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2011 ULI / Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition: Mt. Baker Station 2011’s ULI competition focused on a proposed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) south of Seattle. Seattle has rapidly expanded its light rail system and thus has moved to generate significant density in neighborhoods surrounding transit hubs. The vicinity of Mt. Baker Station is composed of large “big box” retailers, such as Lowes, as well as a warehouse for Amazon.com and two heavily trafficked streets. Redesign established density, creating an urban core for the neighborhood and integrating features to ensure livability and walkability. Moreover, Seattle’s maritime climate necessitated the strong presence of green infrastructure elements such as bioretention cells and swales as well as permeable paving. Flexible green roof spaces allow for urban agriculture.
Lowe’s / Amazon
Apartment Block
Retail Corridor
Five Points Urban Plaza
Themes Transit Oriented Development, Walkability. Water sensitive design, Stormwater management, Green infrastructure
Bus Depot
Location Mt. Baker Light Rail Station
Seattle, WA
400’
Birds Eye Rendering
Pre and Post % Tree Canopy Cover Source: City of Seattle 2007 Estimates
30% Target Mark as per City of Seattle “reLeaf 2030� Initiative >30%
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Office
Mount Baker Station
Office
Office
Residential
Residential
Office
Residential
Residential Residential Residential
Office
Residential
Community/Fitness Center
Retail Parking
MLK Jr Way South
Office
Office
Residential
Theater
Office
Mount Rainier
Residential Residential
Bus Transit Center
Residential
5 Points Intersection
Franklin High School
Rainier Theater
Buildout Section
26th Street South
Ground-Level Retail
Ground-Level Retail
Parking
Parking
Rainier Avenue South
Green Roof
Vegetation
Growth Medium Geotextile Drainage Layer Root Barrier Waterproof Membrane Roof Structure
Permeable Paving
Permeable Wearing Course Aggregate Storage Reservoir Geotextile Subbase (Compacted)
Bioretention Swale Bioretention Planter
Vegetation Mulch Layer Bioretention Soil
Vegetation Native Soil Overflow Pipe Overflow Pipe Mulch Bioretention Soil Mineral Aggregate Slotted Underdrain
Mineral Aggregate Impervious Reservoir
Green infrastructure and drainage map for proposed development
Utica Green Infrastructure Project This project addressed the redesign of streetscapes along Genesee st. in Utica, NY, the city’s main thoroughfare. Several blocks were examined to enhance aesthetic functions as well as green infrastructural qualities such as stormwater management. Stormwater treatment was sized to handle the 90% storm for the area. In addition, a large area of lawn belonging to a downtown hotel was redesigned to include a small pocket park to provide a sitting area for people waiting at a nearby bus stop. rlile
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Genesee St. Streetscape Fort Schuyler Club Washington st.
Space for cafe style seating
Paver band
Genesee St.
Rain garden planters
Radisson Hotel streetscape and curb extension retrofit
Pocket Park Radisson Hotel
Proposed foundations plantings City events display board
Pavers create plaza-like feel
Bus stop Proposed tree lawn
Curb extension retrofit
Genesee St.
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100 ft
Rain Garden Planter Axonometric
Storefront
Small street tree Sidewalk scupper allows water to drain from sidewalk Dense shrub plantings Existing street lamp
Pavers at street edge
Inlet/outlet with trench drain cover collects on-street stormwater Impermeable liner protects building foundations Underdrain to nearest catchbasin
Mercantile Block Streetscape This project was completed during the summer of 2011. Proposed elements include a curb extension and bioswale to treat stormwater runoff, as well as a new streetscape and small public parking lot. The city of Utica is eager to redevelop their streets to attract business and provide outdoor uses such as cafe space. The mercantile block is also historic, being a remnant of the old architecture associated with the Erie Canal.
Integrated bioswale captures stormwater runoff from parking lot
New public parking lot
Tree lawn along John street
Snow storage
Decorative pavers on sidewalk
Themes Green infrastructure, water resources, streetscape design
Period lighting
Planters along street
Curb bump out for stormwater treatment
ELEVATION RENDERING
Location
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Utica, NY
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Curb bump out collects stormwater from street and sidewalk
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Period lighting
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Cafe style seating along street
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Planters frame building entrances and cafe spaces
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Interpretive wall hides parking and provides information about the block and Erie Canal history
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Bioswale captures stormwater from parking lot
Green Roof Design
Planting Plan
Grading Plan
Layout
Electrical
This green roof design served as the basis for our site construction class during the spring semester of 2010. Students completed an initial plan and then provided supporting construction documents over the course of the semester.
Grading Plan
Themes Construction management, green roof design
Demolition
Location
Ithaca, NY
Demolition (2)
Sedum Mat
see planting plan for details
Lightweight growing media
Mound to minimum of 4" depth
Enkadrain 3811 Drainage Material
Expanded Foam Block 4000 psi pre-cast concrete bench - slick finish 3/8” masonry expansion bolt countersunk Wood slat
Sedum mat 4" Lightweight growing media
2’
5” 5”
see detail
No. 4 rebar 18” O.C.
Enkadrain 3811 drainage material
11.5”
1/2” dia. LED rope light see manufacturers details for mounting instructions
Roof Flashing
1/2”
1”
1’-4” 9”
Existing Roof Deck
6’-4”
1” Weep
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Sedum at Roof Edge
3
SCALE: 3/4" = 1'
All Lightweight Growing media to be composed of 70% expanded shale, 25% sandy loam and 5% compost by volume
Sedum over foam block
1’-6”
Planter Bench Detail SCALE: 3/8" = 1'
R 10’-6” Wood Slat See Detail
Concrete Bench Frame
Sedum mat 4”
4" Lightweight growing media
1”
Enkadrain 3811
2”
Expanded foam block
3/8” Stainless Steel bed edge
1’-6”
see grading plan for elevation details
Paver profile 2’
3”
Enkadrain 3811 1'
1”
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Planter Bench -Plan View SCALE: 1/8" = 1'
Additional green roof details
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Wood Slat
SCALE: 3/4" = 1'
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Green roof over foam block SCALE: 3/8" = 1'
Roof deck
Restoration Ecology:
Vance Site Mitigation Wetland The Vance site wetland was purchased by the Upper Susquehanna Coalition as part of a strategy of mitigation banking. Once a marginal cornfield, the area would be restored to its former condition, a scrub/shrub wetland. By working to restore the wetland’s native vegetation, hydrology and function, larger goals relating to water quality and TMDL’s in the Chesapeake bay would help to be achieved. Moreover, restoration of the wetland would help to offset the degradation of other wetlands caused by the construction of a nearby transmission line corridor. Students worked in a support role, helping to collect data on Reed Canary Grass, an aggressive non-native that had become well established on the site. Class research showed that the best approach would be to cultivate a dense shrub canopy that would eventually shade out the Reed Canary Grass below it.
1938 Aerial
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Regional Wetlands
Themes Wetland restoration, TMDL’s, Ecology as infrastructure, Invasive species, Field work, Visualizing information, Water resources, Watershed science
Location
Catlin, NY
Soils map for areas around the mitigation wetland site
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2002
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1500 ft.
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Horizontally and vertically exaggerated elevation data combined with species cover information revealed the extent of Reed Canary Grass invasion.
Elevational transect showing wetland shrub and grass stands and railroad bed
Collecting plugs of Rice Cut Grass for transplant
Reed Canary Grass growing through dense shrub
Ed Bacon 2010 Student Design Competition Our interdisciplinary team of landscape architects and planners took first place in the 2010 Ed Bacon student design competition. The competition focused on master planning the southern tip of Philadelphia near the confluence of the The Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers as well as the Philadelphia Navy Yard. We developed a comprehensive urban design that replaced parking lots around the city’s sprots stadiums with housing, retail and commercial development. Our design reimagined several key areas, including the Schuylkill river corridor. Refinery areas adjacent to the river will likely open to development in the near future and will also be impacted by sea level rise. Our design worked to establish a framework for future development including a linear riverine greenway that would connect Fairmount and FDR parks, while helping to treat effluent from CSO runoff.
Stadia and future development zone
FDR Park
Eco-industrial Park
Themes Landscape level infrastructure, Greenways, Riparian corridors, Stormwater management, Constructed wetlands, Competitions, Climate change, Sea Level Rise
Location
Philadelphia, PA
USA 250 Exposition Buildings
Sunoco Lands
USA 250 River Park
Navy Yard
CSO Treatment Wetlands
River/Railyard Edge Existing Condition
River/Railyard Edge Proposed Condition
River/Refinery Edge Existing Condition
River/Refinery Edge Proposed Condition (post-development)
River/Navy Yard Edge Existing Condition
Berms will guard against sea level rise in larger areas like the Philadelphia airport
Future Development Zones Greenway
Larger inundated areas may be extensively restored to wetland Upland Forest
2 Miles
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New edge conditions allow for climate change mitigation, CSO effluent treatment and recreation
Greenway connects Fairmount and FDR park and provides greenspace for future development along the Schuylkill Wide Greenway allows for a variety of recreational uses
Wireless transmitter broadcasts data to control center
Sensor swarm mimics a school of fish and collects water quality data throughout the wetland and river Support columns also function to pump CSO effluent through constructed wetland areas
Greenway structure and monitoring system
Rendering of greenway structure in wetland areas south of downtown Philadelphia.
Contemplation Room This structure was designed for the Aseltine family property in Hyde Park, VT in 2009. The contemplation room was designed to complement the wooded property in a unobtrusive manner, making use of natural material and minimalist style while seeking to invert notions of inside and outside, landscape and architecture. Moreover, it accents the family’s love of relaxation, conversation and quiet reflection. The simple design features four gabion walls with a cellular cage structure that allows for variable content. Alternating cells could contain stone, stacked wood pieces, as well as colored glass bottles, pottery or other “artifacts�. A simple doorway leads to a walkway of wood decking. At the center of the contemplation room is a small flowering tree and a dense bed of ferns. Simple Adirondack chairs allow the contemplation room to be inhabited.
Themes Residential design, Minimalism, Gabion, Hortus conclusus, Materiality
Location
Hyde Park, VT
Gabion allows for customizable content Gabion Wall
Adirondack Chairs Stone
Window Small Tree: Cornus kousa or Amelanchier canadensis
Wood
Wood Decking
Door Fern Bed
Steel Edging
Artifacts: bottles, pottery, etc
Plan View of structure