BIO
This portfolio looks at an array of work samples that I completed while obtaining my BLA in landscape architecture at the University of Oregon. During my time at U of O I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects from large scale urban planning to small community based designs to ecological restoration projects. I have built a strong passion and interest in the natural and built environment and the way in which humans and animals perceive the landscape. I greatly look forward to expanding my knowledge in the professional world and seek to make a positive impact on the community, region, and world in which we live! AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN
audrey@uoregon.edu
971-275-5407
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URBAN RENEWAL: FREEWAY UNDERPASSES WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON PARK, EUGENE, OR.
URBAN PLANNING
THE URBAN/RURAL ECOTONE TRANSECT ZONING
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FRANK KINNEY PARK, EUGENE, OR.
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CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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STREAM + HABITAT RESTORATION
MODELS + DRAWINGS
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
01URBAN RENEWAL WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON PARK PROJECT TEAM: AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN
REVITALIZING THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF A LANDSCAPE
Despite the evident advantages that our highways and interstates provide, there are several flaws in the system. As they connect and weave through cities, they selfishly fracture and divide neighborhoods and communities economically, socially, and physically. Beneath these freeway overpass structures a dead zone is left behind. These derelict underpasses become forgotten and neglected open spaces and eyesores within urban areas. All of these forgotten landscapes represent lost opportunities to establish public open green space within urban areas. It is our responsibility to take advantage of these lost opportunities, transforming these dead spaces into living spaces with social and ecologic function.
For this project I focus on one of these degraded and derelict underpass landscapes located in Eugene, Oregon, Washington Jefferson Park. This is a landscape in desperate need of social revitalization. Addressing the social issues that are present at this park will require an integrated solution that demands attention to three landscape scales: the park, the neighborhood, and the street scape. This integrated solution will address each of these scales to produce one cohesive landscape design in which the park, neighborhood, and streets are all in dialogue with one another
“... neighborhood parks themselves are directly and way the neighborhood acts upon them” -Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities THE RED LINE CONNECTIVITY
MAIN FLEXIBLE CIVIC OPEN SPACE JEFFERSON ST.
4 DIVERSITY
1
IDENTITY
9 8
7
WASHINGTON ST. PROGRAM
10
11
3 PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT SEPARATED BIKE LANES SAFETY 7TH ST.
6TH ST.
5TH ST.
4TH ST.
drastically affected by the
EXISTING PARK + NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIP
PERMANENT CONCESSION STANDS
5 BASKETBALL COURTS
SKATEPARK
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PROPOSED PARK + NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIP
NEIGHBORHOOD
2 ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES
STREETS STREET
3RD ST.
PARK
1ST ST.
THREE PROJECT SCALES
“. . . what diversity and life are available are dispersed and dissipated among too many different parks, too similar in purpose to each other� -Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
1 THE RED LINE
2 THE ELEVATED FOREST WALK
3 NATIVE GRASSES
4 PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS + SKATEABLE ART
5 COVERED SKATEPARK
6 SKATEPARK + PERMANENT CONCESSIONS
FLEXIBLE CIVIC OPEN SPACE
7 PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE
8 BREW FEST AT THE PARK
MAIN CIVIC PARK STAGE
9 PARK MAIN STAGE
IN RELATIONSHIP WITH
PERFORMING ARTS THEATER
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
“The main problem of neighborhood park planning boils down to the problem of nurturing diversified neighbhoods capable of using and supporting parks”
-Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
10 MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CURRENT STORE FRONT ORIENTATION
PROPOSED STORE FRONT ORIENTATION
THE STREETS
10 SEPARATED BIKE LANE: 7TH ST.
WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON PARK
WHITAKER
SEPARATED BIKE LANE: 6TH ST SEPARATED BIKE LANE: 7TH ST
WEST EUGENE
DOWNTOWN
CAMPUS
02URBAN PLANNING
TRANSECT ZONING FOR THE RURAL/URBAN ECOTONE PROJECT TEAM: AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN, MADELINE CARROL, SYDNEY POWELL, TRISSTA LYMAN, NASTASSIA VIERA
TRANSECT ZONING MATRIX MICRO-URBAN CORE
HOUSING/INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENTIAL 9-16 DUs per acre DENSITY % OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA % OF LAWN SURFACE AREA
15-20%
5% (sports fields)
URBAN FRINGE
4-9 DUs per acre
10-15%
0-5%
RURAL
NATURAL AREAS
RURAL
0-4 DUs per acre
0 DUs per acre
0-4 DUs per acre
5-10%
0-5%
5-10%
0%
0%
0%
ESTABLISHED URBAN
>16 DUs per acre
20-25%
0-10%
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (% reduction)
2020 2030 2040
10% 25% 50%
2050 2060
ROAD CONDITIONS
ENERGY REDUCTION OF 2020 BUILDING NET 2030 2040 ENERGY 2050 CONSUMPTION 2060
All roads: paved
50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
10% 25% 35% 50%
Major roads:paved Arterial roads: Chip seal Minor roads/driveways: gravel
50% 60% 80% 90%
10% 20% 30% 40%
10% 20% 30% 40%
50%
50%
Major roads:paved Arterial roads: Chip seal Minor roads or driveways: gravel
60% 80% 90%
Main roads: paved All roads: gravel or dirt
No Buildings No Buildings No Buildings No Buildings No Buildings
Major roads:paved Arterial roads: Chip seal Minor roads or driveways: gravel
60% 80% 90%
10% 25% 50%
All roads: paved
50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
TRANSECT ZONING MATRIX CONT... AMBIENT LIGHT LEVELS LIGHTING CURFEW
8 PM 10 PM 12 PM
High - medium
Low- very low
Very low
Full lighting Motion control dimmer Motion control on/off
Full lighting Motion control on/off
Motion control on/off
None
Very low
Motion control on/off N/A
High - medium
Full lighting Motion control dimmer Motion control on/off
STORMWATER % INCREASE IN RUNOFF VOLUME
2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
30% 20% 10% 5%
20% 10% 5% 0%
10% 5% 0%
Retain and enhance existing ecological functions
10% 5% 0%
0%
30% 20% 10% 5% 0%
WILDFIRE DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Common zone of defense shall isolate development from fire hazard zones. WUI shall be converted to OUI (OAK URBAN INTERFACE)
Common zone of defense shall isolate development from fire hazard zones.
Common zone of defense for clustered structures.
Structures accessible to roads for direct fire fighting access.
Structures accessible to roads for direct fire fighting access.
Restore natural wildfire regime
Zone of defense around single structures and common zone of defense for clustered structures
Common zone of defense shall isolate development from fire hazard zones.
Structures accessible to roads for direct fire fighting access.
WUI shall be converted to OUI (OAK URBAN INTERFACE)
FOOD RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE PER DWELLING UNIT PRESERVATION OF CLASS 2 AGRICULTURAL SOILS
1 Community garden for every 15 dwelling units
10-20%
1 Community garden for 1 Residential garden per every 10 dwelling units dwelling unit
20-50%
50-90%
N/A
N/A
1 Residential garden per dwelling unit
1 Community garden for every 15 dwelling units
50-90%
10-20%
CARRYING CAPACITY
ECONOMIC VITALITY
LANDSCAPE RESILIENCY
RURAL LIVABILITY Create a framework for rural livability by implementing a flexible policy set and design recommendations that effectively address quality of life, living within carrying capacity, enhancing economic activity, and addressing climate change through enhancement and restoration of regional ecological function HOUSING/INFRASTRUCTURE
-Preserve historic landmarks -Preserve rural character -Sense of community -Entertainment -Privacy -Peace and quiet -Lower cost of living
-Multi-nodal transportation TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS -Reduce vehicle miles traveled
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
HABITAT/ OPEN SPACE
WILDFIRE
FOOD
-Stormwater mitigation -Increased density -Shared housing and infrastructure
-Reduce carbon emissions
-Increase density -Shared housing and infrastructure -Attract businesses -Develop place identity as a destination -Mixed use development
-Cluster housing and infrastructure -SDC -Economic diversity
-Increased access to economic activity centers -Lower cost options for transportation -Reinvestment in the community
-Diverse set of transportation options
GOALS + SYSTEMS MATRIX
QUALITY OF LIFE
-Reduce vehicle miles traveled -Preserve the night sky
-Reduce carbon emissions
-Reduced cost of living
-Alternative energy systems (solar, wind, thermal, water tank turbines) -Reduce dependence on conventional/foreign fuels in face of climate change
-Safety
-Reduce runoff loading to receiving water bodies -Improving water quality -Improve hydrologic function and flow -Preserve wetlands
-Reduce property damage
-Wetland preservation -Riparian buffers
-Scenic quality -Recreational opportunities
-Preservation of sensitive ecological areas -Restoration of oak savanna and oak woodlands -Preserve wetlands -Establish riparian buffers
-Safety
-Access to healthy food
-Increase property values -Preserve resources for future use
-Restoration of oak savanna and oak woodlands
-Reduce property damage
-Preservation of agricultural lands -Preserve Class 1 Ag soils
-Agritourism - Local reinvestment in the community -Community supported agriculture
-Wetland preservation -Restoration of oak habitats
-Common zone of defense -Oak Woodland Urban Interface -Diversity of food systems, both local and conventional
FERN RIDGE RESERVOIR
SITE ANALYSIS
CURRENT CONDITIONS
EXISTING BEDROOM COMMUNITY ECONOMICS + DISPARITY
EUGENE
VENETA
SPRINGFIELD RIDGELINE
REVERSING ECONOMIC DISPARITY WETLANDS
RIVERS + STREAMS
STUDY AREA BOUNDARY
GROUP SITE AREA
CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE: ROADWAYS + PATHS GRANGES
WINERIES
FARMERS MARKETS
TRANSFERABILITY OF TRANSECT ZONING
TRANSECT ZONING MAJOR ROADS
BIKE PATH
STUDY AREA BOUNDARY
MINOR ROADS
GROUP SITE AREA
MULTINODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS PLAN
BUS ROUTE + BUS STOPS
FERN RIDGE RESERVOIR
BIKE PATH
EUGENE
VENETA
BIKE PATH DIVERSITY ECOLOGY TRANSPORTATION HYDROLOGY
BIKE PATH: A DIVERSITY OF LANDSCAPE TYPES + EXPERIENCES DOWNTOWN VENETA BIKE SHOPS BIKE RENTALS RESTAURANTS
BUS STOPS
PARKS
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS
RIPARIAN CORRIDORS
OPEN SPACE
VENETA BUS STATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
RIPARARIAN CORRIDORS
OAK SAVANNAS & UPLAND FORESTS
WETLANDS
03STREAM + HABITAT RE FRANK KINNEY PARK, EUGENE, OREGON
PROJECT TEAM: AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN, VENESSA WALTON
This project proposes a vision in which all residents (plant, animal, and human) serve an important role in design strategies developed to introduce ecological health and integrity into the homes and habitats of South Eugene. The introduction of these design strategies will produce a harmonious relationship between Frank Kinney Park, local residences, and the natural edge. The project is an inclusive system that contributes to both community and ecological health by managing storm water and the restoration of Amazon Creek. We comprised a set of goals to accomplish the vision of transforming South Eugene into a more viable and robust hydrologic system that benefits the homes and habitats of all local plants, animals, and humans.
UPLAND FOREST OAK SAVANNA/ WET PRAIRIE
ESTORATION This sample of work focuses on the restoration of specifically Frank Kinney Park. At the park we proposes to improve hydrologic function, increase biodiversity, and establish the park as the center for the “Frank Kinney District� by regrading the site to dechannelize Amazon Creek, rid the area of invasive plant species, plant native species, and integrate stormwater swales at the park street interface.
UPLAND FOREST OAK SAVANNA/ WET PRAIRIE RIPARIAN
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
STRATEGIES INDICATORS
OBJECTIVES
GOALS
GOALS MATRIX
CONCEPT MODEL GOAL 1: IMPROVE URBAN HYDROLOGY
HYDROLOGY GOAL 3: ESTABLISH FRANK KINNEY DISTRICT
MANAGEMENT SPECIES
GOAL 2: INCREASE NATIVE BIODIVERSITY
URBAN SCALE PARK SCALE RESIDENTIAL MATRIX
5 MANAGEMENT SPECIES
WESTERN SCREECH OWL
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
FOREST SEDGES
MAYFLY
LONG-TOED SALAMANDER
HISTORICAL SECTION RIPARIAN HISTORICAL PLOT
WET PRAIRIE: OREGON OAK, NATIVE GRASSES
COTTONWOODS, ASHES
WET PRAIRIE
RIPARIAN CORRIDOR
FRANK KINNEY HISTORICAL PLOTS YEAR 0
YEAR 0 SECTION
NATURALIZED/INVASIVE TREES: -MALUS SP. - CRATAEGUS SP.
INCISED + CHANNELIZED STREAM CHANNEL
INVASIVE SHRUBS: - BLACKBERRY - ENGLISH IVY - POISON OAK
- PORTUGUESE LAUREL
TWO-WAY STREET
ON STREET PARKING
FRANK KINNEY HISTORICAL PLOTS YEAR 25
YEAR 25 SECTION
SNAGS + DOWNED LOGS REGRADED STREAM
INVASIVE SPECIES VEGETATED SWALE: REMOVED EXCEPT FOR - CAREX SP. BLACKBERRY IN - JUNCUS SP. CONTROLLED AREAS FOR - ALNUS RHOMBIFOLIA WARBLER HABITAT
NARROWED 2-WAY STREET
REMOVAL OF ALL INVASIVES
RIPARIAN TREE + SHRUB SPECIES
REGRADED STREAM
TREE SNAGS + DOWNED LOGS
DESIRED FUTURE DENSITY YEAR 50
YEAR 50 SECTION
VEGETATED SWALE: - CAREX SP. - JUNCUS SP. - ALNUS RHOMBIFOLIA
NARROWED 2-WAY STREET
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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, EUGENE, OR 5 L6
PROJECT TEAM: AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN, OLIVIA WALLER 8 L7
8 L7
2 L5 4 L6
3 L5 2 L5
9 L7
9 L7
6 L6
1 L5
1 L5
3 L5
LAYOUT PLAN
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OCUMENTS
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FLOW THROUGH PLANTER ADJACENT TO BUILDING
GENERAL DETAIL: SILVA CELLS PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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IPE WOOD SLAT BENCH
SIMPSON STRONG TIE CB44
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
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PLANTING PLAN
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05MODELS + HAND REN PROJECT TEAM: AUDREY MCLAUGHLIN
BATH HOUSE
NDERING
FENCE DETAIL MODEL
WRITERS HUT
CONCEPTUAL MODELS
“THE ASPEN GROVE”