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landscape architecture clemson university | 2021 Maggie Gaston
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: MAGGIE GASTON
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C o n t e n t s CONCEPTUAL ADVANCED COMMUNITY DESIGN................4 A STUDY OF SUCCESSION.........................10 STERLING COMMUNITY...............................12 THE VALUE OF HABITAT...............................16 FABRICATED TURNER RESIDENCE...................................18
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this project was to provide practical experience in subdivision planning, design and the expertise that landscape architecture applies towards realizing quality of life in a subdivision community. The designated site is a parcel of land on the eastern edge of historic Pendleton in Anderson County that adjoins historic, but fallow, farmland. Downtown Pendleton is within walking distance to the property which provides great walkabilty and a sense of “town and country” character. The goal of this project was to design and plan a subdivision that follows Anderson County’s Muni Code and apply elements of specific model ordinances and regulations to create a subdivision that promotes community engagement, healthy living, and beneficial environmental systems.
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“the way our communities are designed can either support or hinder health.” CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles applied throughout subdivision design by creating natural surveillance zones within lot, walkway, and landscape design. Communal health promoted by green belt trail system which provides visual access to open spaces, preserves land and habitat, creates a multi-use trail for residents, and connects property to recreational space. Environmental systems throughout project include stormwater swales within public R.O.W., native planting designs to encourage wildlife and slow stormwater, and constructed wetlands to manage sites greywater.
(Above) Lot design including R.O.W., pedestrian walkways, driveways, lot lines, and unit floor plans. (Left) Rendered base map created from AutoCAD and Photoshop to illustrate subdivision design.
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Public R.O.W. including crowned street to allow water flow, vegetated swales with native plants to encourage infiltration and bioremediation of pollutants, and street trees for aesthetics and pedestrian comfort.
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constructed wetland for greywater purification
Constructed wetland for greywater purification shown in three steps (1) G.W. enters pond through spillways, (2) Cleansing process begins, (3) G.W. moves though spillway into collection pond, (4) G.W. is considered ready for irrigation and reuse.
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RESIDENTIAL LOT DETAIL WITH UNIT ELEVATIONS
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Zero lot line illustrated above with potential planting areas, permeable paver driveway to reduce runoff volume, river rocks at foundation for drainage and aesthetics, and unit elevations provided by Allison Ramsey Architects
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A STUDY OF SUCCESSION BACKGROUND “Ecological succession is the process that describes how the structure of a biological community changes over time.” However, this research-based project focused heavily on secondary succession and how a biological community has the ability to regenerate after small-scale disturbances such as fire. This rendering illustrates an overgrown grassland environment that has undergone prescribed burning to decrease debris and excessive woody species. Habitats are then altered and undesirable species are eliminated. Although the burning appears to devastate the land, the soil and former biological communities are still present and contain an abundance of nutrients from the burned organic matter. This allows the land to begin it’s regrowth cycle which generates more native grasses and wildflowers that provide habitat for other native animals and insects. Prof. Paul Russell LARC 8230 Spring 2020
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The image above created in Photoshop illustrates succession within grassland environments after prescribed burning has taken place. The life cycle of grasslands that undergo prescribed burning, from left to right, is shown above to demonstrate how controlled burning can benefit a once overgrown environment.
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PARKING 12 SPACES FOR RESIDENTS 30-DEGREE PARKING SPACE TO ALLOW COMFORTABLE ACCESS
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BACKGROUND “The history of Sterling is intricately tied to the history of Greenville. As home to several churches, the city’s first black 18 HOUSING UNITS SPLIT high school, and INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE the first localPORCH neighbourhood developed BETWEEN 9 TWO-STORY SPACES COVERED WITH SPACE exclusively for African-Americans, TOWERS FOR SEATING AND PLANTS Sterling was a centre of social, spiritual, and educational life for Greenville’s African550 SF ONE BEDROOM ONE BATH UPPER UNITS SHARE 36” WIDE UNITS WITH KITCHEN, LIVING American community.” STAIRWAY
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The goal of this project was to design a master plan for the board members of Sterling to aid in the upcoming development of the community. The small-scale PUD will house local veterans, low income families and be designed for OPEN SPACE aging in place. In addition to designing the landscape of the site, we also designed the units that will be used throughout PLANTED PARKING LOT TO LIGHTING WITHIN PARKING LOT the site. This project was to the board members of PROVIDE SHADE AND PRIVACY TO PROVIDEpresented SAFETY FROM PASSING TRAFFIC Sterling and 4’isWALKING being considered for future development. PATHS THROUGHOUT
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PAVER PATHWAY TO ENABLE EASY ACCESS TO BACK DOOR FRAGRANT GROUND COVER ALONG PATH FOR AESTHETICS
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The rendering above, which was created in AutoCAD and Photoshop, illustrates the Sterling community master plan with all residential units, provided parking, and native tree species that will be included within the planting design.
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PERMEABLE PAVERS Stormwater management Reduce runoff volume Filter pollutants
BIORETENTION SWALE Capture, treat and infiltrate stormwater runoff Aesthetics & vegetation
DRY WELL Disposes water runoff Allows water to slowly soak into ground
Creek Sedge Carex amphibola
White Indigo Baptisia alba
Narrow-leaved sunflower Helianthus angustifolia
Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis
Common Rush Juncus effusus
Sweet Flag Grass Acorus gramineus
False Aster Boltonia asteroides
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
Tussok Sedge Carex stricta
River Birch Betula nigra
River Oats Chasmanthium latifolium
Lyreleaf Sage Salvia lyrata
The parking lot drawing and section was created in AutoCAD and rendered using Photoshop and Illustrator. The plant images provided provide the client with a visual of native planting that would be used within the site.
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Japanese Barberry Fountain Grass Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’
Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides
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Otto Luyken Laurel Golden Euonymus Black-eyed Susan Agastache Rugosa
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Gian Hyssop Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
The foundational and privacy planting design above was drawn in AutoCAD and rendered using Adobe Illustrator.
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The goal of this project was to analyse the topography, habitat, existing plant life and surrounding community of the designated site. The site is a vacant lot located along Old Greenville Hwy. in Clemson, SC. The existing conditions within the lot consist of over grown trees and shrubbery, debris from runoff and litter, and drainage issue due to severe changes in topography. From analysing the surrounding area, a public park and recreational area was the best suited use for this space.
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The design of the park features a lookout area over the constructed retention pond that captures the sites stormwater. A continuous walkway acts as a nature walk and the upper area of the site acts as an open recreational field. The topography shown on the base map has been manipulated to allow water to collect at the base of the site and to allow ADA accessible walkways throughout the park.
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Turner Residence BACKGROUND Located in High Hampton, North Carolina, the Turner residence is a large lot within the North Carolina mountains. The landscape is designed to mimic the native woodland area in which the lot is located. Majority of the plants used within the landscape are native and can thrive with minimal maintenance. The hand drafted landscape plan was created my North Carolina landscape designer, John Warren. We worked together to modify the plan as the client requested and then I drafted the plan in AutoCAD. I was provided with the original survey and architectural drawing and from there scaled the references accurately to create the new landscape plan.
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LOT 41 REVISED, CHIMNEY TOP SECTION HIGH HAMPTON, CASHIERS TOWNSHIP JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: MAGGIE GASTON
