LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO NICHOLAS CHAU | CAL POLY POMONA
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C O N T E N T COVER LETTER RESUME DESIGN PROJECTS Harmonic Remeidation
Weaving the PAST into the Present
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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C O V E R L E T T E R
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R E S U M E BASIC INFO [INSERT NAME HERE]:
Ho Sun Chau (Nicholas)
[INSERT BIRTH DATE]:
03.23.1996
[INSERT KNOWN LANGUAGE]:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, German, (Basic) Japanese
CONTACT INFO
[INSERT VOCAL COMMUNICATION ADDRESS]: [INSERT INTERNET COMMUNICATION ADDRESS]: [INSERT PHYSICAL ADDRESS]:
626.841.8385 nicholaschau0@gmail.com 150B, University Village, 3400 Poly Vista, Pomona, CA 91768
REFERENCE NICK STRAABE (MENTOR) Sales Manager in Hunter Industries
Phone Number: 714.717.1689 Email Address: nstraabe@gmail.com
JEAN YANG (PROFESSOR) Lecturer of Landscape Architecture Department, Cal Poly Pomona
Phone Number: 310.430.6546 Email Address: jeanaliceyang@gmail.com
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ANDREW WILCOX (PROFESSOR) Department Chair of Landscape Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona
Phone Number: 900.869.6943 Email Address: aowilcox@cpp.edu
EXPERIENCE Intergenerational City Project
Rennie Tang
2016
This project is to explore how abstract structures that human mind cannot preceive to serve certain function in order to encourage multi-age group to explore and activate the park without the boundary of different ages and set functions.
Kingsfield Engineering LTD. 2016
BIM Internship
During the Internship period, KEL provided me valuable experience of working with Architects and Engineers. They also allow me to explore rendering programs that they have used before such as SketchUp and allow me to work on a project that involves in using Lumion to create a video on showcasing a residential apartment.
Photographer & Graphic Designer
SkyHeart
2015
For this company, I worked as a temporary Photographer & Graphic Designer that involves in taking pictures of their Iphone Case products and Minor changes on the Graphics on their website.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION B.S. Landscape Architecture Cal Poly Pomona
2014-2018(Expected)
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS Dean’s List
WORKING SKILLS Rhino3D Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign AutoCAD MS Office Suite Hand Sketches Google Sketchup Lumion Vray Planting Design Irrigation Design
Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Winter 2017
HOBBIES Photography, Scuba Diving, DIY Projects, Exploring New Rendering Programs, Backpacking, Computer games (When the other options above is unavailable)
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Year 1/2 Year
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PROJECT LOCATION CAL POLY POMONA
LOS ANGELES
HARMONIC REMEDIATION Project type: Date: Location: Team:
Urban Design Fall 2016 Irwindale, California Nicholas Chau, Pablo Hinojosa, Carlos Rampulla, Chris Valenzuela
Project Descripition: This project is to transform an abandoned quarry into a ground water cleansing system/ park that targets the pollutants existing in the Groundwater in Irwindale and also provide a park for the neighbourhood to enjoy and understand the cleansing process. This landscape is also an example to how the abandoned quarries in Irwindale can cleanse the city and transform Irwindale from the most Toxic City in California into the most Environmental friendly City in California.
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Don’t design for Prosperity, design for Posterity. JAY GRIFFITH
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MAPPING PHASE
The top diagram shows how contaminated Irwindale’s groundwater currently is, they also show the locations of the quarries and major functioning factories.The contamination from the top diagram seep into the ground, which translates into the bottom diagram. This shows how deep the contamination goes, reference to the elevation and the underground piping system and water
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* Background map - the relationship in terms of water of Irwindale and the Pacific Ocean
The two diagrams below depict the vegetation groups and locations on Irwindale and the kinds of soil in relationship to the water streams and rivers passing through Irwindale respectively, and by using the streams and rivers as the common reference point. The relationship between Vegetation, Water and Soil in Irwindale is identified.
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LA 301 | Chris Valenzuela | Nicholas Chau | Pablo Hinojosa | Carlos Rampulla
TECHNICAL CONCEPT & DIAGRAM
Inspired by the Living system and how the pollutants can be cleanse, our team decieded to create a hybrid filtering system that involves in using water filters and microorganisms to revitalize the ground water.
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This diagram depicts the water flow show how much water each po
This diagram shows the different depth of the four pools of water and the respective pollutants to be cleanse.
in the system and also ond can contain.
This axonometric diagram is to show the relationship between vegetation, circulation, water flow, topography and the ground texture of the quarry to show how people can experience the change in water quality throughout the site in different perspectives.
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EXPERIENTIAL RENDERINGS & SECTION CUTS
The first node on the pathway allows people to overview the most contaminated pool, the node is relatively small, this encourages people not to stay for a long period of time.This is to use the compactness with the traffic on the pathway to encourage people to just walkby.
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The second node is a platform where there are strips of glass on the floor that encourages people to observe the pond below, this shows a more expose interaction people are allowed to with the pond, conveying the message that the water is cleaner than the previous pool. This is also shown on the color of foliage on the vegetation.
The third node has three openings that allow trees to grow out of from the ground below. Users can see the pond below them with no obstacles and this shows the water quality is close to usable.
The last part of the pathway is a pool that people can directly interact with. People can perfrom leisure activites both on land and in the water.
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CHANGE OF SCALE PHASE
Street Trees Park Trees Residential Trees
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The filtered water from our site will be distrubuted throughout the city to irrigate the street trees. Due to the large amount of filtered water, the city can be populate with more street trees.This allow Irwindale to be more environmental friendly and revitalize Irwindale into a more lively city in both human and wildlife.
The background picture shows the current situation in Irwindale where there is minimum greeneries.
The illustrations below shows how extra tree can benefit the community on multiple levels, starting from street and benefits even the trees on resident’s property.
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PROJECT LOCATION
CAL POLY POMONA
LOS ANGELES
WEAVING THE PAST INTO THE PRESENT Project type: Date: Location: Team:
Urban Design Winter 2017 Allen Station, Pasadena, California Individual Designer Only
Project Descripition: This project is to transform a train station into a more welcoming Public Space that not merely serves the purpose of a place for people to just get on a train. By transforming the current train station into a more pleasent environment for people, and also to create an experiemntal Garden that allows people to create a pathway through time. Just as people in the past did.
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WEAVINGS starts
with multiple elements
INTERSECTING each other.
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MAPPING ALLEN STATION
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RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL E MAPLE STREET
FREEWAY FREEWAY FREEWAY FREEWAY COMMERCIAL
EXISTING PROGRAM DIAGRAM
CORSON STREET BUS STOP
PARKING LOT
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
BUS STOP
PARKING LOT
ORSON STREET
SCHOOL
TRAIN STATION
TREE DIAGRAM
: VEHICULAR CIRCULATION :PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
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SHADOW DIAGRAM
The artwork, Rider’s Dream, existing on site is trying to showcase how Modern Technology can be incorporate with Indigenous Culture. This inspires me to create this abstractional rendering.
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These 6 Drawings show my finding of the site, this includes the shadow of the nearby buildings and trees, circulation of Pedestrian and Vehicles, Programable area, city parcel and a word diagram of the surroundings.
INITIAL SKETCHES
OLD LINE
SAN BERNARDINO
THROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE GOLD LINE METRO MAP, PASADENA IS TO BE FOUND AS A CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN SAN BERNANRDINO AND LOS ANGELES.
Spiderweb-like weaving Weaving the top and bottom of the freeway?
Spiderweb/thread Hybrid
Weaving Thread in Enlarged Scale Creating a park under the freeway?
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FINAL PRODUCTION
Physical Model of Project
This section shows how the structure will look like on the site and also shows the elevation change of the structure.
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This perspective shows how people can enter the experiemental garden at the side of the station, which will be explained in the diagram next page and also showcases how the lights are on different elevation on the concrete wall to show the light in contact with the concrete wall. The weird looking scuplture is a center piece where all the light from different directions connect.
This section is to show the metal structure on top of the freeway not only helps to support shade functions offered by the vines and glass but also provides lumination during night time.
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AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAMS
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
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This axonometric diagram shows how the project evolves through time, the experimental garden evolves from small trees and covered with grasses that are around 3’ tall, as time passes, people start using the Garden more and more, slowly uncovers the concrete paving below. The vines on the structure on the freeway starts off as just a shade protection on top of the structure, through time, vines slowly covers up the whole structure and creates an extra sound barrier to prevent traffic sound from the freeway into the station.
This axonometric diagram shows the different elements on the site, this includes planting material, paving and programming.
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle Used by the Pomo people as smoking pipes. Platanus racemosa California sycamore Indigenous people uses the bark from trunk and roots for Coffee.
Stone paving Follow the direction of glass panels
Permeable Conc. paving Allow plants to grow in between & allow water to penetrate earth
Stone paving Guide people to station
Train Station Semi-Public space Freeway Level Experimental Park Public Space Ground Level
Parking Lot Public Space Ground Level
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS Full Construction Document on Request
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QUICK SKETCHES
Color wheel
Bio-swale design
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Deck drawing
When section meets perspective
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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THANK YOU If you are reading this, then you must be really interested in my portfolio. I would like to thank you for spending your time to go through my Portfolio. I would also like to thank my parents and teachers from Cal Poly Pomona who guides me and allow me to become who I am today.
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