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M A R I N A M A T H E S O N
A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
CV: MARINA MATHESON
EDUCATIONUNIVERISITY OF GEORGIA 2012 Bachelor of Landscape ArchitectureKOBE UNIVERISTY (EXCHANGE) 2010 Japanese Language and Culture Studies
WORKTHE CENTER, Covington, Georgia Spring 2011 Landscape Architecture/Urban Planning InternEL SITJAR, Salt, Spain Summer 2011 Horticulture Intern
ENGLISH.SPANISH.CATALAN.GERMAN.JAPANESE
AUTOCAD.ARCGIS.ILLUSTRATOR.INDESIGN.PHOTOSHOP.SKETCHUP.VECTORWORK
1. Boulevard Crossing Park
2. Amekwohi Celestial Food Park
3. Lyndon Art House Regional Garden
4. Train Depot Redevelopment
5. Washington Street Community Center Signage
6. Mothership Landing
7. Relaxing Reality in Tokyo
8. Light Installation
INDEX
BLVDX BOULEVARD CROSSING PARK
Boulevard Crossing Park is a 22-acre greenspace project located in Atlanta, Georgia along the loop of the Beltline. South of Grant Park at the intersection of Boulevard and Englewood Avenue, the project is a sustainable park redesign featuring natural processes and spaces. The park is to serve as a hub of activity linking numerous trails and corridors, creating nodes of social and environmental engagement within the general p u b l i c .
Amekwohi Celestial Food Park encourages alternative ways of existing in reality.
AMEKWOHI CELESTIAL FOOD PARKEDUCATIONAL/VISITOR CENTER COMPLEX CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
PERMACULTURE
PERMACULTURERESTAURANT
FISH PONDRICE TERRACES
LEARNING GARDENS
EDUCATION/VISITOR CENTER COMPLEX
TRACK
FUN DECKS
SUITABILITY ANALYSIS AND PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Darkest area indicates the most suitable land for construction
good soils deforested land low slope <10%
The Amekwohi Celestial Food Park intends to revive the values and land management techniques used by the Mvscogee Creek Indians while promoting and enabling the human practice of foraging and gathering.
A cultural legacy long lost amongst the current people of the Piedmont Plateau, foraging is a sustainable food practice encouraging people to walk the forests in search of edible plants and fruits.
In order to create a diverse and bountiful park, the forest must be restored to pre-European settlement conditions. The earth must be healed in order to nurse the native species back into ecological dominance.
Old Growth Forest Restoration
Piedmont Prairie
Open Fields
Amekwohi Celestial Food Park encourages alternative ways of existing in reality.
AMEKWOHI CELESTIAL FOOD PARK
composite map
A real functioning permaculture, visitors will learn about native species propagation through sustainable foraging habits, the different dietary and medicinal properties of plants. Visitors will also learn how the ACFP is restoring the forest through astronomy and alternative agricultural practices. At the restaurant one can
At the buildings center the mathematically precise Tzolkin calendar of the Mayas rotates in alignment with the movement of the sun star through the sky. Powered by solar energy the gear slowly propels the building along the tracks synchronized with the universe.
There is no parking at ACFP. Devoted to being a 100% sustainable park the ACFP has a bus stop, with buses departing from the train station located .5 miles away. This will help facilitate the emergence, growth and popularity of public transportation.
The buildings are reclaimed and recycled containers. All the buildings are nomadic, meaning they rest on tracks and slowly coast along in constant smooth movement. This positive movement prevents the static weight of the building from harming the land. Moving through space and time the nomadic building gives visitors plenty to think about and learn.
eat food foraged on site. The restaurant features a fishpond which cleans and filters harvested rainwater in order to provide sustainable irrigation to the rice paddies terraced behind the restaurant. The rice paddies grow local native rice. By eating locally, dependence on foreign food is reduced and knowledge of the land is increased.
draws context from the
patterns of the piedmont
and abstracts them into
minimalistic yet strong
forms which create a
locally sensitive design.
LYNDON ART HOUSE REGIONAL GARDEN
OcOnEE RIVER TERRAcES SHAdy gROVE
Beltline ProjectMarina MathesonChristian Vitulli
ÊHORIZONÊSQUARE
Our site: Train Depot Station along Dekalb Avenue
BeltLine Corridor Major Roads
Existing Parks
Proposed Parks
Interstate Highways
MARTA
Schools
BeltLine Tour Route
BeltLine TrailLEG
END
The vibrant character of Southeast Atlanta
continues to grow as new houses and lofts,
mixed-use developments, and refurbished
properties sprout up in older neighborhoods
and alongside established homes. Spur trails
will provide easier access to more places, in-
cluding Grant Park and Zoo Atlanta.
Key Points of Interest:
• Bill Kennedy Way (The Glenwood Connec-
tor) will be a scenic strip along the corridor
where the transit and trial flow along the
same street as cars.
• Southside High and the New Schools of
Carver are 2 of 20 public schools within
½-mile of the BeltLine that will benefit from
additional travel options for students and
staff.
• The historic bridge crossing Ormewood
Avenue and the tunnel below Hank Aaron
Drive and McDonough Boulevard present
dynamic aesthetics and will be preserved.
• One of the first new greenspaces to be de-
veloped, the 21-acre Boulevard Crossing
Park will enhance the vitality of Boulevard
Heights and Englewood Manor.
Map 1 – Southeast Inman Park/Reynoldstown Marta Station to I-75/85
Oakland Cemetary
Piedmont
Bobby JonesGolf Course
Atlanta Memorial Park
Zoo AtlantaCyclorama
Grant
Boulevard Crossing
Stanton
Four Corners
Intrenchment Creek
Intrenchment Creek
Stanton Park
Mead St
4 Corners Park
Mor
elan
d A
ve
Memorial Dr
McDonough Blvd SE
Ormewood Ave
Pry
or S
t SW
Lakewood Ave
DeKalb Ave NE
Spring
St
Pry
or S
t
Che
roke
e A
ve
Decatur St SE
Pie
dmon
t Av
Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Sawtel
l Ave
SE
Trinity Ave SW
Peters
St SW
Edgewood Ave SE
Ridge Ave SW
Marietta St NW
Confederate Ave SE
Mor
elan
d A
veM
orel
and
AveGrant Park
Downtown
Ormewood Park
Summerhill
Pittsburgh
Reynoldstown
Mechanicsville
Peoplestown
South Atlanta
Inman Park
Sweet Auburn
Benteen Park
Old Fourth Ward
Custer/McDonough/GuiceJoyland
State Facility
Cabbagetown
Capitol Gateway
Betmar LaVilla
Oakland
Amal Heights
Castleberry Hill
Boulevard Heights
Woodland Hills
The Villages at Carver
Capitol View Manor
Sylvan Hills
Englewood Manor
ine City
Atlanta University Center
Grant
Zoo AtlantaCyclorama
TurnerField
Chosewood
Federal Penitentary
Georgia National Guard
Pittman
Brownwood
Benteen
Arthur LangfordMemorial
Oakland Cemetary
M.L.K.
King Center
Milton Ave SE
University Ave SW
Englewood Ave.
Wal
do S
t SE
Edgewood Ave NE
Hill
St S
E
Bou
leva
rd A
ve.
Han
k A
aron
Dr
Wylie St SE
Confederate A
ve SE
Glenwood Ave SE
Lake A
ve N
E
Gib
son
St S
E
Bill
Ken
nedy
Way
Auburn Ave
NE
Garnett King Memorial
Georgia State
Peachtree Center
Dome/GWCC/Philips/CNN
King
Hope
Cook
Price
Parks
Carver
Walden
Dunbar
Benteen
Parkside
Tech High
Southside
Thomasville
Stanton, D.H.
Bus Yard Lakewood
Five Points
Inman Park-Reynoldstow
Boulevard Crossing Park
South Atlanta
Chosewood Park
High Point
Site
Site photos. Container depot/train yard
TRAIN DEPOT REDEVELOPMENT
features the creation of a multi-use, live,
work, play, complex which will contribute to
the redevelopment of the area along Dekalb
Avenue and create
strong nodes of
connectivity
between the
Cabbagetown
neighborhood and
the BeltLine in
Atlanta, Georgia.
b y M . M a t h e s o n a n d C . V i t u l l i
Site analysis and surrounding neighbourhood use. Master plan
Site Analysis Master Plan
Axon looking from the beltline onto the former container depot
Axonometric Model
Front section
Side section
Front section
Side section
Section-Elevation East
Section-Elevation North
Entering the multi use complex. Inspiration for the design came from the former container depot and train track
Inspiration for
the design came
from the former
container depot and
train yard tracks.
Washington Street Community Center
Sign on Washington Street. Sign on School Street.
Proposed Signage MARINA MATHESON. WINSTON MITCHELL.
Washington Street Community Center
Sign on Washington Street. Sign on School Street.
Proposed Signage MARINA MATHESON. WINSTON MITCHELL.
Washington Street Community Center
Sign on Washington Street. Sign on School Street.
Proposed Signage MARINA MATHESON. WINSTON MITCHELL.
Proposed Signage
WASHINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTERb y M . M a t h e s o n a n d W. M i t c h e l l
Washington Street Community Center Proposed Signage Construction Details MARINA MATHESON. WINSTON MITCHELL.
Sign on School Street.Sign on Washington Street.Proposed Signage Construction Details
is a road engineering
study serving two
distinct models of
development on the same
parcel of land. A high
density residential
subdivision and a low
density single family
residence feature a
road whose vertical
and horizontal axes are
in complete alignment.
MOTHERSHIP LANDING
HIGH DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
HIGH DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
HIGH DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
HIGH DENSITY
LOW DENSITY
東京
RELAXING REALITY in Tokyo is a photoshop montage project featuring fantasti-cal landscapes
RELAXING REALITY in Tokyo is a Photoshop
montage series featuring
fantastic landscapes.
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