linck p portfolio 2014
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My student landscape architecture portfolio referencing works between my 3rd and 5th yearsTRANSCRIPT
DESIGN PORTFOLIOPreston Linck
Bachelor of Landscape ArchitectureThe Pennsylvania State University
Works referenced from 2010 - 2013
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Info
Name: Preston Linck
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 724.986.9653
Date of Birth: January 9, 1990
Address: 1450 Flagler Ave.
Jacksonville, Florida
32207
The work included in this portfolio has been completed between the Fall of 2010 and the Spring of 2013 (3rd year to 5th year) of my academic career at The Pennsylvania State University’s undergraduate program of Landscape Architecture.
The past several years has allowed my work focus to graviate towards an integration of community design/planning with urban design. Added interest and appreciation additionally falls within categories of research, analysis, and planning.
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Additional Interests
Elmira Workforce Development Centerpg. 11-12
Messdorfer Feld21-24
Troy Hill Citizen’s Park pg. 9-10
Kane Ross Parking Lot27-30
Hill House Campuspg. 25-26
Logan Triangle13-20
Spring Creek Canyonpg. 37-40
Brownsville Urban Road Corridorpg. 5-8
Jersey Shore Sustainable Development pg. 3-4
4 Mile Run Interpretive Sign pg. 41-42
Photography pg. 43-44
Marcellus Shale Land Conversionpg. 33-36
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Examining Sustainable Development Options: A Community Engaged Process Semester: Fall 2012
Instructor: Mallika Bose, PhD
Type: Community Design/Planning
Purpose: Academic_Seminar
Location: Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
* 2013 PA/DE ASLA Student Award
Description: This project initiated a community engaged process to help the Borough of Jersey Shore adopt Green Infrastructure strategies as part of the community revitalization through sustainable planning/design practices. The project was conceptualized as a community engaged exercise with contributions from non-profit, regional government, local government sectors and community members.
Objective:The objective was twofold 1) to serve as the facilitator of a community engaged planning process focusing on green infrastructure strategies, and 2) to bring disciplinary knowledge and skills to help community members visualize the possibilities for their community through sustainable development practices.
West Branch Susquehanna River
Allegheny Street
Borough of Jersey Shore
US 22/PA 44
Appalachian Throughway
Lock Haven
Pine Creek Rail Trail
Williamsport
State Forest
Jersey Shore Context Map
Jersey Shore Community Visioning Exercise
4Seminary Street Design Plan Seminary Street Design Elements
Seminary Street Design
Seminary Street Existing Condition
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Brownsville Urban Road Corridor
Semester: Fall 2011
Instructor: Ken Tamminga
Type: Urban Design
Purpose: Academic
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description:Historically, Brownsville Road served as the life of Carrick, PA, with local taverns, churches and shops. Post industrial life has left the business district neglected and degraded, full of vacancies and unproductive storefronts.
The project focus centered on proposing design solutions that promote an enhanced quality of life that incorporates equity and resilience. Efforts were concentrated on a several block, mixed-use area as a demonstration for possible design interventions, including renewed streetscapes, possible infill solutions and a renovation and reuse plan of building stock, facades, and civic spaces.
Objective:The objective was to create a reconnection of the community to the downtown area through improving the environmental quality of the streetscape by focusing on community safety, walkability, resilience, and appearance. The end result would be an increase in the business district’s economic opportunities to provide community amenities and encourage a more livable environment.
Focus Area
Birmingham Cemetery
Corridor Study Area
Site Context Map
Community Design Charrette
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LEGEND
Bar
Recreation
Shopping
Cafe
Business
Restaurant
Vacant
Existing and Proposed Block Sections
Building Typologies Proposed Plan
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Proposed Renovations
Existing Site
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Concrete Wall Restoration
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Troy Hill Citizen’s Community Park
Semester: Summer 2012
Company: The Penn State Center
Advisor: Lisa Kunst Vavro, RLA
Type: Urban Design
Purpose: Internship
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: Troy Hill Citizen’s Park is a 0.5-acre property located in the Troy Hill Neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Theboundaries are defined by Claim Street,Hattaras Street, and Lager Street. The park is leased by Troy Hill Citizen’s Council since 1999 from The City ofPittsburgh and has been maintained by volunteers.
Objective:Working with the neighborhood Citizen’s Council, the objective was to brain storm local needs for the community and then to follow up with a visualization of these ideas.
The visualization came in parallel to a phasing plan, beginning with simple objectives including basic clean up to more advanced implementation like the Black Locust boardwalk.
Proposed Plan
Existing Site
10Existing Site Images
Proposed Redesign
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Elmira Workforce Development Center
Semester: Spring 2011
Instructors: Peter Aeschbacher & Sean Burkholder
Type: Campus Design
Purpose: Academic
Location: Elmira, New York
Description: This project explored the reuse options available for an underused lawn space adjacent to the main educational building on the campus Elmira’s Academic & Workforce Development Center.
Objective:The objective was to demonstrate sustainable design methods for students and instructors to engage through active educational and social experiences. These practices led to the design of a small semi-public community garden comprised of raised garden beds, manipulated landform, and social spaces. Additionally, the project demonstrates methods of organic gardening, small scale rainwater harvesting, and compost production.
Existing Site Images
12Proposed Site Plan Fabricated Container Design
Design Section
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Logan Triangle
Semester: Spring 2013
Instructor: Karen Lutsky
Type: Urban Design
Purpose: Academic
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: Located in North Philadelphia is a 40 acre vacant swath of land. Subsurface coal ash has claimed the once standing development, which has now been collapsed into basements and buried below a shallow layer of soil. Remaining is a vast, barren, and windswept landscape of micro topography in the middle of a working class neighborhood.
Objective:Through research of existing Philadelphia plans that demand for healthy living in the city, the objective has taken form in just that, to increase the quality of life and health of the immediately surrounding community. By discovering what the community is missing through research and analysis, program will take form by filling in the gaps that allow for the people of this community to live in a healthy body.
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site analysis
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coal ash locations
1992 1997 2002 2012
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topography concept
concept modeling
17week 9
week 8
week 7
week 6
week 5
week 4
week 3
week 2
week 1
rubble movement strategy
18soil movement strategy
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corridor phase 1 corridor phase 2 corridor phase 3
plan
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corridor option 1 corridor option 2 corridor option 3
view from community center roof
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Messdorfer Feld
Semester: Spring 2012
Instructor: Johannes Böttger & Thomas Knüvener
Type: Urban Design
Purpose: Academic
Location: Bonn, Germany
Description: A city operated farm rests on the fringe of the inner city of Bonn, bounded by residential neighborhoods. Currently, this property models a typical agrarian character while providing a passive circulation system.
Objective:The goal was to maintain the functionality and productiveness of this landscape as a farm, while developing upon the existing skeletal path system to better represent a public landscape. Productive planting systems, terminal zones, and a revised circulation system layer upon the landscape in order to highlight the beauty of the functioning agrarian landscape.
Existing Site Conditions
22Messdorfer Feld Proposed Plan
Site Form
Site Circulation
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Existing Neighborhood
Existing Allotment Gardens Restored Forest Edge Trail Open Lawn Space Path Farm Land
Restored Forest Edge & Riparian Buffer
Trail Poplar Farm Path Farm Land
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Path Farm Land
Poplar Farm Path & Lookout
Biomass Terminal, Edge Path, Open Lawn Space
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Hill House Campus
Year: Summer 2012
Company: The Penn State Center
Advisor: Lisa Kunst Vavro, RLA
Type: Planning
Purpose: Internship
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: Located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, the Hill House campus serves as the home to several community resource centers. A newly implemented outdoor amphitheater has fueled continued design and planning efforts for a better connected, ecologically sensitive, and educational campus.
Objective:Through visible and educational demonstrations, the objective is to retain 95% of stormwater on site, which equates to rain events up to 1.2”. Ultimately, the goal is to serve as a future model for the City of Pittsburgh. Green Space
Green Space Design
Asphalt
Biofiltration
Buildings
Impervious Surface
Playgrounds
Concrete
Amphitheater
*Numbers are in sq. feet
*Numbers are in sq. ft.
120,000 Gallonsof Impervious Surface Runoff
90,000 Gallonsof Impervious Surface Runoff
Proposed Site Design
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Terraced Bioswale
Plaza Retention
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Kane Ross Hospital Parking Lot
Semester: Summer 2012
Company: The Penn State Center
Advisor: Lisa Kunst Vavro, RLA
Type: Planning
Purpose: Internship
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: As the parking lot was set to be repaved, the city was looking for alternatives to traditional blacktop.
Objective:Working at the request of the city’s sustainability manager, the objective was to visualize an alternative design for the parking lot in order to present to members of Pittsburgh Public Works. Through proposed bioswales and restructuring the parking stalls, the design seeks to retain 100% of stormwater at events at or less than 1”.
Existing Site Images
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Parking Spaces= 209
Impervious Surface= 98,594 sf.
Stormwater Retention= 0 sf.
Goal= 16,366 sf. of Bioswales
Parking Spaces= 219
Impervious Surface= 93,534 sf.
Stormwater Retention= 15,742 sf.
= 96%
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Existing Retention Proposed RetentionExisting Parking Dimensions Proposed Parking Dimensions
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Parking Lot Redesign
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9” Curb Cut
Grade Towards Swale
• Assume a 6” depth below grade for 24 hour infiltration with engineered soils & subbase (determined by soil tests)
•Based on 1” rainfall (covering 90% of all annual rain storms)
Parking Bioswale Scenario
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Projecting a Future Post Marcellus Shale
Semester: Fall 2012
Instructors: Brian Orland & Dr. Tim Murtha
Type: Research & Analysis
Purpose: Academic
Location: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
*EDRA Poster Selection 2013
Description: The discovery of Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and its lucrative nature has led to unprecedented natural gas drilling activity. As a result land is being leased expeditiously, ultimately leading to landscape conversions. This project explored the future of possible social and environmental impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling on rural communities.
Objective:Research was conducted in order to project future land scenarios with and without Marcellus Shale activity. By analyzing existing trends, it was possible to visually demonstrate alternative and more productive land scenarios that could be communicated to land owners. Land owners could be made aware that they have power to influence the future of the landscape and ultimately the local community through more informed decision. The research most significantly offers insight into utilizing Marcellus accelerated land conversion as an opportunity to better improve the community for a more positively resilient future.
Sullivan County History
Dairy Farms Since 1925
Farm Comparisons
Farms Since 1925
195919391925 2007
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Land Use Comparisons
1925 1939 1959 2007
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Farms since 1925 - 2010
Farms since 1925 - 2059
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Trending Land Conversion without Marcellus Activity
1959 2010 2039 2059
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2010 without Marcellus
Farmland Progressions
1939 Farmland 1959 Farmland 2010 Farmland 2039 Farmland 2059 Farmland
2059 without Marcellus2010 with Marcellus 2059 with Marcellus
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Current Farm Practice
Alternative Practice With Drilling - Managed Forest
Alternative Practice With Drilling - Energy Farm
Trending Scenario of Abandoned Farmland
Alternative Farm Practice Post Drilling - Managed Forest
Alternative Practice Post Drilling - Energy Farm
Trending Scenario for Future
Alternative Scenario for Future - Managed Forest
Alternative Scenario for Future - Energy Farm
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Spring Creek Canyon
Semester: Fall 2010
Instructor: Dr. Larry Gorenflo, Neil Korostoff, & Dr. Timothy Murtha
Type: Planning
Purpose: Academic
Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania
Description: The Spring Creek Canyon is an 1800 acre parcel of land centrally located within the Spring Creek Watershed. Currently owned by the Rockview State Correctional Institute, this land is recognized globally as a rarity for its unique communities of plants and animals, superb water quality, and geological phenomena. Currently, unsustainable agricultural practices and sprawl continue to fragment the landscape, jeopardizing the future of this cultural and ecological amenity.
Objective:The objective was to restore the fragments of the landscape in order to revitalize biodiversity. Additionally, retaining this cultural amenity became a priority by introducing new hunting grounds, restoring stream banks, maintaining the class A fishing stream quality, and adding passive recreational biking and walking trails.
Existing Site Conditions
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Suitability Analysis Matrix for Forest Restoration Suitability Analysis Composite
Mixed Hardwood Riparian Buffer Maple & BasswoodExistingPhase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3:Site Conditions:
39Full Site Section
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4 Mile Run Demonstration Project:Interpretive Signage
Year: Summer 2012
Company: The Penn State Center
Advisor: Lisa Kunst Vavro, RLA
Type: Research/Graphic Design
Purpose: Internship
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: Due to Pittsburgh’s combined sewer and stormwater system, the City has serious issues with flooding during rainstorms. As a response, the first bioswale in Pittsburgh was implemented in the Summer of 2012.
Objective:This sign was designed and placed at the site in order to serve as an informative and educational sign to the ecological service that the site is doing.
A. Bioswale Planting Palette
B. Ponding & Infiltration
C. Bioswale Planting Mix
D. Gravel Subbase
E . Pervious Concrete
Trees
Soil is graded to create a swale where water is able to be retained until it is able to infiltrate and recharge the ground water supply.
Along with native plants, the amended soil helps to facilitate water infiltration while reducing erosion and runoff.
The gravel helps to reduce long term detention, filtering and assisting in the process of infiltration.
The pervious sidewalk allows for direct stormwater infiltration back into the ground. Excess runoff is directed into the bioswale.
Shrubs
Grasses
Ferns
Daylilies & Perennials
Amelanchier laevis/Allegheny ServiceberryMagnolia virginiana/Sweetbay Magnolia
Clethra alnifolia/’Hummingbird’ SummersweetIlex glabra ‘Shamrock’/’Shamrock’ Inkberry
Calamagrostis acutiflora/Karl FoersterCarex amphibola/Creek Sedge
Adiantum pedatum/Northern Maidenhair FernDryopteris erythrosora/Autumn Fern
Hemerocallis ‘Double Gold’/’Double Gold’ DaylilyHemerocallis ‘Ruby Spider’/’Ruby Spider’ DaylilyLiatris spicata/Marsh Blazing StarMonarda fistulosa/Wild BergamotRudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’/’Goldsturm’ Black-Eyed Susan
On-Site Section Detail
This landscape is designed to make stormwater runoff an environmental and aesthetic resource. Rather than allowing all stormwater to enter storm drains, water is conveyed into the bioswale. Water is then filtered, removing silt and pollutants until it infiltrates back into the groundwater system.
A Special Thanks to:
The section above shows how water is conveyed into the bioswale, filtered of pollutants such as solids, nitrogen, and heavy metals by vegetation uptake or soil binding, and then recharged back into the ground. To the left side of the section, water is collected from the road and directed through curb channels. To the right side, water is infiltrated through the pervious concrete, where excess is channeled into the bioswale.
Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor of Pittsburgh • Robert Kaczorowski, Director Department of Public Works, City of Pittsburgh • DPW Construction Division • Corey O’ Connor, Pittsburgh City Councilman • Bryan Materials Group • TreeVitalize • International Union of Operation Engineers, Local 95
• Working with local partners for the Pittsburgh region •
A Cleaner & Greener City The 4 Mile Run BioswalePittsburgh,PA
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A. Bioswale Planting Palette
B. Ponding & Infiltration
C. Bioswale Planting Mix
D. Gravel Subbase
E . Pervious Concrete
Trees
Soil is graded to create a swale where water is able to be retained until it is able to infiltrate and recharge the ground water supply.
Along with native plants, the amended soil helps to facilitate water infiltration while reducing erosion and runoff.
The gravel helps to reduce long term detention, filtering and assisting in the process of infiltration.
The pervious sidewalk allows for direct stormwater infiltration back into the ground. Excess runoff is directed into the bioswale.
Shrubs
Grasses
Ferns
Daylilies & Perennials
Amelanchier laevis/Allegheny ServiceberryMagnolia virginiana/Sweetbay Magnolia
Clethra alnifolia/’Hummingbird’ SummersweetIlex glabra ‘Shamrock’/’Shamrock’ Inkberry
Calamagrostis acutiflora/Karl FoersterCarex amphibola/Creek Sedge
Adiantum pedatum/Northern Maidenhair FernDryopteris erythrosora/Autumn Fern
Hemerocallis ‘Double Gold’/’Double Gold’ DaylilyHemerocallis ‘Ruby Spider’/’Ruby Spider’ DaylilyLiatris spicata/Marsh Blazing StarMonarda fistulosa/Wild BergamotRudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’/’Goldsturm’ Black-Eyed Susan
On-Site Section Detail
This landscape is designed to make stormwater runoff an environmental and aesthetic resource. Rather than allowing all stormwater to enter storm drains, water is conveyed into the bioswale. Water is then filtered, removing silt and pollutants until it infiltrates back into the groundwater system.
A Special Thanks to:
The section above shows how water is conveyed into the bioswale, filtered of pollutants such as solids, nitrogen, and heavy metals by vegetation uptake or soil binding, and then recharged back into the ground. To the left side of the section, water is collected from the road and directed through curb channels. To the right side, water is infiltrated through the pervious concrete, where excess is channeled into the bioswale.
Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor of Pittsburgh • Robert Kaczorowski, Director Department of Public Works, City of Pittsburgh • DPW Construction Division • Corey O’ Connor, Pittsburgh City Councilman • Bryan Materials Group • TreeVitalize • International Union of Operation Engineers, Local 95
• Working with local partners for the Pittsburgh region •
A Cleaner & Greener City The 4 Mile Run BioswalePittsburgh,PA
• Working with local partners for the Pittsburgh region •
Hardiness: Zones 4 - 9 (-20 °F to -30 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Size: 15 to 40’ high and 15 to 35’ wide
Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevis
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Photography
Years: 2011 - 2013
Locations: Taken throughout my travels of Europe, the United States, and Mexico
Description: A recent passion has become photography, and more specifically the photography of landscapes.
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