CAMPBELL AC ALEX URBAN DESIGNER
ABOUT ME - ALEX CAMPBELL URBAN DESIGNER - COLUMBUS, OH
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Master of City and Regional Planning (2014) • Urban Design concentration
• Completed one year of Master of Landscape Architecture coursework
Bachelor of Science, City and Regional Planning (2012) • Graduated cum laude, 3.6 cumulative GPA SKILLS
ABSTRACT
Master Planning
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* Writing samples are available upon request
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• Adobe Creative Suite • Basic HTML • Grant Writing/Review
• Esri ArcGIS • Microsoft Office Suite • Public Speaking
• AutoCAD • Sketchup • Hand Sketching
• Passionate urbanite • Interested in anything and everything design related • Effective design communicator • Determined placemaker • Devoted to interpersonal communication • Constantly pursuing new projects • Aspiring world traveler • “Would you rather” question master • Buckeye for life
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PARK REDESIGN
SCIOTO AUDUBON - COLUMBUS, OH
AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT
DON SCOTT AIRFIELD - COLUMBUS, OH
PARK REDESIGN BRYANT PARK - NEW YORK CITY, NY CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT BROWN TOWNSHIP - FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH AIRPORT NOLLI MAPS VARIOUS AIRPORTS - WORLDWIDE STUDENT HOUSING DENSITY MAPS THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - COLUMBUS, OH STORMWATER RUNOFF ANALYSIS SCIOTO RIVER WATERSHEDS - FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH SKETCHUP MODELING VARIOUS PROJECTS RESIDENTIAL PARK REDESIGN FLATS ON VINE - COLUMBUS, OH PUBLIC PROCESS FLOWCHART BROWN TOWNSHIP - FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH STUDENT HOUSING ANALYSIS DOCUMENT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - COLUMBUS, OH
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PARK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SCIOTO AUDUBON - COLUMBUS, OH
SITE AERIAL
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1910
1980
1995
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10’
SECTION A
20’ 30’
Digging into the historical uses of the site, located just southwest of Downtown Columbus, reveals an intense concentration of industrial, manufacturing, and rail use that has slowly tapered off over time.
40’ 50’
To pay homage to the past influences on the site, the redesign implements a system of rails (both above and at grade) throughout the eastern edge of the site that consists of rail carts of various sizes. These carts contain vegetation of various sizes (from shrubs to mature trees) that are interconnected through the rail system, allowing complete access to every part of the site. The connective and transitional nature of the site allows for near limitless spatial configurations to accommodate programming of any size. Additionally, the constant flux of planting arrangements ensures the park is never experienced the same way twice.
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE SECTION B
SITE PLANTING - ACTIVE
Xsmall Cart
Small Cart
Medium Cart
Large Cart
Train Car
[2.5’x4’x3.5’]
[5’x10’x3.5’]
[5’x20’x3.5’]
[5’x25’x3.5’]
[11’x50’x13’]
The industrial presence on the project site has heavily influenced the way it has developed and been utilized over time. There has been a constant flux of industry moving in and industry moving out, leaving the site without a definitive identity. More recently, industry has been nearly removed from the site completely - leaving behind pollution and undesirable space. Rather than turning our back on the impacts industry has on the site, why not embrace the benefits it provided by incorporating some of the leftover space into the design? Rail has been an important aspect of the site, so utilizing the rail cars left behind - and installing new ones - creates the opportunity to pay homage to the site that has been in a constant state of flux by designing the flux.
PRODUCTIVE
GREENHOUSE / NURSERY
Placing rails back onto the site allows for the creation of a space that is constantly changing. Plants can be transitioned to and from different cars and locations and can grow and move throughout the site. The changes that the site will undergo - both spatially and chronologically ensure that the site will never be the same twice.
EX
PROGRAMED
NATURAL
PRODUCTIVE TRANSFORMATIVE
PRAIRIE LAND
RAILS
ON SITE OFF&ON SITE
ON SITE OFF&ON SITE
REVENUE
RECREATION
NATURAL
PROGRAMED
MAJOR CONNECTION MODERATE CONNECTION MINOR CONNECTION REMEDIATION
MAINTENANCE
NO CONNECTION
ZONES OF USE Various zones are created within the site by utilizing both the rail system and plant palette to create different densities of programming and vegetation.
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PLANTINGS
NT
EXPERIENTIAL
RAILS
RIE
PRODUCTIVE
ED E/ TIV MM AC GRA PRO
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PE
ACTIVE / PROGRAMMED
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Utilizing the rails also provides the opportunity to create limitless experiences within the site. A single rail line cutting through densely planted trees creates an entirely different experience than watching 60’ trees move in accordance with an oncoming train to alter the way external factors influence the site.
GREENHOUSE / NURSERY
ACTIVE / PROGRAMMED
RAIL AT GRADE RAIL BELOW GRADE
RAIL GRADING
RAIL NODES
The rail lines throughout the site are either at grade - so the car rises above the ground and can serve as a barrier - or below grade to create a seamless transitioning landscape that seems to be moving on its own.
Identifying areas where rail cars can switch tracks presents the amount of design possibilities provided through the rail system. There are countless spatial configurations that can be created.
THE PLANTING RAIL CAR MOVES IN CORRELATION WITH PASSING TRAINS TO PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND AESTHETIC RELIEF
THE WAREHOUSE THAT IS CURRENTLY ON-SITE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A NURSERY, CULTIVATION, AND OPERATIONS CENTER THAT DICTATES TRANSITIONS IN THE SPATIAL QUALITIES OF THE SITE AND WHAT PLANTS ARE IN RAILCARS AT ANY GIVEN TIME
PLATFORM IS LEVEL WITH HEIGHT OF RAIL CAR TO ASSIST WITH PLANT MAINTENANCE / TRANSITION CONCRETE WALL
HORIZONTAL REBAR
SECTION PERSPECTIVE A
RAIL CAR
RAIL
RAIL
THE PRODUCTIVE PLANTINGS IN THE SITE ARE COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF APPLE TREES - THE RAILS PROVIDE VISITORS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AS THE LANDSCAPE TRANSITIONS AROUND THEM
CLEAN FILL DIRT
REBAR ANCHOR
GRAVEL SUBBASE
EDGE OF RAIL ZONE
COMPACTED SOIL DRAIN PIPE
PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING
THE PLANTING RAIL CAR MOVES IN CORRELATION WITH PASSING TRAINS TO PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND AESTHETIC RELIEF
THE WAREHOUSE THAT IS CURRENTLY ON-SITE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A NURSERY, CULTIVATION, AND OPERATIONS CENTER THAT DICTATES TRANSITIONS IN THE SPATIAL QUALITIES OF THE SITE AND WHAT PLANTS ARE IN RAILCARS AT ANY GIVEN TIME
PLATFORM IS LEVEL WITH HEIGHT OF RAIL CAR TO ASSIST WITH PLANT MAINTENANCE / TRANSITION CONCRETE WALL
HORIZONTAL REBAR
PRARIE GRASS REFLECTS CURRENT DESIGN IN THE REST OF THE SITE
TERRA PROGRAMMI EVENTS WHIL SPACE WHE
CEMENT FOOTER REBAR ANCHOR DRAIN PIPE REBAR ANCHOR
BASE RAIL GUIDE RAIL
CHAIN SYSTEM TO CONTROL MOVEMENT
UTILIZING LARGER RAIL CARS ALLOWS FOR MATURE PLANTS TO BECOME A PART OF THE TRANSITIONAL LANDSCAPE OFFERING UNIQUE DESIGN POSSIBILITES AND COMBINATIONS WITH SAPLINGS AND SMALLER VEGETATION
ACED AMPHITHEATRE SEATING PROVIDES ING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONCERTS AND LE STILL FUNCTIONING AS RECREATIONAL EN THERE ARE NO PROGRAMMED EVENTS
RAIL CAR
RAIL
RAIL
THE PRODUCTIVE PLANTINGS IN THE SITE ARE COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF APPLE TREES - THE RAILS PROVIDE VISITORS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AS THE LANDSCAPE TRANSITIONS AROUND THEM
CLEAN FILL DIRT
REBAR ANCHOR
GRAVEL SUBBASE
PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING
EDGE OF RAIL ZONE
COMPACTED SOIL DRAIN PIPE
SECTION PERSPECTIVE B
THE RAIL SYSTEM CAN BE STATIC OR DYNAMIC BASED ON CURRENT PROGRAMMING
RAIL CLEAN FILL DIRT GRAVEL SUBBASE COMPACTED SOIL DRAIN PIPE
REBAR ANCHOR PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING EDGE OF RAIL ZONE DRAIN PIPE
AIRFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DON SCOTT AIRPORT - COLUMBUS, OH
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PHASE 1 The Don Scott Airfield in Columbus, OH partnered with The Ohio State University’s architecture school to utilize a vertical studio in the Planning and Landscape Architecture classes that was tasked to create a comprehensive redevelopment plan for the site. The primary focus of the redevelopment was to be private hanger expansion, better university integration, expanded leasing of airport land for private development that would generate revenue, and examine potential runway expansion and realignment. This project utilizes major road frontages on the west and north boundaries of the site for business leasing, restructuring the south hangars for private use, and expanding corporate hangars on the norther portion of the site. PHASE 2 LAND USE PLAN
PHASE 3
Land Use Colors Residential Commercial
Agricultural
Industrial
Governmental
Parks/Recreation
Existing Non-Airport Land
PARK REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BRYANT PARK - NEW YORK CITY, NY
The purpose of this project was to analyze an existing park and redesign it - while maintaining the primary quality that made the park successful in the first place. Identifying the large central lawn as the most successful element allowed the design to reconfigure the lawn in a way that reflected its surroundings. Recognizing it’s location in the heart of NYC and the aesthetic impact the skyscrapers around the space had on the lawn led to a shadow study that drove spatial rearrangement. Shadow studies conducted at equal intervals throughout the day created the base for the redesign process, which aims to best utilize the transitional sun exposure the park experiences throughout the day.
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9a SHADOWS
12p SHADOWS
9a - 12p SHADOW TRANSITION
3p SHADOWS
12p - 3p SHADOW TRANSITION
AM SUN EXPOSURE
SITE CONCEPT 1
PM SUN EXPOSURE
SITE CONCEPT 2
COMPOSITE SUN EXPOSURE
SITE CONCEPT 3
FINAL SITE MODEL
CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT PLANS BROWN TOWNSHIP - FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH
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AIRPORT NOLLI MAPS
VARIOUS AIRPORTS - ACROSS THE GLOBE
CHARLES DE GAULLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Utilizing Nolli Maps, which display figure-ground relationships to better understand the correlation of built and open space, for airports grants understanding of the dependence on proximity for terminals, hangars, and utility areas to the runways and taxiways while maintaining safety regulations. Black represents built structures, dark gray represents runways, and light gray represents taxiways. The interconnectivity of these three primary elements helps identify areas of potential concern or future development.
HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
STELLAR AIRPARK
STUDENT HOUSING DENSITY MAPS THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - COLUMBUS, OH
COMPOSITE DENSITIES
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GRAD / PROFESSIONAL DENSITIES
SENIOR DENSITIES
JUNIOR DENSITIES
SOPHOMORE DENSITIES
STORMWATER RUNOFF ANALYSIS SCIOTO RIVER WATERSHEDS - FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH
BASE MAP
LAND USE
WATERSHED 1
2 1
3
WATERSHED 2
WATERSHED 3
4
WATERSHED 4
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TOTAL CALCULATIONS Focus Area COEFFICIENTS Q f C I A
LAND USE
COMMERCIAL
Agricultural
Industrial / Manufacturing
Commercial
Residential
46.84051329 1 0.5725 0.175 467.5285169
1038.671179 1 0.685 0.175 8664.6188
978.3162483 1 0.7875 0.175 7098.893411
1310.866764 1
RESIDENTIAL
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0.175 14736.22512
Exempt*
Railroad
612.049573 264.7116455 1 1 0.59277778 0.94 0.175 0.175 5900.06282 1609.189334
INDUSTRIAL
Zero‐Value Property
Roadways
TOTALS
3.853126483 1 0.4325 0.175 50.9083598
2144.978944 1 0.94 0.175
6400.287993
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AGRICULTURAL
EXEMPT
SKETCHUP MODELING VARIOUS PROJECTS
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AIRPORT TERMINAL - FRONT
AIRPORT TERMINAL - MAIN ENTRANCE
AIRPORT TERMINAL - REAR
MIXED USE STREET
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PARK BOARDWALK LAYOUT 1
PARK BOARDWALK LAYOUT 2
PARK BOARDWALK LAYOUT 3
PEDESTRIAN SKYWALK
RESIDENTIAL PARK REDESIGN PLAN FLATS ON VINE - COLUMBUS, OH
LAYOUT & MATERIALS SHEET
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STORMWATER & GRADING SHEET
PLANTING SHEET
PUBLIC PROCESS FLOWCHART
UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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STUDENT HOUSING ANALYSIS THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - COLUMBUS, OH
This document served as supporting analysis for The Ohio State University’s proposed policy of making sophomore students live on campus rather than letting them live off campus. It reviewed major issues that students living both on and off campus identified as their primary concerns in regards to housing. Data collection was comprised of personal interviews and online surveys - both of which were compiled into this document. This serves as a preview of document layout, organization, and publishing rather than a representative sample of what the document’s conclusions were.
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