Shannon Simms Portfolio 2014

SHANNON SIMMSPORTFOLIO

ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN2010 - PRESENT

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AVE NE

UNIVERSITY WAY NE

NE PACIFIC ST

MAINTENANCE

290+

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115.

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100.

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PC: 2

92+6

3.36

PC

: 296

+25.

48

PC

: 291

+00.

01

PC: 293

+63.2

1PT:

290

+46.

83

PT: 29

3+62

.57

PT: 2

96+3

1.65

PT: 2

91+6

7.15

PT:

294

+43.

35

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291+

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292+

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293+

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290+26.83EG: 68.85FG: 70.67

290+50EG: 69.23FG: 70.42

290+75EG: 69.79FG: 69.85

291+00EG: 69.58FG: 69.12

291+25EG: 67.26FG: 68.38

291+50EG: 68.37FG: 67.66

291+75EG: 66.61FG: 67.16

292+00EG: 65.70FG: 66.69

292+25EG: 65.45FG: 66.62

292+50EG: 66.04FG: 67.12

292+75EG:

FG: 67.58

293+00EG:

FG: 67.79

293+25EG:

FG: 67.95

293+50EG: 70.19FG: 68.11

293+75EG: 70.04FG: 68.26

294+00EG: 69.79FG: 68.42

294+25EG: 68.89FG: 68.58

294+50EG: 68.02FG: 68.74

294+75EG: 68.45FG: 68.89

295+00EG: 69.27FG: 69.05

295+25EG: 69.55FG: 69.21

295+50EG: 69.38FG: 69.37

295+51.54EG: 68.92FG: 69.39

25.00' VCPVI:292+76.03

ELEV:67.64

BV

C: 2

92+6

3.53

ELE

V: 6

7.39

'

EV

C: 2

92+8

8.53

ELE

V: 6

7.72

'

1.74%

-0.54%

-1.07%

-2.94%

-2.00% 2.00%

0.63%

STA

290

+58.

98P

VI 7

0.32

5

STA

291

+48.

62P

VI 6

7.69

0

STA

291

+98.

28P

VI 6

6.69

5

STA

292

+22.

28P

VI 6

6.56

5

STA

295

+50.

05P

VI 6

9.36

8

STA

291

+65.

88

ELE

V 6

7.34

STA

292

+57.

36

ELE

V 6

7.27

STA

295

+27.

98

ELE

V 6

9.23

PLAN - STA 290+27 to STA 295+52

PROFILE - STA 290+27 to STA 295+52

0

SCALE: 1" = 20'-0"

10 20 40

0

SCALE: 1" = 20'-0"

10 20 40

LEGEND

LIMIT OF WORK LINE

RIGHT OF WAY LINE

EXISTING MAJOR CONTOUR

EXISTING MINOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED MAJOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED MINOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED SPOT ELEVATION00.00

GRADING NOTES:

1. GRADING AND DRAINAGE: ALL PROPOSED PAVING, CURBS, WALLS, ANDPLANTING AREAS SHALL SMOOTHLY CONFORM TO EXISTING ADJACENTFEATURES TO REMAIN. PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE ON ALL PAVING ANDTHROUGHOUT ALL PLANTING AREAS. FLOOD PAVED AREAS UPONCOMPLETION AND RECONSTRUCT ANY LOW SPOTS AS DIRECTED.

2. BACKFILL: EXCAVATED MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR BACKFILLINGSHALL BE REMOVED AND LEGALLY DISPOSED OF OFF-SITE.

3. GRADING: PERFORM ALL EARTHWORK AND GRADING PERGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

GENERAL NOTES:

1. SEE SHEET L131 FOR TYPICAL SECTIONS

VERTICAL EXAGGERATION = 5X

1

BROO

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UNIVERSITY WAY NE

NE PACIFIC ST

MAINTENANCE

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1PT:

290

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83

PT: 29

3+62

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290+26.83EG: 68.85FG: 70.67

290+50EG: 69.23FG: 70.42

290+75EG: 69.79FG: 69.85

291+00EG: 69.58FG: 69.12

291+25EG: 67.26FG: 68.38

291+50EG: 68.37FG: 67.66

291+75EG: 66.61FG: 67.16

292+00EG: 65.70FG: 66.69

292+25EG: 65.45FG: 66.62

292+50EG: 66.04FG: 67.12

292+75EG:

FG: 67.58

293+00EG:

FG: 67.79

293+25EG:

FG: 67.95

293+50EG: 70.19FG: 68.11

293+75EG: 70.04FG: 68.26

294+00EG: 69.79FG: 68.42

294+25EG: 68.89FG: 68.58

294+50EG: 68.02FG: 68.74

294+75EG: 68.45FG: 68.89

295+00EG: 69.27FG: 69.05

295+25EG: 69.55FG: 69.21

295+50EG: 69.38FG: 69.37

295+51.54EG: 68.92FG: 69.39

25.00' VCPVI:292+76.03

ELEV:67.64

BV

C: 2

92+6

3.53

ELE

V: 6

7.39

'

EV

C: 2

92+8

8.53

ELE

V: 6

7.72

'

1.74%

-0.54%

-1.07%

-2.94%

-2.00% 2.00%

0.63%

STA

290

+58.

98P

VI 7

0.32

5

STA

291

+48.

62P

VI 6

7.69

0

STA

291

+98.

28P

VI 6

6.69

5

STA

292

+22.

28P

VI 6

6.56

5

STA

295

+50.

05P

VI 6

9.36

8

STA

291

+65.

88

ELE

V 6

7.34

STA

292

+57.

36

ELE

V 6

7.27

STA

295

+27.

98

ELE

V 6

9.23

PLAN - STA 290+27 to STA 295+52

PROFILE - STA 290+27 to STA 295+52

0

SCALE: 1" = 20'-0"

10 20 40

0

SCALE: 1" = 20'-0"

10 20 40

LEGEND

LIMIT OF WORK LINE

RIGHT OF WAY LINE

EXISTING MAJOR CONTOUR

EXISTING MINOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED MAJOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED MINOR CONTOUR

PROPOSED SPOT ELEVATION00.00

GRADING NOTES:

1. GRADING AND DRAINAGE: ALL PROPOSED PAVING, CURBS, WALLS, ANDPLANTING AREAS SHALL SMOOTHLY CONFORM TO EXISTING ADJACENTFEATURES TO REMAIN. PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE ON ALL PAVING ANDTHROUGHOUT ALL PLANTING AREAS. FLOOD PAVED AREAS UPONCOMPLETION AND RECONSTRUCT ANY LOW SPOTS AS DIRECTED.

2. BACKFILL: EXCAVATED MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR BACKFILLINGSHALL BE REMOVED AND LEGALLY DISPOSED OF OFF-SITE.

3. GRADING: PERFORM ALL EARTHWORK AND GRADING PERGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

GENERAL NOTES:

1. SEE SHEET L131 FOR TYPICAL SECTIONS

VERTICAL EXAGGERATION = 5X

1

4L501

9' 18"2'VARIES 12' 2'

MATCH EXISTING GRADE

2%

GRAVEL PAVEMENT,TYP.

7L501

COMPACTEDSUBGRADE

COMPACTEDAGGREGATE BASE

TO PACIFIC AVE

℄

1' 1' VARIES

UNDER DRAIN4C502

2%


UNDISTURBED SOIL, TYP.

L.O.W.

L.O.W.

1L501

TAPEREDCURB

6L501

VEHICULARASPHALTPAVEMENT

2%2%2%2%

VEHICULARCONCRETEPAVEMENT

UNDER DRAIN 4C502

9' 18"2'VARIES 12' 2'

MATCH EXISTINGGRADE

2%2%

VARIES

TO PACIFIC AVE

VARIES

COMPACTEDSUBGRADE


10"

LANDSCAPEVARIES


UNDISTURBED SOIL, TYP.

L.O.W.

L.O.W.℄

6L501



4L501

CANTILEVEREDRETAINING WALL

3SS501

7L501

GRAVEL PAVEMENT

2%

6", TYP.REFER

TO PLAN

SAFETY RAILINGTYPE 1GUARDRAIL2%

NOTE: UNDER DRAIN ATSOME LOCATIONS

1L501

TAPEREDCURB

12' 18"2'VARIES 12' 2'

MATCH EXISTINGGRADE

2%2%

7L501

COMPACTEDSUBGRADE


VARIES

LANDSCAPEVARIES

TO PACIFIC AVE

MATCH EXISTINGGRADE

GRAVEL PAVEMENT,TYP.

LANDSCAPE UNDISTURBED SOIL,TYP.

L.O.W.

L.O.W.℄

6L501


2%


4L501

2%

UNDER DRAIN 4C502

1L501

TAPEREDCURB

9' 18"2'VARIES 12'

MATCH EXISTINGGRADE

2% 2%

UNDISTURBED SOIL,TYP.

VARIES

6", TYP.REFER

TO PLAN

TO PACIFIC AVE

VARIES

10"


L.O.W.

L.O.W.℄


3SS501

COMPACTEDSUBGRADE


6L501


GRAVEL PAVEMENT7L501

VEHICULARCONCRETE PAVEMENT

4L501

2%

1L501

TAPEREDCURB

9' 18"2'VARIES 12'

MATCH EXISTINGGRADE

2%2%

UNDISTURBEDSOIL, TYP.

VARIES

6", TYP.REFER

TO PLAN

TO PACIFIC AVE

VARIES

10"


3L501

L.O.W.

L.O.W.℄


3SS501

COMPACTEDSUBGRADE


6L501


BARRIER CURB

GRAVEL PAVEMENT7L501

VEHICULARCONCRETE PAVEMENT

4L501

2%

10L504

EXCLUSION FENCE

1L501

TAPEREDCURB

TYPICAL TRAIL SECTION - STA 305+35 to 308+46SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"3





ABBREVIATION LIST

BEGINNING POINT

BEGINNING OF VERTICAL CURVE

EXISTING ELEVATION

ELEVATION

END OF VERTICAL CURVE

LIMIT OF WORK

POINT OF CURVE

PROPOSED ELEVATION

POINT OF INTERSECTION

POINT OF VERTICAL INTERSECTION

RADIUS

STATION

VERTICAL CURVE

CENTER LINE

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Image courtesy of PLACE Studio

Burke Gilman Context Map

University of Washington

Union Bay

Portage Bay

PROJECT: Schematic design through CDs for a 2-mile campus trail in Seattle, WAROLE: Project Designer

This project proposes a widened,

user-separated Burke Gilman Trail through

the University of Washington campus with

mixing zones at key crossings. I lead the

Civil 3D drawing production effort for DD

and CD submissions.

BURKE GILMAN TRAIL REDESIGN

New developement planned4-5 curb spaces

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tenn

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th S

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S 17

th S

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S 18

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Billy Wolf Trail

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ONLY

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h St

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Connection toJamaica Plain Trail

New developement planned4-5 curb spaces

Cen

tenn

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all S

S 16

th S

t

S 17

th S

t

S 18

th S

t

S 20

th S

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S 21

st S

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S 22

nd S

t

Billy Wolf Trail

S A

ntel

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Valle

y Pk

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LOADING ZONE

ONLY

S 7t

h St

S 8t

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S 9t

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S 10

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S 11

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S 12

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Connection toJamaica Plain Trail

N St Concept Plan

View of driveway crossing at 14th St

Tree pit detailPlanting concept

PROJECT: Schematic design through construction documents for a 1.5 mi road corridor in downtown Lincoln, NE ROLE: Project Designer

The design for this cycle track included

stormwater planters in the buffer between

bicycle traffic and parking. I produced

illustrative plans, sections, renderings,

and planting and irrigation CDs.

N STREET CYCLE TRACK DESIGN

Concept 1: Cycle Track, Terraced Wall, Planted Median Concept 2: Buffered Bike Lane, Terraced Wall Concept 3: Bike Lane, Battered Wall

PROJECT: Conceptual design for a roadway underpass in Mountain View, CAROLE: Project Designer

Mountain View plans to lower a major

arterial below a planned high speed rail

line. I modeled and rendered 3 concepts

showing how the proposed underpass

can have a vibrant streetscape and high

quality biking and walking facilities.

RENGSTORFF AVENUE CONCEPTS

Proposed connection from Emerald Neckalce park system to the Charles River Proposed connection through Arsenal Mall parking lot Proposed road diet and parkland expansions on Greenough Boulevard

CHARLES RIVER BASIN CONNECTIVITY STUDY

PROJECT: Master plan for an 8-mile path and parkland corridorROLE: Lead Designer

This study recommends improved

connections to the Charles River Basin

in metro Boston. I worked with public

agencies and advocates, presented at public

meetings, and produced the majority of the

writing and graphics in the final report.

DanburyConnecticut

RidgefieldRedding

Wilton

Norwalk

Final Recommended Route in Norwalk Urban trail Woodland trail

Trail junction at Allen’s Meadows

PROJECT: Master plan for a 27-mile trail corridor in southwest ConnecticutROLE: Lead Designer

As lead designer of this a greenway trail

alignment study, I had a key role in the

field work, committee meetings, and

public workshops. I was responsible for

the majority of the maps, graphics and

text in the report.

NORWALK RIVER VALLEY TRAIL ROUTING STUDY

| 2PARKFIT

PLAN

20’-0”

15”

6’-0”

EQ.

EQ.

15”15”

6”

ROADWAY

SIDEWALK

AGILITY �DDER & DOTSCustom vinyl decal adhered to Rubber Tiles

PULL-UP BAR A

PULL-UP BAR BRAILING ASSEMBLYPLYOMETRIC

BOX A

PLYOMETRICBOX C

RUBBER TILES

PLYOMETRICBOX B

A B| 3PARKFIT

Jump, Reach and Tone. Parkfit gives the neighborhood a chance to get moving in a small space. Whether you want to run through a quick ten minute circuit on your lunch break or challenge your co-worker to a pull-up contest, the ParkFit design offers those looking for some quick urban exercise the chance to get out and get active.

PARKFIT for EXERCISE

| 4PARKFIT

Dynamic play lets users choose a unique path to explore. Fall surface play tiles allow for light tumbling, while bars and boxes encourage climbing and jumping. The painted flooring can be translated into a series of games and activities. ParkFit is more than an outdoor gym: it’s a play scape.

PARKFIT for PLAY

| 5PARKFIT

Stretch out, sit down and relax. ParkFit allows users to take it easy and move through activities at their own pace. While blocks may be excellent for agility training they also serve as varying seat heights for those looking to rest. Bars may be used to build strength or simply stretch and balance on. ParkFit offers users both a chance to workout and a space to unwind.

PARKFIT for CALM

| 6PARKFIT

ELEVATIONS6’-6” 6’-6”6’-10”

Module A Module CModule B

RA

ILING

ASSE

MB

LY

36”

6’-8” typ.

16” o.c.

Flange bolted to Platform Flooring,Rubber Tile cut to fit

Platform Frame Modules bolted together

2

2

1

1

3

4

4 4

1

2

3

4

Custom vinyl decals

Marine-grade 3/8” polymer panels

1” Galvanized steel tube

Galvanized steel fittings with stainless steel set screws

RAILING ASSEMBLY:

| 8PARKFIT

SECTIONS

A BNotch for Pull-Up Bar tubing

Galvanized steel fittings with stainless steel set screws

1” Galvanized steel tubes withprotected enamel coating

4’-0”

4’-0”

6’-0”

6”

12”

2’-9”

18”

Plyometric Box boltedto Platform flooring with L-bracket

Notch for drainage

Heavy dutyadjustable foot

Box A

Box B

Box C

Anti-skid coating

PORTLAND STREET SEAT COMPETITIONAUGUST 2014

PROJECT: Portland Street Seats CompetitionROLE: Lead Coordinator and Designer

I coordinated Alta’s submission to the

2014 Portland Street Seats Competition,

hosted by AIA Portland. The competition

theme was “active streets,” and our entry

was a ParkFit. A ParkFit is a modular,

temporary structure that occupies a single

curb-side parking space with equipment

for various types of exercise, intended for

people with a wide range of skill levels.

PARKFIT

MID-CENTURY MODERN THEMETRADITIONAL THEME

CONTEMPORARY ARTS THEME

DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER PEDESTRIAN WAYFINDING

PROJECT: Wayfinding master plan for downtown Vancouver, WAROLE: Project Designer

This study provides guidance for the

content, placement and design of

a pedestrian wayfinding system in

downtown. I was responsible for the

development of three sign family concept

alternatives, which each reflect a different

aspect of Vancouver’s history.

PROJECT: Greenway master plan for Jefferson County, ALROLE: Project Designer

This plan proposed a system of greenways

in and around Birmingham, AL. I assisted

with conceptual design and visualizations

for the greenway branches, and partic-

ipated in a charrette and field work for the

Village Creek Corridor.

OUR ONE MILE GREENWAY MASTER PLAN

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN2007 - 2010

Downtown Riverfront Park

Brick City Urban Farm

Phase 1: Relocation Phase 2: Brownfield Remediation Phase 3: Brownfield Remediation

PROJECT: Academic Studio Fall 2009

This studio focused on revitalizing the

4-mile, de-industrialized Newark, New

Jersey, waterfront to improve the city’s

image and economic status. As a group,

we developed a plan from the perspective

of a community development corporation,

the Newark Community Riverfront Alliance

(NCRA). My contribution to the group

plan was development of the Public Edge

Strategy, which reserves the riverfront edge

for “ownership by all” Newarkers. The

park system consists of six distinct parks,

totaling 85 acres, that are connected along

the river’s edge. The plan was developed

with a sensitivity to the programming

needs of Newarkers, who lack open space,

recreational opportunities, and educational

and community facilities.

HEALING WATERS: NEWARK RIVER WATERFRONT PLAN

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

empty pit

year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20

fill

flood, habitat

mine

fill

mine

flood, habitat

fill

flood, habitat

fill

flood, habitat

fill

flood, habitat

fill

mine

mine

flood, habitatfill

flood, habitat

PROJECT: Academic Studio Spring 2010

This studio focused on the infrastructural

systems that allow Los Angeles to

function, and on interventions to these

“single-minded” systems that can allow

them to interact and function for multiple

purposes. This design project imagines

that the system of debris and flood

control can be linked with the system of

aggregate mining to create a closed loop.

Irwindale is a municipality where the

entire land area is pits: the Santa Fe Flood

Control Basin and 15 gravel mine pits. By

networking the pits together, there can

be a choreography of the pits’ current

functions (flood control, aggregate mining)

and new functions (debris disposal,

aggregate recycling, habitat conservation,

outdoor event space).

PIT ECOLOGIES: RECALIBRATING INFRASTRUCTURE IN LA

PROJECT: Academic Studio Spring 2009

This studio focused on an 18-acre

contaminated post-industrial site on the

waterfront in Chelsea, MA. My design

caps the contamination on-site in a series

of mounded landforms, while allowing the

tidal water to permeate the interior of the

park. The programming considered users

of all age groups, including children.

There are some playful walkways through

the tidal marsh areas that fluctuate with

the water, taking different forms during

high and low tide.

CHELSEA TIDAL PARK

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Boston

Long Island

CAMPERS

PROJECT: Academic Studio Fall 2008

As a group, we developed a master plan to

locate a social services program, homeless

shelter, youth summer camp, and public

parkland all on a small Boston Harbor

island. We were required to address the

boundaries of public and private space

by determining the level of separation

or integration between different uses. I

designed a 54-acre youth summer camp

that was well-integrated with the parkland

on the island.

A HARBOR ISLAND FOR THE CITY

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS2010 - PRESENT

McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA

River Street Bridge, Cambridge, MA

PROJECT: Volunteering for Livable Streets Alliance

As a member and volunteer of the Livable

Streets Alliance in Boston, I provided

renderings to assist the “Better Bridges”

and “Remove McGrath” campaigns, which

advocated for multimodal and streetscape

improvements in the metro area.

LIVABLE STREETS ALLIANCE

PROJECT: Independent project, presented at Somerville Open Studios 2012

Equipped with a continously shooting

camera attached to a weather balloon,

I photographed several neighborhoods

in Cambridge and Somerville, MA. The

resulting collages fit the photos together

to create landscapes that are somewhat

fictionalized. Inspiration for this project

came from Bill Fox’s book Aereality: On

the World from Above.

BALLOON PHOTOGRAPHY

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