ABIGAIL PARRY PHILLIPS
PORTFOLIO MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
ABIGAIL PHILLIPS 651.341.9604 aparryphillips@gmail.com issuu.com/abiphillips
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2| SOLITARY GARDENS | New Orleans, LA This space was a collaboration between artists and incarcerated people- modular garden beds and programming aim to raise awareness about the use of Solitary Confinement. 4| GLOBEVILLE EXTENSION | Denver, CO Intensive site analysis in this advanced topic studio led to a master plan aimed towards reconnecting the neighborhoods along the Platte River Valley in downtown Denver. 8| ROCHEBLAVE ST. PARK | New Orleans, LA Spackman Mossop Michaels effort to implement economically + ecologically efficient alternative land management strategies for urban vacant lots across New Orleans. 10| ROCKY SHOALS OUTCROP + NATURAL AREA | Athens, GA Site survey and GIS analysis provided the foundation for a preservation-recreation area designed to protect and educate about one of Georgia’s unique plant communities. 12| FIKA OFFICE PATIO DESIGN | Atlanta, GA Complete set of construction documents created for an outdoor office patio based off of the swedish concept Fika: a mandated, company-wide, daily, social, coffee break. this composite suitability analysis is based on 12 individual suitability analyses conducted to determine areas for a dog park, active recreational ďŹ elds, buildings for a nature center, bathrooms, an open picnic pavillion, hiking trails, mountain biking trails, equestrian trails, multi-use trails, camping sites, an outdoor classroom and environmental preservation. These analyses were grouped into 5 categories, shown here as small inset maps on the left, and created via secondary weighted overlays of the initial suitability analyses. The initial maps were organized into the following layers to produce the main categories used to create this map: DPAR (Dog Park and Active Acti Recreation show as pink), BUILD (Nature Center, Bathrooms and an Open Pavillion shown as orange), TRAIL (hiking, equestrian, mountain biking and multi-use trials shown as yellow), COC (camping and outdoor classroom shown as blue) and ENV (environmental preservation shown as green). 25 additional weighted overlays were run to show where the previously listed categories overlap one another, the results are labeled by color in the legend at left.
16| ARCHWAY PROJECTS | Communities Across Georgia Archway Partnership drafts concepts for a wide variety of sites and presents ideas to client communities across the state, this is a description of this process. 18| FOODCORPS SCHOOL GARDENS | Jackson, MS The design, construction and analysis of people-in-place that introduced me to using landscape architecture as a platform for addressing social issues and needs.
SOLITARY GARDENS www.solitarygardens.org | www.facebook.com/solitarygardens | #rehumanize
The Solitary Gardens are at the corner of Law and Andry Streets in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. The public park was imagined by artist Jackie Sumell, an advocate against solitary confinement. Sumell’s idea resulted in the design of a simple space with elements that facilitate education about and advocacy against the use of solitary confinement.
From the sidewalk, a soft strip of flowering meadow juxtaposes a hard bank of raised beds representing prison cells. Shade trees and picnic tables provide a space for gathering to learn about related injustices. Ten raised beds along the north edge of the site are 6’ x 9’, the shape and size of a solitary cell, with attached gates -- illustrating the restricted movement of a person in solitary. The interior of the garden beds are being co-designed by a person in solitary and a volunteer on the outside, providing a small amount of real world agency to the incarcerated individual and a direct form of education to the volunteer. Solitary Gardens is also developing a curriculum that uses the raised beds to teach about mass incarceration and related issues. CELL-BED MODEL
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LIVE OAK
WESTERN REDBUD
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FLOWERING MEADOW
SOLITARY GARDENS
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FARMERS MARKET + EVENT PAVILION NATIVE GRASSES + TREES BIKE PATH RIVER-VIEW DECK RED SUNNING ROCKS ADULT SIZE SWINGS
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WATER OVERFLOW WEIR- INLET OVERFLOW BASIN PROPOSED NEW RIVER ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ICON SCULPTURES WALKING TRAILS PUBLIC PARKING TREES ON COMPLETE STREET NETWORK
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NATURE INSPIRED PLAY AREA URBAN-NATURE CENTER
On-site analysis of the Platte River Valley guided by Design Workshop Denver focused in on an underutilized, highpotential section of the river, in the River Arts North District (RiNO). Bridges across this part of the river were dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists, and access was limited even for motorists. Further GIS analysis illuminated the fact that the area segmented existing greenspace patterns and adjacent neighborhoods, yet bumped up against the newly thriving RiNO district and the Platte River Valley Bike Trail.
ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
COMPLETE STREET NETWORK
CONNECTED COMMON SPACE
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GLOBEVILLE EXTENSION
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Proposed River Road
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This design proposes a network of complete streets providing safe infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists and drawing residents towards the park at Globeville Extension. The southern end of the park incorporates elements of the surrounding urban area, seamlessly transitioning from RiNO’s industrial commercial district towards the Platte River Vally. The northern end of the park provides an opportunity for residents to engage with the distinct environment created where natural systems meet urban ones. The entire park includes elements of Colorado’s native ecology as well as RiNO’s industrial history.
Farmers Market
Food Truck Area Native Ash + Pine Trees
Native Grasses Bike Trail
Platte River
SITE SURVEY NOTES
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ROCHEBLAVE STREET PARK SMM aimed to create alternative land management strategies for the New Orlean’s Redevelopment Authorities 4000+ vacant lots. The project entailed design, development, material research, modeling and rendering.
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This all encompassing design addresses stormwater concerns, lowers maintenance costs by minimizing lawn, and offers space for socializing. The existing site had poordrainage when surveyed so the design proposes a swale, filled with yellow flag iris, graded through the center of the site, drawing water away from the surrounding houses. Cypress trees covering the back portion of the site provide another patch of habitat in NOLA’s improving ecological matrix.
A fence seperates the ecologically functioning portion of the site from the community gathering space near the sidewalk. A simple shade structure covers a concrete pad surrounded by fruit trees, ideal for BBQs and other neighborhood meetings. PLAN CONCEPT
FINAL PLAN
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ROCKY SHOALS NATURAL AREA PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL ZONING
NATURE CENTER GRADING PLAN
GRANITE OUTCROP
HIKING TRAIL + CAMPSITES
NATURE CENTER
WATER RECLAMATION CENTER
Georgia’s Granite Outcrops are home to a unique variety of endangered plant species. Unprotected granite outcrops are ideal destinations for nature lovers and vulnerable areas for these delicate plant species. This project included extensive on-site survey and GIS-
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NATURE CENTER PLANTING PLAN
analysis in order to develop a beneficial recreational and ecological balance around the granite rock’s natural plant communities. GIS analyze data from site survey determined which areas were most suitable for trails, construction and ecological protection. The entire plan stems from a carefully designed nature center.
The nature center surrounds a granite rock outcrop demonstration garden complemented by native trees that depend on the ecology of the outcrop. The grading plan for the nature center echoes the naturally rolling topography of the land, drawing water towards an existing stream and taking advantage of unique views of the existing scenery.
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FIKA OFFICE PATIO DESIGN This office patio design was inspired by the Swedish concept “Fika,” a coffee break aimed at fascilitating social relationships between coworkers. The design includes a teak wood boardwalk with black powder coated steal
frame stretching across a stormwater swale towards a patio lined with travertine benches and illuminated by a craftsman inspired “light window frame.” A small seating area close to the building provides a space for intimate conversation and the large patio across the boardwalk offers space for larger gatherings. The construction documents for this design are efficient, durable and minimalist solutions for supporting all of the structures on site ranging from the benches/retaining walls to the connection between the boardwalk and building.
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PLAN VIEW SKETCH
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FIKA OFFICE PATIO DESIGN
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ARCHWAY PARTNERSHIP
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SHADE TRELLIS 5: Tree, light, and bench example along path
LARGE DOG AREA + EVENT SPACE
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AMERICUS DOG PARK AND TRAIL
DOG RUN
MODEL FOR HARTWELL 4: Train car near pass-through along promenade 3: Children’s play ar RAIL TO TRAIL CENTER
Working in seven limited resource counties around Georgia, the Archway Partnership fosters a connection between local areas and university resources. As a design assistant I conceptualized and presented a variety of landscape based projects with clients across the state, studied under design mentors and managed summer interns.
Site visits and stakeholder meetings revolved around surveying conditions and assessing local needs. Through collaborative idea development with other designers, followed by a community charette, I produced conceptual renderings and construction documents and presented the final ideas back to the initial clients and stakeholders.
PROJECTS WORKED ON Renderings for Mary Street Recreation Area Americus Dog Park Masterplan Sign Designs for Albany State University Demorest Modular Recycling Center Pilot
FACILITATING COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND CHARETTE
CRITIQUING INTERN SIGNAGE CONCEPTS
Boone Park Recreation Area Masterplan Hart County Trail Analysis Hart County Gateway Grant Planting Plan Metter Middle School Landscape Plan
PRESENTING HARTWELL RECYCLING CENTER
URBAN PARK CONCEPT SKETCH
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FOODCORPS MISSISSIPPI My interest in landscape architecture developed from my work for FoodCorps in Mississippi. I built school gardens, used them as experiential learning labratories for all subjects and worked with cafeteria staff, school food administrators, local farmers and politicians to create a healthier school food system. I actively studied the way my students and teachers used the gardens I built. Via trial and error I realized the arrangement of structures on site almost entirely decided the “usability� of the site.
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PECAN PARK ELEMENTARY VEGETABLE PLANTING PLAN (SPRING 2012)
It was exciting and rewarding to design, construct, maintain and re-evaluate spaces that were engaging, functional and beautiful. Over time (often with the addition of colorful flowers or local art and always after a harvest) I could see interest in these gardens rippling through the schools, and into the surrounding neighborhoods. As a result of this work, I am very focused on the impact of design on site users, particularly if issues of social justice are involved.
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ABIGAIL PHILLIPS 651.341.9604 aparryphillips@gmail.com issuu.com/abiphillips
Cover Image
Hand Drawn Fiddle Leaf Fig Front Inside Cover
Art Garden Concept Back Inside Cover
Jekyll Island Watercolor