Landscape Architecture Portfolio by Nguyet Tran

NGUYET TRAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

EDUCATION 2013// University of New South Wales Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - 3 rd year

2012// UNSW Foundation Studies Design Stream

2011// Le Quy Don Gifted High School, Danang, Vietnam Mathematics Specialized Class

NGUYET TRAN (LUNA)

ACHIEVEMENTS - AWARDS 2014// Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Scholarship of Center for Promotion of Human Resources Development (CPHUD) and University of New South Wales 2011// Danang Government Full Scholarship of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at UNSW for Outstanding performance in High school 2011// First runner-up prize of Danang Mathematics Academic Competition

EXPERIENCES 2015// ACC - 243 Joint Stock Company, Danang, Vietnam University work experience -Construction assistance -Sale assistance

2014// Honeysuckle Garden, Bondi, NSW, Australia University work experience -Plant maintenance -Sale assistance

2013// Vietnamese Cultural Ensemble, UNSW Vice President

2012// McDonals Kingsford, Kingsford, NSW, Australia Part time crew -McCafe Barista -Front counter staff -Fastfood maker

CONTACT DETAILS

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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign AutoCad Microsoft Offices

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Adobe Photoshop Adobe Lightroom

Phone// 0424 728 007

Google Sketch up

Addr//

Email// lunatran23@gmail.com Unit 8/458 Anzac Parade Kingsford NSW 2032

NGUYET TRAN

how I came into Landscape Architecture...

have always loved architecture since I was young, but the long engagement with Mathematics studies during high school made that passion fade away. But being good at Math does not mean you can only work with number for your whole life, and the achievements I gained in Math actually brought me the chance to study Landscape Architecture - by Danang City Government. For a person without any graphic background like me, I knew it would be hard to start with

Landscape Architecture. All I had was only my passion, not just about working with thing I love, but also applying

what I would learn to contribute to my city development in the future. And it was actually hard for me during first year, when I felt hopeless about my ‘design sense’ and just wanted to give up. But getting through later year, I found that Landscape Architecture is not just about

drawing, and to create a good design, you need more than drawing ability: understanding of nature, people, culture, social and all other aspects of life. That fascinated me and brought back my passion.

I am still on my way to find my own graphic style; that is the reason for all different graphic experiences in this portfolio, but I am happy to see my improvement via all projects”

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PHYSICS LAWN

QUEENS PARK

BLACK- LIVERPOOL RIVER WATTLE FRONT BAY

STUDIO PROJECTS

URBAN STUDIES

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URBAN ATLAS

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

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TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

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PHOTO GRAPHY

MODELS

OTHER WORKS

STUDIO PROJECTS

PHYSICS L AWN LANDSCAPE STUDIO 3: LANDFORM AND PLANTING

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PROJECT BRIEF

DESIGN RESPOND

SKILLS DEVELOPED

Physics Lawn is located on the Southern side of UNSW, adjacent to Old Man Building. It is quite isolated and abandon comparing to other open space in UNSW. New design for Physics Lawn should use landform and planting structure to activate the space, with new pedestrian connection to end of Old Man Building, but still maintain the main function of Physics Lawn as a swale that directs overland flow from upper campus to the Oval.

By employing different planting typologies, proposed design of Physics Lawn provides different â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;roomsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for different purpose that encourage people to stop and enjoy: displacement garden, wetland, intimate fig island and basque platform. The center featured by Brachychiton with performance space becomes the focal point of Physics Lawn. Planting selection aims to celebrate the characters of existing Ficus, also to harmonize with the unique fabric of Old Man Building.

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Photoshop InDesign Plant selection

PHYSICS L AWN Daniella caerulea Daniella revoluta Phormium tenax Casuarina glauca prostrate form Crinum pedunculatum Clivia miniata

Features

Ficus macrophylla Ficus microcarpa var. hillii Brachichyton acerifolius Lonmandra filiformis ‘Mondra’ Pennisetum clandestinum Zelkova serrata

Wetland

Pyrus ussuriensis Zelkova serrata Murraya paniculata Crinum pedunculatum Prunus blireana

Ficus microcarpa var. hillii Imperata cylindrica Juncus usitatus Juncus holoschoenus Marsilea mutica Marsilea drummondii

Dispplacement

Basque

Median

PLANTING TYPOLOGIES

Escallonia ‘Red Knight’ Raphiolepis ‘Oriental Pear’ Syzygium luehmannii Scaevola aemula ‘Mauve Clusters’ Raphiolepis ‘Snow Maiden’ Camellia sasanqua

WETLAND

BASQUE PLATFORM

BRACHYCHITON - FOCI

DISPLACEMENT GARDEN

BASQUE - MEDIAN 10

QUEENS PARK LANDSCAPE STUDIO 3: LANDFORM AND PLANTING

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PROJECT BRIEF

DESIGN RESPOND

SKILLS DEVELOPED

The proposed concept of Queens Park is sport performance space, with integrated permanent running track and sport-field, as well as supporting facilities. The character of the space need to be expressed using landform and planting structure. New design should consider a coherent east-west and northsouth circulation, existing vegetation and the surrounding context including residential area and Centennial Park. Water movement on and throughout the side is also significant.

By incorporating formal and informal sport activities: running & walking track, football, rugby & athletic fields, and skate park, the proposed design of Queens Park encourage movement and experience throughout the park. Taking advantage from the dynamic landform of Queens Park, series of vista points are integrated along walking track and elevated hills that allow users enjoy activities happen on site. Plant strategies provide visual and physical connection in and outside.

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Photoshop InDesign AutoCad Plant selection

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QUEENS PARK PLANTING STRUCTURE

SPORT FIELD

VISTA POINTS

CONNECTION

VIEW EXPERIENCES LANDFORM OVERLAND FLOW

SPORT PERFORMANCE

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LANDSCAPE STUDIO 5: SITE PLANNING

PROJECT BRIEF

DESIGN RESPOND

This project will focus on area covering corridor between the Light rail line in Wentworth Park in the east through to the Glebe Island Bridge in the west - Park to Point. As part of Fresh food and Produce program developed for this site, a new regular outdoor market will be allocated as a community precinct for meeting and gathering, also function as a tourist destination. The design needs to consider climate resilience issue, legibility and access to the site.

The new design of Park to Point turn it to a Cultural Hub, divided into 3 different precincts following a transition in business when moving northward. Fish Market, with its reputation and new series of dining restaurants forms the first precinct, promote Fish Market Culture. Out door market on extended platform celebrating early-bird culture, will become a new tourist destination. The last precinct refer back to the history of Blackwattle Bay, become a passive community hub for local resident.

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Photoshop InDesign Illustrator AutoCad Information Research

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FISH MARKET PLAZA

Community Library

Outdoor Cinema

Community Garden

Car Park

Lawn - BBQ

Outdoor Market

Water Play

Plaza

Playground

Outdoor Dinning

BL ACKWATTLE BAY

SECTIONS MASTER PLAN

KEY SPACES

LIVERPOOL RIVERFRONT LANDSCAPE STUDIO 6: DESIGN WITH A COMPLEX PROGRAM

PROJECT BRIEF

DESIGN RESPOND

The landscape master plan for Liverpool waterfront require to reset up the connection between the site and Liverpool CBD, both visually and physically, also, to improve George River health. It is proposed to develop a complex program for the site, in regard to the historic and environmental value of the area: Liverpool Hospital, the weir, Pirelli site and the ecological community. New design need to accommodate better shared open and recreational space for local residents. Additionally, it is required to prepare detailed design that focus on a selected open space in master plan responding to general brief with deeper relation to local condition.

The design aims to accommodate 10% of Liverpool population growth in the next 20 years, with facilities support young population based on the background of Liverpool. The design develop a complex WSUD dealing with river-health and flooding issue at Liverpool, with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Green Spineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; running northeast - southwest as main component. It is also a physical connector between Liverpool CBD from the hospital with the site, also a green connector between open spaces along edges of the site. Detailed design focuses on western edge of Liverpool aiming to revitalise current habitat by reconnect fresh and estuary water communities. The design also integrated a complex passive recreation programs that promote exploration of new ecology.

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MASTER PLAN

LIVERPOOL RIVERFRONT

SECTIONS

IN LK

Mangroves community

Riparian community

Shale community

BIR

TIN

ATCHIN DW

VIE

RES

ING

BIR

Mangroves community

Riparian community

VIE

Pontoon walk

Riparian community

Shale community

Mangroves Shale community community

ING

Shale community

RES

ING

FISH

IN LK

TIN

WATCHIN Liverpool Wier

VIE

BIR

Riparian community ESTING DN

Rockscape

Fish Ladder

Transitional community

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ING

IN LK

RES

PIC

IN LK

WATCHIN

PIC

FISH

VIE

Riparian community

TIN

C NI

G Footbridge

Riparian community

Fish Ladder

Transitional community

RIVERFRONT DETAILED PLAN

Rapirian community

Mangroves community Shale community

Shale community Urban heat

EXPLORATION TRACK Bird Watching Platform

Transitional community

Freshwater community // Rapirian community

EXPLORATION TRACK Mangrove Community High Tides 3m 2.5m 2m 1.5m

Estuary Pond

1m 0.5m 0m

Stepping stones

Juncus species

4m 3m 2m Tides

Viewing platform

Sporobolous virginicus

Time 0

Slo

Medium Tides

3m 2.5m 2m 1.5m 1m

EXPLORATION TRACK Mangrove Community

0.5m 0m

Tides

4m 3m 2m Time 0

Slo

Low Tides

3m 2.5m 2m 1.5m 1m 0.5m 0m

FISHLADDER IN DIFFERENT WATER EVENT

Tides

4m 3m 2m Time 0

Slo

URBAN STUDIES

ASTRAKHAN - RUSSIA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The aim of this project is to understand the formation and transformation of a city in relation to its landscape and be expressed visually through a series of map. The selected city is Astrakhan, locating in lower Volga basin in Russia. The development of Astrakhan has been significantly influent by its geographical location and landscape. Being at the meeting point of multiple trades route, and being the entrance gate to Russia as well as Caspian Sea region, urban formation started in Astrakhan since the early days, and then transformed with a strong relation to Volga River. Also, a detailed analysis on a selected open space within studied city, regarding to its relationship with the landscape and the city itself, will provide an understanding of a place, its meaning and value to city and people. Lenin Square has been a significant Square for more than 50 years for people in Astrakhan, with history dating back to the early settlement. The value of Lenin Square presented in its location next to Astrakhan Kremlin, in the complex fountain reminding of Volga River relation and in all the events happened throughout the history.

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Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Historical research

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TIMELINE xvi-xviii

xix-xx

1958

LENIN SQUARE, ASTRAKHAN

PORTAL

PATH

FIGURE SCULPTURES

PLACE

PORTAL

2002-

ASTRAKHAN - RUSSIA

Bridge Lot

1636 Astrakhan in the early day 27

Lot

1769 Foundation of urban development

Extending urban fab

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Bridge

Lot

Horticulture

Green Space

Bridge

1838

1920 Creating the connection

Now Modern development 28

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

RHODES WEST GATEWAY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Technical drawings below include some extraction from the documentation for Rhodes West Gateways design, as part of Landscape Studio 4: Design Solution and Documentation. Beside designing a new Gateway into Rhodes, this project requires to prepared a set of documentation for the design, which gave me a vision for the possibility of my design. Also, working with documentation for a whole project has created an habit of testing designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feasibility for projects later on. Documentation was done in group, in collaboration with Bertha Tse. All of the works used below belonged to my part and was done by Cad.

SKILLS DEVELOPED Id

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AutoCad

REV.

DESCRIPTION

APPROVED

DATE

F PLAN

ELIMINARY

ASPECT

5 0

30 40m

RHODES WEST GATEWAY

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT TREATED SOIL AS SPECIFIED

PRODUCED CULTIVATED SUBGRADE

BY AN AUTOD

SRHUB REFER PLANTING PLANT DISH DRAIN TO DIRECT SURFACE WATER OR FILTER FABRIC TO STOP SILT FILLING DRAINAGE LAYER

150

100

400

BACKFILL AS SPECIFIED 150

FREE DRAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE LINE 100MMØ

05 D06

CONCRETE FOOTING

min 100

min 450

100

400

min 100

REFER PAVING DETAILS

SHRUB/GROUND COVER IN PLANTER BOX SECTION

SCALE

min1:20 450

05 D06

SHRUB/GROUND COVER IN PLANTER BOX SECTION

CUT PAVER IF NEEDED

1:20

*varies

200

45mm NOSE 350

150

CUT PAVER IF NEEDED 45mm NOSE

ADHESIVE AT JOINTS AND BOTTOMS PAVER

510

CONCRETE BASE FOR STEPS CONCRETE FOOTING

240

CONCRETE EDGE

02 PAVING STEP ON CONCRETE BASE D04 SECTION

SCALE 1:20

02 PAVING STEP ON CONCRETE BASE D04 SECTION

SCALE 1:20

33 RETAINING WALL

100

OTTOMS

BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

SCALE

REFER PLANTING PLANT RHUB REFER PLANTING PLANT

RAIN TO DIRECT SURFACE SH DRAIN TO DIRECT SURFACE OR FILTER FABRIC TO STOP ATER OR FILTER FABRIC TO STOP LING DRAINAGE LAYER LT FILLING DRAINAGE LAYER

LL AS SPECIFIED ACKFILL AS SPECIFIED

DESK EDUCATIONAL NCRETE FOOTING CONCRETE FOOTING

555

PAVING DETAILS EFER PAVING DETAILS

PRODUCT

555

DRAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL REE DRAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL ULTURE DRAINAGE LINE 100MMØ GRICULTURE DRAINAGE LINE 100MMØ

TREATED SOIL AS SPECIFIED CULTIVATED SUBGRADE

PARKPARK SEAT SEAT 01 01 PLAN PLAN D05a D05a

SRHUB REFER PLANTING PLANT

1:20

DISH DRAIN TO DIRECT SURFACE WATER OR FILTER FABRIC TO STOP SILT FILLING DRAINAGE LAYER BACKFILL AS SPECIFIED 1800 1800

555

100

350 100

350 510

01 D05a

510

PARK SEAT

SCALE 1:20

PLAN

1600 1600 PARKPARK SEAT SEAT 02 02 ELEVATION D05a D05a ELEVATION *varies

SCALE SCALE 1:20 1800

1:20

470

470 760

510

760

100

350

150

200

32 1600

275

200

80 200

CULTIVATED SUBGRADE CULTIVATED SUBGRADE

min 100

275

min 100

RETAINING WALLWALL RETAINING

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

CONCRETE FOOTING

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

FREE DRAINING GRANULAR MATERIAL aries*varies AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE LINE 100MMØ 200 200 REFER PAVING DETAILS

150

SCALE SCALE

FASTENER BY INSTALLER FASTENER BY INSTALLER SCALE 02 450PARK SEAT 450 CONCRETE FOOTING CONCRETE 1:20 FOOTING D05a ELEVATION 760

760

PARKPARK SEAT SEAT ON TURF 03 ON TURFSCALE SCALE 03 SECTION 1:20 1:20 D05a D05a SECTION

CORDEUX HEIGHT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Cordeux Height project require to provide an appropriate placement for 6 residental units in a selected area in Cordeux Height. The solution provided needs to include grading level, setting out dimension, setting up services and planting. These are accompanied by a set of construction details. Working on this project gave me an understanding about construction at residential level, follow by a development in logical thinking process to give the most appropriate solution for the site.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

Hand drawing

CORDEUX HEIGHT LEGEND Planted Area Grass Area Constructed Edge Fence Gate Wall under Paving Wall Deck Paved Area Pedestrian Pathway Concrete Driveway

Clothes Line Existing Pit Proposed Pit Deck Steps Paved Steps

GUTTER ROAD

01 D01a

PLAN

SCALE 1:100

150

ROADWAY 0 R2

150MM BASE COURSE OF DGB20

KERB

PEDESTRIAN PAVING

PAVER 30MM SAND BED

190

90o HERRING BONE PATTERN SHALL BE ORIENTED AS SHOWN

450

150

ROAD

120

150MM COMPACTED DGB20

01 PEDESTRIAN PAVING WITH KERB D01b SECTION

COMPACTED SUB-GRADE

SCALE 1:20

PRECAST CONCRETE EDGE REFER SPECIFICATION

100MMØ HOLE OF COURSE GRAVEL. LAYER FILTER FABRIC OVER HOLE TO RETAIN BEDDING SAND 3-5MM JOINT PAVER

EN D AR

25MM THICK SAND BED EDGE

150MM CONCRETE FOOTING COMPACTED SUB-GRADE

CONNECTED PAVER AT CONNER

01 D01c

RESIDENTAL PAVING PLAN

SCALE 1:100

02 D01c

RESIDENTIAL PAVING WITH EDGE SECTION

SCALE 1:10

TREE REFER PLANTING PLAN 75MM MULCH LEAVE 100MM AROUND TREE TREE BASE 300MM TREATED SOIL AS SPECIFIED CULTIVATED SUB-GRADE

ROOT BALL

EXCAVATED PLANTING HOLE 2 TIMES WIDTH OF ROOTBALL AND 150MM DEEPER THAN DEPTH OF ROOTBALL

02 TREE INSTALLATION DETAIL D06a SECTION

OTHER WORKS

MODELS Lr THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MODELING Model has always been part of my design progress, either to be my starting point for a design concept, to test my idea with 3D visualization or to try different experience in form and spatial structure. While concept model created with paper, sand, wire or even aluminum foil was always be an inspirational source for my design, finished model would be a good way for me to illustrate my idea, especially in term of landform and canopy structure. Models below are from various projects: Physics Lawn, Queens Park, Backwattle Bay and Bondi Junction.

SKILLS DEVELOPED Hand crafting

PHYSICS LAWN

MODELS

QUEENS PARK

CONCEPTUAL MODELS - FISH MARKET

WORKING MODEL - BONDI 44

PHOTOGRAPHY

THE STORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY As soon as I engaged with design, I found out another interest: photography. I love to capture the landscape of place I have been to, especially the landscape of my home country - Vietnam. More than fascinating view, I want to keep the moment that can bring the peacefulness. Also, I try to find the beauty in ordinary life, of people and streets. Those photos below was taken in different times when I was traveling around Vietnam.

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Lightroom

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Photoshop

DANANG, VIETNAM

PHOTOGRAPHY

HOIAN, VIETNAM

SAPA, VIETNAM

H’MONG KIDS