Portfolio

Contents1. Hand Drawing: Section 2. Hand Drawing: Tree Sketches3. Hopper Sculpture Garden5. Hopper Sculpture & Model7. East Farm11. Deck Design Project15. Biscuit City Historical Preservation19. Planting Plan 21. Interior Courtyard, RI DOT23. Sustainable Homestead25. Rooftop Agriculture27. South Kingstown High School35. Photographs of Professional Work

1 I BRIANNA O’CONNOR • 2012

Hand Drawings[Section Illustration, Ink on trace]

Hand Drawings

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Tree SketchesPinus strobus Acer saccharum


Conceptual Sketch

Black & White Drawing

Preliminary Master Plan

Museum

Parking Lot

Road

Orchard

Sculpture

Sculpture Gardens designed for the John Hopper Museum of Art. [Colored pencil on trace - Spring 2010]

Sculpture Garden

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These 1920s New York benches will be sited throughout the Sculpture Gardens.

This city style wall is located at the garden’s entrance.

An orchard was chosen for this design to mimic the New York City Grid.

Section View of museum entry, featuring sculptural element and bus turn-around. Originally at 50 scale. [AutoCAD & PSD]


Sculpture Design Inspired by the painting “Early Sunday Morning” by Edward Hopper, I cre-ated a sculpture for the Museum’s gardens that I believe captures its true essence and becomes a landmark in the gardens.

[Spring 2010 - 3D Modeling]

“Early Sunday Morning” - Edward Hopper Glass pane conceptual graphic [Photoshop] 3D Rendering of Sculpture [SU Podium]

Scale of Sculpture [SketchUP] View of Sculpture [SketchUP] View of Sculpture [SketchUP]

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[Materials: brick, wood & plexiglass]

East Farm


Site designed for The Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association Headquarters at East Farm, Kingston, RI. [Colored pencil on trace - Fall 2010]

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PROJECT STATEMENT:

This design will reinvent the current Rhode Island Nursery Landscape Association Headquarters at East Farm into a state of the art space showcasing new and upcoming environmental technology and practices; the site will simul-taneously act as a “front porch” stitching together the com-munity and University; most importantly the space encour-ages education and learning experiences for industry professionals, URI students and the greater community.

One of the challenges faced with the design of this site was gathering and weaving together the many voices of the clients and stakeholders to create a cohesive, functional and naturalistic design. The diversity of people and organi-zations involved provided exciting opportunities for creative thinking and exploration of a variety of design solutions. Throughout the project many of the clients gave their input, needs and suggestions.

The context of the site was extremely important when creating this design. East Farm is located about one mile from URI’s Kingston Campus in rural southern Rhode Island. It is home to the College of Environment & Life Sci-ence research facilities and includes a large crab-apple or-chard, extensive conifer collection, and many fishery runs. The Master Gardeners, an organization which provides many community services related to gardening and educa-tion, holds many festivals and workshops in their gardens and greenhouses located adjacent to the RINLA office. Each Saturday morning the South Kingstown Farmers’ Market takes place in the upper fields of East Farm and brings in many families and members of the South Kingstown com-munity.

The scope of the project has provided a general site analysis and concept development of East Farm; the design focuses specifically on the one acre RINLA office & surround-ing landscape as an epicenter of learning and gathering for Rhode Island’s green industry professionals.

2011 RI ASLA Student Honor Award

Stream gardens and bench

Human sundial


East Farm

Perspective Sketch - New RINLA Headquarters Perspective Sketch - Cranberry Bog

East Farm

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Deck Design

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Materials: Ceder, glue, paper and foam core. Designed & constructed as a three person group.

Biscuit City


Concept: To preserve the unique historic character of Biscuit city while creating a place which can be utilized and enjoyed in today's society. Visitors will have the ability to explore and appreciate the land on many trails, experience improved wildlife viewing possibilities and have access to view a plethor a of historic structures.

Biscuit City Preservation PlanScale: 1”=40’0”

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Springdale Drive

Pond

Spillway 1

Spillway 2

Proposed Site for Fishing Dock

Existing Wetland Area

Existing Wood Duck Box Spring House& Great Spring

Parking Pull-O�

Welcome Sign

Trail Head

Small Waterfalls

Higgins Drive

Stone Ruins

Stone Wall

Rhododendron Grove

Indicates slopes which may need to be live staked

Mill Foundation

Root Cellar

Path to Biscuit City Rd

Legend Trail Sign

Road

8’ Jogging Trail

4’ Foot Path

Proposed sites for erosion control

The Biscuit City Mill Pond site is historically significant and has the potential to contribute materially to our un-derstanding of Native American pre-contact society. Currently, Biscuit City is owned by the South Kingstown Land Trust. The project consisted of many meetings with members of the Land Trust, site analysis, conceptual design and final presentation to the Land Trust Board.

[Adobe Illustrator - Spring 2011, Class Project: Winner of 2011 APA Student Award]

[Master Plan: Adobe Illustrator originally at 40 scale]

Biscuit City

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Making Connections Trail connection could be designed to link Biscuit city with it’s neighbor-ing Potter Woods, & Peck ham Farm. By utilizing these connections this site become part of a much larger whole and creates new unique connec-tions to West Kingstown Elementary & the South County Bike Path. By connecting to the Bike Path Biscuit City will become easier to access for much of the community.

Making Connections By utilizing these connections this site becomes part of a much larger whole and creates new unique links to community.

Sense of PlaceSigns showing historical photographs begin to give Biscuit City a sense of place and context to guide and educate visitors throughout the site.

[Illustritive Section: PSD]

Perspective of Wooden Fishing Dock


Biscuit City

Below: Boardwalks will be used where ground is un-stable and likely to erode under heavy foot traffic.

Trail System & Woodland Garden Vignettes

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[Perspective, Photoshop]


Planting Plan Planting plan prepared for the University of Rhode Island “Emporium”, a small commercial marketplace. Design emphasizes native plants, rain gardens, bio-retention and filtration pro-cesses, street tree pit technology & pedestrian friendly circulation and seating.

[Fall 2011 AutoCAD]

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KEY QTY BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME SIZE ROOT Deciduous trees AR 26 Acer Rubrum Red Maple 5/6’ B&B CA 12 Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood 5/6’ B&B Evergreen Trees IO 64 Ilex opaca American Holly 4/5’ B&B CG 5 Chamaecyparis obtuse

‘gracilis’ Dwarf Hinoki Cypress 4/5’ B&B

Shrubs CL 115 Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepper Bush 3 Gal Cont. CM 26 Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood 3 Gal Cont. LB 23 Lindera benzoin Spicebush 5 Gal Cont. MP 54 Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry 3 Gal Cont. VD 26 Viburnam dentatum Arrowwood viburnam 5 Gal B&B VC 37 Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry 5 Gal B&B VA 61 Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry 2 Gal Cont. Perennials TC 56 Teucrium canadense Germander 1 Gal Cont. SH 45 Senna hebecarpa American Senna 1 Gal Cont. BT 60 Baptisia tinctoria False Indigo 1 Gal Cont. LJ 35 Lathyrus japonicas Beach Pea 1 Gal Cont. LS 25 Liatris scariosa var.

novae- angliae New England Blazing Star

1 Gal Cont.

PO 15 Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Rabbit tobacco 1 Gal Cont.

Grasses CS 689 Carex stricta Tussok Sedge 1 Gal Cont. MC 75 Muhlenbergia capillaries Purple Hairgrass 1 Gal Cont. SC 45 Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed 1 Gal Cont. AV 35 Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge 1 Gal Cont. PV 55 Panicum virgatum Switchgrass 1 Gal Cont. SS 25 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 1 Gal Cont.

Plant Schedule

Section View - parking lot with bio-swale

Perspective view of emporium store-fronts

Perspective view of Emporium store-fronts


Interior CourtyardRaised Multi Level Planting Beds - These beds are specially designed for RI DOT. The edging made from recycled iron beams bordered with recycled river stone. They range in size from 2 feet to 5 feet in depth.

Gabion wall with wooden seat - A gabion wall forms the outline of the circle. A wooden slab is fastened on top as a seat.

Recycled Steel Sculpture - An abstract sculpture designed for the space using recycled steel piles. This becomes a focal point from all angles.

Exposed aggregate pavement - to add interest to the base, vari-ous types of recycled crushed stone may be used as an exposed aggregate pavement. The entire base will be lifted approximately 1’ using pavement risers so that all thresholds are level to the ground. A slight pitch will be necessary to keep water flow toward the drains.

Woven steel with street signs - To screen the generators, a woven steel mesh fence will be built. Street signs mimicking the art piece on the interior can be hung on the wall for added interest. Trumpet Honeysuckle can be planted in containers and allowed to grow on the screen like a trellis. These two fences also become a space to display current DOT news and accomplishments.

Seating -Lightweight, contemporary steel seating and tables. Total: 56 seats 28 tables. Can be moved and repositioned. More can be added if need be; they can all be stacked out of sight if needed for press conference.

Interior courtyard designed for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Office in Providence, RI. [SketchUP - Spring 2011]

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View of Sculpture [SketchUP] Aerial view of courtyard [SketchUP] View of Sculpture [SketchUP & SU Podium]

View of Sculpture & Courtyard [SketchUP & SU Podium]

A Sustainable Homestead


Water Collectorsharvest rain water for use in garden

GreenhouseLawn

Vegitable Garden

Chicken Coop

Chicken Run

Path and Gardens

Residence

Deck

Underground Water Cistern

Kitchen Garden

Crushed Stone Driveway

WorkshopOrchard

Native Meadow

Bee Hives

Rain Garden

Undisturbed Woodland

Scale: 1”=20’-0”

Residence in West Kingston, RI“Living Lightly”[PSD, Illustrator, AutoCAD - Fall 2011]

Bees as pollinators: Experiencing a more bountiful

garden

it’s important to think of our backyards as an extension of

the larger ecosystem.

A Sustainable Homestead

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SOLAR CHICKEN COOP STATS

• The electricity produced from the panels on the roof will allow for lights and water heater dur-ing the winter months.

• Water harvesting takes place to fill rain barrels which automati-cally fill waterers.

• 5 Hens = on average 4 eggs/day = 1,500 eggs per year

Section A-A1Scale: 1”=20’0”Front Elevation of house, deck, kitchen garden and vegetable garden with chicken coop behind. Close proximity to home makes doing chores more efficient.

View from east facing garden Solar Chicken Coop Elevation View


Rooftop Agriculture

Aerial view of “The Birds Nest” Play Area

Perspective view of “The Bird’s Nest” Natural habitats & recreation trails around building

Plan View [SketchUP & SU Podium] Original at 40 Scale

Design of industrial rooftop in Westerly, RI. Created for a company which designs play equipment and does consulting work for rooftop agriculture projects. [SketchUP - Spring 2011]

Rooftop Agriculture

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Composting Bins

Skylights

Sta� & Vistor Parking

Main Entry

Apiary

Wild�ower Meadow

Rooftop Visitors Center

Chicken Coop & Gardens

Pergola & Water Feature

�e Birds Nest Observation & Play Platform

Solar Array - 15 Panels

Water Collection Cisterns

Blueberry Bush Rows

Loading Docks

Truck Entrance

4’ Safety Fence

Wind Turbines

Patio

Rooftop Agriculture Consulting & DesignTom Harvey Rd, Westerly, RI

Fall 2011. The goal of this project was to design a campus for the High School which meets their daily needs, reflects their sustain-able beliefs, solves their circulation problems & becomes usable to the entire South Kingstown community.

This project was completed by working together as a class, in teams & individually. We planned and conducted several workshops which involved students, teachers and members of the community.

The following pages feature the work that I developed for this proj-ect from analysis to design.

I focused on agriculture, something that teachers & students were pas-sionate about expanding on their campus.

Our Concept was: “To create a campus for South Kingstown High School, which harbors a strong sense of natural harmony through a series of symbiotic systems and gardens.”

Left: a community garden and out-door classroom which I designed. Right: Master plan, designed as a group, color rendered as a two person team.

[AutoCAD & Photoshop] NTS27 I BRIANNA O’CONNOR • 2012

South Kingstown High School

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I analyzed the greenspace surrounding the High School’s campus. This map illustrates the importance for the school to provide habitat for wildlife living and passing through the surrounding areas.

Site Analysis

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This graphic illustrates the importance of providing habitat on campus and reducing fragmentation of wildlife ranges.

Site Analysis


• Total Size: 2,900 sq. ft.• 232 hours of preparation (50 people working for 4.5 hours each)• Over 6,500 salads produced• Over 3,000 lbs. of squash grown• $20,000 worth of produce grown

Estimated Garden Production

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Estimated Garden Production


Outdoor Classroom[SketchUP, SU Podium, Photoshop]

Outdoor Classroom

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[Diagram, Photoshop]This diagram is illustrating organic field maintenance practices that the school could immediately put in place to prevent com-paction and improve the soil habitat.


Professional Work Residential Landscape Design - Westerly , RIStart to finish design & build project Over 100 specimens installed

Laying out new beds and cutting the sod. Raking loam & cutting edges of beds. View of planting and new sod.

Summer 2011

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