FOUNDATIONS antonio r. revellese portfolio.
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park pride infill housing
student design competition oglethorpe ave. housing
breezeway ecology service learning project
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mixed-use chase st. station plaza
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coverdell northside park
student greenspace
recreational park design
resume/contact personal information
I HAVE SEEN HOW THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD ARE LAID, AND I HAVE NOT THE LEAST DOUBT THAT IT WILL STAND A GOOD WHILE. HENRY DAVID THOREAU
01park
pride
The Rolling Ridge Rd. park site is in a built-out suburban area lacking in park acreage. The site’s prior floodplain status forestalled development for decades. After this status changed, the site was quickly acquired, cleared of a uniform growth of young pine, and filled to keep it from reverting to floodplain in the next analysis. A clean slate indeed. The 13.3-acre park site serves an approximately seven-square mile service area within Gwinnett County, Georgia. The only design criteria was to have 100 parking spaces and a small restroom facility, the rest was open to our own imagination. Using this criteria, our group was able to develop a usable and aesthetically pleasing plan with a covered parking structure, green roof, boardwalk vistas, and small dog park for resident use.
student design competition
Rolling Ridge park includes many site amenities that will offer parkgoers a wide variety of activities and features to enjoy at all times of the year. Design details emphasize: -Covered parking structure with green roof plaza to hide most of the parking while also cutting down on the amount of impervious surfaces. -Large vista boardwalks overlooking the pond. -Playground for children. -Native grasses and shade trees. -Dog park for local residents.
section elevation
02infill
housing oglethorpe ave. housing
The suburban infill housing project was part of a previously unoccupied piece of land that had been vacant for quite some time. The site is located in Athens, GA just off Oglethorpe Avenue near downtown Athens and GA-Loop 10. The design criteria included creating a minimum of eight home sites with a shared center green space. This was accomplished by incorporating 8 suburban infill style homes with shared driveways and garages to cut down on cost and space. In addition, a large central lawn with a gate, and a community pool were added to bring a sense of community to the site. The use of infill housing projects such as these will go a long way in the conservation of land in crowed suburban areas and at the same time create its own sense of community.
PLAN/LAYOUT
03breezeway The objective for this project was to apply knowledge of landscape architecture and sustainabe systems to local projects by engaging with community partners, in this case, the UGA Physical Plant. The site is located on the University of Georgia campus next to the school of environment and design and needed a new landscape plan as well as a plan for future installation of a rain water harvesting system for irrigation. The team then focused on how to collect the water from the site, what would be used to store it, and what plants would be installed. By working directly with the campus physical plant and local community personnel, we were able to come with a sustainable design and implementation plan for the university that will be used at a later time.
cistern
photos
ecology service learning project
concept
final plan
04mixed-use chase st. station plaza
Chase Street Plaza is a mixed-use residential/commercial community in the heart of Athens, GA just north of downtown and sits adjacent to an abandoned rail line.
master plan
The design criteria involved establishing direct access to the old rail line to provide transportation to and from Atlanta, creating a large residential community for the surrounding area, and providing a sufficient amount of shops and stores for public use. The design includes: -Large multi-story apartment buildings with privacy gates and first level parking -Preservation of existing water tower structures to preserve the old mill feel -Creation of a new rail station with an adjacent avenue of shops complete with a grocery store and parking deck
figure ground
placement study
The Plaza Avenue is the underlying feature of the entire site. By connecting the old Athens rail line to Atlanta, and other cities in the area, the town of Athens is revitalized with an influx of new patrons. The area is dominated by the placement of locally owned businesses with a ‘main street’ type feel as you walk from end to end. It’s proximity to the apartment buildings help to increase the sense of community while at the same time, providing easy access to site amenities and shops.
section elevation
05coverdell The growing importance and demand for public green space can easily be seen at the University of Georgia. The charge given was to help design a large area of campus into a student park that could be used between classes or just for leisure time. Four large Japanese maples anchor the center of the design along with a variety of small native plantings. The site is dominated by four terraced stone walls that allow students and visitors to feel as if they are in four completely different areas of the site while at the same time, creating a unique stroll through a relatively quiet part of campus. The expansion of public and student green space on campus will be aided further by designs such as these.
concept
surface study
student greenspace
perspective views
sketch-up model
06northside Building on the foundations that I have established over the past three years, the next challenge was a small threeacre plot of land just south of downtown Atlanta.
park recreational park design
concepts
The Northside Park concept and final design was built off of an earlier plan developed in the 1960s. The Park had fallen into disrepair and needed new life. Developing a site program that included a small restroom facility, eight parking spaces, a playground, and existing tennis and basketball courts, I developed a unique overall plan from two different concepts. As shown, the main design feature is the large concentric ovals circling the park. On the south end of the site sits an elevated walking bridge with tall native grasses. A pavilion and cooking grills were added near the basketball court for local residents to enjoy, as well as two main fountains with one being fully interactive for children and other visitors. This newly designed park will help serve this community and the surrounding areas for many years to come.
surface study
final master plan
07resume/contact
personal information
Antonio Robert Revellese tonyr1402@gmail.com 770-315-4378 Present Address 2815 Riverbend Rd. Athens, GA 30605 Objective: To obtain an internship in the field of Landscape Architecture Education: The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, expected May 2011 Overall GPA: 3.30 HOPE Scholarship Dean’s List Related Leadership/Work Experience: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Athens, Georgia -President for the past year and recruitment chair for two years. -IFC representative for the past year. -As president I gained valuable teamwork skills through managing my executive board. -Built useful networking and social attributes that will help further my career. Bourbon Street / Buddha Bar, Athens, Georgia -Worked as a bartender and doorman at Bourbon Street for a year and a half. -Currently work at Buddha Bar as a doorman. White Columns Country Club, Alpharetta, Georgia -Worked on the cart staff and general golf course maintenance staff. Community Service: Whitehead Elementary School, Athens, Georgia
Volunteer
-Assisted in a group project to build educational planter boxes for the children at the school to use on a daily basis. Athens Area Humane Society, Athens, Georgia
Volunteer
-Assisted shelter manager in day-to-day activities such as cleaning cages, feeding animals, and cataloging a daily health summary of all animals at the shelter. Adopt-A-Highway, Athens, Georgia -Regularly participate in fraternity's Adopt-A-Highway program in which I assist in the clean-up of Church St. in Athens, GA
Honors & Activities: -Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity -Fraternity President and Rush Chairman -Order of Omega -Dean’s list twice in the past three semesters -Member of the Student Alumni Association -Hope Scholarship recipient -Had artwork displayed in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. -Had artwork published in “Pegasus” Art & Literary Magazine -Regularly participate in numerous intramural sports. Computer Skills: Graphics: Photoshop, Adobe In-design/Illustrator Other Software: AutoCAD 09/later, Google Sketch-Up, Land FX, Adobe Acrobat, some Dreamweaver Operating Systems: Windows: 7, Vista, etc. Mac: Tiger / Panther / Snow Leopard Office Software: Microsoft Excel / Word / Power Point References: Doug Pardue Faculty Member 706-542-2848 pardue@uga.edu Morgan Maclellan Past President of TKE (423) 504-4611 mcmaclellan@gmail.com Jason Dunn Owner of Buddha Bar (404) 217-8440