Andy Nowak Landscape Architecture Portfolio
Andy Nowak
Landscape Architecture Portfolio California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 2013 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Sustainable Environments Minor Andy.Nowak08@gmail.com (408)772-0590
Undergraduate Work Senior Capstone Project Piazza IV Marzo Poly Canyon Village Vista Bench Design 3D Modeling
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Professional Work The Planning Center | DC&E
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Undergraduate Work
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Downtown San Jose Master Plan
Concept Master Plan Technology
Senior Capstone Project 10 m in
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For my senior project, the Silicon [V]alley Gateway, I designed a Caltrain Station master plan driven by the future implementations of the CA HighSpeed Rail and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) at the San Jose SR 87 surrounding Diridon Station. Five hundred acres of redevelopment the Diridon Station creates a dynamic urban fabric and transit hub for high-tech companies, startups, residents, and entertainment. The project functions both as a gateway and threshold in the Silicon Valley, ultimately serving as a planning model for future I-280 generations.
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Goals SR 87as well as the Create an identity for the San Jose Diridon Station Area that reflects the characteristics of San Jose Silicon Valley spirit of innovation.
Establish the proposed station and surrounding area as the local, citywide, and regional destination where residents and visitors alike can live, work and play. Create an economically viable Central Zone (The Hub) that reflects the ideas of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) with the integration of mixed-use, commercial, office, retail, and residential I-280 development. Foster a vibrant public plaza outside the proposed station that will activate the Central Zone (The Hub) and serve North as a transition from the proposed station to the city of San Jose.
Site Inventory Concept
Master Plan | Land Use
Master Plan | Green Space Guadalupe River Trail
Technology
Innovation + Development
LEGEND
SILICON
Downtown Commercial
Economics
Transit Employment Center
Guadalupe River Park
Natural and Built Environments Living + Non-Living
Environment
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Cahill Park
Los Gatos Creek Trail
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens
Combined Industrial/ Residential Transit Residential Urban Residential
Transportation Hub Identity + Connectivity
Equity
Park/Open Space
GATEWAY
Public/Quasi Public
LEGEND Open Space
Parking Structure
Boundary Line
Boundary Line
Railroad
Railroad
Existing Parking
Existing Parking
Master Plan | Watershed
Goals
Master Plan | Transit Access LEGEND
Create an identity for the San Jose Diridon Station Area that reflects the characteristics of San Jose as well as the Silicon Valley spirit of innovation.
Caltrain/ Amtrak/ ACELines CA High Speed Rail (Underground)
Establish the proposed station and surrounding area as the local, citywide, and regional destination where residents and visitors alike can live, work and play.
CA High Speed Rail (Above ground via 280/87) Light Rail (VTA) DASH
Create an economically viable Central Zone (The Hub) that reflects the ideas of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) with the integration of mixed-use, commercial, office, retail, and residential development.
Bus Routes Bus Stop Rail Station Proposed BART
Foster a vibrant public plaza outside the proposed station that will activate the Central Zone (The Hub) and serve as a transition from the proposed station to the city of San Jose.
LEGEND Watershed
Proposed Airport Shuttle Route
Boundary Line
Boundary Line
Railroad
Railroad
Existing Parking
Existing Parking
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Master Plan
Districts Master Plan | The Campus The Campus
Start-ups
High-tech companies
5 million square feet of office space
Buildings 5-7 stories high
3 acres of open space
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Montgomery Glen
The Hub
Master Plan | The Hub
Vaerst Plaza (1.5 acres)
La Huerta Park (2 acres)
Caltrain Station
Proposed High Speed Rail / BART Station
HP Pavilion
Master Plan | Montgomery Glen
Sports Complex
Transit Residential (65-250 du/acre)
Urban Residential (30-95 du/acre)
Commercial
Los Gatos Creek Trail
La Huerta Park Private Parking
BART
(Top 3 floors / 100 spots per floor) Public Parking
Diridon Station
Proposed High Speed Rail / BART Station
HP Pavilion
(Bottom 3 floors / 100 spots per floor)
The Hub | Section
Delta-MS 20 | Tunnel Application
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1 Water influx through fusers 2 Bedrock 3 Shotcrete 4 DELTA-MS dimpled sheeting 5 Drainage pipe 6 Tunnel tube (shotcrete)
7 Reinforcement 8 Lean concrete 9 Cable ducts 10 Floor vault 11 To collector pipe 12 Aggregate base
Scale : 1” = 100’
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The Hub
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Proposed BART/High Speed Rail Station
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Tech Stage
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BART Alternative Entrance
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Bus Stop
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Vaerst Plaza
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Los Gatos Creek access
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Bike parking
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Diridon Station
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Water feature
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La Huerta Park
BART Alternative Entrance
(1 drop equals 1 acre-feet / 15 acre-feet per year)
runoff from plaza surface runoff from adjacent buildings
Vaerst Plaza | Stormwater Legend
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BART Alignment Water Tank Overflow to Los Gatos Creek Stormwater Drain Stormwater Inlet
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Atlantis Matrix Tank Module | Water Tank TCUDORP LANOITACUDE KSEDOTUA NA YB DECUDORP
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TCUDORP LANOITACUDE KSEDOTUA NA YB DECUDORP
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TCUDORP LANOITACUDE KSEDOTUA NA YB DECUDORP
Vaerst Plaza | Runoff Volume
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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The Hub | Physical Model A physical model was constructed to provide an alternative way to communicate the design intent. A photoshop animation was then projected onto the physical model displaying the existing conditions as well as the proposed final design. The model was made using a lasercutter on chipboard for the contours and basswood for the buildings.
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Algorithmic Art HP Chip Decoder Vaerst Plaza | Concept The concept design of Vaerst Plaza is based on the design of a silicon chip (specifically an HP chip decoder) and algorithmic art. A silicon chip is an integrated circuit in which all or some of the circuit elements are inseparably associated and electrically interconnected so that it is considered to be indivisible for the purposes of construction and commerce. Algorithmic art, otherwise known as computer-generated art, is a subset of generative art that is related to systems art and is generated by an algorithm.
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Piazza IV Marzo
Building Program 1 Mediatheque
Torino Architecture Studio Fall 2011
5th Floor
Piazza IV Marzo is an urban plaza and key threshold in the city of Torino, Italy with potential opportunities to link the historical confines of Piazza Castello with the contemporary night life of the Quadrilatero Romano. In the Architecture Studio I took studying abroad, we redesigned Piazza IV Marzo and the adjacent five story building. The concept, program, and design elements of the building were developed congruently with the Piazza IV Marzo design. Sketchup was used to create the following perspectives.
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Bar (Italian cafe)
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3rd Floor
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Meeting rooms
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Admin offices
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Studio Apartments
Mediatheque Multi-purpose area
2nd Floor
Temporary exhibitions Digital library
1st Floor
Public galleries
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Group study spaces
Private galleries
Piazza IV Marzo & Building
Piazza IV Marzo
Piazza IV Marzo | Site Photos The raised tree-beddings are designed with decomposed granite surrounded by concrete steps and seat walls in Piazza IV Marzo. These geometric forms are implemented, as well, within the mediatheque of the five story building, providing a cohesive design and an activated public space.
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Poly Canyon Village Vista (PCVV) Study space
LA 204 (Design Fundamentals III) Spring 2010 Located between Cal Poly’s campus and student housing, Poly Canyon Village Vista was designed to create a threshold and place for students to study and socialize outside. The multi-level platforms adjacent to the gathering space reflect Bishop’s Peak in the background with a total of seven platforms in relation to the seven morros (rocky outcrops) that define San Luis Obispo.
phic Information Systems
PCVV Program 1 Parking Lot
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PCVV | Cal Poly Map
Study Space
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PCVV | Section
formation Systems
Contours Creeks Bike Routes
The ArcGIS maps were created during a supplementary course to the studio. These maps provided the site inventory for the project and the framework for the program. The following grading and planting plans were developed during a course following the studio.
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Vegetation
PCVV | ArcGIS
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Bench Design LA 434 (Project Design / Implement) Spring 2011 The vision of this bench was designed based on the concept of wine bottle holders with a minimalist-style approach. Meticulous attention to material use and lighting was used to create the form of the bench and the framework to my approach of minimalism. As you sit on the angled redwood beams the steel plates spring into a 90 degree angle for perfect comfort.
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Four 4x4 redwood beams were bolted with 3/8” carriage bolts to three 3/16” steel plates. The three steel plates were spot welded together, then bent at 45 degree angles using a hydraulic press where the steel plates touch the redwood beams as well as the ground. Natural light can penetrate through the bench with a 1/2” space between each redwood beam, creating a minimalist-style aesthetic.
Bench Design | Top View
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3D Modeling Alphabet Topography Winter 2013 The 3D modeling program, Rhino, was used to create a topography model of the alphabet. The heights of each letter correspond to how frequent each letter is used in the Italian language.
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Within the 3D modeling program, Rhino, the drape tool was used to create the wavy pattern as opposed to hard edged contours of each letter of the alphabet. Museum board was used to create each piece. Between each piece there is a 5 mm gap with a 15 mm base height.
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Professional Work
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The Planning Center | DC&E Pierce Street Parcel Sheilds-Reid Park Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail Improvements Summer 2012 and May 2013 I interned at The Planning Center | DC&E over the summer of 2012 and worked as a landscape designer during May of 2013. The two main projects that I was involved in during my internship were Pierce Street Parcel in Albany, CA and Sheilds-Reid Park in Richmond, CA. The following diagrams and maps of Pierce Street Parcel were displayed on 24”x36” posterboards for the first two community meetings at City Hall. The following illustrative of Shields-Reid Park shows 75% Construction Plans used for the community meetings at the Shields-Reid Community Center. During May of 2013, the main project that I was involved in while I worked as a landscape designer was Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail Improvements on HWY 1 in San Mateo County. The following constuction documents present a 30% submittal design of three different Pacific Ocean overlooks.
Pierce Street Parcel | Sections 22
Pierce Street Parcel | Site Photos
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Pierce Street Parcel | Sections 24
Sheilds-Reid Park | 75% Construction Plans Illustrative 25
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Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail Improvements | 30% Submittal 26
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Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail Improvements | 30% Submittal 27
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