kevin m sullivan kev.m.sullivan@gmail.com kevmsullivan.com 941.586.4242
selected works
kevin m sullivan kev.m.sullivan@gmail.com kevmsullivan.com 941.586.4242
My name is Kevin Sullivan. I am a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s MLA program. I plan to work in New York City, and I am moving there August 19th. I am interested in how design can improve the public realm. People interact and share within public space, and I believe experientially rich environments form strong memories that link people to place. While in school, my work has focused on creating spatially unique places that people will remember. I try to design with human experience in mind; creating spaces that possess character while at the same time perform ecologically. Please contact me if you have any questions and thank you for your consideration.
kevin m sullivan kev.m.sullivan@gmail.com kevmsullivan.com 941.586.4242
education:
masters of landscape architecture
2010-2013
the university of texas at austin, austin, tx gpa- 3.7/4.0
bachelor of science degree: biochemistry
2005-2009
santa clara university, santa clara, ca gpa- 3.3/4.0
experience
ten eyck landscape architects, austin, tx design intern
summer 2012
conducted site analysis of waller creek watershed composed final competition graphics
the university of texas at austin, austin,tx teaching assistant to hope hasbrouck
fall 2012
assisted teaching of digital visual communication class produced tutorial videos for 3d modeling techniques
trip 20 digital, new york, ny graphic consultant
2009-2010
created mock-ups for interactive web applications composed presentation materials
santa clara university, santa clara,ca research assistant to dr. michael carrasco
2006-2009
synthesized and purified polypeptide chains compiled research for publication in scientific journals
lucas lagoons Inc., sarasota, fl assistant designer
summers 2004, 2005, 2009
assisted in design development of residential landscape implemented designs on site
skills: illustrator photoshop indesign
autocad rhino 3d studio max
vray arcGIS ms office
hand drafting model building sketching
awards and activities: faculty graduation award for design aia austin student merit award winner ut design excellence award winner texas asla student design award: recognized cogburn foundation architecture and urbanism award ut design excellence award winner dean’s ambassador ut design excellence award winner ut design excellence award winner asla ut chapter, austin
spring 2013 spring 2013 spring 2013 spring 2013 spring 2013 fall 2013 2012-2013 fall 2011 fall 2010 2010- present
the falls
8- 13
banks of time
virtual voids
14 - 21
24 - 35
brackenridge park
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title: the falls competition: 2013 uli hines semester: spring_13 team: nate schneider, lauren jones, travis glenn + kevin sullvian note: 3rd place_ cogburn family foundation architecture and urbanism prize
The ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, offers graduate-level students the opportunity to form their own multidisciplinary five-student team and engage in a challenging exercise to design and develop a real, large-scale site in two weeks. The 2013 ULI/Hines site was 8 city blocks in Minneapolis’ western downtown. The charge of the competition asked teams to envision a strategy for redeveloping what are currently unused buildings and surface parking lots. The Falls proposal looked to create a formal end and threshold to the central business district with a multilevel promenade. Acting as a transitional step into the cities beloved skyway system, the Falls promenade is a highly programmed and active public space as well as a new destination within the city.
the falls Located between Minneapolis’ central business district and the Metrodome, Downtown East is an area of tremendous potential. Adjacent to the flour mills that first made Minneapolis a regional center, the area is positioned to leverage the city’s many economic, social, and natural resources. The Falls Development Framework capitalizes on the possibilities by activating the threshold between the downtown core and the surrounding neighborhoods, linking Minneapolis’ industrial heritage to its bright future as a healthy and vibrant place to live, work, and play.
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pedestrian
transportation
land use
Headwaters Museum of Science and Industry
Office, Condo, + Retail 06
03
07
Residential + Retail
05
Catalyst Tower [Office, Condominium, Hotel, + Retail]
Neighborhood Grocer
04
Office + Retail
Office + Retail Retail
01
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Office + Retail
Office + Retail
Residential + Retail Hotel
Office + Retail Armory Exchange
Office + Retail Stadium Station 10 02
Office + Retail
09 08
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downtown core downtown east activated threshold elevated enclosed skyway network
exterior, ground level pedestrian streetscape
The Catalyst
Headwaters Demonstration Garden
Headwaters Museum of Science and Industry
Skyway Access Point Urban Beach + Skating Rink Skyway Access Point
Summer - Concert Hill Winter - Sledding Hill Pedestrian Corridor connects to Stone Arch Bridge
Skyway network
The Armory Exchange Commuter Bike Depot and Bicycle Rental Street-Level Retail
Walkable Streets
Dog park
Walker Sculpture Garden Outdoor Collection
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Vertical Access
Catalyst Atrium Winter Garden
Pedestrian connection to LRT and Stadium
surface parking lots + plenty of potential
year 0
5th ave commercial spine + stadium debut
portland avenue streetscape + science museum
complete community + bustling economy
phase I
phase II
vision 2024
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title: banks of time semester: spring_12 instructor: jason sowell team: travis glenn + kevin sullivan note: winner_design excellence award UTSOA recognized_texas ASLA 2013
With central Texas facing a future shortage of disposition space, this studio was intended to produce proposals for a new, regional cemetery in the Austin area. The studio challenged current cemetery practices through a series of material and assembly investigations at the beginning. The studio then zoomed to the level of a master plan for the 1500 acre site where ideas of integration with the natural systems of the site were pursued. Our proposal, Banks of Time, focuses on the long-term time scale in which cemeteries operate. This provides a critical opportunity to create not only an experientially powerful space for those grieving, but also a large scale ecologically performative landscape.
context The site is within the Lost Pines of central Texas, an ecoregion devastated by wildfire in September of 2011. Ultimately consuming nearly 35,000 acres in the Bastrop area and destroying over 1,500 homes, this wildfire was part of the most extensive wildfire season on record in Texas. While only a portion of the Lost Pines were lost to the fire, it devastated a large portion of the remaining habitat for the endangered Houston Toad. A federally listed endangered species, the toad depends on the ephemeral pools and the carpet of decaying materials that make up the forest floor for habitat and reproduction. Efforts of restoration will need to capitalize on efficiently harvesting and dispersing the existing seed / sapling stock while preventing the build of fire fuel loads that made so devastating a fire possible.
hydrology texas triangle colorado river watershed post oak savannah blackland prairie loblolly woodland burn site interstates
hydrology town of bastrop alum creek watershed LPHCP bastrop state park houston toad zone burn site roads
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biomes upland open canopy
Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda Post Oak -Quercus stellata Bur Oak - Quercus macrocarpa Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardii Silver Bluestem - Bothriochloa laguroides Texas Wintergrass - Nassella leucotricha Sand Dropseed - Sporobolus cryptandrus
lowland closed canopy
Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda Southern Red Oak - Quercus falcata American Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis Post Oak - Quercus stellata Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua Red Maple - Acer rubrum Black Gum - Nyssa sylvatica Black Hickory - Carya texana Mexican Plum - Prunus mexicana Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida
early successional
Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda Post Oak -Quercus stellata Bur Oak - Quercus macrocarpa White Oak - Quercus alba Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana Blackjack Oak - Quercus marilandica
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seral stage zones
vegetation community factors 100yr flood plain
early successional lowland closed canopy
relative elevation
upland open canopy loblolly pine stand
burn extent
disposition zones
disposition constraints
scattering grounds
200’ riparian toad buffer
earthen and traditional burial
300’ buffer
mausoleum and columbarium
>5% slope
natural burial
100yr floodplain
circulation
surface hydrology creeks and streams ephemeral drainage structural drainage 100yr flood plain
service road parking building primary loop secondary road tertiary path
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exit entrance
hwy 21 100yr flood zone mausoleum / columbarium scattering grounds
main chapel complex alum creek
nursery conservation easment
100yr flood zone
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mausoleum The mausoleum and columbarium complex is constructed of precast concrete niches that retain the surrounding soil, creating cuts in the ground plane. These cuts create immersive enclosures where visiting family and friends are removed from distractions of everyday life to aid in the grieving process.
retained cut native grasses
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mausoleum pre-cast concrete
marker approach elevated steel grate
pedestrian path crushed granite
drainage native bioswale
native bunch grasses
precast seam integrated drainage
isolation grate
steel memorial plates weathering at different rates
decomposed granite path
vegetated swale
pervious cobble road
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burial marker The design of the interaction at the gravesite, between the visitor (suspended on the grate) and the marker plate (suspended from the concrete), creates a separate place of solace for remembrance of a loved one.
yr 0: recover
yr 5: regrow
yr 10: celebrate
yr 20: remember
yr 50: return
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burial marker
elevated grate
tertiary path for access to gravesite
yr 15 burial marker
elevated grate
wildlife reclaims pathways
yr 100
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title: virtual voids course: advanced studio semester: fall_12 instructor: hope hasbrouck + david heymann team: nick belkowski + kevin sullivan
This course was a collaborative studio in which Landscape Architecture and Architecture students were paired to produce a single project. The program and site location were left up to the students. The requirements were that the students design a campus that communicates the values and desires of a user group. Our proposal was for the complete reimagination of an abandoned and flooded granite quarry in Vermont becoming a new satellite campus and data center for a fortune 500 internet company. This remote campus would act as a host for special internal company retreats and events as well as host international conferences for people outside the company. The campus would also be the headquarters for labs pursuing future technology projects in early stages of development requiring immense data and processing capabilities.
campus plan
quarry terminus
yellow birch corner moss wall wild terminus upper terrace
collaboration space
entrance
event space entrance saddle runnel field
bath house server stacks
north garage
west lot
east lot
visiting residence
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visiting dwellings
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google quarry campus
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quarry cooling system
main facilities
water temp= 80-70° warm water piped through floor and walls creating comfortable work environment
water facade
water temp= 70° water emerges from the events building creating a dramatic animated facade
data center
water temp= 115° heat transferred from servers to water to maintain computing performance
runnel field
water temp= 65° water travels across granite plane cooling and creating steam runnels
waterfall
water temp= 60° water returns to the quarry to continue cooling and begin the cycle again
quarry bottom water temp= 28° water drawn from the hypolimnion at a depth of ~500ft
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rift trail Operating independently from the campus organization is the rift trail. This trail spans the site, transporting the user into the site’s two wild conditions: forest and quarry. The eastern Trail meanders through the deciduous woods marked with evergreens on either side. Tt terminates with a monolithic stone overlook which holds the elevation as the slope falls away from below the user, thrusting through the blanket of canopy. The quarry side of the rift trail carves into the sheer granite walls gradually transitioning from framing the sky to framing the water. This is achieved through a transforming section profile which terminates with a puncture that cantilevers above the deep clear quarry water. The goal of the rift trail is to heighten the user’s experience of his or her surroundings as a mechanism to inspire and refresh creativity.
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forest terminus
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animated commons
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quarry rift trail
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quarry terminus
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title: brackenrige park course: advanced studio semester: spring_13 instructor: juan miro team: andrew green + kevin sullivan note: winner_design excellence award UTSOA honor award_AIA austin chapter
This studio asked students to create a master plan for a real project regarding a university owned parcel slated for development in Austin, TX. The team for this proposal was comprised of a graduate landscape architecture student, and a graduate architecture student. The idea was to develop an overall master plan and then choose a specific area or areas to develop in more detail. The site is a controversial 350 acre site owned by the University in a prime location near downtown on Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. In 2009 the university hired Copper Robinson of New York to create a Master Plan. This Studio was intended to generate alternative ideas to those already proposed as a means of continuing the dialogue for the future of the project.
systems diagrams
watersheds
athletic fields & municipal golf courses
habitats
multi-family residences commercial corridors
light rail
lady bird lake, trail and park system
thru traffic
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city plan
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site plan
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open space strategy Within the definition of open space, a wide variety of program requirements are met by an organizational method of concentric rings. The security of a controlled environment for research at the B.F.L is wrapped by the semi-public municipal golf course. On the edges, a fully public park is most accessible to the surrounding neighborhoods. The park is specifically programmed with playgrounds, lawn games, athletic fields/courts, and an extensive network of trails that connect to the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail.
brackenridge field laboratory
lyons municipal golf course
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brackenridge park
Tarry Town Enfield Road Rowhouses Brackenridge Parkway Neighborhood Playground Bocce Court Horseshoe Courts Basketball Courts Tennis Courts Soccer Fields Inner Park Loop Lyons Municipal Golf Course Field Lab Hike and Bike Trails Open Playing Fields
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development strategy Development has been concentrated in two nodes; the Deep Eddy District to the southeast and the Dam District to the northwest. By increasing population density in these areas, the extension of public transit becomes more efficient and economically viable. Special care has been taken to consider the built edge adjacent to existing neighborhoods along Enfield and Exposition. Six distinct building typologies are organized to ensure relevance to the scale of existing conditions, anticipate growth based on city patterns and plans, maximize the amount of park/waterfront real estate, encourage interaction with the downtown area, and enhance the fabric of Austin.
row house 3-4 stories FAR [1.0] max Height 60’
low-rise 3-4 stories FAR [1.0] max Height 60’
mid-rise 4-12 stories FAR [4.0] height 60’-150’
block tower 8-16 stories FAR [9.0] height 120’-200’
point tower 16-32 stories FAR [4.5] height 200’-400’
plinth & tower 20-35 stories FAR [6.0] height 300’-450’
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vehicular
pedestrian
public transit
bicycle
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row houses Along Enfield Road and Exposition Boulevard, the Brackenridge Tract borders Tarry Town and Deep Eddy. These neighborhoods have a vested interest in what happens along their borders. The row house was selected for this edge condition for many reasons. First, it maintains the scale and character of the surrounding communities. Second, it significantly increases the number of units per acre when compared to the single-family house typical of this area. Third, multi-family construction already has a significant presence on Exposition Boulevard and is expanding westward along Enfield. Fourth, the row house fosters a unique sense of community that is particularly appealing for young families. Fifth, breaks and setbacks make the transition from park to the existing homes comfortable and inviting.
Tarry Town Enfield Road Row Houses - Single Owner Neighborhood Playgroujnd
Brackenridge Parkway Street Parking Horseshoe Court
Row Houses - Community Living Shared Front Yard
Hike and Bike Trail Soccer Field
Light Rail
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ground level unit 1,160 sf. backyard [24’ x 20’] front porch [8’ x 14’] 590 sf. outdoors
roof level unit 2,350 sf. back patio [ 26’ x 20’] front patio [12’ x 24’] front patio [12’ x 34’] 1,100 sf. outdoors
second level unit 1,375 sf. front patio [15’ x 24’] 360 sf. outdoors
community block 46,000 sf. 30 owners/tenants 3-4 Stories shared front yard
single owner 4,000 sf. backyard [40’ x 24’] front yard [26’ x 24’] roof terrace [8’ x 24’] 1,775 sf. outdoors
brownstone block 50,000 sf. 13 owners 3-4 stories private parcels
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deep eddy cenote The southern edge of the Deep Eddy neighborhood is activated with a new lake waterfront. Currently, Lady Bird Lake provides very few opportunities to inhabit its edge. The proposed waterfront promenade provides a unique chance to interact with the water directly. Thought of as an expansion of the historic Deep Eddy Pool, the eastern terminus of the promenade is anchored with the Deep Eddy Cenote. Carved into the urban form, the Cenote acts a destination both from water and land providing the district with a distinct character. The form is inspired by the geologic conditions of the Balcones region continuing Austin’s traditions of urban swimming holes.
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Tarry Town Dam District Rowhouses Athletic Fields Municipal Golf Course
Field Lab Brackenridge Parkway MetroRail Stop Ampitheater Canopy Walk
Deep Eddy Cenote Urban Beach
Kayak Rack Lounge Dock Splash Pad Hike and Bike Trail
Lady Bird Lake Deep Eddy Lap Pool
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brackenridge park The University of Texas has an incredible opportunity in the Brackenridge Tract. With more than 350 acres only two miles from campus and downtown, the potential and pressure for development must be met in a manner that will benefit the residents, the University, and the city at-large while minimizing the negative environmental effects of development. Primary to the design of this masterplan is an understanding of the impact open space has on physical activity, vitality, and overall quality of life. By concentrating density in two nodes, this masterplan provides the same total amount of developable square footage as Cooper, Robertson & Partners’ 2009 park proposal, but does so on less than half of their proposed acreage. This strategy not only meets the financial and housing needs of the University, but also allows us to provide 145 acres of public park, preserve 9 holes of the historical Lyons Municipal Golf Course, and maintain 60 acres of waterfront real-estate for ongoing research at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Increasing population density is environmentally responsible. When combined with direct access to public transit, programmed parkland, and waterfront activities, dense living also promotes a healthy individual and community atmosphere.
capture parkspace
concentrate density
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kevin m sullivan kev.m.sullivan@gmail.com kevmsullivan.com 941.586.4242
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