Program

Giles Cottage Patio,

Grass Amphitheater,

Herb Garden

Stable Plaza

Planting Bed and Stepping Stone PathBirch and Moss Planting Bed

Grass Swale

Retaining Walls to Divert Wa-ter Runoff

Vegetated Swale

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Goals MaterialsConncet Herter Hall to an outdoor gathering space with a path that has an overhead tree canopy

Create intimate gathering space for the users of Giles Cottage

Install a system of swales, vegetative buffers and retaining walls to slow and redirect water

Built in the 1920’s by two art and music enthusiasts, Garth Newel Music Center is a chamber and jazz music center that offers gourmet cuisine for its guests during events which focus on great music and community outreach.

banner art: http://www.garthnewel.org/About.aspx

The Stable Plaza and Giles Cottage is an extention of the performance inside Herter Hall. The plaza invites visitors to Garth Newel to another location to a event space surrounded by buildings steeped in century-old history. Events such as concerts or weddings can take place on the Stable Plaza.

A contrasted experience shall take place on Giles Cottage Patio. Located in the front yard of the Cottage, the Patio features a warm stone wall native to the character of Garth Newel, mavable seating, a view of any festivals that may be taking place on the Stable Plaza or the Amphitheater with a mountian backdrop.

Spring 2014 Studio // Garth Newel Music CenterHot Springs, Virginia

Spring 2014 Studio // Garth Newel Music CenterHot Springs, Virginia

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All unlabled areas are Tall Fesuce grass

There is one detail callout for a B&B Tree

Sweet Birch was selected for its aesthetic appeal with the character of Garth Newel, and for its medium size

Sugar Maple was selected for its fall color, and for its round spreading habit

Flowering Dogwood was selected for its appeal with the character of Garth Newel, its showy �owers, and its small size.

Rose of Sharon was selected for its showy �owers and small size

Singleseed Juniper was selected for its spreading tendencies, density, color, and small medium size in groundcovers

Aaron’s Beard St. Johns Wort was selected for its showy �owers, spreading tendencies and low-growing habit.

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Each pipe serves to direct water o� of the site in either into the Performance Lawn or to the stream located on the side of the road. There are pipes located about 2 feet underground on the higher side of each retaining wall. These pipes are all connected, with the exeception of the retaining wall next to Herter Hall parking lot, to a larger pipe which outlets on the other side of the road to the festival lawn.

The stream on the side of the road will be slowed and mitigated with vegetation and boulders that are 1 foot in diameter.

The retaining wall next to the Herter Hall parking lot is about 6 feet tall and will control the �ow of storm water runo� to Giles Cottage from the Parking lot. The runo� from the parking lot will be drained to a pipe located underground on the high side of this retaining wall. the water will daylight through a weep hole in the retaining wall and will run to the vegetated swale South of Giles Cottage

Stormwater that falls on the northern section of the site will �ow through an open swale, and will drain into an inlet under the road, and will drain in the festival lawn.

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Set included:- Cover Sheet- Existing Conditions Plan- Layout Plan- Grading Plan- Planting Plan- Hydrology Plan- Hardscape Details- Planting Details

Nestled on the western slope of Warm Springs Mountain, the former a rural estate was established in 1924 by William Sergeant Kendall where he and his wife Christine Herter Kendall designed a three story barn-like Manor House, a horse-riding arena, and a barn to house Arabian horses which they trained and rode. The buildings are placed on the bowl-shaped slope which opens toward the west and frames a view of the Dunn’s Gap mountain landscape. In 1973 under the ownership of Christine, and the partnership of Luca and Arlene DiCecco the property became Garth Newel Music Center and was used as a place to teach and perform chamber music. Christine arranged for the former riding arena to be used as a concert hall, now known as Herter Hall. Christine left the property to the Garth Newel Music Foundation when she died in 1981.

The 114 acre landscape is characterized at the edges by dense layers of trees, open lawns, and gradually sloped mountains which cause Garth Newel to be nestled in the landscape. Asphalt pathways cross over the slopes from building to building and to the parking areas which all become a journey in which views of the mountains and of the historical buildings are focal points. The view experience is most natural at the Knoll which is an elevational high point, enclosed on two sides by trees which frame the view of Dunn’s Gap. Benches made from fallen trees in the property are placed at various points in the landscape where wide views of the Music Center and of the surrounding mountains can be seen. A bench is located at the highest point of the property where there is a memorial and a view of the whole property. Materials used are brick used on the patio at Herter Hall, fieldstone on the retaining walls, terraces, stairs, as road edge markers, and as decoration in the landscape.

I started this job with the Cultural landscape foundation at the beginning of this school year in Septem-ber because I wanted to gain more experience in general writing and reasearching historical land-scapes. Eventually in my career I would like the opportunity to design gardens which acknowledge history in material and style.

My responsibilities inlcude studying culutal landscapes from a list, and writing 250 to 300 word descriptions about each. The persons advising my workare two instructors from the Landscape Archi-tecture department at Virginia Tech.

The organization’s website : http://tclf.org/landscapes

Part-Time Job: // The Cultural Landscape FoundationWhat’s Out There Virginia project

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Case Study:WestoverPlantation

Context Weddings at Westover Plantation, Charles City County, VA

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Circulation- Limousine- Vendor Trucks- Guest Parking Area (50 cars)- Maintenance Route

Maintanence Area- Easily Accessible- Electricy hookup- Out the way of major veiws

Ceremony- Focal point- Flat- Good Views- Enough space for 200 chairs- Electricity hookup- Shade and breeze in summer- Sun in spring, fall, and winter- Away from strong winds

Reception- Tent pad: min. 40 x 80- Enough space for 200 charis and 25 tables- Dance floor- Electricity Hookup- Good views- Away from strong winds in all seasons- Summer breeze and shade- Sun in spring, fall, and winter- Restrooms easily accessible- Kitchen nearby

Cocktail Area- View- Flat, hard area for bar- Area for guests to stroll and be in groups. play lawn games- Away from maintanence area

Rain Plan- Barn- Tent- Proximity to Parking lot with hard path between

Gazebo: ceremonies, cocktail hour

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North Point FarmLocation: King William County, VirginiaSize: 14.5 Acres

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Dressing Areas- Private- Good Views- Hard Path between parking area and ceremony areas- overhead enclosure (preferably a building)

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River View

Program: Wedding Landscape Needs

I decided that I wanted to study residential garden design, historical patterns, and client communication in my senior project. This project came to me in March of 2014 when the residents contacted our department’s pro-gram chair asking if any students would be interested in designing gardens around a historical property to be converted into a part time wedding venue. I jumped at the opportunity because it seemed to have everything I was looking for as a former colonial plantation converted to a private residence in need of gardens.

left: sketch from the back porchmiddle: SketchUp modelright: sketch and diagram of site slopes

Senior Project // North Point Farm, King William, Virginia

Garden design for a residence and future wedding venue