Joshua Bauman | Landscape Architecture Portfolio by Joshua Bauman

JOSHUA BAUMAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ACADEMIC FORM OF FUN Penn West Park URBANISM AT THE POOL The Latent Confluence THE CITY BEAUTIFUL The Bluff at The Cleveland Mall ECOLOGY + PLANNING UHG International Headquarters SOCIAL DYNAMICS Intersections DESIGN IN DETAIL Exploring Progression SITE DYNAMICS A Scientific Gateway SKETCHING Europe + Japan

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PROFESSIONAL HARD ROCK HOTEL + CASINO Atlantic City, NJ 24 LA VISTA CITY CENTRE La Vista, NE 26

EXTRACURRICULAR DEATH + THE CITY Razing Planes, Tokyo, JPN 28

PENN WEST PARK

Amplifying Activity in Downtown Columbus Form of Fun Design Studio, Spring Semester 2015 Instructor: Sarah Cowles

For this studio project, we were asked to apply significant recreational program to a large but fragmented brownfield site just east of downtown Columbus, OH. We were also charged with utilizing substantial cubic feet of fill that the city had after a series of infrastructural projects. My objective was to amplify some of the existing divisions on the site to define distinctive recreational areas that allowed for independent identities and uses for the surrounding communities while also being connected with a regionally trail and recreation system. Intentional application of the industrial heritage of the site appears through utilizing site rubble in the hardscape and found industrial relics as site markers. Careful integration of abandoned and active railroad tracks create a unique experience to interact with the site’s past and present. Amplifying the existing ruderal landscape typologies in each zone stitches together the various parcels. An undulating multiuse promenade allows all users to experience the diverse spaces across the site. Landforms, utilizing the fill requirement, allow for moments of observation but also seclusion, expanding or compressing the site to allow for a range of environments. All of these informal and unpolished moments directly juxtapose the integration of the formality of sports fields, recreation facilities, and fitness amenities. I also identified opportunities for real estate acquisitions to activate the urban edges of the site while providing sustainable economic incentive for the intense programming of the park. Connections to the abutting Arena District, Grandview Yard mixed-use development, and expansion of the riverfront regional trail system all strengthen the park’s viability and legibility as a new civic asset for downtown.

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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

SEATING INCLINE

BASEBALL

MULTI-USE FIELDS

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ROLLER HOCKEY TERRACE EXISTING SITE BIRD’S EYE

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ACADEMIC Park Design Recreational Master Planning Brownfield Regeneration Regional Connectivity

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

CONVENTION CENTER

SHORT NORTH ARTS DISTRICT

ARENA DISTRICT

I-6

VICTORIAN VILLAGE

EASTERN BLUFF HARRISON WEST

EASTERN PLAINS

SCIOTO RIVER

CENTRAL TERRACES

NORTHERN COMMONS WESTERN PLAINS

RIVER OVERLOOK

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SOUTHERN WATERFRONT

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FUTURE APARTMENTS

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SR-315 SITE MODEL OF THE PARK IN CONTEXT WITH DOWNTOWN

SCIOTO RIVER

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ACADEMIC Park Design Recreational Master Planning Brownfield Regeneration Regional Connectivity

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

BASEBALL

MULTI-USE

SOFTBALL

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

I-6

MIXED-USE CORNER

VELODROME/ INDOOR VENUE

ROLLER HOCKEY

SOCCER/ RUGBY

SEATING INCLINE

PED. BRIDGE

URBAN WETLAND

RIVERFRONT PROMENADE

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RIVER PLAZA

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REPURPOSED PAVILION

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BASKETBALL

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SR-3

INDOOR AQUATICS

RELOCATED WHITE CASTLE HQ SITE

INDOOR FIELDS

SR 33

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RAILROAD PARALLEL TRAIL

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RIVER PIER SCIOTO RIVER

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THE LATENT CONFLUENCE Regeneration at the Scioto and the Olentangy Urbanism at the Pool Design Studio, Autumn Semester 2014 Instructor: Jake Boswell + Katherine Bennett Team Members: Beth Elliott + Tom Reifenberg

The project site, at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers in downtown Columbus, OH, is an intersection for environmental, social and economic factors. Our intent is to introduce Columbus back to its rivers and encourage independent exploration with water. We chose to re-appropriate the existing site materials by construction, deconstruction and reassembly within the site. We also worked to enable and cultivate native flora to inhabit the site over time rather than prescribing habitat, intending to maximize accessibility for all species. We had three strategies to accomplish our design drivers: exploration relating to the mud flat, boardwalks, the new building program, facilitated view sheds and the recreational facilities; proliferation relates to the curated botanical basins, agricultural rows, Wilderness Bridge, and the stormwater canal; and reintegration relates to the deconstruction and renewal of the asphalt parking lots, the rebar field and the existing boathouse. To explore these areas we created a system of circulation to draw the user to various areas and create jumping off points for further exploration. The site is already home to dynamic ecologies systems as the inundation levels change seasonally and with extreme weather events. By creating spaces that allow for change over time, such as the undulating wetland hillside and the parking lot, we have allowed room for weather and other processes to take place.

SITE MODEL (VIEW FROM THE EAST)

ACADEMIC Cultural Institution Ecological Regeneration Hydrology Sustainability

RENDERING FROM MUD FLAT

RENDERING FROM PIER OVER MUD FLAT

SR 33 SITE ENTRY VIA TRAIL

SITE ENTRY VIA TRAIL

EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRY

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ARRIVAL PLAZA

TERRACED AGRICULTURAL ROWS

OLENTANGY RIVER

RAMP TO ROOF

BOAT LAUNCH

INHABITABLE ROOF

CURATED BOTANICAL BASINS

PIER DECONSTRUCTED BOATHOUSE

ADA-RAMP

STORMWATER INUNDATION FIELD

EXPOSED MUD FLAT FLOATING PIER

UNDULATING WETLAND HILLSIDE

SCIOTO RIVER INFORMAL SWIMMING HOLE

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SITE ENTRY VIA TRAIL

SCIOTO RIVER

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BOTANICAL BASINS SECTION

CURATED AREA NEW RIPARIAN NEW TYPOLOGY EXISTING CURATED

VEGETATION PROLIFERATION

COVERED WILDERNESS BRIDGE

ACADEMIC Cultural Institution Ecological Regeneration Hydrology Sustainability

UNDULATING WETLAND HILLSIDE_AT CONSTRUCTION

UNDULATING WETLAND HILLSIDE_DEVELOPING VEGETATION

UNDULATING WETLAND HILLSIDE_MATURE VEGETATION

SECTIONS DETAILING VEGETATION PROGRESSION

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BLUFF CONDITIONS The City Beautiful at the Cleveland Mall

Glimcher Seminar, Spring Semester 2015 Instructor: Jake Boswell Visiting Lecturers: Jennifer Guthrie + Shannon Nichol of GGN Partner: Brock Heller For this seminar, participants were charged with identifying and analyzing environments in and around the Burnham Plan of Cleveland, including the Cleveland Mall. My partner Brock and I both identified the Lake Erie-facing edge of the Mall: the bluff transition. We chose to research and illustrate the historic conditions of the bluff edge via analog techniques in the spirit of GGN. Our subsequent analysis was of the various unrealized proposals for the bluff edge, from Burnhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed grand train terminal to the in-process re-design via GGNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reimagining of the Mall, and finally our design proposal that married the various designs, historic precedents, and future lake-front development. Brock and I shared equal responsibilities in graphics, research, and our final hybridized design proposal.

ACADEMIC Research+Analysis Historic Landscape Eras Analog Graphics

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UHG MASTER PLAN

UnitedHealth Group International Headquarters: A Global Catalyst for Community Health+Wellness

Otterbein University Owned

Ecology + Planning Design Studio, Autumn Semester 2013 Instructors: Rob Hilbert + Ed Mickelson Research conducted with Stephen Henry

Recreation & Green Space

Cooper Rd.

Corporate Campus

Visitor Arrival Court

Town Square

COTA Community Plaza

Dining Facility

Service Bay

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For this studio, our drive was to move the international headquarters of a Fortune 500 company from their present location to central Ohio and design a campus that accurately depicts the company. My partner and I began by profiling the corporation of UnitedHealth Group to identify their values and mission. Next we analyzed their present headquarters location in Minnetonka, MN, and identified its flaws in accurately representing the company, and then gave reasons why Ohio would be a better fit for their future expansion. We extensively researched the central Ohio region to assess the area of greatest impact and located areas that boasted at least 100 acres in order to provide over 1.4 million square feet of office space, parking for 6100 employees plus visitors, a conference center and hotel, an auditorium and telecommunication facilities, a cooperative public clinic, and a YMCA (one of UHG’s many organizational partners). Following initial analysis and site selection, I individually designed the campus plan. By recognizing UHG as a global catalyst for community health and wellness, this theme carried over into the design of the site. In imagining the core of the company, and campus, as its patrons, spaces for congregation become the center, pushing the buildings outwards where they meet exterior forces, ultimately shaping the overall campus. A separate but connected ally campus boasts shared amenities like the YMCA, a clinic, hotel and conference center, and a healing garden that connect the campus to St. Ann’s Hospital. Further amenities are available to the surrounding communities via the additional trail connections made across the site.

Collegevie w Rd.

Alum Creek

VIEW FROM CLEVELAND AVE THRESHOLD LOOKING DOWN THE CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN MALL

ACADEMIC Master Planning Corporate Campus Ecological Design Regional Connectivity

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY ALUM CREEK

FLOOD ZONE RECREATION

FUTURE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

ARRIVAL CENTRAL AMPHITHEATER COMMUNITY GROVE

RE-VEGETATED STREAM CORRIDOR THERAPY GARDEN

ELA E AV

SUB-GRADE TRAIL CONNECTION

FLOOD ZONE RECREATION

ALLIED DAYCARE + REC FACILITIES

ALUM CREEK SPORTS COURTS

Polaris

I-71

SHARON WOODS METRO PARK

ST. ANN’S HOSPITAL

270 WORTHINGTON

Hoover Resevoir

WESTERVILLE

Sharon Woods Metro Park

New UnitedHealth Group International Headquarters

Inniswood Metro Gardens

Cleveland Ave. COTA 1, 27, 36

Blendon Woods Metro Park

MINERVA PARK

Easton

BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE OVERALL CORPORATE CAMPUS

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UPPER ARLINGTON I-71

Cleveland Ave. COTA 1, 27, 36

GAHANNA The Ohio State University

Port Columbus International Airport

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INTERSECTIONS Franklinton Creative Arts District

Social Dynamics Design Studio, Spring Semester 2013 Instructors: Karla Trott + Lisl Kotheimer The drive of this studio was to design a new, mixed-use arts district in an abandoned neighborhood west of downtown Columbus, OH. The strengths of the area include its proximity to the downtown core, entertainment districts, and significant parks and recreation. The site sits behind a levee along the Scioto River, boasts many vehicular connections that allow people to pass straight through the neighborhood, and has an intermittently active elevated railroad and nearby interstate highway. My design exaggerates the connectivity of Franklinton as a central hub for railroads, highways, and pedestrian circulation. Because this hub presently exists independent of the neighborhood, I propose the installation of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Franklinton Green Avenueâ&#x20AC;? that would offer a significant passageway of green space through the neighborhood, encouraging visitation and providing a variety of recreational uses with a distinctly urban feel. This greenway would act as an organizing device for other redevelopment parcels and create value for future real estate. The Franklinton Creative Arts District includes a new arts campus with a variety of outdoor learning environments and a new residential campus that boasts outdoor spaces of varying scales and program. By connecting it to greater Franklinton and to the Scioto River via the green avenue, it becomes a comprehensive design that includes urban environments, performance venues, educational pieces, and unique recreational opportunities. An important device to my simplistic overall plan is the careful patterning of ground-level public space with elevated private space.

Ivy Alley

Outdoor Classroom

Stormwater Canal

Artist Buildings constructed inside Old Factory Shell

Stormwater Canal + Pedestrian Corridor

FACTORY GARDEN

Boardwalk over Stormwater Canal

ARCH AMPHITHEATER

Floating Stage over Inundation Basin

Billboard/ Floating Art Canvas

Shade Structure/ Projection Surface

Neighborhood Pier

SCIOTO RIVER

River Stage

Riverfront Pedestrian Corridor

River Steps

Inclined Lawn

Levee Summit Plaza

Outdoor Art Gallery Incline

ACADEMIC Mixed-Use District Redevelopment Stormwater Management

Boardwalk over Stormwater Basin

LEVEE ASCENT

Proposed Green Avenue creates a greenspace spine through Franklinton

Scioto River

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Scioto Mile Active Railroad

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FACTORY GARDEN

FAIR LAWN

ARTIST LOFTS IN RETROFITTED FACTORY

IVY ALLEY Franklinton Creative Arts District

Bicentennial Park Main Street Dam

Innerbelt 315

AMPHITHEATER Scioto River Dodge Park

Interstate 70

ACADEMIC COURTYARD

PLAZA

GREAT LAWN

RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD

FACTORY GARDEN

URBAN COURT

POCKET PERFORMANCE SPACE

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Venue for riverside performances. Direct interaction with the river, pedestrians on the bike path, etc. Overhead shade structure serves as a movie screen, art display, and advertisement towards I-70

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Overlooks the river, provides unique vantage points south and northeast towards downtown skyline

RIVERFRONT TERRACE FROM THE SOUTHEAST

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EXPLORING PROGRESSION Weathering, Patina + Gradient of Materials Design in Detail Studio, Spring Semester 2014 Instructors: Rob Hilbert + Karla Trott

The aim of this project was to explore how particular materials can influence, dominate, and be integrated into a design. We were required to take a rectangular courtyard, without context, and supply a plaza space with a detailed wall. I explored soft wood, copper and board-form concrete. I amplified the natural regression/ progression of these materials and applied it to the form of the vertical elements. First, an undulating wall made of cedar wood timbers (that allow for special weathering patterns within the horizontal and vertical variation that it provides) provides a peek-a-boo initial view of the space. Second, a curtain wall that protrudes from an exterior wall draws the eye upwards with the undulation, making the space feel larger. With the circulation on the periphery, the center becomes a concentrated bamboo forest, emphasizing verticality and providing a dramatic centerpiece with its own acoustic and visual interest.

STUDY MODEL

Curved Copper Pipe Support

1”x4” Cedar Timber 2”x4” Cedar Timber

3”x4” Cedar Timber

4”x4” Cedar Timber

6” Board-form Concrete Base Board-form Concrete Compacted Aggregate Compacted Subgrade

UNDULATING CEDAR TIMBER WALL

ACADEMIC Material Study Detailed Design Study Models

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A SCIENTIFIC GATEWAY

A New Campus for The College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Science Site Dynamics Design Studio, Autumn Semester 2012 Instructors: Jake Boswell + Rob Hilbert

Presently, the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences is isolated from the main campus of Ohio State. To reconnect the two, it is proposed to move CFAES to the site of St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arena in order to position it as the north Scientific Gateway of Ohio State. My design aims to demonstrate the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s importance to Ohio State both in the past and present via monumentality of scale and design. By utilizing an autogenetic building footprint concentrated along Lane Avenue, and by employing significant building height to concentrate the necessary square footage further, it frees up the rest of the site for research and recreational purposes for both CFAES and the rest of the OSU campus. This colossal complex fortifies the college as a crucial, modern research institution and iconography that references the humble origins of American farms (gambrelroofed greenhouses topping the buildings, a deconstructed silo, and a cow pasture as the center of the design) amplifies the important history and crucial future implications of the research being done in the facilities. Further public interaction with the stormwater wetlands canal, boardwalks along the Olentangy River, livestock inhabiting the pasture, and the axes connecting to campus and the Ohio Stadium all help to create a special experience throughout the new campus. Rooftop Greenhouse

Classroom Space

Retail Space

Laboratory Space

Flexible-Use Space Parking Garage Office Space Library

ACADEMIC Campus Planning Iconography Academic Landscapes

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ATMOSPHERIC COLLAGE RENDERING

TUTTLE PARK

UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE HALLS

FUTURE CONNECTION

UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE HALL

ALUMNI CENTER

ROOFTOP GREENHOUSES

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SKETCHING

Study Abroad in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy + Switzerland Architectural Study Abroad, Summer 2013 Instructor: Jackie Gargus

ACADEMIC Travel Analog Graphics

SKETCHING Study Abroad in Japan

Architectural Study Abroad, Winter 2013 Instructor: Jackie Gargus

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HARD ROCK HOTEL + CASINO Atlantic City, NJ

Full Service Streetscape + Plaza Design, Spring 2017 - Summer 2018 Project Manager: Craig Stoner Following a comprehensive $500 million renovation, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City recently opened its doors. The latest renovation in the resurgence of Atlantic City is signaled by a 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lighted guitar in the pedestrianized courtyard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a beacon of the Hard Rock International brand. The EDSA team worked with Hard Rock and the Design Team to remove existing hardscape and improve the pedestrian and vehicular arrival sequence. EDSA developed a planting scheme that softens the hardscape edges, provides year-round color and interest, and reintroduces this property as a new and sophisticated icon for the city. Custom lighting, a collaboration with LandscapeForms Studio 431, furthers the Hard Rock branding along Virginia Avenue as it leads out to new monument walls and signage. The pedestrianized courtyard in the center of the porte cochere brings the inside out with an elevated pedestrian experience wrapped in planting, specialized lighting, and custom benches that allow for visitors to take in the multisensory experience of the renovated facade. I was the primary design staff on this project and helped to design, document, execute, and review the construction on site. I was involved from beginning to end, including the design for the custom light pylons with LandscapeForms.

TERMINUS OF THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE

CUSTOM LIGHT PYLON, DAYTIME

CUSTOM LIGHT PYLON, NIGHTTIME

PROFESSIONAL Renovation Streetscape Design Custom Lighting

RAISED CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN PLAZA

CENTRAL PLAZA NIGHTTIME LIGHTING

RAISED CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN PLAZA

CENTRAL PLAZA NIGHTTIME LIGHTING

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LA VISTA CITY CENTRE La Vista, NE

Mixed-Use Master Plan + Streetscape Guidelines Spring 2016 - Fall 2016 Project Manager: Doug Smith Master planning for the 32-are site outside of Omaha, NE planned a mixed-use town center environment to replace a vacant strip mall. The project is described as the new “heart” of the community, with a walkable area for dining, shopping, entertainment and events, and including residences and apartments, establishing a “downtown” for this bedroom suburb. As part of the design team, we centered on an interior “Main Street” to create a pedestrian-scale district. Pedestrian alleys, abundant street plantings, ample sidewalks and integrated stormwater management create an instant sense of place. The gathering point at the terminus of Main Street includes plaza space to host markets, lawn for informal gatherings, children’s amenities, and an amphitheater designed for intimate scale performances up to major concerts on the lake. This space acts as a hinge between the new development and the future La Vista Central Park. EDSA was also tasked with redesigning the central water feature of the old golf course to make an expanded lake for recreation, ecological services, and to create a center piece for the new park.

LOWER STAGE

UPPER STAGE SEATING INFORMAL LAWN

SKETCHUP VIEW OF AMPHITHEATER

CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PARK THRESHOLD FROM THE CITY CENTRE

PROFESSIONAL Mixed-Use District Brownfield Redevelopment Streetscape Design Park Renovation

BIG-BOX RETAIL MIXED-USE RETAIL/ RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE RETAIL/ RESIDENTIAL CIVIC AMPHITHEATER

HOTEL

MAIN STREET RETAIL CORRIDOR

RETAIL

CIVIC SQUARE

COMMERCIAL SQUARE

MIXED-USE RETAIL/OFFICE

EVENT CENTER

RETAIL

BANK

RETAIL

MIXED-USE RETAIL/OFFICE

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OVERALL MASTER PLAN OF THE CITY CENTRE

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Death + The City | Tokyo, Japan

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Competition, Fall 2016 Team Members: Tom Reifenberg + Chunling Wu This competition, sponsored by Arch Out Loud, challenged designers to develop proposals for a vertical cemetery in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo “that explores the relationship between life and death within the city. The need to examine this condition affords designers the opportunity to not just efficiently respond to the issue of space but also look into the cultural identity that this solemn program can project within its environment.” I formed a group with two friends, a co-worker and an old classmate, to explore opportunities to introduce a landscape-oriented concept. Our proposal is as follows:

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