Landscape Architecture Portfolio | Mack Yeager| 2020

Mackenzie Yeager

Landscape Architecture • Selected Works

www.linkedin.com/in/mack-yeager mack.yeager09@gmail.com 636-795-6070

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATION GRADUATION: May 2020 Master of Landscape Architecture Minor in Horticulture Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas March -June 2019 Courses in Landscape Design and Tourism Planning Kyung Hee University | Suwon, South Korea

LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT SCASLA Chapter President August 2019 - May 2020 Kansas State University Student Chapter ASLA Plot Club Representative December 2016 - May 2019 APDesign Plot Club T-shirt Design Chair December 2016 - May 2017 Alpha Chi Omega at Kansas State University

AWARDS 2019 Student Honor Award | ASLA Central States 2018 Semifinalist | Disney Imaginations Competition

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4th Place | 2019 APDesign Scholarship Competition

May 22 - 25, 2018

DE-US Summer School Bochum, Germany Participated in a 4-day summer school in which five students from the United States and ten students from Germany and abroad discussed structural change and brownfield recycling. The days consisted of lectures and discussions lead by DE-US professors as well as field trips to nearby brownfield sites.

Contents September 2014 - May 2015

9 Month Service Trip Guatemala, Thailand, Zambia Taught English lessons to children and adults in local schools, orphanages and over the radio. Completed construction projects including bricklaid roads, housing foundation, irrigation systems and paved park paths.

WORK EXPERIENCE Design Workshop | Student Intern Aspen, Colorado

July - August 2019 & January 2020

Worked with landscape architecture and planning professionals over a split summer and winter period. Created illustrative graphics, schematic designs, planting plans, and detail plans on various projects ranging from regional planning, public parks to residential design.

Research Assistant - Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Virtual Reality & Spatial Memory, Proffessor Brent Chamberlain Facilitated virtual reality memory tests with participants and organized resulting data in Adobe Illustrator.

Fluvial Geomorphology, Proffessor Tim Keane Vetted scholarly articles related to river bank stability in Wyoming.

URBAN BAYOU

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THE QUEEN’S MIRAGE

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GRANDMERE COMMUNITY CENTER

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MERGING MAADI

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SELECTED INTERNSHIP WORK

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GRADUATE RESEARCH

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January - May 2018

January - September 2017

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URBAN BAYOU Calling Attention to the South’s Natural Ecosystem

New Orleans, LA

In the heart of the French Quarter, one of New Orleans’ oldest neighborhoods, is Urban Bayou, a plaza that highlights the tension between natural and industrial by symbolically bringing elements of the swampland ecology to the heart of the city.

Sinuous pavement patterns represent the organic, delicate nature of floating vegetation. Stark, orthogonal concrete “planks” represent the sheer will of maintaining traditional building structures on the ever-changing landscape. Unable to keep the swamp completely at bay, certain “ruptures” appear to seep a different concrete pavement from underneath.

Bald cypress trees with Spanish-moss-covered branches evoke the vegetation of the bayou while various seating options provide café seating for the adjacent café. Curved bench seating and clustered stone seating tie the whole design together creating a surreal sense of the swamp. The design was originally hand-rendered and was later modeled in rhino and lumion.

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OFFICE & RESIDENTIAL

ALLEYWAY CAFE & RETAIL BENCH SEATING

BENCH SEATING

CAFE SEATING

SEATING ELEMENTS Curving wooden benches evoke the sinuous nature of moving through the swamp while providing seating throughout the space.

BUILDING ENTRANCE CAFE SEATING

DESIGN CONCEPT

BENCH SEATING

BENCH SEATING

While Urban Bayou is located in the heart of New Orleans, it evokes qualities of the swamp to remind users of the original ecology of the Mississippi River Delta. The plaza educates the public while providing functional circulation and a unique multi-purpose space.

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24”

18”

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Traditional Lighting Taxodium distichum

Tillandsia usneoides

Bald Cypress

Spanish Moss

PAVEMENT PATTERN The design concept is expressed through the juxtaposition of straight and curved lines in the pavement. It also cleverly disguises circulatory paths.

Laser cut study models aided design iterations and final design communication.

Cafe seating Open space 7

Bench Seating Non-slip pavement 8

THE QUEEN’S MIRAGE Imaginations Design Competition Semi-finalist Bringing an ancient wonder back to life

©Walt Disney Imagineering

Long ago in the ancient land of Mesopotamia, Amytis- the queen of Babylon- longed for her homeland of Media. According to legend, her husband, King Nebuchadnezzar II, built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to please the homesick queen. Today, these stories have become legend and any physical trace of the Gardens have vanished. However, after two millennia, the skeleton of the Gardens has finally been “uncovered”. The Queen’s Mirage brings the legends to life.

Users activate the space by discovering the lost wonder together. Visions of phantasmal vegetation are triggered by guest interaction and executed through a series of lights and optical illusions. To explore the structure and energize the space, an interior spiral ramp winds its way from the ground plane through each floor of the structure. Each level contains new hallways and balconies to be explored. Once users reach the top, they slide their way down to the bottom of the structure in a translucent tube slide.

Team: Madison Dalke, Mackenzie Wendling & Shelby Cooke 9

Rendering by Mackenzie Wendling & Mackenzie Yeager

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ZIGGURAT

INNER INNERCHAMBERS CHAMBERS

VERTICAL VERTICALCIRCULATION CIRCULATION

ARCHIMEDES ARCHIMEDESRAMP RAMP

MODULAR MODULARSTRUCTURE STRUCTURE

The stacked form is inspired by a Babylonian Ziggurat.

Stacking volumes inside the ziggurat allows for nested spaces, viewing platforms, and a variety of experiences

A void is removed from the form to create a vertical circulation network.

It is believed that the gardens were irrigated by a system of Archimedes screws. The pedestrian ramp resembles said screw.

The form is divided into modular, rectangular prisms. This allows for a structurally sound, and inspired skeletal form.

VIEWING PLATFORM The viewing platform allows visitors to look down the center of the structure and see everything coming together.

RAMP GOING UP

Graphics by Mackenzie Wendling edited by Mackenzie Yeager

The ramp is used for circulation, bringing visitors to the different levels of the structure.

The ramp responds to movement and lights up as people walk across its surface.

Graphic by Mackenzie Yeager

SLIDE DOWN The slide allows visitors who have reached the top platform of the structure to reach the bottom in a fast and fun way, while the colors of the structure whirl by.

MESOPOTAMIAN ARCHWAYS Large archways common in Mesopotamian architecture are abstracted to create slim vaults that allow free circulation within.

DESERT SANDS When turned upside down, the barrel vaults resemle sand drifts.

INTERACTIVE RAMP TO VIEWING PLATFORM & SLIDE

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When guests move up and down the ADA ramp, the floor lights up responding to the footsteps of the users. In addition to the vibrant colors, optical illusions are projected around the structure in response to the movement on the ramp. In this way, user activity “irrigates” the plants just as the Archimedes Screw was used to irrigate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

1. “Walls of the ancient city of Babylon” by Sgt. Debralee P. Crankshaw is licensed under CC by 2.0 license 2. “Sand dunes” by Martin Vorel is licensed under CCo- Public domain

©Walt Disney Imagineering

Section by Shelby Cooke edited by Mackenzie Yeager

©Walt Disney Imagineering

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

RETAINING WALL

BIOSWALE

NATIVE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE WEIRS

GRANDMERE COMMUNITY CENTER Restoring an endangered ecosystem & engaging the commnunity

Manhattan, KS COMMUNITY CENTER

The Grandmere Community Center is an addition to the First Christian Church of Manhattan located in the heart of the tallgrass prairie. The site sits on a steep hill that has been depleted of the natural ecosystem. The final design includes a building that can hold up to 100 people, a car drop-off, plenty of parking spaces, a retaining wall adjacent the street, accessible ramps and pathways, lawn areas, a playground and a gazebo with a view of a large bioswale.

LOOKOUT PAVILION LAWN

DROP-OFF

The project was carried out from design development through construction documents. The finished product includes a detail plan, earthwork diagrams, stormwater drainage plan, lighting plan, technical grading plan and construction details.

PLAYGROUND

ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP

1” = 35’ 13

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SITE GRADING & LAYOUT PLAN

CUT & FILL DIAGRAM

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1/2 Mortar Joint Type S #4 Rebar Reinforcement in Concrete Pier and Footing 6" Topsoil 4" Clay

RETAINING WALL DETAIL Aggregate Backfill

LIGHTING PLAN

24"x14"x2.25" Indiana Limestone Concrete Seat Wall Cap 2 Chiseled Edges Proposed Grade 1'x2' Limestone Brick Pattern Veneer Fascia

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RETAINING WALL PROFILE

CNC TOPOGRAPHY MODEL

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MERGING MAADI Connecting Cairo to the Nile

Cairo, Egypt

As a crucial part of Egypt’s identity, the Nile river should be readily accessible to all. However, in recent years, land directly adjacent to the river in Maadi, a southern district of Cairo, is largely owned by private businesses creating a barrier to lower economic classes. Merging Maadi presents a comprehensive plan to rejoin citizens of Cairo with the river through the creation of a green network throughout the city. This continuous trail includes plaza and park spaces along the way to give pedestrians a destination or place to pause on their way home. The trail continues onto the nearby islands allowing people to stroll close to the water and experience a range of natural ecology.

Phase 1: Collaboratively designed a Maadi-area master plan with Katelyn Larkin & Caleb Parker.

Phases 2 & 3: Individually created detailed designs for an inland park and segment of trail along the Nile.

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As part of the master plan, a proposed public dock provides a shaded trellis for commuters to wait for their water taxi, as well as space for informal vendors to set up shop along the Nile.

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PEDESTRIAN BLVD

Rendering by Kate Larkin

handicap accessible

METRO STATION MAADI ISLAND TRAIL

ferry docking

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES NATURALIZED AREA

METRO LINE

KAYAK BEACH

ELEVATED PED. BRIDGE

SUNRISE PARK

public overlook private dock

MASTER PLAN PROGRAMMING

CENTRAL PLAZA

A green network is incorporated into the city streets of Maadi, providing park and plaza spaces while creating a guiding path to the Nile. From metro station to riverside, the vegetated spine makes Maadi more safe and pedestrian friendly. Redirecting traffic from the coastal highway to surrounding streets makes the river more visually and physically accessible.

METRO STATION

THEME PARK

Several businesses along the waterfront are redistributed to provide more public access points along the Nile. Amenities such as kayak beaches, swimming holes, lookout points, marketplaces, gardens and public transportation docking diversify the riverfront, giving it a good mix of private and public use.

KAYAK BEACH

plaza connects to trail

PARK SEQUENCE

public overlook SPLASH PAD FOUNTAIN PRIVATE DOCKS PEDESTRIAN SPINE PUBLIC FERRY 21

MASTER PLAN

1” = 200’

ROUNDABOUT 22

PARKING & DROP-OFF MAADI CLUB CLUB ENTRANCE

Mature existing trees are retained as much as possible on site.

EMBEDDED LED LIGHTS

PICNIC AREA

A picnic area includes tables and chairs for users to enjoy a meal.

SPLASH PAD Benches line the pathways providing plentiful seating throughout the park.

SHADE STRUCTURE

EMBEDDED LED LIGHTS

Customizable LED lights embedded into the pathways create an interactive and inviting experience.

PROPOSED TREE

EXISTING TREE

GARDENS

OPEN LAWN

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SUNRISE PARK

1” = 25’

EXISTING CONDITIONS

SUNRISE PARK PROGRAMMING

Sunrise Park is located in an existing round-a-bout in the northeast quadrant of Maadi, near the popular membersonly Maadi Club. Several mature palm and cypress trees exist on the site and are decorated with lights every holiday season, making the place a popular social media destination.

The final park design retains almost all of the existing trees while adding circulatory pathways, a picnic area, flexible lawn space, gardens, a splash pad and copious seating.

It also promotes vehicle and pedestrian safety by creating a more direct parking and dropoff area for the Maadi Club and adding illuminated crosswalks at crucial intersections around the park.

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTED ISLANDS “FLOATING BOARDWALK”

Currently, Maadi Island is divided by military-sanctioned agriculture on the north end and carnival-style programming on the south. The Island boasts ammenities including a ferris wheel, pony rides, popular wedding venues, boat rentals, expensive dining and more.

Ramped boardwalk becomes accessible entrance to the elevated trail.

Constructed islands host natural vegetation and agricultural commodities while providing visual interest and wildlife habitat.

“Floating” boardwalk grants intimate access to the Nile.

INDOOR MARKET BOARDWALK OVERLOOK

WALKING PATH

“Floating” docks and constructed islands draw people to the water’s edge

Modular plots created by bisecting pathways.

ELEVATED BOARDWALK OVERLOOK OUTDOOR SEATING SEASONAL PLANTINGS

EXISTING RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

MAADI ISLAND TRAIL 25

1” = 100’

Rhythmically placed palm trees are seemingly disrupted by paths.

Elevated boardwalk allows visitors to experience a unique view of Maadi.

EXISTING CONDITIONS The Maadi Island Trail design capitalizes on open green space and transitions the existing amusement park into a peaceful place that celebrates the natural ecology of the Nile.

Concrete pavement, manicured lawn and highly programmed elements transition into modular plots of vegetation with bisecting pathways. The main path winds through trees and riparian vegetation throughout the site.

In several places, users can break from the main path to explore floating boardwalks on the Nile or explore elevated boardwalks to experience the trail from above.

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STYLIZED RENDERING FOR COMPETITION PROJECT

SELECTED INTERNSHIP WORK Design Workshop - 3 month internship

Aspen, Colorado

Through my internship with Design Workshop, I worked on several different projects ranging from residential homes to public parks to urban streetscapes. Most notably, I was able to hone my technical skills by developing construction documents for projects at various stages of development- especially in the planting design phase. I learned a great deal about professional standards, best practices, efficiency, team work, and how to use my voice in a professional setting. The following page shows a small selection of work produced over the four months I interned with the company.

July - August 2019 & January 2020

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BO

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LOPE

NR (24,500 sf)

CS-5 (16)

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CS-5 (17) CS-5 (4)

LATIN NAME

FLOWER CHART

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DESIGNWORKSHOP

PLANTING LIST

OP

COMMON NAME

SIZE

NOTES

QTY.

TREE PLANTING PP-12 PP-14 PP-16 PP-18 PP-20

Picea pungens Picea pungens Picea pungens Picea pungens Picea pungens

Colorado Blue Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce

12' 14' 16' 18' 20'

Forest Dug, Unsheared Forest Dug, Unsheared Forest Dug, Unsheared Forest Dug, Unsheared Forest Dug, Unsheared

4 4 8 4 2

PT-2.5 PT-3 PTM-2.5 PTM-3 PT-5

Populus Tremuloides Populus Tremuloides Populus Tremuloides Populus Tremuloides Populus Tremuloides

Quaking Aspen, Single Stem Quaking Aspen, Single Stem Quaking Aspen, Multi-Stem Quaking Aspen, Multi-Stem Quaking Aspen, Single Stem

2.5" cal.

3" cal.

2.5" cal.

3'" cal.

5" cal.

Field Collected Field Collected Field Collected Field Collected Field Collected

54 15 26 17 3

AT-4

Acer tatricum Hot Wings

Hot Wings Maple

4" cal.

Nursery Grown

1

FX-4

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'

Patmore Ash

4" cal.

Nursery Grown

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5 gal.

5 gal.

5 gal.

5 gal.

1 gal.

1 gal.

1 gal.

1 gal.

5 gal.

5 gal.

24" O.C. 24" O.C. 30" O.C. 30" O.C. 12" O.C. 15" O.C. 24" O.C. 24" O.C. 24" O.C. 36" O.C.

259 295 292 55 1714 182 234 40 92 104

1 gal.

1 gal.

1 gal.

4" pots 4" pots 4" pots

12" O.C. 12" O.C. 12" O.C. 12" O.C. 4" O.C. 6" O.C.

117 302 830 200 578 450

Grape Hyacinth

Asheville · Aspen · Austin · Chicago · Denver · Dubai · Houston · Los Angeles · Lake Tahoe · Shanghai

Alpine Aster

NR (1,832 sf)

PO-5 (99)

GJ-1 AM-1 EP-1 PS-1 GH-4 GO-4

CS-5 (50) AM-1 (112) GH-4 (468) GH-4 (110) SF-5 (114)

B

AF-1 (1002)

Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' Achillea millefolium Echinacea purpurea Penstemon strictus Glechoma hederacea Galium odoratum

Blue Cranesbill Common White Yarrow Purple Coneflower Rocky Mountain Penstemon Creeping Charlie Sweet Woodruff

TG

2,680 SQ.FT.

TF

NO-MOW FESCUE

2,960 SQ.FT.

WF

WILDFLOWER MIX

4,370 SQ. FT.

NR

PITKIN COUNTY NATIVE REVEGETATION SEED

80,970 SQ.FT.

METAL EDGING

0 LF

PE LO VE

BEDROOMS

PO-5 (106)

MAIN LIVING MASTER BEDROOM

ENTRY

PS-1 (170) GJ-1 (42) CC-5 (9)

PF-1 (20)

GO-4 (100) LIBRARY PS-1 (30)

KITCHEN

WF (1570 sf)

GO-4 (60) EP-1 (830)

PF-1 (20)

CC-5 (16) D

GJ-1 (75)

GO-4 (260) GO-4 (60)

LAWN LAWN POOL

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Orchid Larkspur

POOL HOUSE

Delphinium elatum ‘Million Dollar Blush‘ Moonbeam Coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam Catmint

AUTO COURT

Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ Sage Salvia nemorosa ‘Cardonna’

PLANTING BED

Sunset Foxglove Digitalis obscura White Yarrow Achillea Millefoliom Moonshine Yarrow Achillea ‘Moonshine’ Pink Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata ‘Eva Cullum’ Red Garden Phlox

MEADOW

Phlox paniculata ‘Starfire’ Small Globe Thistle Echinops ritro Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum × superbum August Moon Hosta Hosta ‘August Moon’ Paprika Yarrow Achillea Millefoliom ‘Paprika’ Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida Light Lavender Larkspur Delphinium x Pacific Giant ‘Guinevere‘ Pincushion Pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Tiny Rubies‘ Prairie Smoke Avens

ELIZABETH STREET RESIDENCE RENDERING (Collaboration with Jennifer Wang)

geum triflorum Yellow Foxglove Digitalis grandiflura White Delphinium

CC-5 (22)

Delphinium x elatum

WF (935 sf)

CC-5 (8)

MAY

Salvia x sylvestris ‘May Night‘

PO-5 (18) AF-1 (275)

APRIL

May Night Salvia

SF-5 (10)

PO-5 (12)

OCTOBER

Digitalis x mertonensis

C

DF-1 (182)

SEPTEMBER

Gladiator Allium

Salvia nemorosa ‘Rose Queen‘

TF (2960 sf)

PO-5 (60)

AUGUST

Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ Onion Gladiator

Pink Foxglove

EN DR

TBD (525 sf)

JULY

Peony

Bishop’s Weed

SF-5 (144) AM-1 (53)

JUNE

Aquilegia coerulea

Rose Salvia

TURF

ME

8/15/2019

MAY

Phlox douglasii ‘Rose Cushion’ Rocky Mountiain Columbine

RESIDENCE

IV

EW

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TF (508 sf)

APRIL

Lavandula

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Sarah Bernhardt’

GARAGE TBD (502 sf)

OCTOBER

Rose Cushion Phlox

SF-5 (24)

RP-1 (180)

SEPTEMBER

Lavender

PERENNIALS, VINE, GROUNDCOVER AND REVEGETATION

AF-1 (437)

AM-1 (137)

NR (10,600 sf)

Isanti Red Twig Dogwood Dwarf Ninebark Froebell Spiraea Snowmound Spiraea Lady Fern Robust Male Fern Thimbleberry McKay White Mountain Snowberry Wood's Rose

AUGUST

Iris cristata

FAMILY TERRACE

CASTLE CREEK RIVER'S EDGE 500 SOUTH HAYDEN PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO

DRIVEWAY SHRUBS (250) SEE L0-02

Cornus sericea 'Isanti' Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nanus' Spiraea japonica 'froebelii' Spiraea japonica 'Snowmound' Athyrium filix-femina Dryopteris filix-mas 'Robusta' Rubus parviflorus Pontentilla fruticosa Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Rosa Woodsii

JULY

Dwarf Crested Iris

120 East Main Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 (970)-925-8354 Facsimile (970) 920-1387

SHRUB, PERENNIAL AND GROUNDCOVER CS-5 PO-5 SF-5 CC-5 AF-1 DF-1 RP-1 PF-1 SR-5 RW-5

TREE PROTECTION

CS-5 (32)

JUNE

Muscari armeniacum

CS-5 (5) CS-5 (3)

MAY

Aster alpinus

W W W.D E S I G N W O R K S H O P.C O M

CS-5 (13)

APRIL

PERENNIALS

Landscape Architecture · Land Planning Urban Design · Tourism Planning

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Blue Geranium

OCTOBER

Liatris Spicata

Halcyon Hosta

Dwarf Blue Larkspur Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Summer Nights‘

Hosta Tardiana ‘Halcyon’ WF (1415 sf)

Oriental Poppy Papaver orientale ‘Princess Victoria Louise

Maidenhair Fern

Silvery Lupine Lupinus argenteus

Adiantum pedatum

TG (2680 sf)

ISSUE DATE:

Pike’s Peak Puple Penstemon

8/30/2017

Penstemon x mexicali Pikes Peak Purple

Alpine Lady Fern

REVISIONS 8/15/2019

Landscape Additions

Prairie Mallow

Athyrium distentifolium x americanum

Sidalcea ‘Partygirl‘ Purple Conflower Echinacea purpurea

Little Bluestem E

Purple Prairie Clover

Schizachyrium scoparium

Dalea purpurea

NR (54,350 sf)

Corkscrew Ornamental Onion Allium senescens

SHRUBS DRAWN:

DC/MP

REVIEWED:

LAN

APE

Hosta Tardiana ‘Halcyon’ Maidenhair Fern

Orchid Lights Azalea

DSC

ENV

ELO

PE

PRICING SET

Adiantum pedatum

Rhododendron ‘Orchild Lights‘

Alpine Lady Fern Athyrium distentifolium x americanum

Lilac Lights Azalea CS-5 (135) WF (2020 sf)

PROJECT NUMBER: 5454

F

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium

Rhododendron ‘Lilac Lights‘ SHRUBS

Redtwig Dogwood

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER PLANTING PLAN

APRIL

Halcyon Hosta

MA

Cornus alba ‘Siberica’ Oakleaf Hydragea Hydrangea Quercifolia

Orchid Lights Azalea Rhododendron ‘Orchild Lights‘ Lilac Lights Azalea Rhododendron ‘Lilac Lights‘ Redtwig Dogwood Cornus alba ‘Siberica’ Oakleaf Hydragea

SHEET NUMBER

L9-01 NORTH

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RESIDENTIAL PLANTING PLAN, CASTLE CREEK

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10 20 0 ORIGINAL SCALE: 1"=20'-00" 9

SCHEMATIC PLAN, IDAHO FALLS DOG PARK

40 C C O P Y R I G H T D E S I G N W O R K S H O P, I N C.

Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala petiolaris

Hydrangea Quercifolia Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala petiolaris Froebel Spirea

Froebel Spirea

Spiraea x bumalda ‘Froebelii’

Spiraea x bumalda ‘Froebelii’

Bigleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf Hydrangea

macrophylla ELIZABETH Hydrangea STREET RESIDENCE BLOOM CHART

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Hundreds of activities Open desks, private desks, private offices Photography studio Conference rooms Kitchen and bar Historic theater Dance studio Sport court

NG I K R O W CO SPACE

Graduate Research Enhancing a Neighborhood’s Collective EfďŹ cacy through Community Garden Design Collective efficacy, which can be broken down to social cohesion and informal social control, is a crucial component in the healthy social life of urban neighborhoods. Community gardens have been acknowledged for their collective-efficacy-building potential because they specifically promote collaboration and active participation, both of which are necessary for social cohesion and informal social control.

Through community collaboration in garden design process, the project examines the environmental factors that contribute to neighborhood-wide collective efficacy. The result is a projective community garden design that is intended to enhance collective efficacy in surrounding neighborhoods.

This project conducted a mixed-methods study of residents in an urban neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. The study presents the findings from survey questionnaires and focus groups held with neighborhood residents (regardless of whether they participate in community gardening or not).

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CultivateKC HQ (property owners)

300+ parking spots

Kansas City, Missouri

Designing a community garden to promote collective efficacy

Dilemma

Neighborhood collective efficacy Community garden design Study area and subject

Background

Research Strategy MPR Project Results + Analysis

Projective Design

The site is surrounded by neighborhoods

Surveys + Focus groups

Overall findings Qualitative analysis Site analysis

Westport Commons Farm re-design

BUILDING

1.2 ACRE FIELD

SITE CONTEXT 32

14%

7%

33% 7%

37%

28%

21%

16%

23%

9%

56%

23%

4.05 (out of 5)

There are adults in this neighborhood that children can look up to 51%

9%

12%

21%

30%

21%

26%

3.88 (out of 5)

35% 7%

42%

3.84 (out of 5)

26%

This is the ideal neighborhood to live in 26%

35%

3.76 (out of 5)

26%

I would willingly leave this neighborhood*

Strongly disagree

42%

21%

2.50

12%

SOCIAL

I would not willingly leave this neighborhood for another 7%

35%

33%

9%

Neither agree nor disagree Agree

GROUP 1

3.83 (out of 5)

61

19%

71

70

62 66

3.77 (out of 5)

78

64

56

E 39th ST

57

51

53 71 54

3.40 (out of 5)

66

E 39th ST

81

61

40%

33

ORCHARD/TREES

40%

3.30 (out of 5)

37%

3.30 (out of 5)

FLOWER BEDS

BLDG FOR SELLING PRODUCE

71

72

64

GARDEN PLOTS

FLOWER BEDS

ORCHARD BEEHIVES

FLOWER BEDS

GATHERING SPACE

FLOWER BEDS

WASHING AREA

GARDEN PLOTS

ARTWORK

66 61

60

GARDEN PLOTS

GARDEN PLOTS

GARDEN PLOTS

GARDEN SIGN

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Adults in this neighborhood know who the local children are 49%

58

65

People in this neighborhood share the same values* 7%

ARTWORK

FLOWER BEDS

SHED COMPOST

GROUP 2

42% 9%

CHICKEN COOP

GARDEN PLOTS

33

Main ST

28%

FLOWER BEDS

GARDEN SHED

CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA

PERGOLA

This is a close-knit neighborhood 16%

FLOWER BEDS

68

79

3.46 (out of 5)

BEEHIVES

TABLES & CHAIRS

COMPOST

88

Westport Commons Farm

FLOWER BEDS

PRACTICAL WASHING AREA

53

60 67

PRODUCTIVE

GATHERING SPACE

POND

Parents in this neighborhood know their childrens’ friends 42%

14%

14%

14%

You can count on adults in this neighborhood to watch out that children are safe and don’t get into trouble

7%

3.89 (out of 5)

28%

Strongly agree

63% 12%

42%

12%

Disagree

People in this neighborhood generally get along with each other*

30%

28%

40%

Troost Ave

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Litter, broken glass or trash on the sidewalks and streets is a problem

People around here are willing to help their neighbors 14%

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Focus groups were conducted with two different neighborhood groups. Components of the charette included a design “board game” element and free drawing element. Regardless of their preexisting relationships with one-another, the groups successfully worked together, drew inspiration from shared past experiences, told stories, corrected each other when wrong, and ultimately, envisioned the future of themselves and others in the garden.

It would be very hard for me to leave this neighborhood

There are many vacant or deserted houses or storefronts 12%

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There are places in the neighborhood to which I am very emotionally attached

People commonly use drugs or drink in public 16%

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Likert-Scale statements were shown to participants to gauge their social cohesion perception. The same scale was used to determine physical incivility and neighborhood attachment perception (shown right).

FOCUS GROUP RESULTS

Now this neighborhood is a part of me

Groups of teenagers or adults often hang out in the neighborhood and cause trouble

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SURVEY RESULTS

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GAME PLAY Social cohesion, neighborhood attachment and physical incivility 48 data from each survey participant was calculated into a total collective efficacy score which was located on a map of the target area. This gave insight into the status of the immediate area versus surrouding neighborhoods.

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Each group created their own projective design for the Westport Commons Farm through playing a custom design “game.” For the game play, participants placed pieces representing different garden elements on an aerial base map.

DRAWING Participants then drew their design ideas on a base map. The process helped the participants actively think about their neighborhood in a new way. Groups worked collaboratively to reach a consensus.

SYNTHESIS Bubble diagrams were generated from the participants’ results to promote readability. Each group created a significantly different design for the Westport Commons Farm although both groups focused on aesthetics, garden function and social function.

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DESIGN OUTCOME c

Conclusions gathered from data collection, literature review, conventional community garden design, and the current owner’s vision informed the following design for the Westport Commons Farm. This design seeks to enhance collective efficacy in the surrounding community by increasing site access, providing space for formal and informal social interaction, and improving the aesthetic appeal of the site while maintaining a functional farm. The result is a lively space that is suitable for growing food and engaging the neighborhood in numerous ways.

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A graded park with a winding pathway, shade trees and benches provides access to the event space from the sidewalk and residences atop the western retaining wall.

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The site design was organized around three key elements: access to the site through new entrance points and connections to existing sidewalks, spaces that encourage formal and informal social interaction, and improved aesthetic appeal within the site and from nearby streets.

KEY a. Pocket park b. Garden welcome sign c. Terraced planters d. Pedestrian path e. Greenhouse f. Staircase g. Driveway h. Office

i. Building for washing produce j. Shed k. Compost l. Beehives m. Chicken coop n. Row crops o. Permaculture zone p. Plexpod entrance

q. Outdoor workspace r. Outdoor tables s. Swing t. Community garden plots u. Outdoor kitchen v. Garden bulletin board w. Sloped park v. Rainwater containers

NORTHEAST CORNER A pleasing approach on the northeast corner of the site improves circulation via intertwining paths, trees, terraced walls, flowers and murals.

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THANK YOU Mackenzie Yeager macken5@ksu.edu +636.795.6070