Portfolio by NICHOLAS VORAVONG

Landscape Portfolio Nicholas Voravong

Design

Analysis

Productive Schoolyard The Alps Road Elementary School sought ideas about how to better use their open space. My proposal bundled education with a productive landscape. This new food system would supplement traditionally innutritious lunch meals with fruits and vegetables grown by the students and faculty. In addition, this food system would educate the students about the concepts of crop rotation, companion planting, and general plant care.

Harvesting Period Crop Rotation

Planting Period

Marigold

Borage

Produces pesticides that deter nematodes and beetles.

Repels pest and attracts honeybees

SQUASH

Almost Anything

TOMATO STRAWBERY ASPARAGUS CUCUMBER

Beets

Alliums

Beans

(onion, garlic, etc.) Adds minerals to the soil

Geranium

Contains bacteria that fix nitrogen, a fertlizer for other plants

Repel slugs,aphids, and other pest

A trap crop that attracts pest away from other plants

Lettuce Brassica

Fruit Trees

Alliums

Nightshade

Brassica

BT CORN

ONION

CABBAGE

TURNIP

TOMATO

POTATO

PEPPER

BEET

CABBAGE

TURNIP

EGGPLANT

TOMATO

Plant Companion Benefits

Fruit 7.

Canteloupe

Cucumber

Tomato

Squash

Bell Pepper

Eggplant

Collard Greens

Spinach

Onion

Beets

Pole Beans

Peas

Corn

Leaf

Cabbage

Root 3. Turnip

Legumes 4.

Bush Beans

6. 5.

1. Outdoor Classroom 2. Open Field 3. Basketball Court 4. Plant Calendar Playground 5. Outdoor Demonstration Lab 6. Existing Gym 7. Crop Fields

Carrots

Radish

Implementation Guide

Early Spring Plant cover crops to amend soil.

Spring Kill back cover crop and prepare soil for spring crops

3. 1.

Spring to Late Spring Plant the following: 1. Tomato, Cantaloupe, Bell Peppers 2. Collard Greens, Spinach, Potato 3. Peas 4. Turnip, Beets, Radish

Mid Summer to Early Fall Plant the following: 1. Beets, Turnip, Radish 2. Pole Beans, Bush Beas, Peas 3. Cabbage, Spinach, Collard Greens 4. Cucumber, Eggplant, Tomato

Harvest all except for corn from April to May

Harvest all including the corn from the spring during October to Novermber. Leave the cabbage to harvest in the spring.

Outdoor Classroom

PORTERDALE LANDSCAPE DESIGN The following project was for a single family residence. The client was looking for more usable outdoor space as the current landscape was overgrown. The design proposal sought to address this issue by defining common social areas with a vegetative edge.

Landscape Plan

Ilustrative Master Plan

Newton County GIS Mapping

1. Tree Cover 2. Green Tourism 3. Hydrology 4. Schools 5. Parks 6. Transportation Corridors 7. Prime Farmland Soil

Soil Taxonomy Family

Series

Symbol

Slope

Farmland Classification Buidling Suitability

AcB

2 - 6%

Prime

Not Limited

Sandy Loam

AkA

0 - 3%

Prime

Very Limited

Sandy Loam

AmB AmC AnC

0 - 3% 6 - 10% 2 - 10%

Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime

Not Limited Very Limited Somewhat Limited

Alcovy

Loamy Sand

Altavista Appling Appling-Urban

Land Complex

Ashlar

Sandy Loam

ArF

20 - 30%

Not Prime

Very Limited

Ashlar-Rock

Outcrop Complex

AsC

2 - 10%

Not Prime

Somewhat Limited

Ashlar-Pacolet-Wedowee

Complex

AwC

4 - 15%

Not Prime

Very Limited

AwE

15 - 25%

Not Prime

Very Limited

BwB CCA

0 - 5%

Not Prime Statewide Importance

Very Limited Very Limited

CeB CeC CfB2 CfC2 CuC GeB GeC GeD GeE GwB2 GwC2 GwD2 GwE2 HaB HeB HeC HwB2 HwC2 MaB MaC MaD MaE MdC2 MdD2 MdE2 MoC PaB PaC PaD PaE PfC2 PfD2 PfE2 PgD ReD ReE Rk

2 - 6% 6 - 10% 2 - 6% 6 - 10% 2 - 10%

Prime Statewide Improtance Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime

Not Limited Very Limited Not Limited Very Limited Somewhat Limited

2 - 6% 6 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 6% 6 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 6% 2 - 6% 6 - 10%

Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Prime Prime Statewide Importance

Not Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Not Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Not Limited Very Limited

2 - 6% 6 - 10% 2 - 6% 6 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 10% 2 - 6% 6 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 10 - 25 % 6 - 15 % 15 - 35 %

Statewide Importance Not Prime

Not Limited Very Limited

Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime

Not Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Somewhat Limited Very Limited Very Limited

Statewide Importance Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime Not Prime

Somewhat Limited Not Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Somewhat Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited

Statewide Importance Statewide Importance Not Prime Prime Statewide Importance Not Prime Not Prime Prime Prime

Very Limited Very Limited Not Rated Not Limited Very Limited Very Limited Very Limited Not Limited Very Limited

Bucombie Cartecay and Chewacla Cecil

Loamy Sand

Sandy Loam Sandy Clay Loam

Cecil-Urban

Land Complex

Gwinnett

Sandy Loam

Sandy Clay Loam

Helena Hiwassee

Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Clay Loam

Madison

Sandy Loam

Sandy Clay Loam

Molena Pacolet

Loamy Sand Sandy Loam

Sandy Clay Loam

Pacolet-Urban Rion

Land Complex Sandy Loam

Roanoke

Silt Loam

Tocooa Tocooa and Congaree Udorthents Wedowee

Fine Sandy Loam

Wickham

Sandy Loam

Ta TCA Uo WeB WeC WeD WeE WwB WwC

Created by: Nicholas “Catfish” Voravong

Soil Mapping & Analysis

2 - 6% 6 - 10% 10 - 15% 15 - 25% 2 - 6% 6 - 10%

Comments Ocassionally Flooded

Very Bouldery

Frequently Flooded Frequently Flooded

Eroded Eroded

Eroded Eroded Eroded Eroded

Eroded Eroded

Eroded Eroded Eroded

Frequently Flooded Rarely Flooded Frequently Flooded Clayey

Demographic Mapping

The Milledge Spine Corridor Study - Athens, GA No other road in Athens has the amount of social, cultural, and ecological intersections as Milledge Avenue. Physically, the corridor sits on a ridge creating a consistently flat area that encourages active engagement. Ecologically, the corridor is lacking habitat connectivity in the canopy. Also, the predominant land use of Milledge is fraternities and sororities. These factors make Milledge the ideal site for ecological advocacy and social diversification. In part this will be accomplished by making better use of the street layout. Currently the layout of the lanes creates an extraordinary amount of wasted space. The excessive turning lane becomes a normal traffic land while the remaining travel lane is leveraged to create a bioswale network, improved sidewalks, and a bike lane. This new space will also create areas to close the gaps in canopy coverage creating a more hospitable environment for both pedestrians and wildlife. In addition, the low points on the site will be used to create areas that facilitate the larger picture of ecological advocacy and social diversification.

Pine

Milledge corridor located on a ridge allowing for subsurface drainage into the larger stream system.

Canopy Cover

Gaps exists in the canaopy cover creating opportunity to link canopy over the Milledge Corridor. High

Low

Legend

High Point

Low Point

UGA Bus Stop Athens Transit Stop

Only 30 feet elevation change over 3 miles.

Existing bus routes intersect Milledge Avenue at key topographic high and low points creating the opportunity to leverage existing infrastructure.

Land Use

Legend ACC Bus Route

Apartment/Condo

UGA Bus Route River

Historic Flood Plain

Business, Office Sorority, Fraternity

Available Property Out of Character, Noncontributing In Character, Noncontributing

Single Family House Milledge Historic District

Social

Cobham Historic District

Institutional Historic Distric Transitional Zone

Social Landscape Restoration Landscape 2

1. Habitat Connection

2. Bioswale Network

3. Ponding Area

Corridor Plan

Social Landscape The proposed design sits within the Milledge Historic District and at a low point along the corridor. As the building stands it is classified as out of character and non-contributing. This means it is not historic and the architecture does not fit with the Milledge design standards. The building is also the first in a line of buildings that are out of character and non-contributing. The renovation of this building would be an example of history bundled with art and ecology allowing it to become a model for future renovations along Milledge. A change like this would engender new types of social engagement along the Milledge corridor by adding uses that would appeal to a broader group of users. This will shake up the social environment along the corridor which is dominated by sororities and fraternities. The goal is increase the social diversification of the corridor. Land so suitable for various types of active use should be welcoming to all kinds of people.

Outdoor Art Space

Use Typology Outdoor Theater

Inflatable Movie Screen

Farmer’s Market

P 25’ x 10’ Produce Stand

Arts and Crafts Festival

M. Permeable Parking Lot N. Covered Art Patio

O. Gallery Space P. UGA Bus Stop Q. Outdoor Art Space R. Retention Pond S. Rain Garden

10’ x 10’ Vendor Tent

Rain Garden Operations

Rain garden filters water from preliminary treatment area

Water is retained and treated through microbial processes

Water infiltrates through permeable pavement to soil

Recieves runoff from street and preforms preliminary water treatment and sedimentation

N Q

S P

M. Permeable Parking Lot

O. Gallery Space

Q. Outdoor Art Space

N. Covered Art Patio

P. UGA Bus Stop

R. Retention Pond

S. Rain Garden

Rain Garden Section

Restoration Landscape The empty parcel at the corner of Meigs and North Milledge Avenue was originally set aside to be another fraternity. The community opposed this plan accordingly, the lot sat vacant. This proposal regenerates history, improves water quality and restores habitat. The main design movement with this park is the stormwater wetland that moves through the park. Folded into the various treatment areas are walls that reference the buildings that were previously on the site in 1918. They serve various functions such as ponding areas or habitat. The park is accessible from the Athens Transit Bus system and on street parking is available. The edges between hardscape and the stormwater wetland have been softened to encourage engagement with the system. A visitor center is provided to further understanding of the ecologic concepts being demonstrated in the park. A water testing center is available on site to assess the performance of the landscape. The parcel is located at a low point along the corridor making an ideal place for the proposal

1918 San Born Fire Insurance Map Historic Footprint Reference

Birck Walkway

A. Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center B. Stormwater Testing Center C. Birdhouses D. Brick Walkway E. Wetland Plateau F. Stormwater Wetlands G. The Hill H. On-Street Parking

Operations Diagram

C A

Sedimentation

Retention + Infilatration

Filtration

Non-Flooded Plateau

Stormwater Park Section