brian green landscape architecture portfolio

b r i a n g r e e n

BRIAN GREEN

master of landscape architecture december 2014

washington-alexandria architecture center

virginia state university and polytechnic institute

[email protected] 570.337.0871

THESIS

infrastructural opportunism

STUDIO

memorial to abused children

lyles crouch traditional academy

continental divide and the yardstick

PROFESSIONAL

parker rodriguez inc.

THESIS: INFRASTRUCTURAL OPPORTUNISM FALL 2013 - 2014

a zen moment overlooking the quarry

anticipation building


watershed boundaries and flows

UNDERGROUND CONCRETE CULVERT FLOW FROM UPSTREAM SEDIMENTATION PONDS

BASE FLOW MAX : 3120 GPMTOTAL CAPACITY GREATER THAN 100 YEAR STORM RATE

10 HP PUMP + 3” PIPE TO WETLANDSMAX FLOW: 100 GPM

TREATMENT WETLANDS1,215,315 GALLON CAPACITY9.72 DAY MINIMUM TREATMENT TIME

BASEFLOW HOLDING TANK250,000 GALLON CAPACITYHOLDS 2 DAY SUPPLY

WATERFALLOPERATES 10 HOURS PER DAY208 GPM OVER 13 FEET LENGTHHALF OF WORLD TRADE CENTER FOUNTAIN RATE

IRIS

BULRUSH

CATTAIL

OLYMPIC POOL16,720 SQUARE FEET SURFACE AREA1 FOOT WATER LEVEL DROP EQUALS 125,000 GALLONS

CULVERT TO ELKHORN RUNINCLUDES AUTOMATIC GATEDIVERTS WATER DURING 25 YEAR STORMSINTO QUARRY

WETLAND SURFACE AREA RATIO

SHALLOW MARSH67.5%

OPEN WATER32.5%

2.42 ACRES

.48 ACRES

+ELK HORN RUN

hydrological relationships revealed

the thesis site is located at the bottom of a 150 acre watershed in Lorton, Virginia. the current Fairfax Water plan calls for a small stream fed by this watershed to be diverted around the northern edge of the quarry, through the site, and into Elkhorn Run to the west. the design manipulates Fairfax Water’s plan to further clean baseflow coming from

the sedimentation ponds through a constructed wetland and natural pool system. the water is then diverted into a swimming pool for recreational use and then over a waterfall and into either the reservoir or Elkhorn Run, depending on the phase of the project.


design development, 08/21/2014

10/28/2014threshold cube process sketches

design development, 08/21/2014 09/23/2014

10/28/2014 12/04/2014


a framed view of the threshold cube and waterfall

site plan

the design is centered on four entrances into the site. each moves visitors from the everyday scale of which they are accustomed into the infrastructural scale that is foreign. the four entrances are designed to achieve different experiences. parallel parking and street trees were added to Peniwill Drive to accommodate visitors without a large parking lot and to increase the banality of the streetscape experience / intensify the infrastructural experience.


various entrances into the infrastructural scale are visible.

here, the quarry is slowly revealed.

planting elevations show potential tree growth between 2015 and 2085, when mining operations are scheduled to cease. species were selected based on research on trees common to granite outcrops and rocky areas in northern Virginia, see opposite page.


section-perspective

by 2035, the Washington Monument fits nicely inside the quarry. future water levels are marked as the quarry transitions into a reservoir.

MEMORIAL TO ABUSED CHILDREN FALL 2013

early in the semester, each student chose an existing memorial to document and study. i created a study model of the september 11 memorial in new york cIty by handwriting the names of each person that died at the world trade center that day. the act of writing each name helped convey the magnitude of the loss of life during the attack.

the program for this studio, taught by Jonathon Fitch, principal at Landscape Architecture Bureau, was to design a memorial to abused children at the national children’s hospital in washington, dc. foremost, this emotional landscape was intended for victims of child abuse. additionally, the memorial needed to be built on an underground parking structure and serve as a public space for activities related to the prevention and awareness of child abuse.

mcmillan reservoir

michiga

n aven

ueirving street

memorial to abused childrennational children’s hospital | washington dc

plan, section, elevation, and birds eye drawings of the memorial design


the straight edges and lines of the memorial pavilion juxtapose against the surrounding, rolling landforms. the grid like structure throughout the design acts as a datum for viewing the sweeping hills. additionally, the landforms block out noise and unwanted views of the busy neighborhood and hospitals nearby.

shallow, quarter inch deep, granite reflecting pools fill, allowing visitors to have personal moments as they move through the memorial. each day, different pools are randomly filled to create a variety of experiences for returning visitors. the uniform grid layout serves to remind victims that despite our pasts, we are all human and are all capable of healing, just as each pool is capable of being filled. when drained, the memorial surface acts as ceremonial space for events and speakers.

LYLES CROUCH TRADITIONAL ACADEMY FALL 2011

this project involved the redesign of an elementary school playground in alexandria, va. the program required exposing a buried stream that is now enclosed in a six foot pipe beneath the playground. the design aims to measure the phenomena water, wind, and sun on the site in ways that people can

innately understand.

early process sketches

a plan shows landforms used to measure the location of the sun.

LYLES CROUCH TRADITIONAL ACADEMY SPRING 2012

digital renderings of the lyles crouch redesign

this studio project involved the study of the 900 block of king street in old town alexandria. i began by focusing on a pothole, see next page, in an alley that exposed layers of paving materials, like a glimpse into the past. from here, I developed a series of drawings exploring the surrounding neighborhood that led to an important discovery.

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE YARDSTICK FALL 2011

a longitudinal section through king street showing a ridge at the 900 block

the ridge is represented by carrying the slopes across each other forming a median

a model and perspectives of the median and alley paving system proposed for the 900 block of king street

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE YARDSTICK FALL 2011

PARKER RODRIGUEZ INC. MAY 2013 - AUGUST 2014

created site analysis diagrams for a planning commission meeting for a proposed park in prince georges county, maryland

created site analysis diagrams for a planning commission meeting for a proposed park in prince georges county, maryland

created a rendered plan for marketing purposes of a proposed development in college park, maryland.


conducted a study to determine the best alignment of a parking area for wmata trucks at a proposed building in washington, dc.


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101 North Union St. #320Alexandria VA 22314

703.548.5010

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developed a planting plan for a bio-retention area near a residential building in reston, virginia. installation is scheduled for the spring.

developed a planting plan for a bio-retention area near a residential building in reston, virginia. installation is scheduled for the spring.

101 North Union St. #320Alexandria VA 22314

703.548.5010

02 DOUBLE SIDED GAS FIREPLACE WALL SECTIONSCALE : 1/2"=1'-0"

01 OUTDOOR TV / PROJECTION WALL SECTION ELEVATIONSCALE : 1/2"=1'-0"

04 WATER FEATURE SCALE : 1/2"=1'-0"

03 TYPICAL SEAT WALL SECTIONSCALE : 1/2"=1'-0"

researched and drafted on-structure details for an outdoor tv, theater screen, and fireplace in a courtyard at a planned residential building in tysons corner, virginia

brian green landscape architecture portfolio

Documents

infrastructural scale

infrastructural experience

current fairfax water

wetlandsmax flow

watershed boundaries

various entrances

northern virginia

everyday scale