TERESA PEREIRA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
NORTH AMERICAN [LIVING] STREET A LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR The Master Plan for North American Street incorporates the objectives within the larger goal of restoring a vibrant creative arts street, which is carried out through programmatic and ecological design in conjunction with existing land use of the site area and the respective open parcels.
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1. Community Garden 2. Pedestrian Mall 3. Urban Park 4. Dog Park 5. Median Planting and Bike Lanes 6. Wetland Park 7. Pervious Parking / Urban Agriculture 8. Sculpture Plaza / Flexible Market and Event Space 9. Proposed Mixed Use Buildings 10. Landmark Sculpture
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HERITAGE Celebrate the creative industrial heritage, including the inactive freight tracks on site.
SITE CONDITIONS The project site and its surrounding area is located in an urban context, where the soils
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site ranges from 40 to 30 feet. Though there are many vacant lots, much of the soils are compacted, which provide little productive value for capturing rainwater. Water inlets on the street operate on combined sewer systems, which is even more problematic on this site due to its heavy industrial operations. Most of the large warehouses and buildings on the site do not have any vegetation ajacent to their property. The street trees are still very young, with
Young maple trees planted in front of Aramark Industries
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SITE CHARACTER Sleepy streetscape
Heavy rail lines
Large rain basin
Long viewshed
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The North American [Living Street] is a landscape plan to improve access in the corridor through various modes of transportation, and encourages community participation through a network of designed parks that honor the industrial heritage of the street. Capturing water on site through a series of stromwater planters and vegetated medians emphasize the importance of blue and green infrastructure in the heavily paved urban area.
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Sidewalk Cafe Moveable Tables/Chairs
Vegetated Median
Bike Lanes
Programmatic Elements of the Street Design
PROGRAMMATIC DESIGN The program elements are designed for various activities for all types of users. Below are some of the performative and active uses of the site that correspond directly with the project goal and objectives.
Access Improve mobility for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians equally.
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Reduce runoff to the Delaware River, and increase ecosystem services to foster healthy relationships between people and nature.
Celebrate the creative industrial heritage, including the inactive freight tracks on site.
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Teach and Learn
Socialize
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Make, Sell, and Shop
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Typical Street Section with a Complete Street Design
URBAN DESIGN: ARCH STREET CREATING A PERFORMATIVE PARK AT THE SCHUYLKILL WATERFRONT The SCHUYLKILL WATERFRONT at the end of Arch Street is currently a parking lot that is a physical and symbolic barrier for the city and the river. Through programmatic design of a public space, the site is activated by users ranging from residents, visitors, and workers that ensure the park’s dynamic rhythm of land use. Inspired by people and natural ecosystems, the design builds on social and environmental factors to create a functional and wondrous space for the public.
CHALLENGES
As in most design challenges, these constraints that are addressed in the inventory and analysis phase give way to improvement ideas for creating a dynamic public space. The main points identified here also serve as goals that drive the conceptual phase into the final design.
Flooding The site is located in a floodplain, where the 100 year flood occurs at 12.5’ elevation, which encompasses the entirety of the lot.
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Single Use: Parking Though the current parking lot is generating revenue, its social and ecological value is low due to its singular car-centric function that perpetuates its role as a barrier to the waterfront.
Types of Access Access to the Schuylkill River Trail and the project site consists of direct and indirect entry points. This diagram presents four access points to the site; none of which are ideal or inviting. The surrounding circulation consists of heavy mobilization of cars. The flux of traffic, both by car, foot, or bike are not harmonious and potentially dangerous.
Fence and Bollards circuitous | train tracks | disproportionate to demand
Bollards on Sidewalk car access | intersection is hazardous for ped crossing
Under the Trestle The space underneath the SEPTA trestle is void, and potentially dangerous due to dark and hidden characteristic. The viewshed offers an interesting sight into the open lot, which has a significant potential for design.
Stairs vertical | not ADA accessible| indirect
the frames of the trestle act as a constraint and opportunity
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The right balance of surface types offers park users a chance to interact with natural and built environments that carve out distinct operative uses, ranging from passive to active. The diagram also identify water elements that offer both habitat (wetland/marsh) and interactivity (fountain and water features) for the public.
Multilevel Circulation The circulation of the site primarily caters to pedestrians traversing from the urban fabric to the Schuylkill waterfront, and vice versa. The park is ideal for exploring views of the river and beyond, as it offers multilevel elevations for this purpose. Different levels also ensure different uses of space, with the goal of activating it at different times, days, and seasons.
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Programmatic Elements The various programs identified in the site are aimed towards activing the space in multifunctional ways. The idea of “performative” is defined in the idea of creating a place for live, work, recreation, and relaxation through a design that fulfills not only necessary elements of public space, but can evolve and perform to the needs of the community on ecological, economic and social levels.
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ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: OXFORD, NJ WETLAND MITIGATION BANK / RESTORING AN INDUSTRIAL SITE The FORMER INDUSTRIAL GROUND in Oxford Township, NJ is 166-acre site once heavily used for textile and dying industries. The toxicity of chemicals in past decades have degraded the natural surroundings. The design of the wetland mitigation bank was informed by the EPW, or EVALUATION for PLANNED WETLANDS. It is a procedure for assessing wetland functions and a guide to functional ecological design. Using a scoring system, the EPW allows designers, stakeholders and policymakers to adhere to one guide when issuing credits, which is ultimately what is earned by good, functional design.
Upland Forest (458+)
Shrub/Scrub (456-458)
Wet Meadow (455.5-456)
Shallow Marsh (453.5-455.5)
Open Water (485.5-453.5)
The NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES of the Oxford Wetland are based on the suitability of the plants in the defined ecosystem range, while perpetuating wildlife habitat in specific wetland areas. The transitional spaces between each plant community foster ecotonal gradients that consist of overlapping plants to facilitate continuity in restoring a wetland community that is biodiverse, healthy, and rich in ecosystem services and natural beauty.
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Red Maple Black Willow Blackgum River Birch Black Ash Green Ash Swamp White Oak Pin Oak Quercus bicolor Quercus palustris Acer rubrum Salix nigra Nyssa sylvatica Betula nigra Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus pennsylvanica
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Silky Dogwood Red-osier Dogwood Spicebush Cornus amomum Cornus sericea Lindera benzoin
Elderberry Witch Hazel Sambucus canadensis Hamamelis virginiana
Pussy Willow Salix discolor
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
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Soft-stem bulrush Saltmarsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Scirpus validus
Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
Lizard tail Woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus Saururus cernuus
Lesser bur-reed Sparganium americanum
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Tufted hairgrass Carex scoparia
New York Aster Aster novi-belgii
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Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Joe-pye weed, purple Blazing Star Eupatorium perfolatum Liatris spicata
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensiblis
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Swamp Milkweed Spatterdock Asclepia incarnata Nuphar lutea
Golden Shiner Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Notemigonus crysoleucas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
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The PRIMARY GOAL of the Oxford Wetland Mitigation Bank is to
provide stabilization to natural waterway and wetland systems and foster habitat to a diverse wildlife, mammals, and amphibians. All of these are addressed by the EPW and after the wetland facilitates its own sustaining repair and maturity, it can offer recreational usage to the public. The wetlands can offer educational insight through observation and interpretive signage throughout the site.
WATER QUALITY
SEDIMENT STABILIZATION
The capacity to retain and process dissolved or particulate materials to benefit downstream surface water quality
The capacity to stabilize and retain previously deposited sediments.
SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL
WILDLIFE
The capacity to provide erosion control and to dissipate erosive forces at the shoreline bank
The degree to which a wetland functions as habitat for wildlife as described by habitat complexity
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The degree to which a wetland habitat meets the food/cover. reproductive, and water quality requirements of fish
The presence of charactenstics that distinguish a wetland as unique, rare, or valuable
The signage design encourages visitors to understand the function of the wetland as a habitat. Here, the close-up image demonstrates the symbology as guides for interpreting the different areas of the Oxford Wetland design.
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TRAIL SIGNAGE DESIGN PROGRAM IDENTITY OF CEDARBROOK PASSAGE CEDARBROOK PASSAGE TRAIL offers educational components for children and adults that enhance the surrounding landscape. The signage design highlights the areas of the trail that offer informative and interactive elements to hikers. The materials used are composed of upcycled materials, primarily Norway Maple logs and twigs from the area. The rustic aesthetic of the signage is complemented by corten steel letter blocks that can be reused even when the logs are in need of replacement. The signs are designed to feature specific areas of interest, as well as to remind hikers to adhere to restrictions that are essential to the Cedarbrook Country Club-Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association partnership on this segment of the Green Ribbon Trail.
PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS Boardwalk / ADA Accessible Outdoor Classroom Ecological Restoration Cedarbrook Country Club
Educational Signage
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Trail Entrance With Signage
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View of Trail Map
CENTER for ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN A SMALL SITE The SITE PLAN for the Center for Ecological Restoration addresses the increasing need for stormwater management in individual properties. Adjacent to the Temple University-Ambler campus is a forgotten lot that I reimagined as a beautiful and functional space for understanding the ways that water impact our landscapes, specifically through educational gardens.
CENTER for ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN A SMALL SITE
These SECTIONS show that the rooftop of the building funnels the rainwater down into a pervious path that is sloped towards the front rain garden. The project merges architecture and landscape architecture, as the prompt of the design was to incorporate a specific building: the Tucson Mountain House by Architect Rick Joy. Through a series of studies of the architecture, I was able to apply design principles to this harmonious balance of the built and natural environment. Tucson Mountain House
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FIREPLACE WALKWAY and WATER DRAINAGE BENEATH SURFACE RAIN GARDEN
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EVANSBURG STATE PARK RESTORATION WOODLAND RESTORATION INVENTORY and ANALYSIS
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION is an emphasis in our education at the School of Environmental Design. For my woodland ecosystem class, my group designed a restoration plan for a 30-acre portion of a degraded state park. After historical and ecological investigations, including the collection of reference plots of existing conditions, our design plan focused on restoring the forest ecosystem through native zones and patches, which also function as management units.
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Betula nigra Carpinus caroliniana Carya cordiformis Liquidambar styraciflua Platanus occidentalis Salix nigra
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INTERIOR EDGE Amelanchier canadensis Cornus florida Hamamelis virginiana Juniperus virginiana Pinus strobus Quercus ilicifolia
DRY OAK-CHESTNUT Carya cordiformis Carya alabra Carya tomentosa Castanea dentata Quercus montana Quercus velutina
MIXED MESOPHYSTIC Acer saccharum Amelanchier arborea Betula nigra Carpinus caroliniana Castanea dentata Cornus florida Fagus grandifolia Ilex opaca Liriodendron tulipifera Quercus alba Quercus rubra Tilia americana Tsuga canadensis
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streambank with a tree leaning at a sharp angle. On the right side of the photograph, a thicket of invasive multiflora rose and autumn olive can be seen. The person is standing on the part of the trail that parallels the creek. The hill continues to rise to the right of the photograph until it meets the parking area.
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EXISTING FOREST IN POOR CONDITION
Existing Path
Existing Forest in Poor Condition
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SKETCH DIARIES EXCERPT AS STUDY, PRACTICE, AND FOR LEISURE DRAWING PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES to sharpen technical precision, as well as artistic practice. It’s an activity that has enabled me to observe motion and stillness, and represent my surroundings through pen and paper. The vividness of each scenario is articulated in my own memory and through the sketches, which I consider to be vignettes of time spent in artistic meditation.
MODELING TO VISUALIZE EXPERIENCE CIRCULATION, TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION, COMPOSITION
These models represent spatial studies that are best seen in 3-dimensional form. Using primarily clay and cardboard as materials, I explored paths, screens, mystery, privacy, and openness in through the models -- all elements that contribute to one’s experience of place.
LANDFORM MODELS The progression of these landforms move from left to right, beginning with simply a topographic model. The transformation aimed to develop understanding of a functional yet exciting landform, as in a ziggurat. I incorporated mesas and chasms to create borders and depressions, to diversify the topography, and create a memorable experience.
Chasm as basin Mesa as border Ziggurat as structure
VEGETATION MODELS This series of models aim to explore how vegetation affects one’s experience in a woodland setting. The prompt was to select a modern painting, preferrably abstract. I chose Robert Motherwell’s Automatism B for its bold composition with painterly splatters that express motion. I created three models in sequential order, from left to right, to simulate connection between shape, circulation, and vegetation.
Robert Motherwell’s Automatism B
Vegetated with Plant Material (details)
Direct Iteration
Circulation and Texture
Vegetated with Plant Material
VIDEO AS PERSPECTIVE ON LAND AND PEOPLE SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, ARTISTIC APPLICATIONS
With a background in documentary filmmaking, it was my goal upon embarking in the field of landscape architecture to incorporate the medium of film/video into my projects. It’s a tool to capture experience, which can be seen in my personal projects such as MOST OF MAY / SOME OF JUNE. This film was a catalyst for my studies in landscape architecture, because it was in the road trip that I became inspired to learn the multifaceted layers of the land, and questioned how I could contribute to creating and maintaining beautiful places. Today, I use this experiential capacity to engage my colleagues and the public about the importance of community in design, seen in IN SEARCH OF PROGRESS, and the growing value of ecological restoration, seen in WHY RESTORE.
IN SEARCH OF PROGRESS (24:25) This film examines the postindustrial neighborhood through interviews with residents and community leaders. It aims understand realistic approaches to the master plan of the area. Historical significance and current opportunities are addressed to provide a holistic context to the project. I filmed and edited the documentary, while a partner conducted the interviews. A shorter version was presented at the CELA Conference 2014.
WHY RESTORE? (4:00)
MOST OF MAY / SOME OF JUNE (24:26)
Winner of the Society for Ecological Restoration and the Island Press Video Contest, 2013.
Screened at the Rural Route Film Festival in New York, NY and Temple University-Ambler, and exhibited in an international group show, Cosmobilities, at Rowan University in 2013
Why Restore: Lessons Learned by Budding Architects guides us through an interdisciplinary approach to ecological restoration as seen through the eyes of Landscape Architecture graduate students at Temple University. I filmed and edited the documentary, while a partner wrote the narration of the video.
An 8,000-mile journey of U.S. landscapes via country roads, small towns, city lights, national parks, empty deserts, quiet rivers, and 70s land art — wanderlust indulgence through mobility and immediacy. I filmed, edited, and wrote the film.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ACCURACY OF DRAWING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AUTOCAD PROFICIENCY
Meticulous detailing of construction elements using Autocad is an important facet of drafting. Accuracy and efficiency produce clear and concise images that are crucial to the readability of the documents.
GRAPHICS / RENDERING FROM AUTOCAD to SKETCHUP to PHOTOSHOP
Technical programs such as AUTOCAD and SKETCHUP facilitate useful methods in creating a visualization with accurate components. PHOTOSHOP allows me to represent the concept as a photorealistic depiction. The workflow from program-toprogram is an essential part of being an efficient designer and visualizer, which I enjoy because of the technical and creative decisions that shape my style. SketchUp Model
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