[ann nguyen] +landscape architecture portfolio
SELECTED WORKS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IS A TOOL FOR CHANGE.
ann nguyen university of georgia [bla] annle.uga@gmail.com 912.695.5737
SELECTED WORKS +Urban Museums Athens, Georgia
+Health Science Campus Athens, Georgia
+Lyndon Art Center Athens, Georgia
+Medical Center of Central Georgia Macon, Georgia
+Diocleatian’s Palace Split, Croatia
+Participatory Rapid Apprasial Piketburg, South Africa
*all project sites were visited during the design process
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+GREEN NETWORK
+TRANSPORTATION
+Urban Museums Athens, Georgia +RENEW, REGENERATE AND REHABILITATE ATHENS, GA HISTORIC DISTRICT FUNCTION AND FUTURE New urbanism is really about old urbanism. Athens Clarke County has almost a dozen listed historic districts. The historic districts are poorly defined and are in need of movement and circulation from one district to the other. The proposed design maximizes attention to the historic architecture and regenerates the landscape by rehabilitating the former ecological character of the site. The proposed future historic district network system will provide an improved pedestrian experience and expression of Athens living ecology and heritage. In addition to satisfying the community’s concern in the management and local identity of Athens historic district, the attention to the city’s heritage will generate potential economic growth and tourism. Affordable housing will be implemented in abandoned parcels that do not contribute to the historic district. This proposal focuses on urban redevelopment, function of loss spaces in Athens urban fabric and the connective tissue between the community and the historic structure.
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+HYDROLOGY
+PIEDMONT LANDSCAPE PATTERNS
+Urban Museums CONTEXT MAP AND AREA OF STUDY
Legend
+the historic district is located in Athens urban core. the proposed historic district green network system will provide connectivity and revive loss spaces.
HistoricDist allroads
Urbanized_ !
acc_bike_ro
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1.25
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+POINTS OF (RE)WILD
+CORRIDORS
+URBAN DEVELOPMENT
bus stops
+low income housing is located directly outside the historic core. the proposed design implements affordable housing within the historic district to form a mix-income community
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+hydrology
+corridors
+local historic districts
+Urban Museums +buena vista
+NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY Developed parcels Vacant parcels Total parcels Primary structures Secondary structures
+buena vista & boulevard
Noncontributing 20 4 24 23 28
Contributing 76 0 76 78 7
+athens clarke county historic district +There is no direct green network to the two existing park. The proposed park is centrally located between the existing parks with green patches along the paths that will connect the park system and leverages the proposed affordable housing. The patches form natural habitats and rehabilitates loss spaces within the historic district. The green patches also create civic spaces and habitat connectivity. This links social and environmental improvements.
existing park point of re(wild) loss spaces churches hospitals schools sidewalks hydrology community gardens trails rails 0
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+CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC HOUSING +increase property value +tourism
+MID-STORY AFFORDABLE HOUSING +CIVIC GREEN SPACE +system connectivity +access to
+creating a neighborhood
is more effective than concentrating on individual housing
habitat
+ECONOMIC
+improve SOCIAL and economic support
+PROGRAM:
dependence to independence
+ UPPER LEVEL + housing +combination of permanent and temporary housing +residents placed by common labor
+ LOWER LEVEL +staff support +employment placement +counseling program
+create jobs
+HISTORY
The Buena Vista Heights neighborhood was planned out in 1890 by the Athens Park and Improvement Company, a group of Athens business professionals who came together to build what was, at the time, one of the city’s first “suburb.” Homes soon started sprouting along the corridor, taking advantage of the easy commute to downtown Athens. The State Normal School (now the UGA Health Sciences Campus), nearby Normaltown businesses, and the Southern Manufacturing Company’s cotton mill across the railroad tracks, border this neighborhood to the north. Most of the home construction in Buena Vista Heights was done between 1890 and 1949, and architectural styles run the gamut from Victorian homes with gingerbread detailing to simple mill homes. The Buena Vista Heights Historic District is an area of approximately eight square blocks and is the newest addition to Athens historic district. Affordable housing is proposed on abandoned parcels, along with green space for each building. The mixed income housing creates a diverse community.
+Urban Museums LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
+CONIFEROUS FOREST +AFFORDABLE HOUSING Each proposed building will be paired with a civic space that reflect the piedmont region: pasture, deciduous forest, and coniferous forest. The neighboring community garden is already reflecting the agriculture in the region. +ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION Late 19th and early 20th Century American movements/craftsman/folk Victorian +MATERIALS foundation: brick; stone; concrete walls: wood; brick; stucco; concrete roof: metal; asphalt
affordable housing stormwater wetland civic streetscape improvement boulevard wood park proposed park bishop park
+DECIDUOUS FOREST
+PASTURE
+ROLLING HILLS
+Urban Museums
a COURTYARD/ GREEN SPACE will create shared public spaces in the historic district and increase the property value in the district.
8’ traffic lane
44’ streetcar lane
the mid-rise AFFORDABLE HOUSING creates more of a mixedincome group of residents instead of condensing affordable housing
8’ traffic lane
+FUNCTION HISTORIC FUNCTIONS +domestic/single dwelling +transportation/rail-related/streetcar line CURRENT FUNCTIONS +domestic/single dwelling
existing residential housing
2’ seat wall 6’ stormwater filtration
8’ pedestrian boardwalk
8’ on-street parking
12’ traffic lane
12’ traffic lane
a STORMWATER FILTRATION, will relieve stormwater runoff and create a barrier between pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
8’ 4’ on-street bike lane parking
+Urban Museums
+WETLAND RESTORATION
+CONIFEROUS FOREST
+PATIENT ROOMS
+Health Science Campus Athens, Georgia
The regional pattern of the natural landscape is emphasized in this design. The defined rectilinear form of the design reflects the natural boundary of the regional vegetation and the boulders reflect the piedmont shoals and granite outcrops. The pine plantation ends where the campus green begins. The building is atop one of the highest points on the site. This condenses the use of ramps and reduces cross slopes. The circulation loop of the architecture creates more movement and engages the landscape to define private and public exterior spaces and becomes another passive security measure. The building is adjusted to create privacy as well as views to the green space. The rooms facing the courtyard have beds that are oriented in such a way to allow patients a direct visual to the natural world and have access to outdoors. This system of patient nooks also allows for family members to sit bed side with their loved ones without having to occupy circulation spaces or the space of other patients.
The essential building block is linear with large covered but open areas which increases ventilation and natural lighting opportunities.
+PRIVATE COURTYARD
+Lyndon Arts Center Athens, Georgia
The art center serves as an educational and art museum for the public. The regional pattern of the natural agriculture is emphasized in this design. The defined rectilinear form of the design reflects the natural boundary of the regional vegetation. The pine plantation provides shade and play structures, like tire swings and tree houses.
tree house
seating
vegetable garden
tire swing
+ storm water management the storm water filtrates through the native vegetation and agriculture and collects in the water feature at the low point of the site.
+Medical Center of Central Georgia Macon, Georgia
passive to active spaces to ------> RECOVERY “In the ensuing years, MCCG evolved into a 637-bed, full-service, acute care hospital that now serves an estimated population of 750,000 residents in central and south Georgia and is the second largest hospital in the state.�
An average of 10% more people received services in ICRCassisted centers in 2011 than in the previous year.
restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities
richard louv, public awareness +foster creativity +allowing residents to deal with recovery in a different way. +improve adult interaction with horticultural therapy and the hospital’s “golden opportunity” program that will take place on the lawn active wilson/kaplan,attention restoration theory +involuntary vs. voluntary +all pavements and structures are recycled brick from the deconstruction of the original buildings. +being away, buildings and noise are being screened +fascination, very whimsical and literal design +compatibility, contextually, the space is filled with familiar objects from a “home” +”larger world” taking the “golden opportunity” program outside of the facility active ulrich, positives to nature +exposure to green and brick +stress restoration +emphasis on exercise and rehabilitation +whimsical design serves as a fun distraction +bamboo walls make a safe and private setting
passive
+Medical Center of Central Georgia Macon, Georgia
+ program the recycled brick from the deconstruction of the existing buildings will be re-purposed for the new therapeutic garden. the garden is focused on the physical recovery of patients suffering from being physically challenged, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
solid brick pavers (beginners)
spaced bricks with ingrown turf (intermediate)
crushed brick (advance)
+Diocleatian’s Palace Split, Croatia
Over the past 1700 years, the residence of Split have adapted and altered the city to the current needs of each generation. The city started out as the fortified palace of Roman Emperor Diocletian, who in 305 AD abdicated his throne and moved to this location on the Adriatic to live out his remaining years near his hometown of Salona. Following his death in 316, the palace remained in the possession of the Roman Emperors until the fall of the Western Roman Empire. During the 7th Century, the Avars and Slavs destroyed the nearby city of Salona and at that time, a large number of its citizens took refuge within the palace walls thus converting the palace to the city that is now known as Split. The refugees built their houses within the fortified walls of the palace utilizing existing structures and dividing them into smaller spaces. Soon the medieval city was expanding outside the original walls of the palace while at the same time new palaces built by the Venetian noblemen were being built within the walls of Diocletian’s palace. As Split grew, it became a major port city for the Venetian empire thus attracting more and more people to live within the city. Split continued to grow until it is now the largest port city on the Adriatic Coast of current day Croatia. As time progressed, the Venetian palaces were subdivided into apartments to accommodate large number of people that were moving to the city and even further subdivision of buildings was done after WWII. It is because of the continued use of the city by its inhabitants that Diocletian’s palace and the medieval part of the city has been preserved so well.
+ urban sprawl Diocleatian’s Palace in the year 305
the early Mediaeval city, 6th century
late Mediaeval autonomous municipality, 1400
fortified town under the Venetian rule, 1675
integration of town and the suburbs under AustroHungarian siege, 1882
Split before WWI, 1914
Split before WWII, 1941
nucleus of Split, 1985, around the city harbor
+Diocleatian’s Palace Split, Croatia
shoe store 205 sq meters rental 1944 sq meters
primary residential 8023 sq meters tourist shop 365 sq meters abandoned commercial 799 sq meters
restaurants 351 sq meters
hotel 402 sq meters
renovation commercial 73 sq meters
abandon residential 1753 sq meters
renovation residential 172 sq meters
green space 198 sq meters
+ objective: encourage local residents to
live in the historic core and avoid selling their home to tourists
layers + residential + commercial + green space/ open space
roof top
+ program
+create affordable housing in abandoned spaces of palace +establish green pockets throughout the city to filter air pollution during peaks of tourist season +create jobs for local residents, train workers to maintain green spaces throughout the year
ground floor
+Participatory Rapid Appraisal Piketburg, South Africa
+RESEARCH Research was conducted from 14th-22nd January 2013 by twelve students and three faculty members from North West University (South Africa), Oxford Brookes University (UK), University of Georgia (the U.S.) as well as one Peace Core volunteer. In total, 24 interviews were conducted with community members as well as government officials within the Picketberg area. Discussions and interviews were also carried out with workers from a grape farm within the Bergrivier Municipality. Secondary research was necessary to develop an understanding of the local history and context. The focus of our research was outlined by a Terms of Reference document, summarized in the following four questions: • Who is most vulnerable within the community and why? • What are the major threats and why? • Who were the major actors and what are their respective roles in increasing/ reducing vulnerability? • What can be done to reduce vulnerability ion the short, medium and long term? In order to answer these questions, we approached our research using Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools in three different sections of the neighborhood (see graphic), including: Mapping, Transect Walks, Seasonal Calendars, Daily Activities Schedule, Diagrams, Ranking, Matrix Scoring, Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussion. The underlying belief of PRA is that community members should be central in discussions regarding their community, as they know are most likely to have a better understanding of relevant issues than outside researchers.
Vulnerable Communities Participatory Assessment
Throughout the project, a number of assumptions have been made regarding the accuracy of translated conversations between community members and researchers, as well as any information that could be considered subjective. Our team has identified a number of threats including: • Cycle of Poverty • Social issues • Environmental hazards • Issues around Community Support Several recommendations are outlined in this report to counter the aforementioned threats in the short, medium and long term. The recommendations include the implementation of vocational training and skills development programmes; public works projects; extramural activities; construction of shell housing; strengthening of community networks; and improved drainage infrastructure.
[ann nguyen] In the past couple of years I focused on local to international projects in Croatia, South Africa and over five different cities in the state of Georgia. I started small with local non-profit organizations in the community like the Georgia River Network, Habitat for Humanity, Athens Land Trust, Athens Homeless Shelter and Sandy Creek Nature Center. These organizations helped me see design challenges in small scale. I started taking on community development and design-build projects in Georgia to learn even more about the contexts of the urban fabric. I look forward to continuing my education in ecology and urban planning to stitch together my detailed small scale designs to a larger system. I want to create adaptable designs that reflect the two major modern problems— urbanism and climate change.
university of georgia [bla] annle.uga@gmail.com 912.695.5737 [references] Pratt Cassity [director] Center of Community Design & Preservation, pcassity@uga.edu Bob Thomson [city planner] Porterdale, Georgia, bthomson@cityofporterdale.com Doug Pardue [assistant professor] University of Georgia, pardue@uga.edu
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Bachelor of Landscape Architecture University of Georgia, Athens, Ga
912.695.5737
annle.uga@gmail.com
highlights facts and figures [Croatia Study Abroad] international agriculture & heritage conservation [U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)] Split, Croatia, summer intern [Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) Training] Piketburg, South Africa: two weeks of planning and design in emergency and critical community development strategies
honors & academic awards
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certificates water resource certificate LEED Green Associate, expected June 2013
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lead designer, design-build projects
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[Georgia Incentive Scholarship] Fall 2008 [HOPE scholarship] Fall 2008-2012 [Dean’s List] Summer 2011, Spring & Fall 2012 [ASLA Student Award] nominee, Spring 2012 [Robert J. Hill Scholarship] Spring 2012
proficiencies technical & language Microsoft Office Suite AutoCad InDesign Photoshop Sketchup GIS Vectorworks 3ds Max Hand Graphics
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interest bigger = higher level of interest water resources historical preservation environment
engineering tourism
urban planning graphics architecturehand public policy
charrettes food
production
internships volunteer based internship for the 11th annual Eco-Adventure. Recruit participants and assist with designing a new race course. [Athens Clarke County Leisure Services] volunteer based internship with [Georgia River Network] arrange meetings, secure maps, research solutions for sites, assist in directing design charrettes, present and advertise a water trail workshop, introduce potential community projects. design public green spaces, water trails design, parking analysis, work closely with city planner and council members, host and attend public input meetings, coordinate with non-profit organizations, assist in grant proposals and historic preservation issues [City of Porterdale]. record the extant parts of Diocletian’s palace in AutoCAD, analysis of the historic core of Split, Croatia (maps of property, functions, etc.), assist with surveying on other office projects, create design proposals for public green spaces on the northern section of the palace.[U.S. National Committee of the Internatioinal Council on Monuments and Sites]
English Spanish Vietnamese
transportation writing community development
design charrettes, [Center for Community Design and Preservation] assist in redesigning affordable homes and partnering with the Athens Land Trust; host community meetings, redesigning and reevaluating the downtown area, community center and outdoor recreational spaces with community input in Canon, Georgia. Directed two mill town charrettes in Athens and Porterdale, Georgia. Directed Habitat for Humanity charrette in Athens, Georgia.
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university work study [Enterprise Information Technology Services] update and record University’s central technology data in AutoCAD, work with a small scale team to provide technology and support throughout campus. Working/living in the [Covington Metropolitan Studio] host public input meetings, record meeting minutes, live/interact/cooperate with 10 other students for 10 weeks, redesign for the local cities in Newton County.
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