PAVEL A. PETROV PORTFOLIO
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PAVEL A. PETROV CONTACT 28416 Boulder Drive Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679
M 949.701.9492 E PavelAPetrov@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE I am seeking a full-time position to explore and add significant experiences to my career and my life. I want to grow and expand my knowledge of design. I hope to gain a range of experiences. I am eager to learn. I want to do interesting things with interesting people.
EDUCATION California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture Departmental G.P.A. - 3.7 Deans List
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT ENV Career Day Planning Committee 2008+2009 Position_Executive Committee Chair Responsibilities_Oversight + Leadership of all sub-committee
members, coordination of event direction,firm recruitment, organization of student workshops for portfolio + resume design, as many as 118 participating firms in the past, this position oversees the planning of this event.
SubSurface Magazine Contributing Writer 2009 Student ASLA, Officer 2008
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EXPERIENCE SWA Group Position_Design Intern Responsibilities_Mentored Design, Developed Competition Design and Diagrams, Presentation Materials, Hand Rendering Projects_Public Works, Competition, Residential and Community Development, Urban Design, Planning
Laguna Beach, CA Summer 2008 Summer 2009
Land Design, Inc. Position_Design Intern Pomona, CA Responsibilities_Developed Presentation Materials, Winter 2007 Installations, On-Site Experience, Manual Labor Projects_Residential MJS Design Group Position_Design Intern Newport Beach, CA Responsibilities_Generated CD + DD Packages, Details, Summer 2007 Presentation Boards, Site Visits Projects_ Residential + Community Development, Public Works, Resort Design Wind Productions Position_Co-Director, Co-Editor, + Director of Photography Los Angeles, CA Project_A Documentary Film called Women in the Dirt: February 2008 - June 2009 Landscape Architects Shaping California
PROFICIENCIES Design Software AutoCAD, Sketch-Up 7, Land F/X, Rhino Professional Skills + Interests Fluent in Russian, Word [60 W.P.M.], Photography, Graphic Design, Typography, Traveling, Film, Cinematography Presentation Software Adobe Master Collection [Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, + Premiere], Powerpoint, Final Cut Pro 6
HONORS + AWARDS ASLA Award American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award June 2009 in the Communications Category, National Chapter ASLA Award American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award May 2009 in recognition of outstanding academic performance, Southern California Chapter Charrette 1 of 8 students selected to participate in charrette with March 2009 Walt Disney Imagineering in honor of Bobby Brooks Scholarship Consecutive EDAW Scholarships in honor of Francis Dean, 2008 + 2009 design based scholarship CPP Award Dept. of Landscape Architecture Outstanding Junior 2008 Student in 2008 Scholarship 2 Chapman Forestry Foundation Scholarships, Travel and 2008 Technology based scholarships Publications Featured in June 2008 Issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine 2008
Featured in October 2008 Issue of Watershapes Magazine
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CONTENTS
CIVIC + PUBLIC WORKS 5 - 10
Newport Beach City Hall Design Competition Newport Beach, CA
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Laguna Beach Street Ends Laguna Beach, CA RESIDENTIAL
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Landkammer Residence Upland, CA
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Nanjing Towers Nanjing, China COMMERCIAL
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Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA CULTURAL
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Living Systems Laguna Beach, CA
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Concept Grading FILM
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Pomona Cafe Pomona, CA EDUCATIONAL
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Women in the Dirt: Landscape Architects Shaping California MASTER PLANNING
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Lambina Hills Krasnodar, Russia
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Post OP: Recovering Prado Chino, CA
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C i v i c + P u b l i c Wor k s
NEWPORT BEACH CITY HALL DESIGN COMPETITION Newport Beach, CA
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SWA GROUP INTERN TEAM 15.5 ACRES AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
The competition for the Newport Beach City Hall included 57 firms from around the United States. During my time on this project, SWA was one of the top 5 finalists competing against PWP, Olin, LPA, and a local firm from Pasadena. The goal was to design a new civic center and an adjacent park on the site. In collaborative groups all teams worked on this extremely linear site. The budget for the landscape was 13-17 million dollars.
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My role on the project was to work with the principal directly on the design concept and images. As the only other person to work on the project, I was able to gain significant design experience. Our design concept was based around the Newport Back Bay and existing landscape. The forms of the walkway above reflect the Back Bay and the way in which the body of water bends like a spine. The site was then divided into natural corridors based on
local plant biomes. The landscape elements in each zone would reflect the grassy meadows, coastal sage, wetlands, and coastal bluff landscape. The wetlands area is part of an ecological restoration of an existing arroyo on the site that needed care. Additional programs were divided amongst the site depending on what they were and the amount of space required for them. These included stages, playgrounds, educational signage, and viewing areas.
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GRASSY MEADOWS COASTAL SAGE WETLANDS COASTAL BLUFF
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PROPOSED CITY HALL BLDG PARKING STRUCTURE AMPHITHEATRE WETLAND + PLAY AREA BRIDGE CROSSING SAN MIGUEL DR AMPHITHEATRE + CHILDRENS PLAYGROUND RESTROOM
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PLANT ZONES DIAGRAM GRASSY MEADOW COASTAL SAGE COASTAL BLUFF
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CITY HALL SITE BACK BAY WATER CIRCULATION PRESERVED LANDSCAPE
CENTRAL PROMENADE SECONDARY TRAILS INTERPRETIVE NATIVE GARDEN WALK OVERLOOK C I R C U L AT I O N P L A N
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PERSPECTIVE RENDERING OF THE CITY HALL
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E L E VAT I O N S K E T C H
LAGUNA BEACH STREET ENDS Laguna Beach, CA
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 3 SPRING TEAM 1 ACRES AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
The goal of the Street Ends project was to design one of the thirty street ends in Laguna Beach. These streets make up the jewels of a larger necklace. The project was intended to inspire viable, practical, and innovative solutions for these unique streets. The solutions were expected to solve the local issues with traffic and create an interest to visit these streets. Our group focused on Mountain Street. The street had an HIV / AIDS Memorial Garden on the bluff that was maintained by the community. We wanted to preserve and enhance this feature in our
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PLAN SKETCH
PERSPECTIVE RENDERING FROM PIER
design. The garden was built to be viewed from the walkway that divided it. Our initial thought was to keep the garden on its own spiritual and untouched level. We decided that a pier oating over the garden would be appropriate. A mesh material would be used in the section of the pier that passed over the garden which created a transparency for people to look directly down into the garden. At the bottom of the road before climbing onto the pier, there is a drainage ďŹ ltration pond to clean water before it is released into the ocean. As you
walk past the garden on the pier, you come to two cantelievered landings that enhance the pristine ocean view. The landings are ten feet apart in height and the lowest one sits 25 feet above the beach. There is a staircase that connects the beach to the pier to allow access.
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V I E W F R O M PA C I F I C C O A S T H I G H W A Y
IMAGE OF EXISTING HIV / AIDS MEMORIAL GARDEN
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EXISTING MIXED USE PRIVATE RESIDENCE RUNOFF CATCHMENT BASIN + TREATMENT MOUNTAIN PIER VIEWING PLATFORMS EXISTING HIV/AIDS MEMORIAL GARDEN LAGUNA BEACH
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LANDKAMMER RESIDENCE Upland, CA
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 2 WINTER INDIVIDUAL .5 ACRES AUTOCAD, RHINO, 3D STUDIO MAX, PHOTOSHOP
The Landkammer residence was built in the early 50’s. It is a simple post and beam construction that called for a modern and elegant landscape design to complement the structure. As a studio, this was our first opportunity to work directly with a client and ask questions regarding their interests and needs. The site was on an extremely difficult slope to work with but those types of constrictions lead to innovative designs. The Landkammers wanted three things in particular, a jacuzzi, a fire pit with a surrounding gathering space, and a lawn. These elements and others were accomodated for the family.
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NANJING TOWERS Nanjing, China
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SWA GROUP INTERN TEAM 75 ACRES AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP
A high density housing project in Nanjing, China. This project will create thousands of new homes and jobs in the area. The ground level is a parking garage that is two stories. The landscape will be constructed on structure, including complex drainage and river systems. The residential tower foundations will run stilts into the ground that will host 100 story towers above. The structures will have to be built to handle serious seismic conditions that pose a serious threat to the structures integrity on a daily basis. My role on the project was to create an ecological plan. The diagram on page 20 is one of the components of this plan. I assisted in production of renderings and plans also.il est experi
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PERSPEC TIVE RENDERING OF LANDSCAPE SYSTEM WITHIN THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL TOWERS
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H Y B R I D S E C T I O N / E L E VAT I O N O F WAT E R F I LT R AT I O N S Y S T E M
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Commerci a l
POMONA CAFE Pomona, CA
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 3 FALL INDIVIDUAL .5 ACRES AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP
The Pomona Cafe project had a variety of elements that needed to be explored. With everything from analyzing the market in Pomona, to designing chairs, tables, and themes for the cafe our studio explored the necessary properties of opening a restaurant style business. The site is located in downtown on Third and Thomas. Encased between two three story buildings, this cold space needed to become a welcoming and fun environment for local patrons. The design was focused on access and circulation, while creating a heirarchy of intimate and larger public spaces. The cafe had to be exible to incorporate various activities such as local bands and poets.
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PERSPECTIVE VIEW S E AT I N G A R E A
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Ed u ca tion a l LOCATION
CLAREMONT, CA LOS ANGELES
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ANAHEIM 30 MILES LONG BEACH 46 MILES PACIFIC OCEAN
HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE Claremont, CA
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 2 SPRING INDIVIDUAL 2.5 ACRES AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR
The project called for a new look at a master plan for the college and to develop a courtyard space to bring more activity to the campus. Taking the existing character of the site and designing something that not only fits but enhances the campus is necessary for a successful design. The Courtyard design was based around two central axis points on campus. The first was the confluence of all major circulation on campus. The design of an elaborate fountain was implemented in this location. The second was based around a 100 year old Oak tree that has now been surrounded by a restaurant and student center.
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HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE MASTER PLAN
Claremont Colleges Site Map Harvey Mudd Scripps Claremont University Pitzer Claremont McKenna Pomona
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Cultu ra l
The pier was designed to dramatically shift the ground plane.
The wavy glulam structure was a direct interpretation of the ocean waves crashing down on the Laguna coastline. By mirorring this feature I was able to create an intentionally paramount and strong structure that is a piece of art in and of itself. The pier functions as a suspension bridge with the support cables coming off the main post (steel + concrete finish) and hanging the occupied space over the terrain below. The landing at the end of the pier cantilevers out over the Pacific. As an art piece in an art town, the pedestrian bridge will spark the curiosity of the local residents and visitors by challenging them to traverse the bridge. The further one walks out, the more risk / chance is involved because of the increasingly growing gap between the walkway and the ground plane below.
The terrain below the bridge will support the stratify system by creating a LIVING SYSTEMS STRATIFY Laguna Beach, CA
meandering and mounding terrain that will be constructed with the Envirogrid and EnduraSafe products. This will allow the landforms to function in several ways from erosion control, soil stabilization, shock obsorbtion from falls, to intriguing interest with the various mounds and shapes created with the material.
Stratify redefines the ground as a three-dimensional profile, and departs from ABOUT THE PROJECT: FORUM POSITION TYPE SIZE MATERIALS
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 3 WINTER INDIVIDUAL 1 ACRES SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP
the conventional separation between paving / surfaces and soil. Conceived as an epidemis-like structure, the stratified layers of the ground breathe, exchange nutrients, seal contaminants, drain/retain water, contain technological infrastructure, sustain vegetation, and provide structural support. Modular systems are examined for their capability to seamlessly transition between softscape and hardscape, and between biologically active and non-active. For example, a paving system may be constructed to function not only as a travel surface but also as infrastructure that retains and distributes water in order to irrigate surrounding trees and plants.
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PERSPECTIVE RENDERING ON THE PIER
This studio was based on the Living Systems book by Alexander Robinson. Each student was to design a landscape using the principles of each system. I chose stratify for this project. It is deďŹ ned in red.
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P E R S P E C T I V E R E N D E R I N G F R O M B E A C H LO O K I N G U P AT T H E P I E R
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B A LT I C B I R C H M O D E L T O P O G R A P H Y S T U D Y
CONCEPT GRADING
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 3 FALL INDIVIDUAL 12x12 INCH MODEL AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP ANGLE GRINDER, RANDOM ORBIT SANDER
Grading is a fundamental foundation of Landscape Architecture. The goal of this project was to explore landform and to understand and visualize how topographic performance can affect physical form. To accomplish this, we were required to develop a series of topography(ies) based on a list of operations created by Richard Serra. The two operations I chose were TO FLOW + TO SPILL. Each landscape or site has a level of performance inherent within it.
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TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL
+TO S +T +TO SPILL SPIL P PILL ILL LL The idea was to discover how the landscape would
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function with the operations instilled within it. The product demanded a creation of occupied elevations of the topographical model.
Considerations were made in regard to design, including, “Less is more�, subtle movements, composition, and various combinations of mounds within depressions, depressions within mounds, and depressions within depressions.
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WOMEN IN THE DIRT: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS SHAPING CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE PROJECT: FORUM POSITION TYPE MATERIALS
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 4 TEAM FINAL CUT PRO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, SONY HD CAMERA
Women in the Dirt: Landscape Architects Shaping California is a documentary film based on interviews with seven of the most talented female designers in California today. The purpose of the film is to promote the profession of landscape architecture while demonstrating the wide variety of work done by these women; from private gardens and large public projects, to political involvement resulting in changes of public policy, these women are shaping California.
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C O M P I L AT I O N O F W O R K S F R O M W O M E N I N T H E D I R T : L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T S S H A P I N G C A L I F O R N I A
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M a s ter Plan n ing SKE TCH SERIES OF COMMUNIT Y DEVELOPMENT
LAMBINA HILLS Krasnodar, Russia
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SWA GROUP INTERN TEAM >60 HECTARES AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP, SKETCHUP
The Lambina Hills residential community Master Plan was the part of the ďŹ rst of a three phase plan in Krasnodar. The client was marketing the new community to the nouveau riche citizens of Russia. The homes were marketed between 800k - and 5mi dollars. The three residence types will be in cluster communities scattered on the rolling hills of Krasnodar below the massive pine forest. We worked with the architect on developing the character of the community. The residences were developed in a mid century modern style similar to the work of Richard Neutra or RM Schindler. An interesting piece of the project was the integration of a PGA Standard Golf Course. This was meant to have professional golf events held there in the future. My role on the project included the creation of all plans, sections, diagrams and details. I assisted in conceptual design of housing types and their forms within the landscape (seen above and on page 43). I worked on all of these elements with an Associate at SWA (Warasak Luangsuwan) and the managing principal on the project (Sean O’Malley).
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HOUSING TYPE EXHIBIT
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POST OP
Our settlement typology that exists in southern California, has been born out
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of land use and planning qualities that are mal-adapted to the natural systems and processes of nature. What this project allows us to do is rethink new typologies for settlement, typologies which are self-sustaining and systematically symbiotic with nature. The project is located in the city of Chino, CA and sits within the Prado Basin. In 1941, the Prado dam was completed in the basin as a response to the overwhelming flood of 1938. This operation upon the land, by creating a dam as a nature-taming mechanism was what allowed for the proliferation of our current auto-centric settlement typology across the lower Santa Ana Watershed. Giving the opportunities presented by this project, we have devised a new model of land-occupation that is juxtaposed to the initial operation of the dam’s creation. This model, we have appropriately called POST OP [ Post Initial Operation Model ].
Chino, CA
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CAL POLY POMONA YEAR 4 FALL + WINTER TEAM 3,125 ACRES SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, LIGHTROOM, PREMIERE
Post OP can be conceived as an adaptive model for the development of green
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infrastructure that is inherently ecologically sensitive. Post OP seeks to synthesize natural and artificial systems and processes in ways that optimize performative function of land to render ecologically and economically viable models of development. Due to the mal-adaptive, ecologically and transit inefficient typologies, the relevance of Post OP lies in the ability to envision a future typology that is well adapted in ways that accommodate nature while not neglecting the need for creating capital.
Post OP is based on a framework that puts in place systems that respond to the effects of our current typologies. Our framework for the implementation of Post OP references a trajectory of performative systems that range from natural systems to hybridized systems. The natural systems we have implemented from the framework serve as systems that simultaneously clean the river while reactivating the previous diverse riparian
eco-structure within the Prado Basin. The natural systems we have proposed are followed by hybrid systems that fuse the natural processes and artificial processes, in the creation of food, energy, and biodegradable plastics. This hybrid system seeks to address capital creation that moves away from our current hydrocarbon based approach of Gross Domestic Production [ GDP ]. Following our hybrid system is a synthetic system that addresses the pragmatic requirements of human existance such as recreation, eco-tourism, and native settler cultural history.
The goal of combining these systems into one multi-functional master plan will provide a base for economic viability, sustainable residential and commercial development, and ecological sustainability. The reclamation of the Prado basin is significant in the regional contexts of Southern California as the model for future sustainable development and settlement typologies.
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FLUVIALLY INTEGRATED WETLANDS NATURAL WETLANDS SEQUENTIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM SKY-WALK AGRICULTURE LAND BIOPLASTICS MANUFACTURING FACILITY CHINO GOLF COURSE PRADO LAKE EUCLID AVENUE INTERSTATE 71 PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS EXISTING CHINO COMMUNITY PROPOSED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION HUB CULTURAL CORE RE-FORESTATION AREA OPEN-SPACE + FLOOD CONTROL RESORT HOTEL ALONG WETLAND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER CHINO HILLS STATE PARK POST OP MASTER PLAN 3,125 ACRES
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Post OP is a period of recovery. Everyone who undergoes surgery is subject to a recovery period. Medical professionals call this a ‘post-operative period.’ Our idea of Post OP, as it relates to landscape, is based on performance in order to heal the damaged ecological infrastructure on the site. The operation is necessary to restore the natural ecosystem to a healthy and thriving state. The post OPeration will require a period of recovery. The term recovery implies that something once lost, devalued, forgotten, or misplaced has been found again with renewed vitality [Corner]. This life process and time line for the recovery will be further defined as we move through the components of the design for the Prado landscape.
Expanding upon the existing wetland, this area is a synthesis of the naturally occurring riparian corridor and artificially created wetland areas to meet the performative needs of the project, the first step towards developing the site. This area is valuable to the project on several levels, including aesthetic enjoyment, habitat preservation, and water filtration. The zone includes water treatment in 3 ma jor portions of the river: Fluvially Integrated Wetland, Natural Wetland, + Sequential Drainage System
Creating sustainable economic engines is the second objective of the project, manifesting in the site’s agricultural spaces and a bioplastics manufacturing facility. The creation of sustainable agriculture and manufacturing on the site provides employment and economic input that propels the remainder of the projects development.
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R I PA R I A N A C T I V A T I O N Z O N E
G R E E N I N D U S T R Y + A G R I C U LT U R E Z O N E
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Wetlands + Creeks
Sequential Drainage Systems
Riparian Activation Zones
[Integrated Treatment Center] • ecological backbone of system [nerve center] • water treatment prior to releasing it into the ocean • integrated as a model for wetland treatment techniques • ecological education opportunity for center
[Freshwater Marshlands] • holds peak discharge volume or manages the flow of water • alternative model for regional flood protection • allows water to percolate and infiltrate the ground to recharge groundwater
• allow wildlife to cross interstate 71 from Prado Regional Park to Chino Hills State Park and eventually lead them to Cleveland National Forest • wildlife corridor - expand and sustain existing wildlife areas
• free range cattle grazing allows grazing without being confined • improves quality of life for cattle • locally supplied organic foods
Organic Agriculture + Green Industry
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[Local Farmers Market + Botanical Garden] • allows for sustainable agriculture that is sensitive to local ecology • regionally appropriate plants used for agriculture • irrigate crops with collected water on-site from retention areas and limits the use of municipal water • capital creation • use of plants that are adapted to the local climate and limits the use of fertilizers for agricultural use • this includes the industry component of the design, the engine that drives the project. Post OP will use vertical farms and the production of bio-plastics to generate revenue and create green jobs for the local community
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Providing a place for residents, this portion of the site is occupied by a mixed-use, transit-oriented community development. Unlike the widespread tract home model in place nearby, this community would provide residents with amenities within walking distance and have a relatively high average population density.
Showcases for regional and community art and history are severely lacking in the Southern California region. In this project, a diverse cultural center complex has been devised to preserve and display the art, history, and cultural artifacts of the region and its people to local residents and visitors.
Moving individuals away from the current dependence upon automotive transit is a fundamental project objective. This is accomplished by cohesively linking the site into existing regional transportation networks, providing an on-site tram network, and by providing the ma jority of necessary services and amenities within walking distance.
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d-Use Community Development
Cultural Center
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se in Density for Residential + Commercial] e 5,000 new residents in one-quarter mile hose working in green industry at post op to live nably and on-site munity interaction is the focus of the new dense environment o take over surrounding communities and densify the ngeles suburb as post peak oil adjusts the standard of living arming and community interaction to be the central theme new zone
[Bungalow Resort + Interactive Media Center]
[Pre-School through Graduate Education] • center for the study of natural systems and preservation • school that provides capital to sustain project [Research Institute for Green Design] • housing for students allows proper educational environment • Schools are aligned along wetlands to provide learning opportunity • pre-school, elementary/middle/high school, undergraduate + graduate education offered
• Native American Cultural Center • resort / hotel bungalows stem from the idea of native americans living in peace and respecting nature • creates capital to sustain and maintain progress • produces eco-tourism to help generate revenues
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Transportation • multilayered parking with use of natural light • use of Pecan trees for carbon sequestration and reduction of on-site smog due to interstate 71 • implementation of light rail and tram systems for site and local travel
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GREENHOUSES FOR URBAN FARMING INTENT TO SUSTAIN ENTIRE COMMUNITY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA (IBA) CENTER FOR LOCAL BIRD RESEARCH AND VIEWING EXISTING LOCAL COMMUNITY PROPOSED HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL TOWER INTENT TO INCREASE DENSITY IN COMMUNITY + PROVIDE RETAIL ON GROUND LEVEL PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL + RETAIL COMMUNITY CENTER PARK PROMENADE MAIN RETAIL PROMENADE ON GROUND LEVEL THAT ACTS AS THE STITCHING FOR THE FABRIC OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED COMMUNITY WILDLIFE + DRAINAGE AREA POST PEAK PARK LOCAL COMMUNITY MASS TRANSIT LINE
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GROUND LEVEL VIEW
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mixed use community development
Water Recycling System
MU Site Plan
DENSITY + TYPOLOGY REFORM
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Local MU Transportation
The red is contaminated water to be treated on site, while blue is potable water that has been treated. The left end taps into the treatment center while the right end taps into the existing community.
Greenroof
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The site scale transportation solution is designed to maximize capacity while minimalizing wait times and visual + environmental impact.
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Suspended Cable Tram Station 3 4
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New Development
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Mixed Use Community Model Greenhouse
Manufactured BioSwales for Water Treatment
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Community Expansion Diagram Mixed Use Structure Water Filtration Mill Wetland Drop Point for Seconary Treatment
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Existing Community
Plaza Tram Stop
Greenhouse
Transcending Mixed Use Development As a recurring theme throughout history, people have primarily settled in Mixed Use developments that were located in most metropolitan areas. Goods and people moved largely by walking. The densities of cities were based around the requirements for daily living and movement between different activities which were influenced by the walkability and scale of the human figure. The city was essentially broken down by commercial use on the ground level and residential dwelling above to best accommodate the human scale. Mixed-use development declined during industrialization because of the substantial disjointing of residential and manufacturing spaces. This time frame experienced mass migratory movement of people into cities from rural areas due to the available work in factories. The flood of additional workers required housing accommodations. These people engulfing the city and forced new urban design to focus on domestic shelter. With the influx of mass transit systems, dominance of the automobile and cheap oil, significantly lower density cities were materializing. Los Angeles is a perfect example of sprawl and a dysfunctional settlement typology based on cheap fossil fuels. With low density development all around, Los Angeles relies on the automobile to move masses of people to get from point A to point B. As the price of oil continues to soar, the independence once experienced in the 20th century will no longer be attainable. Mass transit will emerge into the picture as the shift to re-occupy the city will begin. For Los Angeles, this process will not be a reiteration, simply a new-found course of action. Mixed use development in the city is the standard for land management. By providing a dense environment for people to obtain the necessities for survival within walking range is crucial. However, re-utilizing the systems of the past for future development is flawed in nature. Adapting to the issues that threaten humanity in the future are critical for continued existence. Unless we adapt the typology to the issues of tomorrow, our trajectory leads us to destruction of life on earth through pollution and global warming, which are due to a petroleum based economy. By reducing the impact of our settlement we can thrive. Post OP strives not to redefine mixed use development but to transcend the notion of it by optimizing the occupied land use for comprehensive functionality. Infrastructure connectivity will be pivotal in moving people from one occupied space to another. Creating dense urban pockets that allow for free migration from the workplace to the dwelling, encased in the fabric of the site while functioning around the principles of sustainability, avant-garde park space, and a sense of community that will transcend the existing paradigm of urban development to an optimized land performance. This evolution of urban space will need to take advantage of natural systems and embrace local agriculture. By reducing the impact on the land and re-evaluating the role that human occupation plays on a site, the model can serve to reduce the damage done during the petroleum based economy. The issues concerning our future generations vary from food and water supply to reversing the environmental impact of the 20th century all while adapting to a new means of energy. The only way to solve the problem is to adapt. Adaptation can occur smoothly through the defining principles of Post OP, which are designed to function globally.
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The Mixed Use development phasing plan includes a cycle of up to or more than 50 years of community expansion as post peak oil becomes more apparent and takes a toll on the average American’s quality of life. As soon as gas prices exceed a certain point, people will seriously begin to consider their transportation alternatives and their place of residence. The importance of living close to where you work, and even more importantly being able to obtain food and water within walking distance. Post OP projects that the local community will begin to slowly turn over with vacancies and forclosures. The model is designed to take over these newly derilict sites and convert them for public consumtion purposes from within the community, whether that means to farm, to be used as public space, or to develop high density homes in place. The importance of adapting to the future conditions of a post carbon economy are critical to the survival of our species and planet.
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The greenhouse represents over an acre of farm space, where through the use of hydro + aqua ponic techniques the food supply can be maintained for the community.
Filter Pump
The fruits + vegetables to the left are all products that can be grown in the new greenhouse spaces. This variety of foods will encourage community farming and social exchange while feeding those that will live in the new space. The series of greenhouse structures will have to feed 5,000 new residents. Due to their highly efficient production rate this will be possible. The point of transcending the known mixed use development is to create a sense of community and comraderie among local residents that does not exist in many places. The main cultural component that every person has in common with one another is food.
post op
recovering prado
FINAL MIXED USE BOARD
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Christian Contreras Johnny Jaquez Pavel Petrov Tekena Tamuno - Koko Andy Witschonke