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Landscape Architecture Portfolio
- 2. Contents Brandon Taylor 4438 Yorkfield Ct. Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 632-9472 brandontaylor87@yahoo.com
- 3. 2-7 Capstone Project 8-13 Mixed-use Plaza 14-16 Residential Streetscape 17 Design + Build 18-20 Hotel Garden 21 Chairs
- 4. C a p s t o n e P r o j e c t - 1st F p l ac e d e s i g n awa r d i n c l a s s o f fa l l or years now this 6-acre site has been seen as a ghost town withering away as time moves on without it. Existing vegetation is nearing the end of their lifespan; invasive weeds have begun to sprout up in planters and in between the cracks of the almost vacant parking lot. Most of the retail and restaurants have been vacant for a number of years, which is becoming dilapidated and forgotten about in the plaza. Contaminants from the asphalt parking lot creep into the harbor’s water, thus causing detrimental long-term affects on the marine habitat in the harbor. T he project will accommodate and focus on aspects such as aesthetics, cultural, educational, environmental, historical, recreational, and sustainability in order to design a harbor front Fisherman’s Wharf will become the heart and soul of Channel Islands S ite P lan Harbor once again! M edia : promenade that will attract public interest for years to come. 2 AutoCAD & Photoshop 2011
- 5. S upporting P erspectives M edia : Photoshop & Rhino 4.0 I nspirational P hotos M I I S S I O N ncorporating captivating outdoor environments, and sustainable practices to the design will rejuvenate Channel Islands Harbor back to a winsome tourist destination. It will be seen as a cherished destination with lush public open spaces along with modern mixed-use buildings, which will include dining, retail, and multi-family residences. The new improvements implemented into the surrounding landscape will rejuvenate the sense of place within the harbor. G L O A L S EED certification will help magnify the community’s interest with sustainable awareness. These “Green” ideas include designing a planting palette that uses vegetation native exclusively to Channel Islands or Southern California. Designing around existing materials, such as the old wooden pier and recycled shipping containers from Port Hueneme. Also, more efficient water management practices will be implemented. Circulation and safety between pedestrians and vehicular traffic is a high design focus. The projects intent is to strive for a successful integration between all these factors, while being aware of its surrounding ecosystem. S ite M odel M edia : Photoshop & Rhino 4.0 3
- 6. Capstone Project Unmanicured grass slope leading to bioswale ADA ramp to upper parking lot Terraced planters, beige stuccoed retaining walls ADA ramp to lower parking lot Planters with manzanita & wild rye Unmanicured bunch grasses sloping towards bioswale with sycamore trees throughout 14’ wide one lane road entering from CIH Blvd. S ection B-B M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop 4 Planter with Guadalupe palms, Deer grass, Pacific reedgrass, and top layer of mulch Front gathering area with corten steel planters extruding from beneath the surface Limestone paving sidewalk leading to transit stop Steel frame overhang at transit stop Transit stop lane on CIH Blvd. S ection C-C
- 7. Buildings Open & Rec. Retail S Gov’t Navy Base Single Family Resid. Asphalt Hydrology Multi-family Residential i t e O b s e r v a t i o n s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fisherman’s Wharf occupies 6-acres within the 310-acre harbor. Mixed-use buildings include dining, office, and retail spaces. The structures have become dilapidated over time. About 75% of the buildings are currently vacant. Vegetation is in a poor state of health. Asphalt paving has signs of cracking with weeds beginning to surface. Asphalt paving consumes about 50% of the site. The sites pedestrian circulation is undermined by vehicular flow. Nautical theme blends with the surrounding site while adding character. Parking lot is mostly vacant, which produces wasted space. Rock shoreline (riprap) is eroding away. Pedestrian linkages between buildings are poor and offer no continuation. The average depth of the harbors water is about ten feet. The once popular water taxi has disappeared from FW. The plaza circulates water runoff in the least environmentally efficient way. Traces of efficient water irrigation is not found on site. Located west from across the harbors water is multi-family duplexes. Buildings lack successful pedestrian circulation routes between one another. The site was designed for vehicle circulation, not so much for pedestrians. S ite A nalysis M edia : Photoshop S ection A-A 5
- 8. Capstone Project S upporting C onstruction D rawings M edia : AutoCAD 6
- 9. M aterial C olor C oncepts M edia : Marker I n addition to my capstone project, I constructed a sign that would compliment the designs concept of layers. The focus of my research was based on two colors that would play with light during different times of the day to create multiple effects. A translucent light blue acrylic was used as a backdrop, while a transparent dark blue was utilized as a foreground plane to create a depth of perception. The mahogany in front is intended to mimic the patina finish of corten steel. M ock - U p E vening L ight E ffect M aterial : Cardboard C onstruction D rawings M edia : Pen 7
- 10. Mixed-Use Plaza F or the Winter 2011 quarter, a property located in the heart of North Hollywood was presented to my architecture partner, Charlie Tedstrom, and I to renovate the dilapidated site. Elements such as acoustics, light and thermal were required by the client to create a place of serenity, which would dismiss the users from the surrounding busy Hollywood lifestyle. The four multi-family units along with the market and cafe buildings were specifically laid out to create three linear paths that draw attention to the central pavilion. Colors of the landscape compliment the buildings hues, while the contemporary hardscape intertwines with the structures facade. I llustrative S ite P lan M edia : 8 AutoCAD & Color Pencil
- 11. S ite A nalysis M edia : Illustrator & Photoshop F inal C oncept M edia : Pen & Color Pencil E xisting S ite C ontext M ap M edia : Google Earth 9
- 12. Mixed-Use Plaza P rivate R etreat P erspective M edia : Photoshop & Rhino 4.0 C afe P erspective M edia : Color Pencil & Marker 10 M arket P laza P erspective M edia : Photoshop & Rhino 4.0 S econdary R etreat P erspectives M edia : Rhino 4.0
- 13. SYM Botanical Name Common Name QTY Size Large Plants & Trees AF Acacia farnesiana Sweet acacia 3 24" box AT Aloe thraskii Dune aloe tree 13 15 gal. BM Bambusa multiplex Alphonse karr 3 15 gal. CF Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican palo verde 1 36" box FS Fouquieria viscosa Candlewood 2 24" box LF Acacia estrophiolata Ironwood 1 36" box OE Olea europaea Olive tree 6 24" box Medium Plants & Shrubs AS Agave shawii Shaw agave 24 5 gal. CD Ceanothus 'Dark Star' California lilac 13 15 gal. RF Cordyline 'Red Fountain' Festival grass 41 5 gal. SS Cordyline 'Southern Splendor' Dracaena palm 15 15 gal. CR Kniphofia sp. Torch lily 50 5 gal. DV Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea' Purple hopseed bush 1 15 gal. MD Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo mulhy 13 5 gal. OA Otatea acuminata aztecorum Mexican weeping bamboo 31 5 gal. AST Aloe striata Coral aloe 152 1 gal. CT Chondropetalum tectorum Cape rush 405 1 gal. DM Dymondia margaretae Dymondia 553 plug EC Eschscholzia californica California golden poppy 621 plug FI Festuca idahoensis Blue fescue 736 1 gal. RO Rosmarinus officinalis Dwarf rosemary 73 plug Small Plants & Groundcovers P lanting P lan M edia : AutoCAD 11
- 14. Mixed-Use Plaza T he grading of the site was strongly influenced from the design of the Architecture. By orienting the buildings within the existing landscape, it introduced the conceptual shape of the golden spiral, which can be found in Le Corbusier’s modular system. Utilizing this idea allowed for individually unique spaces to be implemented. The plan identifies the proposed site elevations at each corner and intersection of paved surfaces, while considering the direction of water runoff. 12 G rading P lan M edia : AutoCAD & Pen
- 15. S upporting C onstruction D rawings M edia : AutoCAD 13
- 16. Residential Streetscape I llustrative S ite P lan M edia : AutoCAD & Marker F inal C oncept M edia : P roposed M aterials P alette AutoCAD & Marker F 14 or the Fall 2010 quarter, based on a proposal from the County of San Luis Obispo, the project was to reinvent the cultural aspects & incorporate a walkable community design plan for 17th St. Oceano, Ca. The overall design intent focuses on creating a healthy and sustainable community to promote physical activity and improve public health through environmental design and planning. To improve understanding about the site in terms of social, cultural, aesthetical, physical, natural, and behavioral factors; our class conducted thorough site inventory and site analysis processes individually. This analysis allowed me to further examine the constraints, potentials, and solutions for designing a successful walkable streetscape for Oceano’s residential community.
- 17. S chool E ntrance P erspective M edia : Color Pencil & Pen I llustrative S ections M edia : AutoCAD & Marker S katepark P erspective M edia : Color Pencil & Pen 15
- 18. Residential Streetscape I ntroducing a concrete skatepark into the business/commercial district of Oceano was a design decision that conformed with the existing noise pollution of the nearby railroad tracks and zoning ordinances of Oceano. The park would offer benefits to the community such as an after school program to help keep adolescent children out of trouble, along with increasing their physical well being. The park offers a number of unique lines, which allow for a handful of kids to skate at one time without intruding on each others space. S katepark L ayout P lan M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop 16 T ransition S ections
- 19. Design + Build M y first design build project was a great oppurtunity for me to be challenged with an array of constraints. Due to an existing Valley Oak, I had to choose a pallet of plants that could tollerate oak root fungus (left planter bed) and thrive on the same low water needs. The plants also had to be able to handle the scorching heat of the south-west facing slope. C onceptual P erspectives M edia : iScape (iPad App) Westlake Front Planting Schedule Botanical Name Flw. Color Flw. Season H’ x W’ Qty. red summer 20 x 10 3 Chamaerops humilis yellow spring 10 x 10 1 Syagrus romanzoffianum n/a n/a 40 x 20 exist. Myrtus communis ‘Compacta’ white spring 2-3 x 2-3 3 Genista stenopetala yellow spring 3-6 x 3-4 1 Salvia leucantha ‘Midnight’ purple yr round 3-4 x 3-4 3 Lavandula stoechas ‘Madrid Purple’ purple spr-fall 2x2 2 Mimulus longiflorus orange spr-sum 3x3 1 Zauschneria ‘Catalina’ red sum-fall 3x3 2 Punica granatum ‘Nana’ orange summer 3x4 2 Santolina chamaedrys P lanting P lans Lagerstroemia f. Hyb. ‘Arapaho’ yellow summer 2x3 9 Nassella tenuissima n/a n/a 2 x 2-3 3 Teaucrium chamaedrys purple summer 1x2 5 Penstemon heterophyllus vr. australis purple spr-sum 1-2 x 1-2 2 Thymus x citriodorus ‘Aureus’ purple summer 6” x 1 2 M edia : Pen F inished P roduct 17
- 20. Hotel Garden D uring Winter quarter of 2010, this boutique inn revitalization project was designed with Fredrick Law Olmsted’s City Beautiful theory in mind. The existing dirt parking lot was replaced with a smaller scale permeable lot, while a semi-private viewing garden was placed along with a private garden specifically for the hotels residents. The theme was based on the existing mediterranean/spanish stylings of Les Artistes Inn located in Del Mar, CA. S ite P lan M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop 18
- 21. P lanting P lan M edia : AutoCAD 19
- 22. Hotel Garden F ire P it S ection C-C M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop H illside S ection B-B M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop R ill P erspective M edia : Pen R ill S ection A-A M edia : AutoCAD & Photoshop 20
- 23. Chairs C onstruction D rawings M edia : AutoCAD C ustom B uilt C hairs M aterials : Plywood & Re-used PVC T his joint furniture design utilizes recycled materials along with the intent of creating multiple seating configurations for the users. My partner, Charlie Tedstrom, and I focused on a minimal design approach. Allowing both chairs to be placed forward or rotated 180o from one another. The construction called for several types of joints that required the least amount of hardware for construction, thus utilizing the simplistic approach that we had intended for in our design. 21