MARGARET PLUMB PORTFOLIO
University of Virginia | Master of Landscape Architecture, 2015 Dickinson College | Bachelor of Art, Sociology, 2008 meg3fz@virginia.edu | 443-254-4135
My name is Margaret Plumb. I grew up in Annapolis, MD, a city rich in history with deep connections to the Chesapeake Bay. After graduating with a degree in Sociology, I spent four years in the land of enchantment, New Mexico, facilitating a deep connection between people and place while working at Philmont Scout Ranch and Red River Ski Area. Landscape architecture marries my passion for understanding the dynamic ways people appropriate the world around them and my deep appreciation for nature and its many beauties. My studies in urban and environmental sociology are weaved into my design work, always considering how changes in our built environment can shape the human experience of space. I am eager to apply my skills and experience to the field of landscape architecture and contribute to a firm’s body of work. Through leadership roles as a program administrator, camp director, and team trainer, I have honed my skills in time management, interpersonal communication, and balancing short and long term planning. My leadership style relies on optimism, collaboration and passion for a collective goal.
CONTENTS SNOWY LANDSCAPE
design projects
C HA R L OT T ESVIL L E, VA C L IM AT E DATA
PRECIPITATION (mm)
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MANIFESTO STUDIO
100
40
80
AVG TEMPERATURE (ยบC)
60
120
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LAKE AS60 GATHERING SPACE
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40
RECLAIMING THE WESTPORT WATERFRONT
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A FOREST WITH TWO FACES
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FALLOW FORESTER
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20
0
0
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
evergreen tree
skills deciduous tree
CASE STUDY | PATH CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD | PARASITE PLANTING DESIGN | YIN-YANG PARK Holly Hydrangea Katsura Spruce
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evergreen shrub
50
deciduous shrub evergreen groundcover
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deciduous groundcover
MODELS
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SITE SKETCHES
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February 13, 2014 temperature: 20-30 degrees F snow fall: 10+ inches
HAND DRAWING
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RESEARCH
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resume
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This landscape is designed to highlight the different characteristics of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs in winter time snowy landscapes. The evergreen plants collect more snow and occupy a full space within the landscape whereas the deciduous plants are more minimal in occupying space.
NURTURING A SENSE OF BELONGING WITH
A NEW VISION FOR THE OLD DORMS : INTIMATE GARDENS AND PULBIC COMMONS MANIFESTO STUDIO | SPRING 2015 | CRITIC: ELIZABETH MEYER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA MCCORMICK RD UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALDERMAN LIBRARY CEMETERY
DELL NEWCOMB
THE ROTUNDA
ADMISSIONS
ICK R
D
OLD DORMS
CO
RM
O HILL DINING HALL
MC
The Manifesto Studio is an opportunity to take a stand as a young designer and direct a design project according to a written manifesto on public space. Here, the manifesto is applied to the Old Dorms on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Chosen because thousands of impressionable first year students call the Old Dorms home each year, they provide a unique opportunity to create ‘a web of public respect and trust’.
MC
CO
RM
ICK
RD
THE LAWN
AMPHITHEATER
SCOTT STADIUM
0’
1
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100’
200’
400’
IDEOGRAM SHOWING MOVEMENT ALONG MCCORMICK RD IN CONTRAST TO PLACES OF EXCHANGE AND GATHERING SUCH AS THE ACADEMICAL VILLAGE LAWN AND THE AMPHITHEATER
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IDEOGRAM SHOWING OPPORTUNITY TO HYBRIDIZE LANDSCAPE TYPES TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING IN A DORM LANDSCAPE 3
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MANIFESTO:
Public spaces nurture EXCHANGE across the multiple publics that appropriate them, generating a ‘web of public RESPECT and trust’. They exist within the intersection of everyday activities and social action; along the spectrum of the development of social identities and the expression of collective discourse. Public spaces have the power to foster a sense of BELONGING within the public sphere.
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DIMENSION OF INTERACTION intimate
0”-18”
personal
18”- 4’
social
4’ - 12’
public
12’ +
0’
2’
8’
eat
talk on the phone
walk
4’
work smoke break
attend event
walk the dog
run
stroll sit in the sun
play sit alone
congregate
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
NECESSARY ACTIVITY
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
SOCIAL ACTIVITY encounter
read sit in the shade attend concert sunbathe
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stroll
hangout converse/talk
LAYERS OF DESIGN
3 RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
GARDEN + QUAD
PUBLIC SPACES
THE DELL GARDEN THE CASTLE
THE COURTYARD
THE COMMONS THE WEST GARDEN
THE EAST GARDEN THE NOTCH
To create a sense of place in this vast quad, spatial parameters adopted from Jan Gehl’s dimension of interaction and types of outdoor activities provide the basis for creating a range of spaces. The proposed design pulls three layers of thought together to create a series of gardens and public commons within three new residential colleges.
EXISTING CONDITIONS OF OLD DORMS QUAD
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CONCEPT EXPLORATIONS
GARDEN MENU
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GARDEN STUDY MODEL
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red twig dogwood
PATH crushed stone
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virginia sweetspire
soapstone
bluestone
brick herringbone
GROUND
lilac
BENCH
serviceberry
PLAZA
sweetbay magnolia
PLACE
SHRUB MASS
red maple
UNDERSTORY SCREEN
black locust
black gum
DAPPLED LIGHT GROVE
CANOPY ALLEE
MATERIAL PALETTE
turf
DELL
MCCORMICK RD RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES SITEPLAN
STUDY ROOM
nge LOUNGE lou
DELL hall DINING ing din HALL
STUDY ROOM
CURRY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY CEMETERY AND COLUMBARIUM
BAVARO HALL
STUDY ROOM
WEST DINING HALL
STUDY ROOM
LOUNGE
PHYSICS BUILDING
LOUNGE
EAST DINING HALL
MCCORMICK RD
ENGINEERING SCHOOL
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CHEMISTRY BUILDING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
EVENT DIAGRAMS
AUGUST | MOVE-IN DAY
student
350
staff
faculty
parents
700
townspeople OCTOBER | GAME DAY
FEBRUARY | SNOWY DAY 675
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125
student
student
staff
staff
faculty 200
faculty
alumni
visitors 50
townspeople
townspeople
APRIL | ADMISSIONS TOURS
student
125
staff
faculty
visitors
250
townspeople JULY | SUMMER DAY
MAY | FINALS WEEK 250
student
student 50
staff
staff 50
faculty
faculty
parents 50
alumni
townspeople
townspeople
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THE COMMONS
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THE WEST GARDEN QUAD
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LAKE AS GATHERING SPACE : AN URBAN RESERVOIR IN CHARLOTTESVILLE FOUNDATION STUDIO II | SPRING 2013 | CRITIC: TERESA GALI-IZARD | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA A deep reading of the Rivanna River fostered a new understanding of this urban water system. It revealed the vast variation in water depth, speed, sound, and movement. Hours of observation and on-site sketching over the course of many weeks allowed for an intimate awareness of how the river responds to increased rainfall, temperature variations and an urbanized edge. proposed lake
proposed dam
Rivanna River
STRIP SECTION MODEL 17
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SITTING -- WATER -- STREAM
I AM THE RIVER | RESEARCH OF RIVER TRIBUTARIES
RIVANNA RIVER: EAST BANK STREAM TRIBUTARY SECTION SKETCHES february 8, 2013 Margaret Graham
RIVANNA RIVER: EAST BANK CULVERT TRIBUTARY SECTION SKETCHES february 8, 2013 Margaret Graham
Rivanna River east bank stream tributary section sketches
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I AM THE RIVER | collaborative studio drawing of the Rivanna River
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CHARLOTTESVILLE WATER MAP rivanna river
sugar hollow reservoir
south fork rivanna reservoir
EXPLORATIONS IN ACCESSIBILITY meadow creek watershed area: 9.12 sq. miles
beaver creek reservoir
proposed reservoir ragged mountain reservoir exploration in connectivity across the lake
UNIVERSAL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
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NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY
UNIVERSAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD BEACH ACCESS
exploration in pennisula placement for increased access
exploration in access points along the lake’s edge
PRIVATE INSTITUTION ACCESS NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY SHALLOW WATER
GRADIENTS OF ACCESSIBILITY PROPOSED RESERVOIR water level: 372’ surface area: 166 acres volume: 421,680,025 gallons deepest water: 24’
PENN PARK
TRAIL NETWORK
MCINTIRE PARK
resident access neighborhood access private institution access
NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET
universal access for limited activities universal access for all activities
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NETWORK OF RIVER + LAKE VEGETATION forest The neighborhood carpet is a place of lush vegetation that reveals the overlap of ephemeral water flow and a gathering space for residents. Established neighborhood trees serve as the demarcation between residents’ private access to the site and the low points that collect stormwater for the neighborhood, delivering it to the lake. The sense of ephemeral water flow becomes more apparent to residents with a path that crosses between the lake’s edge and the carpet. In stormwater events the path becomes a spectacle of high water flow, whereas in drier conditions the path provides a desired pedestrian link along the lake’s edge.
trail network
carpet forest & carpet
NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET forest & carpet
carpet EXISTING CONDITIONS
CARPET LEGEND STORM WATER CHANNEL
forest
WATER LOVING PLANTS MOWED GRASS PATH
riverview park
UNMANAGED GRASS
372’ continues past culvert across north ave
WILD GROWTH OF COLORFUL FLOWERS GRAVEL DRAINAGE TREES
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0’
1000’
2000’
4000’
NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET: CREATING A LUSH LANDSCAPE FOR WATER FLOW AND RESIDENT OCCUPATION
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PLAN OF PATH BETWEEN LAKE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET
INTERSECTION OF WATER FLOW WITH LOW ELEVATION PATHS CREATING EPHEMERAL CROSSINGS lake peninsula park lake level proposed path linking neighborhood to peninsula park
water fill of occasional flood
A 4%
372’
B
4%
37 378’ 379’ 373’ 374’ 375’ 376’ 7’
A1
4%
C 2%
4%
B1 C1
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SECTION OF PATH BETWEEN LAKE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET
INTERSECTION OF WATER FLOW WITH LOW ELEVATION PATHS CREATING EPHEMERAL CROSSINGS
occasional flood water level common storm event water level 372’: lake level
A
A1 repurposed concrete pavers recycled asphalt gravel 372’: lake level
B1
B path for traversing above flood level 372’: lake level
C
C1
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RECLAIMING THE WESTPORT WATERFRONT :
AN ALTERNATIVE TO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IN BALTIMORE’S MIDDLE BRANCH
FOUNDATION STUDIO III | SPRING 2014 | CRITIC: JORGE SIEWEKE | BALTIMORE, MD A vast vacant waterfront site is made amenable to neighbors through creation of occupiable parcels that mimic the historic city pattern. The site also reclaims a relationship with the Middle Branch through introduction of inlets that encourage vegetation growth and additional shoreline amenities. With this project, I explore alternatives to the existing condition of leaving this vast site vacant and the proposed condition of large scale waterfront development. The site has an industrial past, which was the driver of the Westport neighborhood in the late 1800s. With a socio-ecological approach, this proposal serves both the ecological needs of the Middle Branch and functions as an asset to the neighborhood. Bringing the historical linkages between the waterfront site and Westport to the forefront, this proposal offers an alternative solution for this vacant site that would allow it to be occupied NOW through strategic investment and local resident participation. Large scale, high investment changes include inlet creation, earthwork and access infrastructure. Strategic, minimal changes include planting to create the parcel grid, installation of remediation monitors, and ground material adjustments.
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THICK 2D MODELS: WESTPORT PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
walk dog park picnic area
SITEPLAN
lightrail towards sports stadiums carnival walk dog park picnic area art installations
environmental education walk dog park picnic area
I-95
performances farm events
carnival walk dog park picnic area
performances festivals walk art installations events sports
art installations baptism performances walk farm dog park events art installations
295 towards Inner Harbor of Baltimore Annapolis rd abandoned rail bridge
boating fishing swimming environmental education environmental education performances walk festivals dog park
baptism
walk dog park
walkarea picnic art installations
art installat boating
events
fishing
sports
swimming
environmental ed
carnival walk dog park picnic area art installations performances farm events environmental education walk dog park picnic area performances
baptism
295 towards Annapolis
walk dog park
festivals walk
art installat
art installations carnival events walk
boating fishing
sports dog park
swimming
picnic area art installations performances
environmental ed
lightrail towards Cherry Hill
farm events
Waterview ave
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baptism walk
EXISTING SHORELINE
INLET CONSTRUCTION
INLET CREATION
OCCUPYING THE BUFFER
OCCUPYING THE BUFFER OCCUPYING THE BUFFER
EMERGING VEGETATION
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EMERGING VEGETATION
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OCCUPYING THE BUFFER OCCUPYING THE BUFFER
OCCUPY ING THE BUFFER
100’ critical buffer after
100’ critical buffer before
E XPA ND I N G T HE MI D D LE BRA N C H IN TO T HE SIT E
remediation strategies
contamination & risk
grid plots
I NT RO DU C T I O N OF PA RC EL PROTOTY PE S
cap & cover: asphalt
cap & cover: asphalt
monitored natural attenuation
monitored natural attenuation
cap & cover: vegetation
cap & cover: vegetation
cap & cover: vegetation
cap & cover: vegetation
monitored natural attenuation
monitored natural attenuation
cap & cover asphalt monitored natural attenuation cap & cover vegetation
monitored natural attenuation
EX ISTING SURFAC E M ATER IA L
EARTHWOR K
GRID R U LES A P P LIED
VEGETATIO N PLANTIN G
PROPO S ED SURFAC E M ATER IA L
OCCUP YIN G THE PA R C EL
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A SO C I O - E CO LOGI C A L A PPROAC H TO R E C L A I M I N G A VAC A N T WATERFRON T SIT E OVERLAP OF 100’ SHORELINE VEGETATED BUFFER AND OCCUPATION PARCEL 100’ SHORELINE VEGETATED BUFFER
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vegetation
public/private
maintenance gradient
SITE MODEL
Robinia pseudoacacia Salix sp. Ailanthus altissima Rhus glabra Morus rubra Fallopia japonica Betula nigra Phragmites australis Panicum vergatum Elymus virginicus Solidago sempervirens Carex Spartina alterniflora
PARCEL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD OCCUPATION
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A FOREST WITH TWO FACES :
A STRATEGY FOR REIMAGINING BARCELONA’S URBAN CANOPY
RESEARCH STUDIO | FALL 2013 | CRITIC: TERESA GALI-IZARD | BARCELONA, SPAIN Crafting a new tree language for the plant palette of the urban forest served as a lens for understanding the culture of tree maintenance in Barcelona. This language expresses the intelligent and predictable behavior of trees that receive regular maintenance, occasional maintenance or no maintenance. This language abstracts the sometimes sculptural and sometimes wild growth of species that live in this urban context.
species diversity by conditions no light + no water
low density
DENSITY
HYPERNATURE
high density
intensive growth around existing forest
light + no water
edge of forest forest interior
DISCONTINUITY
managed tree wild tree
MANAGED/WILD
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water + light
REGENERATION
clumps
PAT T E R N
E X P LORATION S I N FOREST VARIAT IONS
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existing forest no light + water water + light
no light + water
DIVERSITY
rows
PHASING
existing forest phase 1 planting phase 2 planting phase 3 planting
DENSITY
low density high density
uniform age of trees nonuniform age of trees
REGULAR/IRREGULAR
young growth old age
youth growth youth age
old growth young age
EVERGREEN TREES
plan
elevation
Taxus baccata
Schinus molle
Pistacea lentiscus
Pinus pinea
Pinus halepensis
Phytolacca dioica
Laurus nobilis
Ficus nitida
Cupressus sempervirens
Casuarina equisetifolia
TREE: natural growth
Tipuana tipu
Styphnolobium japonicum
Robinia pseudoacacia
Prunus cerasifera
Platanus occidentalis
Parkinsonia
Melia azedarach
Liquidambar styraciflua
Koelreuteria panikulata
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Eucalyptus globulus
Cercis siliquastrum
Celtis australis
DEC ID U OU S TREES
Brachichiton populneus
SPECIES PALE T T E FOR BAR CL E O NA’S UR BAN F O R E S T
LEGEND
young mature
4th reiteration
5th reiteration FOREST: managed growth
2nd reiteration
3rd reiteration
1st reiteration
TREE LANGUAGE PROGRESSION
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F O R E S T P HA S I NG pl aza
s tr e e t
ye a r 1 0
12 m
This forest is about the dynamic transition between two forest patterns over time. The organizational strategy of a regular grid and irregular density creates a variation over generations of the forest. The pattern radiates out from dense forest nodes in the street intersections into the transitional space between the historic core of Barcelona and the modern grid. The forest composition is determined by the light qualities, and moisture availability within the urban context. Each generation of the forest is phased in through an additive and subtractive process. To create each forest, trees are added according to the new planting strategy, while mature trees are being phased out. This transitional forest allows for irregularity in the experiential quality of the forest, while maintaining a regular logic.
LAYE R S OF LI GH T & WATER 12 m
10 m
8m
6m
ye a r 5 0
12 m
4m
10 m
4m
10 m
4m
8m
4m
6m
4m
8m
4m
6m
ye a r 1
in tersecti on
CANOPY
WI L D
L I G H T +NO WAT ER
S U B CA N O P Y
MANAGED
WI L D
CANOPY
MANAGED
WI L D
MANAGED
La urus no bi l i s
YE A R 10
Ca sua ri na equi sti fo l i a
Cerci s si l i qua strum Pi sta cea l enti scus Ta xus ba cca ta
Cel ti s a ustra l i s Ro bi ni a pseudo a ca ci a Cupressus sempervi rens Phyto l a cca di o i ca Pi nus ha l epensi s
FOREST DENSITY NODES
FOREST MANAGEMENT YEAR 60
12 m
4m
4m
10 m
8m
6m
ye a r 1 0 0
12 m
4m
4m
10 m
8m
6m
ye a r 6 0
NO L I G H T +NO WAT ER
SUBCANOPY
WI L D
MANAGED Pa rki nso ni a
Bra chychi to n po pul neus Ko el reuteri a pa ni kul a ta M el i a a zeda ra ch S chi nus mo l l e
NO L IG H T + WAT E R
CANOPY
WI L D
SUBCANOPY
MANAG ED
WILD
MANAG ED
L IG H T + WAT E R
CANOPY
WILD
SUBCANOPY
MANAG ED WILD
MANAG ED
P l at an u s oc c i d en t al i s Ti pua na ti p u
Fi c u s n i t i d a
E u c al y p t u s gl ob u l u s L i q u i d amb ar s t y r ac i f l u a St y p h n ol ob i u m j ap on i c u m P i n u s p i n ea J ac ar an d a mi mos i f ol i a P r u n u s c er as i f er a
FOREST SPECIES DIVERSITY
least dense
most dense
least diverse
2 species least dense
5 species 7 species most diverse
most dense
10 species
canopy subcanopy
least diverse
2 species 5 species
least dense
7 species wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
most diverse
most dense
10 species
canopy subcanopy
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least diverse
2 species 5 species 7 species
most diverse
10 species
wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
S I T E PLA N FOR A N U RBA N FORE ST IN BARCE LONA TH E FO R ES T AT Y EA R 6 0
T H E F OR E S T AT Y E A R 1 0
canopy tree subcanopy tree
CANOPY Casuarina equistifolia Casuarina equistifolia Celtis australis Celtis australis Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus globulus Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua Phytolacca dioica Phytolacca dioica Pinus halepensis Pinus halepensis Pinus pinea Pinus pinea Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia Tipuana tipu Tipuana tipu SUBCANOPY Brachychiton populneus Brachychiton populneus Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Ficus nitida Ficus nitida Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda mimosifolia Koelreuteria panikulata Koelreuteria panikulata Laurus nobilis Laurus nobilis Melia azedarach Melia azedarach Parkinsonia Parkinsonia Pistacea lentiscus Pistacea lentiscus Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasifera Schinus molle Schinus molle Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Taxus baccata Taxus baccata
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canopy subcanopy
PLAÇA DE LA UNIVERSITAT SECTION least dense
SCALE 1m : 10000m most dense
200 m
0m
wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
SECTI ON KEY 400 m
1
A
F O REST SP ECIES D IV ERSIT Y
PLAÇA UNIVERSITAT FO REST least diverse
5 species
YEAR 1 0
C
C1 SCALE 1m : 4000m
A
2 species
B1
B
7 species most diverse
10 species least dense
most dense
canopy subcanopy
least diverse
2 species
SCALE 1m : 10000m
5 species
wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
7 species most diverse
10 species
0m
200 m
400 m
canopy subcanopy
PLAZA
A
IN TERSEC TION
A1 B
B1 C
L AYERS OF L I GH T & WATER
NO LIGHT+ NO WATE R wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
C A N OP Y
YEAR 6 0 least dense
W I LD
LIGHT+ NO WATE R
S UBC A N OP Y
MANAGED
W I LD
C A N OP Y
MANAGED
W I LD
S UBC A N OP Y
MANAGED
W I LD
Lau ru s n obi l i s most dense
Cas u ari n a equ i s ti fol i a
least diverse
Cel ti s au s tral i s R obi n i a ps eu doacaci a Cu pres s u s s empervi ren s Ph ytol acca di oi ca Pi n u s h al epen s i s
L I GHT+WATER
MANAGED Parki n s on i a
CANO P Y
WILD
SU B CANO P Y
M ANAG E D
WI L D
SU B CANO P Y
CANO P Y
M ANAG E D
WI L D
C1
M ANAG E D WI L D
M ANAG E D
P l at anus o c c i d e nt al i s Ti puana t i pu
Fi c us ni t i d a
Brach ych i ton popu l n eu s Koel reu teri a pan i ku l ata Mel i a azedarach Sch i n u s mol l e
Euc al ypt us gl o bul us L i qui d am bar s t yrac i f l ua S t yphno l o bi um j apo ni c um P i nus pi ne a Jac arand a m i m o s i f o l i a P runus c e ras i f e ra
2 species
SCALE 1m : 10000m
5 species
FORES T PLANTING PATTERN + CANOPY LAYERING
7 species most diverse
Cerci s s i l i qu as tru m Pi s tacea l en ti s cu s Taxu s baccata
NO L I GHT+WATER
ST REET
10 species
200 m
0m
400 m
canopy subcanopy
LAY E RS OF LIGHT & WAT E R
NO LIGHT+NO WATER wild
80% of species
managed
20% of species
LIGHT+NO WATER
NO LIGHT+WATE R
PLAZA
A CANOPY
SUBC A N OPY
A1 B C A N OPY
SUBC A N OPY
C A N OPY
LIGHT+ WATE R
IN TERSEC TION
SUBC A N OP Y
C A N OP Y
B1 C
y e ar 1 0
ST REET
C1
SCALE 1m : 500m
S UBC A N OP Y
The forest pattern, using the same grid logic, transitions over time. The forest originates with the random placement in the nodes and the grid point placement in the connectors; to the random placement in the connectors; and the grid point placement in the nodes. The vertical structure of the forest is a layering of canopy and subcanopy trees, which is amplified by the density. A balance of canopy and subcanopy in the nodes of density give each tree more space than if the densest zones were planted uniformly as canopy or subcanopy. 0m
WI L D
MANAG ED
W IL D
M A N A G ED
W IL D
M A N A G ED
L aur us nob ilis
Ca s ua r in a e q uis t if olia
Ce r c is siliq uastr um Pistac e a le ntisc us T axus b ac c ata
Ce ltis austr alis Rob inia p se udoac ac ia Cup r e ssus se mp e r v ir e ns Phy tolac c a dioic a Pinus hale p e nsis
W IL D
M A N A G ED Par kinsonia
W IL D
M A N A G ED
W I LD
MANAGED
W I LD
M A N A G E D W I LD
MANAGED
Pl atan u s occi den tal i s
T ip uana tip u
Br ac hy c hiton p op ulne us Koe lr e ute r ia p anikulata Me lia aze dar ac h Sc hinus molle
F i cu s n i ti da
Eu cal yptu s g l obu l u s Li qu i dambar s tyraci fl u a Styph n ol obi u m j apon i cu m Pi n u s pi n ea J acaran da mi mos i fol i a
N O D ES= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED R A N DOM PLANT ING 1/3 CANOPY 2 / 3 SU B C A N O P Y STR EETS= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED GR I DED PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y
Pru n u s ceras i fera
F O REST P LAN T ING PAT T ERN + CANOPY LAYERING
year 10
y e least ar dense 60 most dense
N ODE S = E V E N LY DI S T RI B UT E D RA N DOM P L A N T I N G 1/ 3 C A N OP Y 2/ 3 S UB C A N OP Y S T RE E T S = E V E N LY DI S T RI B UT E D G RI DE D P L A N T I N G 1/ 2 C A N OP Y 1/ 2 S UB C A N OP Y
least diverse
2 species 5 species 7 species
most diverse
N O D ES= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED GR I D E D PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y STR EETS= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED R A N DOM PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y
10 species
SCALE 1m : 2500m canopy subcanopy
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PLAÇA UNIVERSITAT SI TEPL AN T H E F O RE ST AT YE A R 10
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U RBA N F O R E S T C OMPOSITION MOD EL
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FALLOW FORESTER : A STRATEGY FOR REFORESTING NEW ORLEAN’S FALLOW LAND RESEARCH STUDIO | FALL 2014 | CRITIC: JULIE BARGMANN | NEW ORLEANS, LA The trees of New Orleans are a valuable cultural and ecological amenity that were devastated in Hurricane Katrina. Strategically focusing efforts on editing existing woodlands and adding canopy to NORA lots will jump start the re-imagining of fallow land.
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PROTOTYPING THE REBUILDING OF THE URBAN CANOPY AND CARVING OUT A PLACE TO OCCUPY
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SECTION EXPLORATIONS OF THE SEAM BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOD AND THE WOODS Canal
Van Ave Portal
NORA lots across from large fenced fallow land in front of Pride Academy
Pride Academy Portal
NORA site portal on south side of curated WOODLAND
Rayne Ave Portal
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SITE READING
GENTILLY WOODS: EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
GENTILLY NEIGHBORHOOD: PROTOTYPE APPLICATION AND ADAPTATIONS
GENTILLY WOODS: PROPOSED
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VIRGIL BLVD PORTAL EXISTING VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT
VIRGIL BLVD PORTAL YEAR 10
To strategically rebuild the urban canopy on a residential fallow lot, owned by the New Orleand Redevelopment Authority (NORA), careful consideration must be taken to introducing the most storm-resistant species that will also provide shade, a windbreak, and a desirable destination for neighbors. This particular NORA lot along Virgil Blvd in Gentilly connects to an existing wild woodland. Adding an allée of Sweetgum trees, a fast growing and sturdy species, creates a portal into a woodland. Editing the scrub layer and invasive species from the woodland will warm New Orleanians to the beauty of the wild.
FAST-GROWING SWEETGUMS CREATE SHADED ALLéE
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WOODLAND GROVE
PRIDE ACADEMY CLEARING EXISTING: SCHOOL AND WOODLAND SEPARATED BY FENCE
PRIDE ACADEMY CLEARING YEAR 10
Partnerships between city agencies and community institutions to rebuild the canopy will create a resilient urban forest in addition to opportunities for education and recreation. Pride Academy is located on the northern edge of the existing wild woodland, but is separated by a chain-link fence. By creating a simple opening in the fence and removing selected trees from the young, thin forest, the inaccessible woods become an outdoor classroom that pulls students into the site and facilitates Gentilly Woods becoming fully integrated into the metabolism of the community.
A CLASSROOM WITHIN A WOODLAND
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CASE STUDY: PATH CONSTRUCTION This exercise from a Site Assembly course is about the materials and assembly of a built work. This set of drawings and model represent a joint on the TriBeCa section of the Hudson River Park in New York City. This path was constructed with IPE boards supported by wood beams connected to concrete walls.
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DESIGN/BUILD: paraSITE This is a design/build project from Foundation Studio I. The objective of paraSITE is to induce an experiential change of the user by shaping a new path at the top of the stairs with an extension of the brick wall. By layering the material to create a gradient of density the material obscures the viewer’s sight of the destination, just as the brick wall limits the view at the base of the stairs.
change in density no gap 1/2 ” gap 1” gap
1 1/2” gap
2” gap 2 1/2” gap
East Wall sample eye height = 5’3”
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PLANTING DESIGN
YIN-YANG PARK: THE NATURE OF CHANGE SITEPLAN
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Yin-Yang, in Chinese philosophy, is the concept that complementary, rather than opposing, forces interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts (Wikipedia). Yin means “the shady place” and Yang, “the sunny place”; they can also represent the balanced halves of a whole that are part of a continuous cycle from one to another. A path moves through the “dark”room in the bright open field, through a transitional room within the wet meadow then into a “light” room in the woodland.
CIRCULATION
sidewalk moss carpet paver tiptoe path stone mown grass path meandering mulch path
GROUND PLANE bugbane liverleaf cardinal flower bog bean lizard’s tail alcea rose twilite prairieblues
SHRUBS rhododendron ‘delaware white valley’ wintergerry holly purple ninebark
UNDERSTORY sourwood smoke tree
The concept for the plant palette is to introduce distinctive tonal contrasts to create a dynamic composition experienced by following the main path through each garden room. Additionally, embracing the yin-yang concept of harmonious transitions, the goal is to introduce vegetation that creates interest year-round so that the “yang” moments of blooms are balanced across the site to create an overall site balance. The garden room within the bright open field is filled with contrasting tones: deep purples and maroons; the wet meadow plantings register the stark moisture difference resulting from the topographic change and transition from a low shrub layer to a thicket of understory trees that both shine with winter-interest; the woodland has a seasonal contrast of light and shadow: as the full canopy casts shadow in the summer bright white blooms emerge, and sunbeams brighten the dark forest floor in the winter.
dragon’s claw willow pawpaw
CANOPY yellowwood
sweetgum
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MODELS
DIGITAL METHODS: laser cutter; cnc router; 3d printer ANALOGUE METHODS: pancake, rib, sculpt, weave
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SITE SKETCHES
FOUNTAIN PLAZA |DALLAS, TX
PASSEIG DE SANT JOAN | BARCELONA, SPAIN
PLAÇA PEDRO | BARCELONA, SPAIN
PLAÇA DEL DUBTE BARCELONA, SPAIN
ACADEMICAL VILLAGE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
DOWNTOWN MALL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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HAND DRAWING
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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E:MEG3FZ@VIRGINIA.EDU
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | Charlottesville, VA Master of Landscape Architecture • Spring 2015 Reuben M. Rainey Endowed Scholarship Summer Design Institute • Summer 2012 Public Interest Design Institute • January 2014 DICKINSON COLLEGE | Carlisle, PA
Bachelor of Art in Sociology • May 2008 Environment & Society concentration • magna cum laude Honors | Benjamin Rush Scholar; Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshmen Honors Society; Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honors Society UNIVERSITY OF COLLEGE CORK | Ireland | Fall 2006
LEADERSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | Scotland | Spring 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT AND PRACTICE PROGRAM
RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
M: 443-254-4135
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION Case Study Investigation research assistant | Summer 2014 Collected data, conducted site observations with lecturer Leena Cho, communicated with design firms and synthesized information into reports of the performative features of three built projects. RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROJECT Research Assistant | Summer 2013 Assisted Associate Professor Ellen Bassett with mapping of Casablanca and Rabat and helped facilitate on-site Semester at Sea visit in Morocco. LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES (LPS) CASE STUDIES: MONTICELLO: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-studybriefs/monticello-visitor-center MEADOW CREEK: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-
Administrator | Feb 2013-May 2015
study-briefs/meadow-creek-restoration
Assist Associate Professor Vivian Thomson in all aspects of program administration,
JMU BIOSCIENCES: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-
including email correspondence, graduation coordination, and website updates.
study-briefs/jmu-bioscience-building-landscape
HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN II
COUNCIL OF EDUCATORS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Teaching Assistant | Spring 2013
Conference presenter • March 2015
Assisted Associate Professor Michael Lee with administrative needs, organized
Presented Monticello & Meadow Creek LPS Case Studies Posters
LANDSCAPE & ARBORETUM COMMITTEE | graduate student representative LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE | student representative STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS | co-president GRADUATE ARCH & LAR SOCIAL COMMITTEE | first-year representative
SKILLS
workshops and attended lectures. PROFICIENCY: Adobe Creative Suite | AutoCAD | Rhino | Microsoft Office | iMovie | Digital fabrication
Analogue modeling and drawing
WORKING KNOWLEDGE : ArcGIS | Grasshopper CERTIFICATION: SEED certified
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WORK EXPERIENCE
MARGARET PLUMB | RESUME SURROUNDINGS | Santa Fe, NM | January 2015 Extern, Developed an existing conditions permeable surface plan for a potential project. THOMAS JEFFERSON DEMONSTRATION GARDEN | Charlottesville, VA | Summer 2013 Intern, Maintained the planting beds, including weeding and harvesting; updated the blog. SITEWORKS | Charlottesville, VA | January 2013 Extern, Assisted with planting plan, site analysis, diagrams, and construction documentation on a variety of local projects. GRAHAM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Annapolis, MD | Oct 2011-Dec 2011, Summer 2012 Intern, Assisted Landscape Architects in design development, organization of plans, implementation process, and marketing of projects; responsible for administrative support, and photo organization. KEEP KANSAS CITY BEAUTIFUL | Kansas City, MO | February 2010-August 2010 Green & Litter-Free Events Intern, Promoted the event-recycling program, organized recycling efforts by communicating with local event coordinators, and evaluated the program for improvement. PENNSYLVANIA DOWNTOWN CENTER | Harrisburg, PA | Spring 2008 Intern, Assisted with downtown revitalization efforts by facilitating stakeholder meetings then collecting and analyzing survey results. PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH | Cimarron, NM | Summer 2008, 2009, 2011 Camp Director, Managed a team ranging from 5-15, enforcing a flexible, passionate, and cooperative work environment. Responsible for facilitating a fun, safe, and educational program to over 200 participants each day. Implemented staff training, development and
REFERENCES
evaluations; large scale environmental stewardship projects; and effective inter-departmental communications.
TERESA GALI-IZARD, Associate Professor, University of Virginia | teg2q@virginia.edu ELIZABETH MEYER, Dean and Professor, University of Virginia | bmeyer@virginia.edu LEENA CHO, Visiting Lecturer, University of Virginia | lsc7t@virginia.edu VIVIAN THOMSON, Director of Environmental Thought and Practice major, University of Virginia | vet4y@virginia.edu
ONLINE PORTFOLIO: http://issuu.com/margaretplumb/docs/mplumb_portfolio
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