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Statement of Intent People are the framework for which great public spaces are designed. By developing efficient, comfortable public circulation and a design aesthetic refined to the essence of place, Landscape Architecture frames the daily activities of people, creating memorable places for active human interaction with each other and nature and fostering personal growth. Through this portfolio, I am displaying my best work which I believe represents and faithfully attempts to meet my expectations; however, I look to always learn from the past and others to grow in life and as a designer. Through an internship, I am looking to develop my skills and fundamentals as a designer, but more importantly, I am want to grow personally through my interaction with co-workers, clients, and others who will help me to develop as an individual within a team. Thank you for taking the time to look through this portfolio. Sincerely,
Andrew C Rostek
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Table of Contents Urban Design St. Joseph Aggieville, Manhattan
Public Plazas Council Grove Manhattan Mall
Planting Design The Gallery EPA Rainworks 2014 Colbert Hills Golf Club
Houston Sky Line Taken from Buffalo Bayou Promenade, an SWA river corridor redevelopment project which promoted better stream hydrology. (Rostek) 5
Urban Design Threads
St. Joseph, Missouri Reconnecting a city to its waterfront though new parks, urban infill, and repurposed infrastructure
Anchor to Anchor
Manhattan, Kansas Re-imagining the future of a historic business district, which has lost its luster due to limited green space and businesses variety
Parking Voids Late evening study of light with the utilitarian spaces in our cities. This photo was taken in a downtown parking garage in Sugar Land, TX. Photo by Andrew Rostek | Texas Parking Garage
Threads
WaterFront Development & urban infill
Francis Street
Connect to Existing Trail
Repurpose | Reconnect | Reclaim
Stitching together and repurposing forgotten urban spaces within St. Joseph, Missouri, the Threads proposal envisions a long-term future redevelopment of the city’s waterfront property into a lively walkable waterfront district of mixed-used development. To achieve the project goals, the proposal repurposes the existing highway infrastructure for trail and small-scale retail uses and calls for the infill of many vacant lots with mix-use development and a needed improved convention center. In addition to proposed infill, pedestrian bridges reconnect the city to the site, which would include multi-sport courts, children’s play structures, market plazas and river access. Location: St. Joseph, MO Size: ~ 30 Acres Team: Andrew Rostek & Amanda
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Team role: Slightly more focused on graphics and schematic design, due to a strong partnership, work load and ideas where shared evenly to ensure smooth progress.
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Interstate North Reroute 4th Street becomes the main route through downtown and the north ramps remain.
Building MAssing
Repurposed Interstate Interstate lanes become elevated trails for pedestrian and bikes.
Substation Relocation Proposed site in the south industrial district houses the new substation as indicated by the arrow. Railroad Tracks Active tracks remain, but unused tracks are repurposed into a historical walking path.
Pedestrian Circulation
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Visionary Moves
I-229 Reroute
Through large scale moves, Threads re-imagines potential for downtown’s riverfront acting as a catalyst for economic growth and create a new St. Joseph destination.
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Existing I-229 to Remain Existing I-229 to be Repurposed Existing Substation Location Substation Relocation Existing railroad lines to remain
Bridge Rostek & Kline
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Threads
Making a Riverfront Destination Riverfront
Trail System Connections
Double Decker Destination
Threads creates an appealing riverfront with a
The riverfront trail connects with the existing trail to
Innovative reuse of the interstate infrastructure creates
wetland edge that contains a historical crossing pier
the Remington Nature Center. By starting riverfront
a regional icon in St. Joseph, MO, that draws people in
emphasizing where wagons use to line up as they
development in this prime location, future extensions
from the surrounding communities. Creating a space
waited to depart and board ships along Missouri River.
of the trail system to the south could possibly develops
that houses local small businesses, the repurposed
An overlook pier extends out into the river helping
as more riverfront does. Threads’s riverfront design
interstate structure becomes a destination for people
to slow the current for the beach and boat launch
creates a trail destination to start at, end at, or any stop
to gather and shop, enjoying views of the city and
area and also allowing visitors to see beautiful views.
in between during people’s adventures along the river.
riverfront. On the top tier, trails provide a space for
By keeping a naturalized wetland edge and a set of
running and biking, complementing city’s extensive
terraces, Threads does not place anything within the
trail networks.
floodplain that could be damaged.
Overlook Pier
Wetland Edge & Boat Launch
Riverfront Trail & Open Lawn
Bridging Districts & Event Space The proposed bridges lift pedestrians over the obstructing rail lines, which represent a key component of the city’s history and economy. This not only provides a platform to carry citizens safely east to west into and out of downtown, but it creates a place to view trains, capturing the wonder and awe of a child that many can affiliate to. By leaving part of the designed space as an open plaza paved with permeable paving, the city has a flexible space to handle various events throughout the year and a great location for seasonal farmers markets where people are able to interact directly with the farmers who grow their food.
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Double Decker Destination
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Threads Regional Destination & New Identity
Threads creates a regional destination for St. Joseph by activating the riverfront with the repurposed interstate infrastructure that houses new businesses and an elevated trail. These unique aspects take the current under utilized space and makes it a safe public environment that provides an economic catalyst for the rest of downtown. Pedestrian bridges allow for more site permeability and access across the railroad. Visitors are able to engage with the river once again through the multi-purpose programmed spaces allowing for recreation and leisure. Overall, Threads stitches St. Joseph’s downtown and riverfront together, creating a social riverfront hub and a new city identity.
(L) Riverfront Terraces South of the overlook pier, a series of terraces and raised planters create spaces for people to gather and engage with the water. The terracing gives visitors access to the river even when the water levels fluctuate. (Kline & Rostek) (R) Sports Courts & Seating A series of sport courts are programmed to allow for small or large sporting events near the riverfront. Extending off the south pedestrian bridge, an amphitheater type seating allows for permanent seating. With the interstate businesses and sporting events, the riverfront becomes highly active day or night. (Kline & Rostek)
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Anchor to Anchor Business District Redevelopment
Balance | Community | Connections
Anchor to Anchor makes Aggieville a destination for all parties within the Manhattan community. Linking the popular parks, lively college campus and residential neighborhoods, Aggieville will be the heart of community interactions Multi-modal streets promote pedestrians over cars, and improved civic spaces support mixed-used developments, balancing out the current bar and entertainment focus, which does not support the entire community. Secondly, the re-alignment of Laramie and reduction of surface parking opens up opportunities civic spaces and a pedestrian promenade filled with street games and movable furniture. Overall, the plan promotes community interactions and business development within the historic district that will re-ignite its unique regional recognition and popularity. Location: Manhattan, KS Size: 15 city blocks Team: Andrew Rostek, Allison
Balderson, Richard Prudenti
Triangle Park The newly developed Triangle Park would become an iconic space within Aggieville. The history and location at a heavily traveled instersection make this space unique. As the window into Aggieville, visitors will know they are about to enter a special business district because of a north fronting wall that bears Aggieville’s name within a regionally appropriate limestone facade, enclosing a comfortable event amphitheater.
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Anchor to Anchor Business District Redevelopment
Community GIS Mapping
The first three weeks of the design process involved critical GIS mapping to develop a foundational understandig of the community. From this mapping informed design decisions where developed.
Kansas State University North residential neighborhood
Bluemont Avenue
LAR 646 - Summer 2014
Redesigned Triangle Park
Moro Street Manhattan Christian College Proposed pedestrian promenade
Proposed Aggieville Park Laramie Street
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Pedestrian boulevard on 12th St.
Fremont Street Proposed community recreation center
LAR 646 - Summer 2014
Shared parking for City Park & Aggieville
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Poyntz Avenue
11th Street
Multi-use Residential Parks & Recreation facility Pedestrian traffic light Protected crossing
Team role: Primarily working as the team leader and final rendering producer, I helped to organized project development and developing team members software capabilities and produce the renderings and plans seen in this portfolio. Studio Role: Within the studio, I was responsible for maintaining the class’s web presence and interaction with the community, uploading progress updates to the studio Facebook group. (T) Aggieville Square The central park in the design, Aggieville Sq. is the hub that links the north-south and east-west circulation routes, providing a space for relaxing, eating and playing games. (M) Laramie Promenade Re-aligning Laramie Blvd. allow s for the creation of this walking promenade, consisting of small boutique shops and cafes, complemented by movable seating, and street games. (B) Moro Street Challenged to maintain vertical sight-lines for the New Year’s Little Apple Drop and many parades, the plan moves street parking in favor of expanded sidewalks and roomy seasonal planting beds.
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Plazas & Public Parks Council Grove
Council Grove, Kansas Public plaza space dedicated to commemorating the history of the Kaw Nation Tribes of Kansas
Manhattan Mall Plaza
Manhattan, Kansas
Developing improved civic space to attract and develop better business opportunities and community spaces.
A Case for Fountains (and art) Public spaces are great opportunity to bring together the community and foster public interaction. Overlaying history and incorporating public fountains can create environments for learning and relaxation in even the hottest city. Photo by Andrew Rostek | Sugarland Town Center
Council Grove Plaza Public Riverfront Plaza
Heritage | Linkage | Symbolism
The site design establishes a plaza to celebrate the cultural history of the Native American Indians, Kansas Prairies and American settlement around Council Grove and serves as an introduction into the existing riverfront historical park adjacent to the site. Five native stone pillars representing the five tribes of the Great Plains would be engraved with cultural and historical information. Adjacent, numerous trees create the impression of a natural grove fronting the building wall. These trees contrast the sweeping wind rustled grasses along the river edge and provide needed shade and shelter during the summer months. The plaza would provide an enjoyable place for residents and visitors throughout the year and provide a location for small events in the community. Location: Council Grove, KS Size: 130’ x 105’ avg.
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The location of the plaza crosses many historical trails and trade points and is adjacent to the historical location of many treaties between the Kaw Nations which called Kansas home. Although acrimoniously settled in northern Oklahoma, the design would provide a needed historical landmark to a history which is quickly being forgotten within the United States.
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Situated between the local shopping districts and community recreation and park spaces, the site has the opportunity to build on the many events that draw regional interests like Washunga Days and Voices of The Wind People gathering celebrating Native American culture by providing seating and shade for visitorsof the events.
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Manhattan Mall Plaza Firm Philosophy Bases Design
Simplicity | Intimacy | Serenity
The project challenged students to research and develop a philosophical profile of an assigned firm, and use the philosophy to develop a new design for the local mall entry plaza. The design incorporates the simple clean lines and refined geometry associated with Reed|Hilderbrand from whom the project philosophy developed. The design includes trees and enlarged trellis to provide shade in the summer months along the north facade. Central to the site, a splash pad for children helps to regulated the micro-climate of the site within a largely concrete area of the city. The design would allow shared experiences with the surrounding stores, and create a local landmark for groups to gather and meet. Location: Manhattan , KS Size: 140â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
<< Trees & Permeable Paving The design calls for the use of either Crape Mertle or Hawthorns as accent trees in the middle of the design calling for Pinn Oaks to complete the canopy to provide shade for visitos during hot summer days.
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Planting Design The Gallery
Seattle, WA (theoretical site) Regional culture plays a major role in defining the design and experiences in a small community art and historical gallery.
Water Works
Manhattan, Kansas EPA Rainworks Challenge 2014 project addressing the need for public awareness and education in water conservation and management practices.
Colbert Hills Golf Club
Manhattan, Kansas
Entrance is critical, and this water smart, native prairie design celebrates an important Manhattan attraction and expands its business profile from development to construction details and documentation.
Nature is Home Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life. John Muir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our National Parksâ&#x20AC;? Photo by Andrew Rostek | Columbia River Valley
The Gallery
Preliminary Sketches
Historical Exhibit & Cultural Gallery
Public Cafe Front Entrance
Educate | Restore | Engage
Located in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington, with its young and vibrant culture, and concern for preservation, the landowner has purchased a cleared lot to build a public art gallery for the community. The Gallery would be dedicated to the regions Native American heritage. The proposed design respects them by including symbolic patterns, colors, and ideas that are part of the rich historical tapestry, including a proposal for exhibiting a Suquamish dugout canoe and the Eagle’s Wing pattern within the planting of the main lawn. Designed weathering-steel walls frame the regions native trees as an exterior exhibit, and vegetation along the exterior softens the frontage towards the existing neighborhood. The walls and site grading delineate clear private and public zones without creating disharmony with the existing developments, with strategically located shared spaces adjacent to the street allowing people controlled viewing of the Gallery to increase potential business opportunities. Location: Seattle, WA Size: 150’ x 260’
Site Programing
Private Patio Seasonal Flowers Transit Seating
“Eagle Wing” Lawn
Exhibit Lawn
“Parts of the Trees”
Seasonal Collage
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Water Works
EPA Rainworks Challenge 2013
Educate | Restore | Engage
The landscape surrounding the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex has and expansive lawn and storm-water detention basin system, which currently fails to store and release storm-water from surrounding parking lots effectively. The current implementation falters due to high levels of erosion and limited infiltration and contributes to increased pollution levels in Campus Creek, running through the heart of campus. The design proposal introduces a layered system of retention and detention basins, bioswales and natural vegetation to reduce peak discharge and the incoming pollution from off site at the headwater of the primary campus watershed. Water Works would become a major visual representation of K-Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s push toward its research goals, as a landscape that fosters new methods of water management and provides students with research opportunities to advance stream ecology within a built environment. Location: Manhattan, KS Size: ~ 18 acres Team: Andrew Rostek, Kraig Weber,
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Team role: I was responsible for schematic design and most final graphics. I generated the fundamental design framework selected by the team, collaborated with teammates to develop the framework further, created the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3D models, water analysis and renderings (except as noted otherwise).
North Rec Fields
Football Stadium Historical Orchard
Rec Center
Basketball Stadium
Formal Ring
^ Site Plan: The site is broken into the Formal Ring which connects to the Jardine Housing Complex and the Historical Orchard which provides shade for tailgating. (Tutor)
Jardine Housing Site Plan
<< Soils and Topography through GIS, Civil 3D and other modeling, storm flows where measured and mapped to ensure flow mitigation safety. (Multiple)
Storm Water Management
< Welcoming Entry through the use of bioswales and native grasses, the entrance becomes a welcoming and educational experience. (rostek)
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Colbert Hills Golf Club Planting Design & Construction Documents
Connections | Prairie | Sustainability
The entrance to Colbert Hills Golf Club suffers from inefficient stormwater management, a lack of visual intrigue and poor connections to the surrounding community. The proposal introduces improved circulation networks and stormwater improvements planted with native species to improve the entry sequence to better reflect Colbert Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Audubon certification. Through these improvements, the Golf Club increases its connection to community and becomes an example for innovative water management and restorative habitats regionally.
Spatial Qualities
Water Management
Enhanced Native Dry Prairie & Trails Club House Framing Rain Garden No-Curb Bioretention Basin Parking Lot Pocket Rain Garden
Permeable Pavement Purple Pride Entry Drive New Road (Dark Grey) Existing Road (Light Grey)
Planting Design
The design consists of groups of plants used to create a patchwork of varying heights and textures. This organized pattern will naturally change over time. Through these changes, the planting sequence will become a reflection of the native prairie and of the Grand Mere community as they respond to the external influences over the years.
Entry Sequence
Existing Trees
Location: Manhattan, KS Size: ~ 2.3 acres
Site Planting Design Concept
Flowering Perennials Showy Goldenrod Wood Sage Spike Blazing Star Tall Violet Gay-feather Bee Balm Aromatic Aster ‘October skies’ Purple Prairie Verbena Plains Coreopsis Planting Design Diagram
Grasses ‘Switch Grass Purple Threeawn Wing Fruited Sedge Canada Wild Rye Little Blue Stem Big Blue Stem Yellow Indian Grass Prairie Buffalo Grass Trees PrairiFire Crabapple Shag-bark Hickory Duraheat River Birch Heritage Birch Shademaster Locust
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Planting Schedule As part of the assignment, planting schedules and maintenance plans were created. Due to the use of native and some non-native species, documentation was provided to justify the appropriateness and maintenance requirements of the selections.
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Colbert Hills Drive Cross Section
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< Buffered Paths Using the planting selection and site grading the tails and paths are buffered from the busy street. From the street, the grading and careful tree placement frames the main club house approach.
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Colbert Hills Golf Club Planting Design & Construction Documents
Connections | Prairie | Sustainability
Positioning two guest lodges, consisting of four bed and bathroom, shared kitchen and living areas for weekend visitors to Colbert Hills Golf Club, northwest of Manhattan, KS. The siting of the lodges and landscape design creates need privacy for the guest and takes advantage of the scenic view of the golf course and nearby prairie. In addition to the buildings, the site includes private lawns and patios for the guest and space for up-to eight vehicles. In Construction Materials and Methods courses, students learn the core concepts of site grading, creating planting schedules, irrigation systems and site lighting design, utilizing the Land F/X software suite. Students were required to generate scale 24â&#x20AC;?x36â&#x20AC;? construction sheets and companioning construction manuals. Through the process, students generated 3D surface models in Civil 3D, used the End Area Method of earthwork estimations of cut and fill on site, calculated pressure loss tables for critical irrigation sections and developed lighting plans.
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Location: Manhattan, KS Size: ~ 2.3 acres Irrigation Spray Patterns
<< Design Grading The grading posed significant challenges with one building slab on a 10 percent slope. < Cut & Fill Calculations The final design grading calculated to 60 : 40 cut to fill ratio across the site.
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<< Dimensions The site design use GPS COGO Point references for the road and building slabs, and from these other design elements where pulled for build flexibility.
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<< Site Irrigation The site required 24 irrigation spray sections, dividing the south end of the property into many controllable sections to prevent over-watering, in accordance with Audubon Guides the course maintains.
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