Landscape Architecture Portfolio by Caroline Cowan

CAROLINE COWAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

“DESIGN IS WHERE ART AND SCIENCE BREAK EVEN.”

-MIEKE GERRITZEN

EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, College of Environment + Design Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Minor in Fashion Merchandising

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LANDDESIGN, INC. Landscape Designer, Dallas, TX THE GOOCH GROUP Landscape Architecture Intern, Athens, GA HARMONIA, INC. Landscape Design Intern, Bridgehampton, NY

TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Affinity Photo AutoCAD LandFX Lumion SketchUp

My path to Landscape Architecture was a circuitous one, but it has been the perfect fit thus far. The field marries my academic strengths of math and science with my creative interests. With a Fashion Merchandising background + my BLA, I like to think the two worlds share an emphasis on color, form, and texture. Landscape Architecture continues to give me the creative opportunities that the fashion world offers, but on a more substantive level and a greater scale. My hope for my portfolio is that it conveys my unique perspective and my breadth of abilities and experience. Enjoy!

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NORTH OCONEE GREENWAY 01 INFILL PLAZA DESIGN 03

NPU-G REVITALIZATION 05

HAND GRAPHICS 07 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 09

MULTIPLICITY:

DESIGN PROCESS

THE NORTH OCONEE GREENWAY CORRIDOR EXPANSION The North Oconee Greenway is a series of parks and trails along the Oconee River in Athens, Georgia. The goal of the Greenway Corridor Expansion Project was to develop the west side of the Oconee River to make it a more dynamic and multifaceted experience. Visitors will be able to better connect to the existing greenway, making it both educational and inviting to a diverse group of users.

Clarke County, Georgia

Downtown Athens Site UGA Campus Athens, Georgia 01

CONCEPT DIAGRAM A

CONCEPT DIAGRAM B

MASTER PLAN

AMENITIES A1: Playground A2: Dog Park A3: River Access for Dogs A4: Picnic Tables A5: Community Exercise Space A6: Bird Watching Platform A7: Outdoor Stage and Event Space A8: Open Space/ Concert Standing Room A9: Weaver Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant (to remain)

A4 C4

VEGETATION B1: Seeded Meadow- Wildflowers and Tall Grasses B2: Georgia Native Habitat B3: Wetland Plantings

B2 A6

C5 A4

ACCESS C1: Main Greenway Path C2: Existing Pedestrian Bridge C3: Pedestrian Bridges to be added C4: Parking C5: Food Truck and Larger Vehicle Parking C6: Path connecting to existing apartment complex

B1 A8

CONCEPT DIAGRAM C C3

INFILL PLAZA DESIGN

INVENTORY + ANALYSIS

651 Oglethorpe Avenue is an undeveloped 3.84-acre lot in Athens, Georgia. There is single family housing to the south and east, Bishop Park to the north, and a commercial corridor to the west.

Our 3rd Year Design Studio was tasked with developing the site as a plaza, taking into account zoning restrictions, surrounding land uses, and density. The major site limitations and consideration that informed the design were an Out Parcel to be left undisturbed, significant grade change from the NE to SW corners, and a required Food Truck Lot in the SE corner.

Existing Conditions on Site

The result of the design process was the Athens-Clarke County, GA North Athens Plaza, an urban retreat for nearby businesses and residents. Spanning a whole city block, the plaza offers space for passive and active leisure. The goal of the North Athens Plaza is to have something for everyone: read a book in the grass under a tree, catch up over lunch in the main plaza, or get in some afternoon shopping. There is ample seating both formal and informal, fixed and non-fixed, for every user and every mood. Site: Athens, GA 03

Composite Analysis

MASTER PLAN LEGEND A- Retail B- Bathrooms in promenade C- Shopping Area D- Game Area E- Lawn F- Seat Wall G- Water Walls H- Raised Movable Planters I- Cut Concrete Pavers J- Main Plaza K- Raised Entrance Plaza L- Steps M- ADA Ramp N- Covered Seating O- Food Truck Court P- Bike Racks Q- Street Trees R- Retention Pond S- Existing Tree Buffer (to remain) T- Parking

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING UNIT G ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Neighborhood Planning Unit “G,” or NPU-G, is an 3,300+ acre area on the northwest side of Atlanta along the Chattahoochee River. Atlanta is the only U.S. city to use Neighborhood Planning Units (NPUs). NPUs are a neighborhood-scale government structure put in place in the 1970s with the intention of better catering to the varying needs of residents in each of the 25 Units.

NPU-G was the focus of our 4th Year Design Studio, “Region, Site, + Place.” We worked with a team from the Georgia Conservancy to update the master plan for sustainable development in the NPU.

After the class conducted Existing Conditions Inventory as a group, we each began to focus on a sub-area where we saw the need and potential for development. For me, it was the Gun Club Landfill, a 125-acre closed landfill in the center of the site. GIS was the primarily tool used to gather data for this site and project.

FULTON COUNTY, GA

NPU-G

ZONING

TOTAL POPULATION CONCENTRATION

NEIGHBORHOODS

FUTURE LAND USE

AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION

VACANCY

IMPERVIOUS SURFACES

WHITE POPULATION

LAND COVER

CONNECTIONS

HISPANIC POPULATION

TOPOGRAPHY

PHASE 1: EXISTING CONDITIONS INVENTORY (EMPHASIS ON THOSE THAT MOST INFORMED THE DESIGN)

Because of the methane and carbon dioxide released by a closed landfill, the Gun Club Landfill is not open to development until 2030. As a result, we proposed a phased program development for the future of the landfill and it’s surrounding area:

Phase One (5-8 years): • Call out Tree Save and conservation areas particularly along Proctor Creek. • Create trails around perimeter of landfill and connect to existing neighborhoods. • Develop low-density commercial pockets along vehicular corridor.

Phase Two (8-12 years): • Develop neighborhood recycling and compost programs. • Build LEED Certified Museum + Visitor Center that tells the history of Gun Club Landfill and acts as a trailhead for the nearby trails. • Develop Mixed-Use site along vehicular corridor.

Phase Three (12-15 years): • Develop Landfill -Trails throughout -Pocket Parks -Solar Farm -Amphitheater/ Outdoor Venue

TYPICAL: TRAIL CONCEPT SHOWING SUBSTANTIAL TOPOGRAPHY

TYPICAL: MIXED-USE AREA STREETSCAPE SECTION

HAND GRAPHICS

RESIDENTIAL PLANTING PLAN AXON

PARK WITH POND CONCEPT

RETAINING WALL PLANTING DETAIL 07

EXISTING PLANTING PLAN Drafted in Pen

EXISTING PLANTING PLAN Rendered in Marker, Colored Pencil 08

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE While in school, I spent my summers interning for residential design firms in Georgia and New York. Currently, I work full-time as a Designer with LandDesign, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Featured are just a few of the projects Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done in each of these roles.

RESIDENCE

DRIVEWAY

LAWN

Mixed-Use Town Center Model, SketchUp + Lumion LandDesign, Inc. 09

Residential Landscape Plan, Pen Cecily Gooch, RLA

Conceptual Sketches, Pen + Marker LandDesign, Inc. 10

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