C a r o l i n e A c q u i s t a p a c e

S e l e c t e d W o r k S 2 0 1 5

M A S T E R O F L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E

CAROLINE ACQUISTAPACE4803 Webster s t | Oakland, Ca 94609510.872.8662 | cc .acquis t apace@gmai l .com

SKILLSAdobe Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino, GIS, Microsoft Office, Hand drawingOther: Basic Woodworking, Basic Welding, Printmaking

AWARDSTommy Church Memorial Design Competition, 3rd place Spring 2015CED Circus: Award for Outstanding Student Spring 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Meyer + Silberberg Land Architects, Berkeley CALandscape Designer Sep 2015 - Current Drafted stone, planting, and hardscape details for a 100% CD set for the San Francisco Veterans Medical Center. Picked up red-lines. Developed design studies for stone layout. Created sun/shade diagram to direct site specific plant selection, researched grasses, and stone finishes. Drafted details and plans for a 65% CD set for a senior housing project in downtown San Francisco. Produced hardscape and plant palette studies.

RHAA Mill Valley, Mill Valley CALandscape Architecture Intern Feb 2015 - Apr 2015 Rendered perspectives and birdseyes for urban, public, and tech projects. Produced design studies. Researched plant material and drain covers. Recorded plant and area calculations. The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Silver Creek Preserve, IDLandscape Architecture Intern Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 Produced renderings, diagrams, and writing for grant proposal submitted to Blain County Land Water & Wildlife Program to fund “High Desert Learning Garden”, a pollinator and drought tolerant garden at the Silver Creek Preserve Office. Located and produced renders for new pedestrian bridges, parking, and ADA fishing platform for the newly restored Kilpartrick Pond at Silver Creek Preserve. Delineated trail system and signage strategy for Flat Ranch Preserve.

EDUCATION

University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA 2012 - 2015 Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Urban Permaculture Institute, San Francisco CA Fall 2011 Permaculture Design Certification

Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford CA Summer 2010 General Management Certificate

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI 2006-2009Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Illustration, English Concentration

Oberlin College, Oberlin OH 2004-2006 Liberal Arts

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

UC Berkeley, Berkeley CAINland Lecturer Jul 2015 - Aug 2015INland Graduate Student Instructor Jul 2013 - Aug 2013 Worked with program coordinator and teaching staff to develop core curriculum. Challenged students to envision space at different scales. Encouraged students to use a clear concept as a driving force to integrate social and environmental factors into their studio designs.

Orchard Nursery, Lafayette CAPlant Nursery + Dry Goods Sales Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 Advised customers through plant selection and garden maintenance tactics, including Integrated Pest Management (IMP) and composting practices. Tended and organized nursery plants.

San Francisco Recreation & Parks, San Francisco CA Recreation Leader Sep 2010 - Aug 2012 Designed and built three afterschool gardens. Taught Urban Gradening at Tenderloin Recreation Center, Minnie and Lovie Ward, and Harvey Milk Recreation Center. Developed afterschool curriculum for the Urban Gardening course ages 6-12.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Urban Fabric

River Connection Park

Conversation Park

Catch and Release Park

High Desert Learning Garden

Planting Plan

Construction Drawings

Furniture Design

Model Making

Field Sketches

11.75 acres

8.2 acres

4.2 acres

13.5 acres

0.5 acres

SELECTED MLA WORK

DRAWING + 3D WORK

COMPETITIONS + AWARDS

* Cover: pencil on paper, botanical illustration, Buckeye Leaf , 2012, by Caroline Acquistapace

Tommy Church Memorial Competition, 3rd place

URBAN FABRIC

The thriving industrial production of steel, iron, and boats during the early to late 20th Century, at Pier 70, came at the cost of the bay’s ecologically rich shoreline. In this proposal, the now abandoned site responses to sea level rise, while providing habitat for birds and pollinators. By allowing bay water to come into the site through the historic slipway and bringing the plaza to the street grade, cultural vitality and ecological function are invited back onto the site.Urban Fabric, introduces fiber production on the site to grow raw materials used for paper, textiles dyes, and fibers. This agricultural and industrial production also provides a platform for the public to gather, explore, and access the bay.

Pier 70, San Francisco, CASize: 11.75 acresSoftware used: Rhino, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, ArcGIS

site programplants, dyes, and habitat

proposedexisting

bay trail

agriculture

public paths

marsh

plaza

seating under tree canopycafe

outdoor workspace

plant dyes + fiberscirculation

perspective along plaza wall

perspective in plaza

CATCH + RELEASE PARK

Albion Diary, L.A. River, Los Angeles, CASize: 13.5 acresSoftware used: Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, ArcGIS

The abandoned Albion Diary site will now be-come part of the L.A. River Revitalization strategy. Catch and Release Park not only provides much needed public open space and sports facilities to an underserved community, but the ADA path, designed to travel under the train tracks, enables the public to access the river. Other amenities include, 3 sculptural installations that mitigate the high levels of trash found in the river, and a planting strategy that supports diverse wildlife habitat on the site.

CIRCULATION1” = 100’

CIRCULATION

MAIN

TRAIN

circulation

PROGRAM1” = 100’

BASEBALL

HIKE, BIKE. STROLL

BASKETBALL

SOCCER

SKATE PARK

PLAYGROUND

BBQ | PICNIC

OUTDOOR THEATER

SCULPTURE

play

HYDROLOGY1” = 100’

INFILTRATION

WATER QUALITY

TRASH REMOVAL

hydrology

ECOLOGY1” = 100’

RIPARIAN HABITAT

UPLAND HABITAT

URBAN FOREST

ecology

Section A

Section B

PRESENT

PROPOSED

A

B

5% ADA path

railroad trestle

outdoor theater

trash catching sculptures

dock over marsh

marsh

upland habitat

skate park

Francisco Reservoir, San Francisco, CASize: 4.24 acres Software used: Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino, ArcGIS

Can public parks become financially and ecologically sustainable, given the enormous amount of investments cities must continu-ally commit to their maintenance and water needs? By using the abandoned Francisco Reservoir as a plant nursery and the adjacent building’s rooftops as a water collection surface, the park acts as a resource generator as well as public open space. Conversation Park provides education, recreation, and plant resources to the bay area.

CONVERSATION PARK

PLAN _phase I

water collection takes place on surrounding rooftops

water tanks store 88,000 gallons of water for use on site and in the nursery

plant nursery

cafe

5% ADA path

3’ interstitial paths

plants 6’ and under

plants 3’ and under

STRATEGY

50 YEARS STATIC // DYNAMIC1- 5 YEARS 20 YEARS

PLANTING PLAN: CONVERSATION PARK Francisco Reservoir, San Francisco, CASize: 2 Acres

Software used: AutoCAD

JUMP SILVER LAKE

Silver Lake Reservoir, Los Angeles, CASize: 13 acresSoftware used: Rhino, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, ArcGIS

Silver Lake Reservoir has been decomissioned, however it will remain full and become utilized by the public. What is the potential of this new resource in the neighborhood? Since parks in United States are getting increasingly safe, from fear of liability, they are in turn becoming more boring. Can we create a thrilling and somewhat wild experience that is walkable from a residential neighborhood? Jump Silver Lake pairs habitat construction, watercraft exploration, and cliff jumping to create a park experience within the city that is fun, daring, and adventurous.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

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SITE PLAN

1. BEACH2. JUMPS

3. FLOATING WETLANDS

Existing planting

Valley oak - Quercus lobata

Coast live oak - Quercus agrifolia

Redwood - Sequoia Sempervirens

Pine - Pinecus radiata

Thornless honey loqust - Gleditisia

Coyote brush - Baccharis pilularis

Pickleweed - Salicornia pacifica

Cordgrass - Spartina foliosa

Salt grass - Distichlis spicata

Cattail - Typha latifolia

Tule - Schoenoplectus acutus

Red willow - Salix laevigata

Arroyo willow - Salix lasiolepsis

California box alder - Acer negundo

Fremon cottonwood - Populous fremontii

Spreading rush - Juncus patens

Tule - Schoenoplectus accutus

Pondweed - Potamogeton amplifolius

Cattail - Typhalafolia

Duckweed - Lemna minor

Purple needlegrass - Nassella pulchra

California poppy - Eschscholzia californica

Box alder - Acer negundo

Arroyo willow - Salix lasiolepis

Rose - Rosa Gymnocarpa

Wisteria - Wisteria sinesis

Proposed planting

1877 urbanization suburbanization densify /restore

context

hidden relationships visible relationships

Legend

Outfall

Pri_SD_IN

Pri_SD_MH

Pub_CB_IN

Pub_MH

Storm_Pump_Sta

=109 acres

stormline of focus

Petaluma River, CaSize: 8.2 acres Software used: ArcGIS, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD

Is it possible to accommodate the growth of the city, while rejuvenating ecological function? River Connection Park is a strategy to mitigate the detrimental effects of stormwater on the river, while increasing housing, habitat, and public recreation.

RIVER CONNECTION PARK U r b a n S y s t e m s / S t o r m w a t e r

Existing planting

Valley oak - Quercus lobata

Coast live oak - Quercus agrifolia

Redwood - Sequoia Sempervirens

Pine - Pinecus radiata

Thornless honey loqust - Gleditisia

Coyote brush - Baccharis pilularis

Pickleweed - Salicornia pacifica

Cordgrass - Spartina foliosa

Salt grass - Distichlis spicata

Cattail - Typha latifolia

Tule - Schoenoplectus acutus

Red willow - Salix laevigata

Arroyo willow - Salix lasiolepsis

California box alder - Acer negundo

Fremon cottonwood - Populous fremontii

Spreading rush - Juncus patens

Tule - Schoenoplectus accutus

Pondweed - Potamogeton amplifolius

Cattail - Typhalafolia

Duckweed - Lemna minor

Purple needlegrass - Nassella pulchra

California poppy - Eschscholzia californica

Box alder - Acer negundo

Arroyo willow - Salix lasiolepis

Rose - Rosa Gymnocarpa

Wisteria - Wisteria sinesis

Proposed planting

historic tidals marsh

invertebrates

Polluted H20:

heavy metalsanimal wastechemical fertilizerspesticideshydrocarbons

coho salmon

steelhead trout

saceamento spittail

threespine stickle back

tule perch

prickly sculoin

Low Density (21 -64) units on 8.2 acre site

Medium Density(66 - 147) units on 8.2 acre site

High Density (148 - 246) units on 8.2 acre site

H o u s i n g

E c o l o g i c S y s t e m s

Look at that beautiful hawk!

100 year flood + sea level rise

U r b a n S y s t e m s / S t o r m w a t e r

SITE DIAGRAM

A

B

C

D

12 min

walk to downtown

Section A

Section C

Section D SITE PLAN

Section B

KILPATRICK POND SITE PLANSilver Creek, IdahoSoftware used: AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Arc-GIS

INTERNSHIP: THE NATURE

CONSERVANCY

After the completion of restoration efforts at Kilpatrick Bridge, a new trail system will be introduded to the site. The site plan proposes two pedestrian bridges that would provide access to float the creek and admire wildlife in key locations. The plan also includes a strategy for introduc-ing an ADA fishing platform to this re-nowned and popular fly fishing location.

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4.1. native bee habitat & seed collection 2. low maintenance pollinator habitat3. remaining lawn4. office gathering area5. silver creek preserve office6. BBQ area7. bocce court8. barn

HIGH DESERT LEARNING GARDENSilver Creek Preserve Office, Idaho

Software used: AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, ArcGIS

The excisting lawn in front of the Silver Creek Preserve Office is 0.45 acres. With several years of drought and water scarcity on the horizon, The Nature Conservancy plans to reduce their lawn area and transform it into a drought tolerant High Des-ert Learning Garden that would support pollinator and bird habitat. This strategy would reduce the lawn by 50%, saving enormous amounts of water. Furthermore, the new planting strategy has high ecological and educational value. The plans were part of a grant proposal I prepared and submitted to the Blain County Land Water & Wildlife Program for funding.

bloom times by month

full sun

shade

FURNITURE + MODELS

Perching Chair for Standing DeskTools Used: welding, bending, and general woodshop toolsMaterials: steel flat bar, ply wood, anti-fatigue mat, and wool upholstery

Model of Deyoung Museum, Fern CourtyardTools Used: AutoCAD, CNC router, laser cutter, and woodshopBuilt in collaberation with Joe Burg

CONSTRUCTION DETAILSDrafted at Meyer + Silberberg

Land ArchitectsSoftware used: AutoCAD

TOMMY CHURCH MEMORIAL DESIGN COMPETITION

In OCCUPY THE FENCE, a Bayview-grown botanical revolution subdues the metal, spiked fence that currently separates the community from the sewage treatment plant. The fence folds and bows, turning into paving, seating, play equipment, and shelter. Members of the Bayview community work a proposed nursery at Site A, using composted solids and recycled water produced next door to nurture an army of plants. These plants infiltrate the surrounding street-scape, occupying parking spaces and travel lanes. They flow down connecting streets to reach out to the rest of the Bayview community. This plant army, of stalwart camphor trees, fragrant sweet box, droughty juncus, and stinking hellebore, cleans runoff, shelters people from wind-borne odors and wastewater, and creates space for the Bayview community to grow.

1. picnic + playspace 2. boardwalk over bioswale 3. amphitheater with stage

4. greenhouse 5. pedestrian bridge 6. field of hellebore and camphor

Previously a sunken playground, we planted the lower area with a field of hellebores. A relocated pedestrian bridge reaches out directly to the community and provides a view over the hellebores and the production greenhouse. A novel experience for the visitors, the new space highlights stormwater treatment, performance space, play space, picnic, and greenhouse activity.

Site A - Bird’s Eye

Paving Trellis Monkey Bars Seating

Site BSite DSite CSite A

Site C - Section showing curbless street, bioswale, and fence furniture. 1/8” = 1’-0”

Site C - Perspective

Site C - Plan shows the paving as it narrows along thin spaces and widens in the thicker areas.

Site B - Plan shows the fence as it transforms from trellis to seating and finally into paving. Berms along sidewalks separate park experience from the busy street.

Site B - Section

Site A - Section

Site B - Perspective

Site D - Section

Visual + Olfactory Amelioration

Helleborus foetidius Sarrcocca hookeriana Trachelodpermum jasminoides

Cinnamomum camphora

Juncus patens Carex pansa Helleborus foetidus

Wind + Smell Mitigation

Tall trees divert smells from the sewage treatment facility by redirecting NW winds back to the bay.

Stormwater runs through bioswales.

Hellebores are planted for visual stimulusand the other plantings release pleasing smellduring bloom.

Stormwater Treatment

OCCUPY THE FENCE a botanical revolution

“Stinking” Hellebore Helleborus foetidus

Site A - Plan 1” = 30’ 1” = 30’

1” = 30’

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Site D - Plan shows the fence paving as it dissapates along Jerrold Ave, which reflects were the fence stops; also features a bike lane.

1/8” = 1’-0” 1/8” = 1’-0”

1/8” = 1’-0”

Awarded 3rd placeTeam members: Elaine Laguerta, Kyle O’konis, and Joanna SalemResponsibilities: Concept, Plan Renders, layout, and Planting Strategies

FIELD SKETCHES

C A R O L I N E A C Q U I S T A P A C Ec c . a c q u i s t a p a c e @ g m a i l . c o m

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