MIKE PECEN Portfolio

MIKE PECEN Portfolio

HISTORIC Villa FinaleSan Antonio, TXA prominent preservationist left his home to the National Trust to become a museum. The landscape he designed for the fi ne Victorian house was suffering from deferred maintenance and years of overgrowth. I applied cultural landscape report fi ndings to the site, formulating strategies to revive the original designer’s vision and prepare the site for visitor traffi c. With TBG Partners.

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RECREATION Presidio Recreation CenterSan Antonio, TXA Mediterranean-infl uenced pool house on the Balcones escarpment called for a xeric, largely native planting design with splashy exotics. The classical-form pool and surrounding hardscape balance visual interest and user safety. With TBG Partners.

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PARK & TRAIL Across MoPac ExpresswayAustin, TXJust north of Austin’s Town Lake, the junction of MoPac Expressway, several streets and Johnson Branch forms a great barrier to pedestrian and bicycle movement, while offering experiences of wild nature seldom found inside the city. Proposed are a new pedestrian/cyclist bridge and additions to the existing trail network. In culvert sections of the trail, video projections of rushing water on the fl oor give users an experience they could never enjoy safely otherwise. Isolated areas under the free-way ramps hold climbing walls for users at different skill levels.

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PLANNING Campus IdentitySan Antonio, TXWe helped an interdisciplinary team by analyzing existing conditions with regard to landscape structure and signage and providing proposals for phased improvements. I conducted much of the analysis and prepared reports and the graphics shown. With TBG Partners.

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RECREATION Austonian Roof GardenAustin, TXA one-acre green roof overlooks downtown Austin and Lady Bird Lake at the tallest residential tower west of the Mississippi. I designed all plantings on this intensive green roof, tailoring them to harsh microclimates, modern design and sophisticated user tastes. With TBG Partners.

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RESTORATION Browning RanchJohnson City, TXA research center and scholars’ village is proposed for a ranch in Blanco County, Texas. In A research center and scholars’ village is proposed for a ranch in Blanco County, Texas. In designing a master plan, I incorporated livestock grazing, habitat preservation, a visitors’ designing a master plan, I incorporated livestock grazing, habitat preservation, a visitors’ center and an improved road network. Historic structures are preserved, while new ones center and an improved road network. Historic structures are preserved, while new ones are designed and sited with ecology and the vernacular in mind.are designed and sited with ecology and the vernacular in mind.

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MIXED USE Competition WinnerSan Antonio, TXThis LEED Platinum scheme won Third Place in the Emerging Green Builders competition, sponsored by the US Green Building Council Central Texas–Balcones Chapter. Our collaboration on this San Antonio project yielded a fully programmed solution, indoors and out, to provide residents an environmentally friendly, economically sustain-able, socially equitable community. With Consortium Lumina.

ALLOTMENT GARDENS

ROOFTOP ENTRY COURT

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RESIDENTIAL Hacienda SolaraAustin, TXXeric, mostly native plantings nestle this passive solar home into its Texas Hill Country surroundings. Simple galvanized steel and aluminum materials subtly evoke ranch life with a modern approach. This garden was designed for active dogs and chickens to share with people. With Palo Verde and Consortium Lumina.

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CAMPUS Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TXThe university sought to relocate vehicular traffi c from the busy center of campus. We proposed replacing the existing streets with a network of pedestrian-oriented walks and plazas, while negotiating diffi cult grades and improving stormwater handling through vegetation and pavement selections. With TBG Partners.

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PLANNED COMMUNITY Cinco Ranch SouthwestKaty, TXA network of parks and open spaces is part of what makes this planned community the top-selling housing development in the country. Thoughtfully shaped landforms and carefully chosen plant palettes create a rich spatial and sensory experience. I designed grading, hard-scapes and plantings for multiple open spaces in the development. With TBG Partners.