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Brandon Taylor
4438 Yorkfield Ct.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(818) 632-9472
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
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
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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
MaP
existinG site
Media: Google Earth
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Private
retreat
PersPeCtive
seCondary
retreat
PersPeCtivesMarket
Plaza
PersPeCtive
Media: Photoshop & Rhino 4.0
Media: Rhino 4.0
Media: Photoshop & 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
r e s i d e n t i a l s t r e e t s C a P e
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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
ConCePt
illustrative
site
Plan
Media: AutoCAD & Marker
Media: AutoCAD & Marker
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illustrative
seCtions
skatePark
PersPeCtive
Media: AutoCAD & Marker
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
Media: AutoCAD & Photoshop
transition
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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.
H o t e l G a r d e n
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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
Media: AutoCAD & Photoshop
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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
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Media: Pen
Media: AutoCAD & Photoshop
Media: AutoCAD & Photoshop
Hillside
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B-B Media:AutoCAD & Photoshop
rill seCtion
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C H a i r s
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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