Mapping unfolds potential in a way where it can uncover unseen or unimagined concepts rather than relying on preconceived notions of place.
JEREMY JARIN
E: jeremyjarin@yahoo.com P: (714) 423-3116
EDUCATION
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2010-2015 (expected)
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Youth Science Center - Hacienda Heights, CA
2014-Present
Teaching Assistant - Cal Poly Pomona, CA
2015-Present
Volunteer for the Fullerton Arboretum - Fullerton, CA
2012
ASLA Southern California Chapter Merit Award Senior Design Award Bobby Brooks Memorial Interdisciplinary Design Studio
2014 2014 2014
University Olmsted Scholar Nominee
2015
ASLA Student Chapter Affiliation
2010-Present 2012-Present 2013-2014 2014-Present
Bachelor of Science: Landscape Architecture with an Emphasis in GIS Software Graphic designer, animal caretaker Reviewer, workshop host
Nature guide, nature center attendant
HONORS+ AWARDS
Imagineer’s Choice Award Individual Project Finalist Team Project Runner-up
INVOLVEMENT+ COLLABORATION
ASLA National Member ASLA Student Chapter Treasurer ASLA Student Chapter Advisor
Studios
Food for Thought Studio with SWA Laguna Beach Bobby Brooks Memorial Interdisciplinary Design Studio with Walt Disney Imagineering Multiple Interdisciplinary Design Studios with Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, Graphic Design, and Computer Science Majors
2014 2015
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam with LA Forum Wildflowering LA Spring Exhibition with Los Angeles Nomadic Division Landscape Architecture Representative for ACE Mentorship Program
2014 2014 2014
Quan Family Memorial Garden, Walnut CA with Land Design Inc Wildflowering LA Site #37, Pomona CA
2013 2013
Exhibitions
Built Projects
SKILLS
Adobe Suite, AutoCad, GIS Software, Microsoft Office, Rhino, SketchUp, V-Ray References available upon request
2013-Present
Manifesto My portfolio represents the tangible form of my creative processes throughout my educational career. It is a collection of works I may or may not have found interest in, but no matter the case, they molded me in the way I think and the way I do. From practical ideations of nature to conceptual generalizations of time and space, this portfolio encompasses my current perception of design and design theory. Bodies of work were selected expressing the multiple capstones in my education, defining what landscape and urban design mean to me and what it will mean to me in the future.
Body of Work Tangible Temporality Growing Industry The Aquatic Commons The following projects reflect urban design at different scales. The first project focuses more on designing at a site scale where the street level to connecting to an adjacent art park. The second project looks into increasing the efficiency of an entire city through creating a series of closed loop systems working as one larger system. The final project begins as a site scale design, but by applying the principles researched towards it to an adaptable system that will be placed along the river’s channel, regional influence is achieved.
Tangible Temporality
STUDIO LA 403 INSTRUCTORS
Andy Wilcox Sarah Lorenzen
COLLABORATORS
Interdisciplinary
GROUP MEMBERS Kate Bilyk
Yixi Gao Samantha Schieldge
PROJECT LOCATION
Vermont Ave & Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Barnsdall Art Park, home to the famous
Hollyhock House, is a semi-public space where most of the local visitors have no idea exists. With the intention of making a connection to this park, a mixed use development was proposed in order to accommodate for the local residents and visitors while also preparing for the inevitable change of the site. A large parking lot with a few retail spots would be morphed into a place that could be enjoyed by a variety of different people.
Mapping Locality
The site, located along Vermont, does not fit the current downtown vibe the rest of the street gives off. Studies were made trying to understand the importance of this location as a public space. Besides all of the niche stores, the site has relatively local access to many popular tourist attractions such as the Hollywood Sign and the Walk of Fame. Through investigations of locality, a time sensitive landscape will emerge.
Currently, the site does not have much to offer other than a few stores. The adjacent art park as well as the rest of the street makes for an acceptable setting for a mixed use public space.
TOURISM After understanding the value in the locality of this site, a focus was made on accommodating for the trending business of tourism. A tourism model was generated incorporating different flows for both residents and visitors to be a part of. Investigations were made to understand what a tourist or visitor needs and wants in a place. Besides the needs and wants of tourists, the local residents were also a key factor in making this tourism model valid. Through this project, economic growth will continue to thrive through the creation of jobs as well as creating places for overnight stay. In the creation of this site, the social and cultural context will weave seamlessly into the design.
Street Connection
A tower and plinth strategy was formed in order to create a multi level surface which the architecture could pierce through allowing for both vertical and horizontal circulation.
Landscape is constant in the way that it is never static, a surface which is always in continuous motion. A more human aspect clearly defines landscape from the misunderstood concept of nature. The landscape becomes a surface which becomes the framework for how to plan the future designs of the urban environment. The analysis itself guides the individual to make difficult, but appropriate decisions in the design for the people that will be affected. In order to design for the human, strategies can be based off of patterning and variability to meet the mixed uniqueness of the individual. Determinant on how a program is implanted into the design, the landscape can be the surface which can accommodate for the diverse range of people inhabiting the site. Although the landscape has a tremendous role in the planning of the site, permanence in the form of architecture is a significant factor in the design of the space. Working in collaboration with the architecture, the landscape will be the connection between the object and its context. In order to design for the individual, a tower and plinth strategy is proposed to make a connection with the adjacent Barnsdall Art Park. Process of the actual design of the site began with a program patterning strategy, finding general areas where certain program could be implemented. Voids cut the site utilizing a mix of varying sized circles cross referenced with one another in pairs.
Void Taxonomies
A series of void taxonomies at varying sizes was generated to allow for the patterning of program throughout this site. They are also serving as opportunities for natural light for the lower levels of the design.
Length of Stay
Looking at how long people would stay at a site and how it would look different the next time they visited was key in coming up with our programmed typologies. The idea of temporality comes at varying scales of time. From hourly changes in shade pattern to seasonal changes of flower blossoms, the constant morphing and changing landscape will be exactly what a visitor would like to see, not to be limited to one defined program, but a program that changes throughout the day.
Floor plans were looked at individually to understand vertical positioning determined by length of stay with the intent to satisfy a wide range of visitors.
Because the site is broken up into three different levels with towers piercing the site, the landscape typologies vary from one another at the different levels but also within the level itself. The vegetation adapts at different stages of the day through various actions such as crawling, clinging, climbing and hanging. At the bottom level, sun pierces through the voids at certain times of the day. Similar to how the vegetation in a cave works, the vegetation in these
The temporality of the site shows both through the landscape and architecture. From hourly change to seasonal change, the project will be able to evolve with the changing times.
voids are in search for the light. At the top of the plinth, the landscape has a more diverse range of typological zones for the planting. Places that are covered in full shade adapt to those areas like terrarium plants. Making these sites more artificial and human influenced. Other planting zones also help accent the various program such as swaths of meadow grasses capable of taking foot traffic and shrubby zones guiding the path.
Microclimates
After the towers were planned out in accordance with how the landscape would react, shade studies were generated pinpointing areas where different microclimatic conditions would occur. Because the towers and voids leave a distinct shadow pattern, visual interest in how light pierces the site was combined with the different size, shape and color
of the programmed landscape. Studying shade patterns help denote areas along our grid to determine the type of vegetation that could be placed. A landscape that could be as diverse as the people visiting was the overall goal that we wished to achieve in this portion of the project. A time sensitive landscape thus emerges.
PROGRAM The site shows time sensitive relationships within the environment that does not limit their individual sets of unique characteristics. Spaces were designed to be active throughout all points of the day. Basing these programmatic efforts of how the sun affects the site throughout the day, areas were defined in order to meet the need for variability in the people visiting the site. This same space can adapt based on the time of day and location of the sun becoming a program that is reliant on the shade cast from the buildings.
A landscape that could be as diverse as the people visiting was the overall goal that we wished to achieve in this portion of the project. Not only did we want to mimic the diversity of the people, but we also wanted to express the idea of temporality.
Utilizing the eastern sides for morning recreational activities such as tai chi or yoga is an example of one of the programs planned in the design.
The vegetation adapts at different stages of the day through various actions such as crawling, clinging, climbing and hanging.
Temporal Programming From cooler tones at dawn to warmer and
vibrant colors at dusk, the sky will serve as a backdrop for the tremendous views such as the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory in the mid ground.
The site shows time sensitive relationships within the environment that does not limit their individual sets of unique characteristics. Spaces were designed to be active throughout all points of the day. Basing these programmatic efforts of how the sun affects the site throughout the day, areas were defined in order to meet the need for variability in the people visiting the site. Knowing the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, a list of potential programs that could occur throughout different times of the day was generated.
Growing Industry
STUDIO LA 402 INSTRUCTORS COLLABORATORS
Andy Wilcox SWA Laguna Beach
GROUP MEMBERS Kristen Fritz
Roy Guillen Kathy Reyes
PROJECT LOCATION
Vernon, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Exclusively Industrial city of Vernon
may be a city built upon the leftover uses other cities do not want to deal with, but this acceptance speaks of the city’s necessity. Vernon, as an economic engine, is pivotal in how Southern California works as a system. Without the city’s massive industrial footprint, many of the commodities circulating throughout the region would never be possible. Working with the industrial nature, strategies based on increasing efficiency while also looking at environmental precautions were investigated.
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The City of Vernon is located five miles from downtown Los Angeles and is in close proximity to major transportation and distribution corridors. By 1960, two main industries were the main benefactors to the city of Vernon: the stockyard industry and the meat packing industry. Today, the industrial landscape of Vernon quickly transformed from two main industries to over twenty consolidated industries. The meat packing industry quickly expanded into food processing, manufacturing, distribution, and storage. The stockyard industry expanded into switching yards. In addition, a whole range of other businesses from textiles to metal began to root their business in Vernon. With all these industries an employment number of 50,000 workers commute in and out of Vernon on a daily basis. The city of Vernon is a major player in the overall economic prosperity of the Southern California region and is a crucial part in the distribution of goods all over the nation. With so much economic responsibility the intense concentration of industry within this city has left decrepit impacts in its landscape. Among these impacts are air pollution, soil pollution, lack of pedestrian activity, and lack of residency. Though Vernon’s nomenclature of industries is a well respected and well prized commodity, there is unimaginable potential within this exclusively industrial city. The city of Vernon can retain its reputation as an economic engine for the region but it has the potential to grow their industry.
Vernon is a city of industry, a city that gets down and dirty. The importance of Vernon as an economic engine is overshadowed by the fact that most citizens see the place as an eyesore, but the potential for this city to be greater than what it is perceived as is evident in all of the opportunities others may see as constraints. As a city that prides itself in being almost exclusively industrial, Vernon does well for the people who work there and the people who utilize the products manufactured in the city.
PRODUCTION The “Exclusively Industrial” City of Vernon has a history of heavy and prolonged industrial uses. In terms of size, no other city in Southern California has a footprint the size of Vernon. As the region’s main hub for food processing and distribution, its impact on the residents in surrounding communities is untold. As the major industrial center, it is a key driver of the regional economy, employing nearly 50,000 workers who crisscross its city boundary on their daily commutes. It is a city that essentially deals with the inconveniences, the trash, the noise and the smells generated by our modern way of life. Its industrial legacy also includes a legacy of pollution. It is the only place in the Los Angeles region that does what it does, and it is the only place that can. In fact, it is precisely due to this unique set of characteristics that the exclusively industrial City of Vernon has everything is needs to transition
from chemicals, plastics and processing, to nourishment and health. It is ideally poised to be both a leader in local food production for the Los Angeles region, and a driver for change in the industrial arena. The scale, location and industrial knowledge of this unique city make it the ideal location for large scale low-input high-output industrial urban agriculture. The contaminated soils make outdoor cultivation impossible, but the city’s massive building footprints are ideal for indoor agriculture, especially for methods that favor a highly controlled environment. The Los Angeles River has year round flow due to discharge by wastewater treatment plants and could provide ample water. Lastly, the City of Vernon has critical industrial knowledge: Vernon knows industry and it knows how to scale up. No other city in Southern California has these unique and ideal qualities.
A large amount of processed foods that infiltrate into Vernon come overseas from China. It travels 7,000 miles by ship and arrives in the Port of Long Beach. From the Port of Long Beach the food treks twenty miles through the Alameda Corridor and finally reaches its destination in Vernon.
Growing Systems
Due to the environmental and heavily industrial condition of Vernon, the outside atmosphere of Vernon is not suitable for the production of consumable goods in the traditional sense. In perfect juxtaposition, because of Vernon’s industrial scale it is a prime location for industrial scale urban agriculture. These
systems are located within existing building typologies that provide ideal interior conditions that facilitate low-input and high-output agricultural farming, with a minimum of retrofits. The very nature of these low input high output systems speak volumes about this idea of extraordinary efficiency.
A series of closed loop systems were researched in order to fit the compatibility of a contained indoor setting. In gathering a collection of these closed loop systems, a larger open system was generated taking advantage of adjacent and existing resources. The integrated systems rely heavily on water, but this water can be harnessed and recirculated. When water is not in use for growing, several filtration processes occur.
Interior Exploration
The scale, location and industrial knowledge of this unique city make it the ideal location for large scale, low-input, high-output industrial urban agriculture. The contaminated soils make outdoor cultivation impossible, but the city’s massive building footprints are ideal for indoor agriculture, especially for methods that favor a highly controlled environment, such as aquaponics, algaculture, entofarming (insect farming) and fungi farming (mycoculture). Processing, manufacturing, and distributing seem to be what Vernon is well recognized for, but due to its ideal proximity, it is positioned to be so much more. Vernon can realign itself as the city that does more and produces more; therefore reinforcing a value on locally produced goods and circulating economic revenue close to home. As this city aims to produce and package more for the future, it is inevitable that the systems within it be susceptible to flexibility. Static systems are seen as unsustainable and will be obsolete in the near future. Placating value on more adaptable systems that coexist will ensure that Vernon remains a large proprietor and will flourish from its economic prosperity.
Typology Building typologies were formed to understand the settings in which the integrated systems would thrive. Factors from footprint size, vertical height, amount of light, and adjacency were looked at in order to make these systems work together. Water, carbon dioxide, minerals and light are all important factors in cultivating algae. Two byproducts are produced for use. Biodiesel and livestock feed will be used to fuel the truck fleet as well as feed the livestock in entofarming and vermiculture. Worms produced from vermiculture are utilized as feedstock for fish in the aquaponics system or sold as bait for fishing practices. Worms can also be dried and used as fertilizer or animal feed as needed. Aquaponics require a greenhouse typology. Unlike the other building scenarios, this one would only be compatible with roofs able to sustain its weight. Mycoculture requires compartmentalized buildings in order to accommodate for the various steps in harvesting the products. Composting requires the largest footprint in order to be accomplished for efficiency. These sites work with closeness to one another to maximize efficiency.
OVERLAY
A new overlay is generated working with the existing overlay zones. This zone will be the center of production and a catalyst for future food production.
Support Systems
The Conveyor
The Mover
Both agricultural systems and urban industrial nature create a large niche of opportunity to implement these effciencies of low-input high output agricultural systems at an industrial scale. These efficiencies are further manifested at nested scales in terms of water infrastructure, regional circulation, and integrated systems circulation. In close adjacency to the new food overlay zone, the LA River is an apparent resource that has remained dormant until now. Through the implementation of efficient low- tech systems, this resource could be tapped to harness it’s true potential for the new growing systems of Vernon. The Conveyor diverts water from the river into channels that are treated close to the diversion point utilizing physical and biological mechanisms. The treated water will then go through an underground system to be re-circulated into the other systems, such as aquaponics or entofarming. With the manufacturing of product circulation, Vernon needs an intra-Vernon distribution network: The Mover is a network informed by the existing rail lines, which are a remnant of Vernon’s industrial legacy. These provide circulation for goods fed back through the agricultural systems, as well as for the workers that support the industry. This distribution network occurs simultaneously at two scales: a larger network that consists of streetcars, and a smaller, more flexible cargo bike transit.
PHASES Phases begin with application and fabrication of the support systems. These support systems do not primarily need to be used for this specific project. It is flexible enough to work with the existing industrial uses. After the support systems are constructed, the low input high output urban agricultural systems begin infiltrating the identified buildings. Certain ones come after based on time it takes for construction. Local growing programs are made to understand if the system is actually working. Once this phase is over and all of the studies are compiled, slow expansion into the rest of Southern California will be made.
The Aquatic Commons
STUDIO LA 401 INSTRUCTORS COLLABORATORS
Andy Wilcox Irma Ramirez Walt Disney Imagineering
GROUP MEMBERS Hilda Del Real
Lester Gonzalez Ryssa Marquez Jose Mero Julie Pell Alejandra Ramirez
PROJECT LOCATION
Downey Recreation Center Los Angeles, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Los Angeles River is a misunderstood
mass of infrastructure. Although the intention of its creation was morally right, side effects inevitably occured along the entire length of the river from community displacement to invisible barriers. The river channel has all of the potential to become a catalyst for future change.
Urban River Lodge It has been roughly 70 years since the channelization of the Los Angeles River. No one could have ever foreseen the potential of this concrete channel actually being able to house the amount of creatures it does today. Over time, the purpose of the Los Angeles River
has shifted from being strictly a flood control system to a river flooded with opportunity for species of new to survive and thrive within the urban environment. At its current state, the river has the potential to become both a generative force as well as a cultural icon, a hybrid landscape capable of housing the hyperactivity of Los Angeles city life as well as the unique ecosystematic processes which makes this biome different from the rest. The river is a valuable resource which the many of the local residents do not realize they have. It is difficult for these residents to enjoy the amenities a national park has to offer. In making a direct connection to the river, local and residents and visitors alike are able to access an arguably essential space with ease. As life goes on, the value of an object or space continues to dwindle. Making connections into the flood control channel may be the move it takes to invigorate the space once again. An opportunity arises where an intended purpose is put into action, but the formation of a divergent order embraces its unaccustomed surroundings. Through the inevitable natural processes an adaptive ecosystem emerges.
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estitution
(n.) the intention of giving back something that was once lost or stolen
By our definition of restitution, we are not putting the site back in the same way. We are not going backwards, but acknowledging the history of the different communities to construct spaces suitable for current and potential future needs.
NARRATIVE Air pollution permeates through the urbanized areas of the city
Avian populations begin to dwindle due to Lack of reliable food source
Rapid urbanism ousts large volumes of residents from their homes
Industrial sprawl begins to occur adjacent to the river channel
Seasonal ďŹ&#x201A;ooding plummets real estate values Arable land begins to decline with separation from river as well as industrial pollution
Channelization of the Los Angeles River shapes the river into a ďŹ&#x201A;ood control channel
Aquatic habitat gets destroyed with channelization of the river
Displacement of residents creates islands within the urban fabric
Restitution was selected as our response to the sites because of their historical significance to the social and cultural fabric of Los Angeles. Each of the communities adjacent to our sites has experienced loss because of the channelization of the river. Our goal is to provide interventions at these sites that encourage stronger social and cultural interactions with the river. The aim is to make this place a resource for the community that memorializes the significance of the river but more importantly creates awareness of the significance of the surrounding communities. The river has either been a barrier or a place of neglect. The lack of accessibility has further strengthened this perception. The intention of the proposal is to reinterpret the current associations with the river to one of a communal space for the surrounding communities to enjoy.
PROCESS
Made Remade Unmade
An abstraction of what has been recorded unfolds more opportunity in the interpretation of the site and its being. Explorations have to be delved into to find the bigger cause.
The birth of a site is heavily influenced by the setting in which it occurred as well as contextual properties. Rapid urbanization spread like wildfire across the Los Angeles region with no signs of stopping. With urbanization creeping up on all corners, the leftover scraps along the river become underutilized parcels of open space. The current state of the Downey Recreation Center site is at an abysmal state but the opportunity to make a culturally significant space for the massive amount of residential housing is there. Remaking process of this site includes looking at all forms of positive improvement. From systematic organization and adjacent relationships to temporal and timeless program and form are looked at to create a complete project which could serve as a catalyst for future projects along the river. Existing singular programs were taken, morphed and expanded to create a program as diverse as the people visiting the site. The process of unmaking is important in understanding the necessity or significance of the project. In the ruination of the project, the significance of what was once lost is more clearly seen. By projecting futures where this project could undergo significant change, form making decisions could be enforced to ensure this project receives the potential longevity it deserves. There is also a case of understanding that if this project is destined to undergo this type of change, then what could it leave behind to serve as a reminder of positivity for the future of this place?
Restitution of RESOURCE the River as Historically, settlements are known to occur along the river because of it being an invaluable resource. With the channelization of the Los Angeles River, the local residents lost an important cultural connection. As time went on, it became clear that this concrete channel was no longer just a flood control system, but still a river in its own right. By taking advantage of the leftover parcels situated along the river, that once lost connection could be rediscovered. Burrowing into the land leads to a discovery of new spatial experiences for visitors to explore. By taking the existing program of the Downey Recreation Pool site, the Aquatic Commons morphs and expands that program to express the importance of the river as a resource. Besides resource management, the site includes a series of infrastructural elements which serve as protection from the unpredictability of the river. The river can continue to
be this wild entity but with the armored edges and protective buffers it now has the ability to become a cultural resource again. The Aquatic Commons will serve as a hub for the people of the Los Angeles region to access the resources available at the river.
Through the design of a space which merges resource management with flood protection, a kit of parts was generated to meet a particular set of requirements.
Sandwiched by industrial clusters and medium density housing, the Downey Recreation Center at its current state is an abysmal example of what the potential of recreational space in Los Angeles could be. The site has the potential to be remade into a dynamic project taking advantage of its position within the city and the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s temporal unfoldings to give birth to further sets of communal development. Systematic field organizations were constructed based on context and understanding of fixed and fluctuating conditions.
Making Place Reality
The people of the Los Angeles lost their connection with the river after its channelization. The Aquatic Commons is a space designed to give the people back a direct connection with the river. By taking the existing programming of the parcel as a community pool and expanding its uses to take advantage of the invaluable resources the river has to offer, the space aims to bleed into other underutilized parcels along the river channel. Adjacent relationships heavily influenced the organization of the Aquatic Commons.
The urbanisation of the Los Angeles has spread far across the landscape. Making direct connections to their river could be what it takes to tie back the people with their city.
Los Angeles River water is the unifying factor of the diverse program the Aquatic Commons has to offer. Water circulates and is treated throughout and finally is returned back to the river.
Currently, the Downey Recreation Center pool is a seasonal pool which is closed during most times of the year. The Aquatic Commons offers a year round pool which the local residents are able to utilize and enjoy.
IMPACT
The Downey Recreation Center specific configuration takes advantage of the conditions granted only by the Los Angeles River. Because of its constant flow, water will always be able to circulate no matter how dry the period is.
The primary program of this project intended to grab the existing uses of both the site and the river and created a hybrid form. These forms were created to enforce protection of the people from the unpredictability of the river as well as managing resources to combat the current downward trend of natural resources. Management of resources primarily includes water capture and filtration. This water would serve as a backup supply for the city of Los Angeles. The architecture on site meets multiple LEED design criteria from allowing for natural light and solar energy harvestation. Besides collection of resource and energy, the diversity of plant selection and strategy would be able to create a place where cohabitation is possible. Other than humans using the site, new and old residents of the Los Angeles River will find suitable places to make home with the variety of spaces.
Regional Influence
A numerous amount of underutilized parcels lie along the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. By excavating into the grade of the river, new spatial experiences can be explored. Using the kit of parts strategy, the connection of designed spaces can be systematically organized to allow for people to enjoy the river that was always there while also being protected. The current rendition of the channel of the river may be too aggressive for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uses. The parts are meant to keep with the existing flood control programming of the channel, while also generating a space for the surrounding
communities to enjoy and take advantage of. The Los Angeles River has been an underutilized resource for far too long and it is time to work with the hefty piece of infrastructure. Rather than uses all the money of the master plan towards one monotonous strip, a series of smaller pocket projects that fits the community context along the river may be more relevant. By breaking it up into mroe pieces, these centers act as direct connections to the river.
Thank you Thank you to all of the instructors I have had over the years. The wealth of knowledge I gained from all of you was pivotal in my growth as a designer. These acts of kindness will not be overlooked. And thank you to all of the friends I have made. Your participation in my upbringing helped me grow not only as a designer, but as a person. I am happy to call you all my lifelong friends.