Lenka Doležalová LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
portfolio
2012
CONTENTS
PERSONAL INFORMATION // 1 SMALL SCALE PROJECTS // 3 //1 //2 //3 //4
Urban Park Bratislava Historical Garden Restoration Garden of the Former Regime Flower Compositions
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS // 11 //1 //2 //3 //4
Eco-productive Park Landscape Plan for Gondomar Historical Cemeteries Conjuction Rio Tinto Ambiental Restoration
// PERSONAL INFORMATION
LENKA DOLEŽALOVÁ PERSONAL DATA date and place of birth 31st of March 1989, Bratislava, Slovakia address Rua das Oliveirinhas n°66, Oporto, Portugal nationality Slovakia EDUCATION 9/2007 to 6/2011 Bachelor Degree in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning at Faculty of Architecture, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia 9/2009 to 1/2010 Erasmus Student Exchange Programme, Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Coimbra, Portugal 9/2011 continuing Master degree studies of Landscape Architecture at Oporto University, Faculty of Science, Oporto, Portugal WORK EXPERIENCE Flora Exotika, a.s. Bratislava 3/ 2010 to 6/2010 responsible for the correctness of species and quality of 3/2011 to 6/2011 plants for delivery COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office components, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, AutoCAD, ArcGIS lena.dolezalova@gmail.com +421 910134673 +351 916990858
BRATISLAVA URBAN PARK
A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE THE MASTER OF YOUR TIME
Skaters´ corner
Human sundial - the person´s shadow shows the time
Site: Trnavské mýto, Bratislava, Slovakia Task: Redesign a neglected public space and parking in the greater city center and find a new function scheme to it
Concept:
The theatre building determinates the shapes of the design, a vegetation wall on a slight slope protects from rush roads and creates spaces with various levels of intimacy. Trnavké mýto becomes a place for everyone to spend time in. Romantic corner with pergola and water element
SMALL SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
Master Plan
Overall view on the area for passive recreation
Punctual play elements
Master Plan
Proposal for a new water element
Origin
Site: Gardens of Comission for Coordenation and Development of the North Region, Existing buildings
Oporto, Portugal
Pavements
Task: Investigation about the garden´s history and decision about the relevance of various
Herbaceous land cover Grass
changes in the garden´s design during its evolution
Bushes
Concept: In this group work we designed the garden with base in the last conserved plan
Climbers Trees Lake Fountain Parking
from 1950´s and adjusted it according to its new function providing comfort for the aproximately hundred employees of the Comission, with emphasis on spaces for relax and social interaction.
HISTORICAL GARDEN RESTORATION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Cross section of the new parking lot
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
SMALL SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
Reconstructed pergola covered by Wisteria plants PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
nally natural lake set to a new context: canteen´s terrace
The accessible part of the garden is limited by a concrete wall.
The design is simple and based on typical elements of czechoslovakian exteriors in second half of the 20th century - wooden and concrete benches, and plants Pelargonium peltatum and red Dianthus.
Site: Imaginary place (garden festival) Task: A temporary garden for exhibition purposes, on 20mx30m. Concept: This project was inspired by observation of lack of variety and imagination in use of plants and repetitive application of the same design pattern in different conditions. It suggests to “overcome� the walls and to be creative.
GARDEN OF THE FORMER REGIME
SMALL SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
The only way to know what is on the other side of the wall is by means This garden tends to show that we do not live behind a wall anyof the radio. By climbing up on it you can have a peek to the other more and there is a world full of variety and we should not be side. afraid to experiment.
SMALL SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4 5Ph
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Site: Primary School DrieĹˆovĂĄ, Bratislava, Slovakia
3Nd
3Cec
Task:
Flowerbed of annuals
for educational purpose
Concept: 4Msm
Wooden stick support Concrete bed Buxus sempervirens Anethum graveolens Ocimum basilicum Coriandrum sativum
Majorana hortensis Cuminum cyminum Pimpinella anisum Helianthus annus Petroselinum hortense Tropeaolum majus
4Ps
7Ec
Plants with culinary and/or medicinal properties were chosen, to demonstrate to children the practical use of plants in gardening.
Matricaria recutita Calendula officinalis Nigella d amascena Centaurea cyanus Papaver somniferum Escholtzia californica Malva sylvestris mauritianum
FLOWER COMPOSITIONS
Allium ursinum
Used plants:
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Galanthus nivalis
Scilla sibirica
Tree Evergreen bush
Chionodoxa luciliae
Lamium maculatum
Overall view on the flower composition in the month of April
Site: Private garden in HorskĂ˝ park, Bratislava, Slovakia Task: Natural flower planting of perennials with use of early spring bulbs in a dispersed wood Concept: Natural aspect inspired in endemic forest vegetation in Slovakia.
Epimedium rubrum
Asarum europaeum
Polygonatum multiflorum
Tellima grandiflora
White flowering Leaves´ texture interesting
Anthyrium filix-femina
Color schemes: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Site: Lourinha, Rio Tinto, Portugal Task: Agricultural and recreational park on agricultural fields cut across by the tramway. Concept: Agricultural production based on allotments available for individuals to rent and to cultivate vegetables. The design of parcels is inspired in cabbage leaf, the plant typically cultivated in the region (cultivars of Brassica oleracea). For recreation, playgrounds and sportsfields were proposed, and an important element of linkage: pedestrian and bike path circuit (orange colour).
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
ECO-
URBAN HO
Terraced vineya
Children playgro
-PRODUCTIVE PARK
ORTICULTURE
Pedestrian circuit Watercourse &protective zone Chestnut grove (Castanea sativa)
yards
Football pitch
Skatepark & basketball
Division by hedgerows of native species Fruit-tree alley
ound Market place&restaurant
LINEAR ELEMENTS: ROUTES AND PATHS
Pedestrian path example
Extreme sports centre Agro-park Traditional farm Downhill tracks Park Horse riding Wood adventure park Football stadium Water sports
Sports circuit
Tinto river route
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
CENTRES OF ACTIVITIES
LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR GONDOMAR LANDSCAPE STRATEGY FOR RECREATION
Horse riding centre
Site: Tinto and Torto Rivers´ watershed, Gondomar, Portugal Task: Strategy for a landsape plan in terms of recreation Concept: The infrastructure for recreation is composed of two parts: the public network of paths and routes that support a non-motorized mobility, and centres of activities. These centers serve to atract people to the area of metropolitan park Tinto & Torto and to sustain financially al the infrastructure.
Traditional farming
Orientation system: different colours symbolize different routes: Cycle paths Douro route, Tinto route, Torto route, Mountain route, Sports circuit. Wood adventure park
The ancient belltower and a place to sit and contemplate the views or meditate.
The Calvary: the dominant of Banská Štiavnica
HISTORICAL CEMETERIES CONJUCTION
REPEATING THE SHAPE OF THE CHRISTIAN CROSS UNIFIES THE THREE SEPARATE CEMETERIES
Site: Zvonový vŕšok, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia Task: Requalification of three historical cemeteries that are not used for burrying anymore Concept: Convert the cemeteries into a place for meditation, where the living ones can have a rest, too.
Entrance area: the three shorter arms of the cross lead to the cemeteries´ gates and the larger one points out the view on the clavary.
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
Anti-erosion slope fixing with vegetation
Native species grove
flowering meadow
linking path - red colour symbolizing “Tinto”
Look-out point Rio Tinto Riparian zone restored Park “square”with bences and pergolas Water playground
Riparian zone
Enlarged riverbed
N Wooden decks
Kitchen gardens Pick-nick area
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RESTORATION
RIO TINTO RESTORATION
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS // 1 2 3 4
Site: Levada, Rio Tinto, Portugal Task: Ambiental restoration Concept: According to an inhabitant of Rio TInto, who remembers fishing and playing in this stream in his childhood, the objective of this intervention is to bring back the natural aspect and quality of environment, and also bring people closer to their river.
Measures for stabilization of the riverbanks
fixing with juxtaposed stones and riparian vegetation
Bank stabilization with geotextile and live stakes of Salix species
Linking red path and a wooden deck
Bratislava urban park
SCALE MODELS AND MATERIALS
Environmental park Vienna
Lenka DoleĹžalovĂĄ
lena.dolezalova@gmail.com +351 916990858 +421 910134673