Process Portfolio Year One · Process Portfolio Year One Laura Contreras LA 103, Spring 2018 Raymond Senes. ... Phase 1 Form to Ground with Principles and Elements. Sketches One of

Process PortfolioYear One

Laura Contreras LA 103, Spring 2018

Raymond Senes

Landscape Architecture: Year 1

Phase 1:Form to Ground with Principles and Elements

Phase 2: Landscape Immersion and Swimming in Process

Phase 1

Form to Ground with Principles and Elements

Sketches One of the most valuable lessons learned this year over all is that sketches are the best place to start regardless of the project.

Sketches allow for a sense of exploration and for further development of ideas that can possibly be implemented in a design.

Wood Models After developing sketches and moving on to wood models there’s new ideas that emerge and cause change in the design. What was interesting about this process was that the intentions towards the project can take a complete turn and develop into something completely different.

Square Hierarchy

Rectangle Movement Arc and Space

Every process of this project is completely different and various strategies are required. The first couple of times plastering was quite an exhausting experience due to it was the longest and most complicated.

Ellipse Movement

Circle Balance

Line Hierarchy

Arc and Space

Rectangle Movement

Square Hierarchy

Process is Key

Once again, the pat that is most important is the actual process of the project, not the result. Realizing that the result is not where the craft is learned is one of the most helpful tools I have developed as a Landscape Architect in training. Going from drawings to working on wood pieces to working with plaster and then taking it all and putting it in the computer was a great learning experience. According to the author of Distance and Engagement, the experience learned from walking changes the view either in a design or in an idea and this definitely influ-enced my design process. Taking a break and going for the walk in the landscape altered my thought process and allowed for a better execution of the final deliverables.

Phase 2

Phase 2: Landscape Immersion and Swimming in Process

Sketches

Wood Shop Working with the wood in the second project was a slightly unique experience because more design elements had to be included. One of the most benefitting parts of the project was taking what I learned from phase one and implemented it into the second phase. Different textures were explored along with different tools and techniques. Mounds of hours were spent at the woodshop trying to explore more ways to approach the wood on sample pieces.

Sealing and Counting

Choosing what tool was also a step that had to be thought about and processed because any move can cause an altered result. Sometimes going with what makes more sense is the best idea because your able to back up your design verbally.

Measuring

Adding the wrong amount of a certain product can easily cause room for error, thus every step needs to be considered more than twice. The people in the landscape are placed in certain areas because the flow of society is also an impacting factor.

Finalizing the Idea

Choosing what ideas are going to be part of the design can make the principles and elements of a design stand out. Questions always arise when developing a project and are key to designing. The flow of water and people are crucial to this project.

Different Views

Looking at the project through different angles allows for diverse thought processes and that is very important to consider when developing the design. People come from distinct cultures and traditions; therefore, no project will have the same effect. People are an important part of a design because of the diverse cultures that need to be considered, but also are important for scale. Scale contributes greatly in any design and helps the viewers get a better understanding of how people can interact at a certain location.

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