Jared Tommeraasen Portfolio

JARED TOMMERAASEN: Portfolio Works of 2016-2018 Universty of Nebraska, Lincoln

TABLE OF CONTENTS: YEAR 2:

HOBBYIST GARDEN

YEAR 3:

SCRAPYARD PARK, GERING,NE

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7 - 16

HOBBYIST GARDEN: Wood Carver

HOBBYIST GARDEN:

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Wood Carver

User-Based Design: This project gave me the opportunity to design based on a specific user . I was tasked with designing a residential townhouse garden based on the hobby of the user.

The hobby of the user I was assigned was a wood carver. I designed my garden specifically for a polynesian tiki carver.

I looked into the process that one would go through in order to design and craft a tiki carving.

This helped me focus in on the needs of the user to help design a space specifically for them.

Wood Carver Journey Map Material Selection

Site Plan

Ideation

Carving

Display

2 Views and Organizational Structure

HOBBYIST GARDEN:

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Wood Carver

Programatic Diagram

GALLERY

GATHERING AREA

STORAGE AND SCREENING

AMBIENT NOISE

CARVING AREA

4 Hardscape

Softscape

HOBBYIST GARDEN: Wood Carver

Perspective View - Carving Area

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6 Perspective View - Gallery Walk

SCRAPYARD PARK:

Brownfield Redevelopment

SCRAPYARD PARK:

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Brownfield Redevelopment Mapping:

Our design team was tasked with challenge of re-purposing a brownfield site in Gering, NE. The site was home to a scrapyard which in turn contaminated the soil, making the site unwanted and unusable for many years. The main obstacle to overcome was finding a safe way to contain the soil on site.

In order to first understand the local area of Gering, our team developed several base maps. The maps examined many things such as hydrology and ecology.

Enterprise Canal 21.16 Miles

SCOTTSBLUFF

Winter’s Creek Canal 11.44 Miles

TERRYTOWN % 50

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Central Canal 17.87 Miles

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Gering Drain Watershed

Gering Canal 19.74 Miles

Fairfield Seep North Platte River Watershed

NORTH PLATTE RIVER

Total Length: 716 Miles

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GP-6: 11 feet

GP-1: 10.4 feet GP-7: 14 feet

1186.68

GP-8: 13 feet

GP-4: 13.9 feet 1186.32 GP-9: 25 feet 1186.6

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elevation

slope (%)

1186 - 1186.5

0-2

1185.5 - 1186

2-5

1185 - 1185.5

5 - 11

1184.5 - 1185

11 - 25

1184 - 1184.5

25 - 60

high point geoprobe location

GP-2: 11.8 feet

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Brownfield Redevelopment A Park for the People:

Our design team visited the site several times before conceptual design . We held public meetings in the town hall for any residents to come and share their wants, needs, and concerns. As well as hosting public meetings, we sent out a survey to the Gering residents to receive more feedback.

While designing the public space for Gering, my primary focus was to provide an open space for the youth of the community to run, play, and engage in social activities.

PARKING LOT

PLAYGROUND

BASKETBALL COURT

SOCCER FIELD

GATHERING AREA RAIN GARDEN

HIDDEN FOREST

10 PARKING

4,000 ft2 - Connects to alley on edge of site

PLAYGROUND

2,300 ft2 - Playground with a swing set

BASKETBALL

4,200 ft2 - Includes full size basketball court

GATHERING AREA

7,380 ft2 - Outdoor space with tree planters

TREE WALL

7,000 ft2 - Hill that has trees to block tracks

CANOPY

BASKETBALL AREA

SOCCER FIELD

16,200 ft2 - Adequate size for youth soccer

HIDDEN FOREST

6100 ft2 - Existing building is maintained

LANDFORM AND VIEWS

SOCCER AREA PLANTERS

2,480 ft2 - Seating to observe sport areas

HILLS/TERRACES

22,360 ft2 - Seating at different elevations

GROUND PLANE

LANDFORMS

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Brownfield Redevelopment Design Intent:

On my visits to Gering, I noticed while walking through the neighborhood of the site that many of the residents were robbed of open space and gathering areas. Not only did they not have a space for community engagement, but the children in the neighborhood had no sports fields within close proximity to their homes.

Being a fan of all sports, I personally made it my goal to bring athletic fields to the neiborhood so that the children weren’t denied access to participate in sports.

Junkyards Outdoor Athletics

> 3 Miles 2 - 3 Miles 1- 2 Miles 0 -1 Miles

12 Two buildings exist on the current site.

One of them was deemed unsafe, so I decided to dispose of it and keep the other . The existing buidling and site edges provided an organizational structure that framed the components of the design.

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Planters and benches were implemented between the basketball court and soccer field to provide seating and vision to both sides of the park. The planters and benches also contain the existing sites contaminated soil.

By containing and capping off the soil, it provided a way to create landforms and views over the entire park.

The benches and planters would be constructed from old metal and wood scrap that was left on the site. By utilizing old scrap, the cost of removal would drop immensely.

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The soccer field is surrounded by small hills and several levels of terracing in ea of its’s corners.

The terracing system contains contaminated soil, as well as the hills surrounding the field.

All of the terrcaing walls would be constructed of corrugated metal from the scrap of the existing site. One of the four different terracing systems is handicap accessible so that anyone can relax and watch games from a better view.

SCRAPYARD PARK: Brownfield Redevelopment

Perspective View - Soccer Field Terracing

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16 Perspective View - Playset