NICOLE ELYSE HILL 2016 design portfolio
nicole elyse hill As a designer, my work is heavily influenced by landscapes and artwork I’ve seen around the world. My projects reflect my passion for the natural world.
Pennsylvania State University EDUCATION The Dean’s List: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2012 Barcelona Architecture Center Urban Design Studio + Seminar
2012 -2016
Summer 2015
University of New South Wales
Fall 2016 Urban Design Studio + Seminar, Architecture in Sydney Course
WORK EXPERIENCE
studio PAD inc.
Summer 2016
Landscape Architect Intern
Construction Detail Drawings, DD + CD sheet sets, Planting Plans, Plan Renderings
RELEVANT SKILLS INTERESTS REFERENCES
Adobe Creative Suite, Autocad, ArcGIS, Hand Sketching, Land F/X, MS Office, Rhinoceros 5, Sketchup Photography, Drawing, Painting, Hiking, Traveling
Peter A. Duarte 949.770.8530 paduarte@studio-PAD.com Principal + Owner of studio PAD inc.
Ken Tamminga 814.863.2377 krt1@psu.edu Landscape Architecture Professor, ASLA
table of contents 001 REINHABITATION
Railroad Corridor Design
002 WELCOMING THE TIDE Waterfront Park Design
003 INTERLACING
Post Industrial Design
004 RIPARIAN PARK Design Charrette
005 MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION Community-based Studio
006 URBAN PLAZA
Community-based Studio
007 POST URBANISM
Design Implementation Studio
008 THINNING + EMERGENCE Conceptual Design Studio
REINHABITATION CORRIDOR | ECOLOGICAL DESIGN | URBAN DESIGN | MASTER PLANNING
fall 2016
NEWCASTLE, NSW, AUSTRALIA The city of Newcastle is located in an estuary environment, making it an ecologically sensitive area that lacks conservation strategies to protect the city’s biodiversity. The design concept of reinhabitation will re-naturalize the abandoned railroad corridor into a series of diverse restored habitats. The ecological landscape will provide adequate social spaces and educate people on the importance of the city’s biodiversity. By analyzing land use and researching flora and fauna in the region, the corridor is an experiential sequence of restored habitat zones. The design extends off of the corridor and takes advantage of underutilized green space by restoring it into a riparian park. This reestablishes a natural connection between the harbor of Newcastle and the ocean. This project is inspired by the naturalistic beauty of Newcastle. harbor
+ corridor
concept
ocean
+ re-naturalizing
the coast
_PROGRAMS
exclusive habitats
circulation
green space
water treatment
buildings
_MASTER PLAN urban agriculture tree nursery
historic urban forest commercial
coastal ecopark
riparian
pacific ocean
_HABITAT ZONES
Rainbow Lorikeet
+ tree nursery This productive zone grows trees to be tranported throughout Newcastle to support the re-naturalization of the city, while making a habitat for humans and fauna.
Australian King Parrot
Little Corella
+ urban agriculture
This residential zone is also a productive landscape that has community gardens with edible plants growing in them and vertical gardens along the buildings.
Tawny Frogmouth
+ historic
This historic zone reflects Newcastle’s transformation from presettlement to it’s mining past.
Brown Quail
Superb Fairy-wren
+ urban forest
This zone features an elevated walkway which human are restricted to. The rest of the space is dense and overgrown habitat.
White-throatedTreecreeper
Blue Triangle Butterfly
+ commercial Located in the commercial core, this zone is focused on social interaction and commerce, allowing for pop-up markets and restricting vegetation to cover the buildings.
Red-necked
Stint
Common Greenshank
+ riparian This zone reflects the pre-existing riparian landscape, which has been destoryed due to urbanization. Humans are restricted to the linear path.
Pied Oystercatcher
Eastern Curlew
+ wetland The wetland zone restores a habitat that has been destroyed due to development of the coastline. This zone is crucial for biodiversity.
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Australian Grebe Pacific Golden Polver
+ coastal The coastal zone restores the coastline into its natural state. This area creates an urban beach for people, as well as a habitat for shorebirds.
Grey Teal
WELCOMING THE TIDE WATERFRONT PARK | URBAN DESIGN | ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
spring 2016
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND As sea levels rise due to climate change, the area of the city surrounding Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is in danger of flooding. The redesign of Rash Field into an ecological urban park will welcome the rising tides by creating a shallower bathymetry in the inner harbor while mitigating storm surge. The design is a result of consulting with coastal engineers. It promotes habitat creation and aims to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed while creating energy through the use of a tidal lagoon. The design removes the existing bulkhead on the site, and establishes an amphibious landscape restores the natural ecosystems typically present in the Chesapeake Bay. This project is inspired by the natural beauty of the Chesapeake Bay.
existing shoreline
proposed shoreline
_INNER HARBOR ANALYSIS buildings bus route + stops pedestrian movement access point sewer overflows water flow hurricane inundation zones 1
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SITE
_ABSORBING THE TIDE +
The new dunescape landscape of the site was designed to allow for flooding in the case of the highest recorded storm surge at high tide, approximately 11.4 ft, the height of the storm tide during Hurricane Sandy.
storm tide ~11.4 ft storm surge 9.3 ft mean higher high water 6.49 ft astro tide 2.1 ft mean sea level 0 ft mean lower low water -5.1 ft
_ENERGY + HABITAT CREATION urban beach oyster biopods
living breakwaters
living shoreline tidal lagoon
sedimentation tidal lagoon turbine
[scale exaggerated]
used to reinforce dunes when damaged
foredune
TIDAL LAGOON TURBINE
LIVING BREAKWATERS URBAN BEACH
WETLAND
TIDAL LAGOON FOREDUNE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER
BACKDUNE
LAWN
LAWN TERRACED SEATING LAND BRIDGE
_SITE PLAN
_SITE SYSTEMS water
circulation + education
BIODETENTION LAWN
BIODETENTION LAWN
water flow (dual porosity filtration system) stormwater run-off
habitats
living breakwaters living shoreline
entry
education area
(outdoor extension of science museum)
energy + lighting
wetland foredune
backdune tree planting
light
energy produced from tidal lagoon turbine
INTERLACING POST-INDUSTRIAL | URBAN DESIGN | MIXED-USE
summer 2015
BARCELONA, SPAIN The industrial ruins of La Escosesa, an abandoned textile factory, have plans to be transformed into a mixed-use development with little concentration on the landscape. This project counteracts the existing plans and takes an approach which focuses heavily on the landscape design for the site. The history of the textile factory influences the design concept of interlacing. Interlacing is the stage in the weaving process where the two fibers come together to create a fabric. In terms of the site, the landscape, architecture, and social interaction of its users become interlaced through the design to create unique patterns throughout the development. This project is inspired by the urban textile of Barcelona, the beautiful city and its street patterns, and the textile industry.
+ the
weaving process
_DIAGRAMS buildings
passageways
landscape
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workspace
Carrer de Cristobal de Moura
workspace
residential Carrer de Venecuela
residential
residential
_SITE SCALE DESIGN plan drawing
clay model
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Zooming into the immediate scale of La Escocesa, the topography is sculpted to represent a folded fabric. The plantings and landscape on the ground plane extend up onto the buildings, creating green walls on galvanized mesh, which throughout the years will begin to create their own pattern on the site.
section-perspective sketch
_GREEN WALL DETAILS materiality
3d galvanized mesh
planar mesh
+ The
buildings of La Escocesa are currently covered in graffiti. Instead of covering up these walls immediately, planar and 3d galvanized mesh will cover the buildings walls.
temporal process
year 0
year 1
year 2
year 4
+ Climbing
plants will take over the galvanized mesh, allowing for diverse planting types and patterns to appear along the buildings over time.
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Mediterranean climate plants were chosen based on their characteristics, which would allow users to become further interlaced into the landscape through smells, colors, and more.
RIPARIAN PARK LINEAR PARK | URBAN DESIGN | ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
fall 2015
McKEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA This linear park + pedestrian corridor connects Mckee’s Rock’s main street, Chartiers Ave., to a large parking lot. Looking at the larger context of the space, past the parking lot, is Chartiers Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River. This beautiful flowing water, located minutes from the site, inspired the fluvial design of the space. The topography symbolizes a riverine landform, sloping up on the riparian zones and down into three separate bio-retention areas, which symbolizes a thalweg, the lowest points in a hydrological landform. The landscape extends vertically along the buildings, and extends overhead, reflecting the landscape below. Corten steel mesh is sculpted from the landforms below to hold vegetation and LED flexible light strips so the space is safe and functional at night. This two week design charrette was inspired by the adjacent naturalistic riparian landscape.
+ reinterpreting
river form
_SITE SECTION
bio-retention
bio-retention
_AXONOMETRIC PLAN +
corten steel mesh
sculpted from landform
+
vegetation + lighting
+
seating
+
circulation
+
landform vegetation
+
water collection
climbing vegetation + lighting sculpted from contours of landform
design reflects fluvial concept
colored poured concrete
diverse native plantings allow for a unique ecosystem
rainwater run-off from buildings can infiltrate
bio-retention
MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION
URBAN REGENERATION | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | FACADE RENOVATION
fall 2015
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Chestnut St. was once a main street located in the East Deutschtown neighborhood, located on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Currently it is lined with mainly residential and vacant buildings with deteriorating facades and sidewalks. This historic street holds enormous potential for revitalization to encourage reinvestment along the street and in the surrounding community. The scope of this project aims to renovate existing facades, propose sites for building infill, implement green infrastructure, and design a public plaza on a community-chosen plot of land. The goal of these interventions is to create a convivial main street and public plaza, one in which unifies the community and its members while instilling a sense of pride. This project was inspired by the East Deutschtown neighborhood, the community members + their involvement.
_FACADE RENOVATION SKETCHES
+ western
+ eastern
+ green + green
wall
parking garage
_RECREATING A MIXED-USE MAIN STREET
+
residential
+ present
past
mixed-use
green space
+ future
green infrastructure
_MASTER PLAN
+
urban orchard
URBAN PLAZA PLAZA | URBAN DESIGN | STREETSCAPE | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
fall 2015
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Located on a community chosen plot of land, this main street plaza is located along Chestnut Street. The plaza incorporates hardscape gathering space with seating, an open turf lawn, and private, intimate spaces for relaxation and escape from the city. The development of this space aims to encourage reinvestment in the surrounding East Deutschtown neighborhood while creating a multi-functional public space for community members. The design concept is to create a gathering space which flows right off of the main street and connects the plaza to the adjacent community garden.
community garden
native plantings recreation open space
COMMUNITY gathering art garden plaza
main street
relaxation
_PLAN VIEW
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a’
b’
b _SITE SECTIONS section a-a’
Chestnut St. native grasses
open lawn
plaza space
section b-b’ sculpture garden
section c-c’
native planting garden
_PLANTS + MATERIALS ornamental grasses
Andropogon gerardi Hordeum jubatum Eragrostis curvula Sporobolus heterolepis Festuca glauca
white concrete pavers
herbaceous
black concrete pavers
Asclepias tuberosa Campanulastrum americanum Eutrochium purpureum Asclepias purpurascens Baptisia alba
brushed concrete
corten steel
black crushed aggregate
Gleditsia triacanthos Cercis canadensis
trees
Amelanchier laevis Carpinus caroliniana
POST URBANISM GREEN ROOF | URBAN DESIGN | CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
fall 2014
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK The naturalistic, organic shaped green roof site initially provides an intimate setting for escape from the chaos of the surrounding urban environment. Beyond this, the landscape and meadow grasses appear to be taking over the pavement and seating features on the site, creating the visual impression of a post-urban era in design. The concrete unit pavers are completely surrounded by grasses, while the wood seating creates the illusion of flowing out of the ground. Becker Incendur wood was utilized to make organic seating shapes. These seating features are sunken into the landform and almost appear to be one with the natural landscape of the green roof. The lighting features are aluminum poles with LED lighting. Their minimalistic design is intended to mimic the organic shape of the seating. Seating, lighting, and paving elements are all original designs that were modeled in Rhino.
_CONSTRUCTION DETAILS LED Light Strip 9’ Existing Grade Becker Incedur Veneer
4” Diameter Aluminum Light Post
Geofoam Concrete Anchor Concrete Footer
Concrete Foundation
8”
3’
04 L1.1
section detail seating element
06 L1.1
02 L1.1
section detail: lighting element
section detail: paving element
02 L1.1
04 L1.1
06 L1.1
filtration fabric Water Retention Mat Aeration Layer Geofoam
_SITE SECTION
Root Protection Barrier Waterproof Membrane Dense Dock
(Green Roof Layers Not to Scale)
THINNING + EMERGENCE CAMPUS PLAZA DESIGN
fall 2013
STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA A redesign of the Art’s Courtyard on Penn State’s Campus. Once a forested landscape, the plaza is now a square of concrete located in the fabric of Penn State’s Campus. The design reflects the once naturalistic landscape while also providing a contemplative space for relaxation and studies in between classes. The clean cut plaza thins into a messy woodland landscape. The contrast between the white limestone plaza, and the dense green vegetation sparks contemplation in the visitor. This project was inspired Hort Woods, that is protected by conservation, and in close proximity to the plaza.
_CONCEPT SKETCHES
_MODEL
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