T H OMAS FREEBORN SELECTED WORKS
THOMAS FREEBORN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Phone: (260) 458-4945
Email: TFreeborn4@gmail.com
Website: issuu.com/tommyfreeborn6999
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an opportunity to immerse myself in a professional environment that will test me and build upon my Experience in the field of Landscape Architecture.
EDUCATION
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN B.S., Landscape Architecture
RELEVANT SKILLS
SOFTWARE: TECHNICAL:
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere | AutoCAD | 3DSMax | SketchUp | Revit | GIS Model Construction | Hand Drafting | Plant Identification
EXPERIENCE
HOK | St. Louis, MO | 8/17 – 8/18 | Planning and Landscape Architecture Intern Intern in the St. Louis office. Worked on design charrette teams, marketing material, design analysis, stakeholder meetings, and construction documents. Learned about all phases of a design project.
Clearwater Cove: A Young Life Camp | Lampe, MO | 5/17 – 8/17 | Landscape Intern Oversaw and managed a team of college aged landscape and maintenance employees. Designed new additions to the camp grounds including plant beds, irrigation, and accent features.
The Purdue Arboretum | West Lafayette, IN | 5/16 – 8/16 | Landscape Architecture Student Intern Data collection and analysis of trees on campus. Enter data into an AutoCAD base map; take care of a native nursery off campus.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance | Fort Wayne, IN | 5/13 – 8/13; 7/14 – 8/14 | Building and Grounds Maintenance Responsible for landscaping, mowing, mulching grounds of corporate headquarters; provided office window cleaning.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S D E S I G N P RO J E C T S
WAT E RWAY P H I L A D E L P H I A , PA
C H O U T E A U G R E E N WAY S T. L O U I S , M O
CONVENTION CENTER PLAZA S T. L O U I S , M O
THE WATERWAY
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
SITE
CAMDEN, NJ
CREATING A FUNCTIONING, REVITALIZED WETLAND OUT OF AN URBAN, INDUSTRIAL WASTELAND IN DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA, WHILE GIVING A GROWING POPULATION A PLACE TO EXPLORE.
SCHUYLKILL RIVER
DOWNTOWN
DELEWARE RIVER
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REFLECTIVE POOL/ICE TRACK
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SPORTS BOARDWALK
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SKATE PARK
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SEASONAL GARDEN
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WEST ENTRY
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WETLAND
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“THE OVAL” RAISED PATH
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TERRACED VEGETATED PIER
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“THE SHATTERED PIER”
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INDUSTRIAL WATER FEATURE
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OPEN LAWN
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NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING
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SOUTH ENTRANCE
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THE SITE HAS SEVERAL NODES OF IMPORTANCE THAT ARE STRUCTURED BY THE SURROUNDING CITY GRID. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ONLY ACTIVATE THE STREET FRONT BUT WILL GIVE THE USERS A PEDESTRIAN SCALE EXPERIENCE AT THE ACCESS POINTS. THESE ACCESS POINTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN SERVICE AS SECONDARY AND PRIMARY ENTRIES TO THE SITE.
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THE SITE FEATURES A CORE DESIGN ELEMENT IN IT’S GREEN STORM-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. IT CONTAINS BOTH RETENTION BASINS AND WETLAND FEATURES. THESE FUNCTION AS SUSTAINABLE CLEAN WATER FILTERS, AS WELL AS FLOOD WATER MITIGATION. BY ADDING THIS FEATURE, THE SITE IS PAYING HOMAGE TO IT’S FLUID ROOTS AND IS MINIMIZING IT’S INPUT INTO PHILADELPHIA’S EXISTING COMBINED SEWAGE OVERFLOW SYSTEM.
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THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE SITE HAS BEEN ARRANGED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR FLUID TRANSITION FROM PEDESTRIAN TO COMMERCIAL ZONES. THIS SITE SERVES AS AN AMENITY FOR BOTH USERS AND WILL BE A PLACE FOR ALL OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO COME AND RELAX. FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, AND COLLEAGUES WILL COME HERE TO BE APART OF THE ACTIVITY.
RESIDENTIAL
• 6 FLOORS • 415 UNITS @ 750 SF • 100 UNITS @ 900 SF
PARKING
• 1.5 FLOORS • 515 SPOTS • 83,141 SF
RETAIL
• .5 FLOOR • 15 UNITS @ 2,500 SF • 39,267 SF
RESIDENTIAL • • • •
3 FLOORS 132 UNITS @ 750 SF 50 UNITS @ 900 SF 144,000 SF
OFFICE
• 1 FLOOR • 48,000 SF
PARKING
• 1.5 FLOORS • 445 SPOTS • 72,000 SF
RETAIL
• .5 FLOOR • 10 UNITS @ 2,500 SF • 24,000 SF
BUILDING USE
OFFICE
• 1 FLOOR • 39,175 SF
RETAIL
• 1 FLOOR • 15 UNITS @ 2,500 SF • 39,175 SF
INDUSTRY
• 1 FLOOR • 65,991 SF
T H E “ S H AT T E R E D P I E R ” ENLARGEMENT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENLARGEMENT
D I S C O V E RY PA R K ENLARGEMENT
GATEWAY MALL EXTENSION THE ARCH
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS
CAFE
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER
CONNECTING THE GREATER ST LOUIS REGION THROUGH A SYSTEM OF PARKS AND SUSTAINABLE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER CONNECT AND BEAUTIFY THE CITY.
OPEN SPACE
BIKE SHARE
REFLECTIVE POOL
1. IMPROVE UPON THE EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSIT NETWORK
2. HIGHLIGHT AREAS FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC USE
3. CREATE A BETTER SYSTEM OF BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAILS
SITE CONTEXT THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS IS CREATING A MASTER PLAN FOR THE CHOUTEAU GREEN-WAY. BOTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS WERE UNEARTHED FROM THE HISTORICAL SPINE OF ST LOUIS. THIS GREEN-WAY WILL STRETCH FROM THE GATEWAY ARCH TO ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN PARKS IN AMERICA, FOREST PARK. THE AVERAGE ST. LOUIS NATIVE WILL NOT ONLY SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE CITY TO PROGRESSIVELY MOVE FORWARD, BUT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH BASIC NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY LACKING. THE PROJECT’S MOST PROMINENT SITE LIVES IN THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR OF THE GATEWAY MALL. THIS MALL HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT HISTORY. THE EXTENSION PLAN IS THE NEXT PIECE IN THE PUZZLE. THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONNECTED GREEN-WAY SYSTEM, THE CITY WILL BOTH BE ENLIVENED AND REJUVENATED. THE PLAN ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL THROUGH THIS THREE STEP INITIATIVE.
PROPOSED SITE DESIGN
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THE GATEWAY MALL DESIGN IS AN EXTENSION ON WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DESIGNED. THIS SITE WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GATEWAY MALL. THE EXISTING SITE IS KNOWN FOR BEING A PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN GATHER TO RELAX AND GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE. THE NEW DESIGN WILL BE FILLED ACTIVITY. FROM ICE SKATING IN THE WINTER, TO BIKING IN THE SUMMER, SOFTBALL LEAGUES, SKATERS, AND READERS ON THE LAWN. ALL USERS WILL FIND A PLACE TO WITHIN THIS SITE. IT WILL BE FOREVER CHERISHED AS THE GREATEST AMENITY FOR THE CITY ALONG WITH BECOMING A TRULY NATURAL SPINE IN THE MIDST OF A MOSTLY PAVED CITY.
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WITH AN EMPHASIS PLACED ON CONNECTIVITY AND CIRCULATION, THE SURROUNDING CITY GRID STARTS TO DEFINE AND EMPHASIZE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE SITE. WITH A CLEAR HIERARCHICAL LAYOUT OF STREET CORRIDORS, THE SITE CAN BEGIN TO GET ITS FORM. MARKET STREET AND CHESTNUT STREET WILL EXTEND PEDESTRIANS OUT FROM THE GATEWAY ARCH EXPERIENCE AND INTO THE REST OF THE SITE. THE REGIONAL CONNECTORS HELP TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE SITE IS DESIGNED WITH ALL USERS IN MIND.
S I T E A N A LY S I S
EXISTING SITE
SITE INVENTORY
BUILDING USE
DAILY ACTIVITY
5 MINUTE WALK
SITE OPPORTUNITIES
CONVENTION CENTER PLAZA
THE SITE
WASHINGTON AVE.
CREATING AN OUTDOOR, OPEN, DUAL SERVICE AMENITY TO BOTH THE CONVENTION CENTER USERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A NEW CITY AMENITY THAT WILL HELP REVITALIZE THE GROWING ECONOMY OF ST. LOUIS, MO.
THE ARCHGROUNDS
THE GATEWAY MALL
BUSCH STADIUM
S I T E A N A LY S I S THE CONVENTION CENTER PLAZA IS A REDESIGN THAT IS PLAYING A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE MAJOR RENOVATIONS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER ITSELF. THE CENTER WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR FACE LIFT WITH AN UP TO DATE GLASS FACADE THAT IS SEGMENTED BY INCREMENTAL ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT PAY HOMAGE TO THE STONE AND BRICK FACADE OF THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE.
THE CANOPY FEATURE WILL BRING THE SCALE OF THE PLAZA SPACE TO A PEDESTRIAN LEVEL AND WILL AID IN BRINGING PEOPLE OUTSIDE TO ENJOY A LECTURE SERIES, CONCERT, ARTS FAIR, OR A SIMPLE THIRTY MINUTE LUNCH BREAK. NO MATTER THE REASON, WHEN YOU STEP OUTSIDE INTO THIS GRAND SPACE, THE PURE OPEN AND CENTRAL DESIGN WILL GIVE A SENSE OF PLACE LIKE NONE OTHER.
SITE DESIGN
CONCERT ON AMPHITHEATER STAGE
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY
ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
THANK YOU
(260)458-4945 • tfreeborn4@gmail.com • issuu.com/tommyfreeborn6999