Landscape Porfolio
Nicholas Voravong
Sculpture Park - Lumpkin Woods
Conservation Subdivision - Oak Grove
Mixed Use Development - Atlanta Beltline
Non Traditional Playground - Holiday Park
Streetscape - Oxford, GA
Planting Design - Caldwell Corridor
The Atlanta Beltline project was a collaborative effort by a group of 11 students. My group redesigned the area from 10th Street to Monroe. The existing conditions were low density retail in an urban setting. Therefore, the design focused on increasing density with mixed use development. The buildings would then serve as prototypes for future redevelopment in the area. I was responsible for constructing the Sketchup models, the night rendering, and site layout. My partner, Alexis Chamberlin, rendered the plan, green roof, and building elevation.
Building Elevation
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Mixed Use Development
Green Roof
Atlanta Beltline
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After
The overall goal with Oak Grove was to develop the site into a conservation subdivision with one hundred lots on a fifty acre site. An in depth inventory and analysis was done before the design process began. The concept of the design was to guide the residents to the more desirable areas of the development such as the pond. Other amenities include large areas of green space for the residents to enjoy.
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Conservation Subdivision
Master Plan
Oak Grove
0-4% Buffer Zone
5-9%
Ridgeline
10-14% 15%+
Waterflow Direction
Slope
Slight - Pasture, Young Tree Growth
Hydrology
Slight
Modertate - Mature Pine Young Hardwoods Severe - Mature Hardwoods
CYC2 - Cecil Sandy Loam CYB2 - Cecil Sandy Loam CZB3 - Cecil Sandy Clay Loam PqC3 - Pacolet Sandy Clay Loam
Moderate
PfD2 - Pacolet Sandy Loam
Severe PhC - Pacolet Guillied land complex
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Existing Vegetation
Soil
Legend Desireable Views 75’ Stream Buffer Quality Vegetation Best Area for Development Noise Entrance Undsireable views
With the composite analysis I was able to determine the most desirable places to develop and areas to use as amenities, both of which were integral to the overall design concept.
Inventory and Analysis
Functional Diagram
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Section-Elevation
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Sculpture Park
Lumpkin Woods
Rain Gardens
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Lawn
Large Sculptures
Stage Small Sculptures
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Exhibition Center
Master Plan Temporary Exhibit
The Lumpkin woods site is located on the UGA campus, adjacent to an active street. In this redesign the existing rain gardens are bolstered to handle the runoff from the street. Spread throughout the site are different types of sculpture exhibits ranging from large, small, and temporary. An exhibition center is built into a steep slope and is in itself a sculpture. Overall this creates a more welcoming and engaging environment for visitors.
Views
Planted Area
Caldwell Hall is part of the current home of the College of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia. Adjacent to this building is the Founder’s House and Garden. This area is a great resource to the students but has minimal visual connection to Caldwell Hall. One of the goals of the redesign was to have more of a visual connection to the historic Founder’s garden. An additional goal with the redesign was to make the corridor more pedestrian friendly. On a daily basis many students use this corridor going to and from north campus. In its current state only a road exists. In the redesign the road is changed into a pedestrian walkway which limits the amount of car traffic but still allows for parking for the staff. Lastly, there is very little usable space for students. Four benches and a small patch of grass are all that exist. This problem is addressed by adding more greenspace for passive use.
Focal Point
Concept Diagram
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Planting Design
Master Plan
Caldwell Corridor
Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Boursalt’
Iberis sempervirens
Boursalt Catawba Rhododendron
Candytuft
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Clethera alifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Summersweet
Amsonia hubrechtii
Blue-Star Flower
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ Red Chokeberry
Phlox stolonifera ‘Pink Ridge’ Creeping Phlox
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ Blue Switchgrass
Chionathus virginicus
Sorghastrum nutans
Greybeard Fringetree
Indian Grass
Pistacia Chinensis
Prunus ‘Okame’
Okame Flowering Cherry
Chinese Pistacio
Clethera alifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Summersweet
Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Boursalt’
Boursalt Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron indicum ‘George L. Taber’ George L. Taber Azalea
Plan Enlargement
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George L Taber Azalea
Okame Flowering Cherry
The Okame Flowering Cherry is used in a small allee that lead to the Founder’s Garden. When the tree is in bloom it can serve as an excellent visual cue for pedestrians.
Indian Grass Indiangrass, Switchgrass, and Blue-star flower are some of the plants used in the rain garden behind Brooks Hall. The rain garden has a stone path placed through to increase visitor interaction.
Switchgrass Blue-star Flower
Feature Plants
1. Pierce St. 2. Wesely St. 3. Clark St 4. Emory St.
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Streetscape
The Oxford Streetscape was a group project for Emory College and the City of Oxford. Currently the college does not have a presence along Emory Street, a major highway through the city. Wider sidewalks and a landscape median were added to the streets adjacent to campus, Wesley and Pierce Street. In order to create a seamless transition from campus to city the streetscape design was continued on Clark and Emory Street. I desgined Clark and Pierce Street and my partner, Ann Nguyen, designed Wesley and Emory Street.
Oxford, GA
Pierce Street Stone Post Flowering Tree Speed Table
Existing Small Tree
10’ Sidewalk
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Sidewalk
Existing Large Tree
Flower Bed
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3’
Tree Strip
Turf Strip
11’ Traffic Lane
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Landscape Median
11’ Traffic Lane
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5’
6’
Turf Strip
Sidewalk
Landscape Strip
Clark Street Existing Small Tree
Flowering Tree
Sidewalk Existing Large Tree
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Sidewalk
3’
Turf Strip
11’
Traffic Lane
7’
Landscape Median
11’
Traffic Lane
3’
Turf Strip
7’ Sidewalk
1. Toddler Area with Slide 2. Illumina ted Cone Trees 3. Interactive Light Board 4. Light Trees 5. Phosflourescent Turf 6. Jungle Gym 7. Overlook
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Non-Traditional Playground Holliday Park, IN
The site for the non-traditional playground is situated within Holliday Park in Indianapolis. The concept for the design was to engage children and adults with interactive light elements. The playground would be fun to play around in during the day and at night it would become a visual experience. The signature elements within the playground are the large, metal light trees. They integrate form with function by acting as a sculptural element, a light pole, and a swing set. The light trees reference an old arboretum that is in the park. Also, artificial elements such as the metal trees are contrasted against natural elements such as water.
Lights Trees and Toddler Playground The purple light trees are a secondary set of artificial trees within the playground. They are tall enough to make a child feel enclosed but not so tall that they fell trapped. Next to these tree is the toddler playground. This area is fenced off so that the parents can watch their young children and not have to worry about them wandering off. A slide is in the area for the young children to use
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Other interactive elements include a light board and a light orb fence around the toddler area. Both of these elements activate when touched.
Interactive Lightboard