Spring Lake - A Case Study for Green Infrastructure & LID (part 1)
LA Portfolio
1. Table of Contents:
Class Projects: 1-8
Mississippi River Front Park: 1-2
Storm Water Solutions for Macalester College: 3-4
City Park Along the Mississippi: 5-6
Shevlin Hall Grading Project: 7-8
Hand Renderings: 9-14
Mixed Technique: 15-16
Photography: 17-20
2. Mississippi River Front Park:
The Mississippi River Front Park focused on creating a park and wetland along the Mississippi river that re-
stored the native vegetation and filtered runoff storm water. There is a ramp that connects the corridor to the
riverfront park which provides public access to the space. There are paths and a boardwalk that meander
through the site allowing visitors to go on walks and observe the natural landscape. There is also a plaza and
a walkway that overlook the river and provide a gathering space.
-Rhino, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite
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Conceptual Drawing of River Front ParkExisting Site Conditions
River Front Park
Stone Arch bridge
Mississippi River
Granary Corridor/Train Tracks
Dinkytown
35W Bridge
University of Minnesota
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3. Plaza overlooking the Mississippi River
Boardwalk through the filtering wetland
1. Filtering wetland
2. Wetland boardwalk
3. Plaza
4. Overlook
5. Green lawn
6. Nature play
7. Ramp to corridor
8. Birch/Aspen forest
9. Oak forest
10. Granary corridor
11. Stairs to river
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Axon of site including Granary Corridor
4. Storm Water Solutions for Macalester College:
This project focused on achieving LEED credits by redesigning an open lawn at Macalester College that
would improve circulation and manage storm water from nearby roofs. The redesign of the lawn included
the implementation of a retention pond/wetland and detention pools. Before we designed the depth, width
and placement of the pond and pools, my group and I calculated the volume of water that the space would
receive from the roofs and road. Through this project my group and I received the Student Design and Ex-
cellence Award from the University of Minnesota, College of Design.
-Rhino, AutoCAD, Photoshop and Illustrator
Kagin Hall-Green Roof
Detention Ponds
Detention Ponds
Detention Ponds
Detention Ponds
Retention Pond/Wetland
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6. City Park along the Mississippi:
This project focused on creating a model of a park along the Mississippi. The first step in this project was to
take a site given by the professor, design a park with meaningful public spaces and then re grade the site so
the contours fit the site appropriately. The next step was putting the design into AutoCAD and then
plotting it to the laser cutter. The last step was putting it all together. Cardboard was used as the land ma-
terial and was stacked and glued together. Next I laser cut people out of mdf and used sedum flower heads
as trees. The site included multiple soft scape and hard scape gathering spaces, go through paths and an
elevated walkway that extended out over the river. In another class I used this project to create a rendered
3d model in Rhino. Next I used the model to create an exploded axon of the different layers in Illustrator.
-AutoCAD, Rhino, Illustrator, and Laser Cutter
Physical Model of Site
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8. Rendered Plan
Shevlin Hall
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Burton Hall
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Institute of Child Development
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1. There is poor circulation on the
site. This is a problem because the
contours at the circled spot appear
to be too steep at an 11% slope.
The proposed site would change the
contours at the site to meet a more
accessible slope between 0-5%.
2. The current contours do not fit the
proposed site design of implement-
ing a rain garden at the circled spot.
Shevlin Hall Site Analysis:
Shevlin Hall Grading Project:
The Shevlin Hall grading project proposed new contours to improve circulation through the site and create
swales that directed water movement into the rain garden.
-AutoCAD and Illustrator
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Institute of Child Development
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Buildings
Storm Water Drainage
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Shevlin Hall Proposed Site:
1. The proposed sidewalk will go from
Shevlin Hall to East River Rd. It will be
8 feet wide and approximately 192 feet
long. There will a 1% cross slope and
a 3% longitudinal slope. This sidewalk
will improve circulation on the site as
well as providing an accessible en-
trance onto the site from East River Rd.
The 1% cross slope and 3% longitudi-
nal slope will allow the water to quickly
flow off the sidewalk.
2. The proposed contours create a
swale that directs water movement into
the rain garden. The swale is between
60-90 feet wide with a slope between
5-7%. The spot where the proposed
rain garden will go is dug down 2 feet
to collect water and slow it down be-
fore it reaches the road.
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10. Hand Renderings:
One of the reasons I am interested in pursuing a career in Landscape Architecture is because I can utilize
my hand rendering skills to promote designs. Ever since I can remember I have been drawing landscapes
and shapes to document family vacations or to tell stories I made up. The first hand rendering is a perspec-
tive of the chapel at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. The next hand rendering is a section drawing
of the West Courtyard at Rapson Hall, UMN.
-Pencil and Pen
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12. Hand Renderings:
As an artist I really enjoy sketching nature, especially trees. The first is a quick and sketchy pen rendering of
a larch. The next picture is a sketch of a maple tree in the fall. The large hand rendering is a picture I drew
while I was in Michigan. The picture includes a honey locust, aspen trees, a pine tree and a birch tree.
-Pencil, Pen and Colored Pencil
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14. Hand Renderings:
I also really enjoy drawing the human body because it is so complex and it can be expressed in so many
different ways. The first is a pen and pencil rendering of a women’s face. I drew the next 2 sketches while
taking a drawing class here at the University of Minnesota. It is a realistic sketch of my foot and hand. The
large picture is a painting I did in High School of a homeless man in America.
-Pencil, Pen and Acrylic Paint on Canvas 24” x 36”
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16. Mixed Technique:
Through classes I have taken at the University of Minnesota I have learned how to use many different com-
puter programs such as Photoshop. I really enjoy using this program to manipulate pictures to create new
meaning or to simply enhance them. The following pictures are a combination of sketches and Photoshop.
I first drew each picture then scanned them into Photoshop where I further rendered them.
-Pencil, Pen, Magazine Cutouts and Photoshop
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Digital Photography:
Digital photography is another form of artistic expression I like to explore. I enjoy taking walks outside and
taking close up pictures of flowers, insects, and other man-made objects that normally are not found out in
the wild. The first picture on the left is of a small coral placed on top of a bird feeder facing the afternoon
sun. The second photo is a picture of a bee collecting honey from a flower. The photo on the right is a
close up of rope tied to a dock pier.
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Digital Photography:
The following photos are more digital photography that I took. The first photo on the left was taken in the
fall just before the sun was about to set. It is a close up of a Goldenrod just before it is about to release its
seeds. The next photo is a picture from my grandparents “junk yard”. They store all sorts of old household
appliances and car parts. I took this picture because I love the contrast between nature and man-made
tools. The photo on the right is a picture of the swing set in my parent’s back yard. As a young child my
3 brothers and I spent a lot of time playing on the swing set and I wanted to document it before we took it
down.
