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Terry Naranjo RLA
Terry Naranjo has 15 years experience as a landscape architect. He has managed and participated in a range of project types. His experiences include conceptual program development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, municipality ordinance review, bidding, construction administration and project closeout.
Terry Naranjo, RLA504 Princeton StreetRaleigh, NC 27609919.740.7825
Terry Naranjo, RLAEducationBachelor of Landscape Architecture, 1993Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan
Master of Landscape ArchitectureNorth Carolina State University, 2012 (Expected)Raleigh, North Carolina
Registered Landscape Architect State of North Carolina State of Michigan State of Tennessee
Work ExperienceCLH Design, PA, Cary, North CarolinaElam, Todd, D’Ambrosi, Cary, North CarolinaAECOM, Raleigh, North CarolinaDesign Plus Architects, Grand Rapids, Michigan Hawkins Partners, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
Selected Project ExperienceArmy Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, GA***Beaumont Baptist Hospital, Beaumont, TX*Wake County Continuum of Care, Raleigh, NC**Granville Medical Center, Oxford, NCShelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, Nashville, TNTennessee Titans NFL Stadium, Nashville, TN*with Hawkins Partners, Inc**with CLH Design, PA***with HSMM/ AECOM
ActivitiesAmerican Society of Landscape ArchitectsUSGBC TriangleUrban Land Institute Triangle Chapter
PROJECT TYPES Academic/ Corporate Spaces Institutional Landscapes Government/ Civic/ Community Spaces Industrial and Office Post Industrial/ Brownfield Mixed Use Environments Parks and Greenways
GUIDING PRINCIPLES Collaborative/ Multidisciplinary Approach Listening and Client involvement to establish
goals and interpret a design vision. Developing design ideas that shape the conceptual
foundation of the site design. Solving problems with a high level of technical
knowledge and creativity. Impart meaning into the designed landscape
by utilizing landscape forms in ways that express a connection with the site’s natural setting and layered cultural context Celebrate the owner’s mission, product, people Incorporate art into the landscape
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES Foster environmental stewardship through education Rainwater Infiltration Systems High efficiency irrigation systems Preserve/ create wildlife habitat Cisterns for rainwater/ greywater Green roofs and walls Drought tolerant plantings Native meadows/ No-mow zones Permeable Paving Low-voltage and LED lighting
MUNICIPAL AGENCIES SERVED: Wake County City of Raleigh Planning City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Dept. City of Raleigh Public Works City of Durham Planning City of Durham Engineering City of Durham Public Works Town of Cary Town of Apex City of Nashville, Tennessee City of Grand Rapids, Michigan City of Goldsboro, NC Town of Mount Olive, NC Town of Zebulon, NC Wayne County NCDENR NCDOT
Raleigh, North CarolinaWake County Continuum of Care
Project Budget: $22.7 Million; Construction Schedule: Fall 2010; Client: Wake County
Main Entry Vehicular Circulator and Pedestrian Entry Plaza
Tree Conservation Area Ordinance Calculations
Design Elements Celebration of entry and highlighting of significant architectural work. Creation of a dynamic counterpoint to the modern architecture and materials of the building. Create a sense of arrival. Bold planting scheme to highlight the patterns and rhythms of architecture. Create a functional pedestrian/ vehicular experience that combines modern forms withnatural materials. Tree Conservation Area Plans
Mixed Use Development Master PlanApex, NC
Mixed use site Master Plan for a 110 acre site in eastern Wake County integrates variety of housing types, commercial, office, and mixed retail spaces.
Design Elements: Integrated pedestrian connectivity Variety of spatial experiences Urban Edges Axial orientation Integrated natural areas Enhanced public realm Community gathering spaces
Corporate Facility Office BuildingDurham, NC
Project Summary:The project involved coordination with the architect to develop an outdoor courtyard space to function as a permeable surface and programmable pedestrian gathering space.
Design Elements Permeable paving hardscape Drought tolerant plantings Formal and informal seating options Site lighting and furnishings
Beaumont, TexasMemorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Project SummarySite design of overall medical campus including semi-private open air areas for patients, visitors, and employees that are both functional and therapeutic.
Project Responsibilities:Project management for landscape architectural services
Coordination with architect, civil, MPE, interiorsDesign and detailing of hardscape and softscape elements
Specification of site furnishings and site lighting
Radial patterns extend lines,forms and materials of thearchitecture.
Project Summary:The two plans shown explore options and maximize potential for an existing downtown Brownfield site.
Brownfield DevelopmentSite Feasibility StudyFlorence, SC
Stadium Option
Mixed-Use Option• Buildings form urban edge Pedestrian scale spaces Multiple axis alignments Outdoor dining areas Gathering spaces
Stadium Site Option Mixed use approach Pedestrian scale spaces On-street commercial
space integrated into stadium structure Outdoor dining terrace Lawn-area seating
Mixed Use Option
NFL stadium campus in a downtown setting; Situated on the Cumberland River directly across from the Central Business District of Downtown Nashville.
The architectural vernacular was inspired by the site’s industrial heritage. Design elements celebrated the use of visible infrastructure and basic materials of concrete and steel.
Project Summary: Pervious reinforced lawn parking detailing Urban forestry compliance documentation Design and detailing of pedestrian entry
gate plaza paving areas. Spot grading and drainage Site furnishings specification Central control irrigation system design.
Tennessee Titans NFL Stadium CampusNashville, TN
Monumental ‘Found Art’ InstallationsSpot Grading Plan at South Pedestrian Entrance
Project Summary:This park-like courtyard setting for a corporate client provides an outdoor amenity for employees and visitors. Informal seating areas and gathering spaces allow for an interaction in a natural setting.
Design Elements and Responsibilities Pedestrian circulation system design Planting design Specialty paving detailing Mist fountain detailing Site furnishings/ lighting Courtyard hardscape design and details Seatwalls integrated with native stones
Primus Financial CenterBrentwood, TN
The Shelby Street Bridge, opened in 1909 was closed to vehiculartraffic in 1999. It is now used as a pedestrian bridge linking Downtown Nashville, Tennessee to the East-Bank Stadium Campus over the Cumberland River.
Design Elements/ Project Summary Paving surface re-design and detailing Unification of the entire length of bridge through
paving pattern rhythms and repetition of forms Embrace the cultural history through the incorporation of public art. Ornamental overlook steel railing coordination with metal fabricator Coordination and detailing of wood pavers on
new overlooks.
Shelby Street BridgeNashville, TN
Ornamental Overlook Railing
Views toward Downtown Nashville
Paving/ Overlook Layout Plan
Project SummaryThis rooftop park occupies an entire city block and covers several hundred parking spaces below. Design forms were inspired by the adjacent contextual architecture of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Downtown Arena.
Design Elements Rooftop park Programmable publicgathering space Coordination with structural engineer Inspired by adjacent architectural forms and geometry
Hilton Suites ParkNashville, TN
Project Summary:This urban row-house project consists of 29 loft-style condominium units capturing views to the Tennessee State Capitol in Downtown Nashville.
Design Elements: Semi-private gardens that define
individual residences Simple plantings for low maintenance
and seasonal interest. Unify the entire length of building Automatic irrigation system Automatic entry gate detailing
Urban TownhomesNashville, TN
Downtown Office Tower Streetscape Master PlanNashville, TN
Project Summary:Street-level site master plan for an office tower in Nashville, Tennessee's downtown financial district.
Existing Office Tower – 17 Stories
‘Court of Columns’
Design Goals: Unify the entire pedestrian level campus Respond to architectural rhythms Help create a Corporate Identity Activate the pedestrian spaces Incorporate Cultural Heritage of Nashville
as ‘Athens of the South’ Provide a gateway into the city
Project Summary:This corporate facility project needed a strong yet subtle main entrance experience. A simple plant palette was chosen to highlight the architecture.
The architecture provides clues to inform scale and rhythm.
Design Elements Large planting masses Bold landscape statements Visual connection to Architecture Pedestrian circulation system Site furnishing & Lighting
Dell Manufacturing FacilityNashville, TN
Pedestrian Entry Courtyard
Army Maneuver Center of ExcellenceFort Benning, GA
Project Summary:The project involved coordination with the architect and civil engineer to develop site plan elements which included a large scale gathering courtyard for a LEED Certified classroom building.
Design Elements LEED Documentation for site related points Creation of monumental scale pedestrian plaza Heat Island reduction, and water reduction Form generating site-design patterns developed
from careful study of architecture Sketch-Up modeling Radial courtyard off main dining hall for outdoor gathering
Sketchup rendering of Central Entry Courtyard
Pedestrian spaces in Central Courtyard
Interstate 95 -- Interchange Landscape Plan Walterboro, SC
Project Summary:Located along the Cumberland River in East Nashville, the Shelby Bottoms Greenway provides over 12 miles of paved and unpaved trails. The site’s Native American heritage was interpreted with symbols and signage.
Design elements Site sensitive parking lot configurationWalkway/ bikeway systems Riparian and upland native habitat plantingsWay-finding signage Site furnishing specification Seating plaza and overlook design and details
Shelby Bottoms GreenwayNashville, TN
Project Summary:At the center of this Civil War and WWI memorial is a re-creation of a sculpture originally created by Italian SculptorGuissepe Morietti in 1929.
A new obelisk and 'Angel of Peace' which sits atop; was newly carved out of solid granite.
Battle of Nashville MonumentNashville, TN
Design Elements Plaza and seat walls integrated into the topography Reconstructed “Peace Monument”Pedestrian circulation systems & passive
gathering spaces Interpretive signage
Providing a pedestrian connection to the Cumberland River, the East Bank Greenway is adjacent to the Tennessee Titans NFL Stadium Campus.
Monolithic 'found-art' artifacts of the site’s industrial past were gathered, preserved and integrated into the landscape.
Embedded directly into the concrete and earth, the relics allow visitors to ‘discover’ historical evidence of an industrial heritage.
East Bank GreenwayNashville, TN
Design Elements On-site post-demolition reconnaissance to recover
potential sculpture-worthy artifacts Coordination with artists, sculptors, and metal fabricators ADA compliant plaza layouts Fine grading, and detailing of hardscape elements. Site furnishing specification Lighting fixtures coordinationWay-finding signage Monumental Scale ‘Found Art’ Installation
Required Coordination with CSX Railroad
Design Elements: Renovation of public realm of
streetscapes and public spaces Community charrette facilitation Traffic calming On-street parking reconfiguration Central neighborhood ‘square’.Way-finding signage Public art locations Gateway considerations
Creston StreetscapeGrand Rapids, MI
Neighborhood ‘Square’
Neighborhood Square Pedestrian scale spaces Public art Relocated Monument Site furnishings Interactive at-grade fountain Outdoor café
Master plan for this existing 3/4 mile roadway corridor within the culturally diverse and historic Creston Neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Project Summary:This plan for an existing commercial district creates an important link between an historic neighborhood a marina area/ shoreline greenway along Lake Macatawa.
Design elements Streetscape enhancements Re-organized vehicular and
pedestrian circulation systems Parking lot re-configuration Public art location identification Outdoor dining terraces Community park District identifying gateways
South Shore DistrictHolland, MI
Existing Site Conditions
Cottage Grove Retirement CommunityHolland, MI
Project Summary:40 Acre site in West Michigan on relatively flat site allowed a symmetrical layout for this planned retirement community.
Design Elements Program integration of
various housing types including independent living, assisted living, and hospice. Pedestrian circulation
system and walkableconnectivity Town ‘Center’ Axial orientation Community Gardens Stormwater pond amenity
areas. Community gathering
spaces
Grand Rapids, MI
Project Summary:Creating an outdoor living experience for an assisted living facility. Project goals include enabling social interaction through intimate pedestrian gathering spaces and interaction with natural areas and hands-on gardening opportunities.
Sunrise Assisted Living Care Facility
Project Budget: $4.5 MillionClient: Sunrise Assisted LivingContact: Laura Hester, Davos Senior Living Group810-571-0178
Design Elements and Responsibilities:•Coordination with architect and civil engineer, MPE, and interiors.•Submittals to Municipal planning agencies•Site design and detailing of circulation systems,hardscape, softscape and site amenities.
Project Summary:A six-story building in a small downtown setting had nowhere for residents to sit and relax outdoors. Two options were provided to convert a concrete parking area into a passive seating area with plantings, benches, fountains and hand-on planting beds.
Design Elements Provide semi- private outdoor
pedestrian space Integrate into existing downtown
streetscape. Intimate seating areas Allow for fellowship between
residents. Allow views into street Small community garden Responded to the architectural
patterns
Symmetry Option
‘Organic’ Option
Holland, MIResthaven Retirement Courtyard
existing
existing
Fountain
Project Summary:Site planning and design for a corporate facility addition required a complete reconfiguration of vehicular circulation and pedestrian patterns. The project involved the creation of pedestrian gathering spaces and site amenities.
Design Elements Corporate ‘Front Door’ experience. Architectural forms inform site patterns The reflective of water, light, and glass Illuminated bands of recycled glass under-lit with
fiber optic lighting. Large scale tiered water feature and a reflecting pool Corporate identity signage
Gentex Corporate HeadquartersZeeland, MI
Chicago Drive Corridor Median -- Landform StudyHolland, MI
Design Elements Mix of themed uses including
hotel, coliseum, commercial districts, and entertainment districts and high density residential areas. Central ceremonial plaza Selection of images that convey a
sense of cultural and spatial understanding River Walk Vehicular circulation patterns
New Town Center PlanChengdu, China
Project Summary:This plan is the central business district of a larger community that incorporated a golf course and residential sections in an active ‘sports themed’development.
Project Summary:The competition sought redevelopment strategies and design visions for theBrickbottom area of Somerville, MA near downtown Boston.
Design Elements Inspired by existing artist community Create an arts and entertainment campus
that celebrates cultural heritage Open Space Transportation and Infrastructure Development Density Community Connectivity Ecological / Environmental Issues History and Cultural Diversity
Brickbottom CompetitionBoston, MA
Existing Site
Mass Transit
Public Art
Proposed Site Master Plan Isometric
Proposed Site Plan
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