ERIN DEVINE
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ERIN DEVINE / RESUME EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, DENVER College of Architecture & Planning Department Master’s of Landscape Architecture Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society Member Denver, CO / Summer 2012 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY B.A. of Photography, Minor in Art History Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society Member New Brunswick, NJ / 2006
EXPERIENCE LIVING WALL & FLORAL EVENT DESIGNER Erin Ashley, LLC, owner /2009 - present DESIGN INTERN American Design & Landscapes Parker, CO / Fall 2010 DESIGNER The Perfect Petal Denver, CO / 2010 2012 VOLUNTEER Colorado Horse Rescue Longmont, CO / 2009 present
PUBLICATIONS / AWARDS PUBLISHED in the book: Representing Landscapes: A Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings. /2012 (im)Possible Design Competition WINNER. Featured in Double Daughters Gallery Denver, CO / 2010 CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER ROOT Student Landscape Architecture Journal Denver, CO / 2009 present ASLA VP Student Chapter / 2010
1 / SANDSTONE RANCH
PROJECTS 3 / TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
2 / LIVING CITY BLOCK
4 / CALSBERG, DENMARK
St. Vrain River: A Remembered Wetland Sandstone Ranch, Longmont, Colorado This project reinvents an abandoned mining site along the St. Vrain River. The project studies the simplistic and poetic gestures of a landscape and its ability to return to natural order. The design intent is a long-term ecological process coupled with an idyllic field condition for the restoration of the forgotten wetland. Emergent conditions are evidence of the lands latent capacity to respond to disturbance. This project began by regarding this evidence critically through a series of forensic gatherings or mappings that offered foundation and method to draw upon for the entirety of the semester. Through the experimentation of various field studies in relationship to the river source and the water table, the hopeful discovery of an idyllic Riparian growing condition was realized. These studies began through the use of metaphor in order to poetically look upon the natural fabric of a wetland. The manipulation of the overburden landforms was explored through a field condition study utilizating a lino block and varying amounts of paint. This provided insight to several different flooding and dry conditions respectively. This forensic study into convex and concave landforms aided in the discovery of the idealized place, a print that maintained a good balance between wet and dry conditions was chosen for further study. It is the hope that this new even ground plane will provide a platform for a vegetal mosaic of plant communities to thrive.
hand drawn field studies
Field studies were explored through a series of ink prints. Through this metaphor, the representation of water’s presence in the wetland helped to determine an idyllic landscape condition.
Sections further explore the relationship of the ground and water table.
Conceptual design illustrations
Urban Sanctuary:Planted Oases L i v i n g C i t y B l o c k , D e n v e r, C o l o r a d o This project was developed with my partner, Tracy Graham. It explores tapping into geothermal energy and harnessing it to construct new vegetal microclimates. These imaginative landscapes will provide a unique identity to Denver’s lower downtown (LoDo) district. In LoDo, the Living City Block initiative will be able to impose exotic oases environments that would otherwise not exist in Denver’s climate. The plant oases will be explored through three different temperature habitats, the Mediterranean zone will be hot, the Temperate Zone will be temperate, and the Mountain zone will be cool. The initial focal point of the design is the Mediterranean climate within the existing impermeable parking area. The living system could be achieved through a variety of plant material that meets the water and temperature requirements of this zone, specifically highlighting Bamboo for its cold-hardy tendencies. The utilization the adjacent alley and sidewalks for the system will act as a gateway to the epicenter, but also provide micro-climates of their own. Due to the reduced sun exposure, the alleyways lend themselves to an ideal Mountain zone setting focused on Aspen trees.
Mountain zone micro climate
Existing Conditions Through GIS, a study of the existing conditions was performed that unearthed an unbalance between impervious and pervious surfaces. This drove the initial design; introduce more green space.
Context Map of LoDo City owned parcels Greenspace Public Park Impervious Surfaces
Plant Palette by Zone
Figure Ground Flow Lines of Water Streets Alleyways Outline of Living City Bock Public Art
Phase One
Phase Two
Phase Three
Phase Four
Through the study of geothermal energy gradient (the difference in temperature between the core of the planet and its surface) a system of drilling was developed to tap into this energy source. The borehole pipe lines will feed heating and cooling tower systems that will create diverse biological growing zones. Diagram of Climate Zones
Drilling Sketch-up Model Alliance Building Cool Pipes Geothermal Heat Pump Hot Pipes Boreholes Ground Plane
Technical Drawings: Renderings
Technical Drawings: Sketchup
Quick study models that explored the potential for a green roof and solar panel instillation on the Univeristy of Colorado building. This would provide both educational and functional benefits.
Technical Drawings: AutoCAD
Section for street planing beds.
Grading plan for a site model.
Urban Planning site plan finished with hand rendered details. Created for a proposed RTD rail stop.
Growing Light:Urban Art Installation Carlsberg, Copenhagen, Denmark This art installation was designed with my partner Abigail Eichenbaum, for the new UCC campus in Copenhagen, Denmark. Our installation of outdoor environmental art will be a moveable, interactive, and dynamic experience. The UCC campus plaza is primarily in shadow due to the tall buildings that surround it. This instillation takes advantage of the small amount of light available by reflecting, amplifying, and enhancing the ambient light into the space. The materials chose to create the installation are recycled water bottles filled with clear water absorbent polymer pearls. The primary function of the pearls is to act as a conduit of light expansion. These pearls also support plant life transforming the installation into something more than a static art piece; it becomes an ecological system.
image of the installation study model
Main Structural Support
Plants grow in clear polymer pearls. A tube along the main structural support feeds them nutrients and water. Every year new plants are planted and then grow. This adds life to the installation truly making it a
Growing Light
Secondary Structural Support
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The Installation has a lifespan of seven years, giving it a definitive time line as the water pearls will begin to deteriorate and not sustain plant life after that time. The temporal quality will be further expressed through seasonal plant cycles. During the winter months, no plant life will be present due to the lack of sunlight and cold weather. This will change during the spring and summer seasons. Increased sun and warm temperatures 9 A.M. will create the appropriate conditions to sustain vegetation. On a daily scale, the ephemeral experience of this installation will continuously evolve, As people navigate through the plaza and building floors, their engagement with the installation will change. From above, the plant life will be most visible; from below the dappled light is the principal experience. LED lights that are embedded within the hanging 12 P.M.will ignite the installation during events. This activates opportusystem nities for nighttime engagement and decor. The overall goal is to enhance the character and identity of the plaza. For the visitor the installation adds interest as the light constantly changes. The installation will be elegant from all vantage points. 3 P.M.
Campus Plaza Context
Installation in Plaza
base sketch-up model provided by WAW architects
ERIN DEVINE erina.devine@gmail.com 973.879.1413