2. Permanent Address:
2808 Maplewood Ct.
High Ridge, Mo 63049
Phone: (636) 677-0908
contact information
Cell: (314) 398-2240
kkroen.413@gmail.com
Current Address:
8807 W 64 Terrace #104
Mission, KS 66202
Kevin Kroen
3. The Big Well Tourism Center was
a collaborative design. An
architecture student and I
had the goal of showcasing the
importance of this area icon and pervious
re-establishing the largest paving
Street View of Entry area
tourism draw in Greensburg,
Kansas.
The design addressed an
integration of sustainable administrative
features:
offices
Water
sitting area
- Permeable Paving lobby
- Roof garden info desk
- Cisterns
Photoshop, Sketch-up Podium Plug-in
gift Shop
site design
Solar
- Panels on the south side of the pallasite
meteorite display
display area
viewing big well
building
area
open green
open to below space
a
Aerial Viewing South
Wind
- Turbines on water tower pervious
paving
open green
space
tornado
museum
ground floor plan
Greensburg Big Well Tourism Center
scale|1”=16’ b
ASLA Central States Conference Award Winner
4. This project was a collaborative
effort. The team consisted of
three landscape architecture
students. The team created a
new district for the downtown
Wichita area. My portion of the
project redesigned the vehicular
circulation paths in relation to
the neighborhood and
community planning
central town square. This
provided typologies for a better
circulating downtown.
The purpose of the street
reclamation project in
Downtown Wichita is to provide
a sense of identity and have
pedestrian friendly roads. This
allows the citizens and residents
to travel more securely.
Sketch-up and photoshop
Wichita Redrawn-Prairie Commerce
5. These work s were
completed for studio,
graphics class, or are per-
sonal work s. Each shows
hand rendering capabilities
through several media types.
Ink sketch
hand rendering
Marker and Color Pencil on Canson
Marker rendering
Graphics
6. The construction sequence is
a three course series teaching
Earthwork Sections
practical design and construc-
tion documentation. The
outline of the courses is as
follows.
construction documents
Construction I:
• professional service proposals
• site mapping, topography
• site design
• site grading
• earthwork estimation
• site layout.
Construction II:
• irrigation
• area and landscape lighting
• construction detailing
• specification writing
• bid proposals
Construction III Grading plan
• cost estimating
Construction III:
• large-scale site design
• road alignment
• large area grading
• soils and excavation methods
• storm drainage
• utilities routing
Wind Haven Mixed Use Development
7. Synthetic turf has been used
extensively for football, soccer,
and baseball playing surfaces as a next generation golf course
Evaluation
synthetic turf study
substitute for natural turf because
of its increased durability, low main-
The methodology for evaluation of the natural
turf, full synthetic turf, and partial synthetic turf
scenarios is divided into three categories: Ecologic,
Economic, Aesthetic. The categories are derived
tenance costs, and similar charac-
from the requirements for sustainable development
as named by the Sustainable Sites Initiative. The
Sustainable Sites Initiative is a set of voluntary
national guidelines and performance benchmarks
teristics. The popularity, however,
for sustainable land design, construction and
maintenance practices (www.sustainablesites.
org). Each of guidelines and benchmarks is a credit
that could possibly be earned toward achieving
landscape sustainability. The Sustainable Sites
has not extended to golf courses, a
Initiative credits are used to evaluate the scenarios
in the ecologic category. The credits were studied
and applied as evaluation criteria, however not
all credits were applicable. The applicable credits
seemingly appropriate application.
are labeled with the credit’s number from the
Sustainable Sites Initiative.
Ecologic
The ecologic category communicates the strength
and weaknesses of the turf scenarios in terms
of effects on the ecologic systems linked to golf
course. Through using credits from the sustainable
Is it possible to use synthetic turf to
sites initiative, site design section, the ecologic
category can focus on effects on the air, water,
and land.
reduce the ecologic and economic
The criteria are:
next generation golf course synthetic turf study
1. Preservation of plant biomass (SSI Credit 3.6)
Results 2. Preserve water quality from chemical application
3. Preserve water use for irrigation
effects of golf course
4. Storm water runoff – permeability
5. Heat island (SSI Credit 3.8)
6. Minimize carbon footprint, the effect on the
carbon cycle
maintenance, while still providing
7. Minimize amount of air pollutants
8. Use of salvaged and recycled material
The results for the Next Generation Golf Course:
9. Possibility of recycling the turf when replaced
Lakeside Hills Synthetic Turf Study will be presented
in two sections: evaluation of the turf scenarios
an aesthetically pleasing playing
and a conclusion. The evaluation of turf will be
Regulation nine-hole Proposal structured using the evaluation categories: Ecologic,
Economic, and Aesthetic. The conclusion will be
The National Golf Foundation defines a regulation- This golf experience with the regulation nine allows structured to show the summary of the results, evaluation 39
1.
surface and environment?
length golf course as a natural length and par golf golfer’s to play a quick round of golf or play the strengths and weaknesses of synthetic turf,
course, which includes a variety of par three, par holes twice. Two elements that do not occur on a possible future studies, and recommendations.
four and par five holes. A nine-hole course must standard 18-hole golf course.
be at least 2,600 yards in length, and a par 33, and Turf Scenario Evaluation
an 18-hole regulation course must be at least 5,200
There has been much recent advancement that Material The turf scenario evaluation metric was intended
yards in length and at to discover the most ecologic, economic, and
places new interest in the synthetic turf technology. least par 66. aesthetic turf scenario for golf courses. Each
The advances in the manufacturing of the fibers and A synthetic turf system consists of drainage pipes, turf scenario was individually evaluated and
physical properties of the synthetic turf backing base material, synthetic turf, and infill. The drainage Concept analyzed based on the scoring system developed.
This study develops three method-
have generated a better surface that looks and acts pipes are typically perforated polyvinyl chloride The discussion that follows is the result of the
like natural turf without the costs of maintenance. (PVC) or polyethylene (PE) pipes placed on a geo- The regulation nine- quantitative scoring system used during the
(Schmidt 1990)(Figure 2.1) textile liner separating them from the soil. The pipes hole proposal is a evaluation process.
are most critical to the performance and durability of par 36, 3,300 yard
ologies from the primary areas of
the synthetic turf system as they connect to a PVC golf course which The scoring is separated in to three rating
or PE non-perforated pipe that is either day lighted implements present- categories: exceptional, good, and poor. Each
or connected to an existing storm water system. day golf course rating category has a number assigned, five (5)
design standards to for exceptional, two (2) for good, and one (1)
focus on the golfer’s for poor. These numbers quantify the strengths
concern: ecologic, economic, and
Placed on top of the pipes is the base material that
safety, while re-using and weaknesses in each ecologic, economic, and
stabilizes the drainage pipes. The base material aesthetic category. The numbers are totaled
consists of two layers of aggregate. The first layer existing tees, greens,
by evaluation category. The highest total is the
is typically 3 inches of a ¾-inch aggregate, and a and fairways (Figure
typology with the least amount of weaknesses.
second 3-inch layer of 3/8-inch aggregate (Synthetic 4.1 concentrating
1).
aesthetic. The ecologic method Turf Council 2008)(Figure 2.2) The aggregate base on the safety and re-
is graded and compacted for permeability and use of existing tees,
First Generation sturdiness. Compaction is important to prevent greens, and fairways
uneven settling and poor finished product. gives the opportunity
uses criteria derived from the Sus-
to provide a nine
Synthetic turf fibers are manufactured in four hole golf course that
different forms: polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon, allows a different
and monofilament plastics. Once manufacturing is golf experience.
Research
tainable Sites Initiative.
finished, these fibers are secured into the primary
backing through a knitting process called tufting.
This backing material provides the initial stability,
while a secondary backing system acts as a 1. 47
results
Second Generation cushion. These two backing fabrics have a coating
of polyurethane, latex, or weighted thickness
depending on the individual system needs (Synthetic
Turf Council 2008).
A 15-foot wide roll of synthetic turf is placed
directly on the base material. The turf is then laid
out and seamed together as additional turf is
added. There are two types of seams: glued and
sewn. The glued seam uses a paste adhesive and
seaming tape. The two pieces of synthetic turf butt
Figure 5.1 -Regulation Nine Hole Proposal (Author)
together over glue that lies on the seam tape. A
sewn seam uses a strong synthetic yarn that directly
Third Generation attaches both pieces of synthetic turf. Finally, the
turf is securely attached to the site, using either
sod staples or turf ramsets. Sod staples, which re-design 33
1.
Figure 2.1 - Turf Generation ( Easygrass, 2008) are horseshoe-shaped pieces of metal, are most
background 15
1.
Next Generation Golf Course
8. This work is a spray park
design by Bill Madsen, RLA,
CHA Sports Division, Kansas
City.
The spray park is an amenity to
the Overland Park Youth Soccer
Complex. My role on the
project was to place concept
sketches into the computer and
model the CAD drawings in
sketch-up.
Spray Park Sketchup model 6 hours and photoshop
internship
Spray Park-Overland Soccer Park Complex
CHA Sports Division, Kansas City, MO
9. This is construction
documents for the spray park.
Spray Park lgrading plan
I generated the layout and
grading plans.
internship
Spray Park layout plan
Spray Park-Overland Soccer Park Complex
CHA Sports Division, Kansas City, MO
10. The James Madison Univer-
sity Plaza was designed by Joe
Daly, LEED, ASLA, CHA Sports
Division, Kansas City,Mo. My
responsibilities on this project
were entering the design of the
entry plaza into the computer
and designing a private plaza
(Rendered Plan).
The program presented to me
for the private plaza was to
provide a space for boosters
Privae Plaza-Photoshop
and prestigious clientele to have
social gatherings.
internship
Layout Plan of adjacent space
James Madison University
CHA Sports Division, Kansas City, MO
11. This document is a rendering
revision for the Salt Lake City
Sports Complex.
I re-rendered this design for
office marketing and portfolio
use . I was given full control of
the rendering techniques and
color scheme.
internship
Photoshop
Salt lake City Sports Complex
CHA Sports Division, Kansas City, MO
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