HEATHER GROGAN Landscape Architecture
REFRAMING PUBLIC TRANSIT SPACE DILEMMA The Maplewood MetroLink station is a nonplace: “Where once there were places we now find nonplaces. In real places the human being is a person. He or she is an individual, unique and possessing a character. In nonplaces, individuality disappears. In nonplaces, character is irrelevant and one is only the customer or shopper, client or patients, a body to be seated, and address to be billed, a car to be parked” (Oldenburg 1989, 205).
Inventory Diagrams
In order to combat nonplace sociologist Ray Oldenburg suggests that we cultivate third places—liminal spheres between home and work that facilitate informal social interaction. A major component of third place is user accessibility. Therefore, the ability to physically and mentally access public transit space is investigated as a design dilemma. Through the reframing of physical and mental accessibility the Maplewood MetroLink station will evolve into a hybrid landscape capable of supporting informal social interaction. *Oldenburg, Ray. 1989. The Great Good Place. New York: Paragon House.
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Day Perspective of Station
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REFRAMING PUBLIC TRANSIT SPACE
Night Perspective of Station
Streetscape Details [4]
Perspective of Plaza + Community Garden
View from Elevated MetroLink Platform
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URBAN PLAZA CONCEPT STATEMENT The Society of Mechanical Puzzle Manufacturers in Portland, Maine would like to create a space that engages pedestrians, encourages a variety of cultural activities, and reflects regional identity as well as mechanical puzzles.
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The plaza layout visually merges client and regional identity, blending curvilinear and geometric shapes in a paving pattern reminiscent of both the coastline and mechanical puzzles. In order to catch the attention of a passerby, part of the paving pattern extends into the street. A fountain mimics the natural coastline with water trickling over the stones during the summer and forming icy networks during the winter. The ledge facing Main Street reaches sitting height, promoting people watching and interaction with the water.
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Entering the site, two elevated spaces form impromptu stages and provide seating. A path winds through the plaza at street level, creating movement and a place for chance encounters. Lampposts and trees form vertical elements that further define movement.
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MENNONITE CONGREGATION BACKGROUND Manhattan, Kansas supports a Mennonite population that wishes to build a worship center at the intersection of Poyntz Avenue and 8th Street. A large part of who and what the Mennonites are involves their relationship with the community. Landscape form, therefore, is meant to create a visual extension into the city of Manhattan, reinforcing the concept of church embracing community.
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STRATEGY Stormwater management will be approached through several different strategies, including permeable paving and the collection and reuse of rainwater runoff in cisterns and bioswales. While functionally reducing the use of potable water in landscape irrigation, these stormwater management techniques will also make a visual statement. Team member: Whitley Fields, Architecture student
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PIONEER PARK GOALS Use vegetation with deeper roots and higher carbon sequestration capabilities Use grasses that reduce the frequency of mowing and contribute better to the absorption of stormwater Inclusion of a council ring for contemplation or group discussion Plant palette with a variety of textures, colors, smells and uses (attract butterflies, healing qualities) Use visual patterns associated with farmsteads to relate historically to the Goodnow House Include defining elements of Manhattan’s landscape like native tall grass prairie, Burr Oak trees, and limestone walls
Riley County Family & Child
mesic seed mix +
sidewalk +
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council
Resource Center
existing bald cypress
bird bath
mix
ring
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Clearly mark cross walks; include signage explaining benefits of vegetation choices, historical context, and marks the site as Pioneer Park Team member: Daniel Smith, Landscape Architecture student
mesic seed mix
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a. Transplanted trees
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b. Burr oaks
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c. Prairie field grass
h. Overhead structure
d. Recreation lawn
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e. Riparian area
j. Council ring
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ULI COMPETITION BACKGROUND The competition simulates a multidisciplinary urban design and development dilemma over the course of two weeks. The 2010 brief challenged teams to develop a concept which would revitalize the East Village area in San Diego, CA by increasing the number of residents and workers while protecting the current artist population from gentrification. Active and inactive fault lines permeate the site, restricting the number of spaces suitable for gathering. Our team chose to celebrate these faults.
Team members: Architecture students - Brad Mascal and Cynthia Wiederholt; landscape architecture student - Jaime Vickrey; and business student - Zach Ransom.
Views to maintain
Phase 1
Vehicular circulation
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Activity nodes
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Community links
Phase 4
Open public space
Structures to demolish
Fault lines
Structures to maintain
Structural context
Site Strategies
APPROACH 1. Recognize the fault 2. Abide to regulations 3. Incorporate into design 4. Celebrate the fault 5. Capitalize
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Conceptual Montage
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FORBES FIELD DILEMMA The 190th Air Refueling Wing in Topeka, Kansas plans on demolishing three buildings and introducing a new hangar that will house two large aircrafts. Removal of the three buildings will provide ample opportunity for a green plaza and space for a recreational trail. Additional parking is needed to house the temporary staff and long-term deployed soldiers.
Section Sub Cut Area(s) sq.ft.
C1 C2 C3 Total Sub Cut Area Adjusted for K Total Sub Cut Area
Section Vertical Exaggeration Corrected Sub Cut Area sq.ft. =Total Cut / Vert.Exag.
176.35 914.62 N/A 1090.97
Sub Fill Area(s) sq.ft.
F1 F1 F2 Total Sub Fill Area
2+37.18 287.01 3020.45 701.89 4009.35
K (Cut in Fill Area)
K1 K1 K2 Total K Area
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1090.97 10.00 Section Vertical Exaggeration 109.10
Corrected Sub Fill Area sq.ft. =Total Cut / Vert.Exag.
10.00 400.94
STRATEGY Sustainability requirements are met with permeable paving and bioswales planted with native vegetation. The bioswales will allow the site to filter and direct stormwater into a wet meadow area that slowly infiltrates rainwater back into the water table.
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Section
Sub Cut Volume for Sections
Corrected C t dS Sub bC Cutt Areas sq.ft.
109.10 254.72
2+37.18 2+88.30 Sub Fill Volume for Sections
Corrected Sub Fill Areas sq.ft.
400.94 484.39
2+37.18 2+88.30
Average A Sub S b Cut C t Area A sq.ft. = (Sta1+Sta2) / 2
2+37.18 to 2+88.30 Di Distance t Between Sections
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181.91
51.12
9299.16252
344.41
Average Sub Fill Area sq.ft. = (Sta1+Sta2) / 2
Distance Between Sections
S b Fill Volume Sub Vol me cu.ft.
Sub Fill Volume cu.yds. =Fill Volume / 27
442.66
51.12
22629.00924
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Section Sub Cut Area(s) sq.ft.
C1 C2 Total Sub Cut Area Adj t d for Adjusted f K Total Sub Cut Area
Section Vertical Exaggeration Corrected Sub Cut Area sq.ft. =Total Cut / Vert.Exag.
154.64 2392.56 2547.20
Sub Fill Area(s) sq.ft.
F1 F2 Total Sub Fill Area
2+88.30 385.23 4458.71 4843.94
K (Cut in Fill Area)
K1 K2 Total K Area
N/A N/A 0.00
2547.20 10.00 Section Vertical Exaggeration 254.72
Corrected Sub Fill Area sq.ft. =Total Cut / Vert.Exag.
10.00 484.39
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Section Sub Cut Volume for Sections 2+88.30 3+25.15 Sub Fill Volume for Sections 2+88.30 2 88 30 3+25.15
Corrected Sub Cut Areas sq.ft.
254.72 262.09
Corrected Sub Fill Areas sq.ft.
484.39 484 39 143.37
Average Sub Cut Area sq.ft. Sta2) / 2 = (Sta1 (Sta1+Sta2)
2+88.30 to 3+25.15 Distance Between Sections
=Avg Avg Cut Area * Dist.
258.41
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9522.2611
352.68
Average Sub Fill Area sq.ft. = (Sta1+Sta2) / 2
Distance Between Sections
Sub Fill Volume cu.ft.
Sub Fill Volume cu.yds. =Fill Volume / 27
313.88
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STAGG HILL STRATEGY With a projected population increase of nearly 40% in the next 20 years, Manhattan needs to set a new standard for residential development which responds to both social and natural systems. The proposed strategy will “frame ecological function within a recognizable frame” by fusing human and natural needs through prairie style architecture, orderly framing of natural landscapes, and use of native materials (Joan Nassauer, 332)*. The focus includes: Social systems: Live and play are not mutually exclusive, therefore, Stagg Hill
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Development will include pedestrian walkways, interactive landscapes, controlled views of the nature, screening, and a recreation complex where community members can come together. Natural systems: Manhattan is located in the Flint Hills, one of largest remaining tallgrass prairies in North America. As stewards of the environment we must work to preserve this identity. By creating a built system that responds and adapts to changes in natural systems, we can shape a community that will endure through time. *Nassauer, Joan. 1995. “Messy Ecosystems, Orderly Frames.” In Theory in Landscape Architecture: A Reader, ed. Simon Swaffield. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvannia Press.
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GRAPHICS I enjoy working with a variety of media to create both hand and digital graphics. The pencil drawing below shows the form and texture of several Bald Cypress fruit. I am also attracted to mediums that provide a fluidity of movement and an opportunity to experiment with texture representation as shown in the compositions to the right.
Ink Painting
Pencil Drawing [18]
Printmaking
Charcoal Drawing [1 9 ]
HEATHER GROGAN 2255 BUCKINGHAM ST. #3, MANHATTAN, KS 66503 (314) 307-5958 HCGROGAN@GMAIL.COM