Linnea Calov Jacobsen Graduate portfolio 2016
Education
2013-2016 Copenhagen University Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Focus on urban design
2015 Lincoln University, Canterbury Exchange student programme
3rd year, 1st semester
Experience & volunteer
2015-2016 Gapfiller Landscape Architecture Intern
3rd year, 2nd semester alongside bachelor project
2015 Copenhagen Architecture Festival Volunteer event manager at individual venue 2014-2015 Byttemarked KBH/Exchange markets CPH Swap-market volunteer during events in and around
Copenhagen. Making recycling fun and available to everyone
A joint effort with many neighbours.
2014-2015 Byhaver København/Urban gardens Copenhagen Public community gardens, primarily on Nørrebro. Linnea Calov Jacobsen linneacalovj@hotmail.com (0064) 210 221 4035 www.linkedin.com/in/linneacj
Academic
Site analysis, Public life, spatial, technical, phenomenological Community involvement From community-based to getting the communities involved Naturalised planting schemes Pedestrian and bicycle oriented design Storm water management through design Report assessment Volunteer management Project management
Practical
Drawing and sketching Modelmaking Photography Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Lightroom AutoCAD SketchUp ArchGIS
Acknowledgements
Languages
Reference
Hobbies
2015 The Dreyer Foundation Study trip grand to study the rebuild of Christchurch
Rachael Welfare
2
Skills
Gap Filler Operations Director (0064) 20 400 35811 rachael@gapfiller.org.nz
Danish - native English - fluent German, Norwegian, Swedish - competent Walking, climbing, yoga, painting, reading, photography botany, gardening, self-sufficiency and making things.
Cloud burst
Nordisk Ro
4
8
New Brighton
Red Runner
Water & Plants
Water & Plants
12
The Commons
Planning, water community
Temporary1:1
14
Community, plants Temporary vs. permanence
18
3
Nordisk ro || Nordic tranquillity Fourth semester individual project
Challenge: Transforming a flat, wet and overgrown section into the Norwegian style pine-wood forest that the client was envisioning, complete with shelter, fire pit and a beautiful view of graphic tree trunks. Ideally the garden is low maintenance and also appeals to the client’s wife who loves flowers and fruit gardens. The small section was neighbouring a protected grass land and wet land, a popular dog walking area and a source of frustration for the owner, who would like to avoid building a fence The ambitions was to retain as many existing trees as possible, and create a tranquil native garden with different spatial zones allowing for both shelter-life, still water and a playful hammock area, creating spaces for both the client, his wife and their many grandchildren. The planting scheme is overall native and inspired by the kitchen garden of the Vikings, the original settlers in the area, and also the client’s ancestors whom he identifies strongly with.
4
Model close-up of shelter-area
Scheme showing retained vegetation
Original stream
Shelter and fireplace in the woods
Wooden terrace Pine area
Movable board walk Hammocks Platform
Hazel bushes Wetland plants
Pine bird cherries and birch Wild strawberry ground cover
Site boundary
Wetland and pond
Hazel bushes
Visual master plan
5
A Viking planting scheme Native plants essential to the survival of the Vikings inspire the planting scheme. Birch, Hazel and Elder blends with the remaining trees on site hovers over bushes and ground-covers such as Sea-buckthorn and Wild Strawberries. Combined with a few bird cherries, the garden has visual interest throughout the four seasons, and attracts a large number of wildlife.
6
Left: Planting scheme visualized
Above: Visualization
Right: Presentation model
Water management The water already on site is utilized in a small stream and a pond, becoming an asset and a connection between the individual spaces. It provides tranquillity and increases biodiversity. The stream leads through the naturally wet areas, and drains the excess water from the areas designed to be drier.
Water containment
Spatial membrane
Spatially the stream and pond marks the boundary between the site and the surrounding public grassland. It acts as a visual membrane through which invited friends and family can pass, using the inlaid stepping-stones.
7
Skybrudsparken || The Cloud Burst Park Sixth semester individual project, 2016 This project was completed during the studio course “Planting Design� in 2016, with the challenge of designing the planting scheme for an engineer-based storm water management solution. The site contains a bicyle- and walking path as part of a longer bicycle pathway connecting the suburb to central Copenhagen. The studio course required group-work and weekly presentations followed by class discussions and feedback. The class build a shared working model of the site, which I organized, shopped for and managed throughout the course.
8
Visualization looking north
Concept The design-process included a spatial and technical site analysis regarding existing plants, soilconditions and the rhythm of the spatial energy. The site-analysis was the starting point for conceptdevelopment and the individual exam project. My ambition was primarily to create a naturalized planting scheme that spatially recreates the rhythm of the terraced water throughout the pathway. The combination and position of plants draws makes spaces along the long linear pathway. Base plan
Spatial analysis energy & flow
Water flow
Spatial planting concept
Secondarily the design seeks to minimize maintenance through the use of native plants and attractive grass-mixes that only needs cutting twice a year. All analysis and concept was developed and discussed using hand sketches and watercolour drawings.
9
Native and naturalistic planting The secondary ambition of the planting design was to minimize maintenance. The use of native plants and attractive grass-mixes was chosen as the foundation of the design to achieve this. Native plants were laid out through a matrix-planting scheme with grasses and perennials to create a self-sustainable plant-community that nurtures and protects itself throughout the year. A combination of moving and stationary plants helps to naturally place the plants over time, and such ensures a healthy community on the entire slope. The areas heavily affected by salty road water and playing kids are planted with specialised,Beplantningstyper and attractive, grass-mixes that only require a twice-yearly cutting. Beplantingsplan;
Græsmatrix type 2, med stauder Se afsnittet ”Matrixbeplantning” for detaljer
Tilstødende cykelsti Primær cykelsti
Græsmatrix type 1, under træer Se afsnittet ”Matrixbeplantning” for detaljer
Græsmatrix type 3, mellem cykelstier Se afsnittet ”Matrixbeplantning” for detaljer
Eksisterende beplantning
Frøblanding 1, langs cykelsti Eksisterende beplantning Frøblandning 2, i regnbed nær vold Frøblanding 3, i regnbed langs saltrende Græsmatrix type 2, med stauder Se afsnittet ”Matrixbeplantning” for detaljer
10
Plan 1:500
Matrix planting scheme
Planteliste
Technical planting plan
Scots elm
Four seasons
Naturalized mix of perennials and grasses Airy birch and tall grasses
Wet-land rain storage
Bike path
Trees, grasses and perennials are all chosen for their texture, colour and year-round interest, making it a favoured section on the daily commute for the many bicyclists, school kids and dog-walkers.
Secondary Bike path
Scots elm
Summer sketch section Naturalized mix of perennials Wet-land and grasses rain storage
Naturalized mix of perennials and grasses
Scots elm
Winter sketch section Visual planting plan
11
The Red Runner || Temporary 1:1
Fourth semester group project with equal contributions. The Red Runner was a temporary urban installation on the industrial site of an old shipbuilding island, completed during the studio course “Transformation, Temporality and Contemporary Art”. The installation visually engages the edge, invites people to explore the water and offers a different perspective to the view of the city lying across the harbour. The red runner as a symbol offered a critical commentary to the future development of the island, which currently is a site for creativity and festivals. During the course, my group and I completed the project from beginning to end, including choosing the site and developing a concept to building it. We engaged local stakeholder, found recycled building materials and sponsors. We finished by building and activating the installation. My effort during the course eventually led to me securing an internship with GapFiller in New Zealand, whose founder and creative director was one of the two lectures on the course.
12
See the full project on issuu: www.issuu.com/bettinalamm/docs/follies_staging_refshaleoen
Gapfiller’s blog describing the project
Concept
Reclaimed wood
Concept
Different view
Model
Construction
Construction
Mock-up installation
13
New Brighton || Dynamic changes Fifth semester individual project As a project during the course “Sustainable design and planning”, this strategic urban planning strategy, focuses on sustainability and resilience in the threatened Christchurch suburb New Brighton. Following the Cantebury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, the suburb has been pushed 50 years ahead towards being flooded by the inevitable sea level rise. Most residents are now stuck in homes they cannot sell in a neighbourhood they don’t want to leave. The only way to save the precious estuary, and the land they live on, is to move all disturbance from the sand spit.
New BrightoN
Main issues
Adapting to dynamic changes
ecoNomic decliNe
commuNity
ecoSyStem
No more saturday-shopping No more beach-resort All money spend on Library Damaging earthquake Expensive repairs
Bad relationship with water From benefit to threat Underused waterfront Many small communities Lack of community focal point
Pressure from human settlement Sanddunes eroding Estuary vital for current ecosystem Nationally important ecosystem Humans not living in sync with nature
Future Sealevel riSe
Analysis map
Protect
Future Sealevel riSe
Sanddunes dissapearing Estuary will be sea and not special Ecosystem moving inland Stormwater contaminating rivers
Unsustainable solution Ongoing expenses for Christchurch Only 15-20 years solution Still expensive earthquake repairs
No changes in community
Estuary somewhat protected, Sand dunes destroyed
accommodate
14
Future Sealevel riSe
People slowly washing away Further economic divident Some refusing to leave Some economically tied
Affordable for wealthy house-owners Others will loose money on relocating on their own. No amenities & infrastructure
Dividing community Gentrification of area No asset for Christchurch
Possibly very polluted area Increased danger during storms
Including all citizens of New Brighton Chance of starting a positive development Different ways of doing it 1. Spread everyone out 2. Moving everyone to the same spot 2.1 High-density New Brighton 2.2 Low density Bexley or other 3. Letting people choose between two 3.1 medium-density New Brighton 3.2Normal-density Bexley
Gives the nature a chance to restore it self. Protecting area with natural processes. Overall the best solution for the ecosystem
Attractive for developers Sustainable solution
retreat
Possible sollutions
50 years of climachanges overnight Future damaging inundation Expensive protection & repair
Different ways of doing it 1. Fully publicly funded 2. Citizens forced to move on their own & let the free market rule 3. Land swap and council-private investor partnership in new development areas.
Scheme of solutions
A staged “retreat and restore� strategy prepares the area for the future flooding, and is easy to adapt to new knowledge that might surface in the future.
2115
Key elements: Utilizing the red zone as a public green space, retreating the residents from threatened areas and restoring the natural dune system. 2040
2080
15
Retreat - Restore
Retreat
Retreat to safer grounds and regenerate the natural processes of the area, to turn New Brighton into Christchurch’s new waterfront and New Zealand’s leader in adapting to present and future climatic changes. The strategy aims to make the inevitable retreat an inclusive and informative process by offering residents a realistic alternative to staying until the end. The “retreat and restore” strategy embraces the estuary and the natural dune system as a natural reserve, which will continue to be available as a recreational area.
Restore Retreat
The development of New Brighton will bring Christchurch ahead in the game of adapting to climatic changes, and aid in creating a southern green teaching innovation hub. The strategy is cheaper and more forward-sighted than other inundation avoidance strategies, and can attract creative and innovative companies. Private developers will be interested in this future green area, and will be allowed to build following a few groundrules: Mixed ownership, local storm water management and a focus on co-creating public spaces.
Restore Concept plan
16
Conceptional sections of dune system
Community
Private Investor
Implementation scheme and infographic
Implementation and Process By introducing a public-private partnership focused on land-swap and assisted moving and building, it becomes affordable for the residents to move before it is to late, and interesting for private developers to get involved. The regeneration of ecosystems will be done in corporation with the many volunteer groups in the area to ensure a feeling of ownership from the community. The area will also host a learning environment with information about earthquakes and sea level rise, as well as a coastal walking route.
Bexley, close to estuary Normal low density Mixed ownership
New Brighton Center, close to beach, medium density Shared ownership & community gardens
Sustainable and affordable development
Future water level
Green community living with nature Proud green waterfront
Interactive isitor + info centre
Planting days & “seedbombs� Creating sense of ownership
Nature reserve is New New Brightons pride
Current water level
Current situation Future water level Current water level
Vision: Restored sand dunes
17
The Commons || Transitioning into the future Final bachelor project
This final project in completion of my bachelors degree was developed during an internship with Gapfiller in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is an extensive analysis and a liminary design proposal for the future actions on the long-term, but temporary, occupied site in central Christchurch. The project includes an explanation and framework for future spatial analysis on similar sites. Since the completion of the project, two of the five-step design proposals have been implanted on site, and other sites similar sites have been analysed as a result My aim was to provide a design suggestion for the site based on a well-founded analysis. It was delivered in an understandable way, that both functions as an academic project and a useful product for the internship host.
18
See the full project on issuu: www.issuu.com/linneacj/docs/thecommons_linneacalovjacobsen_bach
New planting on site
Analysis The project is based heavily on analyses made during my internship with Gapfiller. After defining what analyses were required, I spend days on site collecting data and developing and the framework for it. The analysis defines both spatial problems on site and the context and use in which the design solution would need to fit. Above all, the site host’s liminary approach to everything was important in the development of a stepby-step design solution. All analyses were done with sketches and working models, and later digitalized for presentation in the final bachelor project. Site in connection with current public space Site in connection with Chch development
Pedestrian analysis, lunch time
Wind rose
Perceived comfort
19
Site problems The result showed the site to be of certain significance in the future city, well connected to the future public spaces, and representing the temporary activities that has flourished since the earthquakes. Unfortunately the site was very exposed, hard to navigate and lacked a human scale, all familiar problems in the rebuilding city, and all elements the site hosts tried to offer an alternative to. New axis
As a result of this analysis my design proposal consists of five design proposals, all functionally as individual proposals, and introduced in the easiest and most effective order of execution. All seek to recreate the human scale on site and restore the site to a playful testing area for city life.
Historical axis
Green connection
Navigation
Key problems
20
Fragmented site and surroundings
Exposed to surroundings
Exposed to elements
Connections are potentials; historical axis, new axis and neighbouring recreational area
Connectivity
Halfway realised Existing elements
sub-spaces 1 Create by reorganizing
Temporary
5
Define a central sub-space with a semi-permanent solution
2 Define the NE/SW axis as a real pedestrian access
Somewhat realised
Permanent
voluminous shel4 Create ter-giving edge to the west
Realised
New elements
3 Encourage new and different uses through furniture
Design solution diagram
21
1 - Reorganize to define human scale spaces Design-step 2 highlighted Plan at 1:500
2 - Reorganize to define NE/SE axis The history-referencing arches on the NW/SE-axis is mirrored by trees on the northern access to the new NW/SE axis.
3 - Weaved hammocks from bicycle tubes 78
22
79
structural elements that keep the surrounding soil from eroding into the build rain garden. The drawing provides standard measures to be used as guidelines to follow when building with volunteers. Reused paving stones are used where This technical drawing shows possible, but some load the construction details of bearing areas will need a simple rain garden with reinforcing with concrete.structural elements that
4 - Shelter plants on hill
5 - Rain gardens
Technical section of rain garden
keep the surrounding soil from eroding into the build rain garden. The drawing provides standard measures to be used as guidelines to follow when building with volunteers. Reused paving stones are used where possible, but some load bearing areas will need reinforcing with concrete.
Technical section of rain garden
Cordyline australis Ti kouka / Cabbage Tree
Pseudopanax crassifolius Horoeka / Lancewood
Phormium tenax Harakeke / Flax
Austroderia richardii Toetoe
Carex virgata Swamp sedge
Juncus sarophorus Wiwi / Tussock rush
Palm-like in appearance with large heads of linear leaves and bushy sprays of small white flowers. Dead leaves often forming a skirt around branches of the juvenile trees.
Small tree with distinctive draped thick long narrow toothed juvenile leaves. Stays in juvenile face for up to 20 years, before it starts branching out.
Clump-forming flax with large stiff leaves. In urban landscape height to 2m, flower stems to 5m. Native to site and culturally significant. Good shelter-plant.
Coarse green tussock with 3m long leaves that are 3-5cm wide, edged with fine, saw-like teeth. The flower head forms white, feathery, arching plumes. Native to site and provides good shelter.
Evergreen tuft forming sedge. Leaves are long and drooping and forms a trunk-like base when growing in standing water.
Densely tufted, tussock-forming, bluegreen perennial herb. Stems tightly clumped and erect near base, usually drooping in upper half to one third. Stems used to make rope.
Section AA showing rain gardens.
5 m.
4 & 5 - Planting the Commons Section AA showing rain gardens.
4 m.
3 m.
After some misunderstanding, extra explanation was needed to make the Danish readers understand the scale of New Zealand vegetation
2 m.
1 m.
0 m.
23
Combined design proposal The five-step design proposal was created knowing that Gapfiller and the other site hosts never complete a full master plan from beginning to end. Therefore each of the five steps is doable individually, and contains both explanation of the thought process and a visual introduction on how to manage the project using volunteers and donations. Every single step works well on it’s own, but better together with other design steps. The combined design proposal containing all five steps is a large reconstruction of the site, with each design-step complimenting the others. Design step44 Design step Shelter onhill hill Shelter planting planting on
24
Section showing a combined design proposal
During my internship, and in particular this project, I confirmed my passion for human-centric planning, but also realized that I care deeply about sustainable design including nature management and native planting. This partly explains the two last design steps, as I would love Christchurch, and New Zealand, to move towards using storm water management and rain gardens as a default.
Design step Design step 1 Design step Design step 22 Design step55 Alley with trees on NE corner Cluster of houses Center-defining Alley with trees on NE-corner Centre defining rain raingardens gardens
Design step 1 Cluster of tiny-houses
Design step Design step33 Hammocks Hammocks
Design step Design step22 Alleywith withtrees trees on corner Alley onNE NE-corner
Design step 1 Design step Design step55 Cluster of housesCentre Center-defining defining rain raingardens gardens
Design step 1 Cluster of tiny-houses
Visualization of the combined design steps: 1, 2, 3 and 5. 102
103 Visualisation showing a combined design proposal
25
Landscape architecture graduate Student portfolio 2016 Linnea Calov Jacobsen