L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO Minh Nguyen
Content Educational Projects (2017 - Now) GREENHAVEN PUBLIC HOUSING Hibbing, Minnesota - November 2020 TENSION Burnsville, Minneapolis - May 2020 UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL Minneapolis, US - November 2019 BIG CIRCLE Saint Paul, US - November 2019 THE SAND DUNES Khanh Hoa, Vietnam - June 2018 CULTURAL PARK Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, April 2017 THE KID’S ZONE Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - June 2017
Professional Projects (October - November 2018) THE WHALE OASIS Phan Thiet, Vietnam, October 2018 YEAR OF THE PIG - 2019 Da Nang, Vietnam, November 2018
Educational Projects
GREENHAVEN
WELCOMING TO THE BEGINNING Hibbing, Minnesota - November 2020
The public housing project was an interisciplinary practice with the architecture student to work on the stormwater management and envelope retrofit for the buildings. We aimed to create communal spaces between buildings to get people together and encourage the connection with nature.
Educational Projects
TENSION
THE ARTIST’S GARDEN Black Dog Lake, Burnsville - May 2020
The project was inspired by the artworks of Walter de Maria that I used the theme “tension” to create an exploration pathway at Black Dog Preserve. The polygonal meandering path guides the vistitors through different areas along the Mississippi River and Black Dog lake. “Up and Down”, “Open and Enclose”, “Unintentional and intentional” are three specific terms I used for this project.
Perspective Section of the sunken pathway
Educational Projects
BIOFENDER
CONNECTING THE NORTH Upper Harbor Terminal, Minneapolis - November 2019
The new design for Upper Harbor Terminal was to provide open space for the community and preserve the natural habitat a long the river edge. Revitalizing the place from reusing the relics to create community hub for educational and recreational purpose and restoring the natural environment.
1. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
2. INFILTRATION PONDS
3. WETLAND PATHWAY
4. COMMUNITY HUB
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MASTER PLAN 1. Woodland 6. UHT Museum 2. Wetland 7. Art Center 3. Marketplace 8. Housing 4. Riverfront 9. Parking Lots 5. Main Plaza 10. Aquatic Area
The Bridge
Aerial Perspective
The Riverfront
The Riverfront
The Main Plaza
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Educational Projects
BIG CIRCLE
THE NURSERY GARDEN Skol Hall, St. Paul - November 2019
The project was to practice grading and plant selecting in landscape architecture and to digitalize the work through AutoCAD.
122.3' 56.2'
29.8'
1.1'
28.5'
6.7'
SKOK HALL
EXITING TO REMAIN
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SKOK HALL COURTYARD SECTION 2 - SCALE 1-10'
SKOK HALL COURTYARD LANDSCAPE DESIGN SITE SECTIONS
PLANTING DETAIL
WALL DETAIL
DRAINAGE DETAIL
Project SKOK HALL COURTYARD LANDSCAPE DESIGN Date 12/19/2019
Student MINH NGUYEN Course LA 3571
Scale 1"=10'
Page Number 05/06
Educational Projects
THE SAND DUNES
COASTAL ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION Khanh Hoa, Vietnam - July 2018
The project was to maintain and preserve the sand dunes and create ecological park for the locals and visitors to enjoy the beauty of nature.
WOODEN PATHWAYS AND SANDY PATHWAYS
RECOVERING THE VEGETATION
1st year - Establishing the grass layer
2-3 years later - Establishing the trees layer
10 years later - The forsest
Artwork inside the Sand dune Greenhouses at Community Garden
Playground
Community Hub
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Educational Projects
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#Analysis
#Concept Deisgn
Design Process
C U LT U R A L PA R K
RIVERSIDE OPEN SPACE Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - April 2017
Perspective at the Cultural Plaza
Perspective at the Maze Garden
Revitalizing the abandoned riverbank to a cultural park that provides open space for the community to interact with each other and enhances the environmental condition.
Perspective at the river bank
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T H E K I D ’S Z O N E RHY THM OF THE CUBE Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - June 2017
Model making practicing with an indoor playground project that inspired by the flexibility of cube to create the space for the kids.
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LEGENDS 1. Seating area 2. The shelf 3. The playzone 4. The ball room 5. The jungle tunnel
Professional Projects
THE WHALE OASIS AVANI PHAN THIET Binh Thuan, Vietnam - October 2018
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A landscape and building concept for the recreation area at Avani Resort was inspire by the whale as the spirit figure of the coastal community. The team came up with an insane idea about the huge structure cover the space that provides a forest theme inside.
Aerial view to “the land” concept
YEAR OF THE PIG FLOWER EXHIBITION Da Nang, Vietnam - November 2018
Aerial view to “the sea” concept
Perspective at the Golden Bridge
The connection of the land and the sea themes from the both sides of the Dragon Bridge to celebrate the new year with colorful and traditional installation from flowers and materials.
Perspective at the Rice Field
Landscape architecture is an exploration journey to me that I keep practicing and learning from others to complete myself everyday. The more I deal with new challenges, the better I improve my mindset and professional skills.
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