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KATIE DAVIS

PORTFOLIO

III

Collective Works

Limestone Commons

Intern project

Huntertown park

Resume

CONTENTS

CONTACT INFORMATION College Address: »

109 Shady Lane Lexington, KY 40508

3102 Brownsboro Vista Drive Louisville, KY 40242

Permanent Address: School Email: »

kmda255@uky.edu

katiemd242@gmail.com

502-939-5729

Personal Email:

Phone Number:

EDUCATION Bachelor’s Of Science In Landscape Architecture, University Of Kentucky » »

University of Kentucky Dean’s List 5/5 semesters. Expected Graduation Date: MAY 2023

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2019-2022

Student member of the American Society of Landscape Architects

Attended the ASLA 2021 national conference on landscape architecture in Nashville, TN. 2019-2022 »

Student member of the American Planning Association

EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL ACHEIVEMENTS

MAY 2020 – AUGUST 2020

2017 Lacrosse team captain 2018 Participant in the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts architecture program 2019 Nominated president of The National Art Honor Society 2021 Received Honorable Mention in the Oswald Research And Creativity Competition 2022 Received nomination for the International Honor Society of Landscape Architecture Students, UK Alpha Mu chapter of Sigma Lambda Alpha

Summer Horticulture Intern, Waterfront Botanical Gardens, PO box 5056, Louisville, KY 40255 » » »

Maintained a variety of nursery plants for transferal to main site. Maintained gardens on main site by planting, weeding, watering, pruning, and removing pests. Provided some input on designs/layout of planting features.

JUNE 2020 – AUGUST 2020

Summer Intern, Trees Louisville, PO box 5816, Louisville, KY 40255 » » »

Used GIS to record tree inventories for various sites. Designed tree planting guides. Participated in expanding Louisville’s tree canopy by planting native trees in areas with low tree coverage.

JUNE 2021 – AUGUST 2021

Walk Across Kentucky Summer Intern, The Kentucky Arboretum, 500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, KY 40503 » » »

Maintained the Walk Across Kentucky Trail by planting, weeding, mowing, watering, pruning, and removing pests. Designed and proposed a plan of a rain garden to aid in flooding problems on site. Learned the importance of natural and native planting methods.

AUGUST 2021– DECEMBER 2021

Teacher’s Assistant, for LA111-Living On The Right Side Of The Brain with Dr. Ryan Hargrove. » » »

Lead class on Fridays. Aided in grading student assignments. Recorded attendance for the class.

SKILLS » » » » » » » »

Autocad Adobe- Photoshop Adobe- Illustrator Adobe- Indesign SketchUP Lumion Hand Graphics Procreate

REFERENCES Ned Crankshaw » » »

Professor Head Chair of UKLA Department ned.crankshaw@uky.edu

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Professor Department of Landscape Architecture Director of Undergraduate Studies chris.sass@uky.edu

Chris Sass, Ph. D

Molly Davis » » »

UK Arboretum Director UK Dept. of Landscape Architecture Adjunct Faculty molly.davis1@uky.edu

HUNTERTOWN INTERPRETIVE PARK- GROUP PROJECT PROFESSOR: DR. JAYOUNG KOO 2022- STUDIO IV

The broad goal for phase 2 of the Huntertown Community Interpretive park was to revitalize and highlight the historical identity of the site. Huntertown was historically a freed African American hamlet and this is a large contribution to the site’s historical identity. In addition to the revitalization, creating an interpretive and functional space for its users is also crucial. We wanted to create a space that provides new guests with a vision of what was once there and returning residents a sense of nostalgia.

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Only way TO HUNTERTOWN

No Connection from Bluegrass Pkwy!!!!!

This figure shows an analysis of Versailles county, which is where Huntertown Interpretative Park is located. The analysis focuses on the park’s relations to the surrounding areas in Versailles. One of the main things highlighted in this map are the surrounding residential areas. This impacts the way many potential visitors will be traveling to Huntertown. It will be important to incorporate trails and bike paths to aid in connecting the surrounding residential areas to Huntertown.

This analysis map emphasizes important cultural features in Huntertown that should be preserved or taken into consideration while interpreting the site. It is important to consider the historical elements of Huntertown so the site can be accurately interpreted within our design.

Created by Katie Davis. Key Water Flow on Site Debris Piles Crawfish Mounds Edible Trees Sink Holes Flowers Lack of Views Good Views Smelly Area Pond Pedestrian Trails Sunrise on site Sunset on site Sun Path Historical flood areas Shade areas Entrance/ exit for vehicular traffic Entrance/ exit for pedestrian traffic Loud road noise/ heavy pollution Current site boundary Secondary road/ Huntertown Road Primary road/ Bluegrass Parkway

The biophysical analysis map looks specifically at the physical features and constraints of the site. Some of the most important highlights from the this map include some basic topography on site. Steeper sloped topography offers building constraints, but also is directly correlated to hydrology on site.

Vehicular Circulation Steep topography Riney B. Mound Open Areas/ hot sun exposure Current residential connection Future residential connection Lack of current connection

Created by Caroline Kushon.

“The Bottoms” Boardwalk Kids Nature Play Pavilion Baseball Gardens Wildflower Field Community Gardens

Ghost House Planters

Restored Pond

Riney B. Railroad

Boardwalk

Troops of Color Memorial

School Memorial

The main goal for my focus area is to restore the sense of community that was dismantled when Huntertown’s residents were relocated. The features within the design are meant to encourage visitors to build connections with each other and the site’s history. For example, the community garden will create opportunities for guests to share, learn, and experience the food that was once grown in the gardens of previous Huntertown residents. Giant planters in the shape of the foundation of the houses that were previously there will provide Interpretive signage for park.

Kids Nature Play Baseball Gardens

Wildflower field

Community Gardens

Pavilion

Community Gardens

D Cloudus House

“The Bottoms” Boardwalk

Historical Marker

Ghost House Planters

Focus Area Plan

A. View of “The Bottoms” Boardwalk.

C. View of the children’s nature play area.

B. View of the Baseball Gardens.

D. View of the Cloudus House planting structure.

ARBORETUM INTERN PROJECT SUMMER 2021

The current overgrown and weedy rain garden that occupies the culvert within the Penny-rile region of the Walk Across Kentucky trail is failing to properly drain the incoming storm-water from the surrounding neighborhoods. During times of heavy precipitation, water from the rain garden overflows onto the main pathway and seeps into surrounding sinkholes. For my Kentucky Arboretum Intern Project, I wanted to redesign the rain garden so that it will: collect and prevent the spread of weeds and pollutants throughout the garden, display a wider variety of native plant species, attract more guests, be more aesthetically pleasing, prevent overflow onto the main walkway, and collect storm water and channel it into rain garden.

To better understand why the rain garden was failing, I analyzed the water movement during times of heavy precipation and used surveying equipment to record the grade change. After mapping and locating spot elevations I created a plan using the gathered information. Because this project is located within the “Pennyrile” region of the Arboretum, only plant species native to this region of Kentucky could be used within the design. Below is a chart of the selecteed species.

Aerial view of proposed rain garden.

Existing Conditions: Overran by weeds and trash, unnatractive, and contains no collection or pooling system to slow down water flow.

Proposed Conditions: More aesthetically pleasing, uses wider variety of native plants, pooling system helps prevent the spread of weeds and slows down water flow.

LIMESTONE COMMONS PROFESSOR: NED CRANKSHAW 2022- STUDIO III

The goal for this project was to create a space for the urban community members to sit and relax in. This site is located across the street from UK campus dorms and is located adjacent to shops and restaurants on either side as well. The site is currently a Mcdonald’s parking lot and has an insufficient amount of shade, poor draining, and connection to surrounding areas. It was important to include green spaces and lots of trees within our design to provide and “oasis” for residents living in such a harsh hard-scape environment to escape to.

Initial concept.

Final Concept.

Bio-retention Wetland

Natural Lawn

Rock Garden

Manicured Lawn

Covered Trellis Walkway

Cafe Seating Area

View A: This image illustrates the lawn and stairs leading down to the bio-pond from the view from the sidewalk and shows the transition from the bio-pond to the lawn.

View C: This image illustrates what it looks like entering from the right side of the site. This highlights the eating area with tables and chairs surrounded by heavily vegetated planters and trees..

View B: This image captures what it would look like entering the site from the left side. You can see the elevated geometric planters, lawn space, and shaded walkways.

View D: This image illustrates the transition space between the eating area and the entrance of the rock garden. The rocks in this garden are large enough for visitors to play and sit on.

COLLECTIVE WORKS