Discovery Center 1Discovery Center Museum is located in Fort Col l ins,Colorado just off of Cherry and Col lege. This design detai ls a hybr id design that intersects

refurbished rai l road t ies that create program areas such as outdoor exhibi t areas, water features, earthworks, and plant ing areas. The plan

depicts the raised earthwork entrance that welcomes bikers into the s i te for explorat ion, as wel l as an orchid creat ing cur iosi ty to passing

pedestr ians.The stepped amphitheater creates a space for educat ion events, concerts, or whatever the mind can thing of . Here the stepped

amphitheater is shaded by the t rees planted on the steps. The steps also create pr ivate areas where f r iends and fami ly can create their own space

and gather for the concert or even picnic when the area has no program even planned. Final model product ions including si te context , as wel l as

the hybr id design effect of the refurbished rai l road t ies. Here you can see the program areas that i t creates as they interact wi th the stream

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The Equinox Brewery design details a shower curtain effect that allows users to create their own space to park their bike or create open areas for seating that can be taken off

of the adjacent walls. The alternating roofs structures are alternated with solar panels that can be rotated to maximize sun potential through the ever changing Colorado

seasons. Master plan of the bike parking area shows the solar panel and roof structure that mimics the Colorado rockies. The north section that shows the entire

length of the bike parking gives more detail to the concept. This section also provides a great look at how the “shower curtain” effect works. Bikers just have to pick where

they want to park their bike pull a pole over and lock it to their bike. The concept model depicts “Intersecting Shadows” this model gave birth to the idea of the shade structures

and their interaction with the movable poles. Equinox Brewery got its name from the inspiration of the term “Equinox” meaning equal day and night. Keeping this in mind with

the design and looking at the master plan the intent was to mimic this principle. The design is mirrored on purpose to play on the term Equinox. Going into depth each side

of the bike parking lot can accommodate 80 bikes or 40 on each side. The space can also be used for bigger events when the beer garden is full in the summer time. Owners

just have to slide the metal poles to the side and take down chairs that hang on the outside walls to create a space for promotions, events, or whatever the day has in store.

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This f igure ground study shows the exist ing condi t ions of Denver ’s 10th and osage stop and the surrounding areas. Towards the east s ide of the

s i te resident ia l bui ld ings, schools, and the art d istr ict dominates the area. Towards the west s ide of the s i te more industr ia l bui ld ings can be

seen some that are st i l l in use, th is area also serves as a t ra in depot. Final ly once you cross I -25 more resident ia l areas can be seen. Looking

at analysis of the s i te i t was evident that there was a connect ion problem gett ing f rom the west s ide of I -25 to the east s ide.

Drawings depict what a “day in the l i fe” of a resident of an area would look l ike. In th is scenar io the resident uses the l ight-rai l to get to the

broncos game where he enjoys the game later to take the l ight-rai l back to his home. The 5 Lynch diagrams take a look at the exist ing

condi t ions of the area including edges, landmarks, nodes, pathways, and distr icts. The master plan shows the proposed addi t ions to 10th and

osage stop and the surrounding area. Resident ia l communit ies dominated the east s ide of the s i te and was lef t un touched. The west

s ide of the s i te was run down industr ia l bui ld ings that was replaced with a arching green way and two more parks. The surrounding areas of th is

s i te were used as mult i and mixed housings with downtown l ike areas. Areas that included the l ight-rai l were designed for the pedestr ian

and bui ld ings wi th unique shade/roof structures and tree l ined streetscapes dominated the area. This area also includes mult ip le rooftop gardens which can be seen in the birds-eye perspect ives.

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The overal l master plan can be seen in an al ternat ing nature. Walking through the space the user wi l l be effected by heavy tree plant ing on one side and a lack of t ree plant ing on the other. This not ion is created so roof top gardens can be bui l t and enjoyed. When occupying these spaces one wi l l be able to look down and enjoy people watching whi le enjoying a meal orcoffee. When lookingdown on the street pedestr ians wi l l not ice t ransi t arr iv ing and leaving the si te as wel l as numerous bike and pedestr ian paths. At n ight the whole s i te wi l l be l i t up wi th a ser ies of str ing l ights that hang over the s i te. When the Honey Locus are fu l l grown they wi l l a lso interact wi th the shade structures f rom the roof top garden as they wi l l grow in-between them, creat ing an unique archi tectural feature.

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process even started. Bui ld ing on a rooftop the design had to take in considerat ion of weight and water usage. This design incorporated intensive and extensive rooftop gardens and the var ious layers of

mater ia l that is needed to incorporate the weight and design. The master plan shows the simple design that al lows the user to enjoy the space with myr iad seat ing opportuni t ies to study eat lunch or whatever they

please. The seat ing along the glass rai l ing al lows for a great v iew of the pedestr ian corr idor below at CSU. A birds-eye perspect ive of the

relat ionship of the garden with the rest of the Behavioral Science Bui ld ing on campus is showned as wel l as a sect ion showing the

mater ia ls used in the design as wel l a the intensive and extensive green roof systems.

The Cache Bank l iv ing wal l design incorporates al ternat ing green facades with l iv ing wal ls in order to mazimize the al loted 320 sq f t of

l iv ing wal ls aloud. Var ious plants were arranged in a l inear pattern that have di fferent hues of green. The over al l process would be completed

with g sky technology to the speci f icat ions l is ted on their websi te. In order to educate the publ ic about the importance of l iv ing wal ls s ignage

would be hung around the si te providing such detai l . Another idea that could inform the general publ ic would be assembl ing the system to al low

them to see how the plants wi l l grow and survive in these systems. A sect ion shows the green wal l wi th var ious construct ion documents and

axis render ing showing the var ious layers that wi l l need to take place in order to instal l the sytem. East and northeast perspect ives showing the

green wal l and green facades dipict the four plants that were selected for use based of the s i te condi t ions and color, a l l p lants needed to be

semi xer ic and able to grow on a vert ical wal l .

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The Cache Bank living wall design incorporates alternating green facades with living walls in order to maximize the alloted 320 sq ft of living walls. Various plants were arranged in a linear pattern

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tance of living walls, sign-age would be hung around the site provide such detail. Another idea that could inform the general public would be assembling the system (below image) to allow them to

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The Cache Bank living wall design incorporates alternating green facades with living walls in order to maximize the alloted 320 sq ft of living walls. Various plants were arranged in a linear pattern

that have di�erent color hues of green. The over all process would be completed with g sky technol-ogist to the speci�cations listed on their website. In order to educate the public about the impor-

tance of living walls, sign-age would be hung around the site provide such detail. Another idea that could inform the general public would be assembling the system (below image) to allow them to

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that have di�erent color hues of green. The over all process would be completed with g sky technol-ogist to the speci�cations listed on their website. In order to educate the public about the impor-

tance of living walls, sign-age would be hung around the site provide such detail. Another idea that could inform the general public would be assembling the system (below image) to allow them to

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X-gamesThese maps were made using Sketch Up and I l lustrator. I was asked

to help wi th the 2014 X-Games Aust in fan map that was handed out to guests and intended to help them f ind everything that was located in the

fest ival . From bathrooms to fest ival locat ions al l were mapped out on the graphic. Looking at the process several conference cal ls took place to perfect the locat ion and graphics on the map. The three drawings on

the next page are al l process render ings that led to the f inal graphic that was pr inted off and handed out at X-Games 2014. The f inal product was

a team effort wi th graphic and ideas from mult ip le designers including mysel f . Useful l ski l ls and knowledge were gained from this project such

as, working with teams, gett ing my ideas out on the table, as wel l as learning to deal wi th deadl ines, communicat ion and project management.

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Logos created for the map that include the

COTA tower. Sketch-Up models of the event

areas were used in the map, an idea I suggested

D r a w i n g s / A r t w o r k 2Various sketches, models, posters, and construct ion documents

of var ious projects and places throughout the United States.

Various sketches from projects and explorat ions around the Western Uni ted States including Wyoming, South Dakota, and Colora-do. 1 The poster on the r ight was a hand dawned project that depicts the effect gold mining has on the adjacent land. 2 The needles format ion that formed in Cluster State Park, South Dakota. 3 A journey across Wyoming and Colorado With Al the Dinosaur. 4 Sect ion of Flat I rons mal l .

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1 Hand dawned construct ion detai ls f rom var ious projects showing var ious th ings such as how to instal l a custom

bench to plant ing a t ree proper ly. 2 Models of the exist ing condi t ions in Cast le Rock, Colorado for a s i te design along

Plum Creek. 3 Water color of the ARGO mine in Idaho Spr ings, Colorado. 4. A digi ta l col lage from a reading

depict ing di fferent types of c i t ies that exist , th is one was depict ing two ci t ies in one, the old abandon ci ty that is

run down but once was a thr iv ing community, as wel l as i t ref lect ion which can be seen as a c i ty of i ts own in a sense.

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Bachelor of Science in Landscape Archi tecture

2006-2010Cast le View High School : Cast le Rock: Colorado

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Adobe Photoshop, Adobe In-Design, Adobe I l lustrator, and Auto-CAD, Google SketchUp, Rhino 3DStudio background with hand drawn sect ions, e levat ions, p lans,and on si te sketches

- Several fu l l s i te designs, including extensive designs for c l ients- Excel lent communicat ion ski l ls , proven interpersonal ski l ls

2014-2015Southern Exposure Landscape Intern

Assistant spray technic ian: weed control / insect control / fer t i l iz ing plantsAssistant estate manager: maintaining a high end property in Windsor

Landscape Laborer: mowed resident ia l / commercial lots, pruned landscape plantsAssisted in communicat ion, deal ing wi th c l ients and companies in al l aspect of account management

Digi ta l graphics including trai l design for Mountain Range Shadows and company banner design

2014idesign

Created graphics for X-Games Aust in 's 2014 fest ival mapPart ic ipated in several conference cal ls wi th ESPN personnel brainstorming ideas

2013-Present4-10 designs

Resident ia l designs for c l ients Provided master plans, plant ing plans, Google SketchUp perspect ives

Personal knowledge of s i te condi t ions and sui table plants