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WESLEY KL CHIU
Professional Experience and Accomplishments Landscape Designer
WESLEY KL CHIU Phone: 852-6435-7715 Email: wesleyklchiu@gmail.com
Team 73 HK Ltd.
Project designer & consultant for private and public project meetings Prepared CAD documents for Conceptual,Tender Stage and Site Instructions Consulted with suppliers for pavement materials and soft landscape materials Drafted CAD master landscape plans, level plans, material plans and irrigation plans Prepared CAD technical details Processed Response to Comments from clients Proposed planting designs for various site conditions such as podium and roof gardens Conducted site inspections
Landscape Architecture Intern
The Portico Group, Seattle, WA
January, 2016 - Present
March, 2015 – June, 2015
Interned at The Portico Group Assisted with a large range of tasks Ranging from CAD details to site plans
Landscape Architect/Designer
December, 2014 – July, 2015 Architects Without Borders, Haiti Team, Seattle, WA
Contributed as a Landscape Designer of the team Assisted in planting design and site design
Greening and Landscape Intern
June, 2014 – August, 2014
Development Bureau, Greening and Landscape, Hong Kong
Prepared documents for government presentations Developed the Planting Pictorial Guide for Hong Kong Learnt methods of vertical planting and green roofs
Landscape Architecture Intern
Belt Collins, Hong Kong
August, 2012 – September, 2012
Assigned under a project team and project manager Drafted several courtyard plans for residential complexes in China
Construction & Management Intern
June, 2011 – August, 2011 Hong Kong Quality Assurance Association, Hong Kong
Assisted in data entry for costs and construction standards and qualifications Was offered an extension of contract
Education Bachelors of Landscape Architecture, 2015 Urban Design and Planning Minor University of Washington, Seattle WA
Skills and Awards Software skills
Design Build Fine Art, Water Color, Sketching, Photography Physical Modeling, Laser Cutter, CNC Machine
Honors, Awards & Memberships
Seasonal Diet
Drafting: AutoCAD, ArcGIS, ArcMap Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, ArcGIS, Lightroom 3D Modeling: Rhino, Flamingo,V-Ray, Bongo, Grasshopper, Rhino Terrain, Lands Design, Sketchup Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Design & Construction
Studio Projects
WASLA Award - Merit - Design Build Studio, Ballard 11th Avenue NW Street End Park Dean’s List: Spring 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2013 Student Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects
Street End Park Design Build
He(art) of the city
Languages
Fluent in English, Cantonese and proficient in Mandarin
Volunteer Experience
Architects Without Borders, Seattle, Haiti Project Team 2015 University of Washington Farm Volunteer 2014
Side Projects
Fall
Seasonal Diet
Restoring the Predator & Prey relationship
Win
nter
Spring
Summer
This studio project focuses on the ecological restoration of the Meadowbrook Playfield, where I integrated an ecological relationship. Exploring the simple yet complex predator and prey relationship of the Belted Kingfisher. I realized how the diet of the Kingfisher is significantly influenced by the habitat conditions which is interrelated to the seasonal change.
Recarving the watershed
Bird Sanctuary
Stream Habitat
Lake Bed Habitat
An existing urban culvert runs through the play field, where there is a high rate of storm water flow. As a result the storm water run off damages potential habitats for fish species. This restoration of the watershed aims to imitate the natural meanders of a river which encourages deposition and erosion. This natural process will help restore the riparian habitat. This design aims to bring awareness to the public through volunteering, especially the student communities through aquaculture. The neighboring elementary to college students can help raise the salmon in various stages of its life cycle.
Graphics produced with AutoCAD & Photoshop
11th Avenue Northwest Street End Park Design Build Studio Sun Dial
O’Hara & Co Mound
Swing Deck
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Canal Boat Yard
Design Process Five Teams, Five Designs Team Melbourne Team Wellington Team Phoenix Team BuenosAires Team Chicago
Selected Features for Synthesis
Swing
Stone Seats
Grasscrete
Sun Dial
Light Pole
Community Involvement
This is a design build project which is located South of Ballard, right beside the Lake Washington Ship Canal.The design aims to highlight the cultural and industrial influences of Ballard, such as the Nordic influence and the early settlement of the Salish tribe. Another vital concept of the design was to bring back the Purple Martins onto the site by building artificial gourds as bird houses and providing insectary plants for their food source.
Cultural and Industrial History of the site context
Industrial sites affected by
Lake Washington Ship Canal co
Establishment of the Steel Mill The Ballard
Large growth in the Nordic Communi
y corporate businesses, gentrification introduced condominiums
ompleted
d Locks built Establishment of Maritime Industry ity in Ballard Massive growth of Shingle Mills Industry Establishment of the Lumber Mill industry First European settler, Ira Wilcox Utter arrived Settlement of the Shilshole-amish tribe Pictures from: http://www.ballardhistory.org & Google Earth
Cultural & Industrial Influence Design+Construction Main Concepts Five Nordic Countries
Native American Art
Habitat for Purple Martins
Local Industrial Materials
Perspective render: Luna Cheng, Kathryn Christensen, Arisa Nakamura. Rhino model: Wesley Chiu
He(art) of the City
Redefining Identities of Abandoned Places
This studio project is located right adjacent to the rail tracks of King Street Station, Pioneer Square. This space acts as a node for the transfer of people and resources; it is also the node for art galleries and museums. I want to create an open sculptural space that reflects the artistic background of Pioneer Square while integrating with the migration of people in transit.
Concepts
Stormwater Flow
Bridging
Connections
Vertical Planting
Schematics
Sculptural walls
Sculpture Garden
Graphics produced with Rhino, Vray, AutoCAD & Photoshop
Side Projects Architects Without Borders
Secondary School Campus Design, Cabaret, Haiti
I volunteered at Architects Without Borders at Haiti project team working on a conceptual design of a school campus in Cabaret, Haiti. As the landscape architect of the team I provided a planting plan of the site. The site conditions are significantly dry and faced major soil erosion due to the lack of vegetation, I researched for plants that are drought tolerant and stabilizes the soil. I also worked on developing the character and materials of the landscape. Graphics produced with Sketchup, & Photoshop
Development Bureau Internship
In the summer of 2014 I worked in the Development Bureau at the Hong Kong Central Government Complex. I was part of the Greening and Landscape team and I was given a variety of tasks. Through this experience I was able to learn a range of methods in implementing sustainable practices that can vegetate a dense city like Hong Kong.
There were two training sessions that introduced a design challenge for individual structures such as a pergola and a sitting area. The upper design is a pergola/playground for kids, which highlights the “greening� concept of reconsidering non renewable energy. Next is a design that aims to create an urban sitting area, which repurposes a popular staircase next to a street of bars into benches.
HK 2050 Front Cover Design
I was commissioned by an Urban Designer in designing a front cover design for the HK 2050 project, which projects his vision of land development in the Northern Lantau Island. His design proposes “plug-in cities� that acts as office spaces for the establishment of companies and housing units in response to the future housing demands. In addition he supports the idea of developing a second airport instead of expanding the current Chek Lap Kok airport. Media: Acrylic Paint
3D Modeling and Rendering
Illustrating the four seasons through graphics produced with Rhino,Vray, AutoCAD, Photoshop
3D Modeling and Rendering
3D modeling and rendering with Rhino & Vray. Testing Day & Night render effects.
UW Farm Volunteer
During one quarter I took an urban farming class that taught sustainable practices in an urban environment.Through this experience I can envision self sustaining communities in the growing gentrification of cities within Washington.
Wesley KL Chiu wesleyklchiu@gmail.com