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A collection of my studio projects at Kansas State University
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a landscape arch i tecture por t fo l ioKylie R. Harper
Sunset Zoo Butterfly Garden
Hand Graphics
Manhattan Mennonite Congregation
Tagged Topography
Kylie R. HarperFifth Year Non-Baccalaureate Master of Landscape Architecture Graduate StudentDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community PlanningCol lege of Architecture, Planning & Design Kansas State [email protected]
Sunset Zoo Butterfly Garden
Hand Graphics
Manhattan Mennonite Congregation
Tagged Topography
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Table of Contents
Tagged Topography
Main Plaza Montage, Denver Metropolitan Studio Project, Arapahoe Square, Denver, Colorado
Tagged TopographyArapahoe Plaza is a design proposal for the
intersection of 21st Street and Broadway in the Arapahoe Square district in Denver,
Colorado. The plaza design includes a pedestrian bridge that gives an identity to the
area and serves as a gateway into Denvers central business district. The design concept
of Arapahoe Plaza draws inspiration from nearby graffiti murals or tags that represent the existing culture. A series of earthmounds
symbolize this graffiti concept three dimensionally and provide various degrees of spatial enclosure. Orange lighting elements
represent the bold colors in graffiti art and create an exciting nightlife experience.
Arapahoe Plaza is a spatially diverse design that captures the existing culture while strengthening the future potential growth of the Arapahoe Square district.
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Main Plaza Montage, Denver Metropolitan Studio Project, Arapahoe Square, Denver, Colorado
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existing traffic condition
proposed spacing
strategy and pedestrian bridge
street design
land use diagrams
Civic and Social Servicescivic
transitional housing
low income housing
Massing Diagramnew buildings
renovated/repurposed buildings
Green Spacesgreen roofs
turf and street trees
Mixed Use Developmententertainment
retail, office and residential
retail and office
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The proposed land uses for Arapahoe Square are primarily influenced by the existing site context. The placement of retail, office, and residential buildings is concentrated in the western portion of the district because of the proximity
to Denvers central business district and Coors Field. Proposed low income residential and social welfare buildings are located to the east near the existing neighborhoods. Parking is located adjacent to the existing light rail station,
civic buildings, and along the Festival Street. Additionally, green spaces create points of interest that guide visitors along the Festival Street which terminates at Coors Field.
illustrative plan
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light rail
21st festival street
22nd street
broadway
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existing traffic condition
My Inspiration, Photograph of Graffiti, Arapahoe Square, Denver, Colorado
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linework overlays
derived forms and program
spatial hierarchy
final design
process
Exploration of Lighting Elements
The forms derived from the graffiti and brick linework overlays were originally envisioned as being raised planters of dense vegetation. However, after considering the pedestrian bridge landing on top of one of these two dimensional forms, the idea of earthmounds seemed more congruent with the plaza design concept, emulating graffiti three dimensionally.
The earthmounds symbolically represent the bold, organic strokes of graffiti and activate the vertical space of the plaza design. However, the strokes were lacking vivid colors, which are commonly used in graffiti art. This issue was resolved with the exploration of various lighting features.
With the inclusion of lighting features, a new concept of light and shadow manifested within the plaza. A light wall, inspired by Peter Walkers Kiel Plaza, separates the main plaza space from a forest of light sticks that represents fragments of color in graffiti. These lighting elements create a light walk on the southern half of the site that contrast the shadows on the northern half of the plaza.
A framework was established by drawing lines that illustrate existing relationships and connections to the site context. The relative size and location of the shapes created by the lines suggest spatial hierarchy and ultimately drove programmatic development. The rapid overlaying of graffiti and brick linework establishes another framework that guides forms.
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21st street
broadway
pedest
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ridge
elevator
Office, Retail, and Residential Buildings
light
walk
stage
amphitheater seating
illustrative plan
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section illustrating spatial qualities
diagrams
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amphitheater seating intimate rest areastagelight walkpedestrian bridge
pedestrian bridge
tertiary light wall
amphitheater
secondary amphitheater
trees
intimate rest area
light walk
primary landforms
landforms
Circulation
Program Vegetation
Lighting Elements
pedest
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Irrigation Plan, Manhattan Mennonite Congregation Project, Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan Mennonite Congregation
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The Manhattan Mennonite Congregation was a planting design project for the
proposed Mennonite Church facility to be located on the 800th block of Poyntz
Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas. Given only a building footprint, Angela Mayer and I were
required to detemine the most suitable locations for the church facility and other various program elements after a series
of site visits. After the site elements were conceptually laid out, plants were then used
to define and accentuate the spaces.
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church
plaza
poyntz avenue
houston street
law office
privateresidence
parking lotbioswale
playground
the great lawn
amphitheater 8th
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illustrative plan
woody plant palette
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seasonal diagrams
acer freemanii autumn blaze/autumn blaze maple
juniperus davurica parsonii/parsons juniper
betula nigra/river birch
ginkgo biloba/ maidenhair tree
ligustrum vicaryi/ golden privet
viburnum carlesii/korean spice viburnum
gleditsia triacanthos/honeylocust
thuja occidentalis/ eastern arborvitae
zelkova serrata/zelkova
berberis thunbergii crimson pygmy/ crimson pygmy barberry
acer griseum/paperbark maple
ostrya virginiana/american hophornbeam
winter spring summer autumn
planting plan
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church
plaza
poyntz avenue
houston street
law office
privateresidence
parking lotbioswale
playground
the great lawn
amphitheater9th
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construction documents
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The Manhattan Mennonite Congregation project was not only my first planting design project, but was also my first
construction project as well. The illustrative plan that I made for studio
was transcribed into a series of construction documents; the planting
and grading plans were drawn first and followed by earthwork estimation.
Earthwork estimation was calculated using the Averge Depth, End Area, and Contour Area methods. I also
completed dimensioning, construction details, irrigation, and lighting/electrical
drawings for the site design.
deck detailgrading plan average end area plan
Terrace Perspective, Sunset Zoo Bioretention Project, Sunset Zoological Park, Manhattan, Kansas
Sunset Zoo Butterfly GardenThe Sunset Zoo Butterfly Garden was a
design proposal submitted by Katy Molaskey and I for a rain garden project at Sunset
Zoological Park in Manhattan, Kansas. During the Spring 2011 semester, zoo
officials chose the Butterfly Garden project to be implemented within Sunset Zoo.
The design transforms a stretch of several existing parking stalls into a terraced
rain garden that captures and cleanses stormwater runoff from the adjacent service
street. The planting design consists of native, water tolerant plants that attract
butterflies. Additionally, informative signage about native butterfly species,
life cycles, and migration patterns is used as an educational tool for zoo visitors.
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illustrative plan
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The majority of the materials used in the design, excluding the streambed gravel, are recycled materials from prior sidewalks and other precedent projects in the Sunset Zoological Park. Inspired by the pattern of a butterfly wing, each terrace has a low point in the center which allows shallow pooling of stormwater. The terraces gradually step down half a foot from south to north which directs excess stormwater into the next, lower terrace, essentially creating an appealing effect during rain events.0 2.5 5 10 20
recycled concrete
service street
service area
limestone check dam
fire hydrant
power line
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longitudinal section layers
existing access sidewalk
4 inch soil layer
3 inch gravel layer
streambed
limestone check dam sub-soil
cross-sectional layers
service street existing drain
slope stabilizing gravel
streambed 3 inch gravel layer
4 inch soil layer
sub-soil
cross-sectional layers
longitudinal section layers
limestone check dam
fire hydrant
power line
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Prior Site Conditions
Design Implementation
site photos
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Water Tolerant Plants Placed in Low Point of Terrace
Student Volunteers Helping with Planting
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Ink and Marker Sketch, Eco-revelatory Project,
Wildcat Creek, Manhattan, Kansas
Hand Graphics
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Art is my passion. Growing up, my mother always encouraged me to draw and paint after school rather than watch television
or play video games. Being an artist herself, I am inspired by my mothers
creativity. Every time I visit home, I discover something new that she has made, whether
it is a clothes dresser covered in papier-mch book pages or a mirror frame
crafted from sticks that were collected from the front yard. Because of her, I am
constantly searching for new ways to artfully express myself and my studio work. 4
This ink drawing was my response to the disappearance of the eco-revelatory project that Rachel Barth, Aaron Johnson, and I were supposed to document for the entire Fall 2009 semester. I drew in a comic style because I thought that our misfortune (two weeks into the semester) was rather funny, especially since our professor stated that rebuilding is discouraged. Assuming that flood waters snapped the limb in two, my teammates and I continued to sketch the surrounding context. However, shortly after this drawing, we met an elderly man who, upon our inquiry, informed us that he deleted our project from the scenery.
LArbre Comic, Eco-revelatory Project, Wildcat Creek, Manhattan, Kansas24
ink drawing
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Anneberg Park, Manhattan, Kansas26
These charcoal sketches were drawn in October 2009 at one of my favorite places, Anneberg Park, which lies on the western fringe of Manhattan, Kansas. Located in the Flint Hills, the park is surrounded by a two mile trail loop that meanders among the rolling cuestas that define the geographical region. Whenever I get a chance to exercise, I enjoy jogging along this trail.
charcoal sketches
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Entrance into The Big Well Museum28
graphite renderings
Greensburg Identity Project, Greensburg, KansasAlle Perspective
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These graphite renderings were produced for the Greensburg Identity Project in
my Site Design Studio during the Spring 2010 semester. The Greensburg Identity
Project involved the redevelopment of the two city blocks that surround the Big
Well Museum in Greensburg, Kansas. The final products were given to the City
of Greensburg for design inspiration.
thank you.
Jessica CanfieldAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community PlanningCollege of Architecture, Planning & Design Kansas State [email protected]
Blake Belanger, rla, aslaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community PlanningCollege of Architecture, Planning & Design Kansas State [email protected]
Chip WinslowProfessorDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community PlanningCollege of Architecture, Planning & Design Kansas State [email protected]