ALEX STRADERPortfolio of Landscape Architecture

OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORKS:

POUND RIDGE RESIDENCE

LAFAYETTE TOWER DEVELOPMENT

ACADEMIC STUDIOS:

BATON ROUGE, LA:CORPORATION CANAL REGENERATION

JACMEL, HAITI: URBAN DESIGN

U.S.-MEXICO BORDER: REGIONAL PLANNING

MOSS POINT, MS: WATERFRONT PARK

CAMERON PARISH, LA: CULTURAL +ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

Professional works while at Reed Hilderbrand, 2011—2014; academic studios while at LouisianaState University, 2006—2011

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HAMILTON COLLEGE ARTS COMPLEX

CAROUSEL PARK

ROWLAND HOUSE

BUFFALO BAYOU

LOUISIANA OLD STATE CAPITOL

BENNINGTON COLLEGE

BEVERLY HILLS RESIDENCE

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HAMILTON COLLEGE ARTS COMPLEXLocationTypeCostSizeStatusCollaborator

Clinton NYInstitutional$3.5 million (total project $37 million)7.3 acresAnticipated completion July 2014Machado and Silvetti Associates, architecture

New facilities for the Theatre and Studio Arts department at Hamilton College include an extensive scope of lansdcape development: stormwater management structured the design and provided opportunities for programming, including a constructed wetland and pond system and the construction of four parking lots with integrated bioretention swales. Terraces, paths, site walls and concrete risers create a network of circulation, gathering spaces and performance areas. The project is nearly complete, with an anticipated opening in the summer of 2014.

Illustrative site plan

Pond weir wallsTwo concrete weir walls serve to flood wetlands and hold water in a pond, while steel plates at the overflow points call attention to the way water is moving through the site.

Parking lot bioretentionRunoff from impervious surfaces are treated in bioretention areas graded to allow for ponding and planted with native wetland plants.

State regulations required extensive treatment of stormwater, which drove the site design and created campus amenities.

Rendering of proposed architecture and landscape design

Progression through a two-year construction period, with an anticipated completion in July of 2014

CAROUSEL PARKBoston MAPublic$2.3 million0.9 acresCompleted Aug. 2013Utile, Inc., urban design and architecture

Situated in downtown Boston on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and as little as five feet above the Interstate 93 tunnel, the redevelopment of this urban plaza was approached with consideration of numerous social and technical design opportunities. The site design is centered around a carousel surrounded by a dense grove of canopy trees – a challenging feat given the site’s uncompromising urban conditions.

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Illustrative site plan

Site and its context on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston

Tree grove: after excavation

Tree grove: structural soil placement and tree installation

Tree grove: paving installation

Extensive measures, including an engineered soil blend, were taken to ensure stability of paving and horticultural support of trees.

Site section shows subgrade complexity and relationship to interstate tunnel below.

Site photos

ROWLAND HOUSEAurora NYCommercial$800,0001.9 acresCompleted June 2014Holmes, King, Kallquist, architecture

The Rowland House is a former residential property converted to a guest house and event venue. The design builds on patterns set by six of Reed Hilderbrand’s previous projects in the small village of Aurora, which have developed an identifiable landscape character for the town. As project manager I have overseen the project’s construction, which was completed in June, 2014.

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Illustrative site plan

Event lawn, with engineered rootzone soil to maximize drainage and stability during weddings and other high-traffic events.

12”-cal. Honeylocust tree plantings

Graded lawn path traverses steep embankment

Bluestone riser path

Parking lot lighting

Site Materials Plan

BUFFALO BAYOUHouston TXPublicUnknown20 acres (gardens)Anticipated completion in 2014SWA Group, landscape architecture

In collaboration with SWA Group, we developed overall planting strategies for the second phase of Buffalo Bayou Park, along with designs for four specific gardens within the park. Each of these gardens provided unique existing conditions, with design intent influenced by topography, hydrology, program, and native plant communities.

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Tree canopy: deciduous vs. evergreen

Meadow Riparian zones

Redbud plantings Street trees

Garden site plan: Jane Gregory Garden

Illustrative site section: Jane Gregory Garden

CANOPY TREES Pinus taedaUNDERSTORY TREES Cercis canadensis Halesia dipteraSHRUBS Ardisia crispa Camellia japonica Camellia sasanqua Rhododendron spp.PERENNIAL & GROUNDCOVERS Aquilegia canadensis Ardisia japonica Indigofera kirilowii Liriope gigantean Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ Ruellia nudiflora Salvia coccinea Tradescantia occidentalis

Jane Gregory Garden plant list: developed by Joe James, Doug Reed, and Alex Strader

LOUISIANA OLD STATE CAPITOLBaton Rouge LAInstitutionalNot constructed3.7 acresSchematic design completedSuzanne Turner Associates, landscape history

With multiple sites adjacent to Louisiana’s Old State Capitol having been redeveloped into contemporary park spaces, the grounds are now positioned as the center of a “Central Green” in downtown Baton Rouge. In a study of how the property must be updated to serve today’s downtown Baton Rouge, our first step was to acknowledge the site’s rich history and let that inform design strategies. An historic analysis was completed in collaboration with Suzanne Turner Associates, and a schematic design was produced.

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Schematic site plan

Presentation board prepared for fundraising efforts, showing how the site evolved through various periods of significance

Aerial perspective shows schematic site plan and its place in the proposed “Central Green” of downtown Baton Rouge

BENNINGTON COLLEGEBennington VTInstitutionalNot constructed440 acresMaster plan ongoingVHB, traffic engineering

An update to the Bennington College Master Plan has involved careful consideration of the 450-acre campus’s rural, agrarian character, while focusing efforts on improving the overall circulation network. A primary goal of the plan is to re-organize vehicle traffic, removing a road from the center of campus and creating a perimeter loop road in order to prioritize the pedestrian experience in the campus core.

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Proposed long-term campus plan

Existing condition

Proposed vehicle circulation Proposed woven pedestrian connections

Concept: north loop

Campus core, bisected by vehicle road

Development of preferred north loop scheme, with improved vehicle and pedestrian circulation networks.

Grading studies helped inform proposed drive layouts, parking counts, and construction feasibility.

BEVERLY HILLS RESIDENCEBeverly Hills CAResidential$6.0 million (total project $32 million)3.0 acresAnticipated completion Spring 2016Richard Meier Partners, architecture

This residential commission for a 3-acre site in Bevery Hills involves construction of a pool, koi pond, gardens, pedestrian bridges, extensive plantings, entry drive, and arrival court, while negotiating steep topography. Concurrent design and construction of a new 19,000-square foot house by Richard Meier & Partners greatly influenced the landcape architecture.

ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN

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Illustrative site plan

Rendering of proposed pool and spa: an Olympic-length pool emerges out of grade in the meadow beyond.

3D model studies: an intensive program on a site with dramatic topography frequently required quick studies in Sketchup to explore and resolve grading, layout, and material decisions.

Site Materials Plan

Entry gate section detail

Tree planting at wood deck detail

Significant progress has been made on the house structure, while site walls and rough grading work continues in the landscape.

Completion is cheduled for Spring 2016.

ALEX STRADER

Portfolio of Landscape Architecture