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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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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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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.

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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