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SAHAND AZARBY
Sahand Azarby graduated from North Carolina State University in 2015 with a Master of Landscape Architecture degree. He earned his Bachelor in Industrial Engineering in Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, where he was born and grew up. In graduate school he worked as teaching and research assistant for several semesters and got involved in several projects and activities during his studies in NCSU College of Design.
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EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROFICIENCY
-North Carolina State University, College of Design, Raleigh, NC Master of Landscape Architecture, May 2015 -University of Tehran, Fine Arts College, Tehran, Iran Green area design certificate, February 2011 Interior Design Certificate, November 2008
-Design+Build experience from design development and construction documentation to on-site construction and installation -Research and teaching experience with interpersonal, oral and communication skills -Strong computer technical skills and freehand drawing skills -Strong design skills from conceptual to detail development -Strong in project planning and document control -Strong in project analyzing and progress control
Auto CAD Sketchup Rhino Real Time landscaping Arc GIS, Grass Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator/ InDesign Microsoft Office/ Mac Office Microsoft Project, Primavera
-Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Industrial Production, March 2004
ACEDEMIC
ARTISTS' BACKYARD
ELIZA POOL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ADDITIONAL
GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
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P.07 P.19
P.45 P.11
LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD
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PARCS
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SELECTED WORKS DESIGN WITH NATURE / Attached is a sample of my studio works. Each project has been unique and offered its own challenges through the design process. Based on the program/community requirements, technical information and environmental considerations, I tried to come up with functional designs and find solutions for obstacles. Each project shows how my work in Landscape Architecture deals with hydrology, grading, sustainability and regional planning. The main idea behind my designs and my overall approach to projects is creating inviting and sustainable landscapes.
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ELIZA POOL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL DESIGN DESCRIPTION STUDIO RALEIGH,NC SIZE: 5.3 ACRES
ELIZA POOL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Eliza Pool Park is a 5.3 acres Community Park located about 2 miles southeast of downtown Raleigh. The project’s goal is to design a school/ park landscape which could be shared by both the students and community. In this project, lay out of outdoor and indoor spaces must be operational for both educational purposes and community requirements. Also the connection, expansion, and lay out of green/ open spaces must be fitted to fulfill the traditional middle school program needs as well as the community activities such as walking, biking, and gatherings. Eliza Pool Park’s Final design presents a sustainable landscape with graded green/open spaces, safe entries and pedestrian circulation, spacious parking area and several seating and gathering spaces. The project’s grading plan, hydrology system, and planting are balanced with the local climate and environment. Site’s planting plan contains green corridors in site’s borders, which places it as part of the Raleigh greenway system. North-South section shows the connection of school building, Amphitheatre and open spaces to each other.
SCHOOL BUILDING
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DROP OFF AREA
BIO RETENTION GARDEN
PARKING AREA
COURTYARD
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
OUTDOOR AMPHITIETER
RAIN GARDEN
CONCEPTUAL MODELING/IDEATING The concept of overall site design is inspired by water lily leafs. Each leaf is a separate surface with different elevation but connected to each other.
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North-South section shows the connection of school building, Amphitheatre and open spaces to each other.
SITE ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON ELEMNTRY SCHOOL
CARNAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
REGIONAL MIXED USE
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
ELIZA POOL MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THE CONNECTOR OF RALEIGH GREENWAY
CLOSNESS TO RALEIGH FLOODPLAIN SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF GRADING AND HYDROLOGY SYSTEM THROUGH THE SITE
ADJACENT ZONES TO THE SITE PRESENT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PARKING ,DROP OFF AREA AND ENTRANCES .
FULLER ELEMENTRY SCHOOL
BASED ON THE DISTANCE OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL AREAS,ELIZA POOL SITE HAS POTENTIAL TO SERVE FOR ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.
BASIC SYSTEM DIAGRAMS
CIRCULATION All the pathways in circulation system are graded to be ADA to have maximum functionality for the users.
GREEN/OPEN SPACES The landscape around the building maintains maximum open space with various characters and different elevations.
HYDROLOGY Hydrology system on the site gathers and uses the maximum possible amount of runoff rainwater through the site. Underground pipes, Bioretention gardens, and the rain garden are main parts of this system.
Parking and drop-off areas do not impede the safe pedestrian entries and circulation paths. ELIZA POOL SCHOOL PARK BIRD’S EYE VIEW
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ELIZA POOL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY ZONE 1 School & community sport field Walking paths Rain garden children playground
ELIZA POOL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY ZONE 2 Bioretention gardens Outdoor classrooms Outdoor performance spaces
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY ZONE 3 Parking School bus drop-off area Private seating area
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY ZONE 4 School building to be used by community after school hours and during weekends.
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY ZONING
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
ELIZA POOL MIDDLE SCHOOL PARK GRADING PLAN
Eliza Pool middle school Park’s open areas may be used for both school and community outdoors activities.
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02 LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STUDIO, RALEIGH,NC SIZE: 3 ACRES
LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD
Louisburg Road Trail Head is a 3-acre site located in north Raleigh along HWY 401 north and Neuse River watershed. The site is known as one of the heads of the100 miles Neuse River Greenway trail. Design process for this project was achieved in two phases. Phase 1 includes site inventory and analyzing data like surrounding conditions, accessibility and amenities. Based on analyzed data and generated diagrams, more than 20 iterations were designed and one preferred alternative was chosen to be the base of the master plan. In the final design, existing forms, textures, rhythm and portions along the trail were used as guidelines. The lay out and connections of spaces were defined by site’s purpose, specific uses, and physical capabilities.
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In second phase, construction plans and documentation were generated to transfer schematic design to buildable elements. SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
CENSUS
FUTURE LAND USE
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PROPERTIES' OCCUPATION
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PLAN ITERATIONS BASED ON TRAIL'S CHARACTER
Existing forms, textures, rhythm and materials along the trail are the inspirations for designing the site’s details.
Existing forms, textures, rhythm and materials along the trail are the inspirations for designing the site’s details.
AMENITIES
USERS & ACTIVITIES
Elevated parking area and lower seating areas are two design alternatives for highway noise decrement.
TIME
SEASON
Noise, sun, open view and quick access to trail are main design principles to refine the final plan.
Paved plaza directly connects the picnic shelter and the pedestrian entries.
The main idea for the site design is based on four major issues; highway noise decrement, shaded area increment, maximizing view to open spaces and finally having easy access to the trail.
Picnic shelter, as the main focus of the site, is placed with the equal distance from the entries and the trail. Strong transitions (physical& visual) between the center of the site and the adjacent areas.
PROGRAMMING All programmatic elements are connected to each other based on the trailhead program-
LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD
SEATING AREA
PLAYGROUND PEDESTRIAN ENTRY
14 PICNIC SHELTER SEATING AREA
RESTROOM
PARKING ENTRY SCULPTURE GARDEN
PARKING AREA
3 PREFERRED DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD MASTER PLAN
SECTION AA
B
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A B
SECTION BB
Sections clarify that the combination of lower level of plaza and higher levels of the buffers will keep the highway’s noise away from the users.
TRAIL HEAD ZONE 1
TRAIL HEAD ZONE 2
TRAIL HEAD ZONE 3
TRAIL HEAD ZONE 4
Green corridors Sport field Additional user activities
Sculpture garden Informal seating/gathering area
Parking Paved plaza/formal seating area Playground
Overhead weather protection Restroom Drinking water supply Entrance shelter/Greenway LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD BIRDEYE VIEW
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LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT
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LOUISBURG ROAD TRAIL HEAD
03 GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE RALEIGH,NC REDEVELOPE A MIXED-USE URBAN PLAZA SIZE: 1.6 ACRES
PROJECT SITE
MEMORIAL BELL TOWER
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
Groveland Circle Place is a 1.6-acre site, which contains a private parking lot on the north and a bank building on the south of the site. Groveland Circle Place is envisioned to be a people magnet that will include commercial establishments, businesses and restaurants on the ground floor, offices on the second floor, and housing for graduate students on the upper floors, incorporating a major public urban plaza or courtyard as the organizing element. The Groveland Circle Place is located next to Memorial Bell Tower, which is a state landmark at the northeast corner of Hillsborough Street and Oberlin road. The project is considered as an opportunity to set the stage for a future vibrant new Hillsborough Street.
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The City of Raleigh, a private developer and NC State university formed a joint partnership for the purpose of designing, building and operating the site. My mission is to create a design, which is consistent with the site-specific conditions, scale, character, utilization and functionality of the site, for the proposed development.
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GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE MASTER PLAN
SITE ANALYSIS
Vehicular access points
Direct connection to Downtown via Hillsborough Street
Active commercial businesses in Hillsborough Street
Future land use
Connections to existing landmarks
BUILDING DETAILED PROGRAM GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
COMMERCIAL OFFICES RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
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RESIDENTIAL Graduate students apartments Second and upper floors Approximately 16 one or two bedrooms apartments 16,000 square feet OFFICES
OFFICES Office spaces First floors 8,000 square feet
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL Commercial businesses and restaurants Ground floors 13,600 square feet
A WEEKEND NIGHT AT GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
GROVELAND CIRCLE'S MIX LAND-USE PLAN Parking %0
Public Activities %55
Green Spaces %55
Building %45
PROPOSED
Green Roofs %45
EXISTING
Parking %70
GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE BIRD'S EYE VIEW
Public Activities %3
Building %17
Green Spaces %10
PROGRAMMATIC FACTORS FOR SITE‘S DESIGN BUILDINGS
CIRCULATION
Section along the Oberlin Road illustrates 3 feet different elevation between Northern and Southern part of the site.
ELEVATED GREEN SPACES
GREEN SPACES
Views through the site to Bell Tower and Hillsborough Street
Views to site’s entrances from Hillsborough Street and Oberlin Road
Connection of residential complex and adjacent streets via the site
Relationship with commercial neighborhood
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
Groveland Circle Place as a Mixed-use urban development “to stimulate increased urban activity and economic investment in the corridor and adjacent neighborhood.”
Current view of the site from Hillsborough Street
Grading the site to change the slope’s direction and elevating southern part along the Hillsborough street is the critical factor to have more visual attraction from outside.
Three feet different elevation between south part of the site and Hillsborough Street
Visual connection between two entrances through the site
Inviting entrance on Hillsborough Street
DAILY LIFE IN GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
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GROVELAND CIRCLE PLACE
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PRO-ACTIVE RECOVERY COMMUNITY STRUCTURES COASTAL DYNAMICS STUDIO
RODANTHE,OUTER BANKS,NC RODANTHE TERMINAL RESILIENT DESIGN
Resiliency is the capacity to adapt to changing conditions and maintain or regain functionality and vitality in times of disaster and need. The concept driving the development of PARCS (Pro-Active Recovery Community Structures) is the remediation of existing infrastructure to create a place for recreation that disguises its primary intent of disaster recovery. PARCS is a project to design, through teamwork, landscape and architectural components for the Rodanthe Ferry Terminal. The design schemes are based on a resilient and adaptive design concept, which provides innovative solutions for disaster mitigation and post-disaster recovery for residents of the Outer Banks. My team’s strategy towards the responsible design for the future, implements key points which are based on Rockefeller’s 5 Pillars: Constant Learning; Rapid Rebound; Limited or Safe Failure; and Flexibility and Space Capacity. With the foundation set on these core principles, we narrowed down our scope of work and designed a resilient landscape. The design provides Remediation, Recreation and Recovery aspects. Rodanthe Terminal project has five different parts: Living Shoreline, Ferry Terminal, Resilient Housing, Floating Barge and Greenway. Designing an elevated trail to connect our site to other critical locations in Rodanthe and matching the design with required functions and environmental factors was my responsibility in this project. Design concept for elevated greenway trail system is in line with the recreation, recovery and remediation aspects of the project. It also considers the practicality for daily recreation functions in calm times as well as the emergency operations in crisis times. This elevated trail at 6 feet height, has many access points through out Rodanthe, which makes it a safe and practical alternate to blocked and congested roads. Also, in disaster times, it provides safer and faster access for residents to get to safe houses, evacuation terminals, shelters and parking lots.
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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION 5 PILLARS OF RESILIENCY
CONSTANT LEARNING RAPID REBOUND
REMEDIATION
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RISING SEA LEVEL
RECREATION
FLEXIBILITY
LIMITED OR SAFE FAILURE
DYNAMIC SHORLINE RECOVERY
SPARE CAPACITY ACUTE CLIMATIC STRESSES
GREENWAY CONNECTION PROGRAMMING Greenway as the connector of important locations of the Outer Banks
GREENWAY CIRCULATION Circulation of greenway connects the site to different regions of Rodanthe. According to Recreation concepts, users can experience different views along the shoreline and Sound side of the Rodanthe.
RODANTHE PROGRAMMING Greenway as the connector of recreation,service/support and parks in Rodanthe.
PARKS/COMMUNITY PARKS/COMMUNITY CONNECTION CONNECTION
RECREATION
RECREATION
SERVICE/SUPPORT
SERVICE/SUPPORT
PARKS/COMMUNITY
SERVICE/SUPPORT RECREATION
EROSION ZONE
North Atlantic Ocean
FLOOD ZONE
PARCS
PROJECT SITE
28 Pamlico Sound
GREENWAY/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Rodanthe elevated trail plays a critical role, in disaster time and for Outer Banks’ climatic stresses. This elevated trail serves as a functional obstacle against the flood threat from the Sound side and erosion from ocean side. Locating levies along the Pamlico Sound protects most of the Rodanthe’s northern parts from flood.
AVAILABLE PROPERTIES
PROJECT SITE
GREENWAY LOCATING
Based on Site analysis for Rodanthe Greenway, available properties and regions for locating the elevated trail were identified. Selected properties are the properties with less than 40% building footprint and up to $200,000 land value.
Pamlico Sound
ADAPTABLE DESIGN AND ELEVATED TRAIL'S OPTIONS
RODANTHE TERMINAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, STEWARDSHIP AND ECOLOGICAL REFUGE
CONSTANT LEARNING
RAPID REBOUND
PARCS
North Atlantic Ocean
FLEXIBILITY
LIVING SHORELINE LIMITED OR SAFE FAILURE
SUSTAINABLE EROSION CONTROL ADAPTIVE+RESILIENT DESIGN RESOURCE PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
SPARE CAPACITY
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RESILIENT HOUSING
RESILIENT BUILDING PROTOTYPE ADAPTABLE+REUSABLE ASSEMBLY MINIMAL SITE DISTURBANCE
FERRY TERMINAL
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARCS-DYNAMIC+DIDACTIC ECOLOGICAL EXTENSION ECONOMIC DRIVER
FLOATING BARGE
GREENWAY COMMUNITY CONNECTOR SUSTAINABLE PATH ADAPTABLE DESIGN RESILIENT EVACUATION RECREATIONAL DISCOVERY
Elevated trail as sustainable and safe path in flooded areas
ECO-CLASSROOM EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION AMBULATORY RECREATION HUB
ELEVATED TRAIL’S DESIGNS
20 feet width Levy
10 feet width Levy
10 feet width Levy with side Berm
20 FEET WIDTH LEVY SECTION
10 feet width Levy section 20 feet width Levy with side Bern
10 feet width Levy with side Berm Length of side berm for dense areas could be less than 30 feet and adding concrete walls to devide the berm into smaller parts, keeps the slope more sustainable.
Overpass with 16 feet height
20 feet width Levy with side Berm location of 10 feet Levy
Length of side berm could reach up to 40 feet in open areas
GREENWAY BIRDS' EYEVIEW FROM PAMLICO SOUND SIDE
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PARCS
DIRECT BOARDWALK AS ADAPTABLE DESIGN FOR WETLANDS
Comparison of Boardwalk’s height and Rodanthe’s average building height
DIRECT BOARD WALK
PARCS
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SCIENIC VIEWS OF RODANTHE’S NATURE AND CURVED BOARD WALK
BOARD WALK SECTION IN WETLANDS.
Boardwalk is an adaptable design for recreational discovery in natural area like Outer Banks wetlands and also a community connector in residential areas.
CURVED BOARD WALK
SCIENIC VIEWS OF RODANTHE’S NATURE AND GREENWAY
Levy with side Bern is a functional option for erosional regions. Length and span of the Bern depend on available space and existing topography.
20 FEET WIDTH LEVY WITH SIDE BERM
Levy locations in Rodanthe Greenway
PARCS
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OVERPASS IN RODANTHE’S RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Rodanthe's average building height
Overpass gate,functional design to control flood speed and rising water level up to 4 feet. Overpass locations in Rodanthe Greenway
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ARTISTS’ BA
05 ARTISTS' BACKYARD NC STATE UNIVERSITY,RALEIGH,NC 'DESIGN+BUILD',LANDSCAPE AS LABORATORY SIZE: 0.51 ACRE
ARTISTS’ BACKYARD +OWEN’S REFUGE MASTER PLAN
Artists’ Backyard (Phase 4) Turlington Residence
Owen residence
North Entry
PHASING
ARTISTS’ BACKYARD COMPLETED PHASES Digital model generated by Sketch up to show the overall look of completed phase 4 beside other completed phases..
Phase 1 Artists’ Backyard North Entry Completed: Summer 2011
Phase 2 Artists’ Backyard, Turlington Residence Entrance
The Artist’ Backyard is a 0.45 acre site, located between two residence halls on North Carolina state University’s campus. This project is the 4th phase of the Artist’s Back yard +Owen’s Refuge Project. Phase IV helped to transform a useless site into a sustainable landscape with a wide range of recreational opportunities. This project was completed through two primary steps: Step 1 included Design Development and Construction Documentation, and Step 2 comprised the construction of the project. In this project I Worked as one of the team members in both phases and also was one of the planting group members. The planting group collaborated in the creation of planting plan and our team selected the required species from local nurseries, organized a campus-wide planting day and supervised the planting of 2,000 plants. Since its completion, the project has received a 2014 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance.
Phase 3 Artists’ Backyard South Entry Completed: spring 2013
Phase 4 Artists’ Backyard Storm Garden Completed: spring 2014
Phase 5: Owen’s Refuge Gateway Completed: spring 2015
ARTISTS’ BACKYARD
ACKYARD+OWEN’SREFUGE
Phase 6: Owen’s Refuge Upper Garden and Creek
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Artists’ Backyard (Phase 1) Completed Turlington Residence
Artists’ Backyard (Phase 2) Completed Phase 4: Looking above the Boulder Cascade (Sketchup Design)
Phase 4: Looking above the Boulder Cascade (Completed)
Artists’ Backyard (Phase 4) Completed Artists’ Backyard (Phase 3) Completed Owen residence
Phase 4: Bio infiltration cells and Rain Garden (Sketchup Design)
South Entry
Phase 4: Bio infiltration cells and Rain Garden (Completed)
ARTISTS' BACKYARD PHASE 4 BEFORE RENOVATION
ARTISTS' BACKYARD PHASE 4 AFTER COMPLETION
ARTISTS’ BACKYARD
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ARTISTS' BACKYARD PHASE 4 BEFORE RENOVATION
ARTISTS' BACKYARD PHASE 4 AFTER COMPLETION
DESIGN + BUILD PHASE 4,STEP 1: PLANNING+ OUTREACH
PHASE 4,STEP 2:DESIGN DEVELOPMENT+ DETAILING
Design +build studio applied team based working format to transform a useless site into a sustainable landscape with a wide range of recreational opportunities. Grading Ideation
DESIGN + BUILD WORKING TEAMS 14 STUDENTS
On site discussion
PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS GRADING & LAYOUT DETAILS PLANTS RESEARCH & MANAGMENT
In class discussion
Campus stakeholder meeting Artists’ Backyard, Phase 4,Grading Plan
Artists’ Backyard, Phase 4, Naturalized Vision Diagrams
Plant Palette
Artists’ Backyard, Phase 4, Planting Plan
Boulder Cascade
North Entry
Conveyance Channel
Mounds
Artists’ Backyard Master Plan
PHASE 4, WATER CONVEYANCE CHANNEL
Bio Filtration Structure
Mounds
G+ CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION SITE DETAILS ARTISTS’ BACKYARD
IDEAS TO REALITY
HOMMOCK HOOKUP DETAIL WATER CONVEYANCE CHANNEL DETAIL
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PLAZA DETAILS
BIO INFILTRATION STRUCTURE PLAN
Boulder Wall
Rain Garden
South Entry
BIO INFILTRATION STRUCTURE BIO INFILTRATION STRUCTURE ELEVATION
PHASE 4, BIO INFILTRATION STRUCTURE
DESIGN +
BUILD
PHASE4, STEP3: CONSTRUCTION
The process of phase 4 Construction completed in 8 weeks. This project was a great opportunity for me to experience the process of a real project from studio and design to reality and build. Total cost of Artists’ Backyard phase 4 is $19,000.
Trench digging for rain garden
Fine Grading of Swales
Hummocks and Path, View from Seating Area
Rain Garden after First Rain
Bio Filtration Structure Form work with poured Concrete Excavation
Laying of Boulders
Artists’ Backyard North-South Panoramic view, three months after completion
Filling Conveyance Water Channel with washed stones
Planting Day
Mulchi
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ARTISTS’ BACKYARD
Completed Bio Filtration structure
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Filling Bio Filtration cells and Rain Garden with Stalite and Permatill
Watering Plants after planting day
Covering Mounds with Compost and Mulch
Artists’ Backyard Phase 4,Three Months after Planting
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SPRING IN NORTH OF IRAN Color Oil on Canvas,50”*36”
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TRADITIONAL ARBORETUMS,NORTH WEST PF IRAN Color Oil on Canvas,44”*28”
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SAHAND AZARBY College of Design, NC State University Master of landscape Architecture Email: sazarby@ncsu.edu Phone: 609-954-7104 Address: 2806-21 Brigadoon Dr. Raleigh,NC 27606