Table of Contents Design Process_BES..................................................................................1-8 Ecological_Urban Delta...........................................................................9-14 Community Park_Design........................................................................15-16 Industrial_Reuse.........................................................................................17-20 Mixed Use_Design.....................................................................................21-24 Placemaking_Design................................................................................25-28 Visualize_Sketchbook...............................................................................29-30
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INDICATING A CHANGE IN AN ECOSYSTEM’S HEALTH The project is based on a collaborative effort with The Baltimore Ecosystem Study and the Middle Branch of Baltimore Master Plan. The purpose is to show how design can create a healthier urban ecosystem.
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS EXAMPLE: LANDUSE Business/Industrial Park Downtown Parking Lot Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential High Density Residential Medium Density Residential/Low Intensity Commerce
Medium Density Residential
Medium Density Residential/Medium Intensity Commerce High Density Residential/Medium Intensity Commerce High Intensity Commercial/Medium Density Residential High IntensityCommercial/High Density Residential Industrial Industrial/Private Institutional
General Manufacturing
Low Intensity Commercial Medium Intensity Commercial
Wheelabrator
High Intensity Commercial Maritime Industrial Cemetery Natural Area
Mixed Use-Office Residential
Parks/Recreation Private/Institutional Facilities
Baltimore Ecological Study
Design Process_BES
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AVERAGE QUALITIES OF LANDUSES
Public Institutional Facilities/City Public Institutional Facilities/Non-City Railroad Shopping Center
Highways and Railroads
Transportation ROW Undeveloped
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Stadiums, Schools, and Colleges
M&T Bank Stadium
Parks and Green Spaces
Carrol Park
LIMITING FACTORS AND OPPORTUNITIES_Indicators of Change
Flooding
Existing Tree Canopy Corridors
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Impervious Surfaces
Legend One Mile Radius Flood Plain Current Industrial Industrial areas changing to Commercial and Mixed-use Vegetated Areas and Corridors Undeveloped Areas Impervious (Concrete, Ashphalt, etc.) Partial Impervious (Lawn, Compacted Soil, etc.)
Industrial Material Reuse
Undeveloped Land
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TEMPORAL PATCH DYNAMIC STUDY A study of physical change in the Baltimore Middle Branch. Used to analyze trends of land cover.
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2002- Base point of landcover change exploration 2004- Some impervious surfaces are removed in middle region tree expansion 2007- New buildings are put in adding to the industrial patch 2009- Some vacant building removal has occurred, continued tree growth 2011- Some areas of lawn through tree removal, vacant lot where Casino will be built
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2009
Future- Shows much larger patches and wider corridors of tree growth 2011
FUTURE
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CONCEPT AND DESIGN REITERATION PROCESS Basic overall concept: to manage new habitat by creating an artificial delta, utilizing cleaned stormwater as a means to replicate natural flushing of coastal wetlands.
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FINAL CONCEPT The concept of a fabricated river delta encourages the deposition of city scape toxins into green infrastructure systems for filtration. Through periodic releases of the cleansed stormwater, terrestrial and aquatic habitat will be improved - providing opportunities for recreation and education at this anticipated public destination point on the edge urbanity and the bay estuary.
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VISUALIZATION OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE Visitors to this site are likely to be using it for passive recreation or as visitors from the nearby newly constructed Casino. Keeping the stormwater systems transparent to the site users remained a priority while fleshing out the site designs within the master plan. Stormwater collected from a greenroof on an adjacent parking garage for the Casino is moved through pipes and daylighted in runnels that run water parallel across the space to a bioswale along the bay edge for further filtering before it reaches the bay. The water is used to irrigate green walls along its path down the side of the parking garage facade. Entry plazas act as gathering or event spaces and draw people’s attention to the filtering systems occuring on the site. Collaborative design with Tyler Cromleigh, Danielle Sette, Katie Rudowsky
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SUPPORTING DATA CALCULATIONS Denitrification
Baltimore’s yearly load goal:
Design’s Total Wetland Square Footage:
2,419,983 kgN/y [32% decrease]
1,048,394 sq. ft. [24 acres] Average max nitrogen removal by wetland plants: 0.37kgN/sq.m./year Total current max. nitrogen load in Baltimore: 3,547,309 kgN/year
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Our site: 0.37kgN/y X 319,550.50sq.m= 118,233.70 kgN/year Equal to:10% Baltimore’s Nitrogen Removal Goal
DREDGE TUBE ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION
The denitrification of the water through the additional biomass of the wetland plants, as well as reduced stormwater and impervious surfaces, and reuse of recycled materials all indicated a healthier ecosystem for the Middle Branch.
9 Recreation
Demonstration Experimentation
Habitat
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The URBA AN Delta 14.007
Pedestrian movement follows the lines of force from the city Urbanity is experienced as rigid and angular
The Urban Delta is an indepth look at how the Baltimore Ecological Study could be applied to a site within the Gwynns Falls Watershed. The project explored further into the issues on site at the Baltimore Middle Harbor and provided designs balanced in science and aesthetic that would provide opportunities for public engagement, ecological restoration, agricultural production, and flood protection.
Divisions of space are formed in order to create separate purposeful landscapes The organic form of a natural delta guides the form of the added circulation at the bay
Baltimore Ecological Study
Ecological_Urban Delta
Nitrogen Removal
NITROGEN STREAM LOSS SOURCE AREAS:
10 Loss Calculations: Agricultural Losses:
18,860kg/year
Agricultural
Suburban Losses:
82,440kg/y Completely forested areas have less that 1kg/ha/year of TN loss
Suburban
Less Loss With 5% Conversion to Forest:
5,065kg/y Urban am re St lls Fa ns yn Gw
Possible Removal Through 5% Conversion to Wetlands:
5,866,743kg/y
Bay
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Middle Branch M Braaanch Site
GIS Source: Doheny, Edward. 1999. Index of Hydrologic Characteristics and Data Resources for the Gwynns Falls Watershed. Baltimore County and Baltimore City, Maryland.In cooperation with the. University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the Institute of Ecosystem Studies U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
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SUBURBAN REPLICATION TESTING PLOTS
Raised Boardwalk
Sloped Lawns
Concrete Typical Baltimore Home Footprint
Centralized Boulder Channel
Riparian Forest Wildlife oservation/ Suburban Replication Deck Gwynns Falls Connector Path
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Raised Boardwalk
Centralized Boulder Channel
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Gwynns Falls Connector Path Concrete Typical Baltimore Home Footprint Riparian Forest Wildlife oservation/ Suburban Replication Deck
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URBAN AGRICULTURE WITH FLOODPLAIN MITIGATION
Under Bridge Market
Agricultural Fields
Raisd Birm Riparian Forest
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FLOOD PROJECTIONS
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100 year Storm- could happen up to 4 days out of the year 50 year Storm- 7 days out of the year 25 year Storm- 14 days out of year
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The Site
Lilly, PA Coal Miner’s Memorial
Community Park_Design
COMMUNITY WORK SHOP (Built Work) Designed as an open space that commemorates the history and experience of coal mining in Lilly, the park offers a public place that reveals the characteristics of the coal mines below. The concept was developed through community workshops that allowed the residents to share their experiences and have a say in the design of their park. This memorial park is will allow residents to explore and celebrate their rich history.
Lilly Mine Map
Lilly Mine Map Close-Up Under Site
Coal Seam Profile
Collaborative work with Ashley Reed and Ryan Walker. I created all images and the model shown.
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SPATIAL EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT DESIGN
Frontal Fo FFormal rmal Space
Transition Space
Butterfly Garden
Contemplative Space
Current Monument
Gabion Walls
Perennials
Waste Rock Sculptures
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SUSTAINING THE LANGUAGE OF ENERGY The Power Grid in Ashtabula, OH works as a renewable energy landscape option that responds to and makes use of existing infrastructure, while acting as a solution to the negative on-site impacts of the previously coal fired power plant.
Post Industrial Reuse
Redesign of the Ashtabula, OH First Energy Power Plant
Industrial_Reuse
Recreation
Phytoremediation
Industrial Use
Biomass Grid
The 112 acres of poplars on the site would lead to the production of 3,360,000 gallons of ethanol every 15-30 years with an 85-100% net energy balance depending on the use of the lignin byproduct.
Biofuel
Air Quality
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The grid is derived from the lines of force from the existing infrastructure and guide the planting pattern of hybrid poplars across the site. Poplars were chosen due to their pollutant pulling capabilities as well as their high biomass fuel yield. Lower areas are covered in other more water tolerant fuel species such as switch grass and sunflower.
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SITE DESIGNS The site designs include boardwalks leading from the poplars to the swale-like low points planted with grasses and perennials, an education center, and a waterfront deck. The existing building is used as a maintenance center.
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MANAGEMENT The poplars can be cut as soon as 15 years to be harvested as biomass. This process should replicate natural methods of removal similar to fire, where only a small clusters are removed at a time. This creates a diversity of age and stratification that can be beneficial to the plants. Future of Site: Tree Removal:
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Year 10-15 Cut
Year 20
Year 21 Cut
Year 30
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SOMETHING FROM NOTHING
Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Mixed Use_Design
A closed girls school and its surrounding property are transformed into a walkable town, where people can live, work, and play without ever getting in their car. The community is evisioned as a sustainable alternative to suburban sprawl. The design includes a multitude of housing options including apartments, townhomes, and small single family homes. A retail and entertainment core acts as the core of the town and will become the center of living for this new community. Historic school buidings and greens are worked into the community as office space. A planned wedding event space and hotel round out this truly mixed use design. Design work and visualization for the town center portion completed with Glackin Thomas Panzak. Project is currently under consturction.
Design Iterations
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“The Grove” Seating Area
Synthetic Turf Event Lawn Entry Ally
Seating Node
Town Center Final Concept Plan
23 A PLACE TO CALL HOME Providing modern amenities for the residents of the multi-family housing option within the community was important to the client. The design objectives were to create a complete outdoor living experience including outdoor kitchens, fitness opportunities, recreational game spaces, and more passively programed spaces for casual gathering.
CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING The challenge in the courtyard portion of the design, is that it is essentially a roof deck built above underground parking. All of the planted areas were required to be raised and lifted deck pavers were detailed in order to compromise. The multi-family project design and construction level detailing process was completed with Glackin Thomas Panzak .
Multi-family Courtyard and Pool Concept Plan
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Ellis Preserve Town Center Birds Eye View
A MEANIINGFUL EXPERIENCE
Our Lady of Knock Prayer Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Placemaking_Desgin
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The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal, a Catholic Shrine located in Philadelphia, commissioned a garden and grotto to be completed in honor of the Irish Marian Shrine called ‘Our Lady of Knock’. The multicultural nature of the Miraculous Medal Shrine and its significance within the urban community in which it is located were vital influencers in the conceptual phase. In close collaboration with the leadership of the association, a final intricate design was chosen. Services were provided from the conceptual design phase to construction documentation and city permittng. Extensive marketing images, videos, and plans were also completed.
Grotto Visualization
Paving Detail
Existing Statues were incorporated into the design
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Planting Plan SYMBOLISM Both religious and cultural symbolism was woven into the design. The walkway consists of embedded granite ‘beads’ that complete a rosary walk, a granite Celtic trinity knot centers the design, and the ‘Our Lady of Knock’ grotto caps the space at the true destination of the garden. The completed space will be open to the surrounding community and gives purpose and meaning to a currently underutilized, but rare, urban open space. Project was completed with Glackin Thomas Panzak in collaboration with Archer and Buchanan as the grotto designers and Rambusch as the mosaic and statue artists.
Existing statues were incorporated into the design
A MODERN OASIS Placemaking can be personal and spaces intimate. This Chester County modern style home called for simple geometric design. The unique layout of the home allows for a special entry experience though a bosque of honey locust trees. Linear paths lead you through the exterior spaces to a fire feature, hardwood pool deck, and private patio. Services from conceptual master planning to construction documentation were provided.
Private Residence, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Placemaking_Desgin
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Plan Rendering
Modern Pool Deck
Lighting design visualization
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DETAILS MATTER Site preparation, grading, layout, planting, and lighting plans as well as construction details were provided.
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GRAPHIC SAMPLES MIXED MEDIA Revetment Study
Armor Stone
Sketches and Graphc p Examples p Mixed Media
Visualize_Sketchbook
Average Section
Filter Rock Layer
Geotextile Fabric
Toe Stone
Armor Crest
Splash apron
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