landscape architecture portfolio of creative works

carolinecaroline bergelin

table of contentscaroline bergelin

design statement 1

2-8design projects

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hellenic museum

u of m gateway design

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edge fluidity in delta planning

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9-11work experience

liquid planning detroit 11

secrets revealed 12

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writing sample

creative pursuits

i am an ecological designer. to me, nature + humans are in concert - an evolving beast that is guided by an integrated design process. i see a landscape as a piece of art, one that is painted and molded to inform its ecological evolution. i use art + ecology + human desires to create landscapes. i strive to create spaces that make sense - ones that seemlingly appear to ‘fit in’ and appeal to the human senses. i push for sustainable practices and find joy in the educational process that may ensue.

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historic wetlands developed land current wetlands

boundary manipulation

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landscape studies

site: harsens island, lake saint clair, micourse: liquid planningdate: winter 2010

a conflict exists between the static nature of development and the fluidity of the delta’s edges. the proposed manipulations include a 30m submergent and emergent riparian boundary and incorportation of LID strategies to manage stormwater. the design invokes the delta’s natural systems to enable a fluid condition along the water’s edge while providing healthy places to live.

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client: hellenic museumaddress: 67 e kirby st, detroit mi 48202

course: ecological planting designdate: fall 2011

the forcus of this planting design was the renewal of a historic property that

incorporated SITES credits. native plants are used throughout and stormwater

catchements are integral to the design. rows of trees provide thermal barriers

and wind breaks. the design is simple yet structured to create legible public spaces.

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mulch layer, 2”-3”amended soil, 12”-36”filter fabric

perforated underdraincrushed gravelcontructed base

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infiltration planter

trench drain

planting bed

surface flow

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gold variegated pairie cord grass [37]

marsh blazing star [25]

new england aster [12]

little leaf boxwood [22]yoshino japanese cherry [1]dwarf slender deutzia [14]japanese pachysandra [820 sf]pink creeping thyme [511 sf]threadleaf bluestar [69]‘bronze’ beauty ajuga [687sf]black crushed granite [625 sf]

degroot’s spite arborvitae [9]

winter beauty box [5]

white blazing star [7]

siberian bugloss [12]

siberian crabapple [2]

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arborvitae[4] purple leaf

plum[2] american

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[728 sf] black ohio mulch

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yoshino cherry

flowers foliage

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japanese pachysandra

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dwarf slender deutzia

ajuga bronze beauty

threadleaf bluestar

pink creeping time

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project: u of m gateway designlocation: ann arbor, mi

course: site planning & design date: winter 2011

an open corner has left the intersection between the university

and downtown illegible and unwelcoming. keeping with university

style standards - as dictated by the client - a collegiate arch welcomes the public. a brick patio is a main element

to allow the public to pause without the constraint of patronizing a vendor.

a space of transition is created, as one moves onto the university proper.

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Acreage % of Acreage % Impervious. Runoff [gal.] 2005 Runoff [gal.] 20003,726,731,697

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project: liquid planning detroitposition: research assistant

location: detroit, mi date: summer 2011

funded by UofM’s Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute

to study climate change indicators in detroit, the built environment was

digitized and stormwater runoff analysis was performed in 5 subwatersheds for

the max and min average rainfall sin the past ten years. analysis used to help

inform future urban built environment design and sewer outfall managment.

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secrets revealedles jardins de metis - competition entrylocation: quebec, ca date: fall 2010

this garden festival’s 2010 prompt was ‘secret gardens’ and with a classmate our garden revealed the secrets of the underground world. as visitors approach they walk around three mounds to where the underground is revealed. each berm contains a glass jar musum of dirt, bugs, or roots. these materials were asked to be sumitted via an online request for specimens from around the world. we reveal the mystery of the underground world. concept development was collaborative & graphics were produced by me.

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Climate is perhaps the most important

factor in determining the productivity of an

ecosystem. In conjunction with the physiography

of the land, climate directly determines the

amount of sunlight and precipitation an

ecosystem receives. It is these two factors that

are essential for all plant process, and thus the

productivity of an ecosystem (Pastor and Post

1988). Climactic variation with changing latitude,

elevation, and proximity to large bodies of water

is closely tied to the distribution of vegetation

across the globe (Barnes et al. 1998). This

variation is evaluated in this study through the

examination of two forest ecosystems, a Mixed

Oak (MO) ecosystem in southeast Michigan

and a Northern Hardwoods (NH) ecosystem in

northwest Michigan.

While an ecosystem is highly dependent

on climactic factors, climate is not the only

factor that is used to understand the processes

within a forest ecosystem. As demonstrated

in this study, abiotic and biotic factors were

evaluated to understand and compare the

two forest ecosystems on the NH and MO in

Michigan. Ecosystem productivity is linked to

soil texture, water and nutrient holding capacity,

microbial size and activity, disturbance regimes,

ecosystem biomass accumulation and water and

nutrient cycling (Barnes et al. 1998).

The physical and chemical capacity of soil

to hold water and nutrients is critical for a site’s

productivity, and is determined mostly by the

parent material of the site and the organic inputs

from vegetation. As is evaluated in this study, the

MO and NH ecosystems vary in terms of material

deposited by the Wisconsian glacier (Larson and

Schaetzel 2001). The MO landform is the result

of glacial till deposited by the Wisconsian glacier,

resulting in the ecosystem being made up of

well-developed, nutrient rich soil with some clay

content, which is characterized as alfisol (Brady

and Weil 2002).

For comparison, the NH ecosystem,

also deposited as a recessional moraine by

the Wisconsian glaciation, is similar in geologic

forming processes, but has soil properties that

difference greatly from the MO ecosystem. The

NH ecosystem is made up of soil that is higher

in sand content, which has rapid drainage and

is characterized as spodosol. It is likely that the

NH ecosystem has these soil properties because

the material present at the site was likely

transported from an outwash plane to the north

by the preceding Illinionian glacier (Zak 2009). In

this study the physical and chemical properties

of these soils are described, considering how

climate modifies or adds to these properties, and

how these factors are reflected in the vegetation

and productivity of each ecosystem.

Barnes, B. V., D. R. Zak, S. R. Denton, and S. H. Spurr. 1998. Forest Ecology: 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, New York.

Brady, N. C. and R. R. Weil. 2002. The Nature and Properties of Soils: 13th edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc. New Jersey.

Pastor, J., and W.M. Post. 1988. Response of Northern Forests to CO2-Induced Climate Change. Nature 334: 55-58.

Zak, D.R. 2009. EEB 489 Soil Ecology Lecture and Laboratory Notes. School of Natural Resources. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

title: two forest ecosystems in michigan: understanding the effects of climate and soil properties on vegetation & ecosystem productivitycourse: soil ecologydate: fall 2009

creative pursuits: still life painting, functional ceramics, figure drawing, and freehand sketching.experience: participated in art classes since grade school, attended specialized art High School & minored in Studio Art at Skidmore College.

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