A portfolio documenting my first semester of Landscape Architecture Studio at the University of California Berkeley

1. DAVID KOO
FALL 2015
LD 200A
HINDLE/PRINCE
STUDIO PORTFOLIO I & II
Masters of Landscape Architecture
College of Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley

2. This studio portfolio is divided into two distinct parts. Part I (Page 3-11) documents the
process of exploring and understanding the fundamentals of landscape architecture.
This involved an exercise of visualizing ephemeral landscapes, conducting a transect
study, and discovering & modifying landscape typologies. Part I culminated in a
final mid-review project of altering a landscape based on the modifiers of landscape
typologies. Part II (Page13-29) documents the final studio project that involved
the redesign of the proposed Richmond Ferry terminal at the Port of Richmond,
California. Portfolio Part II documents this design process and includes the final
design posters, on page 27-29.
INTRODUCTION
David Koo
Landscape & Urban Designer
dkoo@berkeley.edu

3. STUDIO PORTFOLIO I

4. Ephermeral Sketches
Exercise 1.1
These series of watercolor drawings were developed
in order to capture ‘ephemeral’ landscapes. The
Campanile Tower was used as a subject for these
series of drawings.

5. Transect Study
Exercise 1.2
The Modalities of Informal Settlements along Infrastructural Elements
was the subject of this transect study. The purpose of this study
was to document and explore the different ways people inhabitat
spaces along the West Berkeley Industrial Park. This required field
visits to conduct an informal survey of how many different modes of
settlements existed along this 3-mile route.

6. Transect Study
Exercise 1.2
This layered diorama was used to represent the various layers that
people of informal settlements used, in order to create privacy
and safety for themselves. The existence of overgrown vegetation,
fenced in underutilized spaces, and large infrastructure elements
were identified as favorable conditions for informal inhabitation.

7. COMMERCIAL
ECOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL
RECREATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL
LEGEND
PERMEATE FRAGMENT ENCROACH DIVERSIFYTYPOLOGY
REC+R(RECREATIONAL+RESIDENTIAL)
C+I(COMMERCIAL+INDUSTRIAL)
ECO+C(ECOLOGY+COMMERCIAL)
REC+I(RECREATIONAL+INDUSTRIAL)
COMMERCIAL
ECOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL
RECREATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL
LEGEND
Modifying Typologies
Exercise 1.3
Exercise 1.3 analyzed existing typologies along the transect route and to
modify them in several ways. The graphic above presents the existing landuse
typologies on the far left and the various transformations that occurred with
modifiers like, Permeate, Fragment, Encroach, & Diversify.

8. ENCROACH
FRAGMENT PERMEATE
DIVERSIFY
Modifying Typologies
Exercise 1.3
In order to further analyze the modified typologies, applying verticality and
materiality allowed the graphics to manifest in a more physical form. This
allowed for better understanding of the interactions of the land uses.

9. FRAGMENT THE CITY
SCALE: 1”=600’
Modifying the Landscape
Exercise 1.4
This exercise acted as an experiment to apply the modifiers explored in
exercise 1.3 onto a real landscape at three different scales. Using the modifier
“Fragment”, the city of Richmond, CA was fragmented and envisioned as
a network of canals across the city. The graphic on the left illustrates the
‘mashing’ of Richmond and the canal city of Amsterdam. These maps were
both“Fragmented” and collaged together to be retitled: Richsterdam.

10. FRAGMENT THE DISTRICT
SCALE: 1”=200’
Modifying the Landscape
Exercise 1.4
Fragmenting the district zooms in from the city scale of the previous drawing
to the district level. This was intended to better understand interactions among
buildings and existing city infrastructure. The graphic on the far left depicts
The Marina Bay Community and the Boreno Sporenburg, a housing project in
Amsterdam, overlayed together to illustrate the future land uses of The Richmond
Canals.

11. FRAGMENT THE SITE
SCALE: 1”=600’
Finally, “Fragmenting” the Site illustrates how the canals can transform a site
and encourage new and exciting uses. The graphic on the left is a visualization
of the canals being used similar to that of Venice’s canals adjacent to the
historic Ford Assembly Plant.
Modifying the Landscape
Exercise 1.4

12. BORENO SPORENBURG
MARINA BAY COMMUNITY
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These models interpret the drawing at the district scale. The models transforms
the existing portion of Richmond’s industrial waterfront by fragmenting it and
applying two distinct building patterns. One of the building patterns is a sub-
urban master planned community, “The Marina Bay Community”, located in
Richmond, CA. The other is the “Boreno Sporenburg” located in the city of
Amsterdam.
Building Patterns
Fragmenting the LandscapeExisting Conditions
Modifying the Landscape
Exercise 1.4

13. STUDIO PORTFOLIO II

14. SCALE STUDY #3: SOUTHWATERFRONT
Portland, OR
800FEET
500 FEET
SCALE STUDY #2: HUNTERS POINT PARK/PAVILLION
Queens, NY
600 FEET
300 FEET
SCALE STUDY #1: URBAN OUTFITTERS HQ
Philadelphia, PA
850FEET
750 FEET
CASE STUDY #5: WILMINGTONWATERFRONT PARK
PROJECT NAME: WILMINGTON WATERFRONT PARK
PROJECT DESIGNER: SASAKI
SIZE: 30 ACRES
COST: $55 Million Dollars
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Plaza spaces
• Water Features
• Ampitheaters
• Open Play Sports Fields
• Playgrounds
Wilmington, CA
CASE STUDY #4: HUNTERS POINT
PROJECT NAME: HUNTERS POINT PARK
PROJECT DESIGNER: Thomas Balsey Associates
SIZE: 30 ACRES
COST: $16 Million Dollars (First Phase)
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Lawn Spaces
• Playground
• Open Spaces
• Pavillion
• Overlook
• Future mixed use Development
Queens, NY
CASE STUDY #3: AUCKLANDWATERFRONT
PROJECT NAME: Auckland Waterfront
PROJECT DESIGNER: Taylor Cullity Lethlean &
Wraight + Associates
SIZE: 1.8 Hectares (4.4 Acres)
COST: $32,000,000 (AUD)
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Enhancing/Maintaining existing industries
• Silo Park
• Passive Recreation
• Event Recreation
• Future Mixed Use Project
Auckland, NZ
CASE STUDY #2: TREASURE ISLAND
PROJECT NAME: Treasure Island Master Plan
PROJECT DESIGNER: SOM
SIZE: 393 Acres
COST: $1.5 Billion
PROGRAM:
• 8,000 Homes
• 140,000 square feet New Commercial and Retail Space
• 100,000 square feet New Office Space
• 3 Hotels (500 Rooms)
• 300 acres of Parks and Public Open Space
• Town Center with Ferry Terminal, Retail District, Plaza,
and 400-slip Marina
• New and Upgraded Streets with Bicycle,Transit, and
Pedestrian Facilities
San Francisco, CA
CASE STUDY #1:
PROJECT NAME: Houtan Park
PROJECT DESIGNER: Turenscape
SIZE: 14-hectare (34.6 acre)
COST: N/A
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Expo Park
• Trail Systems
• Wetlands
• Ecological Habitats
• Urban Agricultural
• Flood Control
HOUTAN PARKShanghai, China
Scale and Precedent Studies
Exercise 2.1
The precedent and scale case study exercise was
an attempt to understand the function of waterfronts
as well as understanding what could potentially fit
within the Richmond project site.

15. Site Impression
Exercise 2.2
Vignettes were used to capture the initial impressions
of the site during the studio site visit. This illustration
captures how the Craneway Pavilion affects the
environment of the site by creating two distinct
microclimates on either side of the pavilion. On one
side of the site the environment is warm and sunny,
while the other side is cold and shady.

16. Site Impression
Exercise 2.2
This vignette illustrates how the Craneway
Pavilion affects the environment below the pier
structure. The large pavilion and pier structure
creates a dark shadow preventing sunlight to
penetrate deep below.

17. Sectional Model
Exercise 2.2
Creating an undulating landform at the water’s edge
was a strategy to lessen the impact of the ocean
waves. In terms of materiality, the water’s edge was
envisioned as a large artificial tidal pool that would
allow for the habitation of marine wildlife.

18. Sectional Model
Exercise 2.2

19. Folded Model
Exercise 2.3
The folded chipboard surface model was a method
of experimentation to develop new forms. The
constraint of the material allows for unusual and
unique forms to be generated in order for new
interpretations of spaces to manifest.

20. Lightly Rendered Plan
Exercise 2.3
This lightly rendered site plan was derived from
previous folded surface model. The site plan
represents the various programs and spaces that will
be integrated in the plan.

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WATERS EDGE
PEDESTRIAN FLOW
PARKING STRUCTURE
RAMP
PLAZA SPACE
PIER
BOARDWALK
VEHICULAR FLOW
HILLSIDE BERM
PROGRAM BERMS
PLANTING AREAS
PLAYAREA
TIDAL POOLS
KEY
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
PARKING STRUCTURE
HILLSIDE AMPITHEATER
RESTAURANT
OPEN PLAZA
BOARDWALK
TIDAL POOLS
ELEVATOR
/STAIRS
PLAY
GROUND
RETAIL
RETAIL
1MR25FN8C92FT
WATERS EDGE
PEDESTRIAN FLOW
PARKING STRUCTURE
RAMP
PLAZA SPACE
PIER
BOARDWALK
VEHICULAR FLOW
HILLSIDE BERM
PROGRAM BERMS
PLANTING AREAS
PLAYAREA
TIDAL POOLS
KEY
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
PARKING STRUCTURE
HILLSIDE AMPITHEATER
RESTAURANT
OPEN PLAZA
BOARDWALK
TIDAL POOLS
ELEVATOR
/STAIRS
PLAY
GROUND
RETAIL
RETAIL
Program Diagram
Exercise 2.4
The graphic above illustrates both circulation as well
as programmed elements of the project site. The
graphic at the top right illustrates the overall concept
of the project’s design.

22. Iterative Drawings
Exercise 2.4
Five iterative drawings were produced based upon
refining the previous base plan. These series of
drawings were intended to be quick and gestural in
order for ideas to flow fluidly.
Existing Site Plan
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.

23. Perspective Collage
Exercise 2.5
This perspective collage captures the types of spaces and the
types of programming that will occur on the project site. This
loose medium allows for a visual representation of the space
without being too literal.

24. MATERIALS/PLANTING CONCEPT PLAN
Decomposed
Granite
Concrete
Lawn
Coastal Trees
Urban Trees
Ornamental Trees
Coastal Scrub
Grasslands
Inter Tidal Zones
Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
Coastal Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum staechadifolium)
Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
California Fescue/Festuca Californica
Deeer Grass/Muhlenbergia rigens
Purple needle grass/Nassella pulchra
COASTAL SCRUB PALLETTE
GRASSLANDS PALLETTE
“Among the many California shrub vegeta-
tion types, “coastal scrub” is appreciated
for its delightful fragrances and intri-
cate blooms that characterize the coastal
experience.It is sometimes referred to as
soft chaparral because of its flexible
stems and foliage, herbaceous understory,
intergradation with coastal prairie, and
smoother appearance in the landscape.”
“Less than one
percent of California’s
native grassland is
still intact today.”
-United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
-LAWRENCE D. FORD AND GREY F. HAYES
Corten Steel Decomposed Granite Concrete
Urban Trees Coastal Trees Ornamental Trees
TREE PALLETTE
CONSTRUCTED MATERIALS PALLETTE
Eastern RedbudMonterey CyprusLondon Plane
Material Palette
Exercise 2.5
To further the design of the project, these material/plant palette
boards were created to select which types of materials would
be used for the design. This also includes a planting plan which
was created in order to select plant types as well as developing
a planting strategy.

25. EAST + WEST SECTION ELEVATION
1”=30’
NORTH & SOUTH SECTION ELEVATIONS
1”=30’
Sectional Elevations
Exercise 2.5
These are the initial rendered elevation drawings of the
proposed project design. The topmost elevation is taken from
East-West, while the elevation below is taken from North-South.

26. Rhino Model
Exercise 2.5
The Rhino Model was an integral part of the design process.
It allowed for a better investigation of the design ideas. It also
served as an important base used for the visual perspectives,
exploded axonometric, and the birds eye oblique graphics.

27. THE RICHMOND FAULTS
CREATING PUBLIC SPACES ALONG A FAULT PLANE
LA 200A - DAVID KOO
HINDLE/PRINCE PERSPECTIVE 1 (P1)
Final Design Poster
Exercise 3.0

28. THE RICHMOND FAULTS
LA 200A - DAVID KOO
HINDLE/PRINCE
THE RICHMOND FAULTS
CREATING PUBLIC SPACES ALONG A FAULT PLANE
PERSPECTIVE 2 (P2)
SECTION A
SECTIONB
P1
P2
P1
PROGRAMMED SPACES
PLANTING WATER
CIRCULATION VIEWS
TICKETING/BIKE STATION
COASTAL BLUFF BERMS
WATERS EDGE
TIDAL POOLS
FERRY TERMINAL
SCALE: 1"=30'
HABOURWAY
PARKING GARAGE
COASTAL PRAIRIE AMPHITHEATER
PLAYGROUND
URBAN PLAZA
RESTAURANT/CAFE WITH
ROOFTOP PATIO
1
1
2
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
9
10
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
LEGEND
PERSPECTIVES
Final Design Poster
Exercise 3.0

29. LA 200A - DAVID KOO
HINDLE/PRINCE
THE RICHMOND FAULTS
CREATING PUBLIC SPACES ALONG A FAULT PLANE
SECTION A:
SECTION B:
COASTAL BLUFF BERMS
WATER'S EDGE
TIDAL POOL
RESTAURANT CAFE
RESTAURANT CAFE ROOFTOP PATIO
PARKING GARAGE
COASTAL PRAIRIE AMPHITHEATER
URBAN PLAZA
COASTAL PRAIRIE AMPHITHEATER
URBAN PLAZA
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
6
6
LEGEND
LEGEND
SCALE: 1"=20'
SCALE: 1"=20'
Final Design Poster
Exercise 3.0

30. David Koo
Landscape & Urban Designer
dkoo@berkeley.edu