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2019 Landscape Architecture Portfolio 1218 Clarendon Street Durham, North Carolina 27705 Email: lbhabeni@gmail.com | Phone: (828) 273-0366 0’
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Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) Master’s of Landscape Architecture, 2017 (GPA 3.56) Virginia Polytechnic and State University Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources, 2016 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Classical Vocal Performance), 2009
skills + technology
+ PC and Mac operating systems + AutoCAD Civil3D; Land F/X; ArcGis; SketchUp; Rhino3D + Adobe applications: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat + Google Apps: GoogleEarth, Drive, Hangout + MS Office applications: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook + My Newsletter Builder; basic HTML + Joomla, Plone, and Wordpress content management systems
experience
Design Associate I at McAdams Durham, NC (July 2017 - Present) + Provided GIS mapping and analysis services, public input facilitation, data synthesis, research, technical writing, photography, and product layout for county-scale parks and recreation comprehensive master plans. Designed code required landscape plans, and enhanced hardscape and landscape plans. Designed concepts for project logos and entry monuments, and created theming presentations for residential developments. Designed plan view site layouts and produced construction documents and illustrative graphics for residential, commercial, and public sector projects. Created wayfinding signage plan packages for institutional clients. School of Pubic and International Affairs Technology Assistant at Virginia Polytechnic and State University Alexandria, VA (October 2014 - May 2017) + Provided telecom hardware and software instruction and support to students and faculty members. 2
experience (continued)
Student Conservation Association Civil Engineering Intern at the George Washington Memorial Parkway Alexandria, VA (May 2016 - July 2016) + Assisted in redesign of roadway and generated construction and illustrative drawings. Prepared meeting minutes and project slideshows. Compiled field research data. Student Conservation Association Horticulture Intern at the George Washington Memorial Parkway Alexandria, VA (May 2015 - July 2015) + Collected and propagated 500+ cuttings from cherry species. Tended plants in a nursery setting and planted native perennials at sites within the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Supervised volunteers and other interns. Field identification and documentation of plant species. Digital representation of proposed design and creation of field guide. Administrative Assistant at McAdams Durham, NC (June 2013 – June 2014) + Assisted planners, designers, and engineers in the compiling and submittal of materials to municipalities. Documented redline comments from municipalities, edited proposals and response to comments memos. Took minutes at rezoning meetings, managed mailings to communities, municipalities, and state and federal offices. Wrote and conducted tutorials for processes and equipment, file structure and digital organization.
Honors + Achievements
Edward B. Ballard Scholarship in Landscape Architecture ASLA Potomac Chapter (2017) Landscape Architecture Third Year Studio Award Virginia Tech - Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (2017) ASLA Student Chapter Vice President Virginia Tech - Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (2015)
contact:
lbhabeni@gmail.com | 828-273-0366
table of contents master’s thesis
+ Wind-abilities: A Mixed-use Model for Thoughtful Wind Farm Design (2016-2017) White Rocks Mountain - Roan Mountain, TN
studio projects
p. 4 - 14
+ Hydro Studio (2016) National Park Service Center for Urban Ecology - Washington, DC
p. 15 - 18
+ From Landfills to Landmarks (2015) Prince William County Landfill - Manassas, VA
p. 19 - 22
+ Urban. Park. Way. (2015) Rosslyn Waterfront - Arlington, VA
p. 23 - 25
PROFESSIONAL WORK
+ Pocket Park Design Del Webb Traditions at Wake Forest (2018) Wake Forest, NC + Entry Monument Concept - Fletcher’s Mill
p. 26
+ Chatham Coutny Parks + Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan (adopted 2019)
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MASTER’S THESIS - WIND-ABILITIES: A MIXED-USE MODEL FOR THOUGHTFUL WIND FARM DESIGN Globally, wind power is leading the renewable energy revolution. While carbon neutral and cost-effective, wind energy infrastructure is immobile and has the potential to profoundly change land use and the visible landscape. As wind technology takes its place as a key contributor to the energy grid, it becomes clear that these types of projects will come into greater contact with areas occupied by humans, and eventually with wilderness and other more natural areas. This increased visibility and close proximity necessitates the development of future wind farm sites that afford opportunities for auxiliary uses while maintaining their intrinsic value as energy producers. In short, it is important for wind farms to be versatile because land is a finite resource and because over time, increasing numbers of these sites will occupy our landscapes. In the Eastern US, the majority of onshore wind resources suitable for energy development are found along ridge lines in the Appalachian mountains. These mountains are ancient focal points in the landscape, and subsequently host myriad sites of historic, recreational, and scenic significance. In the future, these windswept ridges will likely become targets for wind energy development. This thesis demonstrates a methodology for the thoughtful siting and design of future wind projects in the Appalachian Mountains. Opportunities for offsite views, diversified trail experiences, and planned timber harvests are realized by locating a seven-turbine wind farm adjacent the Appalachian Trail in Cherokee National Forest in Carter county, Tennessee. potential wind resources MID-ATLANTIC REGION
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I wanted to make a wind farm that is accessible to the general public. I discovered a couple of examples of wind farms allowing people in for recreation and also examples of other types of mixed use occurring with wind infrastructure. The ultimate goal was to find a mix of uses that work together really well and that would create even more opportunities for humans interacting with the site. The mix I chose was forestry, conservation, and recreation.
how wind turbines work WIND TURBINES
THE POWER GRID
hydroelectric battery storage
wind blows, turning blades, and spinning the rotor to generate energy
power control room
upper reservoir
NETWORK TRANSMISSION LINES
DISTRIBUTION LINES
allow electricity to travel across long distances
deliver electricity to towns and individual homes
transformer
CABLING
sources: www.awea.org/Resources/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=900 www.energy.gov/eere/wind/animation-how-wind-turbine-works
SUBSTATION meters energy and increases voltage, making it compatible with the rest of the power grid
excess to reservoir
access shaft reservoir tunnel
generation powerhouse
medium voltage underground cabling conveys electricity to the power grid
to power grid
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pressure shaft
energy is converted to electricity and the voltage is amplified within the turbines
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site selection
All wind projects are sited based on the following criteria: 1. strength of wind resource 2. enough land area 3. suitable ground conditions 4. local land use compatibility 5. access to transmission lines I set additional criteria for siting based on my intended mix of uses: 1. proximity to hydroelectric dam 2. planned timber harvests 3. national forest I surveyed locations based on initial wind project siting criteria, plus my new criteria, and found the place best suited for my requirements and mix of uses was greater Johnson City, Tennessee.
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The the highest wind resources in the area are located on private property or on lands that are federally designated wilderness. In order to keep my wind park off of these two land classifications, I chose to locate it on White Rocks mountain, a site still at a high enough elevation to tap wind resources, but without encroaching on wilderness.
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The site came with the added benefit and challenge of proximity to the Appalachian trail. This location has strong regional connections, along with existing US Forest Service timber harvesting operations, and road networks. The Cherokee National Forest manages timber harvest for two age shelterwood with the goal of keeping 65% mature canopy and key species to included Oaks and Hickories in their prime acorn producing years in order to provide food and shelter for wildlife. The areas indicated by boxes on the map below indicate areas where timber harvests have taken place.
existing topography, forest cover, and circulation
Local data compiled over time reveals that area winds typically blow from the south west to the north east. This impacts the orientation and placement of my wind turbines, as well as the method of silviculture I chose for the forestry component of my design.
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Design: White Rocks Mountain Wind Park The design is a seven turbine wind park located on an arc along the 4000’ contour line on White Rocks Mountain. The park features a strip-shelterwood silvicultural system, which echoes the turbine arc and creates a dynamic landscape gradient through harvest cycles of 40 years.
SITE DESIGN
strip shelterwood silvicultural system LANDSCAPE MOSAIC: ADVANCE + REGENERATION OVER 40 YEARS
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original stand SPECIES INCLUDE: OAKS, HICKORIES, HEMLOCK, PINE, RHODODENDRON, AND MOUNTAIN LAUREL
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sources: http://www.mdpi.com/19961073/7/11/7483/htm Denholm, P., Hand, M., Jackson, M., & Ong, S. (2009). Land Use Requirements of Modern Wind Power Plants in the United States. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
shelterwood silvicultural system variations shelterwood silviculture configurations IN A SHELTERWOOD SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM, AN OLD STAND OF TREES IS REMOVED IN A SERIES OF CUTS RATHER THAN BEING CLEAR CUT ALL AT ONCE. IN THIS SCENARIO, “RESERVE” TREES REMAIN TO SHELTER NEW GROWTH AND PROVIDE SEED FOR NATURAL REGENERATION, WHILE PROVIDING NON-TIMBER VALUES LIKE WILDLIFE HABITAT, BIODIVERSITY, AND AESTHETICS (ZIELKE AND BANCROFT, N.D.).
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The seven Gamesa G90 turbines each have a total height of 472 feet from base to tip of blade and together have the capacity to power 15% of the homes in Carter County, TN. Locating the turbines at the same elevation gives the hiker on the Appalachian trail the feeling of rising up to meet the turbines because the trail gains elevation, while the turbines do not.
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The rough roads created in the forestry section can double as additional hiking trails, which are accessed from the level of the turbines via staircases built into the buttressed turbine pad bases.
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White Rocks Mountain Wind Park, experienced from the West
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White Rocks Mountain Wind Park, experience on pad 6
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design studio - hydro studio dc Goals: Imagine a new, urban campus for a regional research center, next to the largest man-made body of water in the District of Columbia Site: National Park Service Center for Urban Ecology - Georgetown, Washington, DC Key Adjacencies: Georgetown Reservoir, Glen Echo Trolley Trail, C&O Canal, Georgetown University, Foxhall Village
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The Center for Urban Ecology is uniquely situated : it is adjacent to the largest man-made body of water in the District, DC Water’s Georgetown Reservoir, and it is also embedded in an urban neighborhood, surrounded by parkland, trails, homes, and schools. Essentially, the site is part of three stories - 1. research and education, 2. water holding, and 3. recreation.
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I noticed a number of high-quality native tree species growing at Reservoir Field, including a towering pine grove along the southwestern edge. I was inspired by the height of these trees and wanted to preserve as many as possible through my design.
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On my initial visit, I was confounded by the existing configuration of the site, which is problematic. Reservoir field creates a barrier to pedestrians seeking access to the adjacent National Park Service trail system. Moreover, the orientation of the building makes the site feel closed-off, as the entrance and majority of the windows look out onto an 18 foot tall berm, containing the reservoir.
Design: Turn on the Tap - A Saturated Campus at the National Park Service Center for Urban Ecology in Georgetown. This strategy strengthens community connections by providing a park experience for leisure and learning. Strategic use of topography allows for the preservation of most of the site’s native tree species, while creating a system of pools of varying depths and gradients of water purity.
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RN ON THE TAP A SATURATED CAMPUS AT THE NPS CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY
The configuration and program of my design was inspired by the Adaptation Palettes at Turenscape’s Qiaoyuan Wetland Park in China.
Inspired by the water I noticed seeping from a crack in the reservoir, I chose to celebrate water by exaggerating the seepage, creating three precise spillways that would bring water from the reservoir into a field of dispersed basins of varying depths. The basins hold water and provide opportunities studying water quality and the ways vegetation colonizes at varying water N THE TAPforFILLING THE BASINS levels. 1” = 40’
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The different experiential qualities at the level of the basins and the level of the berm walk are seen in the perspective renderings. Each experience allows people to engage with water in ways that had previously been off-limits, ultimately making the water more democratic .
basin and the reservoir have an be activated to manually w of water.
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PLANT COMMUNITIES the basins each have different depths, allowing some to remain wetter or dryer more of the time. saturation gradients afford colonization opportunities for a variety of wetland plant species.
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sweetflag, cardinal flower, switchgrass
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sedges, blueflag, rushes
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water lilies, duckweed, pondweed
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I chose to abandon the original site configuration completely, opting to nestle new research buildings with glass facades into the berm of the reservoir. An additional building was included on the Georgetown edge of the site to allow for access to the berm trail level from the level of the basins, while acting as a gateway for the community. The new building serves as a community center, including space for art exhibitions, performances, public restrooms, and a cafe. Each of the buildings have intensive green roofs with native grasses, which visitors can venture onto to view the saturated field from above.
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design STUDIO - FROM LANDFILLS TO LANDMARKS
Design Team: Lauren Arledge + Paige Courtney
Goals: Student teams design future scenarios for waste landscapes with an emphasis on public engagement. Site: Prince William County Landfill (PWCLF) - Manassas, Virginia - Planned Landfilling Activity until 2060 Key Adjacencies: Prince William Forest Park, residential developments, and primary schools. Strategy: Challenge PWCLF’s current proposal, which aims to deforest much of the site and cut off hydrologic connectivity by creating a second landfill mound that is larger than the existing mound. This design proposes dispersed cell landfill mounding, which allows for creativity in topographic change and increased hydrologic connectivity between existing swales and stream, while building connections with the surrounding community.
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Hydrology across the site was an important influence on our design. This drawing explores the existing site topography and hydrology. It identifies drainage areas, maps stormwater basins, the landfill’s leachate system, and the existing stream.
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Other important design considerations were the range of the existing forest, flora and fauna, and divisions of land use. We also studied the condition of the existing forest and how long it would it would take to reestablish following clearcutting.
SITE DESIGN
Design: Eco Recreation Park at Prince William County Landfill - Manassas, VA (planned landfilling activity until 2060) Team: Lauren Habenicht Arledge + Paige Courtney A series of dispersed landfill mounds allow for the creation of visually dynamic topography, while increasing hydrologic connectivity between existing swales and a stream. A terraced pedestrian corridor is built around the stream within the heart of the site. The layout of roads promotes connections to the surrounding community. Our dispersed cell mound filling method lets people to occupy the site as a park while landfilling continues, allowing them to engage with waste from a safe distance PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY LANDFILL CHARTING THE COURSES OF PEOPLE, WATER, AND WASTE
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PATHS AND ENTRY NODES
WASTE: ACCESS ROADS AND MOVEMENT
WATER: SUBTERRANEAN STORMWATER
WATER: LEACHATE TREATMENT AND STORMWATER RUNOFF
PROPOSED TERRACES AND CORRIDORS
EXISTING AND PROPOSED LANDFILL MOUNDS: PERIPHERAL BUILDINGS POWELL’S RUN POWELL’S CREEK FORESTED BUFFER
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The dispersed mound method created four classes of corridors: leachate treatment, stormwater, stream, and entry. The structure and placement of the stormwater and leachate corridors is determined by the strength of the existing swales. The phasing of the landfill mounds allows for more of the site to remain forested longer, while gradually expanding the public zone. over time.
DESIGN STUDIO - urban . park . way . Goals: Design an new, experiential access point to the Potomac River from a bustling business district in desperate need of public open space by utilizing one of three programmatic themes: -Bike, Bathe and Beyond - strengthens connections between existing bike paths and provides opportunities for bathing -Food-Boat Wharf - creates a place for food boats arriving from the Potomac to dock along a newly accessible edge -Urban Drive-In Theater - imagines a space where a variety of performances are enacted and enjoyed from a range of vantage points
Site: Rosslyn Waterfront - Arlington, VA Key Adjacencies: Key Bridge, Potomac River, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Metro Strategy: Construct an urban driving theatre where the roles of actor and audience are shared simultaneously by vehicles, traveling on the roadway, and people participating in activities on the ground.
site analysis
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On visiting the site, I was struck by the contrast between the elevations of overlapping planes: the river’s edge, the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the Key Bridge, Rosslyn skyscrapers, the unseen DC Metro.
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the parkway is a theatre... the roadway provides visual interest for drivers (the audience). linear greenways provide recreational value for activities like biking, boating, and running (the actors). sweeping views of the potomac, naturalistic vegetation, and presidential monuments supply the scenery. when mapped according to character, visual programming, and river access, there is a clear gap in the parkway’s theatrical intentions: the rosslyn waterfront. it’s time to fill it.
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The Parkway can be divided into three distinctly thematic sections
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at its inception in 1932, the original portion of the parkway was known as memorial highway. it was conceived to provide visitors a worthy approach to george washington’s home at mount vernon. this is accomplished through the design by directing the gaze of the driver to a series of views highlighting important aspects of the first president’s life. while the subjects of these scenes do not tell washington’s story with any degree of chronology, they indicate the places he frequented in his daily life, and places created to memorializehim. these scenes evoke a sense of washington’s personal values, the sort of man he was, and also his importance in the context of american history.
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a goal of the original design was to provide recreational access along the potomac river. large swaths of land, once home to a railway and grazing cattle, were transformed into lush vegetated escapes where locals and visitors alike found refuge from the bustling urban core of the nation’s capital. today, the parkway continues this tradition of river access for biking, boating, picnicking and strolling. this access, however, is found only along the southern portion from theodore roosevelt island to the terminus at mount vernon. river access along the northern portion is limited to views of the river gorge from atop the palisades.
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views honoring george washington points of river access thematic sections
sources: Kelsch, Paul (2011): Cultivating modernity , history , and nature, Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes, 31:4, 294-310 Kelsch, Paul (2014): A Tale of Two Views: The Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and the Invention of the Potomac River Landscape. Unpublished draft.
alternating view sequence between us capitol and washington monument dc boundary
The George Washington Memorial Parkway is a landscape theatre. The original Southern section was designed to illustrate the story of the life of George Washington, by leading drivers on a stately tour of important sites and symbols along the route to Mount Vernon. The Parkway can also be described as having three distinct thematic sections: the idyllic American landscape, the urban and designed, and the rural naturalistic. I noticed a gap in the program of the Parkway at the Rosslyn Waterfront and decided to explore the idea of continuing the landscape theater through my design.
site design
Design: Rosslyn’s Landscape Theatre - an iconic destination and gateway to Arlington By elevating a portion of the Parkway, I was able to capitalize on my fascination with the site’s existing overlapping vertical aspects by creating spaces below the raised roadway. The result provides access to the river, space for parking and a basketball court, while creating a dramatic experience for the driver by revealing views of the Key Bridge at the roadway’s crest. n. lynn st.
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The design is deeply rooted in topography. A series of terraced basins provide moments of seclusion in the otherwise open site. A rill flows through the basins, and the sounds of trickling water coupled with the rustling of leaves from the Quaking aspens planted on the hillside, screen city sounds.
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professional work Project: Del Webb at Traditions Wake Forest - Pocket Parks Role: Conceptual design to construction documents for several pocket parks in an active adult community, including: planting design, hardscape design, grading and drainage.
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EXPANSION JOINTS SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE CONCRETE PAVEMENT ABUTS ALL VERTICAL SURFACES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, STAIRS, CURBS, COLUMNS, WALLS, LIGHT POLES, ETC. WHERE WALK ABUTS RIGID STRUCTURE, JOINT SHALL BE WATERTIGHT. PROVIDE EXPANSION JOINTS @ 20' O.C. MAX UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN/ REQUIRED. (SEE MATERIALS & STAKING PLAN) CONTROL JOINT SPACING SHALL BE EQUAL TO SIDEWALK WIDTH BUT IN NO INSTANCE EXCEED 6'. SEE MATERIALS & STAKING PLAN FOR ALL OTHER JOINT SPACING) SAW CUT TO A MIN. DEPTH OF 1". CONTRACTOR TO CLOSELY COORDINATE LOCATIONS AND DESIGNS PRIOR TO AND DURING CONSTRUCTION. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE 3,000 PSI UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS.
PROFESSIONAL WORK Project: Chatham County Parks + Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan Role: Mapping and analysis services, graphics, photography, public input facilitation, research and writing (see sections: Regional Context, Site inventory and analysis, Community Engagement, Park Classifications and Inventories)
Project: Fletcher’s Mill Entry Monumentation Concept Role: Conceptual design of entry monument and logo; materials selection; illustrative graphics and precedent studies
INSPIRATION
DESIGN STUDIES
CHATHAM COUNTY
EMBOSSED MILL STONE WITH STUDDED IRON INITIALS
PARKS + RECREATION COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN
WOODEN BEAMS
LASER-CUT CORTEN PANEL
JET WATER WALL FLOWING BEHIND BEAMS
FINAL REPORT | ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019
6’
POOL COLLECTS WATER WATER WHEEL CONCRETE OR STONE CAP
STONE OR BRICK FACADE
LASER-CUT CORTEN, SLATE, OR WOOD PANEL
PRECEDENT IMAG
UPPER HAW RIVER CORRIDOR HAW RIVER BLUEWAY
5’ WILKINSON CREEK CORRIDOR PROPOSED NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT PARK
NORTHWEST DISTRICT CORRIDOR
NORTHWEST DISTRICT PARK
ANDREWS STORE CONNECTOR
NC-87 CORRIDOR
PROPOSED TOWN OF CARY PARK NORTHEAST DISTRICT PARK
SILK HOPE - SILER CITY CONNECTOR
BROOKS CREEK CORRIDOR
FOLKNER BRANCH CORRIDOR
PIN: 19573 UPPER JORDAN LAKE
EARL THOMPSON PARK POKEBERRY CREEK CORRIDOR
MILL BRANCH CORRIDOR
EASTERN JORDAN LAKE
SILK HOPE CORRIDOR UPPER HARLAND CREEK CONNECTOR
POOL WITH RIVER STONES COLLECTS WATER
PIN: 79946
HISTORIC BYNUM VILLAGE PARK MIDDLE HAW RIVER CORRIDOR
FAR WEST DISTRICT PARK SEARCH AREA
UPPER US-15-501 CORRIDOR
PARK AT BRIAR CHAPEL
SILK HOPE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PARK
UPPER ROCKY RIVER
MILLSTONE FOUNTAIN WITH PEDESTAL BASE
PLANNED COMMUNITY CENTER AT NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH CENTRAL CORRIDOR
NORTHWEST CORRIDOR
WOODEN BEAMS 751 CORRIDOR
OLD BYNUM BRIDGE
LOWER HAW RIVER CORRIDOR
EMBOSSED MILL STONE WITH STUDDED IRON INITIALS
HARLAND CREEK BRIDGE
WESTERN US-64 CORRIDOR
EASTERN US-64 CORRIDOR
PIN: 63027
OLD US-64 BRIDGE ROCKY RIVER BLUEWAY
WATER WALL FLOWS BEHIND STUDDED IRON LETTERING
UPPER PITTSBORO CONNECTOR
LOWER JORDAN LAKE MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS
MIDDLE ROCKY RIVER LOWER HARLAND CREEK CORRIDOR
MIDDLE PITTSBORO CONNECTOR
ROCKY RIVER DISTRICT PARK SEARCH AREA
LOWER US-15-501 CORRIDOR
MONCURE CONNECTOR
LOWER ROCKY RIVER DEVIL’S TRAIL
UPPER GOLDSTON CORRIDOR
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT PARK
OLD RAILROAD GRADE TRAIL
DEVIL’S TRAMPING GROUND
POOL WITH RIVER STONES COLLECTS WATER
HAYWOOD CORRIDOR HAYWOOD HISTORICAL AREA
JORDAN LAKE / DEEP RIVER CONNECTOR
ROCKY RIVER BRIDGE
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PROPOSED SOUTHEAST DISTRICT PARK
US-1 SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD BRIDGE
LOWER PITTSBORO CONNECTOR
EMBLEM + FONT CHOICES
LOWER DEEP RIVER MIDDLE DEEP RIVER DEEP RIVER PARK + CAMELBACK BRIDGE
LOWER GOLDSTON CORRIDOR
DEEP RIVER BLUEWAY ENDOR IRON FURNACE
CARBONTON CORRIDOR
DEEP RIVER BRIDGE CAPE FEAR TRAIL
UPPER DEEP RIVER
Proposed Park / Facility Existing Park Proposed Park Search Area
Fletcher's Mill
DESIGN STUDIES 1” = 1.5 MI
Beginning/End of Trail Corridor
CHATHAM COUNTY PARKS + RECREATION PROPOSED TRAIL NETWORK
INSPIRATION
Fletcher 's Mill
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EMBOSSED MILL STONE
CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
WITH STUDDED IRON TRAIL CORRIDORS + DESTINATIONS INITIALS
WOODEN BEAMS DECEMBER, P 2018 01
LASER-CUT CORTEN PANEL
Fletcher's Mill Fletcher's Mill
FLETCHER’S MILL
Fletcher’s Mill
Fletcher's Mill 2018 FLETCHER’S CHAPEL ROAD
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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
JET WATER WALL FLOWING BEHIND BEAMS
Fletcher's Mill
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POOL COLLECTS WATER WATER WHEEL CONCRETE OR STONE CAP
STONE OR BRICK FACADE
LASER-CUT CORTEN, SLATE, OR WOOD PANEL
MILL STONE
MILL RACE
PRECEDENT IMAGERY
5’ MILLSTONE FOUNTAIN WITH PEDESTAL BASE
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POOL WITH RIVER STONES COLLECTS WATER WOODEN BEAMS
EMBOSSED MILL STONE WITH STUDDED IRON INITIALS