR TRAILS

PARKING

RESTROOMS

CANOE LAUNCH

GATHERING

INTERPRETIVE

PREFERED SITE

SLOPES UNSUITABLE FOR TRAILS

ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION/RESTORATION

SUITABILITY KEYCOMPOSITE SUITABILITY

COMPOSITE INVENTORY

PROGRAM CONCEPT

Process diagram not to scale.

BEECH HAVEN PARKCONCEPTThe Middle Oconee River Greenway will serve as a central spine for

the parks-poor Western portion of Clarke County. Major nodes of open space along this route can serve as new parks, by following the goals set forth in the Greenway Network Plan. The GNP prioritizes conservation, transportation, education and recreation. Ben Burton Park and the Rowland Tract can serve as the two anchors for a larger 250+ acre linear park, linking numerous ecological and cultural features, from shoals and power plant ruins to a historic Summer House and unique plant communities.

Compatible development should be encouraged along the corridor, particularly along a proposed extension of Heyward Allen Parkway; there, clustered mixed-use office, medical, or research precinct could leverage this unique amenity as an economic development tool. Further, private concessioners, such as a river outfitter, bed and breakfast, and restaurant within the park are proposed as a way to bring more activity into Beech Haven. While riparian conservation is the primary focus, embedding other interpretive and recreational amenities within that landscape and integrating it with the broader network of alternative transportation routes will only build community support for protecting land.

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The site was inventoried for several factors including slope, hydrology elevation, aspect, soils, vegetation, and cultural and natural features. This inventory formed the basis for determining the suitability of the site for various proposed uses.

The most and least appropriate areas for proposed uses were determined, and preferred sites were identified. The clusters of these sites were used to developed the site concept.

The program was concentrated into several zones (education, recreation, and conservation) based on the suitability analysis. These zones in turn influenced the character of designed features proposed for each area of the park.

Compatible development and connections to adjacent properties were a major focus of the master plan, which creates a network of pedestrian paths through the site, marked by overlooks and gathering areas. Infill complements the existing pattern of historic homes, and drives are reconfigured to better define public areas.

BEECH HAVEN PARKAthens, GASheet 2 of 2


BED & BREAKFAST

ACTIVE LAWN

CANOE LAUNCH

PAVILION + OVERLOOK

INTERPRETIVEGARDEN

CANOPY WALK

PAVED WALKING LOOP

PAVED WALKING LOOP

ADA LOOP PATH

HIKING TRAIL

HIKING TRAIL

HIKING

TRAIL

CANEBREAKRESTORATION ZONE

PARK ENTRY

EASTERN REC.AREA

CAMPANILE

SECONDARYENTRY

PRIVATE

RESIDENTIAL DRIVE

PUBLIC L

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PECANGROVE

COMMERCIAL SITE(parking below)

STREAM RESTORATION

AREA

STREAM RESTORATION

AREA

STREAM RESTORATION

AREA

PLAYGROUNDRESTROOM

INFILLHOMESITES

INTERPRETIVE WALK

FUTURE GREENWAYCONNECTION

FUTURE GREENWAYCONNECTION

ATLANTA HIGHWAY

NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL

PICNIC AREA

LAWN

BOARDWALK

MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

PRIMARY GREENWAY

PRIMARY GREENWAY

PRIMARY GREENWAY

PRIM

ARY G

REEN

WAY

CONNECTION to JACK R. WELLS

CONNECTION to GILLELAND

CONNECTION to HAMPTON PARK

CONNECTION to GARDENIA DR.

EVENTLAWN

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5

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PHASINGPRIMARY PARK

SECONDARY AREASSECONDARY

AREAS

OPTIONAL NEIGHBOR-HOOD CONNECTIONS

OPTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS

Bunkhouse Concept

Campanile viewed from Atlanta Highway

Overlook at Trail Intersection

River Overlook

Playground and Floodplain Restoration

BEECH HAVEN PARKSOUTHERNSECTION MASTERPLAN

The Summer House, converted to a visitor center and Bed and Breakfast will serve as the hub for this portion of the park. with parking and access to trails and other amenities throughout the site. second orientation point is proposed in conjunction with commercial development adjacent to the site, with its cam-panile serving as a visual signpost for the park and gateway into the commu-nity for drivers along the Atlanta Highway. Recreational areas will be focused on a largely open swath along the river between these two hubs, with a canoe launch, multi-purpose field, and playground as key features. Additional rec-reational amenities are proposed on the eastern end of the park as part of a future phase to serve residents of nearby apartment complexes.

An interpretive landscape along the historic carriage drive leading to the Sum-mer House is the primary approach into the park, revealing the historic char-acter of the site; an interpretive garden will be developed around features such as a historic stone footbridge and baptismal font. Conservation is the focus on the majority of the site, with accessible walkways proposed to bring users into that landscape. Ecological restoration will focus on the riparian corridors and floodplain. Circulation on the private portions of the Beech Haven tract are also considered, with recommendations for a public loop road serving the park and proposed commercial site, and a private drive serving existing residential homes. It is suggested that destination outpatient medical facilities, a growing trend particularly in Athens, is a compatible use for the commercial frontage.

SCALE: 1” = 200’

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I led the creation of body of student work displayed as part of an Urban Design Symposium in Athens. THREADS includes contributions from six design students, as well as a local comedian and a visual artist. The exhibit used print, design posters, artwork, and humorous text to engage the public about possible futures.

THREADSAthens, GA


Exhibit on display

Quarry Reservoir Park Rendering

Downtown Trail Loop Concept Alley to Plaza Conversion Rendering

Downtown Infill Illustration

Rendering on cover of Local Magazine

This project explored the reuse of granite quarries as alternative sites for efficient and environmentally friend-ly water storage (by minimizing evaporation--through a reduction in surface area--and habitat loss caused by conventional reservoirs) and community development, with Indian Step Wells as a precedent typology.

GRANITE COUNTRYVeribest, GA


GRANITE COUNTRY

ELBERT COUNTY

MADISON COUNTY

OGLETHORPE

COUNTY

OGLESBY-LEXINGTON

BLUE GRANITE BELT

STUDY AREA

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF QUARRY SITES WITHIN STUDY AREA

LEGIBILITY: Georgia has been hit by a number of droughts in the last few decades.Water supply has therefore an important issue for communities around the state. New reservoirs are being proposed to meet growing demand, as the state’s population continues to increase despite a lack of water resources. Conservation through reduction in individual consumption is an important component of managing scarce water uses. However, reservoirs are often located far from end users, hiding the effects of consumption and conservation. Locating water supplies and users in close proximity will result in a more legible water system that encourages community members to carefully consider the impacts of consumption on their community’s health. Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, supplies drinking water to Las Vegas and functions as a meter of that city’s health (above).

FROM EXTRACTION TO SUSTAINABILITY: The Georgia Piedmont region contains rich granite resources, which have been quarried for aggregate as well as dimensional stone. These quarry sites have been proposed for reuse as alternative reservoir sites. Quarries and mines are often seen as wasted land; reclaiming them for water use instead of damming intact streams and rivers is itself an application of sustainable principles.

In traditional communities, water supply has been an important focus for social life, proximity to water being essential to community health. The well and the oasis are two archetypal elements that spatially represent this relationship between community and water. The step wells of arid regions in India and Pakistan realize the idea most fully. They combine critical infrastructure with shady subterranean spaces to retreat from the hot sun in dramatic architectural forms (below). The form of granite dimensional stone quarries in Northeast Georgia is reminiscent of this form (below right). These granite quarries are located in a broad belt across Elbert, Madison and Oglethorpe Counties (below left).

ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY: Quarrying, and other supporting industries are a major part of the economy in this region, which also has high levels of poverty. However, this industry is an extractive, and therefore non-renewable one. These wasted quarries landscapes present an important economic opportunity for these communites. Water is an important component in the economic metabolism of communities; reliable access to and storage of water therefore provide a competitive edge for communities fighting for growth and development.

Other significant industries in this region are agriculture and timber. Orienting rural communities around already disturbed sites is a way to preserve valuable agricultural land. It also provides an opportunity for compatible configuration of development, agriculture, and forest lands that emphasizes protection of important groundwater resources. Silvopasture, cattle grazing under tree plantations another synergistic opportunity for renewable economic development. Water applied to agricultural sites is filtered as groundwater and returned to the water supply reservoirs downstream, while protection of lowlands with compatible forestry uses ensures healthy water supply. Rainwater harvest and stormwater best management practices ensure that developed areas also contribute to sustainable water supply and health (below).

SITE PROPOSAL: The unincorporated community of Veribest, Georgia, is located in the heart of the Oglesby-Lexington Blue Granite Belt. Dozens of active and dormant quarry surround this rural crossroads (above). A hilltop, currently in pasture, is made into the focal point for the proposed settlement. Development is concentrated in a belt around the hilltop, with quarries incorporated into the form of the city, each providing a unique anchor for the neighborhood it serves, like the squares of Savannah, providing not only water but essential open space and a cool retreat in the hot Georgia summer. The community’s densest areas are concentrated around the edge of the inner agricultural zone, feathering out into lower density housing along the forested outside edge (left).

NATIVE MATERIALS:Quarry sites often have great quantities of excess material located nearby, already quarried but discarded. This resource can be reused onsite, eliminating the ecological impacts of material sourcing and transport. Clay and timber are also readily available in the area, ensuring that most necessary building materials, if not already available on site, can be found close by. These materials can also easily and safely be broken down and returned to the landscape.

IDENTITY: The tight connections between geology, economics, urban form, and community character result in a unique sense of place. Increasingly, community character and vitality are another important component of economic metabolism, with talented workers locating to the country’s most vibrant communities. That vibrancy points to sustainable performance of communities on a social and civic level. This new vernacular for the region sets Northeast Georgia up for social sustainability as well, ensuring that it will be economically competitive not just within Georgia for industry and growth, but internationally, for social and intellectual capital as well.

AGRICULTURAL ZONE

DEVELOPMENT ZONE

SILVOPASTURE ZONE

QUARRY (TYP.)

CONCEPTUAL COMMUNITY PLAN

COMMUNITY AERIAL

QUARRY SQUARE CONCEPT

STEP WELL

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GRANITE QUARRY

LAKE MEAD BATHTUB RING

KEVAN WILLIAMSLAND 6912FALL 2013

SILVOPASTURE ZONEDEVELOPMENT ZONEAG ZONE

REGOLITH

WATER TABLE

BEDROCK

QUARRYRESERVOIR

QUARRYRESERVOIR

I worked with local Habitat for Humanity to develop a master plan and prototype designs for an infill devel-opment on a steep, wooded site in a historic African-American neighborhood. The final designs reflect the nonprofit’s typical materials and volunteer capabilities, and the surrounding vernacular architecture.

TILLMAN PLACEMASTER PLANAthens, GA


CARTER STREET ROWAthens Area Habitat for Humanity

SITE PLAN (NTS)

Master Plan

Renderings and Concepts for Infill Houses

Completed Structures

As a Park Planner for Athens-Clarke County, I led a review, update, and synthesis numerous greenway plan-ning efforts into a single plan. Services included analysis of target greenspaces; public input activities; priori-tization of trail corridors; and development of design concepts and review of under-development projects.

GREENWAY NETWORK PLAN 2014 UPDATEAthens, GA


Inset of High Priority Trail ProjectsNeighborhood Connector Alignment Study“Ramp-itheatre” CD Review (submittal by others)

“Ramp-itheatre” Concept Diagrams

Overview of Proposed Trail Network

SPLOST 2011

April 21, 2015 Illustration 1 of 1

Prepared by ACC Leisure Services

Park Planning

for theACC SPLOSTOffice

PROJECT 9: OCONEE RIVERS GREENWAY CONNECTORS

CARRIAGE LANECONNECTION

CONCEPT (DRAFT)

LEGEND

Location Map

CARRIAGE LANE

Athens-Clarke County

LEGEND

Location Map

2’ Contour Interval

60’ 30’ 0’

North

CARRIAGE LANE

NORTH OCONEE RIVER

TO DOWNTOWN

TO RESEARCH DRIVE

Overlook

Meadow

Sloping Lawn

InterpretiveStormwater Feature

Entry Lawn

Stairs

Stairs

10-12’ Concrete Path

Existing Stormwater Feature

As a Park Planner for Athens-Clarke County, I led the development of a comprehensive master plan for the re-development of Bishop Park, a 33 acre site. This include inventory and analysis, a robust public input process, conceptual and final plans and phasing, site development studies, and design standards illustrations.

BISHOP PARKMASTER PLANAthens, GA

Illustrative Master Plan

Conceptual Renderings

Grading Study


Stormwater BIoretention Feature Study

Public Input Session (with assistance from UGA Center for Community Design & Preservation)

This project was selected as a winner in a design competition facilitated by the Athens Land Trust to develop unique designs for an infill affordable housing project. Winners were asked to develop construction drawings supporting the initial concept design.

CANNONTOWNAthens, GA

Floor Plans Construction Details


Final Concept Rendering

Initial Concepts

1'-6"

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2'-0" min.

Cap Block

4x4 @ 24" o.c.

8" CMU

2x2Treated 2x6

2x4

14" Bead Board

916" OSB

2x8

1x10

1'-4"

Treated 2x4 Ledger

38" Anchor Bolt (6") @ 4' o.c.

Termite Shield

Treated 2x8 @ 16" o.c.2x6 Decking

2x6 (12') @ 16" o.c.

11 78" TJI 110 Series @ 16" o.c.

Treated 2x8

34" Advantech Glued

1x4 Sleepers @ 24" o.c.

1 12" Clear

No. 3/Cont.

Fully GroutNo. 3/Cont @ 24" o.c.

No. 3/Cont @ 24" o.c.

1x8

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34" Gap (TYP)

8" CMU / filled @ rebar locations(TYP)

1'-6"

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2x6 @ 16" o.c.

11 78" TJI 110 Series @ 16" o.c.

34" Advantech Glued

38" Anchor Bolt (6") @ 4' o.c.

Termite ShieldTreated 2x8

9 12" TJI 110 Series @ 16" o.c.

2x6 @ 16" o.c.

2x6 @ 24" o.c.

9'-0"

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No. 3/Cont @ 24" o.c.8" CMU / filled @ rebar locations(TYP)

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3/4" = 1'One Story Wall Section

3/4" = 1'Two Story Wall Section

Note: All dimensions and conditions shall befield verified by contractor. Any discrepanciesshall be brought to the attention of the architectimmediately.

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Potential Visitability Ramp Location

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Contractor to submit HVAC and Plumbing Plansfor approval.

All Doors 3'0 x 6'8' unless noted/as per spec.

Finishes:Floor: Wood Floors in all areas as per spec.shall be brought to the attention of the architectWalls: Paint Color as per owner. See paint spec.Ceiling: Paint Color as per owner. See spec.

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Potential Visitability Ramp Location

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Contractor to submit HVAC and Plumbing Plansfor approval.

All Doors 3'0 x 6'8' unless noted/as per spec.

Finishes:Floor: Wood Floors in all areas as per spec.shall be brought to the attention of the architectWalls: Paint Color as per owner. See paint spec.Ceiling: Paint Color as per owner. See spec.

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Charcoal on brown paper.SELF PORTRAITKEVAN WILLIAMSPORTFOLIO

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