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Landscape architecture is a synthesis of art and problem solving, in which a puzzle of systems is
pieced together to reach a final goal. Through design, I combine multiple systems, functions and aesthetics
in order to find a solution to a problem.
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01020304050607
Urban Design
Civic Design and Analysis
Recreational Design
Therapeutic Design
Environmental Design
Construction Documents
Illustrations and Other Art
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07131923293537
Denver, Colorado
Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado
Berkana Rehab Facility, Berthoud, Colorado
EPA RainWorks Entry, Fort Collins, Colorado
Varied Projects and Locations
Completed Between 2012 and 2014
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U R B A ND E S I G N
Denver, CO
ProcessAfter studying cities around the world, it became apparent that Denver needed a central node or gateway to the
city. I spliced the figure ground of the Arc de Triumphe in Paris, France into a figure ground map of Denver in a po-sition that would connect Coors Field to the Five Points neighborhood to the north. Once the form was developed, I took a closer look at what the garden itself would look like, playing off the curved forms of the streets and buildings
surrounding the area.
IntentThe garden design is oriented so that all six entrances frame a significant view that highlights an icon of Denver.
Visitors and residents alike will be reminded of the culture and natural beauty Denver has to offer. The symmetry is a pastiche to early Italian gardens, while the modern framework and sculptural arches help bring past and present
together in hopes to give Denver its own identity.
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The light rail stop, pedestrian bridge and gateway arches.
The water walk around sculptural turf leading to an elevated garden.
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Dusk at the pedestrian bridge leading to the shopping mall that acts as an
entrance to Coors Field.
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Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
The diagrams to the left and right show the green spaces, vehicular circulation, and building use around Pearl Street, a successful pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado, where the yellow designates
the footprint of the mall.
To the left, major parks and green spaces are located two blocks away
from the mall.
To the right, the mall sits in the middle of a gridded downtown street system. The mall is also in the middle of the
retail district of downtown.
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C I V I C D E S I G NA N D A N A LY S I S
Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO
16th Street Mall, Denver, CO
The diagrams to the left and right show the green spaces and vehicular
circulation around the 16th Street Mall in Denver, Colorado.
Once again, notable parks and urban green spaces are within walking
distance from the mall.
Downtown Denver is also based on a gridded system. However, vehicular
traffc is able to cross the pedestrian mall at protected intersections.
Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO (Proposed Site)This set of diagrams show the green spaces, building use and vehicular circulation for Tejon Street in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. This is the proposed location for a new downtown pedestrian mall. Much like Pearl St. and the 16th St. Mall, Tejon St. has prominent parks and green spaces with in walking distance. The buildings that line Tejon St. are perfect for a mall environment giving that they are all retail, restaurants, or bars. The downtown
grid is also implemented in Colorado Springs, making it easy to take vehicular access away from one street. The combination of all of these existing conditions have shown to be a successful formula for pedestrian malls, making
Tejon St. a perfect candidate for the site.
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Public InputThe diagram above shows different pedestrian malls’ foot prints to scale in the XY direction and how many visitors they see per capita per year in the Z direction. Notice, size doesn’t seem to matter in terms of bringing people in. However, design does. Tejon Street is the only street on that list that hasn’t been designed and it has dramatically
less visitors than any other street.
While looking at the existing Tejon Street, I noticed that the grid is a
prevalent and reoccurring theme in the area. Nearly every building is built to reflect a grid, windows are in a grid,
and the downtown area is on a grid. I see this grid as a reflection of the
stagnant, conservative views the city has adopted.
I want to try and change those views, so in the design I drew a grid and broke it up with giant sweeping curves and diagonals to represent a change in the current ideology to push towards a more progressive
idea of landscape.
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RECREATIONALD E S I G NHorsetooth Reservoir, Ft. Collins, CO
ProcessThe hogback rock formations and sweeping wind patterns inspired me to do a painting abstracting the forms of the wind, water and rocks that give Horsetooth its character. As it turned out, when my painting is placed over a
map of Horsetooth, it coincides rather remarkably with the existing shoreline, dams and roads.
A water walk across the bay inlet will provide an experience of
freedom as visitors walk across open water.
At the beach, the mountainous back drop is held back by a bas relief
sculpture wall which is populated by art pieces from local artists. This provides a unique sense of place to
the bay and beach.
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On the other side of the dam is a series of pavilions that guide visitors
through a walk in a sculpture park, also populated by local artists.
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T H E R A P E U T I CD E S I G N
Berkana Rehab, Berthoud, CO
Ideation
To generate inspiration for this design I arranged crayons in a circle, each representing a different character in
the rehabilitation story.
Through the application of heat (design) all three of these individuals
started to melt and drip into one beautiful creation. I thought of this as showing that just because these
patients may be broken now, they can still become whole and beautiful again.
Broken blue crayons represent the patients.
White crayons represent the health care professionals and
medicine.
Green crayons represent nature.
I then heated them up with a blow dryer, which represented design.
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ProcessThe gaps in the melted wax revealed a pattern of angles, triangles and
polygons that directly influenced my design for the rooftop rehabilitation garden and the courtyard therapeutic garden.
Courtyard Garden
Shade Structure
Water Feature
Shade Structure
Hands On GardeningOpportunity
Rooftop Garden
Water Feature
Variety of paving materials
Shade Structure
Yoga/Exercise Area
Aerobic Fitness Pool
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Section B
Section C
Section A
ProgramWhen a patient firsts arrives at Berkana, they
travel out to the courtyard and pick a stone out of the water feature. This stone will accompany them
through their journey at the hospital. When the patient is ready to leave the institution they get
the honor to venture up to the rooftop garden and drop their stone back down the water feature as a symbol of them releasing their past struggles, thus providing a new stone that will be passed along to
a new patient.
5-Level Parking Structure
BioretentionBasinPermeable Paved
Surface Lot
Snow Melt Drainage Basin
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Student Sport Promenade
University Horticulture Learning Area &
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North05 Master Plan drawing was a collaboration of my digital 3D
model and Emily Kotulak’s rendering and labeling.
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ENVIRONMENTALD E S I G N
EPA RainWorks, Ft. Collins, CO
Storm Water ManagementThe vast parking lot in front of Moby Arena on the Colorado State University campus is proposed to have a new
parking garage built on it. I joined a team of seven engineers and two other landscape architects to design a responsible way to clean and drain the surface runoff that would accompany the parking garage and surrounding
lot.
Drawing collaboration with James HansenDrawing collaboration with James Hansen
Drawing courtesy of James Hansen
Parking Structure Pollutant ReductionBio Ladder 25% total nitrogen reduction
45% total phosphorus reduction
65% total suspended solid reductionAll data derived from engineering team
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Surface Runoff Pollutant ReductionBio Retention Basintotal nitrogen reduction 40%
total phosphorus reduction 65%total suspended solid reduction 85% All data derived from engineering team
Parking Lot Pollutant ReductionSnow Melt Basin and Permeable Pavers 25% total nitrogen reduction
60% total phosphorus reduction
90% total suspended solid reductionAll data derived from engineering team
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Hydrologic ImprovementsPermeable Pavers and Bio Swale
impervious area reduction 48% max runoff volume reduction 97%
All data derived from engineering team
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CONSTRUCTIOND O C U M E N T S
Varied Projects & Locations
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S k e t c h e s ILLUSTRATIONS
2012-2014