Portfolio - Summer 2012

landscape architecture portfolio

chris pay johncpay@gmail.com | 811 issaqueena tr. apt. 1106, Central, SC | 864.508.1148

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[Identity]

Chris was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta and later attended Mississippi State University where he received his B.S. degree in Agronomy with a concentration in golf and sports turf management. Upon graduation, he worked for a few years in the industry as an assistant golf course superintendent. He decided to leave the golf course maintenance to pursue a more design oriented career with that posed new challenges every day.

He is currently finishing the final year of his Masters of Landscape Architecture degree at Clemson University. His passion for design stems for his love of the environment and his desire to strive to ensure it remains available for future generations.

My passion for sustainable design has transferred into my personal life and is now a new way of thinking. I am advocate for cycling and prefer to bike whenever it is possible. My interests include bike and walkability plans as well as the creation of new areas for community recreation.

J. Chris Pay 811 Issaqueena #1106 Central, SC 29630 864.508.1148 johncpay@gmail.com

[Selected Work]

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Hurghada Green Energy Research Park 01.04

Design for the Clemson University Urban Design Studio in collaboration with Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt

MRED Design Consultation 05.06 Design conslutation and rendering services contracted by the Clemson University Master of Real Estate Development Program for the program’s 1st and 2nd year practicum projects

Greenwood Mill Village 07.12 Community Design Studio project done in collaboration with the Greenwood Mill Village Neighborhood located in Greenwood, SC.

Dan Mullen University Plaza 13.16 Introduction to AutoCAD/SketchUp class final project.

Design represents a proposed plaza design for the campus of Mississippi State University.

Golden Temple Plaza 17.20

LARCH 252: Design Fundamentals Studio final project.

This project involved designing a new entry plaza for the Golden Temple Design Competition in Amritsar, Punjab, Egypt.

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Hurghada Green Energy Research Park

Site B

Site A

Site A

Green Energy Research Main Campus

50' 100'

250'

500'

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Site B

Site Context

Hurghada, Egypt

D Green Energy Educational Center

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Xeriscape Educational Gardens

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Green Tech Office Space

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Convention and Conference Center

Multi-Use Plaza/ Event Space

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Retail Center

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Algae Biofuel Research Center Saltwater Greenhouse Complex & Organic Food Production

Pervious Pavement Testing Park/ Open Space

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Live/Work Office Space

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This project was a done in collaboration with the Ain Sham University in Cairo, Egypt. A site in Charleston, SC and Hurghada, Egypt were chosen for the sites of the collaborative studio.

This work represents my portion of a complete master plan for the city of Hurghada Egypt.

Hurghada is a city highly driven by the tourism trade. Green and sustainable design are currently being implemented in the design and building of many of the area’s new resorts. In response to this, the design uses the cities need for sustainable design and renewable energy and provides a location where the city and country can explore

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and improve new and existing green energy solutions while providing a green energy learning center which can also serve as a secondary tourist attraction. The plan provides for various locations for renewable testing and a research campus with all the required space needed for research and the possibility of world energy conferences to be held near the cities international airport. The campus serves as a green energy trail which will educate tourists and show the various types of new energies available while connecting them back to the water and beaches of the cities renowned Red Sea frontage.

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Hurghada Green Energy Research Park

Legend Civic Office Live/Work Office Space Retail/Commercial Green Industry Agricultural

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500'

750'

Green Strategies

Saltwater Greenhouse Interior

Algae Biofuel Production

Land Use

Research Park Plaza

Section A - B

Section B - C

Section D - E KEY: Green Energy Research & Production

Landscaped Garden & Turf

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Plaza & Event Space

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Saltwater Greenhouses Algae Biofuel Production Green Research Park Green Expo Center Solar Research Farm Wind Energy Research 00

and & Desert

250' 125'

500' 250'

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Road & Parking

Legend International Airport New Proposed Roads Existing Connector Roads Pedestrian Circulation

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Sidewalks & Paths

250'

500'

750'

Open Space

Legend

Research Park Open Spaces

Circulation

Wind Energy Research Facility

Water Feature

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Legend Pedestrian Trail Educational Gardens Urban Plaza Park/Greenspace Tree Canopy Pervious Parking

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250'

500'

750'

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MRED Practicum Project Design Work

During the spring semester of 2012, the Clemson University Master of Real Estate Development program contracted my services to assist their graduate students with their practicum projects. My involvement involved paid compensation for services rendered as well as a one hour course credit. My responsibilities involved assisting the practicum students with the design of a final master plan to illustrate their plans for redevelopment of two sites in the

city of Greenville, SC. The first site was the redevelopment of a former redfield into a new commercial, civic, and residential area. The second area involved redeveloping an existing neighborhood in an upand-coming Greenville neighborhood. The project involved many iterations and gave a glimpse of what dealing with clients is like in real world situations. It helped show how great ideas are often lost due to the ideas and wants of the client.

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Greenwood Mill Village A LEED for Neighborhood Development Revitalization Project Vision Statement

Greenwood Mill Village is a historic community with a strong connection to the city of Greenwood as well as its mill heritage. As a result, the designs for improved streetscapes, infill, and greenspaces are focused on enhancing the aesthetics of the neighborhood as well as improving the quality of life of its residents while honoring the history of the Mill.

Existing conditions model, personally cut and scored Illustrations showing the poor condition of the mill site as well as the condition of existing structures. with a laser cutters from files created in AutoCAD.

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Thesis:

Case Studies:

Considering the increase in crime and lack of community unity, a revitalization of the village is imperative to the survival of the neighborhood and a great part of Greenwood’s history. To help create a unified neighborhood, many new remediation and revitalization efforts need to be put in place. The first step in creating a unified neighborhood would be the remediation and design of a new mill site. Simply having the site cleared would remove a black hole within the neighborhood that currently serves only as a hideout for criminals and a breeding ground for criminal activity. Improved sidewalks and on street lighting will also serve to reduce the crime within the village. The site should be turned into a multiuse area for the residents to enjoy. Prior to the mill closing, residents were all connected through the mill site as a workplace. The community also had a ball field which brought the neighbors together at nights to watch games. The new site should be designed to allow many different activities which would bring all the neighbors together to help bring back their old sense of neighborhood pride. I would like to leave the smoke stack and other salvageable structures within the mill site to help capture that great time in the neighborhood’s history.

This site could also serve as the host site to a neighborhood or citywide Mill Heritage Festival. I envision the site incorporating many of the requirements of a LEED-ND neighborhood. The neighborhood could benefit from these sustainable implementations and could potentially serve as a catalyst for the rest of the city and also show what can become of the many unkempt mill sites left empty across the state. Ultimately the goal will be to create a place where people are proud to live and feel safe doing so.

Baxter Village Fort Mill, SC New Urbanist Community

Harrisburg Textile Mill Neighborhood Augusta, GA Mill/Brownfield Revitalization

Beijing Olympic Village Beijing, China LEED - ND Gold Certified Neighborhood

Concept Diagram:

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Greenwood Mill Village A LEED for Neighborhood Development Revitalization Project

Inspirational Images. Materials, landscapes and site amenities .

Design Elements:

Master Plan

1. Medium-Density Apartment Building 2. Village Performing Arts Center 3. Baseball Diamond 4. Mill Village History Museum 5. Multi-Use Sports Field 6. Mill Village Fitness Center 7. Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial 8. Stormwater Retention Pond/ Wetland 9. Butterfly Garden 10. Solar Canopy / Amphitheater 11. Wetland Ecology Center 12. Community Gardens 13. Sculpture Garden 14. Live/Work Artist Residency 15. Townhouse Village 16. Wetland Ecology Park

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Street Repairs and Improvements

Street Typologies

Local Street Improvements

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5’ 6’

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6’ 5’

17’

Collector Street Improvements

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7’ 3’

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3’ 7’

Land Use

Cambridge Trail Improvements Single Family Residential Multi Family Residential Commercial/ Residential Mixed Use

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Commercial Civic Space

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4’ 8’ 4’

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Greenwood Mill Village A LEED for Neighborhood Development Revitalization Project

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Proje Samples of proposed infill building typologies selected to add a variety of housing and commercial buildings to the site.

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These two images show the possibilty of adaptive reuse of existing, unused structures located on the site.

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LEED

Development Summary Existing Site Acreage (Total) Residential

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ected Breakdown of LEED Credits Category

Possible Points

Points Acquired

mart Location and Linkage

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Neighborhood tern and design

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en Infrastructure and Buildings

Gross Density

Net Density

215 145

67.4% 2.53 DU/AC

4.35 DU/AC

Commercial

2.17

1.26%

Mixed Use

0.00

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Open Space

52.32

Industrial

41.0

19.1%

Civic

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Proposed Residential

156.9

Single Family Detached 0.00

Single Family Attached 75.0

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Townhomes

Multifamily (MF) units

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Gross Density

nnovation and Design Process

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Net Density

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Totals

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D Gold Projected Certification.

24.3%

73.0%

75.0 100

3.45 DU/AC 5.89 DU/AC

Commercial

3.54

1.60%

Mixed-Use

5.70

2.60%

Open Space

10.9

5.10%

Industrial

41.0

19.1%

Civic

0.60

0.30%

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Dan Mullen University Plaza

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lation Collector Street Local Street Cambridge Trail Walk Paths Bus Stop

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Dan Mullen University Plaza

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This project was created for an introduction to AutoCAD and Sketch Up class. All students were given the same existing conditions map and were asked to design a landscape in the given space. I chose to design a park for the campus of Mississippi State University. The project also included creating a complete sheet done through the use of AutoCAD.

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Golden Temple Plaza Amritsar, Punjuab, India

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the religion which the Sikh are to avoid. These include: lust, rage, greed, attachment, and ego. I find these to be important as they are values which people from any or no religious background can take from the site and live as better human beings. The pillars of the fence surrounding the plaza are each designed as pentagons to represent the five “k’s” which the Sikh men are to carry at all times. The plaza contains a surrounding wall to prevent automobile intrusion as well as to evoke a sense of anticipation as visitors enter the site. The wall incorporates the use of plantings to enclose the site but to also give a welcoming feeling as opposed to as a full marble wall might. Along the inside wall of the plaza are lightweight, tensile shade canopies to provide shelter for visitors. The structures are lightweight to allow quick takedown in times of heavy rainfall or high wind speeds. Marble bench seating is also provided along the inside wall receiving shade from the canopies.

The concept behind the Golden Temple Plaza lies in the numerology associated with the various elements of the Sikh religion. There are a few numbers which frequently reoccur within the Sikh belief system. Two of these numbers are “3” and “5.” This design involves a minimalist approach to facilitate the ease of movement through the site while incorporating references to these numbers. With the amount of daily visitors reaching in excess of 100,000 per day, this minimalist approach is a necessity. The site is divided into 3 separate but equal quadrants representing the three pillars of the Sikh religion formalized by Guru Nanak.

These are each designed using existing tile patterns from the site to maintain cohesion throughout the complex. In the center of the plaza lie two overlapping stars. The first star represents the five positive human qualities of the religion. These include: truth, compassion, contentment, humility, and love. The second star with the darker colored points refers the five evils of 18

Golden Temple Plaza Amritsar, Punjuab, India

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Thank you for Looking Chris Pay 811 Issaqueena Tr. #1106 Central, SC 28660 864.508.1148 johncpay@gmail.com