Jolie Leung Design Portfolio
Jolie Leung Originally from Norwalk, Connecticut, I am currently studying at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to pursue a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, with a minor in Real Property Development. I am planning to study Urban Design in Copenhagen in Fall 2015 for a semester. In the future, I hope to work for an international firm that focuses on urban, commerical projects, but a dream of mine is to eventually work on global humanitarian projects. Aside from being very focused on my studies and continually trying to challenge myself creatively, I love traveling (which I have had the priviledge of doing quite a bit for someone my age), visiting art museums, and experiencing and photographing architecture.
Cover: Light study model of The Highline, 2010
COntents Models and Studies
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studio projects
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Johnson Residence Buellton Park SoNo Harbor Walk
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Models and studies
Meditative Escape Summer 2010 I did a summer architecture session at Parsons New School for Design. This was my first experience with architecture, studio culture, and model making. This project was a study on a “meditative space”. We began with organic shapes from figure drawing sessions as inspiration for the form of the structure. We took on principles from Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, building first in tension and then compression. By weaving the string , I was able to create a visually playful, crosshatching form , inspired by the sinuous movements of the human body. The result, to the left, was what I imagined to be a “boutique” hotel, a place of escape from every day life, business, and work.
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evolution in structures Academic year 2011-2012 AP Studio Art Inside Left: Chalk pastel figure drawing session, 20 minutes Outside Left: Balsa wood model, sepentine walls, cathedral-like overhead structure Bottem Left: Experimental floss model, spiral form Bottom Center: Plaster abstract sculpture
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So far my studio projects have focused more on the technical side of landscape architecture. I am confident in my ability to do full master plans, planting plans, site plans, and grading plans, as my selected projects should indicate. I have also tried to challenge myself each quarter in my graphic representation, from solely hand-drawn, to a blend of hand-drawn and computer graphics, to solely computer-based. I am currently taking a Theory studio and next quarter I am planning on taking a Cultural Landscapes studio. While I have been trying to figure out other computer programs like AutoCAD, V-Ray, and Rhino, I realize I do need to strengthen my ability with them. By the end of the year I will be proficient in AutoCAD.
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JohnSon Residence mock residential design,, Winter 2013 -- Master Plan
Project Background The Johnson family purchased property at 319 Indian Knob Road in San Luis Obispo last year. This site offers sweeping views of many hills and about an acre to work with. They looked to redesign their property to better meet the needs of their unique lifestyle. It is important to consider the wide range of age groups that will be regularly engaging in this landscape. This mock family profile was generated by our professor, who we regularly interviewed over the quarter. We we challenged to complete a site analysis, master plan, planting plan, as well as a series of illustrative sections and elevations.
Client Profile When I first met with Bill, a few things became clear to me about the Johnsons: family is extremely important to them, especially the safety of all of the family members. With a wide range of ages gathering at this residence at least a few times a month, it was that each group was considered in order to maximize their well being. For example, Bill’s mother has Alzheimer’s Disease which unfortunately has been progressing in the past few years so it was crucial to have a safe place for her to be independent, but still loosely managed. At the same time, their grandchildren love to play outside with other neighborhood kids., creating the challenge of conflicting uses.
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As for Bill and Helen themselves, despite their selfless nature that comes with their age, it is clear that they self require a few elements for both of their work and leisure. An outdoor woodworking woodshop was important to Bill for fresh air as he painted his works of art as well as a place to utilize his professional photography skills to market them. This escape should be kept relatively close to his indoor workshop to minimize the distance of transport. Helen enjoys seeking refuge in books and garden maintenance. Her quiet and pensive nature yearns for spaces to accomplish inner peace.
Sanctuary | 1. This is a secret garden with a Thai theme for Helen. She likes to be alone to relax. There is a hard edge with a bamboo fence and a hidden path for access. Septic Tank
2. She is surrounded by smells of southeast Asia: basil, peanuts, chili peppers, and mint.
Cut-Out in Deck for Pond Trellis Structure
3. There is a cutout in the deck so she can enjoy the lotus and lily-pad pond from under the trellis structure.
“Sanctuary� Deck Lotus/Lily-pad Pond
Alzheimer’s Garden | 1. Path is curvilinear and enclosed on LWVHOI VR %LOO¡V PRP GRHVQ¡W KDYH WR make decisions on the path. 2. The paving pattern is gently two toned, (less than 50% hue change) for interest but not to distract or confuse her. She will follow the light path and avoid shadows and plant material. 3. The relaxing space in between the path is open for anyone to meander along the steam and rest on the curvilinear bench curvilinear bench.
Bird Bath Raised Center Planter Stepping Pads for cleaning Narrow Stream connecting Ponds Curvilinear Seating Feature
“Victoryâ€? Garden | 1. Helen prefers organic gardening for local, home-grown produce. Thai planting beds and compost have easy access to the kitchen and tool shed. 2. This organic garden has a “Victory Gardenâ€? theme as a means to orient %LOO¡V PRP 6KH JUHZ XS URXJKO\ LQ the 1960s, in the context of World War II, when Victory Gardens were very popular. This reference is an attempt to subconsciously jog memories of childhood for her.
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1. This outdoor wood-working workshop is close to his indoor wood working workshop under the garage to minimize damages while transporting his work. It also has easy access to the driveway. 2. The area around his wood working workshop features a forested reserve composed of the common trees he uses for his art pieces and furniture, as well as the native Californian variety. This allows for inspiration as well as to show clients the trees their pieces come from.
Outdoor Wood-Working Workshop Sliding Barn door for air circulation
Original Floorplan | 1. Great Room doubles as a Dining Room. Most of the family gatherings are centered around food, so the Dining Room should be closer to the Kitchen. The placement of this room also offers great views of the Playground and Pool Area to keep an eye on the children. There is also a sliding door instead of windows to bring you out to a deck area.
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Pool Area | Single Lane Lap Pool
Hot Tub Shallow Pool for Kids
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1. Safety was a big concern for Helen so I separated different depths and even made the lap pool a little shallower than it is typically. 2. Because the pool is already elevated, the fence surrounding is 3 feet until the gated opening. This height is low enough for those inside the pool area to not feel too enclosed, and still have views and access to the playground, but the kids cannot just jump in without supervision. 1. The boulders present a permeable EDUULHU WKDW GRHVQ·W SUHYHQW LQWHUDFWLRQ
Boulders for kids to climb between the playground and the pool area. This feature in addition to the gentle slope upward will naturally slow traffic as the kids approach the pool area.
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2. The focus on natural play features LV LPSRUWDQW GXH WR +HOHQ·V SDVW DQG distaste for chemicals. 3. The wishing well has a removable wooden “roof for functional access
Play Mounds Drain Inlet to Drain Pipe at +81.2 Jumping Logs Wishing Well with removable wooden roof, doubles as actual well Land Pad path down the stream Playful Stream
Additional Outdoor Deck Windows converted to sliding door for outside access
English Garden | Drain inlet to Drain Pipe at +87.8 Universally Accessible ramp (8.33%) pathway
1. The English garden in the front is highlighted by a stone veneer to give the “cottage-y” look that Helen wanted. 2. This is where she can do her gardening work, which she finds therapeutic. Her office is also relocated to the front of the house so she can more easily see clients and see the garden. 3. Bill can also put his wood art installations throughout the garden.
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JohnSon Residence
California Black Oak (1) White Poplar (3) California Incense Cedar (3) Big Leaf Maple (1)
Statements and goals Mission Statement | To provide an improved, functional, and cohesive everyday living experience. Concept Statement | Unconscious compartmentalization. Goals and Objectives | Goal: Create safe spaces for each type of user. Objectives: 1. Pay careful attention to the type of edge needed to define these spaces. 2. Consider the relationships between spaces to influence the layout of the property. 3. Experiment with functionality even within the house. Make sure appropriate areas have proper visibility from the house (e.g. healing garden, playground, pool area) 4. Put yourself in the lifestyle of the Johnson family.
Alzheimer’s Garden | Poppies (3 Beds) Sage (15) Monkey Flower (3 beds) Blue Lilac (17) Coyote Brush (14) Maidenhair Fern (4 Beds) Tidy Tips Coyote Mint Toyon ( 5)
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Western Redbud (7)
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Forested Reserve | Western Red Cedar (2)
Big Leaf Maple (1)
White Poplar (3)
Goal: Make sure spaces are easily accessible for all age groups. Objectives: 1. Consider gentle slopes for young children and wheels. 2. Consider appropriate material and path forms for ease of use. Goal: Create opportunities to encourage family gathering. Objectives 1. Keep certain spaces (e.g. playground and pool) spaces open and edges slightly ambiguous to allow areas for family gathering. 2. Keep the kitchen a central hub, and orient other spaces
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California Black Oak (3)
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Planting Plan
Western Red Cedar (4) Big Leaf Maple (1)
Sanctuary | Peanut and Basil Plants Thai Pepper Plant (2 Beds)
Coyote Mint (5 Beds)
1 Lotus and Lily-pads in Pond
3 Toyon (7)
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Western Redbud (3) Sage (13) Coyote Brush (4) Honey Crisp Apple Tree (5) Orange Tree (3) Edible Fig Tree (3)
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1. Sanctuary
Section Elevation | Southern View
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Playground | Poppy Bed Monkey Flower Bed
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Maidenhair Fern June grass Plant Cover
English Garden | Honey Crisp Apple Tree (5)
Blue Lilac (7) Coyote Mint Edible Fig Tree (3)
10. Wood Working Workshop Elevation | Southern View
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Buellton Park design development and implementation, Fall 2014,
Buellton Park Jolie Leung | LA405 | Fall 2014 | Foote Conceptual Master Plan
Site Analysis |
Project Background From this initial park design, over the quarter we were asked to develop the details of this park with a series of sheets which included a site plan, grading plan, a storm water control plan, water conservation calculations, planting development, and construction details. This challenged us to consider different aspects of design implemntation to understand the process of getting a design into fruition.
site analysis and program Located in Buellton, right off the 101 and facing Highway 248, this proposed neighborhood park is in conjunction with a commercial park to the south, residential homes to the east, and a retirement home to the north. Because of its proximity to the road and highways, there is the concern of noise pollution coming in. According to the City of Buellton General Plan, the maximum threshold is 66 dBA for a neighborhood park, and this area is zoned at 60 dBA. Because the noise generated from this park also needs to be sensitive to its neighbors, the allocation of space per use was also important to consider, and as a result, the entrances and circulation paths. I wanted the park to be ADA accessible and open from all four corners, with gentle, organic paths to navigate the curvilinear spaces. The main feature of this park is The Hill which allows a nice raised walkway, in addition to a good vantage point to oversee all activits in the park. The Hill along with the bioswale along the south boarder also renforces the natural drainage towards the southeastern corner of the site. Other features of he park include a raised deck seating area, a playground for two different age groups, an open and mostly paved plaza for farmer’s markets and other events, and a recreational field. There is also a motif of raised deck stages and benched seating areas alcoved alsong the paths.
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Located in Buellton, right off the 101 and facing Highway 248, this proposed neighborhood park is in conjunction with a commercial park to the south, residential homes to the east, and a retirement home to the north. Because of its proximity to the road and highways, there is the concern of noise pollution coming in. According to the City of Buellton General Plan, the maximum threshold is 66 dBA for a neighborhood park, and this area is zoned at 60 dBA. Because the noise generated from this park also needs to be sensitive to its neighbors, the allocation of space per use was also important to consider, and as a result, the entrances and circulation paths. I wanted the park to be ADA accessible and open from all four corners, with gentle, organic paths to navigate the curvilinear spaces. The main feature of this park is The Hill which allows a nice raised walkway, in addition to a good vantage point to oversee all activities in the park. The Hill along with the bioswale along the south boarder also reinforces the natural drainage towards the southeastern corner of the site. Other features of he park include a raised deck seating area, a playground for two different age groups, an open and mostly paved plaza IRU IDUPHU¡V PDUNHWV DQG RWKHU HYHQWV DQG D UHFUHDWLRQal field. There is also a motif of raised deck stages and benched seating areas alcoved along the paths.
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Recreational Field
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water conservation calculations Jolie Leung LA 405
Buellton Parks and Recreation Buellton Neighborhood Park Buellton, CA
CalGreen Tier 2 50%
Low Water Use: .85 DRIP Medium Water Use: .75 LOW VOLUME
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Buellton Park Selected construction details
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STAIRS TO DECK SECTION
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sono harbor walk design development and professional practice, Fall 2014
Project Background As an exploration into professional practice, we gained insight to the full process from site analysis with focus on research, to design development, and finally to cost estimation. Projects were of our choosing, and I decided to pick a site from back home, Norwalk, Connecticicut. I proposed a harbor walk over an existing master plan in order to highlight the history as well as the future development of South Norwalk, which is just across the harbor. The design of this decked walk-way was meant to optimize the views of the growing downtown skyline. As an added revitalization feature, I have a conceptual oysterbed floating planter , which is also a reference to Norwalk’s strong history with the oyster. I also challenged myself with the deliverables in this project by focusing on 2D computer graphics as opposed to hand drawings.
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concept This proposed form of the boardwalk is meant to mimic the unraveling of a shell, a reference to Norwalk’s vast marine biodiversity. The angular shape challenged me to sharpen the edges of the already proposed master plan and readdress some circulation issues.Though an existing master plan exists for this site, the focus is the boardwalk.
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Master Plan
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1. Planted buffer is converted into a safe pedestrian and bicyclist path, but still maintains the planted material on one side. The 6 inch curb also adds another level of separation 2. The first segment is the main observation deck with the most optimal views of downtown. Historical signage detail will mainly be located on this portion of the deck to help connect users with the history of South Norwalk.
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3. Floating oyster bed planters will line the boardwalk in the river. These are meant to be viewed aerially with biofiltration happening beneath the surface of the water. Signage will be included to explain what the planters are and their purpose. They will also include lighting at night as an added feature.
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5. This segment of the boardwalk drops down closer the water and is ADA accessible with ramps on both ends. This terraced seat wall allows for closer interaction with the water and planters.
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6. Two walls made of the same oyster shell aggregate concrete creates a corridor for a more intimate walk and also offers the opportunity to post public art murals.
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7. Most of the larger events could be held on this open plaza and large deck area.
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8. This raised seating area can be used as a picnic area, it is also ADA accessible with ramps at both ends.
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sono harbor walk Kate Orff “Oyster-tecture” |
Oyster Bed Case Studies Billion Oyster Project (2013) | As a habitat restoration effort and revitalization project, the Billion Oyster Project aims to educate young people about New York’s diminishing oyster population and put for efforts to regain them. The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governor’s Island is housing the project with its students raising millions of baby oysters which will later be used to rebuild oyster reefs in the Hudson River. Over 220,000 acres and hundreds of miles of shoreline used to be lined with oyster reefs which not only was a vital part of New York City’s economy, but also provided constant filtration. This ongoing project has a 20 year projected plan to meet the goal of a billion oysters which will be used to construct two medium size reefs and 17 oyster gardens, as well as maintaining a 3.5 million oyster nursery.
Filtration of an Oyster
Founding principle of SCAPE, a landscape architecture and urban design firm, Kate Orff, gave a TED talk about “Oyster-tecture”, as another approach to habitat restoration on the Gowanis Canal, The main idea is “to harness the biological power of mussels, eelgrass and oysters -- species that live in the harbor ...” to mutually benefit the community. The project she proposes involves reconstructing an artificial ecosystem of “oyster bedrock” which then becomes a habitat for many different species, including humans. A large network of fuzzy rope is woven as a soft infrastructure for oysters to latch onto which can eventually become an urban public space. She also proposes oyster nursery rafts where tens of thousands of oysters rapidly filter water below a raft to power movement.
Life Cycle of an Oyster
Oyster Beds Oyster Farming in the early 20th Century
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Conceptual Oyster Bed Planter Oyster Bed Planter Development |
The oyster has such historical significance to this region of New England. What they do naturally, we’, as a society, have been trying to mimic through bioremediation facilities. In an effort to restore and preserve the water quality in the Norwalk River, much like the Billion Oyster Project and Kate Orff, I am proposing to increase the population of oysters in the River and Harbor. I want to create floating planters along the boardwalk to be viewed from aerially. Below the surface of the water, the oysters will be busy filtering gallons upon gallons of water. There will be signage on the boardwalk to explain the planters. At night they will light up as an additional lighting feature. Included is a sample planting palette for these floating planters. These plants are all hydrophites and native to Connecticut.
Selaginella apoda
Plant Material
Oyster Reef
Rock Bed Osmunda cinnamomea
Fuzzy Rope Floating Planter
Iris prismatica
Lilium superbum
Butomus umbellatus
Alisma subcordatum
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sono harbor walk Sections and Elevations
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Open Plaza Section
Art Murual Wall
Wood Decking Concrete Paved Plaza
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I find construction very interesting, but also very challenging and cruicial. Understanding how different parts should go together and then also having the experience of putting them together is invaluable (as shown in the included project on the next page); and it has shaped the way I look at design and built forms. I am currently taking a design implementation integrated learning course (ILC) in which I am putting together a complete set of construction details for a modular lighting art installation I am designing on my own. This requires a lot of problem solving, highlighting the cyclical nature of the design process.
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Modular Light wall design implementation, spring 2014 Group members: nicholas kong and ryan mckay
Project Background As our final Design Implementation project, we formed small groups to design, construct, and create construction documents for an outdoor garden feature that corresponded with our Arts and Crafts style studio design. My group and I decided to make an adjustable light wall. With a pain staking 28 dove tail joints (per post), each horizontal beam was custom cut, sanded, and fit into each joint, making the ultimate width of the wall adjustable. The point of this design was supposed to be customizable even in post spacing and beam length.
Section (Above) Horizontal Sliding Beam Vertical Post
General Notes: 1. Posts and beams are mahogany for deep color. 2. Joints, shown in side elevation, are all dovetail to allow for horizontal sliding and removal. 3. Modular design allows for interchangable pieces, i.e. remove beams and replace with shelving. 4. See joinery detail for joints and connections. 5. See light detail for lighting features.
We intended to string copper lights through it for lighting at night or to hang a sheet of fabric and back light it (see detail 3). However, for the purposes of a day-time presentation, we chose not to include the lights. This modular construction allows customization given your needs, from a screen to a sculptural feature. In theory, other sliding pieces like shelves and boxes could be made to put plants and other objects on.
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The modular concept, with interchangeable, moveable parts was my idea. We collaborated on the final construction techniques. I cut the horizontal beams, planed each side, and ran them each through the router for the female joints. I helped build the base and fit the posts. We each had to individually sand and fit the female joints into the male.
Female Joint on post
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Male Joint on beams
Side Elevation Dovetail joint
1 2
Galvanized Steel Bolt
Front Elevation Aligned
Scale: 1” = 2’
2
Galvanized Steel L-Shaped Bracket
Concrete Footing Mahogany Post
Light Wall Joinery Detail
Scale: 1”=1”
Side Elevation Post to Footing
2
Above Elevation 4”
4”
4”
4”
4’ - 0” 4”
4”
4”
4”
4’ x 1” x 1.5” Wood Beam
1.5” 3.0” 3.5”
Electric Cord
1.0”
2” x 2” x 7’ Wood Post
6’ - 0”
6.0”
2” x 2” Metal Fastner Plate
7’- 0”
2” x 2” x 7’ Wood Post
Final built model to scale
4’ x 15” Concrete Footing 4’ x 1” x 1.5” Wood Beam 2” x 2” Metal Fastner Plate 4”
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Light Wall Lighting Detail
8”
4’ x 15” Concrete Footing
Scale 1” = 1’ - 0” 8” 1’ - 3”
Ryan McKay
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Thank you joleung@calpoly.edu