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Katherine MontgomeryLandscape Architecture Portfolio 2017

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Table of Contents

Cover, left, Plant material collected and photographed during my off campus semester

in Berlin, Germany. See Nature Networks for more information on this project.

Extending Tides8

Off CampusNature NetworksProject NotebookSketchbook/Journal

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Play LandscapesNature PlayCaz Play

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Explore Chain Works District4

Outside the StudioWinter Tree StudyPolly Hill Arboretum Summer InternshipJewelry

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Community Design Studio

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Explore Chain Works District

Upstate NY ASLA student poster competition winner 2016, Explore Chain Works District is a master plan for a post industrial complex on South Hill in Ithaca, NY. The vision was to create a neighborhood district which caters to active lifestyles for all ages and becomes a recreation center for the city of Ithaca and its visitors. The key design move is a proposed aerial tram called the Ithaca Pulley. This new mode of transportation would allow for safe and convenient transportation between the site, Ithaca College and the Ithaca Commons Downtown. This project was a team effort between myself and two other classmates.

Ithaca, NY

Right, The final plan was a collaborative drawing in Auto CAD and primarily rendered in Illustrator

by another team member.

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Downtown

Ithaca Col lege

Upper P lazaThe HubC H A I N W O R K S D I S T R I C T

T H E I T H A A P U L L E Y

The SpineFountainsKiln Dry Cafe’ and BarShoppingBus stopRock climbingRooftop sports fieldsTrail access

Creek WalkIthaca public libraryThe CommonsShopping Bus stopBars and restaurants

Ice Rink Outdoor moviesTrail accessBus stop

Butterfield StadiumSports fields

Athletic / Event CenterIthaca College Library

Bus stops

Elementary SchoolNorth EntranceTrail to RinkGalleryStudiosThe Front YardShoppingPlayground

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Left, This perspective of the central gathering spacecalled the Hub began with a screen shot of a sketch-up model of the building locations and grade change. All elements were Photoshopped over this base image.

Lower left, A diagram showing the activities at each stop on the Ithaca pulley. This mode of transportation is ideal for connecting Downtown, Chain Works district and Ithaca College over the 477ft elevation change.

, This is model installation was created to convey the scale and extent of the proposed Ithaca Pulley. Materials included a bead, wire, yarn needle, cardboard and foam core. White foam core represents proposed structures, cardboard/chipboard represent existing structures. The installation including our extension to Downtown and Ithaca College had to be easily installed for our presentation and quickly removed for the next presentation. I did not partake in the creation of the lazar cut chipboard contour model which was the base for this model installation. Approximate scale: 1”= 100’

Downtown Ithaca

The Hub

Upper Plaza

The PulleyCar

Existing parking garage

Ithaca College

Chain Works District

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Extending TidesShooters Island, NY / NJ

This small island in Newark Bay is just north of Staten Island and is close enough to swim to if swimming was allowed along this old industrial coastline. The abandoned island has gone through a dynamic history: in early times it was used as a hunting retreat, later expanded and industrialized for shipbuilding, and eventually abandoned, leaving it to become a popular spot for nesting waterbirds birds including egrets and other sensitive species. Today Shooters Island has been designated as a bird sanctuary although only a few significant birds dare to choose this island as their nesting place. The challenge for me and my two teammates was to take inspiration from this island and study the processes that act upon it and learn to represent these concepts and processes graphically.

The Science Barge

Tidal Wetlands

Shooters Island

Students from Staten Island Glossy Ibis

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Designing with Natural Processes

Left, Existing conditions of Shooters island and the surrounding wetlands. Image clippings illustrate the vegetation found at these wetland types.

Above, images from a site visit to the North Shore of Staten Island (the closest we could get to shooters island). The observations made here help my group understand the character and materiality of the wetlands. Soils samples and ground plane images taken here were include in the final boards.

Right, an early ideagram /digital collage to capture my initial vision for Shooters Island. The remaining semester was spent working out how to create the reality of a working landscape that could serve as a research and learning environment in the future.

Removal of island bulkhead and extension of the tidal zone will lead to growth of emergent tidal wetlands

Extending Tides is a design study and proposal for Shooters Island in Newark Bay that exposes the subtleties of the tidal zone to maximize potential area for tidal wetlands. This study looks at the possibility of extending the tidal zone by modifying the land form of the island and removing existing bulkhead to create a shallower slope and greater tidal gradient, from subtidal to upland. The resulting transformation will convert the island’s upland habitat, into an extension of the tidal zone that will foster the establishment of new tidal wetland habitat through natural processes. Once established, cord grass a key wetland species, will promote sedimentation and allow for wetlands to expand into the bay over time at a rate that will potentially keep up with sea level rise for the next century.

Shooters Island:proposed conditions

Mean Low 0.1

Lowest Low -1.6

High Low 1.4

Mean Tide 2.7

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High High Tide 6.8’

Mean High Tide 9.3’

Low High Tide 4.0’

Mean Tide 2.7’

High Low Tide 1.4’

Mean Low Tide 0.1’

Lowest Low Tide -1.6’

FutureExistingTidal Bars ProposedThis section drawing aims to layer the current and post implementation site conditions as well as project how the site will be changed by natural processes such as tides, sedimentation, and decomposition. To convey the detail and complexity of the processes acting on the island, the final poster was 12 feet long. Annotations, line weights, and layers of transparency work together to convey the processes and productivity that could occur within the tidal zone if it was extended. In general, transparency signifies our projections of how the landscape will be transformed by natural processes after wetland vegetation is established.

Tides resulting from proposed changes to the island topography

The length of the tidal zone is determined by the coastline topography. Removing the bulkhead and creating a more gradual slope will extend the tidal zone and therefore create a more suitable environment for tidal wetland habitat.

Location of tide marks on the existing island topography

Location of key tide marks on the island topography 10 years after wetland establishment based on the rate of sedimentation over the past 72 years.

Start of proposed cut

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During our site visit my team members and I witnessed that tidal wetlands are dominated by the wetland species cord grass and salt hay. These plants have distinct habitat zones determined by the way the tides interact with the topography of the coastline. The seasonal decomposition of cord grass in the upland regions of its range forms a layer of peat which causes a change in topography and therefore and shift from cord grass to salt hay habitat over time.

DecompositionNatural Processes of Tidal WetlandsCord grass growth in the lower range of its habitat causes sedimentation to occur which allows the cord grass to move further out into the bay. Both sedimentation and decomposition work together over time to extend the tidal wetland habitat into the bay.

Sedimentation

Estimated growth of cord grass over 10 years due to a shift in the mean high tidal zone that will result from sedimentation

Projected coastline in 10 years based on the rate of sedimentation over the past 72 years

Sediment accumulation1.3’/10 years

The existing wooden ship wrecks will buffer the shore from wave action and provide habitat for mussels, oyster, and juvenile fish.

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Off CampusBerlin, Germany

Fall semester of 2016 was spent living in Berlin, Germany and working on an independent project titled Nature Networks: Integrated Green Spaces Across Berlin, maintaining a project notebook, and sketchbook, and creating a shorter field study on paving patterns and materials titled The Floor of Europe.

I chose Berlin for my off campus semester because of its numerous urban green spaces, excellent public transportation and bike route system, and central location in Europe which allowed me to visit surrounding cities and countries. I bought a bike and metro card upon arriving in Berlin and these 2 items allowed me to explore the diverse landscape of the city.

Nature Networkspg. 18

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Project Notebook

Sketchbook/Journal

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The semester in Berlin, Germany was primarily focused on an independent project titled Nature Networks: Integrated Green Spaces Across Berlin. This independent project in Berlin began with five weeks of biking and photographing six green routes across the city of Berlin. The remaining weeks in Berlin were spent documenting and researching a segment of one route called the North South Green Corridor. Documentation included a monthly photographic inventory highlighting plant materials along the route, sections depicting scale and spacial changes. The overall goal was to identify tactics for integrating green space into urban life.

The following pages represent highlights from the final thesis report. A digital version the complete 56 page report and other elements from this off campus experience can be found at katemg.weebly.com.

Nature NetworksCity Scale Inventory

urban land use

north (not to scale)

green spaces*watersix biked and photographed routes* green spaces include parks, forest, allotment gardens /kleingartens, agriculture and vegetated vacant land

Site Scale Inventory

Left, A map of Berlin showing the green space and routes I biked and documented

Right, Each month I collected and photographed plant samples for each of the parks along the North South Green Route. Together they convey the plant diversity and seasonal interest along the route.

Above, The bike that I used daily while living in Berlin. Biking is a fast way to get around the city while still getting to see everything along the way.

http://katemg.weebly.com/katherine-off-campus-berlin.html

forest dominated by Birch and Poplar growing on retired rail tracks

ökoschotter ruderal herbaceous species

Surface material and vegetation mimic that seen along railroads resulting in a high diversity of plant species and visual interest throughout the year with lower maintenance requirements than planting annuals.

planted shrubs & ruderal vegetation

regional rail lines still in operation

secondary paved path

paved multi-use path

North South Green Corridor

Maintenance of plant communities may differ from

traditional park maintenance. This typically requires working closely with maintenance staff to communicate maintenance

boundaries and determine how care practices will need to

change as the plantings mature.

Signage gives information about the ökoschotter habitat

and invites park users to observe how it changes over

time.

European birch established on old railtracks were preserved as conservation areas.

human activity

plant species diversity

plant material age / maturity

vegetation maintenance

animal/wildlife activity

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These tactics utilized along the North South Green Corridor and particularly Park am Gleisdreieck create a successful juxtaposition between the traditional urban landscape and the less familiar ‘wild’ vegetation. 1. Re-brand wild vegetation areas as urban conservation areas

2. Give untamed vegetation clean edges with familiar materials (lawn or paving), Locate forested areas next to spaces with high activity to create a safer feeling space

3. Include signage, educational, or interactive elements and workshops to help residents learn about the spaces

4. Partnership between Government, community, and non-profit organizations to maintain the landscape. The non-profit, Grün Berlin, has played a key role in the design, construction, and maintenance phases of the parks along the North South Greenway and insures continued funding for these parks.

Tactics for integrating nature into public space

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Left page, Pages of field notes from my project notebook. Daily entries including field notes,

weekly goals, scheduling, and research related to the Nature Networks project was all recorded

in this project notebook.

Project Notebook

Right page, A sketchbook/ journal was kept to record daily experiences and observations during the off campus semester.

Sketchbook / Journal

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Play LandscapesCazenovia, NY

Nature Play

Caz Play

The site for this play landscape lies along Chittenango Creek behind the Cazenovia Public Library. The existing conditions included lawn, pavement, and a small public fishing dock adjacent to the property. The village of Cazenovia was looking for an alternative to the typical prebuilt playground structures and hoped to incorporate educational components into the design. This site was used for two different studio projects. The first project was a quick design study and a classmates design was brought back the following studio as an introduction to construction documents. Both of these projects were worked on individually.

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Right, Pencil on trace, hand drafted plan of Nature Play design. The final plan on the following page was created using CAD line work imported into Illustrator.

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This design study took place over 2 weeks and included visiting the site, talking to members of the community, finding design precedents, and creating and presenting design ideas to mayor, librarian and community members the at the Cazenovia library. My design focused on creating new topography that could be used for gathering, playing, and library programing.

Nature Play

Left, The presently invisible path of a historic mill run becomes a tunnel which provides access to the creek for interactive play or fishing.

Left, A variety of plant materials allows for discovery and learning for all ages and provides new opportunities for library programs such as plant identification, leaf pressing, or seed collecting.

Far left, I chose to create a model out of clay and balsam to convey the topography and site elements to the public.

The library tree and amphitheater space extends the library into the landscape by providing a chance for people to share books with each other by adding them to the tree. This terraced slope and movable seating area create an environment for parents and kids to read or allow space for story time or other outdoor library programs.

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As an introduction to construction documents the play area site in Cazenovia was revisited Spring of 2016. This time we started from a classmates design which had features in it such as a pergola and stone and wood play structures that the public favored. Over three weeks we spent time reworking the starting design then learning how to create a layout plan, grading plan, planting plan, and three details.

Inset Granite Curb

Creek Bank StabilizationCaz Play

Left, process drawings on trace paper to determine the final layout for construction documents

Above, Details showing stabilization methods for the creek bank and a typical inset granite curb

Right, Layout Plan for Caz Play landscape

WORKSHOP 1 TIMELINE FOR ONEIDA’S FUTUREThis is a summary of the stories and ideas that were added on the future side of the timeline created in Workshop 1

Most frequently mentioned topic areas

secondary topic areas

REDISCOVER WORKSHOP 1FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Cooperation & Collaboration

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On the timeline for Oneida’s Future...This is a summary of the stories and ideas that were added on the future side of the timeline in Workshop 1

Architecture

continuityfacade improvements

rehabilitation

historic restoration

curb appeal

Businessupscale apartments

quality service

specialty shopseateries

developementlongevity

The pedestrian experience cooridor

trees

sidewalkslighting

bike trac

foot trac

bannersflower pots

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Greenspace& recreation

walking paths

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native plantsnature walks

bike paths

food forest

permaculture

community gardens

complete Railroad St. park

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reimagine the Flats

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This community design studio was my final studio at ESF. For this semester our studio worked with a non-profit group in Oneida to help the develope a vision and goals as well as design ideas for revitalizing downtown. Oneida, NY is about 30 minutes East of Syracuse on Route 90 and was previously connected to the Erie Canal by a feeder canal that ran down Main Street. Later, East-West and North-South Rail lines connected it to the rest of the State. Now that these connections are lost and industry has moved out the city has a population of 11,000. But the city has recently received funding for a rail trail, lighting replacement project and several other grants. Our studio worked to create a vision and goals for the community as well as proposed design ideas for bringing people and activity back to downtown. The workshops activities were designed and facilitated by our studio and with the themes of Rediscover, Rethink, and Realize.

Community Design StudioOneida + Syracuse, NY

Upper Right, An example of some of the diagrams I created to synthesize responses

to an activity in workshop 1. These diagrams were used to present the big ideas back to

community members at the second workshop and helped to inform the vision and goals.

Right, Me (standing) and 2 of my classmates facilitating activities with a group of community members during a focus group in Oneida, NY.

The final project of the semester was planning and building a temporary installation James

Street, a one way street in downtown Oneida. The city has funding for work on this street and

we decided to transform it into a pedestrian space for a day to test out some ideas. We

asked for materials from the city and nearby property owners and went to work painting the pavement, building seating, and creating an art

installation from flagging tape and an old soccer net. Although the design was only up for a day,

it allowed residents to visualize the street as a bike path, pedestrian way, and space for art,

games, and gathering.

Workshops 1+2

Reclaim James

Kay Real Estate

Oneida Police

Department

Napoleon Cafe

Kallet Civic Center

China

King

Chase Bank

St. Pat's Thrift

ShopAlexander's Ragtim

ePhelps St

Madison St

Farrier Ave

Vanderbilt Ave

W J Hinman

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Oneida Floral

Community Bank

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Oneida

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Physicians and

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See South

Entry Design

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Park Design

Oneida + Main Street

see North Entry Designs

Liberty Resources

Pathways Wellness

Better Hearing

new gathering space- tables + chairs- trees- planting beds- brick or pavers for plaza character

existing pedestrian cut through- update to LED lighting- brick or paver ground plane invited people to Main Street

shared road- painted symbols allert drivers to watch for bikes

Corner of Main + Madison- curb extended to slow tra�c turning onto Madison- opportunity for additional outdoor seating on widened sidewalks- on busy days seating can be extended int the parking spaces on Madison Street

new gathering space + entry- tables + chairs- trees- planting beds- brick or pavers for plaza character- signage welcoming people to Oneida City Center

street elementswide sidewalks provide opportunity for:

- seating- gathering space

- bike racks- trash recepticals

brick or permeable paverspaverset on top of structural soil create a continuous tree pit, resulting in trees which are less stressed and therefore

able to recover from disease, pests, or salt spray.Additonally, adding a new paving material adds detail and

interest to the street.

Street TreesAdd continuity and additional interest to the street. Continuous tree pits and

permeable paving help insure trees have adequate soil, air, + water

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At workshop 3 our studio presented design alternatives for key spaces in downtown Oneida. In the two week period prior to the workshop I independently designed two alternatives for the section of Main Street that runs through downtown Oneida. At the workshop I presented a 5 minute presentation then talked with community members one on one about the designs.

The plan and perspective are illustrations of the first design alternative which prioritizes pedestrians and improves the experience of walking and driving on Main Street by slowing traffic and adding detail to the sidewalk environment. Curb bump outs and narrow driving lanes with parking on both sides encourages cars to drive slower. Street trees on Main Street celebrate Oneida’s designation as a Tree City USA by bringing the visual comfort and environmental benefits of trees into city center.

Workshop 3 - Realize

This plan was draw in AutoCAD then Rendered in Illustrator and Photoshop. Sidewalks were widened and corner bump outs were added to reduce drive lanes to 11’ and parking lanes to 8’.

Main Street - Alternative 1

Existing

Proposed

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Eastern White PinePinus strobus

These tree sketches are the result of an independent study from spring semester Sophomore year. For this 1 credit study I sketched, photographed, and researched 10 trees native to the northeast. The goal was to improve my winter identification skills by taking the time to look at the branch structure, buds, cones, and bark. I created a fact sheet for each tree to summarize this information. The the fact sheets can be found at katemg.weebly.com

Winter Tree StudySyracuse, NY

White Ash Fraxinus americana

American BeechFagus grandifolia

American BasswoodTillia americana

Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis

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Polly Hill Arboretum is public garden on a 70-acre property featuring plant materials grown from seed by Polly Hill. Polly experimented with growing plants from seed to test the limits of what could survive in the island’s climate. The arboretum is most known for Polly’s North Tisbury Azaleas, a nationally recognized Stewartia collection, monkey puzzle trees, and the Julian Hill Magnolia. These specimens grow on 20 acres among the stone walls, historic farm structures, and meadows of an old grazing farm. The surrounding acres are dominated by oak and beech forest. As an intern I assisted the Arborist, Greenhouse Manager, and other Arboretum Staff with tasks such as planting, mowing, pruning, watering and restock of the plant sale area. Overall the experience introduced me to the world of public gardens and their role in plant records, collecting and growing wild plant species, and public education

Polly Hill Arboretum Summer InternshipMartha’s Vineyard, MA

Left, Learning to climb a 70 foot tree with Arborist Ian Jochems who introduced me to arboriculture practices such as climbing, cabling, operating a chain saw, and pest management. Photo credit: Arboretum Director Tim Boland.

Top, View of the Far Barn across the North field of the arboretum. The Far Barn once held sheep but is now the venue for arboretum lectures and events. Top right, a Japanese Azalea.

Above, The new plant sale area framed by a locust post and cable fence I helped construct with arboretum staff.

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In my free time I enjoy creating jewelry. I have experimented with different materials over the years including fused glass, beads, string, polymer clay, and metals. I have sold my work at a the Westcott Street Fair in Syracuse, NY and have an Etsy Site: Kate MG Designs. During my sophomore year I took a 3 credit introduction to jewelry and metals class. In this class I learned techniques such as soldering and stone setting.

Jewelry Making

Left, Polymer clay bracelet with ink transfer of an allium flower photograph.

Above, A cork and copper necklace I designed and fabricated in a jewelry and metals class

Katherine MontgomeryKatemontgomery24@gmail.comkatemg.weebly.com315-481-4262

http://katemg.weebly.com

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