Michelle Harring Landscape Architecture Portfolio, 2012 by Michelle Harring

URBANA FARMERS’ MARKET, FALL 2009

The goal of the Urbana Farmers’ Market project was to develop an exciting and usable park in a portion of the unused parking lot of the Lincoln Square Mall. The site needed to retain a portion of the existing lot for mall use and provide a gathering space for market customers during peak hours. The site features two distinct areas. The south eastern design provides a community gathering space for people of all ages. Market customers have seating to enjoy their spoils, a safe and ‘fruitful’ playground to keep children entertained, and covered bike parking for easy transport to and from the site. The western side of the site is used as a craft and garden area. The existing building has been transformed into a community arts and crafts studio. The adjacent plantings attract specific critters and there are additional plantings such as herbs and spices that can be sold at the market in season as well. Overall, this design is meant to foster a connected community movement from the adults to the children to the animals.

CAFFE PARADISO, SPRING 2010

The goal of the Caffe Paradiso project was to extend the current cafe out into the parking lot. To make this a successful site it includes seating, bicycle parking, and a buffer from the busy intersection as well as trash and recycling receptacles in the adjacent alleyway. The site features several design styles directly extended from the indoor cafe and a few implementations unique to the outdoor space. Mismatched furniture keeps the same eclectic feel flowing throughout the entire cafe and planters are placed alongside the building to act as a buffer providing additional herbs and spices for the cafe to use. Exclusive to the outdoor cafe is a trellis built along the street edge and above the seating area. A grape vine grows up the trellis while also buffering against noisy traffic. The vine intertwines with fairy lights on the ceiling that illuminates the space so it can still be used during evening into the late night hours. Unconventional bike parking in the form of sculptures and planters are also available for the many cyclists on campus.

The goal of the Pell Farms Subdivision project was to work with a team to design a sustainable community. The overall plan focused on incorporating many innovative green technologies to support new urbanism lifestyles and creating a well integrated community of mixed housing styles and ages. My individual design focused on the community park The park has a large open field that can be utilized in various ways. The lawn opens with a small gazebo that can also serve as a bandstand during concerts. Farmers can use this space as a community market Climate Concerns during weekends.

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Winter

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Temperature: Outside water will freeze and thaw

Temperature: All outside water will freeze Plants must be USDA Hardiness Zone 5b or lower Roads and paths must be plowed and allow room for snow removal

Thawing snow will add to water on site

Homes need heating

Precipitation: Tall grass and prarie land must be burned appropriately Rainfall rates increase, remaining high and constant

Roads and paths become icy without salt

Majority of plants grow and flower at this time and invasive species must be removed

Road and path plants must be salt tolerant Daylight: Lighting needed because of late sunrise and early sundown

Temperature: Water will freeze in late fall

Plants must be watered or be drought tolerant

Plants must be USDA Hardiness Zone 5b or lower

Homes need significant cooling

Snow and leaf removal must be considered

Precipitation: Rainfall decreases in late summer

Irrigation system or natural plant selection must be used during summer months Daylight: Daylight decreases

Roads and paths become icy without salt

Snowfall must be romoved on roads and paths Daylight: Lighting needed because of late sunrise and early sundown

Daylight: Daylight increases

Sunlight becomes intense

All public urban areas, paths, and greenspaces must be considered for lighting

Precipitation: Prepare for moderate snowfall

Road and path plants must be salt tolerant

Sunlight intense and small amount of water evaporates quickly in late summer

Bandstand Bocce Courts Restrooms

Sprayground

Surrounding Context and Infrastructure Green Space 1. Wheatfield Park

E Florida Avenue

All public urban areas, paths, and greenspaces must be considered for lighting

Regional and Local The pond in the lower southwest corner flows into a stream that runs Watershed between two neighborhoods,

Commercial, Retail Recreation, open space

Tennis Courts Playground

The programmed portion of the park appeals to the community in all seasons. There are bocce ball courts near the senior center, a sprayground for warmer weather, a naturescape playground, and a baseball field. Connecting these parks is a path wide enough to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.

Ground will be wet and moist for most of Spring

Precipitation: Prepare for moderate snowfall

Fall

Temperature: Drought possible in late summer

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PELL FARMS SUBDIVISION, FALL 2010

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2. Elementary School

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3. Windsor Swim Club

Tennis Courts

Pell Farm

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4. Community Park Playground Open Space Pavilion

Church Grocery Store Drugstore Gas Station Daycare Windsor Road Elementary School Meadowbrook Park

1. Shopping center

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Busey Bank Milo’s Subway Moical’s Pizza Frogs and Fairies Wine at the Pines The Atkins Group American Oil Chemists’ Society Brenda Brown AOCS Edward Jones Progressive Asset Management

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Farming Crops Corns/Soybeans

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Drummer Silt Clay Loam Corns/Soybeans Dana Silt Loam 8 9

Corns/Soybeans

Flanagan Silt Loam

Corns/Soybeans

Thorp Silt Loam

Corns/Soybeans

Grasses

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Vegetation Prairie Grass

Downtown Urbana

Case Study on Private Green space adjacent to our site

14. Shopping Center Chinese Buffet Day Care Papa John’s Pizza Food Shop Burger King State Farm Insurance

Baseball Field

Residential/Retail

Regional Connection

University of Illinois

*Mix of Commercial, Residence, and Industry * Urban area

Parkland College Campus

Downtown Champaign Downtown Urbana

Tall Prairie Grass, Small Grains, Legume Hay Single Housing

Small Grains, Meadows, Hydrophytic Grasses, Reeds, Sedges

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Row Houses

U of I campus

*Good location : accessible to commercial and downtown

Small Grains, Pastureland, Blue Stem Prairie Grass

Pell Farm WINDSOR ROAD

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Commercial *County Market *McDonald’s, Burger King

Small Grains, Meadows, Marsh Grasses, Sedges

Reeds

Traffic Analysis

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Big Bluestem Pin Oak

Green Ash

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Naturescape

Recreation, open space Surrounding Land Use and Connections Residential

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La Fiesta Mexicana Law Offices Finance Corporation Mexican Restaurant Country Financial Bank Church McDonald’s

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2. Medical Clinics 3. Amber Glen Alzheimer’s Specialist 4. Assisted Living/Retirement Home 5. Dollar General 6. Amano’s Pizza 7. Assisted Living/Retirement Home 8. Fitness Center 9. Family Video 10. Heartland Bank

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Baseball (3) Basketball Playground Soccer

Single Housing *Good location : accessible to com-

Commercial *Meijer *Gas Station

Mix - use housing * Consists of single + Multi- family * Practical form of infrastructure * ------

U of I research use * Research center for ACES Department * abandoned green space presented

Single family housing * More green space * Little bit expensive than on left side ----

Green Space * Golf Course * Small Single family community * Agriculture purpose land

Single Family Houses

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UIUC FOREST GARDEN, SPRING 2011

The goal of the UIUC Forest Park was to create an edible forest garden on the University of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; south quad. This design takes into account the existing infrastructure and woody plantings and would serve as a future model for other public gardens. The overall design features several different planting plans, each with a specific focus. One area attracts birds, butterflies, and bees, another is formed to attract students with showy flowers and fragrances. The third plan serves a production purpose, supplied with various herbal plantings that will be used for outdoor cooking lessons. Each design features many different levels and layers typical of a forest garden; a canopy layer, low tree layer, shrub layer, herbaceous layer, ground cover, a rhizosphere layer, and a vertical layer. Other areas of the design have plots of ornamental perennials and small beds of easy to maintain vegetables. This area is taken care of by the Student Sustainable Farm. Overall, this design is meant to create an exciting and unique place on campus that attracts more students to the south quad.

CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD, FALL 2011

The goal of the Christchurch Rebuild project was to create a new design for the entire Christchurch region that had been destroyed in the 2011 earthquakes. Some major factors needing to be taken into account were replacing housing for the displaced residents of the city while making new initiatives earthquake resistant. The site features a new housing plan comprised mainly of row houses. While this was not a typical housing style prior to the earthquake it is now a more viable option as it still gives residents their own space The wetland filtration portion of the red zone has a boardwalk running above the water so people can walk and yards while providing for more through the wetland and see the cleaning up process of how the stormwater goes through and to the Avon River. This new habitat may also bring diverse species that people can observe throughout the walkway. N people per hectare. There are a few 1:500 apartment complexes, none exceeding 4 storeys to stay The within wetland filtration portion of the red zone has a boardwalk running above the water so people can walk through the wetland and see the cleaning up process of how the stormwater goes through and to the Avon safe earthquake requirements. River. This new habitat may also bring diverse species that people can observe throughout the walkway. N Additional single family houses are 1:500 being integrated into existing housing plans by decreasing each personal lot size.

here are still some communal green space areas where neighbours can nity feeling for the entire apartment or row house block.

The housing torn down along the Avon has been converted into a green belt due to the soil being Larger sidewalks have been placed within the red zone to accomodate runners, bike lands, and walkers all in unusable for rebuilding. This green the same space for a shared walkway making it easy for everyone to observe the new park system in their area consists of various community preferred style. areas where neighbours can parks. This includes community and house block. agricultural garden plots, adjacent to an orchard, wetland parks, and a water remediation system as well as Pg. 3 of 3 integrating a new commercial Larger sidewalks have been placed within the red zone to accomodate runners, bike lands, and walkers all in fishing market in the downtown the same space for a shared walkway making it easy for everyone to observe the new park system in their central business district. preferred style.

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While each row house has its own private backyard space there are still some communal green space areas where neig congregate and create a pleasant community feeling for the entire apartment or row house block. While each row house has its own private backyard space there are still some communal green space areas where neighbours can congregate and create a pleasant community feeling for the entire apartment or row house block. Pg. 3 of 3

While each row house has its own private backyard space there are still some communal green space areas where neighbours can congregate and create a pleasant community feeling for the entire apartment or row house block.

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ties as well as to show the distinction between private residences and communal green space. Bike lanes are show more prevalence with green buffer strips separating them from the car traffic.

Row housing with adequate back yard space and fence separation to distinguish between private properties as well as to show the distinction between private residences and communal green space. Bike lanes are show more prevalence with green buffer strips separating them from the car traffic. A large quantity of community gardens have been placed in the red zone to fulfill the need for some garden space as most private gardens have been downsized to accomodate more citizens in a limited area. These garden plots are adjacent to a childrens playscape park so parents can work in the gardens while keeping a watchful eye on their youngsters or even get the child involved in some garden work.

The community gardens are also adjacent to the filtered wetland system that feeds the stormwater from the built environment back into the Avon. Some of this water can be irrigated to be used in the community plots.

ent to the filtered wetland system that feeds the stormwater from the built environment back into ome of this water can be irrigated to be used in the community plots.

Pg. 2 of A large quantity of community gardens have been placed in the red zone to fulfill the need for some garden space as most private gardens have been downsized to accomodate more citizens in a limited area. These garden plots are adjacent to a childrens playscape park so parents can work in the gardens while keeping a watchful eye on their youngsters or even get the child involved in some garden work.

CHIRSTCHURCH REBUILD, FALL 2011

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Another community gathering space in the form of pocket parks have also been created for residential areas that are not within walking distance of the Avon green belt. This is especially important for citizens who have lost their spacious backyards to make room for additional housing.

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Overall the rebuild focuses on using green innovations to help bring the community together to create a bigger and better Christchurch.

Plantings to attract bees and hummingbirds: Plantings Plantings to to attract attract bees bees and and hummingbirds: hummingbirds: Cherry Trees (Prunus serrulata) Cherry Trees Trees (Prunus serrulata) Plantings to attract bees and hummingbirds: Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua) Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua) Cherry Trees (Coprosma (Prunus serrulata) Mingimingi propinqua) Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia sp.) Pohuehue sp.) Mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua) Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia (Muehlenbeckia sp.) Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia sp.)

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Native Bioswale Plantings Include: Karamu (Coprosma robusta) Pokaka (Elaeocarpus hookerianus) Small Flowered Mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus) Mingimingi (Coprosma propingua) Toetoe (Cortaderia toetoe) Wire Rush(Empodisma minus) Joint Twig Rush (Baumea arthrophylla)

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The diagram to the left portrays how the water will be flowing from the rooftops, down through drains, to the underground cistern and then through to the river. Some water will also be overflowing from the community garden area as it is at a higher elevation. This water excess is also accounted for in the bioswale system.

Red Zone Adaptions: Implementing a community garden space including compost bins, tool sheds, and a water spigot that collects rainwater from the nearby rooftops. This community space also comes designed with a children’s playscape in the centre of the community gardens so the parents can keep a watchful as well asImplementing a small coffeeastand. This production site flows further into the redtool zone reconstruction with a small andrainwater peach orchard andnearby a site designated forcommunity weekend farmers markets where some with of this produce can be soldin and the community. Forthe accessibility purposes Red Zoneeye, Adaptions: community garden space including compost bins, sheds, and a water spigot thatapple collects from the rooftops. This space also comes designed a children’s playscape theshared centrethroughout of the community gardens so parents can keep a a wide shared bike and pedestrian pathway and sustainable bike parking at each key attraction point. Nearby plantings with the edible themewhere and consist flowerscan that also attract birds, bees, and hummingbirds. watchful eye, as well as athere smalliscoffee stand. This production site flows furtherrunning into thethroughout red zone reconstruction with a small apple and peach orchard and a site designated forkeep weekend farmers markets some of edible this produce bewill sold and shared throughout the community. For accessibility purposes there is a wide shared bike and pedestrian pathway running throughout and sustainable bike parking at each key attraction point. Nearby plantings keep with the edible theme and consist of edible flowers that will also attract birds, bees, and hummingbirds.

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The goal of the structure was to provide a new art element for the south campus that also serves as a seating shelter for students studying outside of the ACES Library. The structure is built with orange steel rebar pipes, coordinating with other sculptures on the south quad. The rebar has been structured together in a crisscross fashion to create a classic trellis form. The ‘rooftop’ of this trellis has small solar panel sheets built in that power the fairy lights that illuminate the sight at night. Intertwining with these lights are edible vines that grow up the shelter. To complete the outdoor study space a new planting plan has been created. This design is comprised of easy to maintain plants that are also edible. Specific cultivars are chosen so they flower in variations of blue and orange.

LOCATION LOCATION

ACES Corridor (Between ACES Library, Mumford Hall, and the Plant Sciences Lab)

MATERIAL MATERIAL

Plants, Arbors, Orange Steel Sculptural Elements

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TRELLIS STRUCTURE DIGITAL MONTAGE

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UIUC SHELTER CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

HOPS GROWING ON THE TRELLIS AS A VEGETATIVE COVER.

SHELTER SHELTER

Weaving Lights, Colors,

LOCATION

MATER

ACES Corridor (Between ACES Library, Mumford Hall, and the Plant Sciences Lab)

Plants

IN A SELECTED NUMBER OF THE TRELLIS ROOF OPENINGS THERE ARE GOING TO BE 1” CYLINDRICAL SOLAR PANELS ATTACHED TO A STEEL SHEET CUT IN THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS TO FIT THE UNIQUELY SHAPED SPACE. THESE SOLAR PANELS ARE AN EXPERIMENTAL SHAPE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE MORE SOLAR ENGERY. FOR THIS STRUCTURE THE GENERATED ENERGY IS GOING TO BE USED TO LIGHT A STRING OF OUTDOOR PATIO STYLE LIGHTS THAT WILL BE LIT AT DUSK.

SOLAR PANEL CONNECTION SOUTH

WEST

NORTH

TOP

CONCRETE BASE

THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS MADE OF STEEL REBAR CREATED IN THE PANELS YOU SEE ABOVE AND ATTACHED WITH STEEL STRIPS AND NAILS

UNDERGROUND BASE CONNECTION

SOLAR PANEL ROOFING

STRUCTURE IMAGE NO SCALE

THIS IMAGE IS DEMONSTRATING HOW THE STEEL REBAR CREATING THE TRELLIS PANELS SLIDE IN BETWEEN THE CIRCULAR REBAR EDGE. ONE SIDE OF THE TRELLIS MAY BE STICKING OUT OF THE REBAR CIRCLE WHICH IS PART OF HOW THE STRUCTURE IS MADE TO BE MORE TEMPORAL ADN EASY TO CHANGE AND REBUILD OTHER PLACES

6 EXTERIOR REBAR POLES ARE PLACE IN A WAY TO CREATE A LARGER CIRCLE FOR THE EDGE PIECES OF THE TRELLIS THESE 6 REBAR ARE HELD TOGETHER BY STEEL STRIPS THAT ARE ATTACHED AT EVERY FOOT INTERVAL

EXTERIOR REBAR DETAIL

TRELLIS/REBAR CONNECTION NO SCALE

LAYOUT 2 SHELTER PROJECT LA 343 M. HARRING MAY 2. 2011 MAY 10. 2011 (REVISIONS)

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, FALL 2010

The goal of the project was to redesign the site to incorporate three new buildings, accompanied with a parking lot and tennis courts. With the addition of these structures to the site the contour lines had to be modified to ensure proper swaling so no buildings or roads would be flooded and ruined. All contour changes are gradual so there are no significantly steep inclines that could harm the residents in the area. For the best environmental results the design impacted the soil and trees as minimally as possible.

Doronicum orientale Cerastostigma plumbaginoides Tanacetum coccineum

Each plant was chosen because they are able to flourish in the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s climate. The overall planting palette consists of a split complimentary scheme of yellows, blue violets, and violet reds. The species were also chosen based on their varying heights and habits to create a diverse and complex composition.

Allium giganteum

Liatris spicata

Veronica sp. Leucanthemum x superbum

Vinca minor

The planting bed is bordered with small tan rocks in a crescent shape and mulched in between each species to keep the site healthy. Scilla siberica Delphinium elatum Muscari armeniacum Campanula glomerata

Primula x polyantha

Driveway

Garage

House

PERENNIAL PLANTING PLAN, SPRING 2010

This perennial garden bed is situated in a sunny western Chicago suburb, created to coordinate with the existing plantings on the site.

Heliopsis helianthoides

Michelle Harring 6374 Kindling Ct., Lisle, IL 60532

630 362 3705

mrharring@gmail.com

Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand Study Abroad Program within UIUC Landscape Architecture Department Related Coursework: Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification, Woody Landscape Plant, Identification I & II, Vegetable Gardening, Floral Design Software Skills: AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Google SketchUp, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Suite

2012

Fall 2011

American Society of Landscape Architecture Member Student Chapter Horticulture Club Member Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Garden Head Designer Cress Creek Garden Club Scholarship Recipient Naperville Garden Club Scholarship Recipient

2008-2012

Employment Floral Assistant Rick Orr Florist, Champaign, IL, 2009-2011 Responsibilities Include: prepare and arrange flowers, greet customers and facilitate sales Cashier HomeGoods, Wheaton, IL, 2007-2008 Home DĂŠcor Store Responsibilities Include: facilitate sales, stock shelves, arrange sale displays

Affiliations/Activities

References

RESUME

Professor Carol Emmerling-DiNovo Assistant Head, UIUC Landscape Architecture Department 101 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 E. Lorado Taft Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 cemmer@illinois.edu, 217 244 0994 Geraldine Tierny Co-owner and Manager, Rick Orr Florist 22 N. Walnut St., Champaign, IL 61820 217 351 9299 Rob Getz General Land Manager, Ryan Homes rgetz@nvrinc.com, 312 720 6579

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