alex kelley: portfolio // 2011-2015

Alex KelleyPortfolio // 2011-2015

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My design interest lies in enhancing the elements of the landscape that are underappreciated but ubiquitous. The reimagining of the common into new forms and layouts leads to the creation of landscapes that are both legible and beautiful.

While attending the Ohio State University my studies contained many types and scales of projects. I have an aptitude for all scales yet excel at large projects. After graduation I have been working on projects in the design development and construction documentation stage.

I am hardworking, agreeable, and dependable. I function well within groups and am able to independently manage tasks in order to meet concurrent goals.

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Alex Kelley // Portfolio 2011-2015

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Rowan ParkRiverfront Restoration Park // 22 ac

Franklinton Arts CampusCommunity Housing and Art School // 17 ac

Licking County ReforestationReforestation Research Project // 16 mi2

Bigger DarbyEcological Remediation Gallery // 24 mi2

Paradise Garden ReduxDetail Design Drawing Set // 9,000 ft2

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01Education ExperienceASLA Annual Meeting and Expo // Denver ColoradoThe Ohio State University // Knowlton School of Architecture

B.S. Landscape ArchitectureOCASLA Fall Educational

Educational tour of Cleveland and CincinnatiWithin The Framework

Educational Design Charrette

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ResúmeEmail // [email protected] // (724) 815-8101

Work ExperienceResearch Assistant // Knowlton School of Architecture - Columbus, Ohio

Designing framework for ecological remediation of the Kvirila River Valley in the Republic of Georgia. Curated research material regarding ruderal vegetation and landscape art for use as educational aids and precedent studies in landscape architecture theory.

Landscape Designer // Good Form Studio - Columbus OhioProducing design development documents for urban design project in Basel, Switzerland. Collaborating between swiss design team and Columbus designers in order to finalize design and budget.

Landscape Designer // Implement - Columbus, OhioCreated renderings, diagrams, and models for multiple residential design projects.

Master Plan Intern // Friends of Goodale Park - Columbus, OhioDesigned multiple strategies to be employed in historic Goodale Park. Presented proposed projects to community leaders and city administrators. Collected site information for analysis and future park operations.

Student Manager // Office of Student life, OSU - Columbus, OhioDirected catering staff of 15-20 employees during while maintaining communication between staff, management, and clients.

Present - Oct 2014

Present - Sept 2014

Nov 2014- Aug 2014

Aug 2014 - May 2014

May 2014 - Jan 2011

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ReferencesJason Kentner // [email protected] // (614) 588-6742

Knowlton School of Architecture // Associate ProfessorImplement // Partner

Nick Glase // [email protected] // (310) 849-3309Knowlton School of Architecture // Visiting ProfessorReed Hilderbrand Associates Inc. Architect + Landscape Architect

Sarah Cowles // [email protected] // (917) 488-5689Knowlton School of Architecture // Assistant ProfessorTbilisi State Art Academy // U.S. Fullbright ScholarRuderal Academy // Founder

Technical KnowledgeAdobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign AutoCAD(GIS) Esri’s Arcmap

Microsoft OfficeRhinoceros 5Google Sketch-UpGrasshopper

Accolades & AffiliationsHonor Award for Analysis and Planning // ASLAStudio Award // Knowlton School of ArchitectureAmerican Society of Landscape Architects Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Design Build Institute of America // Student Chapter

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Active 2010-20142010-2014

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02Rowan ParkRiverfront Restoration and Park // 22 Ac

Louisville, KY // Fall 2013

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Rowan Park // Louisville, KY // 22 ac

Rowan Park // Strategy

Three centuries of repetition have made the English garden typology synonymous with park design. The intent of this park is not to invent a park typology. Instead it is a conscious adaptation of a beloved format to an inhospitable environment. The site’s conditions, a 20 foot floodwall, a highway overpass, and a steep reinforced riverbank make the site feel industrial and uninviting.

The design regrades the site in order to remove barriers such as a floodwall and reinforced riverbank. The new typography also creates unique spaces and microhabitats that enrich the site with an interesting blend of textures and create unique experiences. The introduction of trees obscures the overpass and softens the sound of passing traffic.

The result is a new park along Louisville’s waterfront that serves multiple uses. It culturally and ecologically enriches the city, spurs development in the area, and enhances the overall prestige of the city.

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Rowan Park // Louisville, KY // 22 ac

Rowan Park // Grading & Flood Prevention

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03Franklinton Art CampusCommunity Housing and Art Campus // 17 AcresFranklinton, OH // Spring 2012

Franklinton, a community within Columbus, OH, is on the verge of significant development. This project, a small art school paired with community housing, is a responsible cultural intervention within the site.

With the removal of several low-head dams on the adjacent Scioto River it is possible to remove the levee and incorporate the river into the design. Therefore, buildings are arranged perpendicular to the river so that circulation and views easily reach the water. The riparian ecology, in the form of a wetland, flows between the housing bars in order to bring the river closer to the people.

The project’s sensitivity to the environment serves as a benchmark for future development within the area. The mesh of ecology and art creates an opportunity to strengthen the cultural and physical health of the community.

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Franklinton Art Campus // Character

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Section 3 // Housing Bars

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1/50th of the Site = $1,228,800

$650 Reforests 1 Acre

$7,350 Revenue 1 Acre

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04Licking County Reforestation`Reforestation Research Project // 16 mi2Licking County // Fall 2012

Example Planting Strategy

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Licking County is primarily agricultural land. However, agriculture is not necessarily the best economic or ecological land use strategy. This research project investigates reforestation as an alternative land use strategy.

Tree farming is a long term investment requiring minimal upkeep that changes the character of the region dramatically. The project imagines the reforestation of 16 mi2 of Central Ohio. However, if only 1/50th of the site was planted it would yield a profit of $1.25 million in timber prices alone. Other elements such as housing communities, parkland, and ecotourism have the potential not only to create economic benefits but cultural benefits as well.

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Licking County Reforestation // Housing Strategy

Licking County Reforestation // Licking County, OH // 16 mi2

Part of the process was to imagine how people would inhabit the new landscape. Understanding that individuals prefer to live in differents types of environments, an approach studying densities and lot sizes of many communities was completed. The result was a modular strategy of habitation that has the potential to quickly create diverse communities that fit within the new framework of Licking County.

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05Bigger DarbyEcological Remediation Exhibit // 24 mi2Franklin County, OH // Spring 2014

Legible CorridorsDistinct CommunitesRiparian Remediation

This ASLA award winning project, developed with visiting professor Michel Devsigne, is an examination and redevelopment of ‘ The Big Darby Accord’, a strategy for the protection of the Big Darby watershed. While robust, ‘The Big Darby Accord’ lacks sensibility to the landscape and fails to develop any structure to the area.I was in charge of a team of 5 students to develop analysis, propose strategies, and develop designs. Next, I was tasked with creating a single coherent site plan from an assembly of parts in development. After completion of the site plan, my next responsibility was to disperse necessary documentation and knowledge of the design to teams that developed additional elements for an exhibition.

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[Model by OSU LArch 2014][Model by OSU LArch 2014]

Residential ForestWoodlot

Riparian Nursery //A requirement for any intervention within the site is a strategy for the protection and remediation of the waterways. The riparian nursery is a strategy that protects the river and creates nurseries that are used to mature trees for use in the other reforestation strategies in the toolkit.

Woodlot //Woodlots of three acres or more are an ideal size to provide a habitat for the largest range of species. Also, a system of woodlots has the added benefit of creating recreational areas and remediate the effects of wind erosion and non-point Pollution.

Bigger Darby // Toolkit

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[Model by OSU LArch 2014] [Model by OSU LArch 2014]

Windbreak Riparian Nursery

[Model by OSU LArch 2014]

Windbreak //The windbreaks that exist on site are small and only serve a limited purpose. A widening of the windbreaks create useful corridors to connect wildlife habitats, reduce wind erosion and non-point pollution, reinforce the historical framework that defines the landscape, and to serve as recreational corridors.

Residential Forest //Most of the neighborhoods within the site serves as single family housing. This tool utilizes the road networks as boulevards, planted with ornamental trees, as a nucleus to promote residents to plant their lots to further the goals of the Bigger Darby.

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Bigger Darby // Banvard Gallery Exhibit

Bigger Darby // Franklin County, OH // 24 mi2

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This project was a four week study in detail design and calls for a modern redesign of the char-bagh. The path, as in a traditional paradise gardens, is the main organizing element dividing the small courtyard in four. However, unlike a traditional char-bagh the limestone path is fragmented to mimic the fractured Jerusalem landscape. The quincunx grid of trees creates a dense canopy which further defines space. The precision of the grid enforces the geometric character of the garden. Lastly, a discrete water feature furthers the geometric perfection.

06Paradise Garden ReduxDetail Design Drawing Set // 9,000 ft2

Jerusalem, Israel // Spring 2013

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Paradise Garden Redux // Planting

Paradise Garden Redux // Jerusalem, Israel // 9,000 ft2

Sapling Semi-mature Mature

The trees are trained to grow horizontally to quickly create a distinct vegetated ceiling in the courtyard. As the density of the canopy increases over time removal of certain trees keep the canopy an optimal density. Additionally, the removal of trees redefine vertical elements within the garden and the character of the courtyard through the passage of time.

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Quincunx Tree Planting Detail in Plan// 1’=1/8”

Quincunx Tree Planting Detail // 1’=1/4”

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Paradise Garden Redux // Details

Paradise Garden Redux // Jerusalem, Israel // 9,000 ft2

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(724) 815-8101 // Phone

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