A Landscape Architecture Portfolio - Kenneth Carter

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Kenneth Carter

Currently a student of Landscape Architecture, I am working in the construction and maintenance side of the industry at present. Having been immersed in the culture of the industry since a young age, I have developed a keen eye for the landscape around me and through the completion of the study component of my university degree, have honed this skill into a critical tool for use within my arsenal.

My personal enjoyment lies in designing along side large scale infrastructure plans such as Sydney 2030, and aiding in future broad scale plans such as this. Having done various projects where these broad scale planning instruments have come into play, I have a grasp on these ideas and as such have learnt to design with a sense of future in mind, looking at the evolution of what I design into the future whether it be in evolution of use, Increased use, or Afterlife reuse of the designed spaces.

From a design perspective, my passion lies in designing spaces where the Indoors and outdoors can be as one. From designing adjacent areas to building frontages, to designing cool zones into public spaces, taking inspiration from Central Park in Sydney. Green buildings and ecologically thoughtful design is what drives much of what I look to implement.

Contact me: @: kennethcarter27@gmail.com w: www.kennethcarter.com.au m: 0401 862 669

CONTENTS Studio Projects

The Passage 3 Euroka Clearing 5 Sydney Square 7

Waterloo Vitality Park 9

Lindfield Green

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The Escarpment Interchange 13

Curriculum Vitae 15

THE BONDI PASSAGE

Year: 2010 Client:

Bondi Council

Contributers:

Kenneth Carter

Subject Focus:

Design Process

Programs Used: Photoshop AutoCAD InDesign Skills Developed: Photoshop Competence CTPED Principles

Analysis People in Spaces

Identification of Opportunites and Constraints

Design Statement “To discover and design a space along the Bondi beach > Residential transition zone. The new space should act as a buffer between the shoreline and the suburban outreaches of the locality, but also provide safe, direct passage through this identified transition zone.�

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Master plan: The final design for the site AutoCAD developed, and then ren

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Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Circulation

Programs: Photoshop Montage: Showing sense of arrival within the site from the suburban side. The montage was created using photoshop rendering over a photo of

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Poetic Prose As I leave the Beach I walk though the food precinct, the aromas draw me in and before I know it, I’m walking away with an afternoon snack. The day is young, the sun is high and I just want somewhere to relax, a cool spot to escape through. I turn a corner and find myself peering into a small square. Vibrant colors, nestled in between two towering buildings, perfectly shaded and uniquely styled. I rest upon the sloped lawn escaping the evening heat in good company and situ.

Sandstone path Links to existing paths Large timber sleepers for seating Washingtonia robusta Granite pavement for non traffic zones Elaeocarpus reticulatus planting Sloped lawn surface Granite paver sloped edge Corton steel structure overhead

ndered in photoshop for optimal graphic presentation.

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Vegetation the existing site.

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Fall / Topography

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Seating

EUROKA CLEARING

Year: 2013 Client:

National Parks & Wildlife

Contributers:

Kenneth Carter

Subject Focus: Resolution & Documentation

Programs Used: Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD InDesign Skills Developed: Hand Drawing/Rendering Photoshop Competence AutoCAD Competence

Details and Specifications

Design Statement

“To redesign Euroka Clearing to accommodate for a growing number of users with various intentions Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Master plan: The final design for the site AutoCAD developed, and then rendered in including groups such as; Day Users, Tourists, Campers, and Bike Riders. The new design should incorporate good traffic circulation, minimise user 3.3.1 Shelters group clashes, and allow for regeneration and 3.3.1.1 Single Shelters appreciation of the existing natural ecosystem.�.

Refer NPWS Facilities Manual 10.2 Footing Install using 25mpa grade concrete with 50mm cover for reinforced steel mesh on a 120mm thick slab, using the raft footing method.

Refer NPWS Facilities Manual 6.2 Skillion / Standard Install shelter as per NPWS specifications in the direction shown on materials plan.

Optional Features: Install using wooden frame option with bushland colourbond option roofing.

Pitch roof at 14 degrees Finish timber in lanolin based stain Install BBQ and Table into shelter as per detail 3

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Main entry Camping Use Loops aid circulation Terracing aids usability

4. Softworks 4.1 Planting Refer Detail 8 for trees and shrubs • Source plants that are disease and pest free • Root prune all tree root balls before planting • Shape topsoil to create watering ring • All backfill must be a 50:50 mix of soil from excavated hole and Premium garden mix sourced from local supplier.

Planting Schedule: Category

Symbol

Botanical Name

Quantity

Size (mm)

Spacing

Shrub

AP

Acacia parramattensis

1280

200

4 per 25m2

CL

Callistemon linearis

21

200

Refer Plan

BS

Banksia spinulosa

1280

200

4 per 25m2

AT

Allocasuarina torulosa

487

300

Refer Plan Zone 1: 4 per 25m2

Regenerated bushland

EM

Eucalyptus microcorys

88

300

Refer Plan Zone 2: 1 per 25m2

Tourist use

AC

Angophora costata

320

300

Refer Plan Zone 2: 1 per 25m2

New roads to North Picnic shelterd Day Use

Tree

n photoshop for optimal graphic presentation.

3.6 Roads 3.6.1 Rehabilitation & Construction Refer detail 5 Materials: • Concrete footing 20mpa • Reinforced trench mesh at 300mm wide • Hardwood sleeper 200x100mmx3m • Reo rod at 12.5mm x 500mm • 20mm Road Base • 40mm Crushed Sandstone Quality: • Excavate road channel to 200mm below spot heights as per levels plan • Lay concrete footing at 300mm wide and 100mm thick on inside edges of excavated road, with Reo mesh at 50mm of cover.

• Lay sleepers as per detail on concrete footing • Drill hole through sleepers and concrete base at 100mm in from edge and hammer reo bar into the hole.

• Fill road cavity with 100mm compacted excavated soil.

Programs:

AutoCAD, Word

Details and Specifications: The following is a selection of details and their relevant specification clauses from the Euroka Clearing documentation exercise. A complete set of documents was required for completion of the studio for which AutoCAD know how was essential to success.

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD, Hand Drawing Opportunities and Constraints: Showing existing site and the extent of site analysis done before design.

Done by Copic marker and felt tip pen, and then photoshopped.

SYDNEY SQUARE

Year: 2014 Client: City of Sydney Council Contributers: Kenneth Carter Subject Focus: Site Planning Programs Used: Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD InDesign Skills Developed: Hand Drawing/Rendering Photoshop Competence AutoCAD Competence

Design for Public Space

Design Statement “I will design to place a Kiosk style structure within a newly designed Sydney Square. The Square’s design will focus on sittable space and drawing passers by into the space through means of planting design and foci. After analysis of usage patterns within the current space the new square will cater for the community’s present and future needs including civic functions, accounting for future growth whilst adhering to Sydney 2030 guiding principles and George Street revitalization works”.

Green Steps: Break down the concrete Market St entrance.

Bringing colour into the site.

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Master plan: The final design for the site AutoCAD developed, and then ren Green Wall

Programs: Photoshop, Hand drawing Montages: Showing various locations on site, Hand sketched and then photoshop rendered.

Movable s and Umbr

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD AA Section AA: A transect of the whole site (east to west). An AutoCAD creatio

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Microclimate, Desire Lines & Seating

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Schematic Diagrams: Showing the breakdown of the design, Photoshop overlays onto an AutoCAD diagrammatic master plan.

Seating

Programs: Hand drawn with Copic Markers Seating: Site design was done with William Whyte’s theorem’s in mind and as such, seating is a major component to the design. Completely hand drawn and rendered in Copic marker, these quick sketches help gauge the potential use of the programed and unprogrammed seating elements across the site.

ndered in photoshop for optimal graphic presentation.

seating Glass Bottom rellas water pond

Raised Garden

Water feature

on, photoshop rendered showing both the upper surface and the plaza below.

Kiosk

Light rail Stop

WATERLOO VITALITY PARK

Year: 2014 Client: Zetland Council Contributers: Kenneth Carter Subject Focus: Complex Program Programs Used: Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD InDesign Skills Developed: Hand Drawing/Rendering Photoshop Competence AutoCAD Competence

Design for future growth

Design Statement “ To design an All Ages park, focused on the health and wellbeing of Elderly people 65+ and children to age 12. The sites design will encourage cooperative play between these two groups, but also cater for the wider community in quality of design to instill pride amongst the local population.�

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Master plan: The final design for the site handdrawn

Program Drivers Elderly Use After School Care Organised Events

Walking Exercise Food Equipment Hire

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD, Handrawing Program Drivers: Understanding of program was important in this project and as such the integration of these ideas is displayed graphically on a B&W hand drawn site plan with photoshop overlays

Programs:

Photoshop, AutoCAD, Hand Drawing Section: Elements of hand drawing, and photoshop rendering are placed over

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD

Northern Development Circulation

Contours

Walls

Vegetation

Bottom Floor Retail Shared Zone Street Social Cusps Open Play Lawn Entry towards Hire Shop Cafe and Plaza Major Entry Kids Playground Community Hall Terraced Garden (Hall Hire) Hammock Grove Elderly Walk & Gym Picnic Corner Hall Entry Raised Ramp Down Programs: Hand drawing, AutoCAD, Photoshop Hall Entry Montage: Hand drawn elements were mixed with AutoCAD building details and photoshop rendering in order to create a realistic representation of the design proposal.

r an autoCAD generated section providing a scale representation of a transect of the site.

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LINDFIELD GREEN

Year: 2014 Client: Ku-ring-gai Council Contributers: Kenneth Carter Subject Focus: Complex Program Programs Used: Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD InDesign Skills Developed: Photoshop Competence Model Making Design on Structure

Design Statement To design a civic space for the residents of Lindfield.

The space will sit atop a new 2 storey underground carpark, and as such areas of deep soil are needed to improve canopy cover above. Program areas such as Market Spaces, Flat soft landscape, and a pavillion with commercially leasable space work in conjuction to create a space for resting, sitting and traversing within the designated “cool zone�.which planting shade and structures are design to create. Lastly the design will sit seamlessly into the existing streetscape of the neighbourhood.

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Master plan: The final design for the site AutoCAD developed, and then rendered in Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD

Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Car Park Level B1: With Capacity for 80 cars, light wells through the glass bottomed water features on the surface, and lift well and stair access in the Southeast corner. Understanding of the bottom level and its relation to the surface was very important in this project.

Deep Soils: Showing Depth of soil for planting above the basement carpark which sits at a minimum of 500mm from the surface. Deep soils was a concept taught and grasped within this project to allow for large canopy trees

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Preliminary Model: A study model to gauge the fall of the site at 1:500. The main square within the site is removable to further aid study of interventions into the site.

n photoshop for optimal graphic presentation.

Presentation Model: A model at 1:100 showing construction of the pavilion structure.

Kochia Lane Plaza lined with Elaeocarpus reticu Kochia & Chapman Lane now One Way Sandstone Paved Belvedere with 500mm ledge steps for seating Glass bottom 200mm deep water ponds Transit plaza/ Market Space Jacaranda planted belvedere edge

Walls

1:30 Sloped Flat Lawn Decked Performance Space 200mm Lawn raised edge from path Pavillion and large Merbau shade structure

Southern transition edge Lephostemon confertus street planting Lephostemon confertus transit corridor with seating ledges At Grade Parking (also on Chapman Lane) + 24 Bike racks Rain Garden to filter runoff Programs: Photoshop, AutoCAD Section showing a transect through the middle of the lawn and pavilion, planting voids are evident to create deep soil for planting. Devised in AutoCAD and rendered in photoshop.

THE ESCARPMENT INTERCHANGE

Year: 2015 Client: SHFA Contributers: Kenneth Carter Subject Focus: Full Resolution Programs Used: Photoshop Illustrator AutoCAD InDesign Google Sketchup

Design Statement A linear interchange Plaza landscae bisecting the Balmain / White Bay escarpment edge.

The parj typology traqverses the cliff edge encouraging travel between the upper and lower sections of the site forming the interchange between a range of infrastructure connections. This is achieved through a dramatic pushing of the escarpment edge, bringin it out in the built form, thus enabling direct interaction and a unique user experience.

Design Principles

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Activation

Water

Topography

Access

Ecology

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Connections

CURRICULUM VITAE CURRICULUM VITAE Kenneth Carter 9 Mosely Ave, South Penrith NSW 2750 m: 0401 862 669 @: kennethcarter27@gmail.com

OBJECTIVES To use knowledge and skills developed through my education and professional life to this point, to help contribute positively and proficiently to the design industry. To further my education and hone my skills focussing in on what interests me as a designer, and to aid in future proofing our built environment.

EDUCATION 2005 – 2007

International Baccalaureate, St. Paul’s Grammar School

2010– Present

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of New South Wales

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2013 – Present

Posh Services

2010-2015

2008 – 2015

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Systems and Procedures

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Landscape Maintenance

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Indoor Plant Hire Technician

Self Employed: Web Design Ø

Design & Construction

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Client Consultation

Subway, Penrith Ø

QUALIFICATIONS Ø

White Card

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First Aid Certificate

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CERT IV in Hospitality

Supervisor

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KEY SKILLS Team Work Working in a fast paced team environment such as Subway, where my managerial skills were put to the test, I have developed the skills to be able to conduct a team of individuals directing them according to their individual strengths and weaknesses to perform at peak level. I myself, having completed nearly 4 years of my degree am no stranger to working in a team environment and am aware of the importance of combining each others efforts in a cohesive manner to get any job done.

Time Management A university degree a set me up with strong time management skills. Having successfully held two jobs whilst completing the final year of my degree, I am aware of the strains that poor time management can put on a schedule and as such have strongly developed these skills.

Communication Skill Constant demand to effectively communicate my design intentions throughout the degree has given me the skills to communicate my ideas and intentions clearly and with ease. As well, eight years of customer service at Subway has helped me develop strong customer/client relation skills and the ability to maintain the effective use of communication even in times of high stress.

Computer and IT Skills Having, for a short time run my own web design business, I am confident in the use of technology and software in an evolving industry. I have a strong ability to pick up new programs with ease and with a basic understanding of how programs work beneath the surface, can understand these systems to a greater depth.

SOFTWARE COMPETENCY Ø Ø Ø Ø

Adobe Suite AutoCAD Microsoft Office Sketch up