Landscape Architecture Portfolio
Landscape Architecture Graduate • Wildlife Enthusiast • Artist
Building Meaningful Environments Every design tells a story. We experience our world through narrative. Landscape architecture is a form of visual storytelling. Understanding this allows us to imbue design with deeper meaning. Thoughtful design has the power to demonstrate the intrinsic value of nature and highlight our roll as stewards of the ecosystems of which we are a part.
STEVE HOFHINE 2915 N Fieldstone Way Meridian, ID 83646 steven.hofhine@gmail.com (208) 559-8038
Horticulture AAS • Master of Landscape Architecture 1
CONTENTS INTEGRATING INTERPRETATION Sequoia Park Zoo Native Predators
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UNLOCKING POTENTIAL Pocatello Zoo Master Plan
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PLANTING DESIGN Zoo Boise Animals of the Pampas
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ARTICULATING ECOLOGY Boise West End CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION Residential Landscape Design
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LEARNING THROUGH PLAY Baker Street Park
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INHABITING THE LANDSCAPE Sand Creek Plaza
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TRANSFORMATION Nature Endures
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INTEGRATING INTERPRETATION SEQUOIA PARK ZOO NATIVE PREDATORS
Schematic development of a key zone in Sequoia Park Zoo’s master plan explores ways in which we can coexist with predators. Extensive research, including literature review and multiple in-person case reviews, concluded that zoo exhibit design can lead to visitors taking positive conservation action. Multiple site visits developed a deep understanding of the site and meetings with zoo staff established the project goals. To communicate the conservation message, narrative is essential. A narrative concept was developed which had zoo visitors traveling across a wilderness highway and into the suburban edge of development. Animal welfare was considered the top priority. Exhibit design allows for animals to transfer between multiple exhibit areas on a regular basis, enriching their lives and telling the story of habitat fragmentation.
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HIGHWAY CROSSINGS
Human development and highways are carving up wilderness rapidly, creating pockets of wildlife habitat surrounded by city. Without any connection to additional territory, animals are forced to travel through populated regions and across busy roadways. This exhibit illustrates one solution to this problem by interpreting wildlife crossings. A visitor path designed to resemble a highway runs between two separate mountain lion enclosures. An overpass specially built for mountain lions allows them to travel between habitats as visitors travel along the road.
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The visitor path travels beneath the road, allowing them to experience a highway crossing from an animal’s perspective. Visitors are able to follow alongside the bears as they travel under the highway from one exhibit space to the next. Fine steel mesh separates people from animals.
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ROTATIONAL EXHIBIT SPACES
A forest path runs alongside a spacious small animal enclosure. At any given time this exhibit could hold bobcat, gray fox, or fisher. This rotation of species adds to the perception that the animals are roaming large, overlapping territories and have need for connectivity between habitat patches.
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LIVING WITH WILDLIFE
In the “Living With Wildlife” interpretive gallery, visitors learn how to coexist with wildlife as they peer out a picture window over a small, fenced “backyard” into one of two bear habitats. This highlights that in many cases the animals’ homes are literally just outside our back fence. A call to action is made as visitors are shown ways in which they can support wildlife habitat and promote coexistence with nature.
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POCATELLO ZOO MASTER PLAN
Current layout leaves the star exhibit lonely at the top of a challenging trail. This site scale plan rewards visitors during their steep ascent with a rich exhibit experience. The varied topography is incorporated into a habitat transect, strengthening the collective message.
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PLANTING DESIGN
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Construction documentation for a residential landscape design done in AutoCAD
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LEARNING THROUGH PLAY BAKER STREET PARK
Neighborhood park with nature interpretation play element. Children explore local habitats from the perspective of animals.
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MONTANE PLAY AREA
FOREST PLAY AREA
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INHABITING THE LANDSCAPE
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SAND CREEK PLAZA
Multifunctional, multi-user restorative space within a mixed use development provides storm water management. The play space connects children to nature around them by exploring the theme of habitat as home.
SECTION OF WELCOME PLAZA
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SECTION FROM GREEN THROUGH PLAYGROUND
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CLIMBING WALL PERSPECTIVE
TRANSFORMATION NATURE ENDURES
An art installation illustrating the transformational power of nature. A university bathroom was temporarily turned into a lush forest as a reminder of the temporary nature of human societies.
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Steve Hofhine
2915 N Fieldstone Way • Meridian, ID 83646 • (208) 559-8038 • steven.hofhine@gmail.com
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES: • AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Suite EDUCATION Master of Landscape Architecture (2014) – UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Boise, Idaho B.S. In Landscape Architecture (2013) – UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Idaho A.A.S. in Horticulture Technology (2011) – COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO, Nampa, Idaho A.A.S. in Micro-Circuit Mask Design (2004)- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Mesa, Arizona WORK EXPERIENCE Sales - FARWEST LANDSCAPE and GARDEN CENTER (2015-present) • Respond to customer questions and assist in plant selection. • Maintain displays, setup fountains, and care for plant inventory. Resource Foreman - IDAHO DEPARTMENT of LANDS (2011) • Led a data collection team for Treasure Valley Tree Canopy Assessment. • Estimated condition of trees in geographic plots throughout the Boise metro area. • Utilized tools including hypsometer and GPS in collecting data. Layout Designer - INTEL CORPORATION (2004-2005), MICRON TECHNOLOGY (2005-2009) • Designed CMOS layout based on engineering schematics using advanced computer aided drafting software. • Performed computer aided simulation and verification of electrical circuit design. • Created and managed detailed documentation and databases for design test structures. • Reviewed finished design for quality control. CAD Operator - The PHOENIX ZOO (1998-2001) • Mapped irrigation system and updated existing CAD database. • Produced preliminary CAD drawings for upcoming exhibits and facilities. • Compiled schematics of existing animal exhibits. AFFILIATIONS • American Society of Landscape Architects - Student, 2011 - present • Association of Zoos and Aquariums - Student, 2013 - present