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systematic design: tohono o’odham nation, az
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relief square: port of los angeles, ca
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smld masterplan: bergamot station, santa monica, ca
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san juan creek terraces: rancho mission viejo, ca
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systematic y design g tohono o’odham nation, tucson,az sensible design . utilizing existing resources project date: fall 2009 project location: tohono o’odham nation, tucson, az
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relief square q port of los angeles, san pedro, ca integrated design . landscape + architecture = one project date: winter 2010 project location: bergamot station,santa monica, ca
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+ PROJECT SALVATION: RELIEF DISTRICT The Relief District is the heart of the port as it provides connection and accessibility from all parameters within the site and it is geared towards bringing the community of San Pedro into the heart of the Port by providing an adaptable space and a place to raise awareness towards global relief.
team master plan: project salvation
RELIEF DISTRICT
relief factory (teamate’s part)
+ Local and global events + Plac for the San Pedro community to iteract
RELIEF DISTRICT: RELIEF SQUARE PORT OF LOS ANGELES, SAN PEDRO, CA In the midst of figh ng global relief through the produc on of fresh water and food, the community of San Pedro will find inner relief as they journey through a series of unique environments created by the surrounding characteris cs of the plant materials that change in color, form, height, and materiality during the change in seasons. Each season- summer, winter, and spring, are different and create a unique, mys cal environment. In addi on, the wetland placed throughout the site is an important element of adding to the relief experience as the community can benefit to the cleaning of the water and the habitat it creates for birds and bu erflies, crea ng a harmonious environment.
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This is a group masterplan developed by two Landscape Architecture students and two Architecture students and we called our masterplam, project Salvation. Our masterplan proposal for the Port of Los Angeles, a 400 acre site, is consisted of three unique districts: water, relief, and food. Each district will personally engage the users physically and intellectually, by not only providing interactive environments but also by bringing to light, man's dependency on its most important "aid" provider - the ocean. Each member took on a district for our individual designs. My district was the Relief District in which I proposed the Relief Square.
RELIEF DISTRICT
+YEARLY SEASONAL CHANGE spring
summer
April
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June
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July
fall
winter August
September
October
December
November
January
February
PLANT MATERIALS AND THE MOOD IT CREATES ACCORDING TO ITS SEASONAL CHANGE AND THE MATERIALITY OF ITS SURROUNDINGS = RELIEF
THE BEAUTIFUL FOLLIAGE AND COLOR OF THESE TREES IN THE SPRING PROVIDE WONDER AND COMFORT TO THE SITE.
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM OF HOW THE PATHS CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXPERIENCE
ENCLOSURE/ EMBRACE
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dense meandering
dense enclosed
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REFRESHING
open cleansing
THE SEASONAL CHANGE OF THESE PLANT MATERIALS CONTRIBUTE TO THE FEELING AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SITE
BAMBUSA OLDHAMII (Bamboo)
JACARANDA MIMOSIFOLIA (Jacaranda)
PYRUS CALLERYANA (Bradford Pear)
SEASON Spring
Summer
Fall
Spring
Summer
Fall
Spring
Summer
Fall
PROGRAM Bike trails, hiking tracks, pedestrian path, children hide-and-seek play area
RELIEF LANGUAGE
Protection/ Meditation spot/ Enclosure/
Jogging path, strolling path, vieweing areas, play area.
Leading path to the relief square and access to relief factory.
Meandering paths, sense of loss, wonder, beauty
Refreshing, breath of fresh air, paths open up, sky opens up.
+ PROJECT SALVATION: RELIEF SQUARE
daily use: + Gathering space, lunch area, private and public space for local residents, workers, and visitors. + Open space used as announcements center. + Changes in elevations in the square are used as different viewing points to the harbor. + Open grass area used for sporting activities. + Open space used for local fundraising events, farmer’s market, and art shows for the local community.
seasonal use: + Square can be flodded and utilized as a swimming pool in the summer. + Grassland area mowed down and used as a concert stage: local concerts and global relief live aid concerts. 13
Densifying I Housing I Connectivity MASTERPLAN VISION: Densify the site by modifying the street grid from bigger blocks to smaller blocks. Provide easy access to and from the lightrail station and throughout the site through various alleys and streets. Connecting art galleries, work and living spaces, art centers and after school programs, centralizing Bergamot as an Art district. Celebrate the Lightrail station within the art/studio district. Providing lower densities whitin residential areas Provide higher densities within retail, studio, and work+living areas.
LA 403/ ARC 403: CLARISSA CHUNG, HEATHER SANTOS, ROGELIO MEDINA, SHIRIN ADORBEHI
WHAT STAYS AND WHAT GOES lmsd: light manufacture studio district sm college academy of entertainment and tech. evergreen community school
EXISTING CONDITIONS existing housing commercial+office use light manufacture studio spaces
MTV
studios
sony cntr.
studios
red bull yahoo! papermate
studios
community centers+schools
bergamot station
gallery use property line: site design
parking lot footprint reduced
DEVELOPABLE AREAS All programs remain and are rearranged. ranged. d. Building footprints are all removed.
731 sq ft 361 sq ft 138 sq ft
301 sq ft 253 sq ft
TOTAL SQ FT:
3,482
713 sq ft
139 sq ft 82 sq ft 151 sq ft 614 sq ft
PHASING STRATEGY lmsd: light manufacture studio district PHASE I (2010)
PHASE II (2050) In forty years, the proposed grid can expand and change the existing grid in the neighboring blocks and expand to further cities.
THE GRAIN DIVIDER OLYMPIC BLVD.
(1) Modifying the street grid from bigger blocks to smaller blocks. (4) Mix-use light manufacture provides job opportunities.
(2) Adding work and living spaces begin to densify the site through the number of people and amount of activities.
(5) Educational facilities invite inspired artists, students, and children to invest in the future of Bergamot as an art district.
MIXING OF GRAIN Olympic blvd. is the median that breaks the two grains established by the existing city grid allowing the programs to interact, interconnect and fuse together over time. (3) Mix-use retail spaces begin to really densify the site through the number of local residents and visitors and high activity. The massing of all these programs centralizes the site as a dense mix-use art district.
PROGRAM MIX: MASTER PLAN lmsd: light manufacture studio district
WORK+LIVING SPACE HOTEL RESIDENTIAL RETAIL LIGHT MANUFACTURE CREATIVE WORK SPACE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
WORK LIVING Studios Art Galleries Worshops
HOUSING
RETAIL
CREATIVE WORK SPACE
LIGHT MANUFACTURE
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Hotel Multi-family housing Apartment complex Lofts
Restaurants Cafes Clothing shops Beauty sallons Appliance stores Electronics Art Galleries
Light Manufacture Office space Work space Studio Space Artist workshop Lofts
MTV Sony Yahoo! Red Bull Apple Artist workshops
Santa Monica Academy of Entertainment and Technology Evergreen Community College After school programs Art centers Community centers
RAIN WATER HARVESTING LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
AS POPULATION GROWS, WATER NEEDS WILL GO UP
20% A PERSON USES
70 gal of water per day
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85% 50% - 50% roof drainage
site drainage
CONSUM CONSUMPTION MPTION FOR OR ONE ONE YEAR TRADITIONAL
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6,000 gal
WATER
WATER
670 lbs
250 lbs
YARD WASTE
YARD WASTE
80 hrs
15 hrs
MAINTENANCE HOURS
MAINTENANCE HOURS
biotope (water treatment systems)
PATIO SPACE/ ROOF GARDEN FOOD PRODUCTION GARDEN HABITAT ROOF GARDEN ROOF TOP
BIOREMEDIATION ALLEYS BIOTOPE WETLAND LARGER WETLAND
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green roofs
MAIN DRAINAGE FILTER
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live-work-produce-consume surface runoff biotope treatment pond cistern
PARKING AND STREETS MAKING THE MOST OF THE STREETS
main streets+street parking+olympic blvd.
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ENTRANCE TO THE ALLEY MAKING THE MOST OF THE STREETS
All alleys in the site are utilized for a purpose- informal and formal spaces, urban runoff catchment, and for pedestrian circulation throughout the site. Different scales of alleys determine the function and the aesthetics of the space. In addition, the spaces are determined by the mix use of program types which gives each alley its character and spatial quality.
RETAIL
MAKING THE MOST OF THE STREETS The first floor of the buildings are utilizied for retail and they frame each alley creating a dense and alive space as well providing a variety of options for one program type whitin one area.
PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION MAKING THE MOST OF THE STREETS
Cross between pedestrian and vehicular circulation provides high flexibility in pedestrian flow throughout the site. The main pedestrian path connects all the spaces together and provides the view and feel of the linear organization of buildings and streets.
skills mix media photography topo model concept models sketches study drawings
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