nathan burgess | landscape architecture portfolio (draft 1)
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The first draft of a portfolio illustrating my design tools and design process through selected professional and graduate school projects.TRANSCRIPT
NATHAN BURGESSportfolio
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DESIGN TOOLS | PROCESS
My work in graduate school has been characterized by conceptual and technological experimentation within a suite of emerging and traditional design tools. The resulting projects are situated at the boundary between the scientific and the intuitive—bearing the mark of my undergraduate training in environmental science and literary criticism. A common theme within much of this work is the produc-tion of landscape by interventions within human and geophysical processes. I have organized the first section of the portfolio in order to highlight my experimentation with the tools of design and the second section to describe how these tools find their way into the process of researching and designing landscapes.
Intro
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han
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MHHW
MLLW
MTL
Nearsh
ore
Fore
shor
e
Backs
hore
Was
hove
r Fan
/Bar
rier F
lats
Dunes
Thick
et/Fo
restHigh
Mar
sh
Thick
et/Fo
rest
Low M
arsh
Low Ti
de F
lats
Lago
on
Mar
sh/R
iver D
elta
Lagoon Muds
Marsh Muds
Wind-blown Dune Sand
Overwash Sand
Shoreface Sand
BARENA
N0 500 m
DREDGE LOWLAND
EXISTING PATH
PROPOSED PATH
DREDGE UPLAND
M1
M2
M4
S3
T4
T7
T1
T2
D3
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T4
T1
S1
2
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C4
C5C1
M2M3
M4M1
Maintenancelay out grid
research teams come from Padua and Venice
researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier
researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens
researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior
researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples
researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
new grid cell set up for a research group
clean up litter in freshwater pond
construct board walk trail through barene
drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks
maintenance work on exclosure
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7
boat dredges malamocco canal
arrives by airplaneover alps
leaves mainlandin the morning to fish
leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter
stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet
takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market
camps at Camping Fusina
goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop
climbs tower for bird’s eye view of lagoon
goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix
boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
Dredge
Tourist
Fisherman
Squatter
Scientist
arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south
heads south to Africa forwinter
makes nest on Colmata DE for first time
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5N. arquata
A. nyroca
R. pendulinus
arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S. hirundu
spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
M. cephalus
P. australis
goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B
B5 B6 B7 B8
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 19:00 20:00 21:0017:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 24:00
passes through exclosure
T9
helps child build a nest with sticks
collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds
(Apr-Nov)
(Apr-Nov)
(Jan-Dec)
1 yr 10 yr 1000 yr100 yr 1000000 yr
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
EVENT CYCLE
boat dredges malamocco canal
1 day
new technology invented from research
undisturbed areasreach climax community
rotate managementto new plot
TYPICAL DAY
new touristarrives
new touristarrives
fish season
shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway
native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration
T1
collects sticks and grasses for nest
T2
builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest
T3 T4
head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish
T3
M1
filter feeds on detritus
establish community
physio-chemical soil processes
biologicalsoil processes
M3
narrowly avoids fishing tern
M4
caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants
M2
contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations
migration
migration
native range shifts withchanging climate and land use
M9
returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
B
S6
spends night on Colmata B
P1 P5
B9
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
F6
stops for a drink in Venice
P2 P3 P4 P6
phragmites colonizes land near freshwater pondbirds help transport species to island new dredge arrives roots help prevent erosion of dredge phytostabilizes contaminants provides a spectacle for visitors
1
2
2
1
3
F5S1
T3
D7
T1
T2 F1
C1
T4D1
F1
C5
INDEPENDENCE PARK
Independence Community Parkbecomes a home away from homefor the citizens of Melville. For several days the park provides space for parking and plenty of amenities. Here and in parks like it outside ofthe basin, Melvillians can create annual rituals and traditions, and continue to enjoy their rights toLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit ofHappiness! Move your game pieceto Independence Park.
DIAGRAM MAP
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digitalp. 8
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PLAN, SECTION, AXON
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digitalp. 32
hybridp. 34
MODEL
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HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHY p. 38
CARNIVOROUS NURSERY p. 46
FARMER’S MARKET INFORMATICS p. 56
DESIGN PROCESS
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Design Toolbox | Diagram
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Reside
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walls
Beach
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MTL
Nearsh
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Backs
hore
Was
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/Bar
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lats
Dunes
Thick
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restHigh
Mar
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Thick
et/Fo
rest
Low M
arsh
Low Ti
de F
lats
Lago
on
Mar
sh/R
iver D
elta
Lagoon Muds
Marsh Muds
Wind-blown Dune Sand
Overwash Sand
Shoreface Sand
post-development
pre-development
ANALOG DIAGRAM | ANATOMY OF A BARRIER ISLANDink, Thesis Design Research/Regenerative Technologies, Fall 2012 advisor: Brian Osborn, critic: Matthew Jull, Theresa Gali (based on Reinson, 1992)
landward mlgration
These hand drawn block diagrams helped to quickly record my understanding of barrier island ecology for my thesis research on coastal morphological modeling in designing for sea level rise adaptation at Sandbridge Beach, VA.
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amANALOG DIAGRAM | ANATOMY OF TWO CONSTRUCTED LAGOONSink, colored pencil, ParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg SiewekeThese diagrams explore the relationship between the Venice lagoon—possibly the oldest “constructed wetland”—and a new wetland constructed on Port of Marghera fill. I used drawingextensively in this project, inspired by the newly discovered work of Raumlabor and the considerable challenge of obtaining GIS data from Italian government servers.
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HYBRID DIAGRAM | ATCHAFALAYA LANDFORM TYPOLOGIESchipboard, Rhinocerus 3D, Grasshopper pluginParadoxCity Studio: New Orleans, Fall 2011, critic: Jorg SiewekeThis hybrid diagramming process took advantage of newly acquired understanding of parametric modeling to streamline a collaborative workflow. My collaborator could scan physical diagrams in chipboard (left)and I created a script to convert these diagrams to digital block diagrams for use in our project.
Ijsseloog
moat
crevasse
check dam
bioswale
alluvial fan
superlevee
levee
polder
remediation field
oxbow lake
windrow
Ijsseloog (collaborative)
levee
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HYBRID DIAGRAMMATIC MODEL | HISTORIC ATCHALAYA LEVEE SETTLEMENTlaser-cut chipboard and laser-etched acrylic, cardboard, woodParadoxCity Studio: New Orleans, Fall 2011, critic: Jorg Sieweke (collaborative)
This diagrammatic model solved the challenge of representing the distinction between non-physical geopolitical space (acrylic) and topographic space (chipboard). The geopolitical plane illustrates two approaches to living in the delta: narrower French parcels aggregate along naturally high ground while the Jeffersonian grid extends through the lowlands.
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Design Toolbox | Map
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BARENA
N0 500 m
DREDGE LOWLAND
EXISTING PATH
PROPOSED PATH
DREDGE UPLAND
M1
M2
M4
S3
T4
T7
T1
T2
D3
D4
D5
S3
S3
F2
F3
F4
F5
F5
F1
D1
M7S4 D6
M8
S5
M5
S4
S5
S6
S2S2
C1
C3
T3 D7
M3
M6
D1
C2
T6
T5
F1
T3
B5
B6
P1
P2 P3 P4P5 P6
T2
T4
T1
S1
2
1
3
C4
C5C1
M2M3
M4M1
Maintenancelay out grid
research teams come from Padua and Venice
researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier
researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens
researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior
researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples
researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
new grid cell set up for a research group
clean up litter in freshwater pond
construct board walk trail through barene
drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks
maintenance work on exclosure
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7
boat dredges malamocco canal
arrives by airplaneover alps
leaves mainlandin the morning to fish
leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter
stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet
takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market
camps at Camping Fusina
goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop
climbs tower for bird’s eye view of lagoon
goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix
boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
Dredge
Tourist
Fisherman
Squatter
Scientist
arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south
heads south to Africa forwinter
makes nest on Colmata DE for first time
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5N. arquata
A. nyroca
R. pendulinus
arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S. hirundu
spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
M. cephalus
P. australis
goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B
B5 B6 B7 B8
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 19:00 20:00 21:0017:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 24:00
passes through exclosure
T9
helps child build a nest with sticks
collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds
(Apr-Nov)
(Apr-Nov)
(Jan-Dec)
1 yr 10 yr 1000 yr100 yr 1000000 yr
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
EVENT CYCLE
boat dredges malamocco canal
1 day
new technology invented from research
undisturbed areasreach climax community
rotate managementto new plot
TYPICAL DAY
new touristarrives
new touristarrives
fish season
shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway
native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration
T1
collects sticks and grasses for nest
T2
builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest
T3 T4
head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish
T3
M1
filter feeds on detritus
establish community
physio-chemical soil processes
biologicalsoil processes
M3
narrowly avoids fishing tern
M4
caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants
M2
contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations
migration
migration
native range shifts withchanging climate and land use
M9
returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
B
S6
spends night on Colmata B
P1 P5
B9
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
F6
stops for a drink in Venice
P2 P3 P4 P6
phragmites colonizes land near freshwater pondbirds help transport species to island new dredge arrives roots help prevent erosion of dredge phytostabilizes contaminants provides a spectacle for visitors
1
2
2
1
3
F5S1
T3
D7
T1
T2 F1
C1
T4D1
F1
C5
(MOSTLY) ANALOG MAP | HUMAN ECOLOGY OF THE VENICE LAGOONink (drawn over a digital aerial collage)ParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke
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BARENA
N0 500 m
DREDGE LOWLAND
EXISTING PATH
PROPOSED PATH
DREDGE UPLAND
M1
M2
M4
S3
T4
T7
T1
T2
D3
D4
D5
S3
S3
F2
F3
F4
F5
F5
F1
D1
M7S4 D6
M8
S5
M5
S4
S5
S6
S2S2
C1
C3
T3 D7
M3
M6
D1
C2
T6
T5
F1
T3
B5
B6
P1
P2 P3 P4P5 P6
T2
T4
T1
S1
2
1
3
C4
C5C1
M2M3
M4M1
Maintenancelay out grid
research teams come from Padua and Venice
researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier
researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens
researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior
researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples
researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
new grid cell set up for a research group
clean up litter in freshwater pond
construct board walk trail through barene
drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks
maintenance work on exclosure
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7
boat dredges malamocco canal
arrives by airplaneover alps
leaves mainlandin the morning to fish
leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter
stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet
takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market
camps at Camping Fusina
goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop
climbs tower for bird’s eye view of lagoon
goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix
boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
Dredge
Tourist
Fisherman
Squatter
Scientist
arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south
heads south to Africa forwinter
makes nest on Colmata DE for first time
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5N. arquata
A. nyroca
R. pendulinus
arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S. hirundu
spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
M. cephalus
P. australis
goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B
B5 B6 B7 B8
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 19:00 20:00 21:0017:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 24:00
passes through exclosure
T9
helps child build a nest with sticks
collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds
(Apr-Nov)
(Apr-Nov)
(Jan-Dec)
1 yr 10 yr 1000 yr100 yr 1000000 yr
clear vegetation in successional plots
use harvested wood to build trails
EVENT CYCLE
boat dredges malamocco canal
1 day
new technology invented from research
undisturbed areasreach climax community
rotate managementto new plot
TYPICAL DAY
new touristarrives
new touristarrives
fish season
shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway
native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration
T1
collects sticks and grasses for nest
T2
builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest
T3 T4
head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish
T3
M1
filter feeds on detritus
establish community
physio-chemical soil processes
biologicalsoil processes
M3
narrowly avoids fishing tern
M4
caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants
M2
contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations
migration
migration
native range shifts withchanging climate and land use
M9
returns via vaporetto to camping fusina
B
S6
spends night on Colmata B
P1 P5
B9
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
(Jan-Dec)
F6
stops for a drink in Venice
P2 P3 P4 P6
phragmites colonizes land near freshwater pondbirds help transport species to island new dredge arrives roots help prevent erosion of dredge phytostabilizes contaminants provides a spectacle for visitors
1
2
2
1
3
F5S1
T3
D7
T1
T2 F1
C1
T4D1
F1
C5
Inspired by the representation of Raumlabor and my work as an illustrator prior to graduate school at Earth magazine, this drawing helped me frame the novel human ecology of the Venice lagoon as my collaborator and I began conceptual design exploration for land “reclaimed” by the Port of Marghera at Cassa di Colmata B.
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DIGITAL MAPPING | UVA ACADEMICAL VILLAGE PAVILLION GARDEN SURVEYSESRI ArcMap (from field notes)Cultural Landscape Report Fellowship, Summer 2012, supervisor: Mary Hughes
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In this project, I worked with another summer intern to survey and map the vegetation, garden walls, paths, and site furniture in 10 gardens associated with UVA’s Academical Village. We created ArcMap .shp data-sets for each category.
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HYBRID GAMEBOARD MAP | THE FLOOD GAMEcardboard, ink, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoshopParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke
INSPECTIONFAILED
Melville has many one story ranch-style homes. In the photosfrom the 1927 flood, these houseswould barely peek above the water.Pay $400 for flood insurance.
BUILDING ELEVATION
CAN’T MOVE ITCAN’T MOVE IT
TOO LITTLE CARGOSPACE FOR EVACUATION
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INDEPENDENCE PARK
Independence Community Parkbecomes a home away from homefor the citizens of Melville. For several days the park provides space for parking and plenty of amenities. Here and in parks like it outside ofthe basin, Melvillians can create annual rituals and traditions, and continue to enjoy their rights toLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit ofHappiness! Move your game pieceto Independence Park.
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BUILDING ELEVATION
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This gameboard is a map, a plan, and a model of life in a Mississippi River Floodway. It maps the cycle of flood evacuation and return for residents of ring-levee towns like Melville, LA. It also pro-poses a distributed support network that encour-ages residents to transition to jobs and lives on higher ground.
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Design Toolbox | Model
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ANALOG SECTION MODEL | GEOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF CASSA DI COLMATA Bcardboard, chipboard, paper, nails, sandParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg SiewekeThis collaboratively constructed section model of Cassa di Colmata B represents the relationship of a distinctive layer of clay in the Venetian lagoon and its impact on the formation of the intricate network of channels within the lagoon. Carving the channels by hand from aerial photographs imparted a visceral understanding of morphological change.
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ANALOG PROCESS MODEL | WILLOUGHBY SPIT MOONSCAPEcardboard, chipboard, paper, nails, sandFoundation Studio II: Spring 2011, critic: Dr. Kristina Hill
This project curated the morphological change of a large lump of nourishment sand placed off the coast of Virgin-ia Beach, Virginia. This simple sand table helped to vi-
sualize how a lunar calendar of data-collecting buoys might serve as a datum and palimpsest for a
periodic nourishment ritual. My thesis re-search uses a simple morphological
model, the Coastal Evolution Model for a similar purpose.
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DIGITAL MODEL | BUOYS AND COASTAL MORPHOLOGY rhinoceros 3D, photoshop (rendering)Foundation Studio II, Spring 2011, critic: Kristina Hill
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HYBRID MODEL | PLAZA DESIGN ALTERNATIVESExternship: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, January 2012collaboratively designed with Michael Vergason
Michael Vergason asked me to construct a model his proposed plaza in Forth Worth, Texas. Working with Vergason, I created a model with several interchange-able topographic inserts and site features. This mod-el’s groundplane is illustrated with Vergason’s hand-drawn site plans and building facades are illustrated with elevations of buildings from a consulting architect.
The model inserts above were designed so that buildlings and site features, such as trees and pergolas, could be inserted into the model, allowing for live demon-stration of various plaza configurations.
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HYBRID FABRICATED MODEL | ASCLEPIUS HIGH FLOW DISTRIBUTORSoft Surface Operations, Fall 2011, critic: Lucia Phinney
Rhino3D + Grasshopper Plugin + Firefly Plugin + Arduino Microprocessor: Responsive Digital Model
Acrylic + Rhino3D + Laser Cutter + Arduino Microprocessor + Water Flow Sensor + Servos: Fabricated Mechanical Milkweed Model
Ink: Milkweed Pod, Mechanical Diagram
This mechanical model of a milkweed pod responded to changes in fluid flow by opening or closing. This design project developed into a broader project researching the aerodynamics of milkweed pods in an environmental science course in fluid mechanics.
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Design Toolbox | Plan, Section, Axon
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ANALOG SECTION | OBSERVATORY HILL WASTEWATER REMIXgraphiteFoundation Studio I, Fall 2010, critic: Nancy Takahashi
This section depicts a proposal for converting two unused water treatment storage ponds at the University of Virginia into an amphitheater and con-structed wetland. The bald cypress in this hand-drafted section reflects my parallel exploration of planted form and ecology in a plant identifica-tion course that semester. I still find that hand drawing provides the most flexible, efficient and elegant means of representing the detailed form of trees and shrubs.
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ANALOG ANALYTICAL AXONOMETRIC| BENCH CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHLINEgraphiteSite Assembly, Fall 2010, critic: Zaneta Hong
This analytical axonometric was developed from sketches and notes takenin the field at the Highline in Brooklyn, NY.
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DIGITAL SECTION PERSPECTIVE | OBSERVATORY HILL CREMAINS GARDENAdobe Photoshop and Rhino3DFoundation Studio I, Fall 2010, critic: Nancy TakahashiThis section perspective from my first studio project of graduate school synthesizes newly acquired techniques of digital modeling in Rhino3D with collaging techniques in Adobe Photoshop. The reflecting pool in the section per-spective rests on a surface intended to erode over time. I proposed that family of persons used as medical cadav-ers for the University could place small, compostable memorial items in the reflecting pool.
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DIGITAL PLAN | CASSA DI COLMATA RECREATIONAL MASTERPLANAdobe PhotoshopParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke
This proposal for reclaimed land in the Venetian lagoon imagines an is-land where human and non-human squatters have equal right to use the land. These agents include fishermen, endangered birds, phytoremediating plants, and tourists from Venice.
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HYBRID PLAN | FACE PLAYGROUNDInk, AutoCADEarthwork, Spring 2012, critic: Jen Trompetter
This project explored translation of topo-graphic data from clay to an AutoCAD contour plan and digital model. A toothpick was used to record topograph-ic elevation of clay above the model base. A contour plan was interpolated from this grid of spot elevations by hand (above right). This ink drawing was used as an underlay in AutoCAD (below).
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HYBRID PLAN | FACE PLAYGROUNDInk, AutoCADEarthwork, Spring 2012, critic: Jen Trompetter
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DESIGN PROCESS | ACADEMICAL VILLAGE HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHY
Client: UVA Office of the Architect; Supervisor: Mary Hughes, UVA Landscape Architect Cultural Landscape Report Fellowship, Summer 2012
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Working Files Primary Generated ContentResources Reference Shape�les
written accounts
historic maps
archaeological spot elevations
georeferenced maps (raster)
historic spot elevations (shape�le)
cultural landscape survey maps
historic photographs
contours and elevations (shape�le)
paths, building footprints (shape�le) Interpoloated & 3D
contours (.shp)
Draped paths, extruded walls and stairs(MultiPatch)
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RESEARCH AND ORGANIZATION | DATA FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS
This research was conducted in preparation for the University of Virginia’s 2012-2013 Cultural Land-scape Report. The Office of the Landscape architect asked me and another Cultural Landscape Report Fellow to construct a series of digital models to show changes to the University of Virginia’s topography over time. We created topographic models for the years 1896, 1909, 1945, and 2012. These models synthesized data from existing historical contour maps, sections, spot elevations, and aerial photographs. In addition to purely documenting the site, the process of designing these mod-els allowed us to fill in some of the historical narrative. For example, we were able to describe the topography within the Rotunda Annex’s rampart walls—filling in a blank in the historical record. We carefully organized our research process and products so that they would be used by multiple clients: the Office of the Architect, Facilities Management, and the Cultural Landscape Report consulting firm. We chose ArcGIS and ArcScene as a platform for developing this model because of the power of its toolset and because it was used by each of our clients.
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RESEARCH AND ORGANIZATION | DIGITIZING HISTORICAL MAPS
McKim, Mead and White 1896 contour map (UVA Facilities Management) 1909 Anonymous Contour Map (UVA Special Collections)
An ArcMap .shp file was created for contour data from georeferenced maps. 1909 map (digitized, collaborative)
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For the 1896 model, spot elevations obtained from pre-construction survey points in architectural elevations and sections were combined with elevations from a partial contour map from that year.
Spot elevations were interpolated in ArcGIS to help recreate the topography of ground that is today occupied by academic buildings and other landscape features.
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1. annex c. 1895 after rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)
2. northeast annex stairs before rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)
3. northeast annex stairs before rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)
3D MODELING AND HISTORIC PHOTOS | ITERATIVE TESTING AND REFINEMENT
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Discovery: an occupiable earthwork existed within the Rotunda Annex’s rampart walls
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HISTORIC TOPOGRAPHY | 1909
Discovery: stairs on the southwest side of the Academical illage’s extended southern terrace existed in 1909 and were part of an unfin-ished pergola wing to the adjacent academic building.
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DESIGN PROCESS | CVILLE CARNIVORES NURSERYStudio Critic: Julie Bargmann
Planted Form and Function, Spring 2012
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MESIC URBAN LAWN HYDRIC RIPARIAN CORRIDOR MESIC WOODLAND
As the site of a former gas station and a current fast-foodoperation, the limited unpaved area exhibits a monocultureof lawn grass with a small wooded area. Non-lawn vegetationconsists of Japanese honeysuckle, a sub-canopy featuring plantssuch as Autumn Olive, and a canopy of pine trees.
The current riparian corridor exhibits weedy, invasive andsome native plantscommon to disturbed and degraded sites, including sycamore and mimosa. The wetland ecology bearsthe imprint of human disturbance from nearby sites as wellas the disconnection produced by the concretized stream channel.
The woodland on the site encompasses a west-facing slope with a dense ground and shrub layer and areas of somewhat full canopy. Canopy and the understory here are patchy at best, but well-formeddogwood and tulip poplar specimens stand out. Birds, insects, and
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Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches)Eupatoriadelphus �stulosus (Joe-pye weed)Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone)
Fraxinus americana (White ash)Quercus falcata (scarlet oak)
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Myrica cerifera (southern waxmyrtle)Rhododendron maximum (Great Rhododendron)
Betula nigra (river birch)Salix nigra (black willow)
Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood, naturalized)Crataegus species (Hawthorn)Typha species (Cattail)Carex crinita (Long Hair Sedge)
SITE RESEARCH AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN | ARBY’S PARKING LOT TO CARNIVOROUS NURSERY
The goal of this project was to design a nursery and display gardenon a parcel of land adjacent to Rt. 29 in Charlottesville, VA—the site of an Arby’s restaurant and an abandoned gas station. The idea for a carnivorous plant nursery came as a response to the existing site use by human “carnivores.” The conceptual alternative collages above were de-veloped with trash from Arby’s. The section below (Adobe Illustrator) was produced as a group mapping exercise for existing vegetation on the site.
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Sequential sections (ink, graphite) through the initial site plan were used to refinethe initial design concept with regard to existing site topography and enclosure/sunlight.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND RESEARCH
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Utricularia purpurea Purple bladderwort
Native Range: Louisiana to Canada, ponds and muddy streamsDuration: AnnualBloom: Purple, Jul-SepSize: 2-6 inchesNote: Threatend in Maryland; Rob S. suggests this plant for stock growth and sales.
Utricularia inflata Floating bladderwort
Native Range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote: Swimming pray touch trig-ger hairs, a trapdoor-like tissue flap expands sucking organism into the plant, where it is digested. Consumes mosquito larva.
Utricularia vulgaris Common bladderwart
Native Range: Native to all forty states except Mississippi, region 1-7 wetland IndicatorDuration: PerennialNotes: Useful for reducing mosquito larvae in pools of standing water. Dif-ficult to grow; useful for display beds.
Pinguicula pumila Dwarf butterwort
Native Range: Texas to North Caro-lina, moist, aciic, sandy coastal pine-lands and savannasBloom: White, Violet, Mar-JunDuration: AnnualNotes: Leaf margin rolls inward over insect until it is digested
Pinguicula caerulea Blue butterwort
Native Range: Florida to North and South Carolina, moist or aquatic habitatsBloom: light lavendar to blueSize: <10cmNotes: See P. primuliflora
Pinguicula primuliflora Primrose butterwort
Native Range: Native to sandy moist, basic pinelands, bogs, and ditches in the Southeast US. Re-quires poor, acidic soilsBloom: White, one of the first to flower in springNotes: Genus name refers to the slimy upper surface and leaves. Buy in tissue culture and sell cheaply.
Pinguicula breviflora Australian dwarf sundew
Native Range: Alabama to VirginiaDuration: PerennialHabit: HerbBloom: Pink, April-JuneSize: <1 ftNotes: Difficult to grow. Rob S. Says no to this one, but I think it can go in the terrarium garden.
Drosera capillaris Pink sundew
Native Range:Texas to Maryland found in acidic bogsDuration: Perennial-AnnualGrowth Habit: Forb/herbBloom: Pink, MarchSize: <1’ft
Sarracenia flava Yellow Pitcher Plant
Native Range: Alabama to Florida to Southern Virginia (coastal plane)Flowers: Spring, large yellow flowers
Utricularia radiata Small floating bladderort
exas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote:Poisonous seed and flowers! Consumes Mosquito larvae.
After creating a schematic palette (Adobe InDesign) and a consulting with a local expert, I accomodated the needs of carnivous plants by designing the canopy to allow stock and display plants to receive strong sunlight year-round and to prevent leaf litter from entering the display bogs.
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Utricularia purpurea | Purple bladderwort
Native Range: Louisiana to Canada, acidic ponds and muddy streamsDuration: AnnualBloom: Purple, Jul-SepNote: Threatend in Maryland; Rob S. suggests this plant for stock growth and sales.
Utricularia inflata | Floating bladderwort
Native Range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote: Swimming pray touch trigger hairs, a trapdoor-like tissue flap expands sucking organism into the plant, where it is digested. Consumes mosquito larva.
Pinguicula lutea | yellow butterwort
Native Range: Eastern Louisiana to North Carolina, moist, aciic, sandy coastal pinelands and savannasBloom: March-May, temperature dependent Habit: Notes:
Pinguicula caerulea | Blue butterwort
Native Range: Florida to North and South Carolina, moist or aquatic habitatsBloom: light lavendar to blueDuration: Notes: See P. primuliflora
Pinguicula primuliflora | Primrose butterwort
Native Range: Native to sandy moist, basic pinelands, bogs, and ditches in the Southeast US. Requires poor, acidic soilsBloom: White, one of the first to flower in springNotes: Genus name refers to the slimy upper surface and leaves. Buy in tissue culture and sell cheaply.
Pinguicula breviflora |Dwarf sundew
Native Range: Alabama to VirginiaDuration: PerennialForm: HerbBloom: April-JuneNotes: Difficult to grow. Rob S. Says no to this one, but I think it can go in the terrarium garden.
Drosera capillaris | Pink sundew
Native Range:Texas to Maryland found in acidic bogsDuration: Perennial-AnnualForm: Forb/herbBloom: MarchNotes:
Sarracenia flava | Yellow Pitcher
Native Range: Alabama to Florida to Southern Virginia (coastal plane)Habit: PitcherBloom: SpringNote:
Utricularia radiata | Small floating bladderort
Native range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialHabit: SubshrubBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote:Poisonous seed and flowers! Consumes Mosquito larvae.
Native fange: Florida to North Carolina; faces significant habitat pressureHabit:Bloom:Note: controversy exists over whether jonesii is a subspecies of S. rubra.
Drosera filliformis | Threadleaf sundew
Native Range: Georgia to New Jersey. Unusual species found at acidic seeps in the Blue Ridge mountains.Habit: PitcherBloom:Note:
Sarracenea purpurea | Purple PitcherSarracenia minor | Hooded Pitcher
Native range: Acidic wamps/bogs in gulf Coast states (anec-dotal evidence of species in Virginia)Habit: PitcherBloom: Produces two pitcher crops, mid-spring and late summer.Note: White top interveined with red or purple. Find propagated plants versus plants cut form the wild. Popular for horticultural display.
Sarracenia leucophylla | White-topped Pitcher
Sarracenia rubra | Red Pitcher
Native Range: Southwest Australia. Unable to tolerate low calcium water.Habit:Bloom: Notes: Takes 2-1/2 years to grow. Use regular well water.
Cephalotus follicularis | Albany pitcher plant
Native Range: Indigenous to the coastal plane of North and South Carolina, grow in humid, wet, sunny warm bogs.Habit: Bloom:Notes: Can be used as an outdoor plant. Buy in tissue-culture.
Dionaea muscipula | Venus flytrap
Native: Grows in humid jungles of southeast Asia. Habit: Bloom:Notes: Grows on large vines; one of the largest pitcher plant species. Suitable only for greenhouse conditions. Limited sales potential. Purchase enough for display and high-end customers.
Nepenthes species | Tropical pitcher plant
Native Range: Florida to Newfoundland, acidic, wet, sandy, coastal areasBloom: Lavendar rose flowers, June - SeptHabit: PerennialNotes: Forms an unusual groundcover. Rob S. suggests sprinkling in with Sarracenia sp. Rob S. says D. filliformis is easy to propagate.
Native Range: Northern half of the United States, including Virginia, grows on moist acidic soilsNotes: accompanies sphargum moss in the boglands of Dolly Sods, West Virginia
Lycopodium dendroideum | Tree clubmoss
Native range: Tall fern that grows in woods of VA, West Virginia.Duration: DeciduousNotes: I think this was the fern that turned a glorious yellow on my visit to the bo-gland at Dolly Sods, WV, in fall 2010
Dennstaedtia punctilobula | Hayscented fern
Polytrichum commune | Hair cap moss
Native: Lower 48 states and Canada, drought intolerant and shade tolerantSize/texture: One of four mosses available for gardening uses. Notes: Moderately pollutant tolerant.
Native Range: VA native, grows in bogs and similar acidic moist soils in sun or partial shadeNotes: attracts butterflies (Boloria eunomia). Don’t pant with bog plants. Use a separate area for stones and cranberries.
Oxycoccus erythrocarpus | American Cranberry
Native Range: Native to VA, grows in acidic, moist soils, sun-shade.Size/form: Low shrub Foliage: red green in spring to blue green in summer to maroon purple in fall.Notes: Blueberries are awesome. Rob S. suggests planting as a border above stock plants on the slope.
Vaccinium species | Blueberry
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Sphagnum species | Sphagnum moss
Native range: large wetland moss, decays to form peat moss, found in bogs.Notes: Fine to plant with Sarracenia and other species. Keep pulled away from plant crowns to reduce rot. Rob S. suggests planting pitchers in clumps within a field of sphagnum. For bog soils use peat moss with a pH of ~4.
Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken fernMorella cerifera | Waxmyrtle
Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Rose Mallow
Native Range: Cornus amomum is adapted from Florida to maine, per-forming best in moist, poorly drained, moderately acidic soils. Size: Large shrub 6-10 feet high Notes: Sometimes used with willows for stream bank stabilization.
Native Range: Western bracken fern is native to most of the United States, though it is considered a weed in some areas. In many states, how-ever, the brackenfern is endangered or threatened.Habit:Bloom:Size: Bracken ferns can get up to 7’ tall and function solidly in the shrub layer.
Native Range: Common in swamps, marshes, and ditches in the deep south. Hardy zone 7-11.Size: 7-10’ Note: Leaves look like marijuana.
Native Range: Native in the lower 48 states, not tolerant of basic soils, or salt or too much shade.Habit: Shrub to subcanopyBloom: June-AugustNotes: Provides nesting and food for many birds. Many mammals eat the fruit or eat the red twigs.
Native Range: Native to central VA. acidic soilsHabit: Form is wider than other pines, with an sort of “explosive” look.Bloom:Notes:
Cornus sericea | Red Osier DogwoodRhododendron catawbiense | Catawba
Native range: Lower 48 on acidic, well drained soil, prefers shade and mountain woods.Size/shape: 6-20 ft tall, coarse, thick texture. Bloom: Pink, purple, Apr-JunNotes: Propagate with sphagnum moss and germinate under a mist.
Native range: Native to Virginia, grows in fine to coarse textured soils and a wide range of pHs. The plant is slightly tolerant of salinity.Bloom: springNote: Will tolerate hedging
Native Range: Found throughout the eastern half of the United States in me-dium textured soils tending toward acidic soils. Size: Heigh at 20 years, 25 feet. Shade tolerant species.
Cornus alternifolia | Alternate leaf dogwood
Native Range: Found native throughout the east and midwest. Found on well-drained, finer soils on low ridges or alluvial slopes near streams. Habit: Medium to large treeNotes: Typelo leaf miner and forest tent caterpillar are notable pests.
Nyssa sylvatica | Blackgum
Native Range: Fast-growing tree with multiple leaders. Found in wet soil along stream corridors and pond margins, tolerant of clay, loam, sand, slightly acidic soilDuration: PerennialBloom: March-AprilFall color:YellowSize: 35-75 ft
Salix NIgra | Swamp willow
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Native Range: Native to U.S. 48 and Canada, found from California to Oregon in coastal bogs and along mountain streams and seeps near cold run-ning waterHabit: SubshrubBloom: Bloom: April-August, PerennialNotes: Cold terrarium only.
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Native Range: Native to central Virginia. Semi-evergreen to evergreen. Grows in moist, acidic soils, sandy to clay loam.Habit: ShrubBloom: Beautiful, leathery white flowers open in the morning and close at night for several days each year. Apr-JulyNote:
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Pinus palustris | longleaf pine
Alnus serrulata | smooth alder
Saccharum giganteum | giant plumegrass
Taxodium distichum | bald cypress
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Native Range: Native Texas to Southeastern Virginia in deep, coarse, acidic, sandy soils. Key species in the Longleaf Pine Sa-vannah ecosystem type. Duration: PerennialBloom: Jan, DecHabit: Erect tree with long needled plume at considerable height. Notes: Tapped for turpentine and resin and logged for construx-tion timbers and pulpwood. Prune to maintain shape and fertilize 3 times a year. Noted as part of the Eastern Hill. Seep. Bog.
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Native Range: Native Texas to Southern Deleware in acidic, wet soils: muck, clay, fine sand. Key species in the Longleaf Pine Savannah ecosystem type. Duration: PerennialBloom/Fruit: Perennial, Mid Spring/SummerHabit: Conical TreeNotes: Wood used for construction purposes. Seeds eaten by turkey, ducks, waterfowl. Domes provide watering opportunities for birds and mammals.
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Native Range: Canada to West VirginiaHabit: Conical deciduous coniferous treeBloom:Notes: Forms stands with black spruce in the north around bogs that feature Sarracenia Purpurea.
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Native Range: Canada to Pennsylvania in moist soils associated with peat bogs. Cultivar does well in zone 6 and 7. Habit: Densely pyramidal coniferous treeBloom: Notes: Forms stands with black spruce in the north around bogs that feature Sarracenia Purpurea.
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Native Range: New Hampshire to Florida. Found in flood plains and swampsHabit: Peeling bark and a spreading form.Bloom:Note
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | REFINED PLANS
As the project entered design development, modeling site topography and boardwalk details helped to clarify the relationship between undulating bog topography and a network of viewing platforms and stock display tables. The final design included converting the existing Arby’s into a terrarium sales area with a connecting greenhouse for tropical carnivorous plants. A secretive car-nivorous plant research bunker was embedded into the adjacent hillside and accessible by an elevated walkway over an existing one-lane road.
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DESIGN PROCESS | CITY MARKET INFORMATICSStudio Critic: Elizabeth Meyer and Leena Cho
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This project was developed as part of a studio that asked students to relocate and redesign an existing farmer’s market in Charlottesville, VA, and embed this within a larger urban strategy for an urban district and a green infrastructure plan. My project explored the importance of information exchange in markets. It also explored a market-based stormwater management approach for a local subwatershed. My initial research explored farmer’s market precedents such as Green City Market in Chicago (below), as well as the existing City Market in Charlottesville (stops along a sound-transect through the market, right).
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CONCEPTUAL AND SITE ALTERNATIVES | 1ST STREET AND GARRETT STREET
An initial design concept for the site at Garrett Street considered the hydrology and urban canopy of the site and proposed a new “hydrologic com-mons” downstream from the market site.
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CONTACTNathan Burgess1702 Rugby Ave
Charlottesville, VA [email protected]
757 715 3104
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