A S T U DIO DESIGN
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SECON D Y E A R UN DERGR A DUAT E DE SIGN S T U DIO DEPA R TM E N T OF L A N DSC A PE A RCHI T EC T U R E
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A M A NDA FLOR ES A LE X A M IR A NDA A NDR ES R AYG A DA
C A L POLY POMON A I NS T RUC TOR S Andy W ilcox, R e nnie Tang , R ay Se nes
Pha se 1 - Si te M apping A ma nda Flo r e s
Process Work: Overlaying ecological info on trace.
Ta ble of Co n ten t s P h a se 1 - Si t e M a ppi ng Amand a Alexa Andres
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P h a se 2 - Ta xonomy Amand a Alexa Andres
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P h a se 3 - De sign I n t erv e n t ion Amand a Alexa Andres
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P roj ec t n a r r at i v e | P roj ec t s ta nce
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Process Work: Notes and mapping ideas.
Process Work: Various methods of mapping ecological/biological activity related to plant and riparian growth.
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Amanda Fl o res
A le xa M ir a nda
Partnerships: MUNICIPALITIES x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
CITY OF ALHAMBRA CITY OF ARCADIA CITY OF BELL GARDENS CITY OF DOWNEY CITY OF DUARTE CITY OF IRWINDALE CITY OF MONROVIA CITY OF PASADENA CITY OF PICO RIVERA CITY OF ROSEMEAD CITY OF SAN GABRIEL CITY OF SAN MARINO CITY OF SIERRA MADRE CITY OF SOUTH GATE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
Study of water depth and reflections.
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS: x x x
Built frames revealing flowering plant diversity and plant growth opportunities relating to cracks.
LOS ANGELES and SAN GABRIEL RIVERS WATERSHED COUNCIL WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRCT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS REGIONAL CONSERVANCY
METRO
Beneficiaries :
SUCCESS INDICATORS:
WATER CONSERVATION – WATER QUALITY – OPEN/ACCESSIBLE SPACE – HABITAT – BICYCLISTS – HOMELESS – NEW PLANT GROWTH
PLANT LIFE:
POLLINATION – SEEDS – DISPERSAL
SPECIES:
HUMANS – BEES – BIRDS (KILLDEERS/MOCKINGBIRD/ HAWK) – MOSQUITOES – SNAKES – ANTS – FLIES
NURSERIES
Opportunities: POLLUTANTS:
AMMONIA – COPPER – LEAD – BACTERIA – VIRUSES – OIL – GREASE
METALS: (TOXIC TO WILDLIFE)
Mustard Plant Origin: Europe Thrives in many weather conditions; matures and propagates quickly. One plant produces as little as 2,000 seeds, spreading by wind and birds.
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315° 20°
30° 300° 40°
1st Jun
30°
An Origin of Pollution
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Alexa drafted the list of Partnerships and Opportunities present in relation to the Rio Hondo.
Mosquitoes inhabit areas where water is most concentrated. Also a food source for Kill Deer and 45° Mockingbirds.
Perching Song Movement Life
60° 1st Jul 1st Aug
50° 1st May 285°
SOIL (COARSE, ORGANIC, CLAYS, SILT, LOAM)
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2,000 The flowering plants, especially the Iceplant, attracts bees to the space on the site. Flowering plants are not available in a high enough quantity for them to be found anywhere else in the channel. 10°
Perching Nesting
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330°
LEAD – ZINC – CADIUM – COPPER – CHROMIUM – NICKEL
Red Apple Heartleaf Iceplant Origin: South Africa Thrives in dry soil types
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75°
70°
1st Sep
80° 2,000
270°
2,000
90°
Riparian growth mitigated by funcions of time of day and temperature.
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1st Oct
1st Mar 2,000
255° 1st Feb
105° 1st Nov
2,000 1st Dec
1st Jan
2,000
120°
240°
225°
135°
Left: Final mapping layers for the site at 100 scale.
Right: Final mapping layers for the site at 1000 scale.
Process Work: Study of water along the Rio Hondo.
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Alexa M i ra nd a
A ndr e s R a yga da
Built frame revealing site movements.
Built Frame revealing bird flight movements.
On-Site Photographs taken by Andres.
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Pha se 2 - ta xonomy
Andr es Ra y g a d a
A ma nda Flo r e s
Process Work: Drawing out ideas for Amanda’s portion of the taxonomy.
Overlaying diagrams in red on our poster.
Creation of our combined critical model: Created by Amanda Flores and Alexa Miranda.
Preparing our model for laser cutting.
On-Site Photographs taken by Andres.
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Amanda Fl o res
A le xa M ir a nda
Amanda’s study models.
Process Work: Notes and ideas for Phase 2.
Amanda’s 3D printed model.
Our poster and accompanying models. The first third of the models on the poster are done by Alexa, the second third are done by Amanda, and the last third are done by Andres.
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A l exa Mir a nd a
A ndr e s R a yga da
Combined critical model assembled by Alexa.
Studio culture.
Top Left: Alexa’s 3D print
Top Right: Andres’ 3D print
Bottom Right: Amanda’s 3D print.
Studio work on study models. A view of all of our final models and study models.
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Andr es Ra y g a d a
Pha se 3 - de sig n in terven tion A ma nda Flo r e s
Draft of Amanda’s bridge structure overlaid on trace.
Amanda’s programmatic potential process work.
livelihood factor
livelihood factor
livelihood factor
Design for bridge structure canopy done by Amanda. Design for eco walls on bridges done by Amanda.
livelihood factor
livelihood factor livelihood factor
reflecting water depth
livelihood factor livelihood factor CONCRETE SCORES
UNDULATING RIBBON GROWING GREEN livelihood factor
FEATHERY TOWER CONCRETE SCORES COOLING DEVICE
VIEW FRAMING OPPORTUNITY OPTICAL PERFORATION BED AND BREAKFAST ROUND AND ROUND FLIGHT GENERATION PATTERNS livelihood factor
MONETARY PROVIDERS CONCRETE SCORES
livelihood factor
livelihood factor
FLIGHT GENERATION PATTERNS
Study Model Assembly.
Final Programmatic Potential: Amanda, Alexa, Andres.
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Process Work: Amanda’s bridge structure and accompanying ideas.
Amanda Fl o res
A ma nda Flo r e s
Working out canopy dimensions for 3D print.
Final canopy printed by Amanda.
Final poster layouts put together by Amanda. Drew sections of the canopy structure as a focal point for our design.
Modeling the bridge canopy on Rhino, to the 3D print.
Left: 3D Print showing light/shadow Right: Render done by Amanda showing light/dark and avian activity.
Relevance of final models to CNC mill.
The canopy evolved to a drooping form.
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Interior section view of bridge experiences.
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Rhino model files and Illustrator files of bridge structure done by Amanda.
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*Narrative and Project Stance written by Amanda. Render of the channel with bridge done by Amanda.
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Wet/Dry Axon Diagram by Amanda.
Alexa M i ra nd a
A le xa M ir a nda
Rhino landform manipulations for channel and CNC model designed and put together by Alexa.
Process Work: Notes and sketches for phase 3.
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Ale xa M i ra nd a
A ndr e s R a yga da
Render of channel activity done by Alexa.
Sections and sectional moments put together by Alexa.
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Studio culture: Preliminary line drawing ideas.
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Studio culture: Preliminary line drawing ideas.
Polished version of our plan view diagram done by Alexa.
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Andr es Ra y g a d a
A ndr e s R a yga da
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Process Work: Initial section cut of viewing mound.
Overall section cut of viewing mound.
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Andres’ render of the viewing mound leading up to the bridge canopy. The canopy image file in this render was created by Amanda.
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Extruded diagram revealing formation of viewing mound.
Andres’ render of the channel interior with added bridges for shade. The canopy image file in background of the render was created by Amanda.
Close-up section cut of viewing mound. Bridges were added for additional shade over channel interior.
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Andres’ render of aerial view. The bridge canopy in this render was created by Amanda.
Pr oje c t N a rr at i ve Pr oje c t Sta n ce Project Narrative
This design intervention seeks to provide a cool temperature micro-climate for bicyclists, a play area for children, a structural system for utilizing water in the channel, an enhanced habitation for birds and pollinators, and an overall rich experience of light, shadow, and multi-use artistic sculptural form. The Rio Hondo Channel possesses micro climates and spontaneous species growth to a certain small degree; this design intervention seeks to resonate and magnify the existing ecological facets with potential public use. The bridges of the channel, from which much of the studied ecological activity is generated, serves as a starting point for our design; reshaping the bridge and the terrain around it will effectively serve as an appropriate response to a changing need for the function of the channel. In taking an intrinsic approach to our design, the sculptural manipulations of the channel will utilize the existing Organized perception of ecological activity to drive a design that reconfigures this relationship to accommodate the bicyclists and birds that already use it. Bicyclists will be provided with shading by trees, and views with undulated channel manipulations and abundant plant growth that has the opportunity to catch attention. The birds will be Provided with an alternate micro-climate with a bridge canopy that brings their flight down to the site to perch. This structure also provides filtered shade for pedestrians, a sound barrier from the car noise, and acts as a focal point for our design on our selected site of significance: the 50’ scale site that contains the bridge closest to Whittier Narrows. Much of the avian activity that is the core of the energy in the channel originates from nearby places like Whittier Narrows; through our mapping of the site’s programmatic potential, a ribboning pattern of site relationships was revealed. This ribboning, coupled with the inherent organizations of avian species drives the porous structure of the bridge that twines and drips down toward the ground plane, where bike and pedestrian paths have been separated through a magnified scoring of the ground. The ground level plane has been deeply scored at a human scale to provide opportunity for tree and smaller flowering plant growth, giving the site an aesthetic quality to encourage the flow of bicyclists in the channel, meandering of pedestrians, and child play to interact with the growth and sculptural structures of the space. Our design proposal for the urban runoff in the channel is to be both absorbed by porous material that filters through to the groundwater table, and also to be absorbed into permeable pacers to water plant growth. These are ideal conditions for flowering plants that grow on the 50’ scale site, which would beautifully flourish to provide aesthetic quality and additional habitat for pollinators. These plantings and ground manipulations are in organized, consistent patterns to reflect the organization in nature of species patterns we revealed. An additional point of intervention is the patch of land to the right of the Rubi Wash, where the ground plane has been elevated to provide visitors for views of the bridge canopy, and the channel that is proliferated with new, intentional human, animal, and plant activity.
Project Stance Our design is highly determined by the studied self-organized patterns of nature. In reference to avian species of the Rio Hondo, these organizations reveal themselves in the flight paths, flight patterns, and same-area inhabitation patterns, and can be illustrated as ribboning forms that reflect the complex, intertwining nature of these patterns in an organized fashion. Plants of the channel exhibit patterns of inhabiting the cracks, resiliently pushing their way through the current concrete state of the channel. The sculptural forms of our design intervention reflect this organization through curvy geometry, which was conceptualized by these studied patterns. The concrete channel has not halted the movement of these patterns; this design seeks to match the channel to the patterns revealed. We investigated how we could generate various types of movement on our site; channel water attracts birds, flowering plantings attract valuable pollinators. We created a design that is intentional in creating opportunity to proliferate these patterns that make the Rio Hondo so unique. In relation to our smaller site illustrated at 50 scale, we seek to bring these patterns to the forefront of our design for the benefit of the birds, plants, pollinators, bicyclists, and children; each with their own organizations, each with their own patterns that come together into an intertwining form-thereby bringing together the relationships and the intentions of our design for their benefit, to fit the modern needs of the Rio Hondo for an open ecological space that is as lively as the patterns we revealed.
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