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ANDREW O’MEILIA
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
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RESORT DESIGN
PARK DESIGN
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
WORK EXPERIENCE
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
REFERENCES & RESUME
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RESORT DESIGN
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Location: Tambo Colorado, Peru
Issues: Working with a group of Peruvian architecture students, a real-world scenario of landscape architecture and architecture collaboration took place over a three-week period. My task for this project was to create a landscape that catered to the 144-room ecolodge and was also capable of agricultural resource production. Also, I was given the opportunity to implement my photorealism abilities through the reproduction of my partner’s architectural design. Effective communication was imperative to generate a high-quality end product. Through the completion of this project, I gained an appreciation for the climate and terrain of a location that now thoroughly intrigues me.
Tools: AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Hand Graphics, Photoshop
Site Location; South America
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Architectural Perspective
Architectural Section; Produced by Carolina Rivera Servat, student
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Before any ink hits trace, I always begin my projects working extensively with pencil to quickly generate ideas for my landscape design. This phase of the design process is what truly excites me as a designer.
For this particular project, I focused on mimicking the form of the landscape with the form of the building structures. My intent for this hybridization of forms was to utilize the pathways and agricultural beds to be seen as an extension of the building itself. Circulation and parking were crucial aspects of this design because of the steep existing slope.
Through the proposal of underground parking, an unsightly asphalt parking lot is hidden and room for bermed areas is created. By using the soil removed for parking and implemented into berms, people are given the opportunity to sit and enjoy the breathtaking vistas surrounding the site.
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After completing all necessary work on trace, I immediately begin working in Google SketchUp to generate perspectives. I strive to generate the most realistic depiction possible because I have a full understanding that the renderings of a project proposal are what will ultimately sell the product. The surrounding images were produced in the final week of the Peruvian collaboration.
The image below shows the relationship between the building structure and the landscape, while the images on the adjacent page give a depiction of the building concept and a perspective of the interior lodging accommodations.
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Interior Vista PerspectiveStructure and Landscape
Structure Concept
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PARK DESIGN
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Interconnectivity
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Issues: Working from the centralized theme of interconnectivity, this 40-acre park—situated approximately 5.5 miles southwest of the heart of downtown—caters to the citizens of Oklahoma City. The four overarching goals of this project were to provide economic opportunity, celebrate community, incorporate sustainable design, and provide an area for people to enjoy an active lifestyle. Some of the noteworthy design features of the site are the outdoor amphitheatre, which is seamlessly placed along the river to allow for maximum view sheds of downtown, and the outdoor concession area, which includes a tunnel system to allow for access across a major arterial running through the site.
Tools: AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Hand Graphics, Photoshop
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One of the unique dynamics about this project was that my partner and I were able to create a grading plan for one of the design emphasis areas. From our grading plan, we were able to generate models (pictured below) to give a 3D perspective of how we wanted to manipulate the land.
We chose the amphitheatre area for our grading plan because we were able to work with the river that runs along the northern edge of the site. Keeping one of our overarching goals of sustainability in mind, our proposal for the grading plan was to utilize all of the soil that is being cut to fill our stage on the river. The proposition to fill our stage into the river is imperative because it harbors the scenic vistas of the downtown skyline, allowing the interactive fountain adjacent to the stage to mimic the forms of the distant buildings.
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Amphitheatre Grading Plan
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Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Issues: By creating an axis that connects the central section of the backyard, all aspects of this particular residence gravitates towards this area. The client for this project wished to utilize the existing pool and create a retaining wall structure to contain all activity in this centralized area. Hosting groups of people was also included in the client’s requests. Adequate circulation through the lounge, pool, and entertainment area makes catering to large groups of people possible.
Tools: Google SketchUp, Hand Graphics, Photoshop
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Richerson Residence
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Working at the Linnaeus Teaching Garden gave me an opportunity to develop my communication skills through the leading of guided tours and through conversing with volunteers on a daily basis. Also, my time spent here allowed me to develop my horticultural and plant identification knowledge. Being an intern at Linnaeus for an entire summer gave me an experience that has had an enormous influence on my appreciation for plants and landscape design.
The time I spent at this garden has inspired me to pursue gardening as a hobby. I came away from this internship with not only increased interpersonal skills, but also with a new mindset as a designer. Through daily communication with volunteer gardeners, I discovered that when outdoor spaces are successfully designed, an exponentially positive impact always ensues.
Successful design is something I am going to spend the rest of my life pursuing. The summer I spent at the Linnaeus Garden is when I developed this passion.
Fountain Garden
Stream with Waterfalls
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Linnaeus Garden Concept Plan; Produced by Howell and Vancuren
Koi Pond Overlook
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My approach to construction details is centered on precision and legibility. Learning how to build and package construction details is a skill that I have acquired as a fourth-year landscape architecture student. I understand how vital these details are to a particular project. Without readable details, a good design will never be built the way one envisions it. My appreciation for these details seems to grow the more I am exposed to built works.
The images below and on the adjacent page are taken from the construction packet I completed in my Construction III class. The other details I composed—not shown here—include the stairs, freestanding wall, arbor, fence, and water feature.
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Michael HolmesLandscape Architecture Program Director, Oklahoma State University(405)744-7333
Nicholas NelsonLandscape Architecture Professor, Oklahoma State University(405)744-7382
Barry FugattHead Horticulturist, Linnaeus Teaching Garden(918)746-5137
Julie PowersAssistant Horticulturist, Linnaeus Teaching Garden(918)746-5150
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Objective
To obtain an internship at a firm providing assistance in all aspects of landscape design for the summer of 2013 Education
Oklahoma State University Bachelors of Landscape Architecture Major: Landscape Architecture Graduation Date: May 2014 GPA: 3.1 Technical Skills
• Outstanding design ability • Exceptional work ethic • Proficient at communicating and utilizing interpersonal skills for presentations • Ability to work in team situations • Capable of reading and composing construction documents
Work Experience
Turf Research Assistant May 2012 – August 2012OSU Botanic Garden, Stillwater, Okla.
• Learned different varieties of turf grass • Assisted with the overall maintenance aspects of managing different studies being conducted • Interacted with PhD students on a daily basis, discussing the details of the different studies they were conducting
Teaching Garden Intern May 2011 – August 2011Linnaeus Teaching Garden, Tulsa, Okla.
• Familiarized myself with a plethora of different plants while learning the maintenance needs of various herbs and vegetables • Communicated with the head horticulturist and assistant horticulturist on a daily basis, assisting with numerous tasks around the garden • Conferred a fifteen-minute presentation addressing the various design aspects of the teaching garden to over 250 garden volunteers
Southern Hills Caddy and Department Staff May 2010 – August 2010Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.
• Provided caddy assistance when needed, during which time I closely observed the course design • Maintained all flower beds/lawns around the various facilities at Southern Hills • Assisted members with various requests on a daily basis
RESUME
[email protected] Andrew O’Meilia (918)406-8567
