FRANK HAMMOND PORTFOLIO
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FRANK HAMMOND _ fhammond@risd.edu _ 816-668-2219
Education 2010 - 2013
Rhode Island School of Design | Master of Landscape Architecture
1994 - 1999
University of Florida | Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Recent Practice 2014
Reisen Design Associates Cambridge, MA Designer Pagani Residence Designed and prepared construction documents for the landscape of a modern residence in Lexington, MA. Crosina Residence Assisted on the design of a 28 acre landscape for a new residence in Concord, MA.
2012
Mikyoung Kim Design Boston, MA Landscape Designer Assisted on the design of a plaza and entry for The University of Chicago Lab School Worked on the design and detailing for a new courtyard for Bridgewater State University Helped with a design proposal for the redesign of downtown Quincy, Massachusetts
2005 - 2009
Populous Kansas City, MO Architect Florida Marlins New Ballpark Assisted with the design of the exterior curtain wall system. Lead the design and worked with engineers on the (6) 45’x72’ operable outfield mechanized sliding doors. Arrowhead Football Stadium Autocad manager. Answered technical questions related to Autocad, developed standards, managed all files. Miami Dolphins Stadium Renovation Designed a new entry and “Motivational Corridor” for the Miami Dolphin football players. Worked on the design of a new locker room. Brian Lara Cricket Stadium Worked on a small team to help design and detail the stadium renovation from schematics through construction documents.
Teaching Fall 2013 - 2014
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI Adjunct Faculty Co-teaching ARCH321 Site and Environment undergraduate course in the Architecture Department.
2011 - 2014
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI Design Build Studio in Costa Rica - Instructor Field Ecology + Design Foundations Studio - Instructor Constructed Ground Studio - Teaching Assistant History of Landscape Architecture - Teaching Assistant Pre-College Summer Architecture Program - Teaching Assistant Research Assistant involved in preliminary site analysis and regional research for a sustainable classroom prototype that will be designed and constructed on the campus of the Earth University in La Flor, Costa Rica.
Skills
Autocad, Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-design), Rhino, Sketchup, Excel, and ArcGIS. Excellent @ Hand Drawing, Rendering, and Model Building. Knowledge of New England plants.
Achievements
RISD Architecture Travel Grant (2013), RISD Honor Roll (2011), Graduate Fellowship (2010-present), Kansas City Young Architects Forum Design Award (2006) Design Excellence Award (U.F. 1999)
References
Scheri Fultineer (sfultine@risd.edu) Colgate Searle (csearle@risd.edu) Andrew Hartness (ah@hartnessvision.com)
Table of Contents Risd
1. Thesis 2. Community Oyster Park 3. Tijuana Inter-Commons 4 Park For the People
Professional
5. U. of Chicago Lab School 6. Bridgewater State University 7. Miami Marlins Stadium 8. Providence Park 9. Design-Build Costa Rica
Public Art/Installations
10. Birdhouse Community 11. PVD Putt Putt
TURBULENT WATERS
Building New Memory for an Urban River Populace
Thesis Spring 2013 / Advisors: Michael Blier, Gina Ford, Sara Cohen This thesis seeks to answer the question of how a city can capture and record the memory of something that is continuously reinventing itself. Rivers are a dynamic and fluid medium, but often in urban environments there is minimal registration of this movement. The constant and regulated flow of water (through man-made channelization) from the city to the sea registers as a nearly static entity that can easily be overlooked. This channelization of urban waterways has also created the opportunity for, in many places, more devastating flooding as concrete and other non-porous urban infrastructure increases the speed of the water, and decreases the chance of ground infiltration. Collecting, directing, and channeling the flow of an urban river in a precise and choreographed way will provide opportunities for people to interact with the water physically and visually in new and inventive ways, but also reduce flooding and pollution. This new type of interaction will weave people and the river, but also streets, walks, land, living space, vegetation, and the water into a more symbiotic and dependent relationship.
SITE CONDITIONS
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FLOODING = OPPORTUNITY
The site I’ve chosen to investigate my thesis is the Miami River in Miami, FL. This river is a highly channelized and controlled urban river that flows largely unnoticed through the heart of this diverse and vibrant metropolis. This thesis will propose several strategies to reconnect diverse (and often highly transient) urban populations back to the river by creating new experiences that allow people to interact directly with the water of the river.
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CHANNELS/RAIN GARDENS BRING WATER INTO THE CITY AND FILTER WATER FROM CITY TO RIVER
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CHANNELS/RAIN GARDENS BRING WATER INTO THE CITY AND FILTER WATER FROM CITY TO RIVER
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FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORMS
SKATEPARK During flood events this area is designed to capture water, but during typical situations these pools perform as the perfect terrain for local skateboarders.
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SWALE SYSTEM
MANGROVE WETLAND Mangrove trees are native along the intertidal zones of South Florida. They act to prevent erosion and also provide habitat for many species of birds and fish.
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RIVER-WALK SYSTEM PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE NATURAL POOL + AMPITHEATRE
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A new channel collects water from the river and accelerates the velocity by narrowing and dropping elevation. The water generates electricty by turning a wheel connected to a turbine. This power is used to operate lights at the pool, but also as a demonstration of the river’s possibility.
MIAMI STREETS
During heavy rain events and tropical storms the streets of Miami are particularly prone to flooding. A new elevated sidewalk system integrated with wetlands and swales will allow people to walk without being submerged in flood waters. The swales will also direct the water away from the streets and sidewalks, and back to the river, or into retention basins.
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STREET PARKING
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NATIVE WETLAND PLANTINGS
PROGRAM PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE A new bridge attached to the existing highway links the parks and paths on both sides of the Miami River.
MANGROVE BARRIER ISLAND A new island constructed from the fill of the natural swimming pool provides protection against storm surge, but also provides habitat for wildlife and a safe channel for recreation.
CONTINUOUS RIVER WALK AND FISHING PIER The river edge is connected by a new continuous river boardwalk that connects all the new program of my design, and provides opportunity to get close to wildlife habitat.
KAYAK CHANNEL A new channel provides a protected waterway from the shipping vessels that frequent the river.
VEGETATED WIER This constructed and stepped wetland fills with water during high tide. The wetland plants and stepped design clean and filter out particulates and pollutants before the water fills the natural swimming pool.
NATURAL SWIMMING POOL A large swimming pool fills with rainwater and water from the adjacent river. Wetland plants clean the water before entering from the river. This pool is a place for recreation, and relaxation, but also demonstrates the natural cleaning ability of plants in a wetland environment.
COMMUNITY OYSTER PARK EPSCOR Studio @ The Rhode Island School of Design _ Fall 2012 This interdisciplinary course (between Sculpture and Landscape Architecture) examined the issues impacting local oyster populations, and students proposed viable solutions to creating shellfish habitat in Rhode Island waters through creative approaches to forms and systems that positively impact marine life, generate community understanding and engagement, and mitigate habitat destruction. The studio was funded through The National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and partners with Roger Williams University, University of Rhode Island and the Nature Conservancy.
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This project proposes a new community oyster farm in the Buttonwoods Cove in Warwick, Rhode Island. Getting coastal residents more engaged personally with oyster farming will help educate them and others on the importance of the oyster in the ecosystem. To make a community aquaculture farm and park possible in what are now closed waters it is necessary to bring the water up to par with the current standards for shellfishing. This system utilizes an expanded salt marsh and the power of oysters to filter water and decrease pollution in the streams and creeks entering the cove. A direct visual connection is established between the oyster aquaculture and the filtration system and human interaction is encouraged through increased access to the salt marsh.
Community members harvest oysters from their personal oyster bags.
OYSTER CSA PAVILION
Oyster Farm Model
TIJUANA INTER-COMMONS Creating an “Inter-commons” space in Tijuana Spring Studio 2012 / Instructors: Elizabeth Dean Hermann, Daniel Hewett The largest gap, or rupture, in the urban fabric of the Tijuana metropolis is the massive 300’ wide channelized Tijuana River. Currently, this is a concrete drainage canal that cuts through the center of this thriving city. The river is a virtual dead zone that the city has literally, and figuratively, turned its back on. My proposal looks at restoring the river, and Tijuana, to an earlier state that prized and celebrated this natural resource. Placing emphasis on the the river will make this new occupiable space a center of recreation, learning, and will give residents (and visitors) a new symbol of pride. The idea is to strategically “stitch” the city back together at key points along the river, thus turning the focus of the urban center back to the river.
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CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Existing Site Sections
Site Images
Process and Site Analysis
The solid concrete embankments of the river channel are removed to allow native plants to re-establish themselves. Some of the concrete from the channel will be recycled and used for seating. During non-flood periods the blocks seen above create a gathering and play space, but in a flood period the water is slowed by the blocks and the vegetation allows for ground infiltration.
My concept also proposes an “inter-commons� space by opening up the U.S./Mexico border where the river crosses the existing border. A newly restored river channel will feed cleaner waters into the existing estuary near the border. This redesigned channel will also allow U.S. residents uninterrupted access into the rich urban core of Tijuana via a new ecologically rich river-way. Alternatively, the river will bring Mexican residents into the diverse and open estuary on the U.S. side. There will be a symbiotic relationship apparent between the two countries that does not care about man-made borders. New programmatic elements such as walking and bike paths, markets, park space, and cultural elements such as museums, schools, and libraries will be focused on the river. Also, the rich existing cultural amenities once segregated by the river will now be re-connected on the and by the waterway.
PROJECT CROSS-SECTION
PARK FOR THE PEOPLE Constructed Landscape Fall Studio 2011 / Instructors: David De-Celis This studio used a site off Central Square in Cambridge, MA as a place to design an intervention with an urban program. The site is at a key moment where an urban transformation occurs from residential to commercial/public. Along the length of this park there will be a spatial transformation of experience through the site, and a transformation of the site itself through human activation and occupation. Users are encouraged to modify their own environment by moving walls, benches, performing in an outdoor theatre, skateboarding, painting, and selling goods in an outdoor market.
MOVABLE WALLS People are encouraged to slide walls to form new spatial configurations within the plaza space. Anyone is also free to paint the walls, to create larger or smaller artworks, and join various paintings to create new and unique compositions.
SECTIONS Illustrate the outdoor public performance area, rain gardens, cafe, and bike/pedestrian bridge that connects the space to Massachusetts Avenue.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAB SCHOOL Mikyoung Kim Design Winter 2012 / Internship MKD was the Landscape Architect for several courtyards and plazas for the new U of C Lab School. On this project I helped to develop the design of a new auditorium plaza entry and garden. In addition to the plaza, the design included a play area around a rain garden. The play area involved a series of undulating grass mounds that imitate a ripple radiating out from a small pond. The hard geometry of the granite pavers and benches reference the new auditorium building, but are juxtaposed and softened by the grass mounds and wetland planting around the rain garden. The two separate program elements overlap and converge to create a unique spatial experience that is about rest and contemplation, but also movement and play. I studied these forms and relationships through a series of physical models, and then created a rendering for the Architect to approve. I also produced the construction documents related to this particular courtyard.
Grass Mounds
Rain Garden
Seating Area
Seating Area
Limestone Seating 24”x 24’x 5’-0” “Waukesha Brown Block”
“STEPSTONE” Precast Concrete Pavers (12”x 24”x 2”)
“STEPSTONE” Narrow Modular Paver (3”x 24” x 4”) Overall Stripe size: 1’-0”x 8’-0”
Limestone Seating 24”x 24’x 5’-0” “Waukesha Brown Block”
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY Mikyoung Kim Design Winter 2012 / Internship During the winter semester I had the opportunity to work in the office of Mikyoung Kim as a full-time employee. I worked on various projects at all stages of the design process. On this project MKYD worked with Architect Perkins + Will to design a dormitory for Bridgewater State. I created several design options for the courtyard of one building, and also help to prepare the associated construction documents, focusing on the bench design and detailing.
OPTION A
Mounded Planting Bed
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Stepped Wood Bench with Concrete Base
Sloped Gravel Plant Bed
Sloped Planted Edge
Sloped Gravel Plant Bed
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MIAMI MARLINS STADIUM Populous Miami, FL 2009 This was a project I participated on for a year and a half, from design development through construction documents. My primary role was the design and detailing of the exterior skin system, which included the metal panels and glazing. This role also included a lead design role of the large outfield operable glass wall system. There are 6 large doors (each one 40’ wide x 65’ tall) that slide open to allow for natural ventilation and unobstructed views of downtown Miami. Our process included conceptual sketch proposals, models and renderings for design study and presentation, and finally we built the developed proposal in 3d Cad for use in construction documents. This project was just completed for the 2012 baseball season.
Preliminary study renderings of the entire stadium with a focus on the operable outfield glazing system.
3d studies of the glazing and steel panelling system.
The operable outfield doors under construction.
POCKET PARK PROPOSAL
Providence, RI
DESIGN-BUILD STUDIO
Costa Rica
RISD WINTERSESSION STUDIO Winter 2014 The Rhode Island School of Design has been engaged since 2007 in collaborative studios wit Earth University, the world’s foremost scool for sustainable agriculture. Earth has commissioned students at RISD to design and uild a classroom prototype that will serve as an example of sustainable building practices in the dry tropics. It will inspire local school leaders and community groups, and teach them techniques for sustainable building. Building orientation for passive cooling and lighting, solar power, a water cistern, and locally harvested materials are all an important showcase of this structure. In 2011 I visited Costa Rica with a very small team to do initial site, materials research to initiate the building of this project. We also visited local schools and community leaders to determine the best program and size for the classroom. Our research was compiled into a small book for the first group of students who were to begin building and designing the structure. This winter (2014) I returned to Costa Rica as a Teaching Assistant to help the students finish the build. We designed the doors, windows, and completely enclosed the structure. We installed the solar power and began the installation of the water cistern and purification system. The structure is now nearly complete and ready to serve as an example of a completely passive, local, simple and cheap classroom prototype that could influence building practices throughout the region.
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I-195 CORRIDOR COMPETITION
Birdhouse Community
Competition Proposal Winter 2014 The current I-195 corridor is a place in transition. Essentially, a place without a place. Currently, people can only pass through and imagine what is to be, or recollect on what once was. In addition, wildlife has been removed from the space, leaving minimal opportunity for flora or fauna. Of course, all of this will likely change with the new redevelopment plans. However, in the meantime the area is either barren open space, scarred by the old highway, or a construction site. This project proposes a temporary home (an artificial tree) for at least one type of local inhabitant, the birds. This new bird habitat would consist of 14 various sized bird houses, and colors specifically meant to satisfy and attract the needs of numerous local Rhode Island species. The bird houses would provide habitat for such species as the Eastern Bluebird, Cardinal, Gold Finch, Robin, and Tree Swallow (to only name a few). These bird homes would rest atop a grid of steel reinforcing bars, similar to the structure used in the support of the removed I-195 bridge. This structural support would not only provide a perfect base for a series of bird homes, but also would gesture to the history of the place.
Final Installation
PVD PUTT-PUTT Competition Entry PVD Put Put was Providence, Rhode Island’s one and only “pop up” mini golf course. Nine uniquely designed holes popped up in Armory Park on the West Side. Each hole was designed by a different artist or group of artists, all local to Rhode Island. The course was free to play, with donations going towards a different local non-profit each week. The design of my putt putt course is meant to engage the public, be whimsical, celebrate cycling, and bring attention to the power of wind. The main elements in this course will be the use of recycled bicycle parts, in particular the wheels of bicycles, which will reference the iconic windmill found in traditional putt putt courses. The old steel bicycle wheels will bring attention to the wind, and will add a fun visual challenge for the player. Some Links: http://www.rimonthly.com/Blogs/ridaily/June-2014/Mini-Golf-in-Providence/ http://www.rimonthly.com/Blogs/ridaily/July-2014/PVD-Putt-Putt-Pops-Up/
Design Entry
Final Build