brady richards landscape architecture portfolio
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Brady Richards, a 2010 and 2011 ASLA Student Honor Award recipient and University Olmsted Scholar for the Univeristy of Georgia, displays here his professional and graduate work. For resume or more work samples, please contact [email protected].TRANSCRIPT
B R A DY R I C H A R D SPORTFOLIO
ARCHITECTURE BY SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS
NEW ASPEN ART MUSEUM 2011-12PUBLIC STREETSCAPE AND EXHIBITION SPACE . ASPEN, COLORADO
SITE PLAN
ILLUSTRATIVE FOR PUBLIC APPROVAL
NEW ASPEN ART MUSEUM 2011-12PUBLIC STREETSCAPE AND EXHIBITION SPACE . ASPEN, COLORADO
MATERIALS PLAN
ILLUSTRATIVE FOR PUBLIC APPROVAL
TEMPORARY SITE INSTALLATION
NEW ASPEN ART MUSEUM 2011-12PUBLIC STREETSCAPE AND EXHIBITION SPACE . ASPEN, COLORADO
PAVER ON CONCRETE BASEPLANT BED
ROOF PLANTERSTREET LAMP
CUSTOM BENCH
EMU GREEN WALL 2011GREEN WALL DESIGN FOR THE ECO MUSIC FESTIVAL . SNOWMASS, COLORADO
TECHNICAL DRAWING AND RENDERING
INSTALLATION AT FESTIVAL
TOP OF THE ROCKIES SCENIC BYWAY 2011-12BYWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES, CORRIDOR MGMT PLAN, INTERPRETATION MGMT PLAN . CENTRAL ROCKIES, COLORADO
YOUR BYWAY.ELEVATED.
THE TOP OF THE ROCKIES EXPERIENCE.
THE TOP OF THE ROCKIES BYWAY PLANNING DOCUMENTS ARE THE RESULTS OF AN INENSIVE PUBLIC PROCESS AND REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THOSE WHO MATTER MOST: THE USERS.
CORRIDORMANAGEMENT
PLAN
Top of the RockiesNational Scenic & Historic Byway
INTERPRETIVEMANAGEMENT
PLAN
Top of the RockiesNational Scenic & Historic Byway
DESIGNGUIDELINES
Top of the RockiesNational Scenic & Historic Byway
An Elevated Experience
DENVER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9BYW
AY TOUR
SCOPE
TOPOFTHEROCKIESNATIONAL SCENIC &HISTORIC BYWAY
SCHEDULE
REGIONAL
SITE
DETAILExtreme climate and altitude
Wide variety of ecology, history, and land use.
How to achieve sustainable, durable and site-specific design?
How to create unity across the Byway?
Diversity of sites, signage typologies and site materials.
How to balance so many overlapping issues?
A single Byway site developed in conjunction with the CMP, IMP, and Design Guidelines to ensure a holistic process and shape methodology for developing a successful master plan.
Assesses the current state of the Byway and provides recommendations for improving interpretation in order to engages a diverse audience and unify the Byway experience.
Addresses regional issues and goals and provides community-based strategies for preservation, enhancement and interpretation of the corridor’s intrinsic qualities while balancing beneficial use, safety and enjoyment of the Byway user.
BALANCE
COHESIVEEXPERIENCE
DURABILITY& LONGEVITY
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
INTERPRETIVEMANAGMENT PLAN
Provides simple framework and intuitive methodology for designing and planning cohesive physical improvements that promote a sustainable ecology.
DESIGN GUIDELINES
INDEPENDENCE PASS MASTER PLAN
CONDITIONS SOLUTIONS
MEETING 1:
current imp/cm
p state
MEETING 2:
30% im
p/cmp
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE 1:
design charrette/public open
house
MEETING 4:
60% im
p/cmp, design
guidelines IP master plan
MEETING 6:
90% im
p/cmp, design
guidelines IP master plan
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
ADOPTION OF PLANS
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE 2:
public to review 60% deliverables
United States Forest ServiceTop of the Rockies Board
Spanning 14 months
Colorado Department of TransportationCity & County PlannersHistorical SocietiesChamber of CommerceLocal OutfittersNon-ProfitsPrivate Stakeholders
Lead, Landscape Architect / PlannerTraffic EngineerInterpretive PlannerGraphic DesignerEnergy & Resource Consultant
CLIENTS
PARTNERS
CONSULTANT TEAM
PROCESS DIAGRAM
BYWAY VISTA
PUBLIC OUTREACH BYWAY DESIGN ELEMENTS
24’varies
10’min.
10’min.
10’min.
accel/decellane
throughlane
parking spacesstate highway 82passinglane
shoulder
traffic zone parking zone pedestrian zone periphery
site marker / point
vegetative separation
bicycle parking
regulatorysignage
pervious pavement / stormwater infiltration
curbstop
high reflective (albedo)
pavement
bench
interpretive signage
framed views / trail access /
overlooks
directional signage site wall / line structure / frame
BYWAY LANDSCAPE
TOP OF THE ROCKIES SCENIC BYWAY 2011-12BYWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES, CORRIDOR MGMT PLAN, INTERPRETATION MGMT PLAN . CENTRAL ROCKIES, COLORADO
SITE SECTION DIAGRAM
+ =
18’ 10-13’ 3-6’
16’
2”
example structure: front elevation example structure: side elevation
5-8’
8-11’
Frame = StructureThe extreme climate of the Byway environment demands that structures be solid and sound without blemishing scenery or damaging sensitive local ecologies. The long legacy of strong, place-based architecture of the Rocky Mountain Province provides examples for the new Byway shelter. By combining historic forms and construction methods with current materials and aesthetics, the new Byway shelter evokes the past while forging a strong identity for the future. The result is a flexible, utilitarian structure that is simple to construct and timeless.
Craftsmanship and local materials define the character of the Byway shelter. Walls are constructed of locally sourced stone, ideally from the site being developed, and stacked with mortar. As seen in the Side Elevation, larger stone provides a strong visual foundation for the back of the structure, gradually decreasing in mass to smaller stone, becoming more refined at the front of the structure. This alludes to the structure metaphorically growing from local geology, a human construct rising from Rocky Mountain bedrock. The roof is a simple plank created by one or more panels of metal or wood supported by metal or wooden joists. This simple roof structure pays homage to the rustic, visual construction methods of the Rocky Mountain Province.
open entrance provides shelter without
obstructing views
ample, flexible space for signage, seating, etc.
opportunity:wood components may be
added for additional enclosure
larger stone medium stone smaller stone
largestone
smallstone
mortar stacked stone
joists
panel roof
(proportions maintained to scale up structure)
(proportions maintained to scale up structure)
windows break up mass of shelter (size varies)
slope mimics mountain forms and adds strength
The Byway structure functions on multiple levels as a shelter from sun or other inclement weather, a rest stop, a view finder, a medium for signage, and a unique expression of place. The simple and iconic form allows for flexibility in materials to express the specific natural and human history of a site. Future designers will find the form adaptable to all sites and, thus, inspire site-based creativity. Of course, conditions vary along the Byway and these differing conditions should be reflected in structures. The structure below is only one example of a sensitive and site-based Byway structure. There will undoubtedly be more variations, but they should always be rooted in Byway history, ecology and geology.
HUMANhistoric construction methods
STRUCTURENATURALlocal geology
STRUCTURE INSPIRATION
SITE MARKER (POINT)
BYWAY SHELTER (FRAME)
SITE WALL (LINE)
INDEPENDENCE PASS SUMMIT SITE: ANALYSIS
TOP OF THE ROCKIES SCENIC BYWAY 2011-12BYWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES, CORRIDOR MGMT PLAN, INTERPRETATION MGMT PLAN . CENTRAL ROCKIES, COLORADO
INDEPENDENCE PASS SUMMIT SITE: MASTER PLAN
SANCTUARY RESTORED 2011-12RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN . ASPEN, COLORADO
SCHEMATIC PLAN
PLANTING PLAN
RESTORATION DIAGRAM
DENSITY DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAM
SANCTUARY RESTORED 2011-12RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN . ASPEN, COLORADO
PIZZA OVEN AND EXTERIOR KITCHEN
ADDRESS MARKER
BUBBLE TROUGH WATER FEATURE
EXTERIOR FIRE FEATURE
STONE BLOCK WATER FEATURE
SAN MARINO 2011RESIDENTIAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN . MIAMI, FLORIDA
SCREENING DIAGRAM
SITE AND ROOF PLAN
GATES RESIDENCE 2011-12RESIDENTIAL ENTRY AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN . ASPEN, COLORADO
BUILT WORK
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
OVER / UNDER / AROUND / THROUGH 2009
URBAN FABRICRECONCEPTUALIZATION
URBAN MASTER PLANNING . ATHENS, GEORGIA
COMMERCIAL JUNKYARD
GREEN SPACE
RESIDENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL
EYES ON NEWTOWN 2009VIDEO INVENTORY & ANALYSIS AS COMMUNITY ADVOCACY TOOL . NEWTOWN, GEORGIA
URBAN OUTREACH STUDIO 2010STUDIO AND PUBLICATION ADDRESSING URBAN HUMANITARIAN ISSUES . ATHENS, GEORGIA
OBSERVED PATTERNS
RESEARCH INFORMATION MATRIX
INFORMAL / FORMAL CORRELATIONS
The American government operates within structures and landscapes that impede democracy rather than facilitate it. This dysfunctional built environment opposes the ideals and inhibits the goals of democracy to the detriment of American citizens. Through an examination of historic government typologies and their built environments, this thesis asserts that political will manifests itself through built form and indicates government intention and ideology. Applied to the United States, this concept yields a critique of both the American democracy and its built environment, exposing an inconsistency between the two. The issues revolving around a modern redesign of the government built environment are contemporized through an exploration of political transparency, government security, digital media, and peak oil. In the end, design principles and applications are offered that seek to provide a method of realigning government ideals and built form to facilitate the American democracy.
CITIZEN SCALE 2010MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE THESIS . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ABSTRACT
FRAGMENTATION OF BUILDING MASS
VOLUMETRIC / MEDIA GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
STRUCTURE AS LANDSCAPE
B R A DY R I C H A R D Sbrady.k.r ichards@gmail .com 773-820-3162