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Devon Blosch, Associate ASLA

(979) 676-1656

[email protected]

www.devonblosch.com

308 N. Haswell Dr.

Bryan, Texas 77803

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Effectively integrated pedestrian pathways throughout the development link the residents to each other as well as to the park. Lining the streets are attractive bioswales that effectively buffer pedestrians from vehicular traffic. The design promotes social and physical health, and ultimately a more successful and healthy community from flooding.

Low Impact Development (LID) is an alternative site design strategy that uses natural and engineered infiltration and storage techniques to control storm water where it is generated. LID combines conservation practices with distributed storm water source controls and pollution prevention to maintain or restore watershed functions. The objective is to disperse LID devices uniform across a site to minimize runoff.

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Current storm water management in the region contributes to poor water quality. The existing and proposed development creates increased runoff further degrading the current ecosystem in Spring Creek.

Establish a sustainable low impact development that includes peak flow control, volume reduction, improves water quality, and conserves water. This development utilizes storm water runoff to educate residents, create a community identity, and provide an aesthetically pleasing landscape.

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Surrounding the exterior of the project are single-family residential lots at three units per acre. The development accommodates multiple user groups and brings a variety of people together in close proximity to the park.

Single Family Residential

The core of the site consists of multi-family residential housing. These attractive town homes are an efficient form of high density housing. There are seventy seven units that incorporate small park areas, pedestrian pathways, and convenient living for the residents.

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All alleys are properly graded and pitched to allow water to run to the center of the alley and then flow to the streets bioswales. This prevents the need for additional sewer infrastructure and prevents adjacent properties from flooding.

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Twin Creeks Community Master Plan

A master plan subdivision, incorporating low-impact design, “green” technique, and water shed management practices.

Team: Devon Blosch, Pamela Humphrey, Cody Johnson, & Joanna Kaspar

LAND 321 | Spring 2008 | Dr. Murphy

Aransas Pass: Marina & Hotel

City of Aransas Pass, Texas, was looking for a catalyst project to spark ecotourism. This

project reflected the basic needs of tourists: lodging and entertainment/recreation.

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LAND 320 | Fall 2007 | Dr. Landphair

The city of Aransas Pass requested an environmental tourist destination. The solution was a new marina and hotel resort. Both projects incorporated environmental recreation, such as, boating, fishing, and birding.

Unlike other proposed projects, this solution encompassed the two projects as one, split into phases; this concept allowed for a unified resort ambiance and an iconic strong sense of place for the area.

This project was in the top 10, out of 36, to be reviewed in more detail by the city board.

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Southwest Pkwy. Park

A neighborhood park for surrounding population of college (some with children) and elderly ages. To include predetermined features.

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LAND 319 | Spring 2007 | Dr. Lee

City of College Station requested a park for college age and active adults.

The solution included small parking (relying on walkability of the surrounding area), exercise equipment, basketball courts, rock climbing wall, fields, play equipment for younger children, and covered areas.

In addition to activities, the park required extra safety measures because of the surrounding area. Open tree sight lines from the roads and oversized walkways for emergency vehicles to reach the exercise equipment and rock wall were very important.

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The task was to design a planter that can be inside or outside. The planter must be able to be moved by one or two people. It must be easy to reproduce and ship.

The solution was a modular planter inspired by the Chinese rain chains. The top module is a reservoir that holds over 3 gallons of water. Under each module is a valve that controls the stream of water. The water drips from module to module creating specific ecological zones (based on the above valve opening). In the image, the top zone is a wetland, second is a temperate zone, and the bottom is an arid zone. The modules can be added or subtracted using the chain and hooks.

The modules were built using scrap wood which was biscuited together to form 1’ x 1’ x .75” boards. This unique feature adds the element of sustainability to the design minimizing the usage of new lumber.

Hanging Modular Planter

Chinese rain chain inspired, modular, sustainable, ecosystem, and adjustable planter.

Team: Devon Blosch, Loni Davis, & Rachel Rock

LAND 318 | Spring 2007 | Professor Naderi

Solar Decathlon Deck Plan

Using an existing house plan, design the CAD drawings for a deck.

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Downtown Streetscape

A master plan streetscape of a revitalizing district in historic downtown Bryan, Texas. Incorporated walkability, lighting, ADA rules, native vegetation, parking, and attractive street furniture.

Individual Work | Google SketchUp

LAND 319 | Spring 2007 | Dr. Ozdil

Yellowstone National Park 1988 Wildfire

In 1988, Yellowstone National Park was struck by lightning. Being an atypically dry year, the predominant vegetation of Lodgepole pines erupted into a massive wildfire that consumed 75% of the park’s land area.

This realistic scaled model is the hilltop area believed to be struck by lightning, sparking the fire. The model was built in two weeks by a creative team working in intervals. The finished model had over 2000 ‘living’ and 1500 ‘dead’ handmade trees.

Team: Devon Blosch, Loni Davis, Brad Frerich, Dustin Schubert, & Jake Walther

LAND 318 | Fall 2006 | Professor Naderi

Yellowstone Diagram Fire Map

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The model was 3’ x 5’ and 2’ tall. It was built on a wooden base covered in floral foam blocks. A contour map was transferred onto the foam blocks. The foam was then carved to match the contour elevations. The foam was covered in a plaster and drywall compound mix. After hand sculpting, the model was painted. Sand, rocks, trees, and faux water were added. The model was completed in two weeks, with about 3 hours of work between 5 people each day for a total of 210 working hours.

To represent the lightning strike, a single yellow tree was placed in the top right corner of the model -- the top right corner of the model, the most likely point of origination.

Hot springs were located near the bottom of the model, represented with sand and deep blue colored ‘water’.

Time-Lapse Video

The group videotaped a majority of the time it took to create the model. Once the model was finished, Devon edited the video and compressed it to about 3 minutes. The video was uploaded to YouTube and the Texas A&M University Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Department website under student work, as well as used in future classes (for model building demonstration).

So far, the YouTube video has been viewed over 650 times and has comments from some of the firemen/women that battled the 1988 fire.

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Design a sustainable mixed use community in south College Station, Texas that accommodates future users and their needs. The development will integrate residential, commercial, educational, and recreational activities. The focus of the community is to be a model for the appropriate management of water, emphasizing water balance, quality, and value in an urban, ecological, and hydrological context.

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Multi-Family 50.4 acres

Single Family 355.6 acres

Commercial 221.5 acres

Private (Churches) 24.6 acres

Civic (School) 21.8 acres

Business 55.1 acres

Parkland/Landfill 471 acres

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Hydrology

There are many small intermittent streams that feed into the site’s two major creeks, Lick Creek and Spring Creek. Lick Creek is the northern, more prominent creek on the site, and converges with Spring Creek just south of the landfill. The subtitle-D landfill is situated in the confluence of the creeks, and is scheduled to be capped in less than a year. Most of the water entering the creeks is head water from residential developments located upstream. New development on the site will also increase runoff into the creeks. If the region’s traditional storm water management practices are continued, Lick Creek and Spring Creek will be ravaged by the increased volumes of water runoff.

Vegetation

Currently the site is semi-developed and possesses lush, plentiful native vegetation. As shown in the Vegetation Map, there is dense vegetation along the creeks represented in dark green. The areas consisting of native grasslands are shown in light green and are also present on the site. In order to facilitate storm water runoff infiltration, slow creek erosion, and improve the area’s overall water quality, the design will preserve as much native vegetation as possible.

Soils

The majority of the soils present on the site have clay-based compositions. Because clay has a slow infiltration rate, intensified volumes of storm water runoff flows are present throughout the site. Fortunately, there are small outcroppings of sandy soils (Krd) with higher infiltration rates than the clay-based soils. These naturally sandy soils require protection from development in order to naturally purify water and slow water runoff. Development should be encouraged on the clay-based soils with slower infiltration rates.

Community Master Plan

As shown in the map above, the project site is a proposed development located in south central Brazos County, Texas, United States. Situated in the rapidly growing area of southeast College Station, this triangular site is bound by Texas Highway 6 along its southwest edge, Rock Prairie Road forms the northern edge, and William D. Fitch Parkway forms the southeast boundary of the site.

Topography

As the Topography map demonstrates, the higher elevations on the site are present in the western region of the site, and the lower elevations are in the eastern portion where the creeks are located. The slopes on the site are generally four percent or lower with an exception of the land near the creeks. The slopes on the site increase dramatically as they plunge into the creek beds reaching up to thirteen percent in some areas. These steep slopes around the creeks suggest erosion. The gentle slopes over most of the site are advantageous for lower cut and fill requirements of future development as well as a slower runoff rate over most of the site.

As shown in the Regional Hydrology Map, the project site (located inside the red box) is part of the Navasota watershed. The Navasota watershed is located along the eastern border of Brazos County, and the two creeks located in the red box are tributaries to the Navasota River.

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The current road system of Bryan and College Station, Texas shows the prime location of the project’s site. Located off of Texas Highway 6, the city’s major arterial highway, are the zones with the most rapid development. The project’s site will eventually become centrally located in the city as College Station continues to grow.







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Sheet flow water from the town homes is guided over the yard toward the street. Some infiltration will take place as the water moves across yard, but the excess water is then captured by the bioswales and tree box filters that line the streets. The water enters the tree boxes and bioswales, naturally irrigating the plants as well as purifying the water as it moves through the soil. On the sides of the

Permeable pavement provides a sturdy, porous surface that allows water to percolate through the pavement and into the existing subsoil. Applying porous pavement above the poorly drained clay-based soils of our site will prove effective in slowing runoff into the creeks. The implementation of the underground piping system below the porous pavement will move the water into the detention pond. The detention pond slowly releases the water into the creek. The slowed release of water reduces the stress placed on the creeks to accommodate the otherwise increased intensity of the storm water runoff.

Permeable Pavement Benefits:* Reduce the rate and quantity of stormwater runoff* Reduce stress on infrastructure* Recharges ground water* Filters silt, pollutants, and debris

A bioswale, or a vegetated swale, is a shallow trench planted with native vegetation. This storm water management tool is used to slow surface water runoff and allow water to naturally infiltrate into the earth. A bioswale serves a natural irrigation system, a water purification method, and prevents water from entering a traditional sewer system.

Bioswale Benefits:* Filters silt, pollutants, and debris* Reduces rate and quantity of stormwater entering sewer system* Recharges ground water* Reduces storm sewer piping and structures* Can reduce detention requirements* Provides opportunity for wildlife habitat

Permeable PavementBioswales

Section B-B’: Road Adjacent to Park

Much like the residential roads, the road adjacent to the park uses the same model of bioswales and tree boxes to capture and slow runoff from the residential areas. On the southern side of the street there is the addition of an erosion

Post-Development Drainage DiagramPre-Development Drainage Diagram

streets, porous pavement allows sheet flow from the street to infiltrate and is then channeled into the tree box filters. The porous pavement also provides a visual distinction between the street and roadside parking. During a heavy rain event, excess water in the tree box filters and bioswales is conducted to the detention pond before slowly releasing into Lick Creek.

control curb. The purpose of this curb is to convert channel flow runoff water into sheet flow. In a large rain event when the bioswales fill to maximum capacity, the level erosion control curb evenly distributes the water as sheet flow into the park.

The existing contours on the site create a sheet flow that drains slowly and evenly into Spring Creek. Slow erosion on the site has created an intermittent stream that also drains into Spring Creek. With LID methods, the design is meant to prevent channel flow runoff from occurring, mimic the site’s natural sheet flow, and prevent further degradation of the creek ecosystem.

The post development grading creates a drainage pattern that guides water through a series of bioswales, tree box filters, a detention pond, and over an erosion control curb. These devices prevent heavy channel flow from reaching the creek as well as providing many water infiltration opportunities. Any storm water runoff the reaches the park from the development is converted into sheet flow, or is slowly released from the detention pond back into the creek.

Twin Creeks CommunityTree box filters are essentially ‘boxed’ bio-retention cells placed along the curbs in place of a traditional storm drain inlet. The breaks in the curb allow the initial wave of runoff water from the development to enter the tree box and vegetated swale. Once the water enters the tree boxes, the water infiltrates and is filtered through the first layers of vegetation and soil before it enters a catch basin. Once in this naturalize catch basin, the water enters the perforated pipe of a French drain. As the water moves through the perforated pipe toward the detention pond, additional water infiltration occurs along the way.

A rain garden is a landscape feature designed to slow storm water runoff. The rain garden collects runoff from imperious surfaces, and then utilizes the water to irrigate the native perennial plants. These plants also obstruct the runoff water from flowing freely and quickly through the site. Once again, infiltration of water into the soil is the main accomplishment of rain gardens.

Rain Gardens Benefits:* Attractive garden area to receive discharge from down spouts* Filters silt, pollutants, and debris* Reduces rate ad quantity of stormwater entering the sewer system* Recharges ground water* Provides habitat for birds and wildlife* Helps reduce localized flooding

A naturalized detention pond is used to temporarily store storm water on the site and slowly release the water back into the natural drainage system at a controlled rate. These areas are intended to resemble and function as native wetlands. Native plants included in the detention basin will grow both above and below normal water levels. This perspective depicts the intermittent stream located below the detention pond. The continuous flow and release of storm water provides lengthened aesthetic value of a babbling brook flowing through the park. The main goal of the detention pond is to minimize the detriment of the creek banks from increased storm water runoff from the new development occurring on the site.

Detention Pond Benefits:* Reduces the rate and quantity of stormwater runoff* Filters silt, pollutants, and debris* Reduces erosion of pond edges* Provides an attractive amenity* Provides habitat for birds and wildlife

Perspective A: Rain Garden

Perspective B: Park Creek & Trail

Townhomes provide economic feasibility by utilizing high density development. They also satisfy multi-age and multifamily statuses. For example, a townhome is a good starter home for a new family or a retiree that no longer wants a large yard to maintain. It can also satisfy assisted living needs, while providing a sense of ownership and self reliance.

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Tree Box Filter Benefits:* Enhanced aesthetic value and shade of the development’s streetscape* Native plants used in the tree boxes thrive year round adding aesthetic appeal* Additional safety from vehicular traffic along the development’s streets* Improved water quality through natural cleansing by vegetation and soil* Slowed erosion of creeks due to slowed channel runoff

Twin Creeks Community Posters

Individual Contribution: Concept generating, inventory & location maps, preliminary sketching, some color rendering, and poster design/layout.

Team: Devon Blosch, Pamela Humphrey, Cody Johnson, & Joanna Kaspar

LAND 321 | Spring 2008 | Dr. Murphy

General Meeting Student Development

TAMU ASLAPostersWhile Communication Chair, 2007-2008, for the Texas A&M University Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Devon designed, developed, implemented, and maintained all aspects of marketing using multiple techniques and media, from paper to websites.

The most prominent were 11” x 17” paper posters. The organization developed 4 main programs within the chapter: general meetings, student-led development, student socials, and major events such as Aggie Workshop. Devon developed templates for each type of meeting.

During the semester, the organization members started to recognize the poster layouts and easily find the information they needed. The chapter posters became easily distinguishable from other Architecture organizations.

When it was time for Aggie Workshop (a student-led, organized, national conference) the officer, Paul Cozzolino, came to Devon and asked that he create the Aggie Workshop poster because “people recognize your posters” and they are eye catching and appealing.

Overall, Devon created 18 posters announcing the general meetings, student-led development, student socials, and major events. The chapter’s advisor, Dr. Woodfin, said we had the most membership participation in years.

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In addition to being an officer, Devon also participated as a development forum leader for the Google SketchUp Pro and Adobe Dreamweaver development forums and a coleader for the Adobe InDesign forum. Each of the student developments were a great success, bringing in new and old members, graduate students, and even other students outside of the Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Department.

WEBSITES

http://www.devonblosch.com

Devon Blosch

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http://asla.tamu.edu

Texas A&M University Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

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http://www.aggieworkshop.org

Aggie Workshop 2008

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PORTFOLIO - Devon Blosch · The core of the site consists of multi-family residential housing. These attractive town homes are an efficient form of high density housing. There are