lauren heermann's portfolio
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A selection of landscape architecture work, created throughout my studies at Kansas State University.TRANSCRIPT
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LAURENHEERMANNSelected Works of Landscape Architecture
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3CONTACT
Lauren Heermann
7213 South Buckner Tarsney Rd, Grain Valley, MO 64029
816.519.4983
www.linkedin.com/in/heermann/
issuu.com/laurenheermann9
From a large scale riverfront park, a private golf course expansion, an urban entertainment district, and a downtown recycling plan I have found the most exciting moments involve exploring the social experiences and people of the community. I hope to further explore this aspect of community design and throughout my career.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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5CONTENTS
Project 1 Prairie Vision
Project 2 Crossing Boundaries
Project 3 Colbert Hills Clubhouse Complex Expansion
Project 4 Beginning With Bluemont
Project 5 A Re-Envisioned Campus Creek Corridor
Project 6 Improving Recycling Accessibility in Kansas City
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Transplanted Memorial Trees
Wet MeadowDisconnected Downspout
West Entrance
East Entrance
Drainage Inlet
Permeable Paver Plaza
Buffalo Grass Border
Cobble Runnel
Accent Grate & Sand-blasted Sidewalk
Seating Nooks
Butterfly Rain Garden
0 5 10 20 30 40
Scale: 1 = 40
A Campus Model for Stormwater Management
Fall 2013
Winning EPA Rain Works Challenge Spring 2014
ALSA Central States Merit Award Spring 2014
A student collaboration with landscape architecture students Amanda Kline, Jared Sickmann, and Benjamin Williamson, and civil engineering student Noura Saadi
A stakeholder collaboration with campus facilities
The site manages stormwater and educates passersby about sustainable campus design. Native buffalo grass can minimize erosion on steep slopes, where water will flow over during 100 year storm events and will require minimal maintenance. Insects and butterflies will find habitats in native planting beds, which students can observe from nearby seats.
PRAIRIE VISION
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7Increasing Performance Standards Prairie Vision can not only hold aesthetic value, but it will also offer biological, social, hydrological, and economical benefits.
CALL HALLRoad floods in heavy stormsVET MEDICAL
Contaminated water
BEACH ART MUSEUM
Low infiltration & high erosion
ANDERSON LAWN
High runoff quantities
HALE LIBRARY
Prairie Vision sustainable
model
Campus Greenway Networks Prairie Vision can link areas and create a sustainable greenway.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CENTEREroded creek banks
Restores 9,147.60 ft2 (0.21 acres) of native vegetation, including prairie grasses and forbs found in the Flint Hills region
Retains 100% of the stormwater from a one year storm, or approximately 24,000 gallons. In a ten year storm, 65% of stormwater is retained, or approximately 45,900 gallons.
Removes 12,500 ft2 of irrigated lawn, reducing water consumption and minimizing maintenance
Removes 303.5 ft2 of impervious concrete to make way for two new planting beds and a permeable paver seating plaza, totaling 870.5 ft2 adjacent to the east entrance
Provides a new outdoor amenity for the more than 24,000 students, faculty, and staff of Kansas State University and the surrounding community
Promotes environmental awareness and stewardship by exposing campus users to a site scale example of green infrastructure
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Plant Selections Near Building Edge Wet meadows hold native grasses, while various sedges grow in lower meadows to tolerate wetter soils and to provide wildlife habitats.
Side Oats Gramma
Prairie Willow
Cord Grass
Side Oats Grama
Bordering the Building Base
Transition Edges
Throughout Entire Meadow
In Basin Low Spots
Prairie Dropseed
Indian Grass
Swamp Milkweed
Tussock Sedge
Little Blue Stem
Goldenrod
Switch Grass
New England Aster
American Plum
Redtwig Dogwood
Planting Palette
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9Butterfly Rain Gardens
Runnel
Wet Meadow
1 Year Storm Level2 Year Storm Level5 Year Storm Level
10 Year Storm Level
Overflow inlet set at higher elevation
Designed Storm Levels The site is designed to handle storm rainwater levels up to a ten year storm. The runnel, butterfly rain garden, wet meadow overflow larger amounts of water to the storm drain system downstream.
Evapotranspiration
Runnel Infiltration
Weirs Slowing RunoffGrate for Water Visibility
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A Place for All SeasonsA Place for All Ages
ElderlyTeenagerChild Adult
Boating
Volleyball
Biking
Running
Fishing
Skating
Sports Bar
Fish Feeding
Ice Skating
Walking
Playground
Boating
Volleyball
Biking
Running
Fishing
Skating
Sports Bar
Fish Feeding
Ice Skating
Walking
Playground
SpringWinter Summer
Stakeholder Engagement Activity Community members were invited to discuss concerns in interviews.
Creatively Connecting St. Josephs People and Places
Spring 2014
A student collaboration with Ally Balderston, a landscape architecture student
A stakeholder collaboration with city officials and community members of St. Joseph, Missouri
Using hand sketches, Adobe Photoshop, and SketchUp
Linking the downtown and Missouri River, a new Riverfront Park connects people and places across town. Currently covered by three acres of asphalt under a double-decker highway, the design offers a new space for year-round recreation.
Initial Site Studies and Concept Sketches
Fall
CROSSING BOUNDARIES
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No matter the age, people of all ages can enjoy activities such as a sand court, playground, or skate park. Linked to an improved trail network, a current expanse of parking lot could convert into an place for play.
A floodplain play field offers recreation space in dry seasons. When water levels rise, the field submerges in the river, and the effects of natural systems become visible.
Family Sports Park Concept
Eco Art Park The linear park spans the riverfront for over a quarter mile.
Eco Art Park Concept
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Final Designs The final renderings show the various people of St. Joseph socializing with one another, interacting with nature, and appreciating the historical significance of the riverboat dock.
Sequential Spaces
Within the sequential spaces of the park, visitors can see exciting play spaces with a backdrop of vegetated swales, trees, and scenic river vantage points. Visitors who stop to explore can find interactive spaces for physical recreation, dining, historical references, and community events.
Park Amenities The Riverfront Park offers a wide variety of activities along a trail, linked to surrounding neighborhoods. Scale: 1 = 300 0
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Educational Play Zone Sports and Dining ZoneA boaters beach and riverboat restaurant offer ecological and historical education. An ice rink and skate park keep youth active in an adjacent setting.
The fishing pier continues into a river boardwalk for walking, running, and biking. A local sports bar facilitates summer sand volleyball leagues and dining.
Natural Connection ZoneTransition from Educational Play ZoneAn urban tree nursery offers a shaded area for repose and connects to a trail network. The city can save expenses by growing street trees to later transplant.
A playground and parking lot incorporate historical railroad and brick paving materials. A vegetated swale and fishing pier educate visitors about native plants.
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Implementation Documentsfor a Complex Design
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
A student collaboration with Wesley Moore, a landscape architecture student
A stakeholder collaboration with owners and facility management of Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, KS
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 generated designs with Land FX and LitePro Estimator Tools plug-in
Building footprints of two proposed villas were designed to compliment existing architectural structures and relate to a new formal entry sequence from the east. The two villas frame existing views from an elevated communal alcove, from a lower public patio, and from private decks on both homes.
COLBERT HILLS CLUBHOUSE COMPLEX EXPANSION
Existing Site Conditions
Clubhouse
Maintenance Drive
Cart Barn
Existing Entry Drive
Parking Lot
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Construction Details
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Dimensioning Plan Careful measurements were laid for a builders efficient workflow
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New Formal Entry Drive
Existing Pa
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Proposed Entry Drive
Large Scale Conceptual Plan
Clubhouse
Proposed Entry Drive
Cart Barn
Existing Entry Drive
Parking Lot
Villa 1Villa 2
Cart Barn
Proposed Entry Drive
Trail
Parking Lot
Native Planting Plan and Rain Gardens
Seeded prairie areas are irrigated during the first two years and seasonal droughts. Weeds are controlled by mowing six inches tall the first spring, ground level the second spring, and one foot tall in midsummer.
Native grass prairie areas are mowed mid-spring. In drought, a 100 foot boundary surrounding all structures is ground mowed.
Rain gardens require two inches of organic compost for the establishment of live plants. Maximum infiltration points are marked to protect from soil compaction.
Higher maintenance areas surrounding structures need intense irrigation.
Trees may be pruned for safety purposes and to protect built structures.
Management Plan
Grading Plan
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Lighting Concept Plan The lighting concept matches pre-exsisting lighting conditions. New automobile entry routes and a drop-off area require large lights, while cart and pedestrian traffic zones are less emphasized
Larger overhead security lighting for main vehicle circulation eliminates excessive light fixtures.
Bollards create light for secondary vehicular circulation, light for adjacent main pedestrian circulation, and a safety boundary between them.
Bollard lighting creates a well lit path for secondary vehicle circulation and primary pedestrian circulation.
Low-level accent lighting highlights boundary walls and trees which frame the edges of the patio.
Low-level uplighting provides wall grazing light and some light for secondary building entrances, while not overwhelming primary entrances.
Uplit accent lighting on chinkapin oak highlights entry sequence and provides soft lighting for path.
Uplit accent lighting at key locations creates optimal places for accent elements, such as a tree or sculpture.
Parking Lot Safety Lighting
Bollard Path Lighting
Traffic Bollard Lighting
Accent Uplighting
Main Pedestrian Circulation
Main Vehicle Circulation
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Re-defining Aggievilles Identity and Edge
Summer 2014
Winning Kansas APA New Horizon Group Award Fall 2014
A student collaboration with Ryan Albracht and Erin Wilson, landscape architecture students
A stakeholder collaboration with the Aggieville Business Association and local business owners
Using Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, and E-on Vue renderings
Background of Aggieville
Aggieville, an urban entertainment district in Manhattan, Kansas, serves as a historical and cultural core for many people. Aggieville has faced economic challenges over the past decades, creating fragmented businesses away from the thriving core, Moro Street. Beginning with Bluemont expands Aggievilles perceived identity by transforming fringe development into a cohesive district.
Podium Parking Structures Parking alternatives were explored with first floor commercial space.
Alternative locations would provide less parking
Investigative Studies
Before formal designs were explored, thorough research was done on the economics, social aspects, and infrastructure of Aggieville as it was in the past, what it is, and what it could be. Stakeholders from the community were invited to share their reactions and opinions about the information. Much of the feedback assisted in moving forward with design considerations.
12th Street Looking West One block north from the lively activity on Moro Street, new development can expand the perceived identity of Aggieville and replace fragmented development.
More Comfortable Pedestrian Experiences
Less Comfortable Pedestrian Experiences
Active Moro Street and District Core
3 podium parking structures can provide:
3 floors of 830 parking stalls
1st floor commercial / office space
Replacing all 639 off-street parking stalls
Improving pedestrian experience
BEGINNING WITH BLUEMONT
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12 Sidewalk
13 Vegetated
Buffer
13 Vegetated
Buffer
20 Sidewalk Setback
22 Eastbound
Traffic
22 Westbound
Traffic
8 Median
90 Right of Way
Proposed Cinema
Proposed Commercial
Existing Bluemont
Hotel
Street and Sidewalk Improvements
Bluemont Avenue:
Closer buildings Street trees for pedestrian
comfort and shade Vegetated barriers buffer sidewalk
from road and collect stormwater Stoplight at 12th St. Wider sidewalks Outdoor dining
Moro St.
Manhattan Ave.
Laramie St.
Bluemont Ave.
Bluemont Avenue with High Traffic Volumes
Fragmented Development Disconnected from Moro St.Service Alley
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12th Street Pedestrian Gateway A grand entrance welcomes pedestrian visitors at the 12th Street and Bluemont Avenue intersection as they enter from the neighborhoods to the north.
Key Places for Aggieville Improvement
Both Triangle Park and the 12th Street intersection are key locations for improvement for their location along Bluemont Avenue.
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Tunes at Triangle Park A view from a Bluemont Hotel room shows Triangle Park with a landscaped wall and vegetation as a barrier between Anderson Avenue and the special event space.
Triangle Park Concept Progression
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South Campus Woodland The southern end of the Campus Creek Corridor provides study or picnic space on the open lawn. As shorter native turf grass transitions into a taller prairie near the creek, the design incorporates more sustainable infrastructure and woodland plantings.
Restoring the Campus Creek and its Sense of Place
Fall 2014
A student collaboration with 13 other landscape architecture students and 2 environmental engineering students
A stakeholder collaboration with the university administrators and the campus grounds crew
Using Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, and E-on Vue renderings
A RE-ENVISIONED CAMPUS CREEK CORRIDOR
Rain Garden Planters
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Mid-Campus Savannah A pedestrian promenade with a separated bicycle lane replaces what once was a loud vehicular intersection. Students may safely cross campus along a more cohesive pedestrian network, integrated with a natural Kansas landscape.
Nature Trail and Promenade
Expanding Campus Experiences
The redesigned corridor acknowledges regional characteristics, enhances the campus existing circulation networks, and expands academic opportunities. The project closely addresses current master plan recommendations to better fit the needs of Kansas State University.
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Existing Public Bin Locations Downtown
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Source: MARC, Kansas City GIS
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows the current location of all city-provided bins downtown which will be compared to the proposed public bin locations from suitability analysis. Considering the the existing and proposed locations together will help determine the best way to redistribute of bins overtime.
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I-670
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows the current location of all city-provided bins downtown which will be compared to the proposed public bin locations from suitability analysis. Considering the the existing and proposed locations together will help determine the best way to redistribute of bins overtime.
Bartle HallConvention Center
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Existing Bin Locations Although most public bins are currently only for trash, recycling options could replace trash-only bins in more suitable locations.
Pedestrian Accessibility to Transit Stops
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Source: MARC, Kansas City GIS
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" Streetcar Stops
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Pedestrian Counts
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between pedestrian counts and transit stops will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
11th St.
9th St.
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Pedestrian Accessibility to Transit Stops
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Source: MARC, Kansas City GIS
Legend
" Streetcar Stops
# Bus Stops
Pedestrian Counts
1 - 30
33 - 73
82 - 161
176 - 307
346 - 532 0 0.15 0.3Miles
0 500 1,000Feet
I-70
I-670
I-70
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between pedestrian counts and transit stops will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
11th St.
9th St.
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Public Spaces Downtown The public right of way offers space in which public recycling bins could be placed.
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Public Parks & ROW
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Parks
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Sources: MARC, Kansas City GIS
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between other suitability criteria within all public spaces will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
Illus W. Davis Park
Barney Allis Plaza
Ermine Case Junior Park
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Parks
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Sources: MARC, Kansas City GIS
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I-70
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between other suitability criteria within all public spaces will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
Illus W. Davis Park
Barney Allis Plaza
Ermine Case Junior Park
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A Suitability Analysis for Improved Public Recycling Bin Locations
Fall 2015
A student collaboration with 3 other landscape architecture students
Working in collaboration with Mid-America Regional Council to improve Kansas Citys public recycling program
Using GIS and data sources from MARC and Open Data KC
Improving Recycling Accessibility in Downtown Kansas City
Pedestrian Accessibility to Transit Stops Transit stops and intersections with higher pedestrian counts can be used as criteria to select the best best locations for recycling bins.
Pedestrian Accessibility to Transit Stops
Missou
ri River
Source: MARC, Kansas City GIS
Legend
" Streetcar Stops
# Bus Stops
Pedestrian Counts
1 - 30
33 - 73
82 - 161
176 - 307
346 - 532 0 0.15 0.3Miles
0 500 1,000Feet
I-70
I-670
I-70
I-71
I-35
I-35
This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between pedestrian counts and transit stops will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
11th St.
9th St.
7th St.
13th St.
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Streetcar Stops
Bus Stops
Less Pedestrian Counts
More Pedestrian Counts
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Public Parks & ROW
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Parks
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Sources: MARC, Kansas City GIS
0 1Miles 0 500 1,000Feet
I-70
I-670
I-70
I-71
I-35
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows factors that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the relationships between other suitability criteria within all public spaces will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
Bartle HallConvention Center
Sprint Center
DistrictCourthouse
Illus W. Davis Park
Barney Allis Plaza
Ermine Case Junior Park
11th St.
9th St.
7th St.
13th St.
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ParksRight of Way
Existing Bin
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Bus Accessibility to Vacant Lots
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Source: MARC, Kansas City GIS
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This map with data from MARC and Kansas City shows distances from public transit stops and downtown intersections that will be considered in the suitability map for bin locations. Considering the distances as weighted criteria will help determine the best locations for future recycling infrastructure.
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Suitable Areas For The Placement of Public Bins Downtown The results of the analysis show some areas are more suitable for the placement of recycling bins than others. A strategic plan could make use of this information to make recycling more accessible.
Model Builder Steps Within the Suitability Analysis A series of steps were completed within GIS Model Builder. Criteria was first entered (shown in blue) and manipulated according to a series of tools (shown in yellow). Resulting data from each step (shown in green) was weighted and automatically added together to produce the final feature set.
Low Suitability
High Suitability