Landscape Architecture Portfolio

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Kelley Woodacre Landscape Architecture Portfolio

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Resume

Acknowledgements:• Proficientin:AutoCad,MicroStation,Photoshop,InDesign,Illustrator,GoogleSketchUp,ArcGIS,MicrosoftOffice• OlmstedScholarAwardfortheUniversityofRhodeIsland2012• SouthCountyGardenClubAward2011• StudentMember-AmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitects• Member-SigmaLambdaAlphaHonorSociety• Member-TheNationalSocietyofCollegiateScholars• Dean’sListeverySemester• Captain-RhodeIslandVarsityWomen’sRowing2011-2012• TopScholar-Athlete2011

Work Experience:• University of Rhode Island (Winter 2012) MadeareportwiththeworkmySeniorSustainableDesignClassdidonSouthKingstownHighSchool• Sudbury Design Group(Summer 2011) Handrenderedgraphicandcolorschematics,workedinMicroStationonplantingandlightingplans,surveyedandlaid outdesignsinthefield,created,PowerPointsandhelpedwithSocialMedia.• Residential Design and Construction: Self Employed(Summer 2009) Designedandabuiltbrickpatio,astoneretainingwallandstairs,andaraisedvegetablegarden.• Woodacre Fuel and HVAC (Summer and Winters 2006-2010) Designedanddraftedforms,paidbills,mailingsandorganized,dealtwithcustomerserviceoverthephone,helpedwith movingandinstallingoilburnersandairconditioningunitsandaidedwithdeliveringoil.• E. A. Davis Clothing Store (Summers and Weekends 2003-2007) Salesperson,aidedcustomersandcheckedthemout,organizedthestoreanddesignedsomemannequinsanddisplays.

Volunteer Work:• NationalGirlsandWomeninSportsRowingCliniccoach• SouthCountyHabitatforHumanityHomeRun5kvolunteer

Athletics:• UniversityofRhodeIslandVarsityDIWomen’sRowingTeam(2008-2012)-MemberoftheVarsity8sincemyfreshmanyear.• USRowingBostonU23DevelopmentCamp (Summers 2009+2010)-RankedatNationalsandCanadianHenley.

Kelley WoodacreUniversityofRhodeIslandMajor:BSLandscapeArchitectureMinor:CommunityPlanningGPA:3.83

Email:[email protected]:617.840.5735

Address:98BrookStreetWellesley,MA02482

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Table of Contents

South Kingstown High School ....................................................................................................4 Wooded Acres ...............................................................................................................................8

Rhode Island Department of Transportation ............................................................................9

Sustainable Homestead ..............................................................................................................10

Deck Model ..................................................................................................................................12

East Farm RINLA Headquarters ..............................................................................................13

Biscuit City Historic Mill ............................................................................................................14

Unit Shape to Model ...................................................................................................................16

AutoCad Details ..........................................................................................................................18

Hand Details ................................................................................................................................19

Dory Road Planting Plan ...........................................................................................................20

Sudbury Design Group ..............................................................................................................22

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Definitions:Paths:Thestreets,sidewalks,trails,andotherchannelsinwhichpeopletravel.Edges:Perceivedboundariessuchaswalls,buildings,andshorelines.Districts:Relativelylargesectionsofthecitydistin-guishedbysomeidentityorcharacter.Nodes:Focalpoints,intersectionsorloci.Landmarks:Readilyidentifiableobjectswhichserveasexternalreferencepoints.

KevinLynchAnalysisexamineshowpeopleperceiveandmovethroughtheirneighborhood.Itindicateswhathasmeaning,wherethingsarelocatedandclustered.Itshowswherethehighschoolis,wherelinkagesoccurandsuggestshowadesignmightaffectthesurroundingareas.

South Kingstown High School

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WorkshopwithSouthKingstownHighSchoolallowedourclasstogainmoreknowledgeaboutwhatthestudents,staffandcommunitymemberswantedforthefutureofthehighschool.Throughtheuseofdia-grammaticstickersontopofplansandaquestionandanswersessionthegrouprespondedwell.

Chartshelpedpar-ticipantsfullyunderstandwhySouthKingstownHighSchoolwantstobemoresustainable.DatacalculatedbyKelleyWoodacre

GraphicdrawnbyLizHandscom

South Kingstown High School

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The FACTS

Oliva Beane, Ryan Menges, Nick Thadeio, Kelley Woodacre

art and environmentSouth Kingstown High School

South Kingstown High SchoolCalculationsofnewsolar,waterandairqual-itytechniquesdemonstratehowSouthKingstownHighSchoolcanbemoresustainableandwhatnativevegeta-tioncanbeused.

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South Kingstown High SchoolThe PLAN

Concentratingonthethemeofartandenvironment,thismas-terplanforlocalSouthKingstownHighSchoolintegratesartintotheschoolgroundsandpromotesasustainableenvironmentforlearning,recreationandbeauty.ReducingthecarbonfootprintofSKHSwithplantingsandutilizingsolarpowerwillhelpSKstepforwardwithasustainablecampus.Controllingstormwaterrunoffthroughnaturalmethodssuchasswalesanddryriverbedswillcreatespacesforlearn-ingandartisticinterpretation.

Moundedamphitheaterwithtallnativemeadowgrass.Itprovidesaplacefortheater,graduation,outdoorclassesandgamespectating.

Alargevegetablegardenforstudentstolearnaboutagricultureandgrowtheirownfood.Anoutdooreatingareaisabuttingthis.

CompilationofideasformulatedbyKelleyWoodacre,RyanMenges,NickThadeio,andOliviaBeaneRenderedbyKelleyWoodacreandRyanMenges

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Wooded Acres

Planninga30lotdevelopmentforthis12.22acresitehadalotofconstraints.Tomaketheconfigurationcommunityoriented,thereisa3,559foottrailthatloopsthroughoutthesitetoconnecteveryone,and4.83acresofopenspacetopromoteanactivelifestyle.Anabundanceoftreesprovideshade,windblockandaesthetics.

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Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Thisenclosedcourtyardhadapermanentconcretefloor,soIanalyzedthesunfortheprimelocationofabove-groundelements.Iwantedtocreateaflowthroughthecourtyard,withplacesforemployeestoeatlunch,sitdownandalsobesecluded.Idesignedraisedstoneseatingwallsandmeshedthatwithtallgrassandplanterstobringgreenandheightintothespace.OneoftheconstraintswasweneededtomaintainthefeelofRIDOTsoIincorporatedasidewalk,andmetalsculpture.Partofcreatingthemetalsculpturewashavingthewaterfountain,whichwasintendedtodissipateloudcitynoises.

Metalsculptureandwaterfeatureamongstseatingsandplantings.

Seatingwallswithtallgrassandsidewalk.

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Sustainable Homestead

TopographymodelsofLaurelLane.Top:Cardboard.Bottom:Sketchup.

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Livingoffofthelandwasathemeusedforthis8.49acresiteonLaurelLane.Afamilyoffourcanproduceenoughfoodfromthevariousfruitandnuttreesandvegetablegardenforyeararoundsus-tenance.Thehouseisalowimpactdesign‘zerohouse’whichsuppliessolarpanelsandrainwatercollection.Onlyasmallareaaroundthehousewasdisturbedtokeepthenaturalforestsystems.Nativevegeta-tionwasstrategicallyplacedtobufferfromwindandsun.Theplaystructureismadefrommoundedsoilforfunwithallagesfortherearedifferentchallengesoneachside.

Frontofthezerohouseshowingmeadow,evergreenbuffer,andsugarmapletree.

Backofzerohouseshowinghowtherainwatersystemworksoffthega-ragetothevegetablegarden.

Moundedplaystructurewithcave,rockwall,slideandeasyboulderarea.

ConceptualDia-graminfirststages.

Rainwaterbarrelsystem.

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Theintentofthisprojectwastodesignadeckontoanexistinghouse.Wehadtocalculatestructuralaspects,determinematerialsweshoulduseandproduceacostestimate.Inaddi-tiontothismodel,wewereresponsiblefordevelopingalayoutplan,framingplan,lightingplan,anddetailsheets.

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East Farm RINLA Headquarters

RedesigningtheRINLAheadquarters,Ifocusedonreroutingthevehiculartraffictobemorepedestrianfriendly,andcreat-ingalargergatheringarea.Iwantedtheretobespaceforlearninganddisplay.Thefirepitwasproposedtomaketheareausableatallhoursoftheday.TokeeptheheritageofRhodeIslandalive,Iutilizednaturalstoneandnativeplantings.Allofthetreeswillbetaggedtoformanarboretum.Imadesuretointegratepermeablepavementandmanyplantingstohelpwithdrainageandrunoff.

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Biscuit City Historic Mill

Datingbacktothe1800’sBiscuitCityMillwasknowntotheNarragansettIndiansasthe“greatspring”itwasalsoacottonmanufactory.Topreservethispristinelandtheinvasivesneedtobecleanedoutandnativesplanted.LivestakingmethodswithSalixdiscolorandCornussericeawillhelpsolvethedrainageproblem,stabilizethebanks,provideshadeand,filterpollution.

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Goalsforthisprojectweretopromotehealthylivingbycreatingtrailsthroughthesite,createanenvironmentalclassroomandconnectiontotheheritagebyprovidingsignage,helpthewildlifehabitatbykeepingtheexistinghealthynativevegetationandtodealwitherosion,drainage,bridgesandbenchesthroughdesignmakingBiscuitCityadestinationforcommunitymembers.

Woodenbridgewitheasylearningareas. Thepondwithboataccess. Pumphouseandboardwalkoversensitiveareas.

Paththroughsitewithbenchesalongside.

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Unit Shape to Model

Thisprojectstartedwithaphotograph.Wereplicateditwithtechnicalpensonmylar.Thenwemadeadesignoutofit,mineevolvedwithconnectionofotherrowers.Wethenweretozoominandfindaunitshapefromourdesignandcreateaplanusingonlyrightangles.

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Fromourplanweweretomakeamodeloutofcardboard,andthentorecreateitinSketchUp.TodifferentiatebetweenthepositiveandnegativespaceIusedelevation,creatingadeckarea,andalowerelevation,whichisforestedsowhenyouareonthedeckyouareabletolookintothetreetops.

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AutoCad Details

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Hand Details

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Dory Road Planting Plan

Coastalpropertiesrequirebuffersfromthewater,nativeplantingsandcarefuldesigntolimitdisturbance.

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Item # Latin N am e Com m on N am e Qty Size

1 T axus media 'H icksii' H icks Yew H edge 38 2-2.5'

2 R hododendron 'Yaku Prince' Yaku Prince Rhododendron (W hite) 7 2-2.5'

3 R hododendron 'Superbum' Dusty Pink Rhododendron 5 3-3.5'

4 Azalea 'Karen' Lavender Purple Azalea 3 2.5-3

5 C ornus florida 'Rubra' Pink Dogwood 1 10-12'

6 R hododendron 'C hionoides' Chionoides Rhododendron 5 2-2.5'

7 Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel 5 3-3.5' (full)

8 R hododendron 'Yaku Princess' Yaku Princess R hododendron 3 2-2.5

9 R hododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum' Pink R hododendron 5 3-3.5'

10 Azalea 'Karen' Lavender Purple Azalea 3 2.5-3'

11 C ornus florida W hite Dogwood 1 10-12'

12 Azalea 'Delaware Valley W hite' Delaware Valley W hite Azalea 6 2-2.5'

13 R hododendron 'Scintillation' Pink R hododendron 10 2.5-3'

14 Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum Carnet' Cutleaf Red Japanese Maple 2 4-4.5'

15 Azalea 'Delaware Valley W hite' Delaware Valley W hite Azalea 9 2-2.5'

16 H ypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' St. John's W ort 10 # 3 Pot

17 T ransplanted H ydrangeas T ransplanted H ydrangeas 7

18 R hododendron 'PJM' PJM R hododendron 5 2.5-3'

19 T hjua plicata 'Excelsa' Excelsa W estern Red C edar 3 9-10'

20 R hododendron maximum Rosebay R hododendron 5 4.5-5'

21 Pieris floribunda 'Brouwer's Beauty' Japanese Andromeda 6 2-2.5'

22 Viburnum plicatum var tomentosum Double File Viburnum 3 4-4.5'

23 Azalea 'Abigail Adams' Abigail Adams Rhododendron (Bright Pink) 7 18-24"

24 Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel 5 4-4.5'


26 H osta 'Guacamole' Plantain Lily 15 2 Gal.

27 H ydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Annabelle H ydrangea 6 #10 Pot


29 Viburnum carlesii Mayflower Viburnum 3 3-3.5'


31 Viburnum trilobum 'C ompactum' American C ranberry Bush 3 3-4'

32 R hododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum' Pink Rhododendron 6 3.5-4'

33 Azalea 'Delaware Valley W hite' Delaware Valley W hite Azalea 8 18-24"

34 Astilbie 'Visions in Pink' Visions in Pink Astilbie 25 2 Gal.

35 C ornus Florida W hite Dogwood 1 10-12'

36 T axus media 'H icksii' H icks Yew H edge 164 2-2.5'

37 Vinca minor Common Periwinkle 54 Flats of 50

38 Magnolia 'Goldfinch' Goldfinch M agnolia (Creamy Yellow Flowers) 1 10-12' (Full)

39 Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Pachysandra 10 Flats of 100

40 Acer palmatum Red Japanese Maple 1 8-10'

41 Astilbe 'Fanal' False Spirea (Red) 11

42 T ransplanted Rhododendron chionoides Chionoides Rhododendron 3

43 Sciadopitys verticillata U mbrella Pine 2 7'

44 Ilex glabra Inkberry 7 2.5-3'

45 R hododendron 'Scintillation' Pink R hododendron 3 2.5-3'

46 Styrax japonicus Japanese Snowbell 1 8-10'


48 Azalea 'Blaauw's Pink' Blaauws Pink Azalea 5 18-24"

49 R hododendron catawbiense 'Album' W hite C atawbiense R hododendron 3 3-3.5'

50 Ilex meserveae 'Blue Girl' Blue H olly 2 4-4.5'

51 H ydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' Panicle H ydrangea (T ree Form) 2 6-7'

52 C arpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Pyramidal European H ornbeam 3 2.5-3" Cal.

53 H osta 'Guacamole' Plantain Lily 9 #3 Pot

54 Annuals in T rough Planters T .B.D. by L.A. 2 Flatted

55 T ransplanted Euonymus 'Golden' T ransplanted Golden Euonymus 5

56 C hamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' Fernspray C ypress 1 5-6'

57 H ydrangea 'Endless Summer' Endless Summer H ydrangea (Pink and Blue) 6 #10 Pot

58 Enkianthus campanulatus Redvein Enkianthus (Pink Selection) 1 4-5'

59 T ransplanted Rhododendron C unningham White Cunningham W hite R hododendron 5 2.5-3'

60 C hamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis' Gracilis H inoki Cypress 1 5-6'

61 Pieris floribunda 'Brouwer's Beauty' Japanese Andromeda 3 2.5-3'

62 Stewartia pseudocamellia 'Koreana' Japanese Stewartia 1 8-10'

63 Azalea 'Blaauw's Pink' Blaauws Pink Azalea 5 18-24"

64 R hododendron 'Yaku Prince' Yaku Prince Rhododendron 3 2.5-3'

65 C hamaecyparis obtusa 'C rippsii' C ripps Golden H inoki C ypress 1 6-7'

66 Azalea 'Delaware Valley W hite' Delaware Valley W hite Azalea 5 2'

67 T axus cuspidata 'Capitata' U pright Japanese Yew 2 4-5'

68 Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Pachysandra 30 Flats of 100

69 C otinus coggygria 'Atropurpureus' (Espaliered on T rellis) Royal Purple Smokebush 1 8-10;

70 Pieris floribunda 'Brouwer's Beauty' Japanese Andromeda 3 2.5-3'

71 Ilex crenata Japanese H olly 2 4-4.5'

72 Buxus semperviens Common Boxwood 5 2-2.5'

73 Azalea 'Delaware Valley W hite' Delaware Valley W hite Azalea 5 18-24"

74 Annuals in U rn T .B.D. by L.A. Flatted

75 Annuals in Iron U rn T .B.D. by L.A. Flatted

76 T ransplanted Ilex crenata T ransplanted H ollies 2 4-4.5'

77 Buxus semperviens Common Boxwood 5 2-2.5'

78 Annuals in U rn T .B.D. by L.A. Flatted

79 H osta 'Frances Williams' Francis Williams H osta 17 #2 Pot

80 T ransplanted Abies concolor W hite Fir 1 7'

81 T ransplanted Picea abies T ransplanted N orway Spruce 6 6-7'

82 T ransplanted Rhododendron maximum T ransplanted R osebay Rhododendron 3 3-4'

83 T ransplanted Cornus sericea T ransplanted R ed Twig Dogwood 3 2-3'

84 Astilbe chinensis 'Diamonds and Pearls' Plume Flower (White) 27 #2 Pot

85 T ransplanted Rhododendron 'Aglo' Aglo Rhododendron 3 2'

86 Athyrium felix-femina Lady Fern 25 #2 Pot

sudbury Design Group

WorkingatSudburyDesignGroupIdidalotofMicroStationwork,draftingplanting,lightingandbaseplans,andinterpolatingcontours.Igraphicandcolorrenderedschematics.Ialsodealtwithsocialmedia,plantPowerPoints,details,andhelpingwithphotoshoots.

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