Project:
City of Vicksburg Urban Renewal Master Plan -
College Thesis Project, 2002
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The above conceptual plans were prepared between 2000 and 2002 as a part of a city wide master plan for my home town, Vicksburg, Mississippi. These sketches depict a parks and recreation component of the plan that stretched across the downtown, connecting recreation, living and commercial components together via a trolley based public transportation system. The center, and most important component to the plan was the Riverwalk of Vicksburg. This was a place for commercial activities such as farmers markets, brand name commercial entities, or outlets. Other components included a series of botanical gardens depicting different ecosystems found around the Vicksburg area along with a Mississippi River Museum of Wildlife and Fisheries as both a commercial and educational anchor to the attraction. This was the capstone project that began Kelly's career in the landscape and planning industry. Kelly went on to score a 99% on the project bringing a fine end to his scholastic career (Not to mention a much needed boost to his GPA).
Riverwalk of Vicksburg - Animation
Above is an animation of what the Riverwalk of Vicksburg might have looked like architecturally.
Project:
South Washington Street Redevelopment District Master Plan
City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 2008
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While under the employ of the City of Vicksburg, as both Community and City Planner, the above master plan was prepared as a part of the overall Comprehensive Master Plan. The top most plan depicts the Future Land Use Plan and Thoroughfares Plan. The following three plans are vignettes that worked to establish the design standards and criteria that would be used to redevelop the South Washington Street Redevelopment District
as a mixed use development area that allowed for all facets of land use possibilities and a walkable community. The design standards were established to create an identity and theme for the district giving it a sense of place and pride for the residents already living there.Project:
Texas Tech HSC Clinical Research Tower - Lubbock, Texas, 2002
Clark Condon Associates, Houston, Texas
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The above project was prepared while under the employ of Clark Condon Associates in Houston, Texas. Kudos to Sheila Condon and Paul Weathers. I learned more in that year than I ever did in 5 years of landscape architecture school or in any job since. Many thanks to you and the team over there.
This project presented may design challenges that included the need for landscaped parking, outdoor seating and small recreation areas (or the new terminology for such an element, "parklets") and the incorporation of a decorative awning at the main entrance. The images above depict the three conceptual ideas that our team came up with. All are similar and only subtly different in design, but in some cases the costs for materials changed the designs dramatically, making them high, medium and low concepts in terms of overall price for the implementation of the landscape design. The designs were simple, yet effective, and fit in with the overall Campus Master Plan that was being implemented at the time.
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Avenidas de las Americas - Houston, Texas, 2003
Clark Condon Associates, Houston, Texas
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The above project was completed while under the employ of Clark Condon Associates and took place in downtown Houston between Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros MLB Team) and the Houston Arena (Houston Rockets NBA team). A short boulevard syle street that runs between these two major structures/ attractions, Avenidas de las Americas (Avenue of the Americas) forms a major pedestrian and automotive corridor that caters to a wide variety of people visiting the Houston area for work or play. The goal of the project was to create a connecting corridor between the baseball stadium and arena, all while creating an inviting entrance to the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Convention Center stretches the length of the Avenidas and is a structure that is somewhat out of place, when compared to the surrounding architectural styles. Green space, tree canopy, water features, and sculptural elements were all key to creating this new, inviting setting that would work to blend the convention center into the landscape and connect the Avenidas area to the rest of Downtown Houston.
Project:
Walk on the Bluff - Conceptual Master Plan
City of Vicksburg, 2008
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The first of two concepts prepared while working as the City Planner for the City of Vicksburg, the above sketches depict concepts for redevelopment in conjunction with Ameristar Casino along Washington Street in heart of town. The goal of the project was to create a pedestrian friendly area that connected new commercial elements and tourist attractions to each other and the casino. Through the use of certain grant funds, and other funds provided/ donated by the casino, the city would be able to contribute public works infrastructure to the project by way of decorative street elements and landscape, improved streets, improved sidewalks and pedestrian corridors, and improved lighting.
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The above sketches (sketches 4 through 6) depict the second of two concepts prepared for this project. The two designs varied greatly but were similar in their preliminary cost estimates. The key to the success of the concepts was the use of architectural, almost monumental, elements throughout the landscape and streetscape. These monuments, which included obelisks in the first concept and tall planters in the second, would mimic statuary found throughout the City as testament to fallen Civil War soldiers and famous skirmishes during the Battle of Vicksburg. Other design elements that affected a welcomed outcome to the design were an all new Mississippi River Overlook (in both designs) and classic lighting styles which fit in with the history, character and charm of the town.
Project:
East Parke Residential Development - Conceptual Master Plan
Brandon, Mississippi, 2007
Barber & Mann and Associates, Ridgeland, Mississippi
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East Parke was a Conceptual Master Plan designed and completed by Barber and Mann and Associates. The master plan featured high end residential development focused on creating Brownstone style homes like those found in Chicago, New York City, and other large, northern cities. As an outside contractor, our part in the master plan was to prepare illustrations and presentation materials for client and public review. The illustrations above and below were prepared using a variety of methods that included hand drawn sketches, rendering in Photoshop and an intricate titleblock that was prepared in CAD and was designed to mimic an "old world" style that might have been used by an architect or landscape architect of another, past age.
East Parke was a Conceptual Master Plan designed and completed by Barber and Mann and Associates. The master plan featured high end residential development focused on creating Brownstone style homes like those found in Chicago, New York City, and other large, northern cities. As an outside contractor, our part in the master plan was to prepare illustrations and presentation materials for client and public review. The illustrations above and below were prepared using a variety of methods that included hand drawn sketches, rendering in Photoshop and an intricate titleblock that was prepared in CAD and was designed to mimic an "old world" style that might have been used by an architect or landscape architect of another, past age.
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Selah Falls Residential Development - Conceptual Master Plan
Ridgeland, Mississippi, 2007
Barber & Mann and Associates, Ridgeland, Mississippi
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The sketches above and below were another set prepared for Barber and Mann for a high end residential development project called "Selah Falls." The illustratives were prepared as presentation materials for client and public review and were highly successful in their final outcome. The Shop is extremely proud of these illustrations as they marked a milestone in our education and development in learning Photoshop. As with most other illustrations at the time this was produced, the images were begun as hand drawings and evolved into something else entirely.
The sketches above and below were another set prepared for Barber and Mann for a high end residential development project called "Selah Falls." The illustratives were prepared as presentation materials for client and public review and were highly successful in their final outcome. The Shop is extremely proud of these illustrations as they marked a milestone in our education and development in learning Photoshop. As with most other illustrations at the time this was produced, the images were begun as hand drawings and evolved into something else entirely.
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Sketches 3, 4 and 5 are blown up samples of the images provided in the master plan illustratives. The focus of these sketches was to highlight the entry features of the proposed neighborhood.
Project:
Bienvenue Triangle Overlook and Pier -
3D Still Images and Sketches for Public Presentation
Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana
USACE, New Orleans District
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The Shop has always had an interest in the realm of three-dimensional model building and computer generated similuations. The images above were produced in a three-dimensional computer environment. Materials, textures, and lighting were all produced artificially. The products here are still images showing different views of the proposed project area and how it would look after implementation of proposed recreational project features. The goal of the project was to get locals and non-locals alike more involved with the ecosystem restoration process. What better way to do that than to take them right out into the middle of the marsh so that they can physically see the open water area (shown in the images) turn into land mass with native vegetation.
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Sketches 1 through 5 (above) depict an early, conceptual presentation document that was distributed to the public for review and comments. The document showed and discussed two concepts for the Bienvenue Triangle Ecosystem Restoration (as a part of the overall MRGO Ecosystem Restoration) and some images of how the designs might look upon completion.
Project:
Shell Beach Recreation Area and Pier -
3D Still Images and Sketches for Public Presentation
Shell Beach, Louisiana
USACE, New Orleans District
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The above image shows the site plan and layout for the pier system, parking and picnic pavilions along with landscaping. Landscaping would be minimal because the goal of the project was to watch the natural environment return to a previous state not seen since the 1960's. Natural landscape would fill on its on, creating scenic vistas through coastal marsh.
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As with Bienvenue Triangle, three-dimensional computer generated modeling was used to truly and accurately show just how this design would look on the ground.
