DEVYN MICHELLE QUICK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO selected works | 2018
PLACES I’VE LIVED
Vancouver, Washington
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Athens, Georgia 2
HELLO My motivation for pursuing landscape architecture stems from my family’s history as early loggers in the Pacific Northwest. From an early age, I was taught to admire and respect the environment, and a majority of my childhood was spent exploring the forests and beaches where we lived and tending to my parents’ multiple gardens. As my interest in the landscape intensified, I began to witness the conflict between unsustainable development and the natural environment. To help resolve this tension and enhance recovery efforts, my design philosophy focuses on creating resilient systems and empowering communities to integrate the natural and built environment. While designing multifunctional, hybrid landscapes is at the forefront of my work, I am also interested in collaborating with a diverse range of disciplines on projects that range in scale and scope to provide the field with new strategies for community engagement, ecological design, and sustainable development. Thank you for viewing my work. 3
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SELECTED WORKS thesis
INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE REHABILITATION
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Re-Imagining the Future of Decommissioned Coal-Fired Power Plants
academic
DISTRICT HILL CEMETERY
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ATHENS CITY HALL PLAZA
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WOODLAND POCKET PARK
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Historical African-American Cemetery Restoration
Beaux-Arts-Inspired Design for Downtown City Block
Environmental Education Design on the Atlanta Beltline
assistantship
FOUR TOWERS VISITORS CENTER
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STORMWATER RETROFITS ON CAMPUS
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Conceptual Designs for New Main Entrance Plaza
Improving Water Quality for University Village on Rogers Road
other
VARIOUS MEDIA
Personal Illustrations and Photography
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INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE REHABILITATION
Re-Imagining the Future of Decommissioned Coal-Fired Power Plants
THESIS WORK
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INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE REHABILITATION
Re-Imagining the Future of Decommissioned Coal-Fired Power Plants
date Fall 2017 — Spring 2018 location Southeast Michigan site Three coal-fired power plants located along the Lake Huron–Lake Erie corridor, ranging from 80 to 250 acres in size, scheduled to be decommissioned in 2023. Across the nation, modernizing pollution controls and less expensive alternative energy resources have led to the decommissioning of more than half of the United States’ coal-fired power plants in recent years. While this shift in infrastructure and electricity generation has potentially transformative repercussions in the form of emergent landscapes, once closed, a majority of these facilities are often left abandoned for decades. To create a new trajectory for the future of decommissioned coal-fired power plants, this research integrates ecological design with standard decommissioning activities to improve the closure-to-restoration process and enhance future recovery efforts. Three study sites are used to validate the research by transforming them into hybrid landscapes through phased implementation design plans. The results facilitate increased discussion on identifying early interventions for restoration and designing multifunctional, hybrid landscapes on industrial, urban forms by providing the field with new strategies that better integrate utility companies, communities, ecologists, and designers, and promote rehabilitated industrial landscapes.
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TYPOLOGY
Trenton, MI
East China, MI
River Rouge, MI
400 ft
Water Body
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Railroad
1.5 mi
Urban Core
73 yrs
Facility Age
145 ac
Acreage
LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
DTE Energy announces the future closures of three coal-fired power plants.
Future landscape remains unknown once they are decommissioned and removed from the shoreline.
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2016
2023
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Restoration efforts begin in earnest along the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers.
97 percent of Detroit River’s coastal marshes have been removed.
1985 1950
55 percent of the shoreline has been hardened.
River Rouge Power Plant and St. Clair Power Plant are operational.
1930 1900
Trenton Channel Power Plant is operational. Industrialization begins to dominate the shoreline.
Detroit grows into a center of commerce and trade.
Lumbering boom begins as forests are logged until exhaustion.
Swamp Lands Act of 1850 converts acres of marshes into farmland.
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Detroit is founded as a French trading post by Antoine de la MohteCadillac.
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Shorelines are colonized by farmers and small merchants.
Native Americans harvest the area’s natural resources, mindful of their impact.
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TRANSFORMING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS The resulting framework was developed to integrate ecological design principles with standard decommissioning activities, restructure and improve the closure-to-restoration process, and enhance future recovery efforts through a phased implementation plan.
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CHARACTERISTICS CONNECTIVITY DEPRESSIONS FLOODPLAIN HABITAT NATURAL RIDGES SHORELINE SOILS SYSTEMS TOPOGRAPHY VEGETATION WILDLIFE
ACCESSIBILITY AMENITIES CULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS DENSITY ECONOMY HISTORY LAND-USE LAND VALUE
PRIMARY FUNCTION
YES
Industrial
TRANSITION
PREVI
... for closing coal ash basins
DEWATE GRADE,
... for soil decontamination
REMOVE GRADE,
... for shoreline stabilization
DEMOL INSTA
Is decommissioning scheduled?
NEW ECOLOGIES Is contamination present?
YES
REMEDIATION
... of soil, air, and groundwater
SOIL REM GROUND AIR QUA STORMW
... of vegetation and wildlife
DIVERSI RESTORE ESTABLI PROMOT
... of human activity and use ... of stewardship and education ... of renewable energy
ADAPTIV ENGAGE HARVES NEW DEV
Are ecosystem functions intact?
NO CONTAMINATION DISPOSAL INACTIVE LAND INFRASTRUCTURE RESTRICTED USE STORAGE
DECOMMISSIONING
RESTORATION
Is it accessible to the community?
NO
ACTIVATION
1. SITE + LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS 2. TYPOLOGIES SELECTION
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Figure 4.10. Transformation of coal-fired p
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INTERVENTIONS
NEW OUTCOMES
DEWATER, EXCAVATE ASH, GRADE, IMPORT NEW FILL.
DEWATER, EXCAVATE, REGRADE, DO NOT FILL.
TRANSFORM AREA INTO LOWLAND HABITAT.
RESTORATION
REMOVE SOIL 3 FT BELOW GRADE, IMPORT NEW FILL.
REMOVE SOIL 1 FT BELOW GRADE, DO NOT FILL.
CLEAN IN SITU USING PHYTOREMEDIATION.
REMEDIATION
DEMOLISH STRUCTURES, INSTALL SHEET PILE.
DEMOLISH STRUCTURES, DO NOT USE SHEET PILE.
STABILIZE USING SOFT ENGINEERING APPROACH.
RESTORATION
ACTIVITIES
pe rm a te ne mp nt or ar y su pp o pr rt ov in g i re si gu on i l cu at ng lt in ur g al
PREVIOUS PROCESS
SOIL REMEDIATION GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STORMWATER MITIGATION
DIVERSIFY WILDLIFE RESTORE NATIVE VEGETATION ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS PROMOTE SUCCESSION
ADAPTIVE REUSE ENGAGE COMMUNITY HARVEST ENERGY NEW DEVELOPMENT
PERFORMANCE 1. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Air quality Carbon sequestration Energy use and emissions Flood protection Habitat creation, preservation, and restoration Habitat quality Land efficiency and preservation
Populations and species richness Reused / recycled materials Soil creation, preservation, and restoration Stormwater management Water conservation Water quality
2. SOCIAL BENEFITS Access and equity Cultural preservation Educational value Food production Health and well-being
Noise mitigation Recreation and social value Safety Scenic quality and views Transportation
3. ECONOMIC BENEFITS Construction cost savings Economic development Increased tax base / revenue Job creation
Operations and maintenance savings Property value Visitor spending
research + monitor + adapt + manage
ation of coal-fired power plants framework.
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DECOMMISSIONING INTERVENTIONS STRUCTURAL FILL
NEW GROUNDLINE
COAL ASH BASIN
OHWM IGLD85 MLWD
To restore wetlands, instead of importing extensive fill after the soil removal process that is standard during decontamination, the site capitalizes on the soil removal by restoring hydrologic conditions.
MATURE GROWTH
FOREST RESTORATION
INITIAL GROWTH BIOFUEL
To restore upland areas, mass plantings of hybrid poplars (Populus deltoids x Populus nigra) remove heavy metals and are harvested for biofuel, or double as pioneer species for forest restoration.
PRIMARY HABITATS + WILDLIFE Eight natural communities were identified to develop a habitat palette that is linked to the pre-settlement vegetation of the sites in Southeast Michigan while also creating a mosaic of resilient landscapes and biodiversity.
BEECH-SUGAR MAPLE FOREST 12
OAK-HICKORY FOREST
NATIVE MATERIAL
HARDENED SHORELINE COAL ASH BASIN
OHWM IGLD85 MLWD
RIP-RAP Instead of installing the prescribed sheet piling after demolition, soft engineering techniques restore natural habitats and reduce the amount of hardened shorelines in the corridor.
NEW TILLED LAYER
STRUCTURAL FILL SUNFLOWERS
INDIAN MUSTARD
To improve areas impacted by structural fill, strip cropping supplements the soil decontamination process by increasing the organic matter of the soil as the crops are tilled into the ground each season.
LAKEPLAIN PRAIRIE
WET MEADOW
GREAT LAKES COASTAL MARSH 13
TRENTON CHANNEL POWER PLANT
LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN
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Oak-hickory forest
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Submergent marsh
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Emergent marsh
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Southern wet meadow
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Lakeplain prairie
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Naturalized shoreline
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Fish spawning habitat
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Renovated buildings
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Community event space
10 Observation station 11 Industrial art
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12 Rooftop solar panels 13 Smokestacks
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14 Boardwalk and overlooks 15 Iron Belle Trail
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The design approach for Trenton Channel Power Plant was to restore historic Great Lakes coastal marsh and oak-hickory forest across much of the site. Adaptive reuse was also used on this site as the main powerhouse and secondary buildings featured a red brick facade from the original 1920s construction, providing an architectural quality that is not present on the other two sites.
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RIVER ROUGE POWER PLANT
LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN
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Submergent marsh
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Emergent marsh
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Southern wet meadow
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Lakeplain prairie
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Fish spawning habitat
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Naturalized shoreline
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Shrub swamp
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14-acre solar park
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Railyard park
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150’
300’
600’
The area around the River Rouge Power Plant is dominated by the use fossil fuels, so the design approach for this site was to create a contrasting landscape that promotes green energy and habitat restoration. This also doubles as an educational area for the local community, demonstrating an alternative to their heavily industrialized surroundings.
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ST. CLAIR POWER PLANT
LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN
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Beech-sugar maple forest
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Lakeplain prairie
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Maintained meadow
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Naturalized shoreline
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Fish spawning habitat
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6-acre solar park
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New aquaculture facility
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Smokestacks
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Industrial art
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10 Boardwalk and overlooks
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Due to the size of the St. Clair Power Plant site, this design approach was able to restore approximately 200 acres of the corridor’s historic beech-sugar maple forest. It was also able to provide opportunities for the community to diversify their economy and promote green industries through a closed-system aquaculture facility that uses decontaminated coal ash basins and solar energy.
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DISTRICT HILL CEMETERY
Historical African-American Cemetery Restoration
ATHENS CITY HALL PLAZA
Beaux-Arts-Inspired Design for Downtown City Block
WOODLAND POCKET PARK
Environmental Education Design on the Atlanta Beltline
ACADEMIC WORK
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DISTRICT HILL CEMETERY
Historical African-American Cemetery Restoration
date Fall 2017 location Chickamauga, Georgia site 1-acre historical African-American burial grounds on the south side of Chickamauga, Georgia, with over onehundred unmarked burials.
Using minimal design and staying true to the natural characteristics of the site, the goal of this project was to restore the cemetery to a state of dignity for those interred, both known and unknown, and to create opportunities of storytelling for those who might visit to pay respects or to learn of its deep connection to the area’s history.
LATE 1800s EARLY 1900s
Previously part of the Gordon Lee plantation, legal documents from the era indicate that prior to becoming a public cemetery, hundreds of slaves were buried at the site in unmarked graves. While their exact location is impossible to determine, recent ground-penetrating radar has positively identified roughly 130 unmarked graves of those buried after 1900.
LATE 1900s
Chickamauga is home to the second deadliest battle in the Civil War, yet just outside this battlefield town lies District Hill Cemetery. Deeded to the community in 1899, this AfricanAmerican cemetery was used regularly by the public until the late 1940s, after which it became overgrown as graves were seldom tended and many of its headstones were destroyed or stolen. Today, all that remains is a worn wrought iron fence and less than a dozen grave markers.
SITE EVOLUTION
MONUMENT DEVELOPMENT Using materials of the region, white marble and terracotta marble were chosen as white seashells, symbols of immortality and water, were often left on African-American burial sites, along with a variety of other white objects, while the longest recorded tradition of sculpture in West Africa is figures modeled in terracotta.
Cove Road Entrance
Reflection Area
NEW MARKERS White marble Placed in ground 7” round, 5.5” deep Collects rainwater Cemetery Entrance
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
TENNESSEE “Uncle Mark” Thrash’s Cabin
CHICKAMAUGA & CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
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Lee and Gordon’s Mill Coke Ovens
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Gordon Lee Mansion
Masonic Lodge and School
Haslerig Farm
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LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT Working with nature, this design integrates the mowing schedule with the seasonal changes at the site. As the mowing patterns shift throughout the year, design elements are revealed or become hidden creating unique experiences for the visitors. LATE WINTER
EARLY SPRING
Site is bush-hogged in early January as part of the regular maintenance that occurs on the rest of the farm.
COVE ROAD ENTRANCE
PARCEL LINES
GRAVEL PATH & ROAD Decomposed granite track 24
Early spring narcissus bulbs, planted in honor of those buried here, are the first to bloom in February.
CATTLE FENCE 10 feet from mowed edge
LATE SPRING
EARLY FALL
Once vegetation begins to grow in late March, the cemetery is mowed every three weeks to the new mow line.
RESTORED FAMILY PLOT Limestone curbing
HIGH POINT Shaded reflection area
In the fall, mowing ceases except along the path creating sustenance for wildlife before and during winter.
PILLARS Corner markers of historic 1-acre cemetery plot
NEW MOW LINE Contemporary boundary that incorporates graves beyond historic boundary
CEMETERY ENTRANCE Inscribed marble monument 27
ATHENS CITY HALL PLAZA
Beaux-Arts-Inspired Design for Downtown City Block
date Spring 2017 location Athens, Georgia site City block and the surrounding streetscape that hosts several Athens-Clarke County government buildings in the downtown area. This design was tasked with converting the site into a desirable and interactive public space for user groups of all ranges. To accomplish this task, design concepts focused on using formal elements with a modern twist to acknowledge the Beaux-Arts architecture of the building and represent the changing character of the town’s residents. Hierarchy of spaces was also an important organizing element and, using a deconstructed hexagon, created large, symmetrical spaces that became more fragmented and irregular as they extended towards the edges of the site developing more personal, intimate spaces that pull users into the site. The final design resulted from designing character spaces, creating site accessibility, utilizing local arts, and borrowing from the natural colors and textures found in the Georgia Piedmont.
TERRACED ALLÉE + NEW CHARACTER SPACE
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FRAGMENTED GEOMETRY
ORTHOGONAL ACCESS
SYMMETRY + BALANCE
CHARACTER “ROOMS”
MEADOW PLANTERS + LIGHTED ALLEYWAY
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N LUMPKIN STREET
CITY HALL PLAZA MASTER PLAN
ACC Central Services ACC Public Utilities
Allée + terraced walkway
Food truck station
Multipurpose Building Birch grove + dining hall
Lighted alleyway
Splash pad
Dining area
ACC Board of Elections
Bench
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E HANCOCK STREET
Pe de str ian pla za + ev en t sp ace
Re fle cti ng po ols
Amphitheater
Slo pe d law n
ACC City Hall
Sculpture Kiosk
Meadow planters
WASHINGTON STREET
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20’
40’
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WASHINGTON STREET SECTION-ELEVATION
Sidewalk
Food Truck Area
Dining Area + Splash Pad
Renovated Building
New Stairs
ACC Board of Elections
COLLEGE AVENUE SECTION-ELEVATION
Bike Lane
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Planters
Turfed Relaxation Area
Pedestrian Plaza + Event Space
Reflection Pools
Piedmont Amphitheater
Sidewalk
Art
Repurposed Kiosk
Athens-Clarke County City Hall
PLANT SELECTION
Water Feature
Sloped Lawn
Pedestrian Plaza + Event Space
TREE SELECTION
MATERIALS
Spring Pollinator
Form
Overstory
Mid-Canopy
Seating
False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Reclaimed Wood
Summer Pollinator
Texture
Street
Grove
Plaza + Alleyway
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pennsylvanica
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
River Birch Betula nigra
Stone Pavers
Fall Pollinator
Groundcover
AllĂŠe
Shrub
Amphitheater
Goldenrod Solidago spp.
Lilyturf Liriope muscari
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
Anise Shrub Illicium floridanum
Granite
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WOODLAND POCKET PARK
Environmental Education Design on the Atlanta Beltline
date Fall 2016 location Atlanta, Georgia site 1-acre site in the Reynoldstown neighborhood located at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue SE and Kenyon Street SE in Beltline Subarea 4. Founded in 1985, Trees Atlanta’s mission is to address Atlanta’s tree loss, protect its forests, and create new green space through several education programs for adults and children. With their headquarters located only a couple blocks from a new section of the Atlanta Beltline, Trees Atlanta looks to create a small pocket park along the Beltline that would provide opportunities for programmed activities for their mission, Beltline users, and the surrounding neighborhood. The location of this space is located in the historic and residential Reynoldstown neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta. While the site contains one of the few patches of mature hardwood canopies left along the Beltline, the groundlayer is covered in litter, construction debris, and invasive plants. Thus, the following design was tasked with producing an inviting and safe park that engages users in the ecology of the Beltline through biophilic design, contributes to human health and well-being, and creates no net loss of existing native tree canopy.
SITE AND USERS
Hulsey Yard
Lang-Carson Park
Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail
Residential Industrial 1,300 acres of park
33 miles of multi-use trails
5,600 units of affordable housing
$10-20 billion in economic development
1,100 acres of brownfield remediation
Design Sit e
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22 miles of pedestrian-friendly rail transit
MASTER PLAN Residential
Screening vegetation
Mulched path
Nature play
Flowering meadow Stein Steel & Supply Co.
Hardscaped path
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Kids play area
Art installations
Benches
Insect sculptures Rain garden
K E N YO N
Beltline
ST R E E T
Quiet areas
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Arbor tunnel
30’
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FOUR TOWERS VISITORS CENTER Conceptual Designs for New Main Entrance Plaza
STORMWATER RETROFITS ON CAMPUS
Improving Water Quality for University Village on Rogers Road
ASSISTANTSHIP WORK
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FOUR TOWERS VISITORS CENTER
Conceptual Designs for New Main Entrance Plaza
date Spring 2017 location Athens, Georgia site Visitors Center’s south side pavilion space located in the historic Four Towers Building, which was previously used as office space for the College of Agriculture and, before then, was used as a barn. As part of my work at the Office of University Architects, I was tasked with completing a quick design study to provide the Visitors Center with recommendations aimed at restructuring the entry sequence and reactivating a pavilion space as their new main entrance and as an area for hosting large groups of prospective students and their families. To redirect these groups to this area and to provide a comfortable environment, especially in the summer months, this design study focused on improving the hierarchy of entrances upon approach, providing shaded cover, and working with the unique architectural character of the Four Towers Building such as its low roof line and minimalist style. This resulted in the development of three unique pavilion designs allowing the Visitors Center to begin conceptualizing how they see themselves using the updated space, how it would affect future renovations inside the building, and what other things could be accomplished.
DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS • Create new, main path from the parking lot and formalize with edge plantings, a large width, and brick paving. • Restore the current pergola with plantings or replace with an updated design whose materials compliment the building’s historic look and style. • Lower south berm to allow for plaza expansion then reorient the structure to allow for removable seating and outdoor presentations for large groups. • Restructure doorway entrance on south side of building to be more prominent and less secondary.
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OPTION ONE
OPTION TWO
OPTION THREE
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STORMWATER RETROFITS ON CAMPUS
Improving Water Quality for University Village on Rogers Road
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To assist current efforts aimed at restoring Lake Herrick and its surrounding watershed, this grant-led study focused on improving the water quality at University Village, a housing community on campus whose runoff currently flows unchecked into Lake Herrick due to its proximity and lack of existing stormwater retrofits. By completing an inventory of existing site conditions and identifying likely constituents contributing to poor water quality, this project was able to conceptualize stormwater control measures that could be installed to slow, treat, and cool stormwater runoff, enhance aesthetics of the 1970s housing community, and increase ecosystem services in the hopes of improving Lake Herrick’s water quality.
2 INTRAMUR AL FIELDS
The University of Georgia’s Lake Herrick was established in 1982 hosting a number of recreation activities, but after 20 years, all such uses were banned following a period of declining water quality and various management problems. Since then, the lake itself has remained closed.
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date Spring 2016 location Athens, Georgia site Area immediately surrounding the family and graduate student housing, University Village, located on Rogers Road at the southern limits of main campus.
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SITE ANALYSIS PROPERTY LIMITS
EXTENSIVE PIPING BUILDING R
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UNDERUTILIZED SPACES
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LAKE HERRICK UPPER POND
FAILING DESIGNS
STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES After documenting the existing conditions and running analysis, the resulting design measures included rain gardens that would treat water off the front of the buildings, water cisterns capturing runoff off the back, infiltration basins and permeable paving reconfigured into the parking lots, and enhanced swales placed into the large swaths of grass between the parking lots and the main road.
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RAIN GARDEN
WATER CISTERN
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INFILTRATION BASIN
PERMEABLE PAVING
ENHANCED SWALE
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IMPERVIOUS RUNOFF RESULTS A HydroCAD stormwater modeling program was used to calculate the size of each control measure that would allow for maximum capture, but would also be able to be installed without relocating drains or regrading parking lots. Thus, the final design was able to add over 28,000 square feet of treatment areas and over 150,000 gallons of rainwater cisterns for capture and reuse.
RUNOFF TYPE
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PERCENTAGE
Building
36,000 Sq Ft
36,000 Sq Ft
100%
Parking Lots
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VARIOUS MEDIA
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