Maly Sears Graduate Student of Landscape Architecture
Artist Designer Visionary
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Steel House South
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Conservation Development
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Cross Timbers APT.
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South Village Agrihood
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Coastal Community Space
Master Plan Residential
Construction Documentation + Multifamily
Brownfield Restoration + Hollistic Living
24th Frame Plaza Urban Plaza Celebrating Animation
06 Mill Creek Deep
Master Plan Montana Campus
Master of Landscape Architecture | Graduation May 2024 Kansas State University
Steel House South Interdisciplinary Studio | With George M. (Arch) Bailey M. (IA)
Steel House South, inspired by Rockland Maine’s art and maritime legacy, invites locals and tourists to participate in innovative and sustainable projects. Visitors can engage in STEAM workshops, fabrication and exhibition throughout a series of indoor and outdoor spaces. Further, collaboration and community is key to the Steel House’s commitment to learning and environmental stewardship. The facility shares resources and spaces with the adjacent boat making Apprenticeshop. Civil 3D | Rhino | Revit | Enscape
Main Street
Rockland District Highschool
Residential Apprenticeshop Steel House South Campus Middle School Art Galleries + Museums
Main Street
Commercial
Context Influences Programming and Design Language | Maly
Building Form Studies | Maly, George, + Bailey
Early Process Rock Jumping Motif
Gallery plaza
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Outdoor Class
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Trace | Colored Pencil | Maly
Leap - Circulation Rest - Gather
Outdoor kitchen
Amphitheatre
3 Season event and education spaces
Unifying Campuses | Maly and Emily M.
Bonfire
Resilient Design
Infrastructure safe from rising high tide levels Proposed HT +1.6’ Proposed HT +1.2’ Proposed High Tide
Designing for 50+ year resiliency and sustainability on the Gulf of Maine. Locally Sourced Materials and Vegetation Weather and Ocean Resilient
Resilient Design | Maly
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Inspiration from existing green wall. The green walls soften the facade and allow visitors to learn about native vegetation.
Native Palette Flax LeavedStiff Aster
Cinnamon Fern
Pennsylvania Sedge
Wild Blue Indigo
Rhodora
Ladies Mantle
Maly + George
STEAM Programming Innovation and Education are facilitated through indoor and outdoor spaces. Fabrication and research is conducted on site and respond to climate change conditions impacting the Gulf of Maine. Maly, George, + Bailey
Amphi- Kitchen Pavilion theater
Three spaces support STEAM programming + community events.
Outdoor Cafe Activates Street
Socializing and Performance Spaces
Seat Steps provide a spot to look at art and the Ocean
Events, collaboration, and workshops in the Wood House Rich maritime culture stems from the Gulf of Maine Environmental art
Operable Pavilion + Environmental Art Installation | Maly
3 Season Event and Education Spaces
Fill To Protect From Storm Surge and Sea Rise
Intertidal Rocky Shore Living Laboratory
Maly, George, + Bailey
Conservation Development Residential Studio | With Sabreena Leach
This residential conservation development transforms an underutilized golf course into an envious restored prairie housing community. The development conserves 63% of the land, protecting natural drainage, steep slopes, and sweeping views. The neighborhood clusters are inspired by Californian neighborhoods that provide an equal or higher dwelling unit per acre (du/ac) than standard developments. The development was guided by Manhattan, KS land developers, stormwater engineers, and urban planners. Trace | Fresco
6 du / ac
More houses than traditional subdivision
63% conserved naturalized area
13.1 dwelling units (du) / acre 30% | 45.98 acre Maintained Open Space Acreage 63% | 97.02 acre Natural Open Space Acreage
Lots Single Family Duplex Quadplex Condo (6) Apartment (12)
Paths Proposed Road Trails Existing Proposed
Land Cover Naturalized Manicured Lawn Existing Trees Proposed Trees Drainage Basin Existing Drainage Design all | Render Maly S.
Conservation versus Developed
Residential Density Mapping
Preliminary Housing Layout
Revised for Circulation and per City Code
Concept development all
Composite Suitability Underlay
Stormwater Management
2 ft contour
> 20% slope
Drainage Basin
30’ riparian buffer
Existing Drainage Water Flow
Trees and Trails
Lots and Land Use
Existing Trees
Single Family
Proposed Trees
Duplex
Condo (6)
Existing Trails Proposed Trails
Quadplex
Apartment (12)
Manicured Lawn
Naturalized
Design all | Render Maly S.
56’ 16’
width at ROW
side yard setback
32’ 7’
width at ROW
side yard setback
104’
81’
26’
16’ front yard setback
front yard setback
Typical Single Family Lot Building: 45’ x 44’
Typical Single Family Narrow Lot Building: 25’ x 60’
Lot Development Zero lot lines Narrow lots for cluster development Attached garage - preferred by Manhattan, KS residents Back up to naturalized area and trails
85’ 8’
width at ROW
side yard setback
82’
5’ 12’ front yard setback
Typical Duplex Lot Building: 70’ x 40’
Design and Render Maly S.
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Cross Timbers APT. 1/4" = 1' -0"
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18'-6 13/16" 5'-11 11/16"
6'-3 1/4" B
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Rail Detail List
1" = 1' -0" 1 2" galvanized lag screw
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countersunk .5" into beam Typ. Decking overhangs beam 1.5" - 2"
4x8 Joist Joist Hanger 4"
2'-10 9/16"
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10'
6'-2 3/8"
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Note: All wood used in the construction of the deck shall be treated Redwood
Wood Block Support 2x8 Beam 4x4 Post
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Site Implementation Studio | Individual Project
CONSULTANTS
This multi-family development project focuses on understanding and developing construction document skills. These skills have been highly applicable throughout my internship as I produce documents and address redlines. Aspects of the leasing building and pool court area are flushed out including materials, grading, dimensional control, and plant systems inspired by the Cross Timbers 1E WOOD DECK - Custom Steel Plate D Ecoregion. ADA accessibility, maintenance, and city code compliance guided the design process. 5'-0 3/8"
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2x6 decking unless noted
1D WOOD DECK - Section A-A Boardwalk and Cantilever 6.2 6.3
Surveyor
3/4" = 1' -0"
Typ. R1"
Architect
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6.2 6.3
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A: 4"x4" 16 ga steel mesh B: Flowering Dogwood C: Eastern Redbud D: Black Jack Oak E: Texas Persimmon F: Mexican Plum
Maly Sears malyksears@ksu.
1C WOOD DECK - Beam, Joist, Post Joinery
1" = 1' -0"
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Engineer
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Typ. Joists are 4x8 where decking boards meet at right angles
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5/16"
Concrete Pier 14" Diameter
Stainless Steel Wood Block Support Joist Hanger Screwed to Post and Beam
Post Span 6' O.C.
5'-10"
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1B WOOD DECK - Decking
1A WOOD DECK - PLAN
6.2 6.3
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2x8 Beams Sandwich Post
4x4 Post
2x2 Slats Connected to 4x4 Post with Screws
Civil 3D | Land FX
.06" Slot for Sheet Metal
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Joist 24" O.C.
B
16 ga Etched Steel Plate Weathered Copper Finish
Slot for Sheet Metal 34" Into Rail Support
Typ. 2'-3 1/2"
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Rail Support 2x2 2x2
3/4"
Typ. 2x4 Support Blocks Between Sandwich Beams Where Joists Meet Beam Perpendicularly
1" = 1' -0"
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Savannah, TX
14" Diameter Concrete Pier
Aggregate Sub Base
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Silicon Seal
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Beam Span 6' O.C. TYP.
Cross Timbers A
Simpson U Saddle Post Bracket Earth Starts 2" Below Top of Pier 22" Below Top of Soil
6.2 6.3
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2x6 Joists
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Typ. 2'-9 1/2" O.C.
1F WOOD DECK - Elevation B-B 6.2 6.3
1/2" = 1' -0"
16 ga Black Steel Mesh
2x6 Cap Rail
3 1/2"
4x4 Post
XXX MARK
XXX DATE
ISSUE: 3 1/2"
Custom Steel Plate C Eastern Redbud
See Custom Steel Plate D Detail
XXX DESCRIPTION
17, February, 2022
PROJECT NO: 001 CAD DWG FILE: ENTER CAD FILE NAME HERE.dwg DRAWN BY: MKS CHECKED BY: HH
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Wood Deck
Cover Sheet
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Leasing Office Pool Court
Tree House Board Walk
Planting Plan
Grading Plan
9 Stalls @ 9' -0" x 20' -0"
2+00
8' 18'-6"
18'-6"
Planting Plan
3'
EQ
Provide shade
11 Stalls @ 9' -0" x 20' -0"
1'
PI: 2+63.90 Emphasize pool court
EQ
6' 42'
6'
Microclimate
1+00
5' 5'
Land FX
Cross timbers ecoregion
5' 11'-7 3/4" 51'-4 1/4"
95' 10'
9'
PI: 2+14.28
6'-2 1/4"
79'-2 1/4"
16'-0 1/2"
Grading Plan
14'-2 3/4"
11'-8"
3+00
3'-6" 2' Typ.
Trace | Civil 3D
PI: 3+14.02 Finished floor elevations
10'-3"
Drainage swales ALIGN
PI: 0+39.60
38'-9"
Detentions basins
12'
9'
6'
3'
DrainageALIGN pipes
6'
ALIGN
R1
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BP: 0+00.00
PI: 1+04.26
PI: 1+45.45
1+00
2+00
PI: 0+58.88
6"
8'-
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Dimensional Control Trace | Civil 3D 0+00 BP: 0+00.00
PC: 2+35.57
Dimensional Control
6"
5'-6"
0+00
PI: 3+25.97
PI: 3+38.26
35'-1"
Align pool court with leasing building and paseo Roadway alignments
PI: 3+74.01
90 °
17'
12'-1 3/4"
3'
7'-10 1/4"
Retaining walls, major
36'-2 1/4"
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1+81 EP: 1+80.80
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1A WOOD DECK - PLAN
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1/4" = 1' -0"
18'-6 13/16" 5'-11 11/16"
6'-3 1/4" B
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Rail Detail List
2'-10 9/16"
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Note: All wood used in the construction of the deck shall be treated Redwood
5'-0 3/8"
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Custom steel plates inspire ecological education by displaying the leaves and names of trees that are present in the Cross Timbers Ecoregion.
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Tree House Board Walk
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Typ. Joists are 4x8 where decking boards meet at right angles
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Concrete Pier 14" Diameter
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2x8 Beams Sandwich Post 4x4 Post A
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2x6 Joists
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Joist 24" O.C.
Typ. 2x4 Support Blocks Between Sandwich Beams Where Joists Meet Beam Perpendicularly
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Beam Span 6' O.C. TYP.
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1F WOOD DECK - Elevation B-B
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Wood1/2"Deck = 1' -0" Custom Details | Civil 3D 3 1/2"
6.2 6.3
3 1/2"
The board walk is a play and educational experience that weaves around black jack oaks.
A 10'
Play Climb Learn
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A: 4"x4" 16 ga steel mesh B: Flowering Dogwood C: Eastern Redbud D: Black Jack Oak E: Texas Persimmon F: Mexican Plum
6'-2 3/8"
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6.2 6.3
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1B WOOD DECK - Decking
1C WOOD DECK - Beam, Joist, Post Joinery
1" = 1' -0"
6.2 6.3
1" = 1' -0" 1 2" galvanized lag screw countersunk .5" into beam
4x8 Joist Joist Hanger 4"
Typ. Decking overhangs beam 1.5" - 2"
Wood Block Support 2x8 Beam 4x4 Post
2 1/4"
D
2x6 decking unless noted
1D WOOD DECK - Section A-A Boardwalk and Cantilever 6.2 6.3
3/4" = 1' -0"
3'
Typ. R1"
Stainless Steel Wood Block Support Joist Hanger Screwed to Post and Beam
5 1/2"
5'-10"
5/16"
C
Post Span 6' O.C.
1E WOOD DECK - Custom Steel Plate D 1" = 1' -0"
2x2 Slats Connected to 4x4 Post with Screws
Rail Support 2x2 2x2
Typ. 2'-3 1/2"
3/4"
.06" Slot for Sheet Metal
16 ga Etched Steel Plate Weathered Copper Finish
Slot for Sheet Metal 34" Into Rail Support
Simpson U Saddle Post Bracket Earth Starts 2" Below Top of Pier 22" Below Top of Soil
6.2 6.3
14" Diameter Concrete Pier
Aggregate Sub Base
B
Silicon Seal
℄
Typ. 2'-9 1/2" O.C.
16 ga Black Steel Mesh
2x6 Cap Rail
4x4 Post
Custom Steel Plate C Eastern Redbud
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construction of the deck shall be treated Redwood
5'-0 3/8"
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5/16"
Typ. Joists are 4x8 where decking boards meet at right angles
D
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Concrete Pier 14" Diameter
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B
2x8 Beams Sandwich Post 4x4 Post
1E WOOD DECK 6.2 6.3
2x6 Joists
2x2 Slats Connected to 4x4 Post with Screws
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F
A
.06" Slot for Sheet Metal
Typ. 2'-3 1/2"
A
Rail Support 2x2 2x2
Joist 24" O.C.
Typ. 2x4 Support Blocks Between Sandwich Beams Where Joists Meet Beam Perpendicularly
1" = 1' -0"
A
A
3/4"
C
B
F
Beam Span 6' O.C. TYP.
A
Silicon Seal
℄
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1F WOOD DECK - Elevation B-B 1/2" = 1' -0"
3 1/2"
3 1/2"
6.2 6.3
See Custom Steel Plate D Detail
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2x6 decking unless noted
1D WOOD DECK - Section A-A Boardwalk and Cantilever 6.2 6.3
Surveyor
3/4" = 1' -0"
Typ. R1"
Architect
3'
Engineer
Stainless Steel Wood Block Support Joist Hanger Screwed to Post and Beam
Project Contacts or Professors
5'-10"
5 1/2"
C
Post Span 6' O.C.
K - Custom Steel Plate D 16 ga Etched Steel Plate Weathered Copper Finish
Slot for Sheet Metal 34" Into Rail Support
Cross Timbers
Simpson U Saddle Post Bracket
22" Below Top of Soil
Earth Starts 2" Below Top of Pier
Savannah, TX
14" Diameter Concrete Pier
Aggregate Sub Base
B
Typ. 2'-9 1/2" O.C.
16 ga Black Steel Mesh
2x6 Cap Rail
4x4 Post
XXX MARK
XXX DATE
ISSUE:
XXX DESCRIPTI
17, February, 2
PROJECT NO: 001 CAD DWG FILE: ENTER CAD FILE NAME HE DRAWN BY: MKS CHECKED BY: HH
Custom Steel Plate C Eastern Redbud
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Wood Deck
Cover Shee
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South Village Agrihood Research Studio | With Emily M. Alyssa P. Jenna G.
This Agrihood, located in South Des Moines, reconnects under-served communities to amenities focused on healthy living. As an homage to Iowa’s agricultural heritage, crop fields, farm to table restaurants, and food donation initiatives ensures access to fresh foods in food deserts. The Agrihood supports ecological restoration, stewardship, and cultural events while providing opportunities for local businesses and affordable housing. Civil 3D | Sketchup | Lumion | Photoshop | Illustrator | Fresco
Dead end streets, disconnected from the site th 14 SE
Unsafe to cross highway to reach site.
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Connecting Communities Creating safe ways to reach the site is essential for connecting the community to year round amenities. Illustrator | Alyssa and Maly
No sidewalks from east neighborhoods to SE 14th Corridor
Entry Plaza for visitors to gather | Maly
Challenges Food Desert in neighborhoods west of SE 14th Corridor
Disconnection between Neighborhoods and green spaces
Lack of Community Events and Cultural Representation
Limited Local Services + Economy
Process Design Decisions Laying out apartments, parking, and green space to buffer and maximize community space
Integrating performance seating into existing slope
Creating a network of trails to reach disconnected neighborhoods Balancing vehicular and pedestrian circulation
Providing opportunities to learn new skills Creating an iconic entry plaza to welcome the community
Iterative Design Process | All
Convert parking lot into lush park space | Maly
Year Round Community Space | Maly
Restorative Loop
Town Center Plaza
The Nest
Crop Ribbons
Giving Garden
Central Promenade
Explo
Herold Ave
Green House
The Hills SE 14th Street
Hub
The Steps
The Backyard
Maple Grove Corner
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Yead er Cr e
Creek Side Orchard
Creek Landing
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McKinley Ave
Final Programming | Maly
Restorative Landscape: Healthy Land and Mind The restored Yeader Creek and the Prairie Loop are peaceful environments surrounded by wildlife and vegetation. This rare flourishing of nature along the
corridor is achieved through 2.6 acres of vegetative buffer that renaturalizes the creek, filters the water, and mitigates erosion.
Riparian Vegetation Stabilizes Creek Banks
Granite Boulders, Prevalent in Iowa’s Creeks, Are Great for Climbing and Sitting
Butterfly and Pollinator Friendly
Riparian Buffer
Entry From NE Neighborhoods
Educational Signage
Steps Down To Enjoy Landscape
ADA Accessible
Ge ntle Ba nk Pu Slo rifi pe ed Wa ter
Restored Landscapes | Maly
Logs Frame The Creek and Are Fun For Play
Limestone Blocks Serve As Benches
24th Frame Plaza History Studio | Individual Project
The delight and process of early animated film, which has deep connections to Chicago, is celebrated in this urban plaza. Visitors will experience the distinct atmosphere of mystery and playfulness of early animation through light and movement expressed in unique materials and elements. The plaza hosts vibrant day and night time activities with splashing fountains, a picnic lawn, and a large outdoor event space for cultural events such as music and films. AutoCAD | SketchUP | Lumion | Photoshop | Fresco
The Theatre Event Space Tables and Chairs
Mysterious Materials 1st Street
LiTraCon is used to create ‘persona blocks’ that transform people into animated characters
Audience Seating Movable Seating
Fiber optics allow light through, creating a sense of movement as time passes.
Break Time Lawn
Animation Station Bus Stop
Peg bars are translated into planter details. Bars were historically used to align hand drawn images.
Blockbuster Corner Meet up
Winding Film Reel
Main St.
Cartoon Pad Splash Pad
The Film Strip Platform Seating
Night Time Hangout The ‘Film Strip’ seating provides a place for friends to gather throughout the day and night. The canopy of trees and embedded lights make a chill hang out spot.
Peg B ars
Mill Creek Deep Outdoor Survival + Nature Classes
Master Plan Studio | Individual Project
This satellite campus and adventure camp is nestled between beautiful mountains in Paradise Valley, Montana. The creekside campuses provide inspiration and outdoor recreation for travelers and students of Montana State University. As a regionally renowned 256 acre camp, Mill Creek Deep offers a secluded, yet easily accessed setting for 150 - 300 innovators, artists, scientists, and explorers to stay for 8-16 weeks or year round. Bozeman Airport 59 Miles
Beginner Horsemanship
Mill Creek Deep
Montana State University 52 Miles
North Entrance Yellowstone 49 Miles
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Suitability by percent slope | GIS
Fly Fish
untain Hiking limbing
Grazing Meadow
Arts and Science Exploration Festivals | Archery Sage Creek
Conferences
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Artist Residency
East Fork Mill Creek
Trail Riding | Hiking Canyon + Waterfalls
Google Earth | ArcGis Map + Earth | Civil 3D | SketchUp | Photoshop | Fresco
Bubble Diagrams
Adobe Fresco
256 acres Adjacencies View corridors Trail alignment Buildings massing Orientation
Colored Pencil | Trace
Google Earth | SketchUp | Photoshop Arrow Peak
Knowles Peak Green Mountain
Wildlife Center Science Center Dining + Dorms
Equestrian Ranch Artist Center
Academic Core Work spaces, recreation, and housing create an optimal living and learning environment. The trails connect
students to the larger network of trails while the pond provides beauty and function in the event of fire.
Lookout Shelter Upper Meadow
Hay Barn
Friendship Cabins
Academic Core
Equipment Sheds
16 Horse Barn
thank you Malyksears@ksu.edu 660.200.6238 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/ in/malysearsdesign/