KATELYN GRASS
PORTFOLIO
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
KATELYN GRASS Bachelors in Landscape Architecture Graduated 2013 from Texas Tech University katelyn.grass@gmail.com (817) 319-2489
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONSTRUCTION
Ever since I can remember, nothing has brought me more serenity than the feeling of being outdoors. Throughout my college journey, my passions have grown to horticulture and designing It is my hope that through the spaces I design that I can inspire others to appreciate every fulfilling element nature has to offer.
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spaces that are both beneficial to the human psyche as well as the surrounding environment.
YUMA BAY VACATION RESORT
SPRING 2013
LOCATION: Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic PROJECT TYPE: Large scale planning OBJECTIVE: To design a resort style community village that considers both the needs and wants of the local people of Boca de Yuma and visiting vacationers. Also to preserve as much of the native flora and fauna as possible, while incorporating walking/biking trails throughout the entire site. CONCEPT: The Yuma River, movement LOCATION OF PROJECT: SITE LOCATION
HAITI SITE
DEL ESTE NATIONAL PARK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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DISCOVERING THE DOMINICAN CULTURE: PROXIMITY TO BOCA DE YUMA
RIO YUM A
SANTO DOMINGO
HIGHWAY 4
SUGARCANE FIELDS
SUGARCANE FACTORY
HWY 4 BOCA DE YUMA
BOCA DE YUMA OCEAN COVE
BREMA CAVE OPENING
MOUTH OF YUMA RIVER
DOWNTOWN BOCA DE YUMA
DEL ESTE NATIONAL PARK
PLAN VIEW: OVERVIEW OF SITE & PUBLIC MARKET PUBLIC MARKET CLOSE UP: PUBLIC MARKET CLOSE UP D
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PLANTING DESIGN
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Housing Zone: 47% of site D - Apartments - 20 Buildings E - Condos - 128 Lots F - Villas - 93 Lots
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Recreational Zone: 3% of site G - Public Pool H - Community Center I - Private Pool
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CASINO NATURAL SPRINGS
Commercial Zone: 3% of site A - Public Market B - Private Market C - Casino
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PLAZA ENTRANCE
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MARKET SPACE
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J - Open Space: 46% of site Includes: parks, trails, & drainage lagoons
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Treatment Plants: 1% of site K - Waste and Water
INSPIRATION FOR MARKETS ARCHITECTURE AND PAVING:
SECTION / ELEVATION A-A’: MARKET SPACE AND LAGOON
MARKET BUILDING
TROPICAL PLANTING AREA
LAGOON
MARKET BUILDING
MARKET/ APARTMENT BUILDING
CLOSE UP OF SECTION / ELEVATION A-A’:
APARTMENT SPACE
COMMERCIAL SPACE
LAGOON
15’ WALKING PATH
EXTERIOR STAIRS
MIXED USE BUILDING
8’ WALKING PATH
BENCH/ PLANTER BED
WALKING PATH
PLANTING PLAN: FRONT BOULEVARD ENTRANCE OF SITE
BOUGAINVILLEA (BO&BB)
CENTURY PLANT (AA)
COCONUT PALM (CN)
SAGO PALM (CR)
FERN (//)
CROWN OF THORNS (+)
HWY 4
CASINO
LIGHTHOUSE
6 ACRE CLOSE UP
FINE ARTS CENTER
FALL 2012
LOCATION: Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts PROJECT TYPE: Collaborative design studio; project involved working with landscape architects, aritects, and interior designers. OBJECTIVE: To redevelop the historical police and fire station buildings to become a fine arts center where students from the neighboring colleges can come experience one anothers undergraduate work. Also to create a space where the surrounding community can interact together in an open park. CONCEPT: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, the perfect pour EXISTING CONDITION OF SITE:
DOWNTOWN
SITE
LOCATION IN BOSTON
VIEW OF FIRE HOUSE CORNER
VIEW OF SITE FROM POLICE STATION
VIEW OF POLICE & FIRE STATION
BACK BAY AERIAL VIEW OF SITE BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE
SHOPPING CENTER
HISTORICAL POLICE & FIRE STATION SITE
MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE BOYLSTON STREET
PLAN VIEW & PERSPECTIVES: FINE ARTS CENTER INTERIOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE
PERSPECTIVE OF ARCHITECTURAL & LANDSCAPE FORM
INTERIOR ELEMENTS OF THE FINE ARTS CENTER: -
ROOF GARDEN
CONCEPT: The Perfect Pour
COPPER GRATES
Multi-functional Theater Kitchen and Restaurant for Culinary Study Bar Floating Art Gallery Ballroom Recording Studio Photography Studio and Dark Room Computer Lab and Classrooms
WATER FEATURE
VEHICULAR PAVING
SITE PLAN:
N TRASH AREA TOLL BOOTH MOVIE THEATER RETRACTABLE SCREEN
PLANTER BED
ETCHED CONCRETE
AMITHEATER MOUND
CIRCULAR SEATING
FINE ARTS CENTER (REDEVELOPED POLICE & FIRE STATION)
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION AND NIGHT LIGHTING OF SITE: VEHICULAR CIRCULATION OF SITE: EX. AMPHITHEATER SEATING
ABOVE GROUND CIRCULATION UNDERGROUND DELIVERY / DROP OFF ZONE SIDEWALK
EXAMPLE TWO LEVEL ALLEY
GARAGE ENTRANCE ENTRANCE BOOTH
BACK DOCK
ELEVATOR
EXIT BOOTH TURN AROUND INTERIOR AMPHITHEATER SPACE
EXAMPLE GARAGE ENTRANCE
UNDERGROUND CIRCULATION
EXAMPLE TOLL BOOTH
NIGHT LIGHTING OF SITE: EXAMPLE MOUND LIGHTING
EXAMPLE SEAT LIGHTING
MOUND LIGHTING SEAT LIGHTING
LIGHTING POLE
GROUND LIGHTING EXAMPLE LIGHTING POLE
EXAMPLE GROUND LIGHTING
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUMMER 2012
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas PROJECT TYPE: Residential design INTERNSHIP: Naturalscape Design OBJECTIVE: To reinvigorate the home front scape with special attention to soil conditions and shade tolerance during plant choice.
PLANTING PLAN:
EXISTING CONDITION OF SITE
SPRING COLOR
SUMMER COLOR
LEGEND AND SEASONAL COLOR: ALL YEAR COLOR
FALL COLOR
PLAN VIEW: INTERNSHIP FRONTSCAPE PHOTOSHOP RENDERING:
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ELEVATION: INTERNSHIP FRONTSCAPE
BLACK AND WHITE ELEVATION A-A’: MEDIA - BLACK INK WITH GREY MARKER
COLOR ELEVATION A-A’: MEDIA - BLACK INK WITH MARKER
PIAZZA GARIBALDI
FALL 2011
LOCATION: Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy PROJECT TYPE: Urban Study Abroad Design OBJECTIVE: To redesign the piazza of this small Italian town while considering the social and environmental aspects that create the towns overall ambience. Also to conserve the existing uses in the piazza space such as; Friday market, antique car show, parking lot, rodeo and events space. CONCEPT: Olive tree branch EXISTING CONDITION OF SITE:
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VIEW OF MARKET SPACE
VIEW OF CITY FROM MARKET AREA
VIEW OF PARKING AREA AND OBELISK
VIEW OF CLIFF AND NEIGHBORING HOMES
CASTIGLION FIORENTINO AERIAL VIEW OF SITE
PARKING AREA MARKET SPACE
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MARKET AREA
MAIN HOUSING AREA FOR CITY CITY CENTER AND SHOPPING AREA
OBELISK OLIVE TREE ORCHARD
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PLAN VIEW: PIAZZA GARIBALDI & DRAINAGE PATTERN NATURALISTIC, STEEP CLIFF LINE
HAND DRAWN DESIGN:
TWO ROWS OF OLIVE TREES SITS ON TOP OF THE TWO EXTENDED TERRACES
BIORETENTION BASIN
N ARENA SEATING
EXISTING CLIFF AND VEGETATION
ELEVATION B
WOOD STAIRS TO OVERLOOK
OLIVE TREE (TYP.) B’
B OVERLOOK
FIELD OF NATIVE WILD FLOWERS (TYP.)
OBELISK
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CHARCOAL GRAY COBBLESTONE PAVING PATTERN (TYP.)
ELEVATION A
COVERED BUS STOP
EXISTING SHOPS: BAR 2000, SCOOTER STORE, GELATO SHOP, CELL PHONE STORE, AND FLOWER SHOP
WHITE TRAVERTINE PAVING PATTERN (TYP.)
HISTORICAL WWII TANK
MOVEMENT OF WATER: BIORETENTION COLLECTION BASIN
SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT FOR THE PIAZZA: During rain, water will collect along the leaves, down the spine of the branch and drain into a bioretention area surrounding the obelisk. This water is then recycled to water the vegetation on the site.
ITALIAN CYPRESS (TYP.)
SECTION ELEVATIONS: PIAZZA GARIBALDI
EXISTING TREES AND VEGETATION
NATURALISTIC, STEEP CLIFF LINE
ITALIAN CYPRESS (TYP.)
NEIGHBORING HOUSES
OBELISK ARENA SEATING WILDFLOWER BIORETENTION BASIN DRAINAGE COLLECTION SPINE
DRAIN
SECTION / ELEVATION A-A’: OBELISKS BIORETENTION COLLECTION DRAIN AND ARENA SEATING
NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORING HOUSES NEIGHBORING HOUSES HOUSES EXISTING DECIDUOUS EXISTING DECIDUOUS EXISTING DECIDUOUS TREES (TYP.) TREES (TYP.) TREES (TYP.)
TWO ROWS OF OLIVE TREES TWO ROWS OF OLIVE SITS ON TOP OF THE TWO TWO ROWS OFTREES OLIVE TREES SITS ONEXTENDED TOP ON OF THE TWO TERRACES SITS TOP OF THE TWO EXTENDED TERRACES EXTENDED TERRACES
EXISTING EXISTING BUILDINGS BUILDINGS EXISTING BUILDINGS PLANTER (TYP.) PLANTER BEDBED (TYP.) PLANTER BED (TYP.)
ELEVATION: ENTRYWAY AND OLIVE TERRACES ELEVATION: ENTRYWAY AND OLIVE TERRACES SECTION / ELEVATION B-B’: STAIRWAY ENTRY AND OLIVE TREE TERRACES
OVERLOOK AND OVERLOOK AND OVERLOOK AND RETAINING WALL RETAINING WALL RETAINING WALL WOOD STAIRS WOOD STAIRS TO WOOD STAIRS TO OVERLOOKOVERLOOK TO OVERLOOK
HAND DRAWN CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
FALL 2011
LOCATION: Castiglion Fiorentino and Siena, Italy PROJECT TYPE: Hand drawn construction details OBJECTIVE: To gain understanding of various construction elements such as stone and brick paving layouts. PAVING PATTERN IN CASTIGLION FIORENTINO:
PAVING PATTERN IN CAST. FIO.
PAVING AT PIAZZA DEL CAMPO, SIENA:
PAVING AT PIAZZA DEL CAMPO
PARKING LOT PAVING, CASTIGLION FIORENTINO:
PARKING LOT PAVING
PAVING PATTERN IN CAST. FIO.
PAVING PATTERN IN CASTIGLION FIORENTINO:
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
SPRING 2011
PROJECT TYPE: Roof Garden OBJECTIVE: To design a sustainable roof garden for the Dallas Museum of Art while paying special attention to water conservation, heat island effect and attracting small wildlife back to the area. CONCEPT: To pull design inspiration from a famous artist of the Expressionist movement. ARTIST: Franz Marc
WAIST LEVEL FLOWERING BUSH
HAND RENDERED SITE PLAN:
“LAMB” FLOWERING TREE (TYP.)
DECIDUOUS TREE (TYP.)
- Chosen for curvy forms, jagged lines and color “TRAUMENDES PFERD”
- Chosen for strong lines, punch line shapes and color “RED DEER”
RAISED PLANTER BEDS
N - Chosen for movement
AC UNIT
KNEE LEVEL ORNAMENTAL GRASS
RAISED ZIGZAG PLANTER BED
PLAN VIEW OF ROOF GARDEN & 3D MODEL OF ROOF PLANES KNEE LEVEL EVERGREEN BUSH
TURF
RAISED CIRCULAR PLANTER BEDS
GLASS WINDOWS
SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENTS FOR THE ROOF GARDEN:
GROUND COVER
1) To reduce the heat island effect 2) To harvest rainwater and reuse throughout the site 2) To create a pleasant view for surrounding buildings 3) To attract smaller wildlife such as; birds, butterflies, and smaller mammals back onto the site
DECIDUOUS TREE IN RAISED PLANTER BED
MODEL SHOWING THE DIFFERENT BUILDING FLOOR LEVELS:
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KNEE LEVEL
RAISED PLANTER BED WAIST LEVEL
KNEE LEVEL
MULTI LEVELED PLANTER BEDS
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NEW ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
SPRING 2010
PROJECT TYPE: Grading and drainage PROJECT STATEMENT: This design illustrates grading and drainage manipulation through cut and fill calculations. OBJECTIVE: To design a road for a newly constructed building while simultaneously protecting the local habitat.
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RESUME EDUCATION Texas Tech University: Lubbock TX Bachelors in Landscape Architecture – Magna Cum Laude College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Minor – Horticulture & Turfgrass Sciences
Aug. 07’ – May 13’
Santa Chiara Study Center: Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy Study Abroad
Sept. 11’ – Dec. 11’
WORK EXPERIENCE Internship with Naturalscape Design: Dallas TX June 12’ – Aug. 12’ - AutoCAD designs for frontscape of house - Planting designs utilizing horticultural knowledge - Site analysis of neighborhood: soils, climate, surrounding plants, etc. Mulligan’s Restaurant on the Golf Course: Grapevine TX Summer 08’ & 11’ - Worked with customers on the golf course as well as in the restaurant - Learned about golf course layouts and how the greens are maintained Spoonful Yogurt: Lubbock TX - Assistant Manager
May 10’ – May 11’
SKILLS Proficient in: AutoCAD, Hand Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp Experience with: Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, ArcGIS
ORGANIZATIONS & HONORS
KATELYN GRASS katelyn.grass@gmail.com (817) 319-2489
Member of Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society Member of the Student Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects at TTU
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