2016 Landscape Architecture Portfolio: Zachary B.L. Rees

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ZACHARY B.L. REES

2016 LA DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Education

Awards

Contact

Lake Central High School

2014 ASLA National Honor Award: Student Collaboration

Email: zblr.rees@gmail.com Phone: 219.669.4042 Address: 6920 W 84th Pl,

Schererville, IN | 2007-2011

Ball State University

Muncie, IN | 2011-2016 Major: Landscape Architecture Minor: Natural Resources

Experience Stantec New Haven, CT | Summer 2015

Community Circle Co-Designer Muncie, IN | Fall 2014-Present

VVM Tablet Application Design Team Member | Spring 2014-Present

Alsip Home & Nursery St. John, IN | Spring 2013

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: History, Design, and the American People

2014 INASLA Student Award

Crown Point, IN 46307 Issuu: issuu.com/zbrees

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: History, Design, and the American People

Deans List Spring 2013 - Present

References Available Upon Request

Zachary B.L. Rees

Selected Works

Cardinal Sculpture Plaza Spring 2014 | Planting Design

Design Skills Ai Id Ps

Illustrator

Over the Rhine: Woodward Place Fall 2015 | Urban Design

InDesign

PhotoShop

ArchGIS

Community Circle: An Old West End Garden-Park Spring 2015 | Extracurricular Design Project

AutoCAD

Office

VVM: Space + Meaning Spring 2014 | Application Design

SketchUp

2014 ASLA National Honor Award: Student Collaboration 2014 INASLA Student Award

Spring 2014

Cardinal Sculpture Plaza Studio: Planting Design Location: Muncie, IN

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About: Thematically this site takes its form from the “desire paths� that once crisscrossed its boundaries.

Pedestrian circulation has been abstracted into a modern design that Incorporates many lines and planes similar to the ones seen in the Arts and Journalism Building nearby.

These lines and planes give life to otherwise static pathway most pedestrians are used to, drawing them to the site and offering the a variety of intimate experiences. >>

Main Pedestrian Axis: Creation of the two paths, bisected by hawthorns, was key to help alleviate congestion seen on site.

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A. Cafe Plaza B. Sculpture Plazas C. Natural Zones D. Teaching Plaza E. Main Path F. Secondary Paths G. Water Feature H. Snack Shack I. Main Entrances J. Main Sidewalk

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Sculpture Garden Master Plan

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Teaching Plaza

South Pathway

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Natural Zone

Main Axis Section: Bisected by a line of green hawthorns, separating the flow of circulation.

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Main Pathway

Main Plaza

Canal

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Secondary Pathway

Main Plaza Section: Acts as a buffer, with the help of a water feature and lower topography.

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Sculpture Garden Planting Plan 0’ 10’ 20’ 40’ KEY SHADE TREES GIN-B GLE-T ORNAMENTAL TREES CRA-V DECIDUOUS SHRUBS ITE-V ORNAMENTAL GRASSES CAL-A HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL ECH-P IRI-A LEU-S LIR-M RUD-F SED-R

Plant Schedule

N Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Echinacea purpurea Iris cristata 'Alba' Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snow Lady' Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' Rudbeckia fulgida Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

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Purple Coneflower Alba Dwarf Crested Iris Snow Lady Shasta Daisy Big Blue Lily Turf Black-Eyed Susan Angelina Stonecrop

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June/AugustApril-White B May/AugustAugust/Septe June/October Fall Months-

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Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire 24''

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

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Winter King Green Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

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Fall-Gold Foli Fall-Gold Foli B&B B&B

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Autumn Gold Ginkgo Skycole Honey Locust

Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skycole'

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INTEREST

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Ginkgo

Hawthorn

Sweetspire

Karl Foerster

Purple Coneflower

Liriope

Black-Eyed Susan

Stonecrop

Fall 2014

Honeylocust

Redbud

Serviceberry

Karl Foerster

Limestone

Granite

Sandstone

Limestone Wall

Plant Palette

Over the Rhine:

Woodward Place Studio: Urban Design

Location: Cincinnati, OH Ai

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About: With the former SCPA Building undergoing a renovation and nearby Zieglar Park in the stages of an overhaul courtesy of design firm Human Nature, the present barren front lawn of Alumni Lofts is ripe for the creation of a catalyst that brings people of all backgrounds into a cohesive living arrangement.

Proposed building footprints mimic the nearby built environment while material considerations came from the Human Nature design and historic Cincinnati. >>

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Tree Canopy

Geometry Diagram

Pedestrian Circulation Diagram

Structures

Planters/Walls

View-shed Diagram

Figure-Ground Diagram Plant Material

Hardscape

Built Structures

Softscape

Intensity Diagram Lowest Level of Activity Highest Level of Activity

Conceptual Design Process

Program Diagram Retail Zone

Urban Plaza Zone

Residential Zone

Natural Zone

Building Zone

Exploded Axonometric Plan

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Illustrative Site Plan Plan Key

A. Main Entrance B. Secondary Entrance C. Waterfall Feature D. Apartment/Retail E. Main Promenade

0’ 30’ 60’ F. Sidewalk G. Overhead Lighting H. Trellis Structure I. Barley Hammock Structure J. Programmable Lawn Zone

K. Programmable Plaza L. Cafe Seating Plaza M. Planting Zone N. Garage Entrance O. Alumni Lofts

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Apartment Commercial

Alumni Lofts

Planting Buffer

Barley Hammock Zone

Programmable Lawn Zone

Retail Zone

Apartment/Retail Zone

Court- Sideyard walk

North|South Section: Accent pieces punctuate the edges of the active lawn zone.

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Apartment Apartment Commercial

Cafe Seating Plaza

Programmable Lawn Zone

Pergola

Promenade Zone

Open Plaza

Retail Zone

Apartment/Retail Zone

Courtyard

“Front-Yard” Zone

West|East Section: Differing passive zones provide an edge to the active lawn zone.

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Spring 2015

Community Circle:

An Old West End Garden Park Extracurricular Design Project Location: Muncie, IN

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About: For this extracurricular project, team members from architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning backgrounds came together to aid in the design of a garden-park. Through numerous neighborhood meetings and charrettes, the team and Old West End Community was able to both decide on a design and see it through to fruition. >>

Above: Final View of Trellis Structure Image Credits: Old West End Neighborhood Association

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1 Temporary Sculpture 2 Site Boundary 3 Pollinator Plantings 4 Main Sculpture 5 Gathering Space 6 Fruit Tree 7 Permanent Sculpture 8 Granite Benches 9 Main Pathway

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1 Ornamental Tree 2 Site Boundary 3 Limestone Benches 4 Free-Play Zone 5 Main Pathway 6 Pollinator Plantings 7 Granite Benches 8 Gathering Space 9 Central Sculpture

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1 Previous Structure On-Site 2 Cleared Site 3 Surveying the Site 4 Community Design Charrette 5 Paver Sub-base Preparation 6 Installing Pavers 7 Installing Trellis Beams 8 Installing Trellis Crossbeams 9 Grand Opening Party! <<

Site Design Elements:

1 NE Site Entrance 2 Central Art-Piece 3 SE Site Entrance 4 Granite Bench Detail 5 Pavement Detail 6 SW Site Entrance 7 Installing Trellis Beams 8 Site Design Panorama

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Spring 2014

2014 National Honor Award: Student Collaboration VVM: Space + Meaning Studio: Application Design

2014 Student Award

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Our Team

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Community Partners

About: The Vietnam Veterans

Memorial tablet app represents a collaboration among 23 students from 16 disciplines. The app synthesizes the history, design, and context of the Memorial with cultural history and current social practices.

Compelling narratives with images, audio, text, video and animations, are offered, with the intent of reaching the millions who visit the Memorial each year. The intent of this app is three-fold: to increase the general publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exposure to and understanding of contemporary designed landscapes; to raise awareness of the Memorial as a therapeutic landscape, and to tell compelling stories about the making of the Memorial, and its presence in many lives today.. >>

Advertising Digital Storytelling Graphic Arts History Journalism Landscape Architecture Marketing Telecommunications Video Production Visual Communications

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

More info @ The Cultural Landscape Foundation

VVMF

NPS

Researched

ASLA

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Historical Context of the Design American Culture of Vietnam Era Public Perception of Vietnam War Conceptualization of the Memorial

Interviewed

Design Concepts Utilized

VVMF VVMF

Founder/President of the VVMF

Jan Scruggs

Education Director at the VVMF

Robert Doubek

VVM

Realization of Design Construction of the Design

Designed Jan Scruggs

Psychological Impact of the Design Contemporary Memorial Design

CLF

Attorney/Former Project Director for the VVM

Bob Sonderman

NPS

Details Associated with the Design

CLF

Director at the Museum Resource Center Senior Archaeologist at the NPS

Charles Birnbaum

Founder/President of the CLF

Home Screen

the National Mall

American Culture

Presents the Mall at important points in its history: The Federal City, Civil War, Turn of the Century, World War II, the Bicentennial, and the New Millennium. Within each category, maps, images, and descriptions detail additions, subtractions and key events that shaped this landscape.

Uses a timeline format to explore American culture from 1945 – 1982 (the Memorial’s dedication). With 109 entries subject matter in a range of categories is presented: General War Information, Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Anti-War Efforts, Music, Pop Culture, and the Soldier’s Experience.

The app’s graphic introductory screen presents the 5 major sections: the National Mall, American Culture in the Vietnam Era, the Names, Design, and Place of Connection. The timeline also appears on this page, illustrating the overlapping eras important to communicating the Memorial’s story, organized by events and processes that began before its 1982 dedication, and those that occurred afterward, through present day.

the Names

Place of Connection

the Design

Traces the idea of the names from the earliest thoughts of the Memorial to Dedication in 1982, when the names could be touched. The Legacy of the Names has 5 sections, sequential in time: The Spark (the genesis of the idea).

The powerful connection many experience at the Wall, organized into three categories: The Names, Offerings, and Traditions. In The Names section the user can learn how to find a name and how names are arranged. The Offerings tells the history of items left at the wall.

The Design section is organized into two sections: Design (basic design terms including: ground plane, journey, connecting with history, shaping space, time, scale), and Construction (where the granite came from, how names were inscribed and much more.

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219.669.4042 | ZBL.REES@GMAIL.COM

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