Kaitlyn Weimer
Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
Table of Contents
BELLE CHASSE
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HILL FARM
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DESOTO PARK
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PHENOMENON: EROSION
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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BORNEO SPORENBURG BRIDGE
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NORTH LAKE CHARLES DOCUMENTS CONSTRUCTION
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BELLE CHASSE Surrounded by a residential community within Belle Chasse, this 220 acre site became an ideal location for a Regional Park. In groups, we created an adventurous proposal that celebrated the wild Louisiana landscape and was programmed for the residential, community and regional users.
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EXPLORING NATURE Individually, I focused on designing the regional area. The goal was to make this an area for which users from all over could explore and discover “Wild Louisiana” through different ecotones. Exploration of the starry night was also considered when designing the hills. The highest point is an open space surrounded by tree cover to omit the existing light pollution. Around this area, only red light sources are used best type of light to use once the eye has become acclimated to the darkness.
Belle Chasse, Louisiana elle Chasse, Louisiana Perspective Buffer of Swamp Walk
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Section A-A’: Neighborhood Buffer
Section A-A’ A-A’
bottomland hardwood forest and canopy walk
path permeable forest buffer
backyard
residence
Section B-B’: High Point Hill
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bottomland hardwood forest
star gazing gathering point
trail
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bottomland hardwood forest
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MARSH WALK The marsh walk allows users to experience the waters edge in various ways. The upper portion allows large groups to walk together and admire the beauty of the lake. There is seating provided near the forest edge to give rest and shade to users. As you move closer towards the water, spaces become smaller and more intimate until finally immersed in the marsh grasses creating a more private setting and a completely different way to experience the waterfront.
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HILL FARM Hill Farm is LSU’s horticultural center. However, the site is predominantly unknown. To revitalize the area, a new program was conceived to draw in the college community and yet still function as a learning facility.
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Hill Farm Main Entrance and Seating
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New Drop Off
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Fence
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Lab School
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HILL FARM
New Drop Off
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Gate
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Lod Cook 16
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Lod Cook
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East Campus Apartments
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11. Community Garden 11. Community Garden 12. Existing Memorial Trees 12. Existing Memorial Trees
3. Compost Bins
13. Classroom
4. Propagation Area
14. Outdoor Kitchen/Patio
5. Herb Garden
15. Fountain
6. Greenhouses
Ornamental
5. Herb Garden
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2. Storage Shed 2. Storage Shed
4. Propagation Area
Added Parking
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1. Organic Garden 1. Organic Garden
3. Compost Bins
Added Parking
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6. Greenhouses 7. Can Yard 7. Can Yard 8. Shade House 9. Maintenance Access 8. Shade House
13. Classroom 14. Outdoor Kitchen/Patio
15. Fountain
16. Rose Garden Ornamental 17. Shade Garden 16. Rose Garden 18. Native Garden
19. Orchard
20. Site Parking
10. Outdoor Classroom
9. Maintenance Access 10. Outdoor Classroom
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ACCESS Although there is a main entrance to the south, it was important to create a second entrance to west in order to facilitate the university users. The west entrance is located closely to the outdoor and indoor learning facility as well as the green houses and shade yard. This connection is important for those students who must quickly get to class without delay.
Detail Plan of Intimate Green Rooms
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Perspective: West Entrance
GREEN ROOMS
HILL FARM
Green rooms were concieved as a public space to which many university student could utilize to study or read within, or simply enjoy the cool shade.
Section: Outdoor Classroom
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forest buffer
teaching stage
seating
entrance
gathering area
buffer
sidewalk
planting
sidewalk
Section: Green Room
path
buffer
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privacy planting
green rooms
privacy planting
path
ornamental garden
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DESOTO PARK Located right on the edge of the Mississippi River near downtown Baton Rouge, Desoto is subjected to seasonal flooding. As a group, we created a flexible, recreational program to suit the downtown users while also allowing the natural flooding to still occur.
Flooding Stages
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SUBTOPIC (IF NEEDED)
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FEATURES One of the features upon entering the site is a pedestrian bridge spanning the lake which is apart of the activity circuit. The bridge allows users to easily transition from the higher at the entrance of the site to the lower topography at the base of the site. Once below, users can enjoy the open green space in a multitude of way, especially since the space is large enough to host a football or even soccer game. For more passive recreation, users can sit on the hill at the northern portion of the site and enjoy a beautiful sunset on the Mississippi River.
Section A-A’: Lake Walk
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THE TERRACE The terrace is one of the main draws to the park. The terrace echoes an existing terrace on the Mississippi River. However, it is more interesting with the introduction of various hill forms. The terrace steps mimic the undulation of water, thus creating small spaces for individuals or large spaces for groups of friends to enjoy.
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DESOTO PARK
Section B-B’: Retaining Wall and Hillside Seating
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Section D-D’: Playground Area and Natural Beach
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PHENOMENON: EROSION The goal of this project was to use abstract methodology in order to better understand a site. Studying an abandoned pier on the Mississippi River I documented, analyzed and reported my findings on erosion on the site. Then using diagrams, looked for relationships with other phenomena.
Model showing the relationship change between erosion and use.
18 An abstraction of the site giving a value to the amount of erosion while also measuring the intensity, quantity and noticeably of litter (orange) and sound (blue)
Section-Perspective depicting the causes of erosion on the site and its forms.
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Model depicting 5 phenomena and their relationships
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS -Site Analysis -Site Survey -Layout and Staking Plan -Demolition Plan -Paving Plan -Materials Plan -Grading & Drainage Plan -Construction Details -Horizontal Curve -Vertical Curve -Site Schematic
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Planting Plan - Ground Plane
Paving Plan
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Construction Details
Grading & Drainage Plan
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Horizontal Curve
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BORNEO SPORENBURG BRIDGE The goal of this project was to utilize 3ds Max in order to recreate the Borneo-Sporenburg Bridge designed by West 8. A final composite image was created using Photoshop. A thirty second animation was also rendered for which I won first place in LSU’s Digital Media Fest for Creative Animation.
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NORTH LAKE CHARLES
Visual Analysis
The implementation of I-10 in the 1960s disconnected the original street grid, separating North Lake Charles and the Upper Calcasieu River from downtown and the lake. This disconnection soon caused North Lake Charles to fall into a state of disrepair. However, this group project aimed to revitalize the community and make North Lake Charles a new destination.
Walking Distances
Perspective Analysis
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Circulation
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PR Pieces: Design Concepts
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PLANTING GRID
Composite
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The planting grid was an underlying concept. The initial grid would create spaces with young trees. However as the trees mature, some trees will either be transplanted, removed or die off allowing the other trees to continue to grow and creating new and yet reminiscent spaces.
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proposed pathways
louisiana ave
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planting grid railroad ave
franklin st
Planting Grid Year 1
Year 10
Year 30
church st
topography
infrastructure enterprise ave
Section looking at pedestrian overpass I-10
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calcareous prairie
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calcareous forest coastal prairie flatwoods pond
mixed hardwood loblolly pine
Enterprise Boulevard is the main entrance into the site which leads all the way to the river. Each block has a slightly different street planting in order to create a type of way finding. The topography moves from rolling hills to nearly level ground. Due to the railway dissecting the site, a separate pedestrian overpass would be built that would connect to the existing vehicular one ushering users above the site and giving them a beautiful view out toward the river.
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Section showing how pedestrian overpass will connect to the existing vehicular one.
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Section across street showing pedestrian walkways protected by street plantings.
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Entrance into the site. Trees help hide the overpass and transition the users into the site.
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