Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Portfolio - Kr Pueblos, B. LArch

KR PUEBLOS PORTFOLIO 2016

INDEX 4 / Thesis: Smart Living Lab 10 / Mini-Thesis: LiTex Wet Market 14 / Design: U.P. Lagoon 16 / Design: Urban Commons 18 / Design: Marco Polo Hotel Gardens 19 / Competition: DELAXX 20 / Technical Drawings 22 / Architectural Visualization

SMART LIVIN AB THESIS

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING AND SMART ENVIRONMENTS The advent of the computers and the internet has rapidly changed our society in ways that could not have been predicted twenty years ago. The rise of smart, context-aware technology has, until recently, barely changed the way we plan architecture, the landscape, and, in a larger scale, urban settlements.

Designers of the built environment have been trained to generally see architecture as static objects.

This study seeks to change that mentality by incorporating technology and networks into the environment; by designing spaces that actively recognize users, activities, environmental conditions, and adapt accordingly, and at the same time documents and communicates these changes to the users; ultimately proving that, indeed, the future is now, and the landscape is very much a part of it.

THESIS: SMART LIVING LAB / 5

The placement of the site in Carmona is key; the municipality’s policies, investor thrust and proliferation of industrial and commercial development create an environment that is ripe for the development of facilities for research, manufacturing, and technology growth.

ZONING COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE INSTITUTIONAL

ACCESS & CIRCULATION SITE MAP

SITE ANALYSIS

The thesis design seeks to create an environment that actively learns from, and adapt to, human and physical context, in such manner as to serve as a testing and research platform that will unlock the potential of ubiquitous computing technology, and enable smart city learning and innovation, using landscape design to create intelligent spaces that enable smart city research and development

RETAIL

PARK USERS

COMMERCIAL

LAB USERS

SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

THESIS: SMART LIVING LAB / 7

The Living Lab is an environment embedded with sensor nodes on modular units. These collect real-time data on user behavior and environmental condition and relay them to various systems that act on such data.

Everything from the tech development and installation, to the usage of the data is by and for the stakeholders of the facility, creating a truly open-innovation laboratory and incubator.

LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE AND MODULAR SENSOR BOARD

THESIS: SMART LIVING LAB / 8

The INNOVATION FOUNDRY is made up of laboratories, workstations and installation stations that cater to general ubiquitous computing research and application such as smart grid, smart agriculture and testing for safety, sustainability, and compatibility. The workstations feature modular units for controlled smart environment testing. The exhibit area provide live testing for viewing purposes or for the simultaneous cooperation of many testers for a certain IoT device or installation.

PROTOTYPING

COMPATIBILITY & FUNCTIONALITY TESTING

FABRICATION

SUSTAINABILITY TESTING

TECH CERTIFICATIONS

SAFETY & STRESS TESTING

DEPLOYMENT

THESIS: SMART LIVING LAB / 9

The LIVING LAB is the central space for dynamic and real-world testing. Therefore real tracking of user behaviors and environmental factors can be done.

The design takes into account the creek and uses it as a device to create a multi-tiered landscape, with spaces moving downwards as levels go further into the creek. It features viewing decks, bike and jogging lanes, terraced gardens, and general open spaces.

PROTOTYPING

USER TESTING & COLLABORATION

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

USER RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

As it doubled as a testing area, the design demanded a more geometric and defined form. The testbeds follow the creek’s free-flowing curvaceous form and natural change in elevation by creating elevated segments as well, making the change in elevation an informal border but never really creating an inaccessible barrier, ensuring that the users have as free-flowing a movement as the creek itself.

HACK-A-THONS

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

WORKSHOPS

ITEX MARKE

INITHESIS

MINI-THESIS: LITEX WET MARKET / 11

DESIGNING FOR WATER-DRIVEN INTEROPERABILITY FOR MARKETTERMINAL SYSTEMS It is acknowledged that water is a major catalyst for wet market systems. They are used from simple time-totime cleaning, to temporary holding space for seafood products. The design takes this further and uses the water for the major systems in the site. It uses water collection mechanisms within the landscape to lessen grid consumption; which also helps in efficient waste disposal.

MINI-THESIS: LITEX WET MARKET / 12

The design of water catchment structures also invite passive cooling methods decreasing energy consumption by a considerable amount. A water re-circulation method is introduced to all the systems in teh site, furhter embedding water’s purpose for market and transportational development.

MINI-THESIS: LITEX WET MARKET / 13

The terminal structure provides shade from harsh sunlight. Its openness invites wind to cool the area passively. The structure contributes to the water re-circulation process throught its water-catchment systems on the roof. These provide particle filtration and lead water towars processing units in the site.

The Park holds major percentage of green space for the entire site. It provides ample open space for a huge variety of activities.

The vegetation acts as buffers from air and noise pollution. The basin serves as the lowest point of the site, providing retention for stormwater run-off. It is the main flood prevention mechanism and a major part of the water re-circulation process. The size and depth of the basin provides flexible floodwater capacity, expanding its area to accomodate more water.

.P. LAGOO

ESIGN

LANDSCAPE AND ACADEMIC CULTURE The project aims to redesign and revitalize the UP Lagoon. Formmaking is based on the concept of the Sablay, an endearing symbol of triumph and academic excellence in the university. In terms of actual design, these concepts revolve around principles of landscape connectivity while considering preservation as underlying intent. The form features mimicry of the fabric, a geometric metaphor of the concept, while conforming to the lay of the land and other site-specific elements.

UNIVERSITY AMPHITHEATER

MULTI-PURPOSE OPEN AREA

TRES MARIAS

STUDY AREA

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

RAIN GARDEN

SABLAY

STAGE

LAGOON

SCULPTURE GARDEN

PITSTOP

FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM LAGOON

DESIGN: U.P. LAGOON / 15

HE URBA OMMONS

ESIGN

The Tomas Morato (South Triangle, QC) district comprises of hundreds of commercial establishments, boasting entertainment and culinary places of interest. What the area lacks dearly, however, is patch of open space for the urban community. Urban parks address issues of social inclusion, recreation, environmental quality and cultural development. The challenge was to create an urban junction between commercial, media, cultural, residential establishments; as such, it has to be designed to cater to different needs for different stakeholders.

DESIGN: URBAN COMMONS / 17

ENRICH CONTEXT / INTEGRATE SOCIAL SPACES / ESTABLISH URBAN CONNECTIVITY The concept envisions a change in attitude for people and how they perceive open space. The site was chosen in that it offered complicated factors not found in a suburban setting in terms of community park design. It addresses issues that confront modern development. The design seeks to combine all the factors and cater to them as efficiently as possible, in the hope of communal interaction and invigoration for the district.

OTEL GARDEN

ARCO POL

ESIGN

As a design exercise, we were asked to design three rooftop gardens in different locations on the Marco Polo Hotel. These designs were to exhibit different cultural influences and styles: (1) Chinese landscape, (2)Islamic landscape, and (3)Spanish landscape.

Much attention was given in the selection of softscape and hardscape materials. The inclusion of landscape structures detailed with cultural ornamentation help in expressing cultural influence further.

COMPETITION: DELAXX / 19

VUON | AO | CHUONG (1ST PLACE)

OMPETITION

ELAXX

Inspired by the Vietnamese agricultural systems, this winning design seeks to represent the resilience and resourcefulness of Vietnamese culture.

To further express this context, we looked to the Non La or the Vietnamese Conical hat incorporating them as lighting elements and as a structural centerpiece; moreover, elements of water puppetry act as ornaments. Bamboo, being a national symbol was extensively used. The plant palette is heavily influenced by Vietnamese color, culture and symbolisms such as the lotus flower. Overall, the simplicity of the garden design is reminiscent of the simple life that the Vietnamese people continue to exhibit.

RAWING

ECHNICA

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS / 21

VISUALIZATIO

VISUALIZATION / 23

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