Jared Brocklehurst |
2021 Landscape Design Portfolio
Jared Brocklehurst
2619 North 4th Street Columbus, Ohio 43202 (330) 590-0439 jaredbrocklehurst@gmail.com
Table of Contents AgriCultural Ecotones
Promoting the Intersectionality of Conservation, Productivity, and Community
2020 Urban Forest
Celebrating the Vibrant Soul of Montreal at The McCord Museum
From Ashes
Installing Radical Maintenance Regimes to Foster Aesthetics of Care
Willow Hill
Applying Design and Construction Guidelines for Vacant Sites
Landform Model Drawing Testing Constructed Topography
Bier Im Wald
Equipping Commercial Outdoor Spaces with Sustainable Design
AgriCultural Ecotones
Promoting the Intersectionality of Conservation, Productivity, and Community
Instructor: Forbes Lipschitz Partner: Haobo Sun Fall 2019 Agricultural Ecotones investigates the potential of agricultural and ecological landscapes to generate a conceptual, spatial, and performative foundation for an experimental climate-smart plan for an existing 261 acre farm. By deploying pattern tests, the project begins to explore the scale and relationships of 6 distinct ecological services planned for the farm including American bison pastures, water buffalo dairy operations, and experimental climate forests. The whole is often times greater than the sum of its parts and this is especially true for ecotones - the edge conditions of two adjacent ecosystems. AgriCultural Ecotones uses this idea to maximize the potential of productive and unique ecosystems on the farm. We use this technique to experiment with different ecological relationships on site, while increasing the community presence and interaction with these dynamic systems.
Pattern and Massing Tests
American Bison Pasture
Grasses produce 1/3 more growth than will naturally decompose. Bison help maintain healthy pastures by selectively grazing on grasses and burying seeds as they walk. Rotating Bison herds gives pasture land an opportunity to recover from over-grazing.
Bison enjoy grass species such as little bluestem, blue gramma, and sand dropseed.
Bison meat has the potential to be sold commercially.
Birds use grasses and fur from bison for nesting.
Natural manure from bison.
Grasses serve as effective carbon sink.
Bison create wallows throughout the landscape by compacting soil when resting.
Wetland Habitat
Wetland ecosystems are often referred to as the kidney’s of the earth for their exceptional filtering of nitrate, phosphorous and heavy metal pollution associated with conventional agriculture. Wetlands are also havens for biodiversity, sheltering 1/3 of the country’s threatened and endangered species.
Introducing water buffalo promotes natural wallows and their milk can be sold commercially to the local community. Wetlands provide habitat for migratory birds.
Beaver Dams slow streams and create mini-reservoirs which are useful for holding water in storm events.
Biodiverse Shelter Belts
Shelter belts create micro-climates within adjacent areas by blocking prevailing winds. This is especially useful for croplands during extreme weather events. Shelter belts can also provide thriving habitats for birds and animals when plant species are strategically selected to support biodiversity.
Hierarchy of plantings in shelter belt lifts extreme winds above sensitive areas.
Floor level rich with fungi & insects.
Shrub Level: Ribes rubrum Cornus florida
Large Level: Acer saccharum Aesculus glabra
Mid Level: Prunus armeniaca Malus sylvestris
Evergreen Level: Pinus strobus
Micro-topography Cropland
To create more function, the topography of crop field will be moon crater shape. The higher land is for crops since higher level can obtain more sunshine. The lower land will be retention basin place and absorb water like a sponge.
The higher land is used to plant crops. The lower land can be the retention basin to absorb water during floods.
The harvester can reap several lines of crops at once while leaving the crater-crops for manual harvesting.
Landscape Catalog
American Bison Pasture
Experimental Forest
Biodiverse Shelter Belt
Orchard / Nursery Grove
Wetland Habitat
Micro-topography Cropland
Pattern Deployment
Framework Plan
Existing Forest
Experimental Forest
Apple Orchard Buffalo Wetland
Tree Nursery Bison Pasture
Pumpkin Patch
Field Crop
Buffalo Market District
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Pasture Walk
Elevated Path
Pasture Pocket Park
Bison Herd Bison Wallow
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Bison Amphitheater
Elevated Path Amphitheater Seating Forming Wallow
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Buffalo Market + Dairy Barn
Buffalo Dairy Barn
Market Catwalk
Massage + Milking
Cheese Den
Open-Air Market
Market Perspective
Wetland Perspective
Waterman Farm Model Site model formed in 4’ diameter plywood circle using 5-axis CNC router used to express topography, tree canopy, and building positioning.
2020 Urban Forest
Celebrating the Vibrant Soul of Montreal at The McCord Museum Drawings Produced for WANTED Landscape llc, Paula Meijerink Summer 2020 The Urban Forest, or Forêt urbaine, celebrated its 10th anniversary outside the McCord Museum in downtown Montreal this year. Each year, Victoria Street is refashioned into an imaginative pedestrian environment for the summer months. The project raises awareness of urban density issues and the lack of green space and trees in the city center, and creates a place of cultural democratization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people living and working in this area.
The McCord Museum, Montreal - 2020
Victoria Street - 2020
Mohawk Dance Performance
Stump Migration Plan
Site Plan
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From Ashes
Installing Radical Maintenance Regimes to Foster Aesthetics of Care Instructor: Parker Sutton Fall 2020 This project uses the unmaintained landscapes of quarantine as a springboard for exploring the aesthetics of care. The design proposal incorporates a reimagined maintenance ordinance to enhance ecological performance and promote an alternative Midwestern landscape aesthetic in underutilized and ignored corners. Ritual burning and it’s byproduct, ash, are central to my maintenance ordinance which is characterized by three distinct, yet connected, zones. By following the guidelines set forth by the ordinance, these three site designs help satisfy the overarching goals of reuse, regrowth, and reeducation.
Site Zone Diagram
Site A
Debris Maintenance Garden
Site B
Regrowth Berm
Site C
Ceremonial Burning Site
Debris Zone
Prairie/Broadcast Burn
Site Entrance
Bleacher Garden
Wooded Boundary
Fire Ceremony Park
Rubble Prairie
Midwest Prairie
Debris Storage
Wooden Poles
Rubble Prairie
Threshold
Refuse Bleachers
Raised Concrete Red Maple Stump Debris
Bleacher Garden Mowed Path
Wooden Pole Fence
Gravel Drive
Midwest Stumpery
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Debris Maintenance Garden The Debris Maintenance Garden is driven by the recycling of discarded objects and materials in an effort to reimagine the value of reuse in the landscape. Originally a messy dumping site for vegetative and earthy materials, the garden site better organizes this practice into a designed maintenance regime. Incoming debris from around the university is sorted and stored in adjustable ‘rooms’ with the intent of being repurposed around Chadwick Arboretum North. The garden itself includes large concrete slabs and discarded bleachers designed cohesively into the Midwest prairie landscape in order to celebrate the underappreciated treasures.
Threshold
Prairie Growth
Wooded Boundary
Highway Berm Peak
Mowed Path
Regrowth Berm The long term goal of the Regrowth Berm is to restore the integrity of the dwindling woodland ecosystem on site by altering the maintenance regime to encourage sustained growth. Annual broadcast burns in central prairie space of the site support new growth and soil regeneration as woodland species migrate inward over the course of many years. In doing so, the berm serves multiple purposes by continuing to block noise and air pollution from the highway, restoring soil viability, supporting biodiverse plant and animal communities, and educating the human community on the importance of broadcast burns.
Threshold
Red Maple
Midwest Prairie
Sports Field Fence
Prairie Planting Bed Embedded Concrete
Fire Pit
Fire Ceremony Park Concrete Bench
Concrete Stair Retaining Wall/ Planting Bed Threshold
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Ceremonial Burning Site Springtime in the Midwest is a period of significant change after months of dormancy. The goal of the Ceremonial Burning Site is to better connect the public with some of the important and exciting changes that happen during this period. Burning material collected in the Debris Maintenance Garden from around the university is brought to fire pits to celebrate the advent of the growing season with an annual festival. Ash from the fires is then poured into the ash fans where it is distributed back into the soil on the Regrowth Berm. The Ceremonial Burning Site also includes local prairie plant species and embedded recycled concrete debris.
Ash Fan
Fabricated tool designed to support the operations set forth in the ordinance by spreading ash onto the landscape, promoting soil health.
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Willow Hill
Applying Design and Construction Guidelines for Vacant Sites Instructor: Justin Parscher Spring 2020 Addressing the issue of vacant lots in St. Louis, MO, this project establishes a set of design criteria that can be applied by low-skill workers similar to the Citizen Conservation Corps in the 1930s and 1940s. Using a game-like system, workers are asked to design and construct adventurous and sustainable sites based on the guidelines. The rules are intended to help workers create meaningful projects, but the process results in unique outcomes depending on the workers and the site. A game board-like grid is applied to the site and by following the simple set of rules, workers play with pieces, building relationships between the design elements. The vacant lot, Willow Hill, is used as an example of how these guidelines would be applied on site. Using materials found on site and nearby, Willow Hill transforms into a playfully lush community landscape.
Neighborhood and Site Context
River des Peres Hemisphere Corp. U.S. Route 44 Willow Hill Site
Clifton Heights Park
Site Conditions
Honeysuckle Flowering Dogwood
Weeping Willow
Loose Soil Covered with Vinca
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Black Walnut
Sweetgum Catalpa
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Hackberry
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Dr Weeping Willow
American Sycamore Muddy Clay Recently Seeded
Major Regional Water Bodies Lakes/Rivers
Streams Major Watershed Minor Watershed
Region Topography 20’ Contours 900’
100’
Regional Flooding 100 Year Flood Zone
500 Year Flood Zone
Levee System
Regional Pollution Sewer Outfall
Water Polluting Facility
Combined Sewer Area
Separate Sewer Area
Willow Hill Design Mechanism
Hill-Top Zone Open
Hill-Top Zone Rooted
Hill-Side Zone Open
Hill-Side Zone Rooted
Wooden Bench
Woodchip Path
Woodchip Open Space
Brick Bench
Brick Path
Brick Open Space
Concrete Bench
Concrete Path
Concrete Open Space
Pennsylvania Sedge
Raingarden
Wooden Wall
Christmas Fern
Periwinkle
Witch Hazel
Willow Cuttings
Flowering Dogwood
Brick Wall
Weeping Willow
Initial Design Tests
Test One
Test Two
Test Three
Test Four
Woodchip Guidelines Full Cord of Chopped Wood
As the trees are removed, they should be chopped into logs roughly 2’ long.
Logs can be stored on site as full cords on spaces that are not currently under construction. Two full cords can fit on an 8’x 8’ space.
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When you’re ready to create woodchips for paths, open spaces, or planted areas, use a small portable woodchipper on site. When the chopped wood supply begins to run low, remove the remaining catalpa, hackberry, and sweetgum trees on site. Additional wood can be found at other lot sites in the neighborhood.
27 Cubic Feet = 1 Cubic Yard 1 Cubic Foot of Chopped Wood
2 Cubic Feet of Woodchips
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Tree Wood Estimates
Caliper:
Cords:
5” 6”
0.05
7”
0.08
8”
0.12
9”
0.17
10”
0.21
11”
0.25
12”
0.30
14”
0.40
16”
0.50
18”
0.65
22”
1.00
Honeysuckle
Black Walnut
Caliper: 5 inches
Caliper: 12 inches
Full Cords of Wood: 0.02
Full Cords of Wood: 0.30
Woodchip Volume: .2 Cubic Yards
Woodchip Volume: 3.0 Cubic Yards
Catalpa
Sweetgum
Caliper: 12 inches
Caliper: 10 inches
Full Cords of Wood: 0.30
Full Cords of Wood: 0.21
Woodchip Volume: 3.0 Cubic Yards
Woodchip Volume: 2.1 Cubic Yards
Hackberry
Total Available on Site
Caliper: 10 inches
Full Cords of Wood: 1.04
Full Cords of Wood: 0.21
Woodchip Volume: 10.4 Cubic Yards
Woodchip Volume: 2.1 Cubic Yards
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Phases of Construction Summary
One. Initiate. Some tree species are removed from site and stored for future wood chipping. Willow and dogwood stakes are harvested and planted. Walls are constructed with available local material.
Two. Install. Paths, open space surface, and benches are constructed using available local material. If woodchips are used, the preserved lumber from removed trees is used.
Three. Plant. Understory plants are included using continuous bands that must turn after 5 spaces in any one direction. Every space must be filled with understory with the exception of spaces with open space surface or existing adult trees.
Four. Grow. The surviving planted willow and dogwood stakes mature. The evolution of the site will also continue over time. This phase allows for changes to be made as the conditions of the site evolve. For example, if a wall begins the crumble, a path or understory species may replace it.
Phase One. Initiate.
Phase Two. Install.
Phase Three. Plant.
Phase Four. Grow.
Willow Hillside
Landform Model Drawing Testing Constructed Topography Instructor: Parker Sutton Fall 2020 Resulting in a series of simple landscape drawings, this project tests the workflow of transforming 3 dimensional landform models into 2 dimensional topographic drawings. Physical models were created using sand that was controlled out of a piping bag. The models represent abstracted forms found in the real world. Each test model was then scanned using Trnio, a 3D model phone and tablet application. Models were then edited in the 3D software, Rhino, and given regularly spaced contour lines. The resulting 2 dimensional plan and perspective drawings were creating using this reverse model making technique.
Star Dune
Parabolic Dune
Plateaus
Hill Field
Canyon
Terrace
Bier Im Wald
Equipping Commercial Outdoor Spaces with Sustainable Design Instructor: Paula Meijerink Spring 2019 Studio Award Winner A two and a half acre lot located at the corner of North 4th Street and East Long Street represents much of the condition of downtown Columbus, Ohio today - tired hardscape infrastructure ripe for development. ‘Bier Im Wald’ (or beer in the forest) is a project that explores the relationship between tree canopy health, surface material, and sustainable stormwater management through strategic site design. Inspired by historic German beer gardens, the project considers the area’s diverse land use and ever-evolving transportation needs.
Current Area Land Use and Infrastructure
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Residential Project Site
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Commercial
Nightlife
Primary Road
Parking Garage
Vacant Building
Secondary Road
Existing Site Conditions
Site Diagram Roads Anticipating a transition away from personal vehicles, large 5-lane roads reduced to 2 lanes and passenger drop-off. Forests and Swales To better manage stormwater runoff, forest
Pins Mechanical Co.
pods and swales capture, store, and percolate
Jewelweed Floral Studio
Vacant Building E. Long Street
N. 4th Street
water on-site. Beer Garden Open spaces adjacent to Pins Mechanical Co. incorporated within the forest used for outdoor recreation. Pedestrian Paths Walking paths connect all areas of the site and extend into neighboring lots. Porous concrete used to improve stormwater management.
Site Plan
Beer Garden Perspective
Beer Garden Section Pins Mechanical
Beer Garden
Flood Tolerant Forest Pod
Forest Pod Planting Strategy
Phase I: 2020 Phase II: 2035
Landscape Photography Portfolio Hobby Pages
Photos taken with a Nikon Coolpix P510 DSLR camera. After taking a landscape photography bootcamp course, I have become more interested in pursuing the hobby as an amateur photographer. Taking the time to observe my surroundings through this hobby has gifted me with opportunities to notice fine details I would have otherwise missed. I often find myself particularly fixated on moments where spontaneous growth interacts with large, constructed elements - often in unmaintained and ignored spaces. I find the juxtaposition in the relationship accentuates the details of both in a beautiful way.
Jared Brocklehurst
2619 North 4th Street Columbus, Ohio 43202 (330) 590-0439 jaredbrocklehurst@gmail.com