Zack Grossl Landscape Architecture Portfolio BSLA West Virginia University
Zackery Dale Grossl
Projects
Education Bachelors of Science in Landscape Architecture Expected May 2018 GPA Overall 3.4 Major 3.6
T: 304.646.9407 E: zdgrossl@gmail.com A: 498 Big Mtn Rd Rupert, WV 25984
Skills Vectorworks Adobe Suite AutoCAD DynaScape TR-55 Sketchup ArcMap ArcScene Microsoft Office Lumion
Awards WVNLA 2017 Scholarship Winner National Society of Leadership+Success Presidents List (Fall 2016) Jack H. Paules Memorial Scholarship NALP Top 5 Place Winner (3D exterior Landscape Design)
2018 ASLA Certificate of Merit Recipient
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Work Experience The Greener Side LLC. June 2017 - August 2017 • Work with the designers on developing designs for current clients. • Developed construction drawings and a system for future interns to utilize. • Gathered relevant site dimensions and elevations for constructing AutoCAD drawings and 3D models.
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Baltimore Maryland Under Armour Corporate HQ
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Manchester Design Initiative
Alexandria Virginia Christian School Playground Plaza
Project Assistant West Virginia University March 2016 - August 2016 • Assisted with organization of AutoCAD files. • Built large and small scale 3d models of the Health Science Campus. • Updated newly constructed site features into AutoCAD files. Teaching Assistant West Virginia University January 2015 - May 2017 • Teaching assistant for four classes: Basic Drafting, Computer Graphics, and Planting Design, Natural System Design. • Assisted with instruction and provided assistance to students • Gave lectures on current class topics in studio. • Helped students work from concept development to final poster production.
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Davis West Virginia Gateway to Recreation
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Construction Detailing
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Under Armour Corporate HQ Our mission is to develop a dynamic image for the face of Under Armour’s corporate campus through the use of ‘high performance’ amenities in Port Covington. In revitalizing the shoreline, we will promote public access to the site’s waterfront, which will encourage activity and give it a sense of ‘place’. The Patapsco River is positioned in a manner which allows opportunities for growth, preservation and recreation. By balancing the site, the amenities, and the mobility- we will create a vibrant and athletic character for Under Armour’s headquarters, and a major destination for the city of Baltimore. This is a group capstone project, which took up the entire final semester. Following is just a small portion of the work completed that highlights an area that I was the main designer for.
Baltimore, Maryland
Under Armour HQ
ELEVATED TRACK
The elevated track and its interior design, which houses a partial turf field and gathering spaces with design inspiration linked to Fort McHenry, is a central hub of the private corporate campus. It’s a space which will be heavily used throughout all times of the day for exercise, games, equipment testing, and lunch breaks.
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Under Armour HQ
DESIGN BREAKDOWN FORT MCHENRY
MULTI-USE FIELD
Fort McHenry, located a mile East of the site, is a famous military fort which defended Baltimore’s harbor during the war of 1812. As a national monument and famous attraction in Baltimore, it represents an iconic connection which anchors the site to the city.
The multi-use turf field within the track provided a chance to use local symbols and icons in the design. The Maryland flag not only connects the Under Armour HQ to the state, but also to the University of Maryland where CEO Kevin Plank went to college.
ELEVATED TRACK
VIEWS The innovative elevated track design allows UA to continue to push the boundaries of the norm in sports. It also supports our concept of “Connected Fitness” by linking multiple buildings and portions of our site in a unique manner.
The elevated track design is intended not just as a functional sports facility, but also as an aesthetically interesting viewpoint. In return, it also provides good views to the rest of the site for users.
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Under Armour HQ
ELEVATED TRACK
Directly to the right of the elevated track is a publicly accessible green roof, located on top of the recreation facility. Although the track and amenities located beneath it are limited to the employees of Under Armour, the green roof provides a beautiful perennial filled garden that allows public users to have a perfect view overlooking the track and field, almost as if they were right on it.
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Figure 2.37(Green Roof Perspective)
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Under Armour HQ
ELEVATED TRACK
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Manchester Design Initiative The Manchester-Chateau neighborhoods, located in the Northwest region of Pittsburgh, are rich in history and have had their fair share of upswings and declines. There are many historic properties within Manchester which now, after roughly a century of existence, are showing their age, while some are gone altogether. The signs of wear in the two neighborhoods, however, aren’t simply the result of old age. Economic strain, public relations, changes in infrastructure, and crime have left the area in noticeable distress, and caused population numbers to steadily drop over the last half century. In an effort to revamp this historic and valuable piece of Pittsburgh, and bring a better quality of life for current and future residents, we’re now at a point where funding and resources have made a design collaboration possible.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Inventory and Analysis Zoning
Infrastructure
Soils
Traffic Counts
Lynch Diagram
Road Types
Public Transit
This central map shows the location of the project site within Pittsburgh. It also shows different ways of transportation and some common travel times. To located the site in relation to some popular places a few were highlighted below: (Three Rivers Casino, Heinz Field, PNC Park,Downtown, Point State Park, and Station Square).
Project site
Composite Analysis
Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Noise
Industrial
Route 65 to be lowered and converted into a boulevard
Heinz Field
Existing streets to be extended to the waterfront
Residential
Commercial
PNC Park
Mixed-Use
Three Rivers Casino Downtown
Station Square
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Point State Park
Green Space Looking at the information gathered from the inventory and analysis, a composite analysis was formed. The streets are the driving force as they define the structure of the site. The relationship to existing housing was considered next, with looking at travel distances the commercial core is located closer to the largest amount of residences in Manchester, which will allow them to utilize the new development. Then looking at the river the cross streets will be driving visual connections with the river and drawing users all the way through.
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With the Ohio River riparian zone poised in a region for growth- we aim to provide endless natural amenities and opportunities for preservation and recreation. Create green spaces that emphasize the natural environment and connections at every level. Create streets and a network that will offer a connected community to each other and to the natural amenities- through a balance of automobiles, transit connections, bikes and pedestrian ways. By balancing the site, amenities, districts and mobility- create a vibrant and diverse place where businesses can emerge and grow and families can live. Preserve the rich history and enhance the neighborhood’s important cultural past and present.
Rivers Edge Typologies Rail trail
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Boardwalk
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Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conceptual Masterplan
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Normal
2 yr Flood
Individual Design This design is focuses around strong ecological ideas. All of the key design elements work to help with water movement and water quality. The main component of this design is the wetland area. This wetland will be working nonstop to help cleanse the Ohio River at where it begins. There is a large boardwalk that cuts right through the majority of the wetland and this is not only to move users in the most efficient way, but it also creates an educational element to the design. Most people think of wetlands being bad and only occurring in wild areas. This would be a great way to introduce this ecological component to people who may otherwise never see one.
Concept Sketches 10 yr Flood
Passive Open Space Riparian Forest Waters Edge Planting
Floodzone Boardwalk
Designed Floodzone Interwoven Paths Riparian Forest
Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Flood level typologies
Uses
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Paths
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Open Space Perspective
Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Natural Stormwater Management
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Boardwalk Floodzone
Boardwalk Park Space
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Christian School Playground Plaza This playground plaza was designed for a Christian school in Alexandria. The base for the design was formed around a central axis that was designed to resemble a cross. This will be used as multiple things for this school. Gathering space for daily activities, playground when outside. This will become one of the schools most used spaces as they spend a lot of time outside. This allows for multiple opportunities for outdoor learning. Vegetable gardens, Rain gardens and other things are being integrated for the children to use.
Alexandria, Virginia
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Rendered Concept Plan
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Vegetable Gardens Sun/Rain Garden Multi-Age Playscape Large Gathering Space Storage Buildings Cross-Shaped Central Axis Fenced in Area
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Terraced Seating/Gathering Space
Entrance View
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Mid-Allee Planter Boxes
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PLANT SCHEDULE TREES
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Height: 20-35’ ACE PAL Spread: 20-35’ Yellow, Orange, Red Fall color Part shade to Full shadeAME DOW
Hackberry - Celtis occidentalisCAR AME
Butterfly/ Hummingbird Wildflower COMMON NAME SIZE QTY Mix DETAIL
BOTANICAL NAME Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
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Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry
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Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
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Height: 30-50’ Spread: 20-35’ CEL OCC Yellow Fall color Part shade to Full shade
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hackberry
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CER CAN
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
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BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
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Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood
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HAM VIR
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witch Hazel
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Spicebush
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Ninebark
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Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis SHRUBS CODE Height: 25-30’ Spread: 15-20’ Red Fall color Full sun to Part shade
Downy Serviceberry - Amelanchier LIN BEN arborea Lindera benzoin Height: 25-30’ Spread: 15-20’ Red Fall color Full sun to Part shade
PHY NI2
Physocarpus opulifolius
Japanese Maple - Acer japonica Height: 10-25’ Spread: 8-15’ Orange, Red Fall color Full sun to Part shade
Red Twig Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea Ht 5-6’ Sp 5-6’ Red Stems Full sun to Part shade
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Alexandria, Virginia
Plant Inventory American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana
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PLANT SCHEDULE TREES
Witchhazel - Hamamelis virginiana
Height: 15-20’ Spread: 15-20’ Yellow Fall color/ Fall flowering Full sun to Part shade
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Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
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Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry
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CAR AME
Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
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CEL OCC
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hackberry
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CER CAN
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
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COR BL3
Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood
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HAM VIR
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witch Hazel
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LIN BEN
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
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PHY NI2
Physocarpus opulifolius
Ninebark
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DETAIL
Spicebush - Lindera benzoin
Ninebark - Physocarpus opulifolius Height: 3-8’ Spread: 3-8’ Red Fall color Full sun to Part shade
SHRUBS
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Height: 6-12’ Spread: 6-12’ Yellow Fall color Full sun to Part shade
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Gateway to recreation The town of Davis looks to the future with plans to improve it’s appearance for permanent residents and to spark new economic growth within the community. The project site is located on the South side of town adjacent to the river, and encompasses the existing riverside park. The site includes a brown-field which will need remediation. To encourage more permanent resident there must be 10,000 sq ft. of affordable housing on site.
Davis, West Virginia
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Open Space
Building/ Land Usage
Davis, West Virginia
Gis Analysis Figure Ground
Looking at the land use map it is easily noticed which part of town is the commercial district. Almost all of the buildings located on Route 32 have some sort of commercial use integrated into the building layout. This creates a destination in the town that will help with making our site a location as well, with being in such close proximity. The town is missing housing that is close to the commercial area, which would increase walkability.
The amount of open space in Davis is a good sign for green development. It shows there is site possible sites for greenway development or mixed-use. This will help the sustainability of the Davis area.
Community Circulation
Land Use Intensity
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Corridor H will provide Regional Connections connection with many parts of the state and it also will connect with Washington D.C.. This will help Davis tremendously. The possibility of trail connections or even a trail head is a great chance for regional connections in Davis. Two separate trails come The sidewalks are not in good condition and the do not in close proximity of the cover every portion of town, which leaves some unsafe south side of town. walking areas in parts of town. The main street and the adjacent areas are lined the most with sidewalks.
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Davis, West Virginia
Conceptual Masterplan Nearly all recreational traffic flows through Davis, creating an opportunity to showcase a taste of the natural beauty the area is known for. To keep a connection with the town, the axes of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th street were extended across the site. This created four “zones” in the site which become representations of diverse natural systems. The four representations selected were Spruce Knob, Canaan Valley, Farmlands of Parsons and Dolly Sods.
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B Canaan Valley Canaan Valley is an upland wetland located in northern West Virginia. It has extensive wetlands that house many plant species that are seldom found in the eastern US.
C Parsons Farmland Parsons is apart of the lower lying lands of Tucker county. The fields are easily flooded, which helps create a more diverse ecosystem differing from surrounding farmland.
D Dolly Sods Dolly Sods is a high-altitude plateau that is defined by is diverse ecosystem ranging from heath barrens to bogs. This area also has unexploded ordinance from training exercises for WWII.
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A Spruce Knob Spruce Knob is the highest point in West Virginia (4,863’). It is defined by an alpine feel created by the Red Spruce that cover the area also accented by large boulders and small grasslands.
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Winding Paths
Route 32 Spruce Knob Forest
Neighboring Rail trail Black Water River
Davis, West Virginia
Community Center
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Residential Parking
Designed Wetland Farmland Meadow
Affordable Housing
Blackwater River
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Construction Details Included here are some construction details that I completed during my summer 2017 internship. These drawings were used by our construction teams to complete our projects.
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Construction Details
Finished Product
Finished Product
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Top Stairs Finished Dimensions
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Bottom Stairs Finished Dimensions
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Construction Details
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Photography Zackery Grossl
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