The document is Stephanie Larsen's design portfolio, which includes: - Her technical skills and contact information - Her education in landscape architecture and business administration - Her professional experience in landscape design and horticulture sales - Certifications and awards she has received - Details of several of her design projects including bridging a freeway in LA, a brewery garden in Fort Collins, and a greenbelt concept in Denver.

1. Stephanie Larsen
Design Portfolio

2. Technical Skills
Computer skills including Microsoft Office Programs, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD,
Google Sketchup, Rhino 3D, and Arc GIS.
Hand Rendering and Design Skills
Stephanie Larsen
sblarsen91@gmail.com
720-317-5199
Education
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture and Business Administration Minor
Experience
Independent Contractor December 2014 to April 2015
CS Design Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado
Assisted the landscape architect with various projects. Utilized computer programs to work on design
development and planting plans.
Sales Associate and Supervisor on Duty May 2014 to Present
Harmony Gardens Inc. , Fort Collins, Colorado
Provided sales assistance and planting design advice to retail and wholesale customers.
Certifications and Awards
Colorado Certified Nursery Professional February 2016
2013 National ASLA Merit Award
2013 Co- Outstanding Senior Award in Landscape Architecture
Activities
CSU Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Honors Program. Colorado State University
Senior Honors Thesis: Cars, Trains, and Planes: Improving Travel in Cities with Urban Design
2012-2013 Landmark Editorial Team and Contributing Writer

3. Contents
Bridging the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles, CA
Equinox Brewery Bike Park Garden, Fort Collins, CO
Horsetooth Ridge, Fort Collins, CO
Five Points Greenbelt Concept
Denver, CO

4. Bridging the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles, CA
The Site: Historic and Civic Los Angeles
Freeways may be useful for travel, but when seen
in the context of neighborhoods and communities
within a city, they at times fragment areas. The goal
of this project is to provide a greenspace or park that
bridges the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, connecting
the federal and business part of central downtown to
the historic and cultural neighborhoods north of the
freeway and next to Union Station, a hub of travel.

5. Heavy Vehicular Traffic
Light Vehicular Traffic
Pedestrian Traffic
Mixed retail/
strip mall
Unnecessary
parking lots
Unnecessary
parking lots
Unfinished
building and
empty lot
Federal Building
United States
District Court
Chinese American
Museum
Pico House
(museum)
La Placita
Olvera Street-27
historic buildings
Union
Station
High Activity Points Low Activity Points
Federal
Retail
Cultural/Historical
Residential
Civic/Municipal
Land Use
Analysis
Proposed design and context
Circulation Value of Existing Spaces Activity Nodes Land Use
Design Ideations Design Parti
Bridging the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles, CA

6. Bridging the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles, CA

7. Section Elevation looking south towards cafe area
Section Elevation looking west towards plaza
Section Elevation looking north up promenade Bridging the 101 Freeway, Los Angeles, CA

8. ¯
0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.40.3
Miles
Horsetooth
Reservoir, nes-
tled in the foothills
west of Fort Collins
doesn’t provide ad-
equate access down
the ridge and to the shore
on the northeast part of
the reservoir. This design
looks to remedy that and
allow the opportunity to
traverse the ridge along
the reservoir. The design,
which is contextually
sensitive, uses mimicry of
patterns and geometric
shapes found in the trees
and hog back ridges of
the area. It provides a
network of elevated
boardwalks, staircases
and observation plat-
forms leading down
the ridge to the
shoreline.
Horsetooth Ridge, Fort Collins, CO
The Site: North end of the reservoir, east side ridge

9. Horsetooth Ridge, Fort Collins, CO

10. Equinox Brewery Bike Park Garden, Fort Collins, CO
The Site: Old Town Fort Collins
The
Equinox
Brewery Bike
Park Garden
supports two of
the main themes that
make up Fort Collins
culture--biking and
brewing beer. The
concept for my
design, represented
in this conceptual
model, shows a spi-
raling combination of
two separate entities,
which appear to come
together in a spiraling
motion, yet remain apart
at all times. This influenced
the curved placement of
bike racks and seating in my
design and creates dynamic
movement.

11. Equinox Brewery Bike Park Garden, Fort Collins, CO
Site Aerial
Site Aerial
Section view from easement

12. Equinox Brewery Bike Park Garden, Fort Collins, CO
View from Remington Street
Perspective View
Detail of bike rack planter box

13. Equinox Brewery Bike Park Garden, Fort Collins, COFinal Model

14. Five Points Greenbelt Concept, Denver, CO
The site: Welton St. Corridor area in the Five Points Neighborhood

15. Diagram of pedestrian and riparian corridors. Plan view of greenbelt.
Aerial of the Welton Corridor
Preliminary design concepts
Five Points Greenbelt Concept, Denver, CO
The Five Points neighborhood is historic
to Denver and for this project provided
plenty of room for design improvement.
Light rail runs through the site to and from
downtown and multiple lots in the neigh-
borhood are used solely for parking lots
for commuters. The neighborhood is ne-
glected, and with my group’s design we
wanted to turn the area into a multi use
neighborhood with business and hous-
ing, a green belt, and various pockets of
retail. My section of the design was the
greenbelt which provides a much needed
green space to the Five Points neighbor-
hood and a comfortable way for people
within the neighborhood to commute
between their homes and the central busi-
ness and entertainment core of our design
or further on to central downtown Denver.

16. Perspective View
Five Points Greenbelt Concept, Denver, CO

17. Five Points Greenbelt Concept, Denver, CO