MACKENZIE BOURNE

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

MACKENZIE BOURNEMBOURNE@UGA.EDU(706)-829-7481

study nature,love nature,

stay close to nature. it will never fail you.

-FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

MACKENZIE BOURNE ABOUT ME

My name is Mackenzie Bourne. I was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia until I moved to Athens, Georgia to attend the University of Georgia. Growing up, my family and I always enjoyed gardening, camping, and going on walks...all of which resulted in my love of nature and the outdoors. I loved being outside, digging in the dirt, building things, hiking and dreamed of traveling to the world's best parks. I also grew up with natural artistic abilities enjoying drawing, painting, ceramics, and having a creative eye for color and design. The way I viewed and appreciated the environment around me was unique from my other friends and family. I recognized early on my enthusiasm for creating and growing things, and discovered Landscape Architecture as a possible career that I might thrive in. The profession of Landscape Architecture perfectly combines my creative and artistic talents with my love of science, and my desire to design spaces that entice communities to interact outdoors. I have enjoyed every moment of my Landscape Architecture schooling, immediately falling in love with plant identification, planting design, and hand-rendering techniques. I decided to minor in Horticulture to expand my plant knowledge, therefore strengthening my ability to create sustainable environments. I had the opportunity to complete a summer study abroad Landscape Architecture program in Cortona, Italy. Studying and spending time in vibrant Italian cities opened my eyes to a whole new design standard and will forever inspire my future landscape architecture designs. While abroad, I also studied advanced jewelry and metalworking.

I am convinced that we need Landscape Architects with sound horticultural knowledge and experience to build smarter, more livable, sustainable communities. In a world where more and more time seems to be spent indoors, I am proud to be a Landscape Architect who is passionate about designing spaces that draw people outdoors.

personal art

I found a new love for jewelry design and metalworks during my summer study abroad experience in Cortona, Italy. I enjoy the tedious detail work and time that is put into a piece of art that you can wear everyday. My Italian travels also inspired a few of my favorite ceramic pieces.

ITALIAN CYPRESS RINGSTEEL INSET IN STERLING SILVER

"IN BOCCA AL LUPO" RELIQUARY

NECKLACE -BRONZE CASTING AND COPPER

HAND GESTURE CHARMLOST WAX STERLING SILVER CASTING

ETRUSCAN NECKLACEBRONZE CASTING & COPPER CHAIN

JEWELRY,METALWORKING & CERAMICS

PINE BARK WRIST CUFFLOST-WAX STERLING SILVER CASTING

LINGERLONG VINEYARDS DAHLONEGA, GA

Lingerlong Vineyards features a chic, modern-style barn that serves as the perfect venue for weddings and special events. The floor plan and overall layout of the event barn is carefully designed to frame beautiful views of the surrounding lower hills of vineyards beyond.

VINEYARD MASTER PLAN

EVENT BARN

ARCHED FIREPLACE

Holliday Park is a sports complex featuring amenities for tennis, basketball, soccer and baseball. A series of pedestrian walkways and wooded biking trails weave through the site, delineating large grassy areas for passive recreation. An analysis of the site's existing topography and a rough grading plan played a key role in determining the layout of the park.

PASSIVE RECREATION

TRAIL

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DUMPSTERPAD

PAVEDJOGGING

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WELCOME SIGN

10’ SIDEWALK (TYP.)

PLAY-GROUND

TRAIL ENTRANCE

FIELD LIGHTING

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

SECONDARY PARK ENTRANCE

PICNIC SHELTER

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THE RUINS

MAIN CONCESSION

ARBORETUM

CONCERT STAGE

POND

RESTROOM

BLEACHER(TYP.)

DOCK

MTNCE. BUILDING

SCORER’S STAND

holliday park ATHLETIC FACILITY - INDIANAPOLIS, IN

RIDGE & VALLEY HYDROLOGY STUDY

PRELIMINARY MASTER PLAN ON TRASH PAPER

PASSIVE RECREATION

RR

PICNIC SHELTER

(TYP.)

MAIN ROAD

DUMPSTERPAD

PAVEDJOGGING

TRACK

STREETLIGHTING

(TYP.)PRIMARYENTRANCE

WELCOME SIGN

10’ SIDEWALK (TYP.)

PLAY-GROUND

TRAIL ENTRANCE

FIELD LIGHTING

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

SECONDARY PARK ENTRANCE

PICNIC SHELTER

(TYP.)

THE RUINS

MAIN CONCESSION

ARBORETUM

CONCERT STAGE

POND

RESTROOM

BLEACHER(TYP.)

DOCK

MTNCE. BUILDING

SCORER’S STAND

condado villa and spa RESORT POOL - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

The Condado Villa & Spa design incorporates reflections of San Juan, Puerto Rico's rich cultural history by including specific materials such as ausubo wood beams, pink marble, royal palms, fountains, arcades, and blue cobblestone. The natural beauty of Puerto Rico's waterfalls and lush jungles is also portrayed in the pool's rugged grotto waterfall feature.

GROTTO WATERFALL

the marsh residence ATHENS, GA

The Marsh family explained the vision for their home as a simple, functional design complete with a firepit in the backyard and additional privacy from their neighbors. My affordable and naturalistic planting plan around the cozy, circular firepit led the Marsh family to select my design for implementation over 17 other competitors.

OUT OF 17 ENTRIES, THE CLIENTS CHOSE MY MASTER PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION!

lakewood village TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ATHENS, GA

Lakewood Village is a traditional neighborhood development featuring a mix of both single-family housing lots and multi-family townhomes lots. Lakewood Village's central commercial core and strategically placed green spaces provide a strong sense of community.

RIVERFRONT PLAZA

COMMERCIAL CORE

epa campus rainworks project THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA - ATHENS, GA

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/12/16/stream-restorations/

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/12/16/stream-restorations/

http://www.programmed.com.au/property-services-blog/the-little-known-benefits-of-construct-

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GREENSPACE

HARDSCAPE

To Downtown Athens

To East Athens

OCONEE ST.University of

Georgia Campus

Dudley Park

Campus community connection:a green infrastructure demonstration site

TURF

NORTH OCONEE RIVER

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BIOSWALE

CONSTRUCTEDWETLAND

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EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

OCONEE RIVERFRONT PARKPROPOSED MASTER PLAN

STREAM RESTORATION

The existing site conditions consist of a large impervious surface parking lot within feet of the North Oconee River bank. The existing topography leads stormwater flowing downhill from Downtown Athens District and the adjacent Williams St. and Oconee St. onto our largely impermeable site. This untreated polluted water currently flows straight into the North Oconee

River causing problems with erosion, water quality, and other environmental issues. The lack of vegetation on the site creates an issue with the Urban Heat Island effect and makes for a poor visitor experience.

solution

PARK DESIGN ANALYSIS

http://wolflighthall.com/blog/2013/7/25/scup-honor-award-1

The purpose of the EPA Campus Rainworks challenge is to rethink rainwater management practices at universities across the nation. Our proposed site is the Graduate School parking lot adjacent to the North Oconee River on campus. Our goal of the project is to utilize Best Management Practices such as implementing permeable pavement, bioswales, drought- resistant native plantings and a constructed

wetland. The overall goal is to retain and treat stormwater on site by decreasing surface parking and, instead, create a green space that connects the campus to the Athens Greenway.

street planters

constructed wetland

The proposed bioswale along the west side of the parking lot will treat stormwater runoff from the entire site before it reaches the Oconee River. The bioswale will consist of a wide variety of native plants and feature a meandering elevated boardwalk. The boardwalk will aid in engaging the user in this unique landscape while learning about the site’s stormwater treatment.

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The street planters will serve a multitude of uses. They will treat stormwater runoff directly from Williams St. before entering the parking lot, while providing a safety buffer for pedestrians along our newly proposed sidewalk. The street planters will also enhance the aesthetic experience of the site and draw people into the new amenities of the park.

The daylighting and restoration of the Town Spring Creek is an important goal in our ecologically friendly design. Many locals would not even realize there is an existing stream on the site because it is channeled by pipe straight into the river. The Town Spring Creek played an important role in the founding of the campus and we believe restoring the stream will give a chance to educate the public about its history and possibilities for the future.

The constructed wetland will intercept a stormwater drainage pipe currently collecting water along Oconee St. The wetland will capture the runoff and facilitate infiltration while creating a unique wildlife habitat. The sidewalk along Oconee St. has frequent foot travel which makes this area of the park a valuable amenity serving aesthetically and functionally. http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/12/16/stream-restorations/

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/12/16/stream-restorations/

http://www.programmed.com.au/property-services-blog/the-little-known-benefits-of-construct-

Water

Tree Cover

sTORMWATERMANAGEMENTZONES

GREENSPACE

HARDSCAPE

To Downtown Athens

To East Athens

OCONEE ST.University of

Georgia Campus

Dudley Park

Campus community connection:a green infrastructure demonstration site

TURF

NORTH OCONEE RIVER

WILLIAMS ST.

PARKING LOT

BIOSWALE

CONSTRUCTEDWETLAND

SCALE: 1"=50’

BIOSWALE

CI

RC

UL

AT

IO

N

CHALLENGE

SITE VICINITY MAP

EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

OCONEE RIVERFRONT PARKPROPOSED MASTER PLAN

STREAM RESTORATION

The existing site conditions consist of a large impervious surface parking lot within feet of the North Oconee River bank. The existing topography leads stormwater flowing downhill from Downtown Athens District and the adjacent Williams St. and Oconee St. onto our largely impermeable site. This untreated polluted water currently flows straight into the North Oconee

River causing problems with erosion, water quality, and other environmental issues. The lack of vegetation on the site creates an issue with the Urban Heat Island effect and makes for a poor visitor experience.

solution

PARK DESIGN ANALYSIS

http://wolflighthall.com/blog/2013/7/25/scup-honor-award-1

The purpose of the EPA Campus Rainworks challenge is to rethink rainwater management practices at universities across the nation. Our proposed site is the Graduate School parking lot adjacent to the North Oconee River on campus. Our goal of the project is to utilize Best Management Practices such as implementing permeable pavement, bioswales, drought- resistant native plantings and a constructed

wetland. The overall goal is to retain and treat stormwater on site by decreasing surface parking and, instead, create a green space that connects the campus to the Athens Greenway.

street planters

constructed wetland

The proposed bioswale along the west side of the parking lot will treat stormwater runoff from the entire site before it reaches the Oconee River. The bioswale will consist of a wide variety of native plants and feature a meandering elevated boardwalk. The boardwalk will aid in engaging the user in this unique landscape while learning about the site’s stormwater treatment.

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The street planters will serve a multitude of uses. They will treat stormwater runoff directly from Williams St. before entering the parking lot, while providing a safety buffer for pedestrians along our newly proposed sidewalk. The street planters will also enhance the aesthetic experience of the site and draw people into the new amenities of the park.

The daylighting and restoration of the Town Spring Creek is an important goal in our ecologically friendly design. Many locals would not even realize there is an existing stream on the site because it is channeled by pipe straight into the river. The Town Spring Creek played an important role in the founding of the campus and we believe restoring the stream will give a chance to educate the public about its history and possibilities for the future.

The constructed wetland will intercept a stormwater drainage pipe currently collecting water along Oconee St. The wetland will capture the runoff and facilitate infiltration while creating a unique wildlife habitat. The sidewalk along Oconee St. has frequent foot travel which makes this area of the park a valuable amenity serving aesthetically and functionally.

The purpose of the EPA Campus RainWorks challenge is to rethink rainwater management practices at universities across thenation. By working in a team with a fellow landscape architecture student and an ecology student, together we were able to complete site inventory & analysis for a site on campus, create a design utilizing Sustainable SITES Initiative standards, and implement sustainable Best Management Practices such as permeable pavement, bioswales, drought- resistant native plantings and a constructed wetland in order to retain and treat storm water on site.

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OCONEE RIVERFRONT PARK MASTER PLANOur EPA Campus RainWorks site is in close vicinity to the North Oconee River on the University of Georiga's campus. My team succeeded in decreasing the area of the immediate university parking lot, while simultaneously treating stormwater before entering the river. The reclaimed greenspace, Oconee Riverfront Park, provides the students on campus easy access to a previously hidden, unusable riverfront.

lowe's parking lot DESIGN FOR SPEED - ATHENS, GA

Inspired by the music of reggae's legendary Bob Marley, this Lowe's parking lot median design sweeps with relaxing, rhythmic planting beds and naturalistic rocks that mirror Marley's unique music style. The Bob Marley musical design inspiration with pastels allowed me to derive a creative planting design that I turned into a 3D visual model. The model enabled me to visualize and experiment with heights in order to shape a fun experience for the Lowe's shopper.

HAND-CRAFTED 3D MODEL

DESIGN INSPIRATION

the palmer residence ATHENS, GA

WOOD ARBOR

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ARBOR

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FIRE PIT

GARAGEHOUSE

PATIO

HILL ST.

Both formal and natural design approaches were explored during the creation of the Palmer Residence landscape. Through characteristic plant material and hardscape choices, both designs are able to successfully portray different themes with unique fountain features, fire pits, and arbors.

NATURAL MASTER PLAN

FORMAL BACK YARD CONCEPT

small urban parks

The Secret Trapezoid Park is an urban pocket park nestled between high rise buildings. An abstraction of vertical and horizontal trapezoid forms gives this park a maze, funhouse-like theme.

1- SECRET TRAPEZOID PARK

MASTER PLAN

The Jimi Hendrix Experience commemorates one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix, through murals, plaques, statues, and an electric guitar-shaped planting bed in this small street-side urban park.

2- THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE MEMORIAL PARK- WALL ST. - ATHENS, GA

moss side conservation subdivision ATHENS, GA

Through site inventory and analysis, the design of Moss Side Conservation Subdivision effectively protects the site's existing natural amenities while making green space easily accessible to all members of the subdivision. There are 46 lots with a minimum area of 15,000 S.F. each.

SLOPE SOIL EXISTING VEGETATION

COMPOSITE ANALYSISHYDROLOGY

cortona, italy STUDY ABROAD campus THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

The University of Georgia's residential campus in Cortona, Italy is designed to immerse the students in the Cortonese culture. Beyond the study of fine arts, the campus design imparts the history, the landscape, and the stewardship of the land upon the user. This is the campus where I resided during my study abroad in Cortona, so I enjoyed transforming the existing terrace gardens into more beautiful, usable spaces for the students traveling abroad for years to come.

OVERHEAD GRAPE TRELLISSCULPTURE YARD

EVENT PIAZZAEDUCATION PIAZZA