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Br yan David Har rison MLA II, Cornell University | BLA, University of Rhode Island L a n d s c a p e H a r r i s o n @ g m a i l . c o m | 740.417.6931
(C) 2012 B ryan D . Har r i s on, A l l R i ght s R e s e r ve d
CONTENTS
1 Pulse of the Chattahoochee 3 Dolan Residence 4 Stanley Residence 5 Woodward Hall Plaza Redesign 6 Residential Deck Construction Documents 7 Native Plant Site Solutions Publication 8 Coastal Buffer Design 9 Roseheart Spiritual Center for Children 11 Medeiros Memorial Park 12 The Greene School 13 Villa di Pollio Felice
Big Creek
Urban High Res Low-Med Res
SUWANEE CREEK
RIVER: SUGAR HILL
RIVER:
A : 51.0 SQ MI L : 13.5 MI
A : 64.5 SQ MI L : 10.3 MI
A : 21.9 SQ MI L : 8.8 MI
A : 13.1 SQ MI L : 6 6 MI
30%
16% 2%
21%
17% 4%
3% 36%
Open Space 31%
47%
35%
DULUTH
6% 46%
27%
JOHNS CREEK
68%
11%
RIVER: NORCROSS
RIVER:
A : 103.7 SQ MI L : 21.6 MI
A : 43.2 SQ MI L : 11 9 MI
A : 25.0 SQ MI L : 8.8 MI
25%
21%
6%
8%
BIG CREEK
42%
27%
57%
14%
MORGAN FALLS
12% 10%
PEACHTREE CREEK
WILLEO CREEK
A : 130.7 SQ MI L : 16.4 MI
A : 16.7 SQ MI L : 5.3 MI 7% 2%
31%
SOPE CREEK
RIVER:
A : 35.2 SQ MI L : 8.8 MI
SANDY SPRINGS A : 16.1 SQ MI L : 4.4 MI
16%
7%
RIVER: VININGS
A : 19.8 SQ MI L : 7.8 MI
A : 9.0 SQ MI L : 3.9 MI 21%
7%
20%
59%
86%
72%
62%
5%
9%
16%
42%
17%
49% 20%
ROTTONWOOD CREEK
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3%
13% 58%
Open Space
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Vinings Rottenwood Creek
27%
42%
25%
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Johns Creek
Sandy Springs
Sope Creek
Sugar Hill-Shake Rag
Morgan Falls Reservoir
Dunwoody-Norcross
Willeo Creek
Berkeley LakeDuluth
Upper ChattahoocheeLake Sidney Lanier
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Section through on-site floodplain which captures stormwater from the GA-9 bridge
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Test sites in the Chattahoochee River watershed
Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area, GA. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) is one of the National Park sites chosen to partner with the Van Alen Institute of New York for a national design competition called Parks for the People. The competition goal was to “reimagine America’s National Parks.” Our team chose the CRNRA site north of Atlanta, GA because it was a challenge: fragmented, diverse, unfamiliar geology and a complicated urban environment across multiple counties and municipalities. For my angle on the project I chose to investigate the site from the perspective of urban ecology and the relationship of the community to the health of the river.
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VICKERY CREEK CRNRA
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Vickery Creek parcel & adjacent public lands
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Water Treatment Facility
Vickery Creek, CRNRA Water Treatment Facil ty
Vickery Creek CRNRA
Riverside Park, Town of Roswe l
Old mi l ruins
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Old mill ruins
Tree cover Scrub-shrub growth Shrub layer under canopy Observat on deck Boardwalk/MUT Path under bridge
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Riverside Park, Town of Roswell
PULSE OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
OLD MILL PA K TOWN OF ROSWELL
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Runoff treatment area Zone 2
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Site Plan for Watershed Exploration Park
This 2.5 acre site is part of the Vickery Creek parcel of the CRNRA. It serves as a demonstration site for a systematic monitoring and feedback program to be integrated into the CRNRA. It is located at the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Big Creek Watershed, the largest subcatchment of the Upper Chattahoochee. It also has opportunities to engage a large number of visitors and the local community, to test and treat water from an on site wastewater treatment facility and improve water quality and provide habitat through floodplain reconnection. The design, the Watershed Exploration Park, engages the public by making the watershed visible and interactive.
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DOLAN RESIDENCE
Residential Planting Design & Hardscape Plan
Aerial image shows site potential
Current back yard has little access for a wheelchair
Concept for paved travertine patio with shade pergola
Pembroke Pines, FL. My first experience with planting design in Florida. The homeowner uses a wheelchair, and the property which has a beautiful lake view is currently under-utilized. Goals for this project were to create a shaded gathering space for parties and barbecue, to have wheelchair accessible paths to be closer to the water, and to create a space with a rich subtropical feel. The design makes a strong use of the variety of textures and colors available in South Florida’s growing environment while including a significant portion of native vegetation. 2’ x 2’ travertine pavers are specified for the patios and the CoolDeck at the south edge of the pool has been extended for safety.
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STANLEY RESIDENCE
Residential site plan with key design elements highlighted
Home surrounded by natural area
Front lawn will become the new gathering space
Working kitchen garden
Custom arbor reflects octagonal elements of the design
Dryden, NY. My colleague, Kim Wilczak and I took this design project on after graduation; all aspects of the design are collaborative except the arbor. The homeowners were new to Upstate New York and had just purchased the property. They wanted to employ professional design but had a very limited budget. We worked within their means to design a gathering space in front of the modest sized home, a hardscape patio and firepit, and to create a transition from the front to the back which also allowed maintenance access. Stairs on the north side are framed by a thick planting of Hosta and Ostrich Fern. Predominantly native plants were selected for color and year-round interest at the client’s request.
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WOODWARD HALL PLAZA REDESIGN
Layout Plan
Stair Facing Detail with green wall
Stair Section Detail
Ramp Detail
Kingston, RI. Construction details for a redesign of a University of Rhode Island campus space.
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Layout Plan
RESIDENTIAL DECK CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Sketchup Model of Deck
Construction Details
South Kingstown, RI. I designed a custom deck for a client’s home as part of a studio project. The deck is designed to meet safety codes and weight loads. The plan and details were created using Microstation. The 3D deck model was built in Sketchup.
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Model #9, small spaces, steep slopes prone to erosion
Example plant system plan and mature plant heights
NATIVE PLANT SITE SOLUTIONS PUBLICATION
Publication cover, design by Kaitlyn Lamb
Model #6, full sun, wet feet, compacted soils
Kingston, RI. The Native Plant Site Solutions book has been through many incarnations. It was originally developed through a partnership between the University of Rhode Island Outreach Center and the RI Coastal Resources Management Council as a way to address coastal buffer management for homeowners on Narragansett Bay. The plant systems were designed to be native, salt-tolerant, and adaptable for a range of conditions found in the coastal environment of Rhode Island. The work helped me to become intimately familiar with the native coastal vegetation of the Northeast, understand coastal policy and gave me freedom to explore hand graphic illustration.
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COASTAL BUFFER DESIGN
Residential coastal buffer planting plan
Warwick Neck coastal buffer planting plan
Installation of coastal buffer at Warwick Neck
Warwick Neck coastal buffer one year later
Warwick, RI. With over 400 miles of coastline, maintaining the health of the coastal waters and the shoreline habitat is essential to residents, businesses and visitors in Rhode Island. Coastal buffers act as critical wildlife habitat, slow stormwater runoff and filter pollutants, and help to slow shoreline erosion. The goals of this buffer restoration program are to provide ecological function while maintaining pleasant aesthetics. For a homeowner in Warwick, expansions in their home’s footprint triggered expanded buffer requirements (above). Along Warwick Neck Road (below) a narrow and extremely tough-on-plants site is the subject of ongoing buffer experimentation for which I designed an iteration.
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ROSEHEART SPIRITUAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN
Site Master Plan
Exploration tunnel and spiral walk and play village
Concept sketch for play structure
Jefferson City, MO. The Roseheart Center is a spiritual and education facility for young children. At its opening they commissioned a design contest to envision a progressive play and learning space. In keeping with the mission of the Roseheart Center this design incorporates the experiential landscape as a learning tool and the use of open ended play and unstructured play as important developmental learning experiences. The whole of the design is based on spirals and circles and sacred geometry relationships. Wind is an ever-present natural resource on the edge of the prairie, and wind sculptures by Lyman Whitaker transform the force of the wind into beautiful movement.
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ROSEHEART SPIRITUAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN
East Section through play spaces, spiral mound and wind sculpture, pergola and main house
North Section through sensory garden with wind sculpture, working barn, pergola and main house
The Meditation Grove becomes a community resource
Picking up kids at the end of the day
Design elements were intended to be naturalistic and reflect elements of the Missouri environment. The spiral mound references the Native American mounds found in the area. The Roseheart Center is a working facility with ongoing work by staff and children to build interactive educational features on the property.
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Memorial Walk with Arcadian folly
Section through semi-enclosed contemplative space
Continued section through memorial walk
Lowlands Boardwalk concept
Section through seating space
Bristol, RI. This memorial and park seeks to bring awareness of domestic violence in the community of Bristol, Rhode Island. It is the responsibility of the designer to translate the unspoken needs of those who have been affected by domestic violence, to tell their story, and to bring into the light a subject often shrouded by shame, misunderstanding, or ignorance. The land where the park is located was once the commons of the Bristol settlement; the park is a community space. The parcel today is surrounded by Bristol’s industry. Restoration of the heavily modified wetlands and establishing a habitat corridor figure strongly into the design and theme of healing throughout the site.
MEDEIROS MEMORIAL PARK
From golf course to memorial park & natural area
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THE GREENE SCHOOL Resource, waste and water recycling systems
Wind potential map highlighting potential sites
Concept for high school site layout
Preserved open space network around campus
Development restrictions and groundwater recharge areas
Potential development areas to limit disturbance
West Greenwich, RI. A team design to site and envision an environmentally focused charter high school at the W. Alton Jones campus of the University of Rhode Island. Understanding the opportunities and constraints and context of 1600 acre site was made possible using the rich information of the Rhode Island GIS database. I was the GIS lead for the project. As a green construction project, solar aspect, wind potential, indoor-outdoor classrooms and resource reuse as integrated educational elements were essential to the building architecture. Site proposals were turned over to the stakeholders and an architectural team used the 12 information for future campus plans. Currently under construction.
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SEMINARIO INTERNAZIONALE DI PROGETTAZIONE BEYOND POMPEII: THE VESUVIAN CULTURAL & TOURIST DISTRICT SORRENTO - VILLA DI POLLIO FELICE A Sequence of Views
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1. The approach to the site is a long linear and channelized corridor with corresponding linear views. Bends conceal what is around the next corner.
View of Grove Entrance
2. At the threshold of the site the channel breaks down, the walls transition to more open views. Paving pattern changes show locations of historic walls.
7. Once in the grove the visitor experiences another channelized path, moving out towards the edge of the grove wall and the blue of the horizon.
3. The visitor walks out onto a chestnut wood deck and is afforded their first view of Mount Vesuvius to the northeast, a powerful wayfinding landmark. The deck allows unimpeded movement flow for those passing behind.
8. At the top of the wall and edge of the olive grove the design motif of the columns is repeated. Expansive views allow the visitor to look across to the Villa of Pollio Felix. Here is also constructed an interpretive signage panel which will be sheltered from the biting sea. The visitor can take in the whole of the Villa and its history and then leave the grove to experience it on foot.
4. A shorter channelized walk bordered on one side by a 5 to 7 meter wall and the other by dense vegetation opens at last to a view of the villa proper.
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6. Through paving patterns and construction of columns and rebuilding the Olive Grove wall a new visitor entrance to the site is created.
5. An elevated platform on axis with the walk encompasses an expansive view out to the villa, down to the cove, and back to the beautiful coastline of the Bay of Naples and the mountains of the Sorrento Peninsula.
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VILLA DI POLLIO FELICE
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
9. Deck construction on site will be accomplished using the local Chestnut (Castagni), and where possible using local craftspersons. It is a lowcost local material and when combined with good construction and design detail it will complement the vernacular use of this same material while standing out as artfully crafted. Additionally, it is easy to replace, resistant to the ocean’s weathering, and non-permanent in the event of further archaeological investigation on the site.
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Sorrento
Villa di Pollio Felice
Compression-Expansion: Sequence
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Presentation board for international conference showing design concepts
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Travel routes from new tourist center
Aerial photograph of site showing agricultural terraces
Active and productive agriculture...
... on an active and ancient ruin.
Sorrento, Italy. This design symposium was hosted in Castellammare Italy, home to several ancient Roman villas, and a city aspiring to host an archeological park to be the central tourist destination for the region. The Sorrento villa site, speculated to be the home of Pollio Felice, is unlike many of the more preserved sites in the plain around Mount Vesuvius. The site has been exposed to the sea for nearly 200 years and it is a local resource. The site challenges are getting tourists to find the villa location, access the site, and to tease out the form and purpose of the original structure. Design elements serve to interpret and frame its rustic, relic beauty 13 while preserving the rustic character of the site.
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VILLA DI POLLIO FELICE
To: Via Capo .5km
Olivetto/Olive grove Inaccessible vegetation
Primary circulation
Swimming areas
Secondary circulation
Ruin exploration Fishing use Sunbathing Moped parking
To: Lido la Solara, Ristorante & Bar
Site use map
Bunschoten spatial analysis diagram
Deconstructivist “archaeological excavations� of site impressions were used to inspire design concepts
Spatial analysis applied to 3D Rhino model of the site
Statius poem from Silvae
Working with both architects and archaeologists initial design inspirations were heavily influenced by abstractions of place, architecture, and of archaeological exploration processes. The site is also unique in that it has a historical text, by Statius which was likely written about this place during its height providing contemporary inspiration from its strong visual imagery. More about the experience can be found at: http://www.lafoundation.org/news-events/blog/2010/12/13/osp-bryan-harrison/
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THANK YOU
Sculptural Wall at Teardrop Park, New York, NY
Stair ornamentation at Prospect Park, New York, NY
Thank you for your time, Bryan D. Harrison LandscapeHarrison@gmail.com 740.417.6931
BRYAN D. HARRISON
Drip line explanation drawing for planting design manual
Quick concept sketch for new plaza space on URI campus