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HISTORICVilla Finale
San Antonio,TX
A prominent preservationist left his home to the National Trust to become a
museum.The landscape he designed for the fineVictorian house was suffering from
deferred maintenance and years of overgrowth. I applied cultural landscape report
findings to the site, formulating strategies to revive the original designer’s vision and
prepare the site for visitor traffic. WithTBG Partners.
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RECREATION
Presidio Recreation
Center
San Antonio,TX
A Mediterranean-influenced pool house
on the Balcones escarpment called for
a xeric, largely native planting design
with splashy exotics. The classical-form
pool and surrounding hardscape balance
visual interest and user safety. WithTBG
Partners.
4. d PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
c PEDESTRIAN PATH & OVERPASS
VEGETATIVE BUFFERS PROGRAMS
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PARK & TRAIL Across MoPac Expressway
Austin,TX
Just north of Austin’s Town Lake, the junction of MoPac Expressway, several streets
and Johnson Branch forms a great barrier to pedestrian and bicycle movement,
while offering experiences of wild nature seldom found inside the city. Proposed are
a new pedestrian/cyclist bridge and additions to the existing trail network. In culvert
sections of the trail, video projections of rushing water on the floor give users an
experience they could never enjoy safely otherwise. Isolated areas under the free-
way ramps hold climbing walls for users at different skill levels.
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PLANNING Campus Identity
San Antonio,TX
We helped an interdisciplinary team by analyzing existing conditions with regard to landscape structure and signage
and providing proposals for phased improvements. I conducted much of the analysis and prepared reports and the
graphics shown. WithTBG Partners.
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RECREATION Austonian Roof Garden
Austin,TX
A one-acre green roof overlooks downtown Austin and Lady Bird Lake at
the tallest residential tower west of the Mississippi. I designed all plantings
on this intensive green roof, tailoring them to harsh microclimates, modern
design and sophisticated user tastes. WithTBG Partners.
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RESTORATION Browning Ranch
Johnson City,TX
A research center and scholars’ village is proposed for a ranch in Blanco County,Texas. InA research center and scholars’ village is proposed for a ranch in Blanco County,Texas. In
designing a master plan, I incorporated livestock grazing, habitat preservation, a visitors’designing a master plan, I incorporated livestock grazing, habitat preservation, a visitors’
center and an improved road network. Historic structures are preserved, while new onescenter and an improved road network. Historic structures are preserved, while new ones
are designed and sited with ecology and the vernacular in mind.are designed and sited with ecology and the vernacular in mind.
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MIXED USE Competition Winner
San Antonio,TX
This LEED Platinum scheme won Third Place in the Emerging Green
Builders competition, sponsored by the US Green Building Council
Central Texas–Balcones Chapter. Our collaboration on this San
Antonio project yielded a fully programmed solution, indoors and out,
to provide residents an environmentally friendly, economically sustain-
able, socially equitable community. With Consortium Lumina.
ALLOTMENT GARDENS
ROOFTOP ENTRY COURT
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RESIDENTIAL Hacienda Solara
Austin,TX
Xeric, mostly native plantings nestle this passive solar home into its Texas Hill Country
surroundings. Simple galvanized steel and aluminum materials subtly evoke ranch life
with a modern approach. This garden was designed for active dogs and chickens to share
with people. With PaloVerde and Consortium Lumina.
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CAMPUS Texas State University
San Marcos,TX
The university sought to relocate vehicular traffic from the
busy center of campus.We proposed replacing the existing
streets with a network of pedestrian-oriented walks and plazas,
while negotiating difficult grades and improving stormwater
handling through vegetation and pavement selections. WithTBG
Partners.
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PLANNED COMMUNITY Cinco Ranch Southwest
Katy,TX
A network of parks and open spaces is part of what makes this planned community the
top-selling housing development in the country. Thoughtfully shaped landforms and carefully
chosen plant palettes create a rich spatial and sensory experience. I designed grading, hard-
scapes and plantings for multiple open spaces in the development. WithTBG Partners.
