PATRICK BEYER portfolio 2011
santa barbara , ca cycling infrastructure
work samples
03 | Monument Circle Idea Competition 07 | Residential Design 09 | Nature Center: AutoCAD 11 | The Enclosed Garden 13 | Three-dimensional Modeling 15 | Charrette Graphics 17 | Indianapolis Museum of Art Sketches 19 | Cycling Infrastructure
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contextual inventory
Monument Circle Idea Competition: Finalist Post-Graduate Work
Monument Circle, the heart of Indianapolis, is out-dated in design and programmatic function. The design response begins with the creation of four distinct urban zones informed by the surrounding context, and in turn the site design responds to the programmatic necessities of the context. Monument Circle becomes the focal point for activity in downtown Indianapolis, adjusting to each use by providing rich spatial variety and dynamic adaptability. The design team consisted of two urban planners, two landscape architects, and one architect. We met regularly for several weeks to analyze the site and provide solutions through a series of charrettes. The final design greatly benefited from the collaboration of the three professions.
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conceptual perspective : circulation
east fountain : summer
east fountain : winter
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Residential Design Post-Graduate Work 1. Private Gathering Space 2. Formal Entry 3. Recreational Lawn 4. Calamagrostis acutiflora
5. Baptesia australis 6. Liriodendron tulipifera 7. View looking South In this recent project, the client was largely concerned with the vulnerability of his property. The lack of vegetation left yard feeling open and barren.
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The design used vegetation to define three separate spaces for added privacy and protection: the formal entry, the main lawn for outdoor games, and a private gathering space. Within the gathering space a staircase was added to the patio for better circulation. In the front of the home, street trees were placed as a protective barrier from reckless drivers. Low-maintenance, native grasses and prairie plants were used along the sidewalk because of their lasting beauty. Deciduous, canopy trees were placed near the home to help with heating and cooling costs.
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Nature Center: AutoCAD
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grading plan parking layout
planting plan
Design Project Fall 2009
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porous parking pavement
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boardwalk / bioswale section
In my final engineering class, the semester was spent designing and preparing construction documents for a proposed nature center. The assignment required extreme attention to detail in order to create accurate drawings. The class covered everything from an exanimation of existing site conditions to final cost estimation.
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The Enclosed Garden
east overlook
amphitheater
west overlook
Design Project Spring 2009
The Enclosed Garden manipulates the small 100’ x 100’ area given in the project statement. Throughout the Enclosed Garden, visitors forget their surroundings while experiencing a variety of unique spaces. Each enclosure demonstrates a different way to conceal an area, allowing visitors to feel separated, protected, concealed, enveloped, or safe. Curvilinear circulation, including primary and secondary paths, makes the small space seem larger. Topography is combined with plant material to define enclosures. Plants also frame views, allowing glimpses of distant areas of the garden. east overlook section
Three-dimensional Modeling
google sketchup
Media Resources 2007-2008
hand crafted
Whether physical or digital, threedimensional modeling offers an effective way to design spaces. During the first year in the CAP program, every model is handcrafted, which can be tedious and time-consuming. In the second year, we began to laser cut models to study hydrology and topography. Digital, three-dimensional modeling has become easier because of improvements made in Google Sketchup. This program allows users to simply project twodimensional plans onto a surface, which can be extruded to create a quick study model. Plug-ins can be used to add more detail to simple digital models.
laser cut
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Charrette Graphics
Media Resources Fall 2008
In fall 2008, I completed a charrette graphics class taught by a visiting professor from the University of California, Berkeley. We learned how to communicate our ideas quickly and effectively using different drawings and techniques. transit station
muncie community charrette
The displayed graphics were part of a charrette for the city of Muncie. My group of three focused on redesigning an industrial neighborhood along the proposed green line transit system. We concentrated high density buildings along the green line and the Ivy Tech campus. The tracks are buffered by an industrial park filled with evergreens and prairie grasses. This green corridor connects the White River trail and the Cardinal Greenway, creating a recreational loop for the city of Muncie.
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Indianapolis Museum of Art Sketches
metasequoia
fountain
salvia
glyptostroboides
formal garden
caradonna
Media Resources Summer 2008
In summer 2008, I worked at the Indianapolis Museum of Art as a horticulture intern. I spent most lunch breaks on the 152 acre campus sketching plant material, hardscapes, or sculpture. Sketching the environment enables me to see and study its processes. One of my favorite sketches was of a sculpture in the Garden for Everyone. The sculpture was designed for the blind with a range of textures. To heighten the experience, water gently flows over the stone, adding a unique white noise to the sensorial garden. pablo serrano garden for everyone
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Cycling Infrastructure
the route
Immersive Study Spring 2010
The immersive study focused on analyzing America’s infrastructural landscape and its relation to bicyclists. The hybrid train and bicycle tour circumnavigated the United States in a seven-week adventure. Each city visited offered different challenges and solutions facing designers today.
recreational cyclist venice beach , ca utilitarian cyclist new york city , ny
Many American bicyclists are recreational bicyclists because the lack of safe bicycle facilities and low urban density inhibit their ability to become utilitarian bicyclists. But As the American cities of today develop the infrastructure to be the sustainable cities of tomorrow, landscape architects need to know how to successfully integrate active transportation into the existing vehicular transportation framework.
19 end work samples