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Campus Master Plan

Manuel Larrea (Ecuador)

Lewis & Clark Landing

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Wyuka Cemetery

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ELKHORN RIVER TRAILS / FALL 2015Elkhorn River, Nebraska

Perspective showing program along sandbars as users travel down the river in kayaks, canoes, and tubes.

Perspective showing the use of the new app that allows users the chance to learn historical and current facts about the river. (Done with Kaitlyn Butterfield)

This perspective is displaying the large amount of opportunity there is for people to use the river with their family and friends.

Segment of project on Elkhorn River looking South.

01 Elkhorn River Trails - Introduction

Elkhorn River Trails is different than any other project that I have ever experienced due to its complexity with large amounts of areas and the many components that were assessed with the project. The project focused on a segment of the Elkhorn River which began in Arlington, NE and reached past Highway 92. The project focused on many different areas of reflection, trail/recreation network, access points, wayfinding, bank stabilization, communication strategies, and local economic development and my role was to be in charge of bank stabilization. I began to look into many different precedents and discover what was the easiest and most cost effective methods to methods that were harder to establish and were of higher expense. I then began to come up with a framework of what I wanted to see for the proposed methods that would be used and then derived goals and objectives for my portion of the project. I proceeded into doing inventory and visual anaylsis of the existing banks and broke them into three categories, (A) being the severe eroded banks, (B) being banks of mild erosion, and (C) banks with little erosion. I focused on the top half of our segment due to the amount of erosion that was occurring compared to the bottom half. I then did an extensive amount of research on conservation buffers and environmental areas to understand the affects of certain bank stabilizations strategies and to propose an innovative strategy that would require less cost, but have a higher amount of stability. I learned a lot about partners, funding, ecology, and the overall environment and how it is affected through stream banks.

Erosion Classifications

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23.4%

20.3%

50.4%

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Private Property

Implementation of conservation easements that apply to all rivers

Revitalize water quality, bio diversities, & productive soils

Deliver an innovative effective bank stabilization strategy

Establish a natural character for the river

These goals and objectives build a foundation to work from to preserve our river and surrounding lands.

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Provide Toe ProtectionElkhorn River Conservation Buffer Agriculture

Wooded WetlandDimension 30-100

NTS

Stabilize Streambank

Transition Zone

Goals & Objectives Approach to Bank Stabilization

02 Elkhorn River Trails - Design Approach

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Elkhorn River

Sand Bank

ImplementedBuf

er

Wooded Wetland

Agriculture

AA

HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos

Red budCercis canadensis

BuckbrushSymphoricarpos orbiculatus

GoldenrodSolidago speciosa

1:2000 200100

Before After

Proposed Planting

Erosion A Axon

Section A DetailErosion A Plan

Existing Bank Conditions (A)

BANK STABILIZATION: Design Alternative I

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03 Elkhorn River Trails - Design

04 Elkhorn River Trails - Design

HackberryCeltis occidentalis

IronwoodOstrya virginiana

WillowSelix x supp.

Slough grassSpartina pectinata

Wooded Wetland

Buffer

AgricultureElkhorn R

iver

Implem

ented

BB

Before After

Proposed Planting

Erosion B Axon

Section B DetailErosion B Plan

Existing Bank Conditions (B)

BANK STABILIZATION: Design Alternative II

1:12 1/20 12 1/26 1/4

The Lewis & Clark Landing project aims to redesign the Omaha riverfront which is located on the East side of downtown Omaha right on the Missouri River. The studio has worked together on researching precedents as well as breaking up into different groups to cover all of the inventory and analysis that goes into the site. The groups were divided into Culture, Land Use, Mobility, and Ecology. I was a part of the Culture group and our motive was to look into more detail of certain areas. The areas that we looked into were the Timeline of Omaha and the Riverfront, City Demographics, Safety, and Programs/Amenities. The timeline will help by learning from the past and how to incorporate culture into our designs. The timeline is laid out to list events on the bottom that are related to Omaha and the events on the top are more directly related to our site. The timeline is broken up into Eras that have shaped the site over the years. Color was used to highlight key elements that were big in the history for the site. Purple highlights the Industrial Eras and how Omaha was built on the industries and the people that were coming to the city. The green stands for the Redevelopment Era and how the site is trying to become Eco-friendly for the people of Omaha. What we can learn from the timeline is that our site was located next to the Missouri River which was used for mass-transportation. This led to the Industrial Era where new manufacturing processes were happening and the railroad industry boomed and became a large factor to the site by cutting it off from downtown Omaha. Now Omaha is taking back the riverfront for the people and to establish it as the Frontdoor into the city.

Site Existing Images

The image was taken on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge looking Southwest into the Lewis & Clark Landing. The bridge connects pedestrians from Omaha to Council Bluffs.

05 Lewis & Clark Landing - Introduction

LEWIS & CLARK LANDING / SPRING 2015Omaha, Nebraska

Aerial image looking West into the Lewis & Clark Landing. The image shows how the waterfront (red) sits in between the Missouri River and downtown Omaha.

Lewis & Clark Landing Timeline

06 Lewis & Clark Landing - Inventory & Analysis

A A1

-Sitting and relaxing-Circulation-Gathering pace -Overlook-People/bird watching

-Overhead pedestrian link from convention center-Sky drive circulation route with overlook plaza-Service access-Train circulation

B B1

-Circulation-Enjoying nature -People/bird watching

-Education through informative boards-History of local culture-Enjoying nature -People/bird watching-Lookout tower for site viewing

-Circulation-Flexible lawn space -Sports and recreation-People watching-Flexible gathering space

CC1

-Circulation-Enjoying nature -People/bird watching-Education through informative boards-Storm water remediation

(Done with Nanette Heimes & Stuart Uram)(Done with Nanette Heimes & Stuart Uram)

07 Lewis & Clark Landing - Design Introduction

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Program Framework Plan

A-Massing and ParkingB-Transition Zone D-Flexible Active Zone

C-Remediation Zone Access Points CirculationLegend

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Civic Connection

Urban

Connec

tion

Urban Connection

Remediation Zone

Lawn

Platform Plaza

Switchbacks

Flexible Large Event Zone

Lewis and C

lark Trail

Lewis and Clark Trail Connection

Pedestrian Bridg

e Link

Lookout Tower

Play Area

Timeline

Storm W

ater Drainage

Bar Restaurant

Entry Walk

South Pier Overlook

Boardwalk

Seating

Service DriveAuto Court

SkydriveOverlook

Plaza

Overlook Pier

Proposed Massings

North Auto Court

North Parking

National Parks EntryPlaza

Wetland BioretentionZone

Spine

Remediation

South Parking

South Entry Plaza

Trailhead Plaza

South Auto Court

South E

ntry Ma

ll

Proposed Massings

South

Auto C

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Hand Drawing - South Entry Plaza Illustrative Site Plan

Skydrive Perspective

Skydrive Plaza Plan

NEBRASKA

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Drainage - Bioretention PondStorm water is pitched to drain towards the retention and remediation zone where it will infiltrate into the soil or be captured and piped into the wetland to be stored. Remediation will occur while the water is held and is able to be controllably released depending on the desired water level and amount of storm water present at any given time.

Drainage - Remediation Zones: Water is pitched to drain towards the remediation zone where it will infiltrate into the soil, be captured by silva cells, and excess will later be piped into the infiltration pit to help capture and store water. Plants used will be able to handle intense aquatic conditions and can naturally remediate contaminants.

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Stormwater Management Strategies Grading & Drainage Plan

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10 Lewis & Clark Landing - Design

Site Sections

Site Model

South Pier Overlook

Proposed Massings Spine

South Auto Court

Remediation Zone

Lawn Lewis and Clark Trail

Timeline Storm Water Drainage

Boardwalk

Skydrive

Bar Restaurant

Lookout Tower

South Entry Mall

Trailhead Plaza

Remediation Zone

The campus master plan consisted of the redevelopment of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, city campus. The idea behind it was to create the heart of the campus as a more interacting space that revolves around the remodeled North Love Library. Principles that were used related to three main themes that came from the Sasaki plan. The first being Big & Green, creating memorable and symbolic open spaces. The second being Big but Well Connected, improve mobility and circulation with walking, biking, and shuttle/transit routes. The last theme being Think Big, siting the new proposed buildings so they work well with the surrounding landscape. 12th Street

14th Street

Bessey Hall Morrill Hall

Andrews HallBurnett Hall

Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love Library

Caneld North

Caneld South

CBA

Mueller Mall



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love Library

Caneld North

Caneld South

CBA

12th Street

14th Street

Mueller Mall

Primary Entrances

Secondary Entrances

Misleading Entrances

Primary Entrances

Secondary Entrances


Pedestrian Malls

Secondary Paths

Site Sculptures

Multimodal

Buildings

Building Lines of Force

Entrance Lines of Force

Building +12 story

Building +4 story

Building +1 story Site Sculptures

Building Windows

Primary Entrances

Secondary Entrances


Primary Entrances

Secondary Entrances


Pedestrian Malls

Secondary Paths

Site Sculptures

Multimodal

Buildings



Building +12 story

Building +4 story

Building +1 story Site Sculptures

Building Windows

Building + Lines of Force Vehicular + Pedestrian Circulation

Oldfather Hall (12 story) in relationship to Burnett Hall (4 story).

Oldfather Hall (12 story) in relationship to North Love Library (4 story). North Love Library showing open 1st floor concept with overhang on outside of building.

Primary entrances to the CBA building which are located on the North side and are two wide sets of doors.

Secondary doors to Andrews Hall which are located on the South side and are just one wide set of doors.

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Primary Entrances Building + 12 story Building Lines of Force


Site Sculptures

Building + 4 story

Building + 1 story

Secondary Entrances


Building Windows

Primary Entrances

Secondary Entrances


Buildings

Multi-modal

Pedestrian Malls

Secondary PathsSite Sculptures

11 Campus Master Plan - Inventory

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN / FALL 2014Lincoln, Nebraska

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love Library

Caneld North

Caneld South

CBA

Mueller Mall

CBALove Library

2nd Floor Link

Andrews Hall

Caneld N

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eld

S

Burnett Hall

Bessey Hall

Oldfather Hall

Morrill Hall

Parking

Parking

Love North

GardenGarden

Plaza

Coartyard

Mueller Mall

Plaza

Mall

Mall

Main EntranceSlope Direction / Slope

Evergreen TreeContour LinesDeciduous Tree

Topography + Slopes Canopy

Pathway on T Street has a constant slope percentage running on South side of Andrews Hall.

High point in pathway located directly under the Second Floor Link of Love Library on S Street.

Deciduous trees are planted along the East side of 14th Street.

Tall shrubs and small trees are planted on the North side of CBA.

Planting beds are full of different native plants and extend from the sidewalk edge to the building.

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FRAMEWORK: Analysis of Love North

construction in line with existing structures as well as help to determine circulation and designate program or land use areas. One opportunity of this is that Mueller Mall could be connected to the Love North area and become a major hub for city campus. Another is that the T Street Mall will become a more dominant and connective circulation path. A constraint of this is that the Love North force lines dont meet with the edges of Burnett and Andrews so extra attention to detail will need to be paid to smooth out that transition of Mueller Mall and T Street Mall.

Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space

Garden - Mueller Mall Building Zone

14th

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12th

Str

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Sculptures

Program Areas Circulation

Primary Pedestrian Circulation

Secondary Pedestrian Circulation

Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop

The primary pedestrian circulation across the site will exist East to West along T Street and North to South along the 12th Street Mall with the addition of 14th Street acting as a Multi-Modal Mall. The major nodes are placed where there is expected to be a



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Love Library North becomes the dominating factor in the site. Lines of force create the building zones but yet still allow for site view of Love North from multiple locations North of the building. Buildings are shaping the




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

Str

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12th

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Building Face

14th

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Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures




Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

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12th

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

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12th

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Building Face

14th

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Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

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12th

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Sculptures




Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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12th

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Building Face

14th

Str

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Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

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Sculptures




Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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12th

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Building Face

14th

Str

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Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

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Sculptures




Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Building Face

14th

Str

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Lines of Force

SCALE 1:1000 50 100 200 ft



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures




Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop




Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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12th

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

CourtyardPlaza

Open Space


14th

Str

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12th

Str

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Sculptures



Multi-Modal Mall

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Bus Stop



Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

14th

Str

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Oldfather Hall

Love Library North

Second Floor Link

Love LibraryCBA

Mueller Mall

Building Face

14th

Str

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12th

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Building Face

14th

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Lines of Force Image Circulation Image Program Areas Image



Building Face



Multi-Modal Mall

Bus Stop

Building Entry

Primary Node

Secondary Node

Building Zone

Plaza

Open Space

Garden - Mueller Mall

Courtyard

Sculptures

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Lines of Force Circulation Program Areas

North Love Library is the center of the site design and requires us to take into consideration the lines of force that come off of the building.

Directly North of North Love Library is the center pedestrian node on T Street witch becomes a heavy walking path for students, professors, etc.

Courtyard located in the middle of Burnett, Bessey, and Oldfather Hall provides a secluded and quit space for people to relax and study.

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Illustrative Site PlanDesign Narrative

The idea behind the campus planning project was to create a site that revolved around having interactive spaces that all came together and connected circulation among the site. Framing was a key component to the design by using understory, canopy and brick paving. The site design includes a sitting garden (located between North Love and West Proposed Massing) and a viewing garden (located North Love and Mueller Tower). Canopy was used as a strategy to divide the site in three vertical sections by blocking views. The design comes from the idea of the Beaux-Arts era, relating it back to the original design strategy for the campus.

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An internal pathway is lined by large Serbian Spruces that focus the view towards the Mark di Suvero sculpture and also leads people down into the open sunken lawn.

The Garden Corridors represent a long viewing area for students when walking to class. An alle on both East and West sides of the garden support as edges.

Perspective Images

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West Garden Corridors East

South North

South T Street

T Street

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South North

South T Street

T Street

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Site Sections

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Garden CorridorsWest Sidewalk East Sidewalk

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BESSEY HALL STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

OLD FATHER

BURNETT HALL ANDREWS HALL

PROPOSED MASSING

PROPOSED MASSING

CBA CANFIELD

LOVE LIBRARY SOUTH

LOVE LIBRARY NORTHRIDGE

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Much of the site on the East side of Love Library North is flat. As one may move across the site to the East, they come to the viewing garden which is connecting the Love Library North to the Serra Sculpture and onto the Mueller Tower. The viewing garden has five platforms that start at Love Library North and move down a half foot until they meet Mueller Tower. The open sunken lawn has a drop of two feet too attract people into it. On the Southeast side of the site, the courtyard that lays in between Love North Library and the new East proposed building, has a steady grade to push the water through but still allows people a relaxing setting.

On the Southwest corner of the site, much of the land is flat which helps improve the mobility through the sitting gardens. In the site, topography begins to have more grade to push the water to the Northeast corner of the site. Located in the middle of the of Andrews Hall and Love Library North is the open sunken lawn. The open sunken lawn helps to reduce the amount of water pushing to the east through the buildings. The idea for the open sunken lawn came from the precedent Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania. The precedent is an example of a high performance lawn that absorbs, cleanses, and stores storm-water.

Grading/Hydrology Diagram Grading

Hydrology

Shoemaker Green - University of Pennsylvania


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The project is located on the Southwest side of the Wyuka Cemetery which is right off of 37th and O Street. The goal for the project was to be able to create a landscape that could accommodate several people for gathering events. We were provided with blueprints for the proposed building mass. It was up to us to place the building in the best appropriate place and then to be able to develop a landscape through construction documents that provide and support our idea. After having an analysis of the site, construction documents consisted of 1) Site Layout 2) Materials 3) Grading 4) Erosion 5) Planting and 6) Site Details.

Site Existing Images

Location Map

Vine Street

Wyuka Cemetery

Site

O Street

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The site (red) sits against a creek (green) that runs up the East side. This image was taken on the bridge from the Southeast side of the site and is looking Northwest.

Our site is right off of the street corner of N 36th and Q Street. In relation to the whole Wyuka Cemetery, our site is on a much smaller scale.

The site (red) is sitting on land that is gently sloping towards the creek (green). This image is taken on the Northeast corner looking Southwest.

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17 Wyuka Cemetery - Inventory & Analysis

WYUKA CEMETERY / FALL 2014Lincoln, Nebraska

Design Site Plan

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Site Detail Plan Site Details

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Site Grading Plan


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Why is ecology important?Ecology is important because we need to provide open green spaces that allows for interaction among the people while creating connections that link green streets, open spaces and parks. Quito is considered a valley that includes dry and wet montane shrub and wet low montane shrub. Original vegetation has been almost destroyed do to past centuries dedicated to agriculture and pasture. The remaining is confined to ravines and mountains that are isolated and are mainly composed of small trees and shrubs. Despite the steep topography and high altitude of Ecuador, regular rainfall makes the areas highly prized for agriculture and grazing, and the lower slopes especially have been extensively converted for human use.

Development of QuitoDense Neighborhood

Valleys today are dominated by eucalyptus globulus species introduced from Australia around 1860. Extensive planting of non-native tree species on the lower reaches of slopes, use large amounts of water and alter soil conditions around plantation areas, affecting flow regimes of streams originating. As of today, the original creeks that were located on our site are hidden. Going forward we need to consider restoring the ecology system with native plant relations among the open spaces that surround the site and the green corridors within the site.

Quito - 2015

Lupinus pubescens

Inga insignis

Myrcianthes hallii

Salvia quitensis

21 Manuel Larrea (Ecuador) - Introduction

MANUAL LARREA / SUMMER 2015Quito, Ecuador

Traveling to Ecuador for study abroad will forever be one of the best experiences for me. I learned so much about another country and a different culture, which ultimately gave me a different perspective as a landscape architect and a person. We were fortunate enough to work with the non-profit organization Verde Milenio in order to restore a historical district located in Quito. Our overall goal as a class was to leave with framework plan that would be used for a vision of the future development within the district and the surrounding neighborhoods. I was about of the Ecology, Environment and Civic Realm team and I mainly focused on the history aspect of it as well as looking into the grading and drainage and how they correlate with the American ADA standards. The experiences from Quito will be something that always sticks with me and I am forever grateful that I had the opportunity to adventure to another country and study what I love.

Quitos Ecological History

22 Manuel Larrea (Ecuador) - Inventory & Analysis

Major ContoursMinor Contours Site Boundary

Slope Directions High Point Slopes > 10%Low Point

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Landform & Topography Topography Inventory

1:6000 600300

Increases Overflow

Impedes Circulation

Steep TopographyInclined Road Inclined Sidewalks

Drainage Inlets

Open Green Spaces

Curb Ramps

French Drains

Planter Beds

ADA Handicap Ramps

Urban RunoffUrbanization increases the diversity and amount of pollutants carried into waters. In urban areas, much of the land surface is covered by buildings, pavement and flattened landscapes with lessened drainage. These surfaces do not allow rain to saturate into the ground which greatly increases the volume and rate of stormwater runoff.

Why is grading and hydrology important?Storm drains are designed to drain additional rain and ground water from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in strategy from small residential dry wells to large municipal systems. Many storm drainage systems drain the storm water, untreated, into rivers or streams. Storm drains are more than likely found all over the city. Steps and hills within a landscape can be a easy solution to pushing water in a single direction successfully.

Steep topography pushing to one direction over a whole site can add up and create flooding with excess amount of rainfall.

By placing storm drains in more efficient areas to help redirect water to better areas can help prevent large amounts of water to sit.

With such a heavy infrastructure base and continuous sloping over a site, water runoff is excessive in certain locations.

Adding more open green spaces and larger permeable surfaces over the span of the site will help catch excessive runoff.

Drastic grade changes result in using steps to make up the elevation difference but dont give full accessibility for everyone.

Pushing the grade and giving more room for ramps increases circulation among the site for individuals and makes it more ADA.

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