MARK HOOPES PORTFOLIO
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GARDEN DESIGN
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CURRENT WORK
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MULTIPLE SCALES
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HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS
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CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
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AUTOCAD SAMPLES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESUME
Cover Page:
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A backyard garden I designed and planted at 130 Kane Street in Brooklyn. The client wanted a green textural garden, reminiscent of Japanese Gardens, with few flowers. I used plants such as Heuchera, New York fern, ostrich fern, and Japanese forest grass, planted in masses, to achieve this effect. I also added some subtle flowers in key positions to provide seasonal interest. I knew this design was a success when the client emailed me, commenting on how, in the past week, he had been enthralled watching the black cohosh (Actaea racemosa, pictured here) blooms “unfold up the stem like tiny fireworks” as he drank his morning coffee.
Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability, New Brunswick, NJ Lead Survey Taker, June to August 2016
Mark Hoopes
Conducted a survey for the City of Perth Amboy to inventory potential brownfields
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Recorded data in a precise and detailed fashion, documented any variations not covered by the survey form
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Trained and coordinated with other students assigned to this project, ensuring consistency in data collection
Friends of the High Line, New York, NY Gardener, March 2012 to August 2015
EDUCATION
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Master of Landscape Architecture, anticipated graduation May 2018 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Was responsible for the total care and management of a 2-block section of the garden including bulb mapping and planting, redesign and replanting of areas in need of improvement, and adjusting the garden to changes in microclimates
B.S. Horticulture, Minor: Business, December 2008 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Professional Horticulturist, Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association, 2012 Licensed Private Pesticide Applicator, Maryland, 2012 Certified Paraprofessional for Watershed Restoration, 2014
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Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers in garden tasks
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Researched and implemented organic IPM techniques
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Mastered Peit Oudolf’s garden design techniques to preserve and care for his design
Kurt Bluemel, Inc., Baldwin, MD Horticulturist, February 2011 to February 2012 •
Managed watering and fertilizing programs to grow and maintain approximately 500,000 plants
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Scouted for and monitored pests and diseases throughout 16-acre nursery
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Teaching Assistant, Landscape Plants and Planting Design, August 2017 to May 2018
Controlled pests and diseases according to IPM principles using chemical or biological controls
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Proactively aided in the improvement and development of operations and production process
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Managed 1-4 employees for specific tasks or projects
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Led students in learning exercises such as plant identification walks and site surveys
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Reviewed and critiqued student projects, assisted students with project development and software usage
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Assisted faculty in course administration, class website management, and in assignment development
Harmony Design Group, Westfield, NJ Intern, May to August 2017 •
RESUME
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322 South 3rd Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 443.365.6885 mhoopes85@gmail.com
Gygax Gartenbau, Seeberg, Switzerland Landscaper, March 2010 to December 2010 •
Installed patios, walkways, and driveways with pavers or stone plates
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Installed gardens, lawn, and trees, including stone and ericaceous gardens
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Performed lawn and garden maintenance, including mowing, fertilizing, and pruning
Surveyed sites to gather information on the existing conditions, including topography, locations of buildings, plants, and hardscape elements
MDK Plants and Decorations, B.V., Honselersdijk, NL, Greenhouse Worker, January 2009 to December 2009
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Drew the existing conditions plan in AutoCAD using surveyed data and any other available documentation
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Prepared and submitted plant orders, drew planting plans in AutoCAD
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Harvested Monstera deliciosa, Philodendron xanadu, and other floral leaves
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Assisted with creating 3-D models of design in Sketchup, and with creating finished renderings of these models
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Sorted, bundled, and prepared the leaves for the flower auction
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA Greenhouse Production Intern, May 2008 to August 2008
Private Garden Design and Installation, Brooklyn, NY Consultant, June 2014 to Present 22 Butler Street: • Designed a colorful grassland/woodland garden for a client’s 1400ft2 backyard •
Sourced appropriate plants and supplies, coordinated delivery for timely and orderly installation
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Demolished existing underground patio and arranged for debris to be removed
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Installed plantings and automatic drip irrigation
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Performed tasks such as propagation, transplanting, potting, pruning, staking, fertilizing
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Performed greenhouse plant maintenance tasks such as pruning, staking, fertilizing
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Was responsible for the daily care of over 50 varieties of plants
SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, ArcGIS, Sketching
130 Kane Street: • Designed a dense textural woodland garden for a client’s 660ft2 backyard •
Found areas of poor soil and incorporated soil amendments to create healthy soil and increase drainage
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Sourced appropriate plants and supplies, coordinated delivery for timely and orderly installation
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Installed plantings and automatic drip irrigation
Familiarity with meadowland establishment, surveying sites for permeable surfaces and potential rain garden establishment, organic pest control methods and Integrated Pest Management
Awards and Scholarships NJASLA Certificate of Merit, Roy DeBoer Travel Prize, Wyckoff Area Garden Club Sally Ditton Scholarship, Fairway Garden Club Scholarship, Jane Parr Memorial and Martha Washington Garden Club Scholarship, Winston E. Parker Scholarship
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PRIVATE GARDEN
GARDEN DESIGN
This garden design is for a small townhouse in the Carrol Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. The client had already had the patio, stairs, and Astroturf lawn installed and wanted a garden that would be reminiscent of the Chelsea Grassland section of The High Line. This section is characterized by dense plantings dominated by grass and interspersed with loosely structured flowering plants, most of which are Prairie natives. I was able to adapting the style and spirit of this section to this intimate space, creating a lush and vibrant garden.
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The front half of the garden towards the house gets a good amount of sun, while the back is shady and dominated by an ancient silver maple. I would be able to use sun loving plants in the front, while having to transition to shade tolerant plants toward the back. I started by using a transitional matrix. Beginning in the sun, it would consist of Sporobolus heterolepis and Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’. After the first third of the garden, the S. heterolepsis would transition out to be replaced with Sesleria autumnalis. After the second third, the P. virgatum would be transitioned out and replaced with Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldstaub’ in the back. This established a green, lush, and grassy matrix throughout the garden. For color, I needed loosely structured plants that could tolerate some shade and medium to wet soils. While some of the plants I selected were from The High Line’s plant list, I also selected others that would be better suited to the environment of this garden, while still having the same texture and feel as the Chelsea Grasslands. These plants needed to have a loose structure, short to medium height, and be able to be healthy and beautiful in a small garden. I choose flowering plants so that there would be some flowers in the garden in all seasons except winter, when the texture of the grasses and the color of the Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ will be the dominate feature. I used a light touch of red flowers for the spring (Tulipa ‘Red Hunter’) and Summer (Lobelia cardinalis) to create a shimmer effect to play off the strong red frame around the windows and door of the house. The other flowers colors are blue, yellow, and violet, which will be complimentary to red. These flowers will occur either as single plants or small clumps loosely scattered throughout the garden. I added a group of Perovskia atriplicifolia near the stairs to add fragrance to the garden. The client’s young daughter liked to run through the garden so I left a small clearing between the patio and lawn. I made sure to surround the path with plants on the edges of this space that could handle interaction.
GARDEN DESIGN
THE HIGH LINE
Transition Zone
Veronicastrum Patch
As The High Line has matured as a garden, many of the microclimates have changed, some due to new construction, some due to plants maturing. In this photo, an oak has grown to a point where it has begun to shade out the sun loving plants growing underneath. The Sporobolus heterolepis growing below it has either died out or become thin and stunted, the Salvia x sylvestris has taken over the area and much of it is bare. This section of the garden has become noticeably sloppy and empty. To repair this area, I made a plan to replant the area in May of 2015. First, the full sun needing S. heterolepis will be moved out of this area and replaced with the shade tolerant Sesleria autumnalis. Then the outer edges of the shady area will be filled in with Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’, Aescelpias tuberosa, and Rudbeckia submentosa, all of which can tolerate some shade. In the shadiest area a large Pycanthemum muticum clump will be planted. This plant will not flower as well in shade, but will still be robust. Additionally, I have selected a new species to add to the garden. Symphyotrichum cordifolium will tolerate the shade well, and fits in with the overall texture and color schemes of the garden. Its blue fall flowers will reflect the blue flowers of the Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird’, and its coarse texture and loose form will complement the nearby Lythrum alatum. This addition will also contrast nicely with the finer textures of the P. virgatum and the S. autumnalis. Working in this garden and maintaining its beauty requires a great understanding of its design nuances and a detailed knowledge of the plants in it. With these changes, the garden should once again be beautiful and full in this area.
The transition zone in my section goes from the Chelsea Grasslands to the Chelsea Thicket. It is also where the section of the park that was opened in 2009 ended and the section that was opened in 2012 began. This has caused the plantings to show a divide where the construction fence formerly separated the open and closed sections. The result is a blocky and clunky transition consisting mostly of Sesleria autumnalis with a small block of Heuchara. I decided to recommend significant changes to make a more gradual and natural shift. My first consideration was height—the grassland gardens stand about 4 feet tall, the S. autumnalis patch around 1.5 feet, and the thicket begins with an Ilex opaca that is over 10 feet tall. The thicket needs to transition down to the height of the grasslands. To do this, I will add in Syringa x lacinata, Clethra alnifolia, and Fothergilla gardenii in the area that is currently mainly S. autumnalis. This will step down the height to blend with the herbaceous layer. The foundation for this is already there. The existing S. autmnalis loves shade and tolerates sun so it can cross the border and blend both sections, however, there is just too much of it. I will remove about two-thirds of it, spread out the Heuchara block to be long wafts, and add spreads of Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ and Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Froehnleiten.’ This will bring the herbaceous layer of the thicket out and blend it with the S. autumnalis of the grasslands, which then blends into the grasslands proper.
This garden presents some unique challenges and conditions not found elsewhere. For some reason, stems of certain plants do not grow very strong on The High Line, causing these plants to flop over. Design tactics can be used to mitigate this issue. These Veronicastrum virginicum were planted next to each other in a patch to create a great impact, but they had no support, and their stems ended up lying on the ground. V. virginicum can look beautiful in this garden, as long as it has strong stemmed plants nearby to help it stand up. To fix this patch, I will move the V. virginicum plants and surrounding supporting plants so that every V. Virginicum plant is surrounded by plants that can support it, and not adjacent to any plant of its kind. Some support plants will support their natural form and support the natural look cultivated in this garden.
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Design Preservation
THESIS
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CURRENT WORK
In my thesis work, I explored the idea of design supporting social connectivity in a dense urban setting. I chose the Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, NJ due to the contrast of its vibrant culture with its harsh physical landscape. First, I looked for opportunities in the neighborhood, which I found in a set of 427 under-utilized sites throughout the neighborhood. Then, using my observations and analysis of the neighborhood, I explored how these scattered sites could be joined into themed networks. The result is a series of five networks: Water, Cuisine, Rails to Trails, Urban Ag, and Neighborhood Streets. These use streets and sites to form a complete connective system for the neighborhood.
CURRENT WORK THESIS
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CURRENT WORK
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Primary Neighborhood Street
Cuisine
Secondary Neighborhood Street
CURRENT WORK THESIS
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Floodable Street
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MULTIPLE SCALES
MULTIPLE SCALES
Household Density
LOCAL + ANALYSIS
Railroad Proximity
Low Income
Complete Suitability Analysis
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This studio focused on design food landscapes on multiple scales. I chose to focus on creating community unity through a farmer’s market. Starting with a data set of all farmer’s markets and their vendors in northern and central New Jersey, and using other geographic data, I created an analysis that pointed to Newark, NJ as the best location to bring the most communities together using a market. A guest speaker pointed out that getting trucks into the city is difficult, so I explored how this could be done using existing rail connections. On the regional scale, I found an existing truck to rail facility in an agricultural area with an active connection into Newark. Locally, I proposed permaculture themed additions to parks and streets that would connect local neighborhoods to the market. The site would make use of tactical urbanist strategies on seldom used platform space in Newark Penn Station. All site furnishings and vendors would arrive via train. Together, they would transform the platform into a space where people can buy produce, relax, socialize, play, and mingle.
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NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
Commercial Anchors Existing Buildings Two Lane Streets One Way Streets with direction indicated Parking Walking Gardens Bike Lane Proposed Housing Independence Park
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The goal of this studio was to create connections between existing parks and proposed housing in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, NJ. To accomplish this, I used a multi-layered strategy. I began with parks and schools and added green streets to connect them to the neighborhood. Then I added mid-block connector parks, blocks of proposed housing, and commercial anchors on the ends of these blocks. The housing, based on a dRMM design, is glass fronted houses with a moveable shell that would allow plants to be grown inside and create a visual indoor-outdoor connection.
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DESIGN
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STREETS AND HOUSING Photo: dRMM
This street plan (opposite) uses the Dutch woonerf concept can create shared space for people, cars, and plantings. All traffic on this street should move at a walking pace.
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These sections explore the flexibility of the proposed housing and how the combination of housing and woonerf streets changes the dynamic of street life in the neighborhood.
20 A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND FOR BLOOMFIELD, NJ
DESIGN
DESIGN
A NATURE WALK
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This design proposes a constructed wetland on an unbuilt, flood-prone site in suburban Bloomfield, NJ. The analysis of the area revealed that while there many active recreation opportunities, there were no nature focused public spaces. Considering this, I designed a nature walk through the site that would allow users to experience several different biomes created there. The biomes are: wet meadow, dry meadow, swamp, marsh, pond and forest. Visitors have space to pause at key points in the park and enjoy a view or experience a biome. Additionally, there are several key spaces, with views over the marsh and pond, for people to use and enjoy. A nature center anchors the site, with indoor-outdoor demonstration gardens and a picnic area.
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This is an illustrative drawing of a student designed bench on Rutgers Campus. I used hatches to not only show the materiality of the bench, but also to show the differences in distance and angle that can be difficult to visualize in elevation views of such a complex bench.
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This is a grading plan, as well as the following pages, created as part of a construction documentation project. 0 on an10' 20' conceptual 40' design which The plan is based assigned included creating 2 rain gardens, 2 bio-swales, a retention basin with a wall,0 a covered and2" a patio that .5" structure, 1" meets the finished floor elevation of the building. My goal in this drawing was to create a grading plan clearly and correctly show the current and proposed grading, and satisfy the requirements of the assignment.
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I used these drawings to show more detail and materiality on certain elements of 16' the plan. They also specified the 4" 8' elevation at important points, particularly changes in .5" 1" 2" materials. The most enjoyable part of this set of drawings was creating the CAD images of the plants.
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These details were created referencing Time Saver Standards and adapting those recommendations to the elements of this design. I took special care to include as much detail as possible and to make the drawings legible, organized, and clearly readable.