JIANHUACHEN LA 2111L SPTIAL DESIGN LABORATARY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PROCESS PORTFOLIO

JIANHUACHEN LA 2111L SPTIAL DESIGN LABORATARY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PROCESS PORTFOLIO

URBAN OASIS CONCEPT DESCRIPTION: Urban oasis is a public open space, park, or plaza which is located in between buildings or formed by surrounding buildings in an urban setting. It can exist in any kind of culture. Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) is a program that gives kids who are under served an equal chance to succeed through a comprehensive array of after-school academic, arts, athletics and wellness programs. HOLA campus is located in an area that is high crime rates that might cause some problems such as drug selling, or violent occurring when students go to or after class on campus. It is important to give students education, as well as their security. Since students live in the city of Los Angeles, too much concrete is around them already, greenspace is always a good element for kids to jump out of reality and find a good place to relax themselves. A space that enables kids to have fun and/or study--helping them to explore what they are capable of. Kids can always find themselves in a playful, flexible and welcoming place, having a campus that has a lot of greenspace and artistic spots can help to make their dreams come true.

To provide students shades that can help students or family to relax -Rounded seats under tree provides kids resting facility. PROJECT GOALS To provide a safe campus. -Supertree like decoration that provides kids canopy, and lights for safety. To provide an entertaining campus for students to have fun. -Piano steps for kids to have fun and explore their music talent.

SITE ANALYSIS HOLA TREE DETAILS AND RELATED DIFFERENT SPECIES This diagram shows the relation between the existing plants in the HOLA campus and the seasonal flying creatures. Washingtonia robusta -CA Native: No -Water Requirement: Low Eucalyptus siderroxylon -CA Native: No -Water Requirement: Platanus racemosa -CA Native: Yes -Water Requirement: High Washingtonia filifera -CA Native: Yes -Water Requirement: Low SCALE: 1 : 300 0 0 150 300 600 High Mouring dove Burrowing owl Monarch California Scrub-Jay Low Spring Summer Autumn Winter Thrip

SOCIAL AND INHABITATION This diagram show different kinds of problem around the HOLA campus, such as homeless occupies, criminal activities. And also shows the gathering spots for students. SCALE: 1 : 1000 0 LEGEND 0 500 1000 2000 Homeless Occupies Criminal Activities Student Gathers Place

SCALE 1 : 10 10 20 40 DESIGN PROCESS INTRODUCTORY PROJECT In the middle of the garden, there is a little water area that people can raise fish, plants, or other things in. The bridge above the water is not only for people to walk across, but also see the nature in the water to relax. From the plan view, there are two parts of lands in this plaza for people to entertain themselves. People can take boats or walk aross a bridge to get there. From the plan view, there are two parts of lands in this plaza for people to entertain themselves. People can take boats or walk across a bridge to get there. B B 0 1 2 4 PLAN VIEW ORIGINAL 0 SECTION B The street is a one way driving street, the left hand side is a half-tunnel that people can walk or bike through. Also, there is a bridge across the valley, it helps people to go to the other side more conveniently. C ORIGINAL PLAN VIEW The street is a one way driving street, the left hand side is a half-tunnel that people can walk or bike through. Also, there is a bridge C across the valley, it helps people to go to the other side more conveniently. SCALE 1 : 10 SECTION C 0 10 20 40

PHOTOS OF MODEL

DN DN SITE PLAN

SITE SECTIONS SECTION A-A SCALE: 1 : 10 00 SECTION A-A SCALE: NTS

SECTION B-B SCALE: NTS

PLANTING PALETTE Platanus racemosa Washintonia robusta Washintonia felifera Eucalyptus sideroxylon

VISUALIZATION Perspective of relax area Perspective of the entrance of the building

PLANTING PLAN DN

PRESENTATION URBAN OASIS Urban oasis is a public open space, park, or plaza which is located in DESIGN GOALS between buildings or formed by surrounding buildings in an urban set - -To provide students shades that can help ting. It can exist in any kind of culture. Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) is students or family to relax a program that gives kids who are underserved an equal chance to suc - -To have a plant diversity campus - -To give students a spot to get rid of the letics and wellness programs. HOLA campus is located in an area that is tiring of study. high crime rates that might cause some problems such as drug selling,-to provide a safe campus. -To provide an entertaining campus for important to give students education, as well as their security. Since stu - students to have fun. dents live in the city of Los Angeles, too much concrete is around them already, greenspace is always a good element for kids to jump out of- re PROGRAM LIST to have fun and/or study--helping them to explore what they are capable-plant boxes -Curly stone-seats place, having a campus that has a lot of greenspace and artistic spots can-meandering tree ribbon seats help to make their dreams come true. -Human statues -Creative murals -Solar small road lights -Piano steps -Super trees DN DN CIRCULATION LEGEND PRIMARY PATH SECONDARY PATH TERTIARY PATH MAIN ENTRANCE B PERSPECTIVE OF RELAX AREA A DN B DN A PERSPECTIVE OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING SITE PLAN SCALE: 1 : 32 00 0 trees, seatings, solar lights, and trees. SECTION A-A SCALE: 1 : 10 00 10 0 20 10 80 20 40 Section toward North-West side of the campus, shows the SECTION SCALE:1 : 1 :10 00 10 00 SECTION B-B A SCALE: supertrees, seatings, solar lights, and trees. SCALE: 1 : 10 00 0 0 40 Section toward South-West of the campus, shows the super - SCALE: 1 : 10 00 0 20 10 10 0 20 20 10 20 40 80 40 JIANHUA CHEN LA 2111L DESIGN III: SPATIAL DESIGN LABORATORY DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, CAL POLY POMONA (HOLA ARTS & RECREATION CENTER ENTRY SITE) INSTRUCTOR: KEIJI UESUGI Piano steps for kids tpo have fun and explore their music talent. Supertree like decoration that provides kids can opy, and lights for safety. Stone path to the play area. Rounded seats under tree provides kids resting facility. Slope planting area for kids to plant whatever their favorite plants. Small solar lights by the sides of paths to provide kids lights and keep them safe at night. PROGRAMMINGS EXAMPLES 80

OVERALL SUMMARY Throughout the projects I did this semester, I have learned a lot from them. Semester is longer than quarter but the more weeks we have, the more knowledge we can get. As new-ish landscape architecture students, pretty much everything was new for me, that I had to figured them out and find a way to deal with the problems. Such as how to do a diagrams, how to arrange a big poster to make it look better, how to take good photos on landscapes, etc. I have learned a lot of perspectives and skills from the instructor(keiji Uesugi) as well, without him I don t think I would have finished everything. I really enjoyed the semester even I had hard times on designing the project. But we had a lot of fun during the studio time, and the field trip in San Francisco, definitely one of the best study experiences I have had in my life.