PORTFOLIO OF QUAN NGUYEN
Master of Landscape Architecture, 2023
University of New South Wales
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
I would like to show my respects and acknowledge the First Nations People of Australia and celebrate their continuing cultural practice and connection to Country.
I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respect to Elders of the past, present and emerging.
I am proud that I am studying at UNSW, “located on the unceded territory of the Bedegal, who are the Traditional Owners of the land where Kensington campus of UNSW is situated.”
(UNSW, 2023)
Always was, always will be.
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PERSONAL STATEMENT
Welcometo the collection of my works, where landscape are infused with creativity, harmony and value. I am Quan, an individual with enthusiasm for landscape architecture and ambition to design transformational outdoor environments that have an influence for decades to come.
Coming from rural background, I learned about the delicate balance between human activity and the environment while growing up amongst incredible panoramas, which sparked a strong respect for the beauty of our natural surroundings. This connection drives me ahead and inspires my continual dedication to creating sustainable and aesthetically pleasing solutions that go further than the norm. My chosen career is landscape architecture since it allows me to shape the future one project at a time while combining creativity and environmental sustainability.
I get inspiration from traveling to other places and immersing myself in various cultures outside of my work endeavors. These experiences have altered my viewpoint and strengthened my dedication to creative approaches that connect people with nature. I am eager to combine my experience, knowledge, and creativity as I begin my master’s degree at UNSW in order to design profound landscapes that make a lasting impact.
July, 2023
QUAN NGUYEN
CURRICULUM VITAE
Phone: +61435825381
Email: quanarc.ng@gmail.com or q.m.nguyen@student.unsw.edu.au
Linkedin: QUAN NGUYEN
EDUCATION
University of Architecture HCM city , Vietnam | 2015 - 2020
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Awards & Achievements:
Top 3 highest Graduation Project
3rd prize for Excellent Urban and Rural Planning graduation project
University of Architecture HCM city scholarship for excellent students
University of New South Wales (UNSW) , Australia | 2022- NOW
Master of Landscape Architecture
SKILLS
AutoCAD
Revit
Sketchup
Lumion
Photoshop
Indesign
Illustrator
Premiere Pro
After Effects
Rhinoceros
Grasshopper
Microsoft Suite
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Korn Architects | Jan, 2021 - Feb,2022
Graduate Landscape Architect
Using Revit to do landscape design for all phases, from Schematic Design to Construction Design including modeling and documenting drawings
Using Lumion to visualize concept ideas. Work in close cooperation with other disciplines for Landscape Projects. Responsible for hardscape and softscape specification.
Ground iNK Landscape Architects | March, 2022 - Now
Student Landscape Architect
Assisting senior colleague to prepare Concept Design and SSDA package.
Documenting DA, CC and Tender drawings for residential, mix-use, public domain, and educational projects by using Autocad, Photoshop and Indesign.
Using Revit to document Tender drawings for industrial project and coordinating with other disciplines through Bim360, Aconex and Procore.
AMPHIBIOUS PLAZA
FLOODING MITIGATION
WEAVING
URBAN AGRICULTURE
CAPSTONE PROJECT
• PUBLIC REALM DESIGN PROJECT
• COMPUTATIONAL STUDY
• WSUD PROJECT
• CASE STUDY RESEARCH
• FLOOD ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE
• INSTRUCTOR: MIKE HARRIS
• INSTRUCTOR: DANIEL YU
• INSTRUCTOR: ELISA PALAZZO
• INSTRUCTOR: MELISSA CATE
CHRIST
• INSTRUCTOR: SARA PADGETT KJAERSGAARD
• WINTER, 2022
• WINTER, 2022
• SPRING, 2022
• WINTER, 2022
• WINTER, 2023
AMPHIBIOUS PLAZA - PUBLIC REALM PROJECT
LOCATION: TWEED HEADS, NSW, AUSTRALIA | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE POSTGRADUATE PROJECT
CREDIT TO MY GROUPMATES: NAOMI CHAN, YANG HE & JIAOYANG ZHANG
Creating constructed wetlands for stormwater treatment, at the same time being a public space as well as a historical reminder for the original wetland. The Wetland also functions as stepping stones for migratory birds.
ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES: HYDROLOGY & VEGETATION
Creating a bioswale for stormwater treatment along Wharf Street, as well as a historical reminder for the original Tweed RIver that flows along Wharf Street.
Bringing in existing trees of Tweed Heads to our site such as Araucaria heterophylla and Wodyetia bifurcata A.K.Irvine , creating a visual connection.JACK EVANSHARBOUR
Make this part of Wharf Street a plaza, allowing mainly pedestrian, cyclists and lightrail to go through, and so people can enjoy a wider public space.
Include fine grain shops as retail shopfronts to diversify user experience.
WALKING EXPERIENCE STRATEGIES
WALKING EXPERIENCE STRATEGIES
REIMAGINGING USERS WALKING EXPERIENCE (FINE-GRAIN SHOPS) BEFORE AFTER
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COMMUNITY CENTRE SUPERMARKET LG & G/F DHS BUILDING WHARF ST. 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 PUBLIC REALM PLAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LIGHTRAIL STATION SERVICE ROAD PARKING ENTRANCE ART INSTALLATION - CLOUDS ECO-TOUR PLAYGROUND SEATING AREA THE ALLEY RESTING AREA ALFRESCO DINING AREA CYCLING TRACK 0 15 22.5 30 37.5m 7.5
VEGETATION MATRIX
These two diagrams show the plant distribution in one of the wetlands. Some of the shrubs have the function of purifying water quality, such as Typha orientalis and Carex appressa.
SECTION AA’
Glochidion ferdinandi var. Ferdinandi
Crinum pedunculatum
Crinum pedunculatum
Arundo donax L.
Iris pseudacorus L.
Isolepis inundata
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carex maculata
Carex appressa
Typha orientalis
Juncus usitatus Dianella caerulea
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Arundo donax L.
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FLOODING MITIGATION - COMPUTATIONAL STUDY
LOCATION: BYRRILL CREEK, NSW, AUSTRALIA | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH\
CREDIT TO MY GROUPMATES: NAOMI CHAN & HAYLIE SHUM
MODEL SIMULATION
The model simulates the highest and lowest amount of rainfall on monthly basis, it helps us to design, visualise and compare how much rainfall has been captured in the proposed pond during the two scenarios.
TYPPOGRAPHY MODELING
Rainfall - Lowest mean daily (Dry Season)
Rainfall - Highest mean monthly
(Rainy Season)
Flooded Area - Lowest mean daily (Dry Season)
Flooded Area - Highest mean monthly (Rainy Season)
Byrrill Creek Road
Byrrill Creek Road
VOLUME OF WATER CAPTURED HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM
The analysis of site topography, slope gradient, drainage pattern and rainfall stimulation has allowed us to visualize and determine the later design development process. It has allowed us to quantify the volume of water and design the potential location and volume of retention ponds. The design solutions have been evaluated, modified, and optimized in the development design stage.
1440³
DRY SEASON:
STORMWATER EFFICIENCY: 80.6% NOT CAPTURED: 360m³
NOT CAPTURED: 1512m³ Average monthly precipitation (Nr) (mm) Total number of sphere in precipitation simulation (Nt) Number of sphere runoff along the flow channel (Nc) Number of sphere captured in pond (Np) Stormwater efficiency (K) Rainy Season 295.9 600 127 106 83.4% Dry Season 34.8 107 25 20 80.6%
RAINY SEASON: 7632m³ STORMWATER EFFICIENCY: 83.4%
PARAMETER
PARAMETERS !
DRY SEASON:
SEASON:
³ NOT CAPTURED: 6696m³ STORMWATER EFFICIENCY: STORMWATER EFFICIENCY: 26.8% 20% NOT CAPTURED: 1440m³
REFERENCED
MISSING
VOLUME OF RAINWATER CAPTURED
360M³ RAINY
2448m
WEAVING
WEAVING - WSUD PROJECT
MINH QUAN NGUYEN | UNSW | LAND 7202 - ASSIGNMENT A3: DESIGNING WATER PLACES IF LANDSCAPE IS A THREAD, LET’S
LOCATION: SALT PAN CREEK, NSW, AUSTRALIA | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE POSTGRADUATE PROJECT
WEAVE THE NATURE BACK INTO URBAN CLOTH !
The project area is located within the Salt Pan Creek catchment which has high potential flood risk as a result of intense rainfall. Meanwhile, rapid urbanization, which led to the significant lost of green area also raise the chance of flooding. The project is aim to change impermeable urban surface into flood adaptive area by bringing back the nature into the neighborhood.
How do we “WEAVE”?
Weaving the nature into urban areas from the smallest scale upwards. Integrating natural elements, native cultural factors with a little intervention to the existing scenario. The project brings some water sensitive urban design technique into the design in order to solve different issues in each areas.
SITE
BEFORE
VIEW A | PAVEMENT RENOVATION
VIEW B | DAYLIGHTING CREEK
VIEW C | RAINGARDEN
AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
VIEW D | GREEN PARKING
MATERIAL COIR MATTING | Provides ability to prevent land erosion. | Promote the growth of vegetation | Protect the soil from losing
Permeable Pedestrian Pavers
Permeable Traffic Pavers
Green Parking
Green Area
Pavement Pavers
Daylighting Creek
Pedestrian Entrance
Pedestrian Routes
Vehicular Entrance
Vehicular Routes
Viewpoints
Pedestrian Pitstops
2 1 1 A B SECTION B’ - B’’ | SCALE 1:100 PROPOSED NEW CYCLEWAY AND FOOTPATH LEGEND DAYLIGHTING CREEK SECTION A’ - A’’ | SCALE 1:150 BEFORE AFTER
moisture
URBAN AGRICULTURE - CASE STUDY RESEARCH
LOCATION: NSW, AUSTRALIA | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
CREDIT TO MY GROUPMATES: NAOMI CHAN & LINZHI LI
COMPARISON OF FOOD CONTRIBUTION IN URBAN AGRICULTURE PRACTICES
Question: What are the differences between 3 Urban Agriculture cases in contributing food to urban areas?
POCKET CITY FARM (CAMPERDOWN) URBAN GREEN SYDNEY (BARANGAROO)
SOUTH EVELEIGH NATIVE ROOFTOP FARM
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SITE
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2 SITE 3 SITE 1
SIMILARITY 1: A CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM SIMILARITY 2: DIVERSE CROP PRODUCTION
DIFFERENCE: PRODUCTIVITY
per
per year
m2
year
Productivity: 26.7 kg per m2 per
560M2 150M2 1000M2
Productivity: 8.9 kg per m2 per year VERTICAL FARM ROOFTOP GARDEN
FOOD PRODUCTION PROCEDURE
POCKET CITY FARM (CAMPERDOWN) URBAN GREEN SYDNEY (BARANGAROO) SOUTH EVELEIGH NATIVE ROOFTOP FARM
CAPSTONE PROJECT - FLOOD ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE
LOCATION: ROCKDALE, NSW, AUSTRALIA | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
FLOODING SCENARIOS EXISTING GEOLOGY
WALKABILITY EXPERIENCE
DESIGN PRINCIPLE 1: FLOOD-ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE
GOOD DESIGN SHOWS LANDSCAPE CAN ADAPT TO BOTH LONG AND SHORT TERM FLOOD SCENARIOS.
BOTANY BAY
Create constructed wetlands for stormwater treatment, which also functions as stepping stones for native ecosystems.
Excessed water will be purified and released into the Botany Bay.
Transform the site into a stormwater capture hub, creating a public infrastructure that promote flood adaption.
DESIGN PRINCIPLE 2: WSUD VEGETATION
GOOD DESIGN FACILITATES THE ABILITY OF VEGETATION TO ADAPT WITH FLOODING SITUATIONS
Incorporate ‘Wet Landscape’ infrastructure into residential areas to help mitigating flood issue.
Create natural habitat for various species such as Golden Whistler, Green Bell Frog,...
Create constructed wetlands with ecosystem that can manage stormwater. The vegetation also functions as a reminder of historical nature.
DESIGN STRATEGIES 2: WSUD VEGETATION DESIGN STRATEGIES 2: RESILIENT LANDSCAPE
HAND SKETCH & MODELING
PERSONAL SELECTED SKETCHES, WORK IN-PROGRESS & MODEL MAKING
Pen sketch
Concept sketch for Studio project
Perspective sketch for Studio project
Section sketch for Studio project
Landscape plan sketch for Studio project
Concept sketch for Studio project
Landscape plan sketch for Studio project
Landscape model for Studio project
Landscape model for Studio project
Landscape model for Studio project
QUAN NGUYEN | SELECTED WORKS | UNSW | 2022 - 2023
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