Portfolio — 2022 Erica Bush
erica.a.bush@gmail.com
Ethos
Me
Ethos: the characteristic spirit of a person, culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations
As a designer and project manager my focus has been to bring positive impacts to the collective community in which we all reside. The projects that have shaped my career are diverse but have a central tenant of positivity for the greater good. My aim will always be to continue in that pursuit.
I am an urban planner, urban designer and landscape designer. I received a BA in Political Science and Sociology from The New School and a Master’s in Urban Planning and Master’s in Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington in 2014. My passion is community focused design and site planning. She is a current member of the Seattle Design Commission and runs the artist group Boomslang Creatives.
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Seattle Public Utilities Shape our Water
— Makers
As the project manager for the consultant team I led a large engagement and priority planning effort around future infrastructure investments of Seattle Public Utilities. Shape Our Water is a 50-year plan for Seattle’s water resilience. It is anchored by a community vision to guide drainage and wastewater investments that will help transform Seattle. This multi- year, multi-million dollar planning effort was aimed at guiding and facilitating Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) approach to learning about Seattle communities’ values and goals for long-term resiliency, racial and environmental justice, and personal and community well-being. The outcome of this planning effort will guide SPUs long-term investments in drainage and wastewater infrastructure, policies, and programs.
PROJECT MANAGER SEATTLE, WA
PLANNING EFFORT 2019-2021
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Public Art — Boomslang Creatives
As the project manager for the creative firm Boomslang Creatives I have overseen the design and implementation of dozens of public art installations. These range in scale and complexity but have all been accessible and enjoyed by the general public. The focus of this work has always been to bring joy to people across the urban landscape in addition to drawing attention to key topics or areas of interest.
PROJECT MANAGER/ DESIGNER SEATTLE, WA
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Delridge Triangle Community Vision
— Makers
The Delridge Triangle is a project located at the juncture of South Delridge and White Center. The area is one of the most diverse in Seattle with a very large and young Latino population. The area also lacks access to appropriate green space and has no central gathering space for the community to connect with and celebrate their cultural heritage. My role in this project was as project manager to oversee the redesign of an under-utilized right of way into a space that would create a healthier environment for this community, as well as provide them a location that could be the future home of celebrations and gatherings. A key portion of the site was also dedicated to food production which was identified as a desired feature by the community during outreach. My experience working with this project, and with the community members I interacted with makes this position with Department of Neighborhoods even more enticing.
PROJECT MANAGER SEATTLE, WA
CONCEPT DESIGN 2019
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Community Kitchen Des Moines — Community Collective Community Collective has been working with Plant Based Food Share to develop a new community learning and food sharing space is Des Moines, WA. This project will bring together folks to learn healthy and rejuvenating practices and skills they can use throughout the rest of their lives. Plant Based Food share has provided over a thousand boxes of free organic food to in need community members throughout COVID and we are honored to continue to support this mission.
ERICA BUSH MARIANA GUTHEIM DES MOINES, WA
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PROJECT INFORMATION SDCI PROJECT #:
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ADDRESS:
7789 HIGHLAND PARK WAY SW, SEATTLE, WA 98106
PARCEL #:
2114700565
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
DUMARS HIGHLAND PARK LOT "1" SEATTLE SHORT SUBDIVISION NO 9500901 REC NO 9509260588 SD SHORT SUBDIVISION DESC AS FOLLOWS - LOTS 10 & 11 OF BLOCK "J" OF DUMAR'S HIGHLAND PARK ADDITION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
CONSTRUCT A 470SF OUTDOOR CANOPY AND SEATING AREA ALONG THE SOUTHEAST CORNER FO THE PROPERTY.
5'-6"
PROPERTY LINE 44.98'
8'-0"
PROJECT TEAM
PARKING 1
DESIGNER: STUDIO PARENTHESIS MARIANA GUTHEIM
8'-0"
HIGHLAND PARK WAY SW BIKE PARKING
10'-2 1/2"
5'-0"
STROLLER PARKING
10'-2 1/2"
ACCESS + ADA PARKING STRIP
9'-0"
PARKING 3
(E) ENTRY
DESIGNER: BOOMSLANG CREATIVES ERICA BUSH
8'-0"
PARKING 2
(E) SINGLE STORY BUILDING NO WORK
OWNER: JOHN BENNETT BENNETT PROPERTIES 206.227.1950 bennettproperties@comcast.net LESSEE: MEAGHAN HAAS HIGHLAND PARK CORNER STORE 7789 HIGHLAND PARK WAY SW SEATTLE, WA 98106 ARCHITECT: 0.BLOK IVAN KOSTIC 515 29TH AVE S SEATTLE, WA 98144 IVAN@0BLOK.COM 541.510.3587
(E) BUILDING
PROPERTY LINE 37.73'
Collaboration with 0Block
4 mi to West Seattle
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Outdoor Gathering Space West Seattle —
Our project site is located in a neighborhood which is highly residential and isolated from other walkable commercial districts. This means the community doesn’t have a central gathering space to call their own or other safe walkable amenities to take advantage of. Highland Park Corner Store is located in what has previously been a food desert and an area burdened by car dependency.
2'-6" 18'-6"
During the height of COVID Community Collective worked alongside a local small business owner to pursue a grant to fund an outdoor gathering space in the Highland Park neighborhood of Seattle. This outdoor space will provide an ongoing safe means of gathering in a part of Seattle that lacks walable resources or a space to come together and foster a stronger sense of belonging with their fellow neighbors.
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The project will provide outdoor seating for 20+ people at any given time and be a rentable space for local community groups. The space will also support around the year outdoor events and collaborations.
ERICA BUSH MARIANA GUTHEIM IVAN KOSTIC SEATTLE, WA Erica Bush Portfolio
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Tacoma Housing Authority Design The Hill
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Mithun In collaboration with Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), and Fab-5 Erica developed the #DesignTheHill outreach process to inform this framework plan. Design The Hill invited youth, neighbors, and elders with roots in thE Hilltop community to shape the development of 237 new affordable housing units and new community, commercial, and retail spaces across four Tacoma Housing Authority properties near the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Way retail corridor. Due to the history of inequity, systemic disinvestment, and marginalization they have experienced many Hilltop residents distrust development and government agencies. To address this distrust and build a better relationship with the community that initiated #DesignTheHill. #DesignTheHill was a process that created a community focused environment for Hilltop residents to share their needs, their history, their hardships, and the weight of what they’ve lost to displacement. During this process, they also shared their immense will and desire to build a more equitable neighborhood. Every person that took part in #DesignTheHill left their mark, and their contributions are indispensable to its success.
URBAN DESIGNER TACOMA, WA
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CONTEXT DIAGRAM
237 UNITS BUDGET $2.5M Erica Bush Portfolio
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY 56
SOUTH 10TH STREET
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITY
ALLEY
ALLEY
SITE A
EARNEST SOUTH BRAZILL STREET
SOUTH 11 TH STREET
SITE D
SITE C
SITE B
LEGEND
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RESIDENTIAL ENTRY COMMERCIAL ENTRY SERVICE ACCESS PARKING GARAGE ENTRY
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY 71
PARKING
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EXISTING PARKING
SITE B
EARNEST S BRAZILL STREET
SOUTH 11TH STREET
ALLEY
PARKING
SOUTH 10TH STREET
ALLEY
PARKING
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SITE C
LEGEND VEHICLE FLOW PEDESTRIAN DEDICATED SPACE RESIDENTIAL ENTRY COMMERCIAL ENTRY SERVICE ACCESS PARKING GARAGE ENTRY
SOUTH L STREET
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OPEN SPACE GATHERING 1
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1" = 60'-0"
OVERALL STREET LEVEL PLAN DIAGRAM
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY 71
PARKING
SITE D
EXISTING PARKING SOUTH 11TH STREET
ALLEY
PARKING
SITE B SITE A
SITE C
EARNEST SOUTH BRAZILL STREET
PARKING
SOUTH 10TH STREET
ALLEY
ACTIVATED PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE COMMERCIAL COORIDORS RESIDENTIAL COORIDOR LEGEND
SOUTH L STREET
STREET PLAN DIAGRAM
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HILLTOP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / FRAMEWORK PLAN / APRIL 8, 2019
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Tacoma, WA 98406
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TACOMA VILLAGE SITE PLAN PLAN CHECK #:
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SHEET #:
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“Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is one of the largest providers of tiny house village shelters in the nation, ensuring that people’s experience in homelessness is as safe, dignified, and brief as possible. Tiny houses offer tremendous benefits over tents – they are safe, weatherproof, and lockable – and the communities that we help build allow residents to reclaim their dignity and get on a path to housing in a supportive village environment.” (source: www.lihi.org) Central Collective was hired to develop the site plan, landscape plan, permit plans and construction documentation of 2 tiny houses villages during 2020: Tacoma Village: 40 tiny houses Skyway Village: 34 tiny houses
TACOMA, WA SEATTLE, WA
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EXISTING HEATER. IN USE ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS IN USE. CONFIRM CLEAR DISTANCES FOR HEATER MODEL.
CUSTOM 2'-4" X 1'-6" X 1'-6" OTTOMAN
1'-10 1/2"
SIDE TABLE WITH REFRIGERATION DRAWERS BELOW BUILT IN COUNTER TOP
BUILT IN TABLE HINGES TO STORE FLUSH AGAINST LEFT WALL. TABLE MUST FIT BETWEEN EXISTING SEATING AND WALL WHEN EXISTING BENCH SEATING IS IN UPRIGHT STORAGE POSITION. CONFIRM CLEARANCE. EXISTING BENCH SEATING UPRIGHT STORAGE POSITION
1'-11"
2'-4"
9 1/2"
8 1/2"
EXISTING BENCH SEATING TO BE MOVED 9" TOWARD DRIVER SEAT FROM EXISTING LOCATION
1'-6" 1'-9"
2'-0"
CLEAR BETWEEN SEATS
48" X 30" WHEELCHAIR ZONE
1'-10 1/2"
PROJECT TEAM ON BUS PURCHASE DAY
1'-7"
1 1/2"
1'-8"
EXISTING BENCH SEAT. MEASURED AT 18" ABOVE F.F.E.
1'-4 1/2" NEW LOCATION FOR EXISTING BENCH SEAT, MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM BACK OF LOWER SEAT CUSHION (18" A.F.F.) TO STEP AT DRIVER SEAT WELL
CLEAR FOR ADA
BUILT IN TABLE
4'-2"
Benefits Law Center Justice Bus —
3/4" PLYWOOD COUNTER MAINTAINS CLEAR SPACE BELOW FOR HEATER AND FOR OTTOMAN STORAGE
36" X 35" TABLE SHOWN
1'-11"
2'-6"
BENCH
CLEAR FOR ADA
1'-11"
1'-7 3/4"
BENCH
Independent The Justice Bus was a project created for the Benefit Law Center which is a non-profit aimed at bringing social security and other social services to the homeless at other at risk populations in King County. The Concept was to transform an old Metro Bus into a mobile legal clinic which could travel around King County and provide free legal services to a greater number of people in need. The project was completed in the fall of 2019. Additional information about the project can be seen here as covered in a King 5 story, While Covi has made this service challenging The Justice Bus has enabled BLC to vastly expand their services beyond the confines of a central Seattle to many locations across the county.
URBAN DESIGNER SEATTLE, WA
CONSTRUCTION IN 2019 BUDGET $30K
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McGraw Square — Downtown Seattle Association McGraw Square was identified through public engagement as a priority public space for improvement efforts in 2017 by the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA). While the space has been improved from its original state of a roadway it was clear that it could benefit the surrounding community to a much greater extent. In addition, the DSA had received notification that surrounding development agencies were interested in investing in the site given some understanding of possibilities. At that point I worked to create a series of renders of how art and added amenities could benefit the space and make it more user friendly. These images were used to get a final buy in from neighbors regarding their investment. Following that commitment, I was able to move forward with contracting an architecture firm, to assist with construction documents and sourcing the right contractors, fabricators, and engineers to oversee the final construction set for Seattle Department Of Transportation (SDOT) review (team shown to the right reviewing metal fabrication). Given that this site is owned by both the Parks Department and SDOT and has a trolley line that terminates within it, developing a management agreement was a complex process, but well worth it in the end.
URBAN DESIGNER SEATTLE, WA
CONSTRUCTION IN 2019 BUDGET $30K
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References — LIHI Bradford Gerber Low Income Housing Institute (206) 686-7252 bradgerber@lihi.org
JUSTICE BUS Alex Doolittle Benefit Law Center (206) 686-7252
Jennie K Creative Planning Jennie Kovalcik Jennie K Creative Planning (810) 531-7781 jenniecreative@gmail.com
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