THOMAS HALEYUniversity of Maryland, College Park

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NEIGHBORHOOD SITE DESIGN 2

CAMPUS FARM EXTENSION 6

COMPLETE GREEN STREET 10

KNOX VILLAGE 12

RETIREMENT HOME 16

EARLY COURSEWORK 18

RESUME 20

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Neighborhood Site DesignWestphalia, MD | Spring 2014

overviewThe project site is located in Upper Marlboro, MD; a major town and county seat of Prince George’s County. The site takes up 343 acres of mostly undeveloped land adjacent to MD-4, Pennsylvania Avenue. The location’s easy access to Washington DC through Suitland Parkway, Pennsylvania Avenue & the Capital Beltway make it a prime location for development.

DeSigN reSpoNSeThis project required us to develop a mixed-use, high density neighborhood within the site while considering & accomodating for existing natural conditions. Goals of P\� GHVLJQ� LQFOXGHG� SURYLGLQJ� VXIÀFLHQW� FRQQHFWLYLW\� WR�surrounding areas, providing a smooth gradient between commercial space & residential properties, preserving & SURWHFWLQJ�VHQVLWLYH�DUHDV��SURYLGLQJ�VXIÀFLHQW�SDUN�VSDFH�for all users of the site, locating areas for storm water treatment, and providing an extensive trail system for user accessibility.

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SLOPES ERODIBLE SOILS SENSITIVE AREAS

TRANSPORTATION LAND USAGE STORMWATER MEASURES

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CAMpUS FArM eXTeNSioNCollege Park, MD | Fall 2013

overviewFor this project, our studio was asked to come up with individual design responses for an extension of the campus farm. The extension would absorb the land inbetween the Comcast Center and the School of Public Health. The land as is, consists of an overgrown meadow on a fairly steep slope. At the bottom of the hill there is a stream that is in poor shape, surrounded by a receding forest. Existing attributes of the site include a retention pond (2 on plan), a rain garden (9 on plan), as well as the side walk cutting through the hill in front of the Comcast Center.

DeSigN reSpoNSeMy design was to create a space that showcased the Agricultural department while also serving as an educational tool, a gathering space, and a campus landmark. The large hill would be sectioned off for different agricultural purposes, with decks and seating integrated throughout. Each space inbetween the decks, would serve a different agricultural purpose that could be used by the school to demonstrate and teach various agricultural methods. A rooftop garden on the Comcast Center is also included in the design to focus on urban agriculture techniques. The decks would be terraced to overlook each space and serve as gathering spaces for students and visitors of the campus.

Rooftop urban agriculture garden on the Comcast Center

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1. Gravel Path for Campus Maintenance 2. Retention Pond (existing)3. Observation Deck & Terraced Plots4. Rooftop Urban Agriculture Garden5. Forest Edge Gardening6. Field for Crops7. Orchard8. Native Meadow9. Proposed Bioswale & Existing Rain Garden

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View of lower deck & orchard with the Comcast Center in the background

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10 Perspective showing intersection at 7th & I Street

Existing Intersection

Part of the historic charm of the Chinatown neighborhood is the use of brick throughout the sidewalks. This was recognized and applied to the crosswalk material and the color of the murals. Another material used was porous pavers in parking spots along the street.

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CoMpLeTe greeN STreeTWashington D.C. | Fall 2013

overview7KLV�ZDV�D�JURXS�SURMHFW�FRPSOHWHG�LQ�WKH�ÀQDO�ZHHNV�RI�the Fall 2013 semester. Our task was to redesign I Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington D.C, to incorporate complete street and green street techniques. This project was done for the national ASLA headquarters, which is located in the center of I Street (RED square on plan). The goal was to come up with ideas that could SRWHQWLDOO\� LQÁXHQFH� WKH� IXWXUH� GHVLJQ� RI� WKH� VLWH�� � )LQDO�designs were presented at ASLA headquarters to a jury including staff members of ASLA, Michael Vergason, Jon Conner, and Jim Urban.

DeSigN reSpoNSeFor this project we wanted to create a symbolic green street that emphasizes circulation and green values, while strengthening and expanding the cultural connection between Chinatown and the surrounding I street area. We also wanted to focus on creating a functional green environment within an urban setting. It was also important to showcase ASLA and promote educational outreach through various points along the street.

I focused heavily on the intersections and coming up with design solutions that would accomodate all modes of transportation. Large trees were proposed to encourage drivers visually to slow down. The road also narrows around the intersections to provide shorter crossing distances for SHGHVWULDQV�DQG�WR�IRUFH�WUDIÀF�WR�VORZ�GRZQ���,�DOVR�FDPH�up with the idea (through precedents in Portland, OR) of large murals in the center of the intersections to unify the street, connect with the community, and once again, visually encourage drivers to slow down.

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KNoX viLLAgeCollege Park, MD | Fall 2013

overviewFor this project, our class was asked to come up with individual design responses to present to Toll Brothers Reality group in regards to the future off campus student housing complex set to be built in the following years. I was project manager on this project, leading the class during the site analysis portion, and relaying any new information from Toll Brothers. The site is currently home to the Knox Box apartments, which many students are fond of due to the ODUJH�RSHQ�ÀHOG�� 7KH� IXWXUH�SODQV�DUH� WR�EXLOG� WZR� ODUJH�high rise mixed-use buildings. Each building would have a courtyard and some sort of retail space. A third smaller building will be built across Hartwick Road. The main areas to focus our design on was the two courtyards and the Village Green (2 on the plan).

DeSigN reSpoNSeMy design goals included providing a stronger connection between buildings and the Village Green area. I also wanted to create an Urban Plaza that can become a prominent gathering space within College Park. Courtyard A was designed to capture culture lost while providing useful recreation space, while courtyard B designed for gathering at a more private setting to eliminate the ÀVKERZO�HIIHFW��,�DOVR�IHOW�LW�ZDV�LPSRUWDQW�WR�LQFRUSRUDWH�bioretention throughout the site. I incorporated a rain garden into the plaza with a large steel sculpture to visually dampen the sudden change in elevation at the stairs.

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Village Green’s central focal piece with seating surrounding

Courtyard B’s seating area located under tree canopy

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1. CoUrTyArD A /DUJH�ÀHOG�IRU�UHFUHDWLRQ��JULOOLQJ�DUHD��ÀUH�pit, fountain, & many gathering spaces.

2. viLLAge greeN Large plaza centered around retail spaces. Focal piece incorporated into rain garden.

3. TerrACe wALK Walkway from Grand Stairs. Retail (RED) and Lobbies (BLUE) located here.

4. CoUrTyArD b Gathering space with overhead canopy & tables. (Precedent: Dan Kiley’s South Garden in Chicago)

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Courtyard B Building B Terrace Walk Building A Courtyard A

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Terrace Walk Grand Staircase Village Green

Dealing with the sudden grade change was one of the largest challenges with this project. To help soften the steep drop off of the stairs, I propsosed a large steel sculpture be centered in the Village Green. This would allow users of the space to visually connect themselves to the plaza before reaching it; this makes the grade change and distance down the terrace walk not as intimidating.

The scupture itself was inspired by Clock Knot (shown on left middle) by Mark Di Suvero, through it’s eye catching red appearance and it’s industrial feel. It would be placed in the rain garden and ideally, plants would grow up the sides. Later on in the design, I added a clock to it as another feature for user’s of the space.

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reTireMeNT HoMeSpring 2013

overviewThis was a hypothetical project completed at the end of the Spring 2013 semester. The class was tasked with completeing individual design proposals for a hypothetical site. Although it was a blank canvas, there were some guidelines for the project, including the area of the site, the stream located in the North East corner, the amount of parking, and the size & shape of the building. Placement of the building, topography, as well as the design of the parking lots were all left to the designer.

DeSigN reSpoNSeMy design was to create a enjoyable, functional, and accessible space that encourages residents to use all aspects of the site. I included an outdoor kitchen and living room off the side of the house that ties back into the main gathering space. The main gathering space is large enough to hold functions, but also comfortable due to the large trees adjacent to it. It overlooks a garden planted very naturally and scattered with small bird houses. Connected to the main gathering space is a picnic area DV�ZHOO�DV�D� LQWLPDWH�ÀUHSLW�VSDFH�� �7KH�1RUWK�:HVW�DUHD�RI�WKH�VLWH�LQFOXGHV�D�SXWWLQJ�JUHHQ��VKXIÁHERDUG��DQG�DQ�RSHQ�ÀHOG���$�ZDONLQJ�SDWK�JRHV�WKURXJK�WKH�VLWH�DQG�WLHV�all the spaces together. Creating a buffer from the roads was also important, to block noise and provide a sense of enclosure.

Picnic area with recreation area in the background

Main gathering area overlooking nature garden & woods

Section A-A’ showing main gathering area & nature garden

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eArLy CoUrSeworKFall 2012

NiST CoUrTyArDThe three images on this page are from an individual design response for a courtyard at the National Institute of Standards and Technology campus in Gaithersburg, MD. For this project we were asked to design a courtyard based off of an item in their musuem. I chose the spectrometer because I felt it had potential for basing a design off of, as well as it’s brass exterior’s charm. As you can see from the plan on the bottom right of this page, the design was based on the object physically and metaphorically. The two sketches above the plan show the item in plan view and a diagram of the working parts of the object.

McKeLDiN MALL STUDyThe three images on the far right (page 17) are from an early study of the University of Maryland’s campus mall. We were tasked with creating a plan as well as some perspective images of the mall as it currently is. The perspectives show the fountain in the middle of the mall (left), and the area in front of the library (right). This project was early in my studio coursework, and was an exercise in studying functional landscape as well as developing graphics.

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View looking down fountain in center of mall View looking at trees and staircase in front of McKeldin Library

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Thomas Haley 5110 Sunnyhills Dr Sunderland, MD 20689 | 410.474.5258 | thhaley@terpmail.umd.edu

Education University of Maryland, College Park, MD Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, expected May 2015 Minor in Landscape Management

Additional Coursework Planting Design, Advanced Drawing, Art Theory, Art History

Job Experience Intern January 2014 – present DC Greenworks, Washington D.C.

� Researched plants for greenroof plantings � Created plan drawings to present to clients

Media Researcher January 2014 – present Vocus Inc, Beltsville, MD

� Maintained a database of public relations professionals � Contacted clients regarding services offered

Office Assistant May – August 2011, 2012, 2013 Trade Contracting Inc, Owings, MD

� Handled invoices � Ordered parts from supply houses � Maintained routine office operations � Learned about business aspect of contracting companies � Learned process of bidding jobs

Plumber’s Helper May – August 2009, 2010 Trade Contracting Inc, Owings, MD

� Worked in a commercial construction environment � Assisted in running medical gas, steam, water, HVAC, & waste lines � Learned to walk potential jobs, creating inventory of necessary supplies � Gained understanding of how work in construction field occurs

Other Related Experience Student Project Manager for Knox Village Project (Site Planning Studio – Fall 2013), Participated in green roof planting on UMD Student Union, Participated in miscellaneous landscaping work around campus (including: weed removal, leaf removal, mulching, & plantings)

Skills

� High attention to detail, Efficient working in groups and individually, Frequent experience with presentations & public speaking, Strong hand graphics

� Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, & AutoCAD � Working knowledge of GIS & Sketchup