JENNIFER BUCHANAN PORTFOLIO
JENNIFER BUCHANAN BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
00 CONTENT Project List
01 ASHEVILLE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT 02 HILTON HEAD TOWN CENTER 03 STROMBOLI TOWN CENTER 04 YORK AND LANCASTER GROWTH PLAN 05 POE MILL COMMUNITY INFILL 06 ELLIOTBOROUGH VERTICAL GARDEN WALL 07 BEGALLA RESIDENCE 08 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
01 RIVER ARTS DISTRICT Community Infill and Park Design Asheville, NC
PROJECT VISION
5th year studio
The River Arts District is located next to the French Broad River as well as within one mile of downtown Asheville, however, such this advantageous location is not being capitalized upon. The goal of the design is to break the barrier that currently exists between river and city by applying a systematic process of addition and subtraction of the site’s landscape. The site contains many unique features, some of which are detrimental to the site but many of which contribute greatly to the unique character of the landscape. This addition/subtraction process takes into account the existing conditions of the site by selectively subtracting elements and then adding to existing elements in order to create a design that responds to the site’s history and character. These mathematical procedures were applied to both synthetic and natural features on the site. Synthetic materials such as concrete, shipping containers, buildings, and roofs will be reused on site while natural elements in the form of ecological processes such as phytoremediation, habitat creation, and a constructed wetland that will clean most of downtown Asheville’s stormwater runoff before it enters the French Broad River.
THE SYNTHETIC
THE NATURAL
Reuse of Existing Materials
Re-Introduction of Ecological Process Phytovolatization
Buildings Shipping Containers Storage Tanks
Stormwater Treatment Phytoremediation Habitat Creation Plant Succession
Trees
Grasses
Buildings Shipping Containers Roofs (Corrugated Sheet Metal)
Phytoextraction
Contaminant
Phytodegradation
Gaseous State of Contaminant Stabilized Contaminant
Contaminated Soil
Degraded Contaminant
Phytostabilization
Contaminants Impermeable surfaces
Shipping Container
Reclining Benches
Roof
Flowers
Warehouse
FlowerMarket/Retail
Walls
Doors/Windows
WETLAND
WORKING SYSTEMS
HYDROLOGY
SOIL CLEANUP
VEHICULAR
Phytoremediate CIRCULATION Remove Cap Amend (Uncontaminated Soil)
BUILDING USE Residential Live/Work Studio Artist Studio Retail/Commercial Civic
MEADOW
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
WOODED
VEGETATIVE COVER Wooded Meadow Wetland
WATER PLAZA AND PROJECTION SCREEN
CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
FLOWER MARKET
WETLAND
TREATMENT
RECREATION POOL
STORMWATER CLEANING PROCESS Incoming Stormwater Settling Pool Bio-Purification Pathogen Removal
Bio-Purification
Heavy Metal Removal
Bio-Purification Nutrient Removal
Polishing
Water Stabilization
Treated Water Recreation Pool
RIVER
RECREATION POOL
WATER POLISHI
SHING
CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
REVIR
WATER STABILIZATION
BIO-PURIFICATION
INCOMING STORMATER
02 HILTON HEAD ISLAND Town and Community Revitalization Hilton Head, SC
PROJECT VISION
Hilton Head currently is suffering from a lack connectivity as well as a lack of a centralized town center. Working with a team of landscape architecture and city planning students we together drafted a vision for a town center for the island. The goal in the design is to enhanced physical infrastructure to function as a framework for greater connectivity and identity on the island of Hilton Head. This is done by creating a multi-modal greenway transportation system that links the ecological, cultural, economic, and civic destinations in and around the proposed town center all the while achieving a distinct sense of place specific to Hilton Head Island.
5th year design charrette group project
The design proposes an increase of 14.5 miles of multi-modal transportation network as well as an increase of 100 acres of recreational green space and public open space while preserving 160 acres of woodlands and marshes. Approximately 200 units of rent controlled medium and high density units are added as well.
PEDESTRIAN SPINE
BUILDING FOOTPRINT
RESORT
LAND USE
NODES
MAIN STREET
03 STROMBOLI CENTER Green Skills TrainingCampus and Town Center North Charleston, SC
PROJECT VISION
3rd year studio
The Stromboli site is currently a brownfield old industrial site located in North Charleston, SC and will be the future site of a Green Energy Training Facility. My goal in designing this site was to engage the local population and make them aware and educated about the benefits and uses of green design practices. Also the restoration of the site to ecologically function as it did before development was key. This was done by means of introducing effective stormwater management practices as well as reintroducing green space on the site. My final goal for the site was to provide for the local population through commercial venues such as grocery stores and restaurants as well as mixed-use development with affordable housing.
MARKET
STORMWATER WALKWAY
RAINWATER CATCHMENT PLAZA
Y
A
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
BUILDING USE
OUTDOOR MALL
04 YORK & LANCASTER Urban Growth Plan York and Lancaster Counties, SC
PROJECT VISION
It is our hope that this approach would result in a larger amount of ecological networks but also a set of collective enclaves for humans to coexist within. This process can serve as a framework for other regional design projects to conform to with a compact development system that will achieve its overall vision by allocating specific sizes and percentages of development to occur within the landscape.
GIS ANALYSIS
3rd year studio group project
Four composite suitability analyses were then combined to create one comprehensive dataset which inventories all the factors simultaneously. This analysis guided the design of a compact urban growth threshold. Boundaries were drawn to include the most suitable locations (lowest environmental impact and highest opportunity areas) and four different scales of boundaries were created and labeled according to their size. These four thresholds from smallest to largest are pockets, clusters, agglomerates, and bounds.
COMPOSITE SUITABILITY MAPS
SCEN Demographically Weighted Suitability
Environmentally Weighted Suitability
Factors Included
Structurally Weighted Suitability
Quality of Life Weighted Suitability Growth Location Bounds
Legend
Legend
Agglomerates
Legend
Legend
High Suitability
High Suitability
High Suitability
High Suitability
Low Suitability
Low Suitability
Low Suitability
Low Suitability
Clusters
Pockets
COMPACT URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES Scales of Implementing Compact Growth Boundaries
Establishing an Effective Urban Growth Boundary Existing Urban Boundaries
Bounds High density areas where the bulk of development is occuring and where the main concentration of future growth should occur.
Compact Urban Growth Boundary Com
Density
Original 2025 Urban Growth Boundary for York County Orig
High Suitability
Existi
- Create mixed-use housing - Channel growth and preserve environment - Implement a public transit system - Bring people back into city centers - Implement an education program -
Agglomerates - Medium density areas where development is occurring at a steady rate and where moderate concentrations of future growth should be directed. Has the potential to become Bounds.
Area
Low Suitability
Projected Population Growth
- Create mixed-use housing - Channel growth and preserve environment - Bring people back into city centers - Implement an education program -
Compact
350,000
is beginning to occur and where low concentrations of future growth should occur. Has the potential to become an Agglomerate.
100,000 50,000 0
2015
2025
- Create mixed-use housing - Channel growth and preserve environment - Implement an education program -
2030
Population
2030 Growth Area Projections 35,000 30,000
York County Lancaster County
25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
Dwelling Units
Residential Acreage
Commercial Acreage
0
2.5
10
15
20
Miles
PocketsLittle to no density areas where development is slow to occur and where very low concentrations of future growth should occur. Has potential to become Clusters. - Channel growth to preserve environment - Implement an education program
Pockets
35000
Clusters - Low density areas where development
150,000
Clusters
Agglomerates
Bounds 18.1-21
30000
15.1-18
25000 12.1-15 20000
9.1-12
15000
6.1-9
10000 3.1-6 5000 0
1-3 0
= 500 persons
1
2
3
4
5
Population Density (Persons/Acre)
6
7
8
Demographic Diversity (% minority)
York County Lancaster County
200,000
Land Area (Acres)
300,000 250,000
Outside Boundaries
DENSITY
AREA POCKETS
Little to no density areas where development is slow to occur and where very low concentrations of future growth should occur. Has potential to become Clusters.
GROWTH SYSTEM This system of growth management was developed so as each scale of development changes, new design strategies are employed to achieve our initial goals and objectives. The process continues until Pockets eventually become Bounds and all design strategies are implemented, and population density, demographic diversity, and land area goals are met. Using these strategies, desirable design characteristics were implemented into the sectional and perspective renderings.
BEFORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
AFTER
POPULATION CLUSTERS
Low density areas where development is beginning to occur and where low concentrations of future growth should occur. Has the potential to become an Agglomerate.
BEFORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
AFTER
DENSITY
AREA AGGLOMERATES
Medium density areas where development is occurring at a steady rate and where moderate concentrations of future growth should be directed. Has potential to become Bounds.
BEFORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
AFTER
POPULATION BOUNDS
High density areas where the bulk of growth is occuring and where the main concentration of future growth should occur.
BEFORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
AFTER
05 POE MILL
Community Park and Infill Development Greenville, SC
PROJECT VISION
To create a park that incorporates and organizes all of the components of a community into a single park in order to create both social and physical connectivity. These components of a community are the city, the neighborhood, the family unit, the individual, and the environment.
THE SITE
4th year studio
The Poe Mill community is located just a few miles northeast of downtown Greenville and less than a mile from the Swamp Rabbit Trail System. The proposed park is located on the the site of what used to be Poe Mill, of which very little remains due to fire. The Poe Mill community is currently suffering from decay and disrepair and is in great need of revitalization in order to restore a sense of pride and security to its residents.
Super-Imposin City CITY
Skate Park History Walk Smokestack Art
Skatepark Connection to Swamp Rabbit Trail Art Interspersed throughout site
NEIGHBORHOOD Neighborhood Skatepark Picnic Area
FAMILY
Skate Park Mural Wall Orchard/Farmer’s Market Amphitheatre History Walk Community Amphitheatre Garden Market Playground ElevatedElevated Walkway Walk
Basketball Courts History Walk Playground Waterpark Lawn
FAMILY Family Lawn
N
Children’s Garden
Amphitheatre Community Garden Amphitheatre Orchard/Farmer’s Market Market Waterpark Lawn Basketball Courts Playground Basketball Courts Playground
CITY
INDIVIDUAL Individual Skatepark Nature Trail
DISC
Skate Park Garden Orchard/Farmer’s Market Pods Community Garden History Walk Market Basketball Courts Garden Walk
LAU
Basketball Courts Elevated Walk
ENVIRONMENT Environment Nature Trail Garden Pods Community Garden Market
Rainwater Harvesters Raingarden Retention Pond Wooded Areas
Garden Walk Stormwater Filtration System Rainwater Catchment Art
LEARN
SMILE ST
COMPETEWAL
HISTORY RE
WATCH EXCERCI PLAY SKATE BOND CONSERVE MEE INTERACT
PRACTICE UNITY
Poe Mill Neighborhood Park
CONCEPT PLAN
Clemson University Jennifer Buchanan
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SUNKEN HISTORY WALK
AMPHITHEATRE ELEVATED WALKWAY
MURAL WALL PLAZA
PERENNIAL GARDEN
06 ELLIOTBOROUGH Elliotborough Community Garden Charleston, SC
PROJECT VISION
4th year studio group project
Located in downtown Charleston, SC the Elliotborough Community Garden consists of twentyone horizontal garden plots that are rented out to both community members and local schools. Our Vertical Garden Wall was designed to serve multiple functions within the garden. First and foremost, it is an additional vertical vegetable growing surface for the community. And secondly, it serves as a physical barrier between the garden and the Septima P. Clark Highway. The wall is a very flexible system so the community members can decide the level of privacy they would like by simply adjusting the amount of pots included on the wall. Compost, storage, and a turf lounging surface are also included in the design of the wall as well as a walkway/work surface to allow gardeners to reach the higher portions of the gardening wall.
MAXIMUM PLANTER CAPACITY
3 GALLON PLANTER 15 lbs 1 GALLON PLANTER 5 lbs
3 gallon planters: 13 1 gallon planters: 10
TOTAL WEIGHT/BAY: 245 lbs
3 gallon planters: 16 1 gallon planters: 12
TOTAL WEIGHT/BAY: 300 lbs
3 gallon planters: 13 1 gallon planters: 10
3 gallon planters: 10 1 gallon planters: 8
TOTAL WEIGHT/BAY: 245 lbs
TOTAL WEIGHT/BAY: 190 lbs
07 BEGALLA RESIDENCE Black Mountain, NC
PROJECT VISION
Internship 2011
The Begalla Residence is surrounded by woods on three sides and has some very steep slopes. As such, boulders walls throughout the design are included to retain soil and an appropriate plant palette for very shaded site was chosen with the help of my supervisor. The back terraces include an eating area with a location for the client’s grill and firewood on the top terrace, as well a lounging area with a small central fountain on the lower terrace. Some hardscape materials that were chosen in the implementation of the design include large boulders, blue stone pavers, as well as reused cobblestone that was found on site. The material chosen for the driveway is peagravel edged with stone.
08 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
PROJECT VISION
Both in school and as an intern I have had to create various technical drawings such as grading plans, planting plans, construction details as well as do cut and fill calculations and stormwater runoff calculations. The works shown here are just various samples of some of those drawings.
kane residence COTTAGE STYLE LIVING WITH A MODERN TWIST
BOULDER WALL DETAIL
BRICK WALL DETAIL
CUT AND FILL GRADING PLAN
BERGER RESIDENCE DESIGN/PLANTING PLAN
JENNIFER BUCHANAN BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (828) 385-1723 jlbucha@clemson.edu