CHLOE NELSONLandscape Architecture PortfolioBachelor of Landscape Architecture Graduate

Unitec Institute of Technology, 2014Auckland, New Zealand

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chloe.p.nelson@gmail.com+6421 135 9032DOB: 14 08 1990Auckland, New Zealand

CHLOE NELSON

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Personal StatementI am an enthusiastic, passionate and innovative individual who thrives on challenges. As well as being a dependable hard worker who is determined to meet goals and deadlines.

From a strong background in customer service, I am able to communicate well with clients, peers and non-professionals in an articulate, appropriate manner in order to attain the desired outcome.

I am naturally both a creative and practical thinker. By setting my standards high, I consistently deliver higher than the required standard in my work to achieve excellent results.

Otara Lake Restoration

For a studio project in my final year of study, I was involved in the conceptual design phase for the Otara lake restoration project that Auckland Council was undertaking as part of the Otara-Papatoetoe Area Plan. Through the design phase we attended local board meetings, consulted with local community as well as other key stakeholders. As part of a group we developed a design that cleaned the deteriorating waterways by reusing dredged material from the lake on site, creating wildlife habitats and buffer zones to manage stormwater runoff, restoring natural systems and developing a place where the community want to be and can take pride in. Our design was presented to the Otara-Papatoetoe local board and featured in the 2014 Draft Area Plan.

X-Section Publication

X-section is a landscape architectural journal developed by the Unitec Department of Landscape Architecture, driven by the prospects of what design has to offer in the way of forming solutions to problems that face the world today.

The aim is to educate people about landscape architecture and to represent it in a new light. By encouraging thought-provoking discussion between students, professionals and academics about landscape architectural issues, with a hope to provide a new voice for the profession.

In 2013 I was part of the design team who re-invented the format and layout of this journal to create a more modern publication, taking x-section in a new direction with expanded content and much greater visual appeal including the introduction of web based production to allow more material and submissions to be seen.

Negotiated Study Tour

Before entering my final year of study, I went on a voluntary tour to Europe as part of the Negotiated Study programme. I visited several Landscape Architecture firms including Topotek, WES Landschafts Architektur and West 8 as well as taking part in collaborative workshops with students from The Academy of Architecture Amsterdam and Van Hall Larenstein University. This experience gave me firsthand insight into the workings of several, highly respected international firms and expanded my understanding of cultural landscape from multiple European countries.

Microsoft Office PhotoshopIndesignIllustratorVueVector WorksAutoCADArchiCAD

• Bachelor of Landscape Architecture• Diploma in Landscape Design

Barfoot & ThompsonMay 2015 – PresentSales Assistant• Administrative support to sales staff• Ordering of LIM reports, property titles and contracts• Marketing for individual Sales Agents• Design of monthly sales reports, proposals and branch newslettersConcentrixJune 2014 – May 2015Technical Support, Phone Advisor• Technical phone support for Apple products• Customer service• Reporting and data analysisAuckland CouncilNovember 2012 – November 2013Stormwater Response Coordinator• Coordinating response to stormwater issues• Database management• Reporting• Managing customer satisfaction surveysCaroline Wesseling LandscapesMarch 2011- February 2012Landscaper/ Gardener• Garden maintenance and plant care• Hardscaping • Plant installationNovember 2007- August 2010Dawsons CateringWait Staff Supervisor• Management of staff including Duty Management license• Responsibility for a high standard of service• Client liaison

CONTENTSPORTFOLIO

01. Quay Street

02. Urban Layers

04. Otara Estuary, Restoring Natural Systems

05. Negotiated Study, Final Project

Reconnecting the city to the harbour along ‘The Harbour Edge Stitch’ project, Auckland CBD

Three phase design process, Site, Strategy and Speculation Downtown Carpark redevelopmentAuckland CBD

03. Karaka, Urban Growth StrategyCluster development - Ecological subdivisions.Karaka, Auckland

Otara lake and Waterways, Remediation Project,Otara, Auckland

Retrofitting Vacancy - “How can the remediation of brownfield sites help with environmental remediation and assist with urban growth pressures in Auckland?”Otahuhu, Auckland

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“ A site exists at an unlimited number of scales... The potential for a project to operate at relies upon a designers investment in representing the elements forces that exit, or have exited at those scales, as a precondition for designing ways to foster interdependencies between them” (Pollak, L. Constructed Ground: Questions of Scale pp 130, The Landscape Urbanism Reader)

Objectives:

Reconnect the city with the harbour by improving north and south pedestrian links that connect Quay St and the Waitemata harbourImprove pedestrian, cycling and public transport links along Quay St

Improve vehicle traffic management to facilitate slowing moving traffic along Quay St and give access priority to pedestrians and cyclists

The investigation of the Quay St site and the surrounding context I have proposed a vision that explores potentials for Quay St to serve as a facilitator for the development of a the future city. In particular, this project was a vision for ’The Harbour Edge Stitch’- reconnecting the city and the harbour, to foster and grow a relationship between activities and uses to enhance the quality of life in the central city.

01. Quay St - Reconnecting the City to the Water2012

Unitec Institute of Technology

LAND6224 Studio

Individual Work

QUAY STREETReconnecting the city to the harbour along ‘The Harbour Edge Stitch’ Project. Auckland

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Our initial reactions to the site were one of two worlds. A transient convergence and a major transport landing within Auckland, creating a large flow of people through and around the site. On the other hand it is a vital connection for those who live and play in the surrounding areas. This creates a tension between the two and a design based solely on one mode can stress the other leading to a space that does not function to its full potential. This tension became our vision to create a balance between the local and the transient.

Our initial conceptualisation of this idea was a scale or gradient that allowed us to quantify where we though different parts of downtown sat with regard to the bias from transient to local.

To create this vision and insert interventions along this scale we came up with a main goal that we believe is vital. This was found by asking what do we want to achieve? Create an iconic destination for both local and transient users.

So how do we achieve this goal? We came up with five key moves that we believe achieve this aim and create a site as the sum of its parts that function in a balanced way for all users. These are – Play, exhibit, grow, community and learn.

By using these ‘ideas’ and seeing where they best fit along the scale from transient to local we can see where they best have leverage to achieve their purpose, therefore allowing the downtown precinct to function in balance in its entirety.

Initially the project involved collaborative group work where each team member focused on one of these five key moves. My focus was on community. Where I redeveloped the downtown carpark. The design driver was to gather all the ingredients that make up an urban neighbourhood and stack them into layers. From this ‘Urban Layers’ was formed - a multi- use complex consisting of residential apartments, roof top terraces with views to the harbour, commercial offices, bars and restaurants.

02. Urban Layers - Downtown Carpark Redevelopment2013

Unitec Institute of Technology

LAND7226 Studio

Individual Work + Group Work

Urban LayersThree phase design process, Site, Strategy and Speculation, Auckland

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The site was to be between 50 and 100 ha, and include a border between high density and at medium density.

The development was to maintain ecological integrity and rural – urban connectivity. The proposed development was to include an appropriate mixture and integration of uses and activities like residential (mixed-use), community amenities (recreation), retail and other commercial / industrial / business activities or tourism facilities. The proposed activities were not draw the focus away from the existing landscape (urban, rural, natural) patterns, but rather complement them. The main focus of the project was the impact of the proposed development on the ecological, hydrological processes that flow through it, as well as on the microclimate it creates.

This project was to exemplify, enrich, and re-interpret the development strategy worked out in project one. Environmental and landscape constraints and opportunities were to be measured and further explored at a smaller scale. The development’s formal, spatial, ecological, organisational and experiential qualities were to be derived from a landscape based metric approach to the site.

03. Karaka Urban Growth Strategy 2013

Unitec Institute of Technology

LAND6224 Studio

Individual Work + Group Work

Cluster DevelopmentCluster Developments - Ecological subdivisions,Karaka, Auckland

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Scale 1:2000 @ A0

Development Layers

Context

Perspectives

Housing Clusters, High + Medium density

Housing Clusters + Road Network

Road Network

Vegetation

Open Space + Repoductive Rural Land

Existing Contours

Land form

Proposed Development

Stormwater Management Systems

Revegetated + Buffered Waterways

Road Network + Cycle ways

Medium Density Two Story Terraced Housing

High Density Six Story Appartments + GreenRoof Open Space + Stormwater Management System

Two story Mixed Use

Recreational Open Space + walkways + Cycle ways

Retained farmland

Productive Land + Community Gardens

Cluster developments allow for residential and commercial development, preserving the rural character and environmental features while allowing for more open space.The peri-urban form is a process of urban growth dispersed in a rural setting. It is characterised by certain land uses supporting urban growth while preserving the ecological and rural character of the area.Clusters are developed on the high points of the land considering stormwater runoff. This is managed by a series of systems including green roofs, wetlands and stormwater retention ponds. Ecological connectivity is enhanced by revegetation and buffering of waterways. Cycle and walking networks allow for sustainable transition between clusters and the coast, meandering through farmland, productive community gardens and open recreational space.Seven ha is dedicated to development while the remaining 43 is retained for open space, revegeatied indigenous forests and productive farmland.

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The Otara community wanted us to develop a design for the remediation and design of a new landscape for Otara lake and waterways. By restoring the lake back to a natural estuary we believed the following objectives, as established by the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board would be met.

1. Prevent further harm: eliminate, isolate and mitigate current levels of pollution inflows.

2. Investigate further the creation of new landscapes along the shoreline: deal with dredging on site, retaining walls, pathways, bridges, planting.

3. Think creatively about cleaning up the damage: alternative solutions, long term sustainability in mind, extract heavy metals naturally over future years. Retain as much contaminated material on site as we can. Enable over time different levels of access to the water

4. “Otara Tomorrow”: adding value to the local community and further afield: promote local by-inn, local employment, local skills, local training, part of a network of parks and waterways.

This design strategy has been presented to Auckland Council and the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board and documentation drawings are currently being put together

04. Otara Estuary, Restoring Natural Systems2014

Unitec Institute of Technology

LAND7227 Studio

Individual Work + Group Work

Restoring Natural SystemsOtara Lake and Waterways, Remedi-ation Project.Otara, Auckland

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OTARA ESTUARY

OPPORTUNITIESAccelerated return to recreation activities

Accelerated return to food source

Save rate payers millions of dollars in ongoing maintenance

Greatly improve upon current watershed management issuesNatural buffer between the land and ocean, absorbing floodwaters and storm surges

Improve water quality

Improve habitat and biodiversity

Contribute significantly to a healthier Otara Creek. Much of the sediments and pollutants are filtered out as the water flows through the wetlands.

CONSIDERATIONSWater Recreation Restricted to Tidal Flow

Altered Visual Amenity

RE-STORING NATURAL SYSTEMS

CATCHMENT AREA

SCALE 1:2500

Re-claimed Wetlands Mangroves Dredged Channel Tidal Flats Coastal Planting Re-Vegetated Planting Grassed Area Sports Field Marae

HIGH TIDE

PHASE ONE

• Dredge main estuary channel.• Use dredged sediments new land along shoreline.

• Remove weir.• Plant salt-mash, wetlands species to stabilise earthworks, treating stormwater run-off and leachate from landfill.

PHASE TWO

• Cap landfill with mudcrete*. Lay dredged sediment mixed with soil on top of landfill capping. Plant with native grasses.

• Build path network and roads using mudcrete.

• Re-vegetate existing shoreline with native coastal plants.

*mudcrete is a material made from a combination of dredged contaminated silt and cement.

Tidal Mud Flats Saltmarsh Meadow Riparian Coastal Margin Existing Land

High Tide

Stormwater Discharge

Channel

Sarcocorina quinqueflora Avicennia marina Juncus acutus Apodasmia similis Plagianthus divaricatus Austroderia fulvida Cordyline australis Phormium tenax Melicytus ramiflorus Coprosma repens Leptospermum scoparium

Mertosideros excelsa

TuiKereruKingfisherLizardOyster catcherGodwitCrabsCats eye snailPacific OysterLittle black musselEel

Carex virgata

Constructed Wetland

FLORA AND FAUNA OPPORTUNITIESPHASE THREE

• Re-locate Marae to re-establish sense of place.

• Selectively re-vegetate sports field and eastern boundary.

• Re-introduce aquatic species for food source and improved water quality with native coastal plants.

OUTCOMESRe-claimed wetlands will help mitigate local existing and future pollution inflows.

Dredged sediment used onsite for land reclamation and combined with cement to create a stable building material (mudcrete). Significantly reducing the cost of disposal off site.

Dredged sediment mixed with cement forming mudcrete, permanently stabilises heavy metal contaminants preventing further environmental damage.

Re-establishing the estuary re-stores the natural processes, creating long term sustainability and reduced maintenance requirements. Ecological services, such as phytoremediation planting extract heavy metals and wetlands address stormwater.

Re-activating the estuary with natural tidal flushing, is the fastest and most efficient method of re-establishing contact with the water.

Adding value to the local and wider community, as part of a network that connects to surrounding parks and waterways.

Re-establishing the aesthetic heritage, spiritual and cultural values, by activating a natural functioning waterway.

PHASE ONE

• Dredge main estuary channel.• Use dredged sediments new land along shoreline.

• Remove weir.• Plant salt-mash, wetlands species to stabilise earthworks, treating stormwater run-off and leachate from landfill.

PHASE TWO

• Cap landfill with mudcrete*. Lay dredged sediment mixed with soil on top of landfill capping. Plant with native grasses.

• Build path network and roads using mudcrete.

• Re-vegetate existing shoreline with native coastal plants.

*mudcrete is a material made from a combination of dredged contaminated silt and cement.

Tidal Mud Flats Saltmarsh Meadow Riparian Coastal Margin Existing Land

High Tide

Stormwater Discharge

Channel

Sarcocorina quinqueflora Avicennia marina Juncus acutus Apodasmia similis Plagianthus divaricatus Austroderia fulvida Cordyline australis Phormium tenax Melicytus ramiflorus Coprosma repens Leptospermum scoparium

Mertosideros excelsa

TuiKereruKingfisherLizardOyster catcherGodwitCrabsCats eye snailPacific OysterLittle black musselEel

Carex virgata

Constructed Wetland

FLORA AND FAUNA OPPORTUNITIESPHASE THREE

• Re-locate Marae to re-establish sense of place.

• Selectively re-vegetate sports field and eastern boundary.

• Re-introduce aquatic species for food source and improved water quality with native coastal plants.

OUTCOMESRe-claimed wetlands will help mitigate local existing and future pollution inflows.

Dredged sediment used onsite for land reclamation and combined with cement to create a stable building material (mudcrete). Significantly reducing the cost of disposal off site.

Dredged sediment mixed with cement forming mudcrete, permanently stabilises heavy metal contaminants preventing further environmental damage.

Re-establishing the estuary re-stores the natural processes, creating long term sustainability and reduced maintenance requirements. Ecological services, such as phytoremediation planting extract heavy metals and wetlands address stormwater.

Re-activating the estuary with natural tidal flushing, is the fastest and most efficient method of re-establishing contact with the water.

Adding value to the local and wider community, as part of a network that connects to surrounding parks and waterways.

Re-establishing the aesthetic heritage, spiritual and cultural values, by activating a natural functioning waterway.

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. JACQUES COUSTEAU

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. JACQUES COUSTEAU

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Research Question: How can the development of brownfield sites help with environmental remediation and assist with the urban growth pressures in Auckland?

Key Findings:

The design takes on more of a design process role than a master plan. The process demonstrates how contaminated brownfield sites can go through stages of remediation to lay a foundation to generate urban form. I discovered how remediation and development can be weaved into an existing context by connecting valuable landscape assets that encourage residential development and reconceptualise the urban form.

The lines between residential and industrial can be blurred through methods of environmental remediation and landscape amenity. The findings also suggest that this is a process that could be implemented not only in Otahuhu, but also in other brownfield sites.

This is a process that can utilise existing infrastructure, revitalize and connect landscape assets, create a blended neighbourhood where people can work and play. Creating a more intensive living and working environment that accommodates for growth around and already existing urban centre.

05. Negotiated Study, Final Project2014

Unitec Institute of Technology

LAND8000 Studio

Individual Work

Retrofitting Vacancy“How can the development of brownfield sites help with envi-ronmental remediation and assist with urban growth pressures in Auckland?”

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MASTER PLAN

3WESTFIELD STATION

MT RICHMOND VOLCANIC LANDSCAPE

ANN’S CREEK RESERVE

PORTAGE ROAD

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CONNECTION TOEXISTING WALKWAY

REMEDIATED COASTALMEADOW

REMEDIATEDESTUARY

PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN OVER BRIDGE

HAMLIN’S HILL REGIONAL PARK

COASTAL WALK +CYCLE WAY

2.48HA

2.95HA

0.92HAPROPOSED PEDESTRIAN OVER BRIDGE

Connecting the proposed residential apartment

development to the harbour through visual connection

and a series of paths, allowing access through the site and

across the railway tracks with a pedestrian bridge accessible

for cyclists. The path network connects to the proposed

coastal walkway and the existing coastal walkway around

the Mangere inlet to Onehunga and Favona. Open space

between and around the apartments give provide passive

recreation opportunities for both residents and workers

Open space around the apartment development connects to neigbouring apartment complexes. The open green space provides opportunity for passive recreation and a soft visual transition between the boundaries of residential and industry. This gives a natural aesthetic to screening.

Height restrictions retain visual amenity and landscape

character. The residential development most suited here

would be medium density, terraced housing. Having different

housing options provides for a variety of people

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Identify existing landscape assets

- Mount Richmond -Manukau Harbour/ Mangere Inlet-Hamlin’s Hill Reserve

Identify existing transport network

-Westfield Train Station.-Close proximity to Auckland Airport-Great South Road-Mount Wellington Highway

Identify Vacant land

-Identify existing industry-Locate vacant land

Remediate Mangere Inlet

-Remove mangroves-Dredge contaminated silt and remove off-site-Coastal planting to remove contamination through phytoremediation-Coastal planting along rail to mitigate future run off

DESIGN PROCESS

Remediate Vacant Land

-Cap to stabilise contamination and tailings with clean fill

Coastal Planting

-Coastal planting to remove contamination through phytoremediation-Coastal planting along rail to mitigate future run off

Residential Development

- High density residential apartments (Maximum 6 Stories)-Street Trees-Swales and rain gardens through streets

Connectivity

-Connect proposed green network to existing-Coastal walkway-Rail over bridge-Pedestrian footpaths

HOUSING ACCESS GREEN SPACE CONTEXT

6 STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX+ MIXED USE

6 STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX

MEDIUM DENSITYTERRACED HOUSING

PEDESTRIAN ACCESSTHROUGH SITE TO ANNS CREEK RESERVE AND ACROSS RAIL OVERBRIDGE

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY THROUGH APARTMENT COMPLEX TO NEIGBOURING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, MT RICHMOND AND COASTAL WALKWAY

ACCESS TO TERRACED HOUSING FROM GREAT SOUTH AND PORTAGE ROAD

PUBLIC SPACE ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS AND INDUSTRY WORKERS. `

GREEN SPACE ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS AND INDUSTRY WORKERS.ADDS VISUAL AMENITY AND CREATES A NATURAL SCREEN BETWEEN THE BOUNDARIES OF RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRY

VISUAL CONNECTION TO MOUNT RICHMOND. TERRACED HOUSING INCORPORATED SMALL PRIVATE COURTYARDS

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