Landscape Architecture Portfolio

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Brandon Taylor

4438 Yorkfield Ct.

Westlake Village, CA 91361

(818) 632-9472

[email protected]

Mixed-use Plaza

Hotel Garden

residential streetsCaPe

desiGn + Build

CHairs

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2-7 CaPstone ProjeCt

C a P s t o n e P r o j e C t - 1 s t P l a C e d e s i G n a w a r d i n C l a s s o f f a l l 2 0 1 1

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For 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.

The project will accommodate and focus on aspects such as

aesthetics, cultural, educational, environmental, historical,

recreational, and sustainability in order to design a harbor front

promenade that will attract public interest for years to come.

Fisherman’s Wharf will become the heart and soul of Channel Islands

Harbor once again!

site

Plan

Media: AutoCAD & Photoshop

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M I S S I O N

Incorporating 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.

LEED 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.

G O A L S

site

Model

suPPortinG

PersPeCtives

Media: Photoshop & Rhino 4.0


insPirational PHotos

Front gathering area withcorten steel planters extruding

from beneath the surface

Planter with Guadalupe palms,Deer grass, Pacific reedgrass,

and top layer of mulch

Limestone paving sidewalk leading to transit stop

Steel frameoverhang at transit stop

14’ wide one laneroad enteringfrom CIH Blvd.

Transitstop lane

on CIH Blvd.

Unmanicured grassslope leading to

bioswale

Unmanicured bunch grassessloping towards bioswale

with sycamore trees throughout

ADA rampto lower

parking lot

ADA rampto upper

parking lot

Terraced planters,beige stuccoed retaining walls

Planters withmanzanita &

wild rye

seCtion

C-CMedia: AutoCAD & Photoshop

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• 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.

site

analysisMedia:

Photoshop

Asphalt

Buildings Retail

Gov’t Navy Base

Multi-family Residential

Open & Rec.

Single Family Resid.

Hydrology

S i t e O b s e r v a t i o n s

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suPPortinG

ConstruCtion

drawinGsMedia: AutoCAD

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ConstruCtion

drawinGs

MoCk-uP

Material

Color

ConCePts

eveninG

liGHt

effeCt

Media: Pen

Material: Cardboard

Media: 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.

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For 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.

illustrative

site

Plan

Media: AutoCAD & Color Pencil

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final

ConCePtMedia:

Pen & Color Pencil

site

analysisMedia:

Illustrator & Photoshop

Context

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existinG site

Media: Google Earth


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Private

retreat

PersPeCtive

seCondary

retreat

PersPeCtivesMarket

Plaza

PersPeCtive


Media: Rhino 4.0


Cafe

PersPeCtive

Media: Color Pencil & Marker

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.

Small Plants & Groundcovers

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

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PlantinG

Plan

Media: AutoCAD


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The 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.

GradinG

PlanMedia: AutoCAD & Pen

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suPPortinG

ConstruCtion

drawinGsMedia: AutoCAD

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For 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.

ProPosed

Materials

Palette

final

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illustrative

site

Plan

Media: AutoCAD & Marker


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illustrative

seCtions

skatePark

PersPeCtive


Media: Color Pencil & Pen

sCHool

entranCe

PersPeCtive

Media: Color Pencil & Pen

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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.

skatePark

layout

Plan


transition

seCtions

Botanical Name Flw. Color

Flw. Season

H’ x W’ Qty.

Lagerstroemia f. Hyb. ‘Arapaho’ 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 2 x 2 2

Mimulus longiflorus orange spr-sum 3 x 3 1

Zauschneria ‘Catalina’ red sum-fall 3 x 3 2

Punica granatum ‘Nana’ orange summer 3 x 4 2

Santolina chamaedrys yellow summer 2 x 3 9

Nassella tenuissima n/a n/a 2 x 2-3 3

Teaucrium chamaedrys purple summer 1 x 2 5

Penstemon heterophyllus vr. australis purple spr-sum 1-2 x 1-2 2

Thymus x citriodorus ‘Aureus’ purple summer 6” x 1 2

Westlake Front Planting Schedule

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d e s i G n + B u i l d

ConCePtual

PersPeCtives

PlantinG

Plans

Media: iScape (iPad App)

Media: Pen finisHed

ProduCt

My 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.

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During 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.

site

Plan


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PlantinG

Plan

Media: AutoCAD

H o t e l G a r d e n

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rill

PersPeCtive

fire Pit

seCtion

C-C

Media: Pen



Hillside

seCtion

B-B Media:AutoCAD & Photoshop

rill seCtion

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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.

CustoM

Built

CHairs

Materials: Plywood & Re-used PVC

ConstruCtion

drawinGs

Media: AutoCAD

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