13year
Jessica J Smith
j e s s i c as m i t h
p o r t f o l i o
J e s s i c a J . S m i t h
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The Merrimac group project finished with each person having two individual designs magnifying a specific portion of the district master plan. A personal master plan at 100 scale and a site plan at 30 scale was required. My master plan focuses on the south-ern end of the community which included the commercial main street and farmers market square. The site is surrounded by the three main sweeps of preserved agriculture. The sweeps concept was brought into the farmer’s market design as well.
P E R S O N A L D E S I G N S
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S
SITE DESIGN : FARMER ’S MARKET
SITE M ASTER P LAN : COMM ERCIAL DISTRICT
FARMER ’S MARKET : OUTDOOR EATING AREA
FARMER ’S MARKET : POND W ALK / RETENTION
Downtown Heart Farmers Market Out Door Eatting Naturalistic Wildflower Retention Pond
Main Street Commercial Hub Mix-Use Green Street
Working Vegetation Hay, Soy
Cemetery Wildflower walk
o u t s i d e p r o j e c t s s t u d i o p r o j e c t s r e s u m e +e x p e r i e n c e
t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
4” (flower)
2-3”
Sedum hybridum‘Immergrunchen’
Sedum spurium‘Album Superbum’
Site Location
Calamagrostis
Orn
amen
tal G
rass
es
Acc
ent
Pla
nts
Bas
e P
lant
s Low
Sed
um
36-40”
18-24”
Sedum album‘Green Ice’
Festuca
C h e a t h a m H a l l G r e e n R o o f
l o c a t i o n
v i r g i n i a t e c h
+ work in-progress interdisciplinary green roof design. team of landscape architects, architects, and biological systems engineer-ing students.
2-6”
2-3”
Sedum cauticola
Euphorbia myrsinites
Con
cept
: Bri
ngin
g B
ack
Nat
ure concept creation of rooms within park.
variation of active and passive programming
wildflower meadow walk wildflower meadow walkplayground
art walk
wooded walk
stream
wetland
picnic & pavillion sport and mulit-use green
key passive active
L a k e w o o d P a r kr o a n o k e , v ap a r k s & r e c r e a t i o n
+ neighborhood park concept design. hazard-ous stream restoration. presented to neighborhood community leaders
Yearly Harvesting Calendar Eggs : March to September
Sweet Potatoes: September
January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December
Blueberries: Rasberries: Blackberries : Summer to Fall
Perennals : Trees : Shrubs : March through Late Fall
Honey : Jams: All year
Beans: Late June
Squash : Zucchini: Late June
Cucumber: June
Peppers: July
Tomatoes: July
Potatoes: July
Winter Squash: October
Pumpkins: October Christmas Trees : Poinsettias: December
S Y S T E M S H I E R A R C H Y
C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K
: YEAR ROUND COMMUNITY HARVESTING = ECONOMIC DRIVER
The Merrimac design was a semester long group project. The existing 300 acre farm site was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork located just outside of Blacksburg, VA. The design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept planning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with specific program elements and population densities.
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S S I T E C O N T E X T
D I S T R I C T M A S T E R P L A N
To develop a higher density sustainable community of diverse neighborhood identities, which draws on agriculture as a source of local economic develop-ment
G o a l :
O b j e c t i v e s : - Hierarchy and scales of agriculture- Blending community into Price’s Fork through agriculture- Integration of built fabric and agriculture by preserving prime soil on hilltops
E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Yearly Harvesting Calendar Eggs : March to September
Sweet Potatoes: September
January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December
Blueberries: Rasberries: Blackberries : Summer to Fall
Perennals : Trees : Shrubs : March through Late Fall
Honey : Jams: All year
Beans: Late June
Squash : Zucchini: Late June
Cucumber: June
Peppers: July
Tomatoes: July
Potatoes: July
Winter Squash: October
Pumpkins: October Christmas Trees : Poinsettias: December
S Y S T E M S H I E R A R C H Y
C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K
: YEAR ROUND COMMUNITY HARVESTING = ECONOMIC DRIVER
The Merrimac design was a semester long group project. The existing 300 acre farm site was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork located just outside of Blacksburg, VA. The design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept planning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with specific program elements and population densities.
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S S I T E C O N T E X T
D I S T R I C T M A S T E R P L A N
To develop a higher density sustainable community of diverse neighborhood identities, which draws on agriculture as a source of local economic develop-ment
G o a l :
O b j e c t i v e s : - Hierarchy and scales of agriculture- Blending community into Price’s Fork through agriculture- Integration of built fabric and agriculture by preserving prime soil on hilltops
E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Yearly Harvesting Calendar Eggs : March to September
Sweet Potatoes: September
January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December
Blueberries: Rasberries: Blackberries : Summer to Fall
Perennals : Trees : Shrubs : March through Late Fall
Honey : Jams: All year
Beans: Late June
Squash : Zucchini: Late June
Cucumber: June
Peppers: July
Tomatoes: July
Potatoes: July
Winter Squash: October
Pumpkins: October Christmas Trees : Poinsettias: December
S Y S T E M S H I E R A R C H Y
C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K
: YEAR ROUND COMMUNITY HARVESTING = ECONOMIC DRIVER
The Merrimac design was a semester long group project. The existing 300 acre farm site was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork located just outside of Blacksburg, VA. The design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept planning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with specific program elements and population densities.
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S S I T E C O N T E X T
D I S T R I C T M A S T E R P L A N
To develop a higher density sustainable community of diverse neighborhood identities, which draws on agriculture as a source of local economic develop-ment
G o a l :
O b j e c t i v e s : - Hierarchy and scales of agriculture- Blending community into Price’s Fork through agriculture- Integration of built fabric and agriculture by preserving prime soil on hilltops
E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Yearly Harvesting Calendar Eggs : March to September
Sweet Potatoes: September
January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December
Blueberries: Rasberries: Blackberries : Summer to Fall
Perennals : Trees : Shrubs : March through Late Fall
Honey : Jams: All year
Beans: Late June
Squash : Zucchini: Late June
Cucumber: June
Peppers: July
Tomatoes: July
Potatoes: July
Winter Squash: October
Pumpkins: October Christmas Trees : Poinsettias: December
S Y S T E M S H I E R A R C H Y
C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K
: YEAR ROUND COMMUNITY HARVESTING = ECONOMIC DRIVER
The Merrimac design was a semester long group project. The existing 300 acre farm site was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork located just outside of Blacksburg, VA. The design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept planning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with specific program elements and population densities.
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S S I T E C O N T E X T
D I S T R I C T M A S T E R P L A N
To develop a higher density sustainable community of diverse neighborhood identities, which draws on agriculture as a source of local economic develop-ment
G o a l :
O b j e c t i v e s : - Hierarchy and scales of agriculture- Blending community into Price’s Fork through agriculture- Integration of built fabric and agriculture by preserving prime soil on hilltops
E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Yearly Harvesting Calendar Eggs : March to September
Sweet Potatoes: September
January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December
Blueberries: Rasberries: Blackberries : Summer to Fall
Perennals : Trees : Shrubs : March through Late Fall
Honey : Jams: All year
Beans: Late June
Squash : Zucchini: Late June
Cucumber: June
Peppers: July
Tomatoes: July
Potatoes: July
Winter Squash: October
Pumpkins: October Christmas Trees : Poinsettias: December
S Y S T E M S H I E R A R C H Y
C O N C E P T U A L F R A M E W O R K
: YEAR ROUND COMMUNITY HARVESTING = ECONOMIC DRIVER
The Merrimac design was a semester long group project. The existing 300 acre farm site was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork located just outside of Blacksburg, VA. The design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept planning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with specific program elements and population densities.
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S S I T E C O N T E X T
D I S T R I C T M A S T E R P L A N
To develop a higher density sustainable community of diverse neighborhood identities, which draws on agriculture as a source of local economic develop-ment
G o a l :
O b j e c t i v e s : - Hierarchy and scales of agriculture- Blending community into Price’s Fork through agriculture- Integration of built fabric and agriculture by preserving prime soil on hilltops
E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Merrimac Farmsb l a c k s b u r g , v a
+ semester long group project. the existing 300 acre farm was to be developed into a community to facilitate the rising area of Price’s Fork. the design started with natural and social analysis, continuing to synthesis and concept plan-ning, and eventually arriving at a district plan with special pro-gram elements and calculated population densities.
The Merrimac group project finished with each person having two individual designs magnifying a specific portion of the district master plan. A personal master plan at 100 scale and a site plan at 30 scale was required. My master plan focuses on the south-ern end of the community which included the commercial main street and farmers market square. The site is surrounded by the three main sweeps of preserved agriculture. The sweeps concept was brought into the farmer’s market design as well.
P E R S O N A L D E S I G N S
H A R V E S T I N G A C O M M U N I T Y A T M E R R I M A C F A R M S
SITE DESIGN : FARMER ’S MARKET
SITE M ASTER P LAN : COMM ERCIAL DISTRICT
FARMER ’S MARKET : OUTDOOR EATING AREA
FARMER ’S MARKET : POND W ALK / RETENTION
Downtown Heart Farmers Market Out Door Eatting Naturalistic Wildflower Retention Pond
Main Street Commercial Hub Mix-Use Green Street
Working Vegetation Hay, Soy
Cemetery Wildflower walk
B e a c h H o u s et o p s a i l , n c
+ residential design, re-es-tablish existence and feel of natural habitat though mean of human interaction and plantings
AnalysisConcept DiagramConcept PlanFinal PlanPlanting Plant
Wood land Parkex is t i ng group master p lan
c o v i n g t o n , v a
+group design project. mas-ter plan of town, individual area and small scale site design.
Woodland Park:- Push construction outside of floodplain _Revitalize River/Ecology _Create connectivity and walkability
River Entrance: _Boat dock beach _River Cafe _Handicap accessibility
Wood land ParkBoat Dock @
c o v i n g t o n , v a
+individual site design, wa-ter access, boat dock, water accessible restaurant island and snack stand.
Phase 1
P r o m p t : C r e a t e a d y n a m i c s p a c e f r o m 5 s h a p e s : h a l f c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , s q u a r e , r e c t a n g l e , ‘ L ’
Phase 2 Phase 3
The Experience of W A T E RA walk through...
Phase 1
P r o m p t : C r e a t e a d y n a m i c s p a c e f r o m 5 s h a p e s : h a l f c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , s q u a r e , r e c t a n g l e , ‘ L ’
Phase 2 Phase 3
The Experience of W A T E RA walk through...
Phase 1
P r o m p t : C r e a t e a d y n a m i c s p a c e f r o m 5 s h a p e s : h a l f c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , s q u a r e , r e c t a n g l e , ‘ L ’
Phase 2 Phase 3
The Experience of W A T E RA walk through...
The dynamic path of a waterfall
Shapes & Space
+create a space from 5 shapes : half circle, triangle, square, rectangle, and “L” shape
T h e e x p e r i e n c e o f w a t e r : t h e d y n a m i c p a t h o f a w a t e r f a l l
Phase 1
P r o m p t : C r e a t e a d y n a m i c s p a c e f r o m 5 s h a p e s : h a l f c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , s q u a r e , r e c t a n g l e , ‘ L ’
Phase 2 Phase 3
The Experience of W A T E RA walk through...
Phase 1
P r o m p t : C r e a t e a d y n a m i c s p a c e f r o m 5 s h a p e s : h a l f c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , s q u a r e , r e c t a n g l e , ‘ L ’
Phase 2 Phase 3
The Experience of W A T E RA walk through...
The dynamic path of a waterfallThe dynamic path of a waterfall the dynamic path of a waterfal l
Jackson Park
+design a neighborhood park. incorporate new com-munity center, rec fields, playgrounds and additional parking. create connectivity between school and library
r o a n o k e , v a
Community HubSchool, Library, Community Center
Main Connection into ParkHigh Traffic Road
Field of Recreation/Play Ground Central Lawn
Main Green Space in Park
Open Field Use of Exsisting Trees
More Naturalistic Section of ParkSeclusion/Less Constructed
Historic SiteMAN NATURE
Allee Boulevard Tapis Vert Bosque
Rome
Siena
VeniceMilan
Lyon
Paris
Ghent
AmsterdamDuisburg
Hamburg
Berlin
timeline
‘09
‘10
‘11
‘12
‘13
p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
- Landscape Architecture- GPA 3.77
- Expected Graduation May 2014
e d u c a t i o n
Member of the lumenHAUS team, a student and faculty based team for Virginia Tech’s most recent AIA award winning solar house. Was involved in the preliminary work for the Time Square exhbit and Madrid, Spain competition. Also, was a docent for the house on Virginia Tech campus as well as in Millennium Park, IL to present during the Green Build Convention. Traveled to Plano, IL to asssemble at Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.
lumenHAUS ‘09-’12
www.lumenhaus.com
`Virginia Tech’s Campus Sustainability Website Develop-ment and Communication Team. Worked with a small team in early stages of developing Virginia Tech’s first sustainability website. Reached out to acquire all sustainable projects in progress and completed on campus. Advertised portal and created a sustainability outreach system.
Office of Energy and Sustainability Internship ’11
www.sustainability.vt.edu
Team member in collaborative design project with engineers and architects to create a green roof on Virginia Tech’s campus. Developed design concepts and planting plans. Presented research, ideas, and designs to faculty
Virginia Tech Green Roof Interdisciplinary Design ‘12-Present
Design pocket park and expansion plan to existing greenway in Luray, VA. Create concept plans and analysis to be present to town leaders, to assist in urban forestry and safe walk to school funding proposals.
Community Design Assistance Center ‘13-Present
Finalizing existing work for Lakewood Park. Created site master plan to be approved by Neighborhood Board, Parks and Rec Advisory Board and presented to Planning Commission. Met with City Engineers and Army Corp of Engineers. Presented plan to Park’s and Rec Director, internal staff, Raleigh Court Neighborhood board, and community members in Roanoke, VA.
Park’s and Recreation, Roanoke, VALandscape Architect Intern ‘12-Present
Jessica J. SmithJessica J Smith
23 Somers Ave Egg Harbor Twp, New Jersey 08234 609-705-5767 [email protected]
p r o f i l e
Interdisciplinary Education Abroad ProgramVirginia Tech - College of Architecture and Urban Studies
rome - siena - venice - milan - lyon - paris - amsterdam duisburg - hamburg - berlin
t r a v e l
AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Google Sketch Up, Prezi, Microsoft Office, hand graphics, model making, photography
s k i l l s
Ben Johnson, RLA Professor_Virginia Tech 540 - 231- 5698 [email protected]
r e f e r e n c e s
Dean’s List: Virginia Tech_’09_’10_’11NAEF Toy Competition Top 20 finalist_’10 VT First Year design student competition_honorable mention_’10
1st Place State Wide NJ Tech Student Association Design Competition_’09
h o n o r s
Sigma Lambda Alpha_2012Student ASLA_Virginia Tech Chapter National Society of Leadership and Success_2010 Alpha Rho Chi (APX) _Professional Fraternity for Architecture and Allied Arts
Habitat for Humanity_ Blacksburg
National Student Leadership Conference 2007_Washington DC
a c t i v i t e s
Cermetrius Bohannon PHD Candidate 901-229-0897 [email protected] Dean Bork, RLA Professor_Virginia Tech 540- 231‐5487 [email protected]
Determined and passionate character, exceptionally well organized in both academic and professional career, demonstrates self-motivation in a fast pace learning environment
r e s u m e +e x p e r i e n c e
Virginia Tech’s AIA Award Winning Solar House
Farnsworth Tour
Cam
pus TourB
lacksburgM
illenium P
ark
Photos: Courtesy of Virginia Tech
13year
Jessica J Smith
j e s s i c as m i t h
p o r t f o l i o
t h a n k y o u!
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