KATIE LINGa landscape architecture portfolio

OVERSEAS SKETCHINGwhere I’ve been, why that matters

SEMESTER PROJECTre-imagining neighborhood landscape

unifying programming for a unique community

PROFESSIONAL WORKlandscape design

graphic presentationprogramming

PROCESS GRAPHICSsketchesdoodles

SITE GRADINGan environmentally sound location

in forests and wetlands

PHOTOGRAPHYa hobby

contents

västerbron, sweden

stourhead, u.k.

port vell, barçelona

SWEDEN, DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, THE u.K., FINLAND, SPAIN, AND NORWAY

through this experience I was given the unique opportunity to visit 8 different countries in 2 months. the people I met and the voyage itself has since given me creative inspiration, more empathy and compassion for others, and a fresh look at the world.

oversea[s]ketching

auto-centric corridor

zoned for recreation

disjointed unused parcels

open plot for future use

abandoned parking lot

re-thinking of a neighborhood community south of a busy commercial corridor in holland charter township,

michigan. the proJect hints at subtle efforts to improve the overall community as a whole, by focusing on the details.

Chicago Drive Corridor Streetscape Re-DesignA five-lane commercial corridor re-designed with a one-way residential throughway to lessen traffic congestion between Chicago Drive and the pocket residential community. Buffered by vegetative, segmented medians, push-to-signal crosswalks, benches, and street lamps to encourage pedestrian circulation on sidewalks, the proposed design offers commercial and neighborhood traffic to peacefully and simultaneously coexist,

neighborhood [re]design

Community Garden, Winter Warming ShelterConnection to existing Salvation Army: vegetable plots, garden maintenance positions for local employment, food pantry with sliding scale payment system Continued Learning Center cooking, language, finance, parenting, yoga, + spinning classes, speaker series, pool activities, fund-raising events, weight room Fitness Circuit Central + Picnic Parks centrally-located, visible to neighborhood, playground surrounded by fitness circuit, mostly residential use, implements free little library, bee house + herb gardens

Chicago South Neighborhood Streetscape Enhancements Curb and gutters proposed, vegetated bioswales parallel each neighborhood street, sidewalks and bike lanes incorporated into “shared” streets, crosswalks and street lamps to provide safety. Existing R.O.W. allows for space on either side of side streets to construct proposed enhancements.

program solutions

18’ Shared Auto and Bike Lanes

4’PlantingBufferZone

4 - 6’Pedestrian

Path

9’ Auto Lane 9’ Auto Lane4’BioswaleBufferZone

4 - 6’Pedestrian

Path

Spruce Picnic Park

Fitness Circuit Central Park

Community GardenContinued Learning Center

Streetscape Enhancements

professional work [ ]schematic design, conceptual framework, community input + involvementsketchup; adobe acrobat, photoshop, indesign, and illustrator digital design platformscharacter sketches, lighting, sections, elevations, perspectives, models + rendering, landscape + trail design

POST-DEVELOPMENTAL SITE CONDITIONS

Existing WatershedsNeither woodlands nor wetlands are to be used for stormwater run-off. Swale Systems Water flow is directed into swales northwest of building toward parking lot into catch basins off curb and gutters; output is directed toward existing roadside bioswale. Plant Communities Woodland and forest wetland plant communities restored and mitigated on site. site grading

the placement of an office building and parking lotin an environmentally sensitive area

final grading plan + site designexisting, proposed post-development site conditions

PRE-DEVELOPMENTAL SITE CONDITIONS

Existing WatershedsWoodland and wetlands exist at the northwest and southeast corners, respectively. Soil is sandy to sandy-loam with rolling hills throughout. Water Flow Water tends to flow from and toward the natural watersheds; northeast to southwest. Plant Communities Wetland, woodland and forest plant communities exist; heavy vegetation throughout middle valley region.

left to right, black + white: Helsinki catHedral | rotterdam, Holland | Pallas-Yllas state Park, Finland | london skYline | GreenwicH street corner | neiGHborHood near Parc Guell | tHames river aerial | Heron in london | Port vell | lanGHolmen bridGe up + down, color: blossoms in barcelona | micHiGan dew droPs | voss, norwaY | tuliPs in berlin | FinnisH urban Forest | Frozen river in kiruna, sweden

[photography]

KATIE LINGkatie.ling@yahoo.comwww.katieling.wix.com/landarchwww.linkedin.com/in/katiealing