daniel l burton | mla graduate candidate 2013 robert reich school of landscape architecture
desoto park the confluence nola loop connection trail visualization making + unmaking heritage corridor landscape technology internships early day miners | grotto studio
D E S O T O P A R K
Louisiana Ecotone Park The successional growth that occurs on the batture lands of Louisiana is characterized as a natural ecosystem, but it is one that would not exist without the levee system, which is a man-made infrastructure. With this unique characteristic in mind, the opportunity to learn about the interaction between Louisiana’s diverse ecologies presents itself in areas where two ecological communities meet. In ecotones, the greatest conditions for biological diversity exist. Four ecologies were uniquely suited to fit the programming requirements on the site: calcareous prairie, upland pine forest, wetlands and of course, batture. The levee trail is extended to the top of the park, and a loop trail system allows users to circumnavigate the park’s 1.5 acres. A boardwalk and bridge allow for observation of the batture and natural flooding processes. The prairie landscape is suited to the acidic soils on the batture lands, while the wetlands drain the prairie and the pine forest provides shade for the jogging trails.
T H E C O N F L U E N C E
ACTIVE
The Confluence cafe
A plan to physically and culturally unite Holy Cross to New Orleans and the Lower Nine.
site program bike corral pedestrian bridge
The Holy Cross Community of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans is an island within an island. The neighborhood’s location at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the inner harbor navigational canal creates a conflux paradigm; the proximity to physical confluence inhibits a cultural one. Add the bisecting of the Lower Nine by the St. Claude Avenue overpass, a myriad of one-way streets and the barrier formed by the Holy Cross School Campus, and the effect is a once-bustling community now disconnected from people-it’s most valuable comodity. This project boldy strives to reconnect Holy Cross and the Lower Ninth to the City of New Orleans and the Mississippi River through bridge, ferry and streetcar. The siting of a levee park at the confluence provides a springboard for transportation oriented development, with a strong emphasis on alternative transit. ‘The Confluence’ ties into the proposed phase three of the ‘Reinventing the Crescent’ riverfront development plan located opposite the inner harbor navigational canal. Park amenities include a pedestrian/cyclist bridge, elevated levee piers, an outdoor art space and numerous direct connections to all neighboring intersections and existing levee paths. As the sculptural focal point, the 600-foot swing bridge effectively cuts cycling commute times to the CBD/French Quarter in half while providing unparalleled views of river and canal edge conditions unique to New Orleans.
arpent gallery
piers
native grasses
great lawn
incline lawn
PASSIVE
Holy Cross density
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sequence flux
sequence open con·flu·ence [kon-floo-uh ns] noun 1. a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like. 2. a coming together of people or things; concourse.
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color bridge
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great lawn
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overlook
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N O L A L O O P
Nola Loop Connection Trail My proposal suggests a linear connection park network throughout the city of New Orleans. Multi-use connection trails help alleviate commuter congestion, encourage an active, healthy population and promote use of urban park space through ease of connection. The NORDC-maintained trail system would utilize a combination of existing avenue medians, levees, and light volume traffic lanes, all unified under a cohesive signage theme and consistency of design. The nature of the trail network would vary between multi-use trail, passive park or active park depending on the particular opportunities and constraints of the given site.
JEFF DAVIS PARKWAY
COMISKEY PARK
TULANE AVE
PALMER PARK
INTERSTATE 10
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL CARROLLTON AVE
EARHART BLVD
WASHINGTON AVE
FOUNTAINBLEU AVE AUDOBON AVE
CLAIBORNE AVE
WINDMILL FAN PALM
TEXTURED CROSSWALK
ST CHARLES STREETCAR TERMINUS
TEXTURED CROSSWALK
NOLA LOOP
RAIN GARDEN
PALMER PARK
V I S U A L I Z A T I O N
3D Modeling & Digital Fabrication 3 Dimensional software program 3D Studio Max was utilized to explore landscape and structure through digital modeling. The Pinecote Pavillion by architect Fay Jones was recreated to exact specifications. The structure’s surrounding landscape was modeled and fabricated in plaster with the use of a 3D printer. A perspective was created with the film “Cloverfield” as thematic inspiration.
Slope Study 1
Slope Study 2
12” X 12” Plaster Model
Slope Study 3
Detail 1
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EXPOSED TRELLACE RECALLS THE WORK OF ARCHITECTS GREENE AND GREENE AND BERNARD MAYBECK.
THE BUILDINGS ‘BARN’ LIKE STRUCTURE BECOMES POUROUS AND EXPOSED AS IT GAINS HEIGHT.
BUILDING SUPPORTS MIRROR THE SURROUNDING SLASH PINE FOREST.
MINIMAL ROOF TILING CREATES AN OPEN, PINE CANOPY ATMOSPHERE.
ROOFLINE REACHES FROM 27’ TO 9’.
THE PAVILLION’S FOOTPRINT REST PARTIALLY ON LAND, PARTIALLY ON WATER.
Plan View
Perspective View
Interior View
Phase 1 | Access and Infrastructure la highway 1 erosion groin hairawn muhly, gulf bluestem, seaoats transient pathway smooth cordgrass existing chenier groundsel bush
Phase 2 | Change and Response groin to reef erosion tidal inlet edge habitat unit marsh recreation exposed root system
Phase 3 | Ecology and Recreation avian habitat access discontinued floating marsh aggregation exposed root system
20th Century Modern House & Garden | Jacobs House Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Section Elevation
Plan View
Axonometric View
M A K I N G + U N M A K I N G
Making + Unmaking The Making + Unmaking studio consisted of a series of projects focused on construction and deconstruction. Through iterations of drawing and model building, form was disected and analyzed. In some instances secondary infrastructures were utilized to perform as datums and/or structural elements. The experiential relationship light, shadow, aperture, void and density have to our environs were explored and examined to the most elemental and minute detail.
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H E R I T A G E C O R R I D O R
Louisiana Heritage Corridor The Louisiana Heritage Cooridor cuts a meandering journey through the Louisiana low country. A series of four scenic ‘byways’ uncover a land rich with tradition and diverse cultural heritage. The Bayou Gauche Byway provides a complete ‘down the bayou’ experience within a short, 30 minute drive from downtown New Orleans. The community of Des Allemands, or “German Bayou” was extablished by German immigrants in 1721. The 6.5-mile trail wind throught German cajun country, ending in the small fishing village of Bayou Gauche. Like much of South Louisiana, Bayou Gauche is a community precariously balanced between a rural and industrial way of life. Architectural remnants of both the fishing and petroleum industries are prevalent.
LOUISIANA HERITAGE CORRIDOR
EXPLORING LOUISIANA’S LOW COUNTRY
Scale 1:30 BAYOU GAUCHE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
LOUISIANA HERITAGE CORRIDOR
BAYOU GAUCHE BYWAY AND INTERPRETIVE CENTER US90road 632
EXPLORING LOUISIANA’S LOW COUNTRY Commercial Des Allamands 1
Agricultural Midpoint byway access via state road 632
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Simoneaux Ponds Petit Lac Des Allemands Aqua Culture 3
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LOUISIANA HERITAGE CORRIDOR
BAYOU GAUCHE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
EXPLORING LOUISIANA’S LOW COUNTRY Vernacular Structures Viewing Platforms
Interperative Center
Freshwater Marsh
Bayou Seating
Pine Savanna
Observation Deck
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Regional Analysis
common deltaic modifications
The Southeast Louisiana landscape of today is a result of 10,000 years of deltaic evolution, dating back to the Marinboun era (5500 BC). Each subsequent era witnessed the formation of new deltaic lobes built from river silt and sediment. With European settlement came deltaic modifications in the form of levees, locks, shipping canals, dredging, diversions and dams. These subsequent interventions have culminated in a highly engineered landscape that has successfully tamed the Mississippi river while simultaneously suffocating the surrounding region of much needed sediment replenishment and ground water recharge.
healthy deltaic growth formation
Siltation - The river distributes sediment load from the watershed. Ridges and natural levees are created.
Flood - Annual floods push the river beyond bankful stage, replenishing sediment and changing the rivers course.
Shifting Course - As the river takes the path of least resistance, a new trunk is formed.
A New Path - The old river leaves behind a deltaic architecture of oxbow lakes, ridges, distributaries and cheniere.
architecture of the delta shipping channel
distributaries
cheniere
islands
ridges
300 years of change
before 1712
1712 - 1880
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1927 - present
Landscape Technology
Highland Park Library Plan
Knowledge and understanding of proper construction detail is the foundation of good design. The landscape technology courses at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture have well equiped me with the fundamentals of construction detail, grading, CAD drafting, material technology, fabrication and installation techniques.
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Highland Park Library Section B
Vertical allignment of City Park bike path.
Scale: 1”=30’
DANIEL L. BURTON
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Internships Clark Condon Associates Newton Landscape Group My previous work experience has provided perspective on two very different office structures within the discipline. Clark Condon‘s medium size, horizontal studio structure offered a diverse education in large scale private and public commercial work. Newton Landscape Group, a design/build firm focusing primarily on extensive residential projects, provided studio design experience coupled with on-site surveying and inventory.
ADVANTAGE
POSSIBLE REDESIGN
TRADITIONAL METHOD
DRAWINGS
DETAIL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
PROJECT COMPLETION
OWNER CONSTRUCTION
COST | TIME
OWNER DESIGN / BUILD
CONTRACTOR
PROJECT COMPLETION
OWNER DRAWINGS
DETAIL | CONSTRUCTION COST | TIME
COST | TIME SAVED
maintenance calender
DECEMBER NOVEMBER OCTOBER SEPTEMBER AUGUST JULY JUNE MAY APRIL MARCH FEBRUARY JANUARY SEEDING | SODDING
SEEDING | SODDING
FERTILIZING
COMPLETE FALL FERTILIZING
WEED CONTROL
MOWING
BROADLEAF WEEDS
BROADLEAF WEEDS
CRABGRASS
ANTS, SOD WEBWORMS
GRUBS
GRUBS
CHINCH BUGS
INSECT CONTROL
LEAF SPOT
DISEASE CONTROL
LEAF SPOT
BROWN PATCH
Early Day Miners | Grotto Studio A decade long career as a performing musician in an internationally recognized music group, coupled with my experience as a freelance music producer provides a unique perspective and an informed approach to the discipline of landscape design. Early Day Miners have performed with Wilco, Cat Power and other artists on stages in Europe and North America. Production credits include music placement in Sophia Coppola’s film Marie Antoinette and television networks MTV, Lifetime and NBC.
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GROTTO
MINERS
STUDIO