Landlab 2014 Porfolio

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at landLAB we are committed to:

At landLAB our passion is to produce great work by developing vigorous collaborations with clients in pursuit of sustainable, well-planned solutions that are rich in harmony, beauty and balance.

A client´s vision is a beacon - Achieving it takes collaboration, leadership and dedicated service. Our goal – and ultimate satisfaction – is to complete a project for a client whose vision has been realized. Great design solutions are often simple, elegant, and timeless. Finding them takes youthful energy, innovation, vision and a passion for understanding client needs.

We have worked extensively with San Diego’s coastal climate and the demands of Southern California’s unique palette of plants and materials. Our international design portfolio includes projects that range from resort master plans and championship golf courses to tropical hotels and resort spas.

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A L O H A a t C l e a r w a t e r B a y R e s o r t M a s t e r P l a n

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landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company on the resort master plan for the new resort “Aloha”, on South Clearwater Bay, a one kilometer square resort site on the south coast of Hainan Island, China close to the nearby Resort town of Sanya. The new resort rests prominently on approximately 1000 meters of beach frontage, adjacent to numerous proposed five star resorts located along a 12 mile stretch of white sand beach. The resort master plan de-emphasizes the use of the automobile, providing a network of nature trails and pedestrian walkways connecting the various types of residential unit types, retail areas and open space amenities to the beach. Palm tree-lined “Ocean Boulevard” is the main vehicular drive along the ocean frontage parcels connecting the two, 5-star resort hotels with the central island podium towers and retail promenade. The site planning maximizes ocean views and access to the public beach front plazas, where the user can enjoy numerous pools, lounges, cabanas and cafes. The kilometer long beach front network of boardwalks and sport courts create an active “Waikiki vibe” along the gorgeous white sand beach of Clearwater Bay.

Hainan Island . China . In Progress

landLAB + Myklebust Company

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C l e a r w a t e r B a y R e s o r t P h a s e s I I - I I I P o d i u m

Phase II Podium Final Rendering Phase II Podium Pool Deck Final Rendering

Phase II Podium Pool Final Rendering Phase III Podium Final Rendering

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C l e a r w a t e r b a y R e s o r t A p a r t m e n t s & V i l l a s

Aerial of Beach Apartments and Pools

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M e i l i n g H o t S p r i n g G o l f C l u b

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landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company and Schmidt Curley Golf Course Architects on the White Stone Mountain Golf Village Hotel. Located adjacent to the Changling reservoir near Qionghai on the west coast of Hainan Island, China, the new 18 hole golf resort features a golf clubhouse that cater to vacationing golfers and spa clientele. The hotel and clubhouse are designed to accommodate large golf tournaments and have been carefully sited to maximize views to the 1st and 18th holes, natural reservoir, and surrounding landscape. The hotel features natural, hot- spring spa pools and invigorating cold pools, outdoor dining terraces, as well as a floating tea pavilion and boat dock. Villas have been carefully integrated into the golf course layout to provide both views and direct access to the golf course and open space corridors. Adjacent to the golf course is a mixed use development with service apartments, town houses and an executive golf course, reservoir and mountains beyond.

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Hainan Island . China . 2012

landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company on The Sanya Lihe International Center 5 star Hotel and residential tower that was designed to bring together a market tailored program mix of retail, restaurants and entertainment to offer a collection of venues unique to the properties in the Sanya Resort region. The organization of the site planning has been conceived to unify an existing structure with the new buildings into a singular resort experience centered on a new grand pool area. The hotel and suite towers will offer nearly unobstructed views to Sanya Bay from the guestrooms and will have separate drop-off and lobby entry areas on the north and east sides of the site. A retail passage with street frontage will feature life-style related shops, regional and international cuisine, a spa and TV. A new ballroom will expand the area for special events or conventions.


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R i v i e r a H o t e l

Illustrative Site Plan

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Las Vegas . Nevada . 2012

landLAB and Graham Downes Architecture collaborated on a hotel refresh concept to revitalize the historic Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The design aspires to restore the Riviera Hotel to the iconic resort status that it once had in the mid 1900’s. Outdoor spaces that will be upgraded in the initial phase are the main hotel pool deck, private patio spaces, courtyards, walkways, and entry spaces such as the main lobby and visitor drop-off areas adjacent to Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as, ‘The Strip’. The concept modernizes the mid-century modern design aesthetics of the Riviera through refined geometric landscape features and decorative planting and paving accents that define space and circulation. The pool experience includes creating space for relaxation, places to be seen, and private cabanas. Daybeds are provided for sunning and recovery, poolside pavilions for events and parties, and lounge areas for enjoying a cold beverage on a hot Vegas afternoon.

landLAB + Graham Downes Architecture

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C o e x S e o u l - C o n v e n t i o n & E x p o s i t i o n C e n t e r


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Seoul . Korea . 2011

landLAB collaborated with Gensler on the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center project. COEX is a major urban node, linked to the subway system, and includes approximately 1 million SF of subterranean retail space. A centralized landscape area connects the retail spaces below through a large atrium. Retail areas are accessed both at street level and through sunken gardens, connecting the mall with adjacent subway stations and public transportation lines. Throughout the mall, the sleek geometry of the architecture is mimicked by terraced outdoor seating and dining spaces, accented with flowering trees and inviting, attractive planting areas. An extensive streetscape park connects the seasonal gardens to a new outdoor plaza and new entries to the mall, featuring multiple landscape amenities such as green roofs, event plazas, gardens and water features, grass mounds, and a large reflecting pool that doubles as an ice skating rink in the winter. Throughout the park landscape, custom hardscape features and public art installations are integrated to enhance the pedestrian experience and create a connection to cultural values of the region.

landLAB + Gensler

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A L O H A a t C l e a r w a t e r B a y R e s o r t S a l e s C e n t e r a n d B e a c h C l u b


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landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company on the new Beach Club/Sales Center for Clearwater Bay Resort Project on the south coast of Hainan Island, China. The new beach club/sales center sits prominently on the west edge of the property directly on the pristine white sand beach. The new facility includes three different show villas, a large sales center and numerous outdoor pavilions all interconnected with unique garden spaces and water features, designed in both modern and traditional Chinese aesthetic. The site design minimizes grading impacts to the site and uses a natural wetland to cleanse and detain storm water; all areas are enhanced by endemic plant species.


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S a n y a L i h e R e s o r t H o t e l

Ground Level Illustrative Plan Ground Level Tree Plan

Pool Deck Illustrative Plan Pool Deck Tree Plan

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landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company on the Sanya Lihe Resort Hotel, one of the first projects to be built in the new High Tech Business Park on Yazhou Bay on the west coast of Hainan Island, China. The new resort hotel was carefully sited to take advantage of ocean views and access to the beach and adjacent greenway. The modern hotel features a large landscaped pool and associated outdoor amenities including outdoor spa, swimup bar, children’s pool and lush tropical plantings on the level 3 podium to take advantage of solar access and off site views. The ground level accommodates two drop-offs for hotel and for the conference centers, numerous outdoor dining terraces, sunken gardens and water features. At the heart of the building is a large atrium garden, adjacent to the main hotel lobby. This atrium garden is open to the sky above and to users below from the level 3 pool deck. The atrium has two key features: providing natural light and fresh air to the interior core of the building while also providing functional waiting area and lounge space for hotel guests.

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LEGEND00: RESORT ENTRY DRIVE01: HOTEL PORTE COCHERE & DROP OFF02: LOBBY & RECEPTION03: SUNSET BAR04: LOBBY CAFE & BAR05: LOBBY GARDEN COURT06: SPA GARDEN COURT07: HOTEL SERVICE AND BOH AREA80: HOTEL GUESTROOMS BLOCK 109: HOTEL GUESTROOMS BLOCK 210: EVENT LAWN & PAVILION11: HOTEL SUITE VILLAS12: FITNESS & YOGA PAVILION13: HOTEL POOL AREA14: BEACH CAFE & BAR15: ART PAVILION16: MARINA & SEA PLANE ARRIVAL17: VILLA ENTRY DRIVE & GATEHOUSE18: OCEAN VIEWING PAVILION19: BURMESE ART PAVILION20: VILLA VIP SPA & LOUNGE21: VILLA BEACH PATH GATEHOUSE


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VIEW OF HOTEL FROM BOAT MARINA PERSPECTIVE VIEW 04Ngwe Saung ResortNgwe Saung, Myanmar

May 09, 2014 scale : NTSMaster Plan |

HONG KONG | LOS ANGELES | CHENGDU | ISTANBUL

DESIGN HK Ltd.

VILLA ZONE PERSPECTIVES VILLA VIEW 04Ngwe Saung ResortNgwe Saung, Myanmar

May 09, 2014 scale : NTSMaster Plan |

HONG KONG | LOS ANGELES | CHENGDU | ISTANBUL

DESIGN HK Ltd.

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landLAB collaborated with Myklebust Company to create this conceptual design proposal for the Ngwe Saung Beach Resort in the country of Myanmar. In comparison to Clearwater Bay, the vision for the Ngwe resort revolves around the experience of a resort integrated with its jungle surroundings and the natural beauty of the beach site property. The design is comprised of nature trails that access the beach and reveal panoramic views. Relaxing and cozy hillside retreats of modern jungle bungalows take design cues from both the balinese aesthetic as well as the surrounding eco-romanticism of the landscape. The project will focus on using local materials while the project trails will be integrated with art and sculpture, both local and foreign to create a unique experience that blends modern and traditional with the implementation of environmental and sustainable features such as water harvesting and the use of local materials. Landscape palette follows closely with plants and tree species endemic to Myanmar to establish a sense of place and minimize the introduction of foreign plant material to the area.

Myanmar . 2014

landLAB + Mco. Architects

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Q u a l c o m m P a c i f i c C e n t e r C a m p u s

landLAB + BNIM

BNIM Architects and landLAB are collaborating on the Qualcomm Pacific Center Campus located in San Diego, California. The master plan focuses on the insertion of two new buildings into the existing campus. One new office building and a mixed-use conference, dining, wellness and organic garden, inclusive of a regulation sized soccer field, are being integrated into the existing 9.4 acre campus. The AY building’s interior courtyard features an architectural bioswale that is fed by storm water from the building’s roof drains. The design also incorporates multiple breakout spaces encompassed by native San Diego landscape. Building AZ utilizes green roof technology to create additional usable space for fitness, dining, and other programmed events. The campus design will also integrate a meandering trail system that connects the site with the adjacent naturalized open space in Lopez Canyon. Qualcomm Pacific Center Campus is anticipating a LEED Gold rating from the USGBC.

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San Diego . California . In Progress

Site Circulation DiagramApril 25, 2013qualcomm ba tower | site diagrams

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Site Hydrology DiagramApril 25, 2013qualcomm ba tower | site diagrams

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San Diego . California . 2013

landLAB + Delawie

The overall approach to the BA site is to create discrete landscape typologies which serve both the building and the campus as a whole. Functional areas, such as building entries, roads, drop-offs and pedestrian paths will be treated with sculptural, modern forms supporting the image of Qualcomm as a leader in design and innovation. The periphery bioswale and slope areas will emulate the natural forms and gradients of the native Southern California landscape that surrounds the development. These open spaces will be designed to connect to adjacent Qualcomm sites (both existing and future), ultimately enhancing the cohesiveness of the campus as a whole. The tight spaces between the buildings are conceptualized as a slot canyon or arroyo, and will be planted to maximize the atmospheric and spatial qualities of the architectural design. Hanging vines, shimmering trees and swaying grasses will be used to amplify the dynamic effects of the light and air moving through the space, and could also serve as a storm water garden. The project is being designed to LEED GOLD standards established by the United States Green Building Council.

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S e m p r a E n e r g y D o w n t o w n H e a d q u a r t e r s

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South Plaza Close-up Plan

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SOUTH PLAZA GREEN WALL 1SEMPRA

Water Feature Water Feature

Design Concept: A bold pixelated background mix of three cascading plants with groups of silver accents.

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landLAB + Carrier Johnson

landLAB is collaborating with Carrier Johnson on the new Sempra Energy headquarters located prominently in downtown San Diego in the ballpark district. The northeastern corner of the site at 8th and Island will be an open urban plaza with fixed seating and an enclosed dining plaza adjacent to the interior dining which will be set back from the street and surrounded by lush shade tolerant planting. A battered concrete planter along 8th avenue will help reconcile the grade change as well as integrate with the interior architecture. The south plaza will be located mid-block on 8th Avenue between the new tower and the existing historic Fire Station to remain. The focal point of the plaza will be a battered, lit water wall centered on the lobby and adjacent pre function space providing a seamless interior-exterior space. The water wall will be flanked on both sides by a continuous battered living wall creating a lush vertical backdrop to the space. The site design incorporates all of the buildings’ storm water into on-structure bioswale planters that serve a dual function of integrated storm water retention, and screen planting for the outdoor spaces.

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SITE PROGRAMThere are many opportunities to improve Howard Hughes Center. Unfortunately its current state is under-utilized and unprogrammed. The space should inspire and impress on first visit and become a setting not just for lunch and 15-minute breaks but also a place for meeting and interacting. Howard Hughes Center has plenty of spaces that can be activated with various programs for the diverse groups, large or small groups. Ideas for providing focus to the space and program enhancements could also include places for food, eating areas and nightly events such as movie screenings, etc. New designs would refresh and energize the space an amenity for the whole campus. Gateway features could be developed to enhance the sense of arrival as well as highlight axis points and desired paths. Sustainable features could include storm water filtration gardens, water harvesting, and solar and wind energy production, etc. The following diagrams pose the fundamental question “what if?” Further exploring the possibilities and opportunities of the site, its usage and programming and site features that can help solve the existing challenges of the site and help establish a meaningful relationship between the user and the center.

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H o w a r d H u g h e s C o r p o r a t e C e n t e r L a n d s c a p e R e f r e s h

landLAB was hired by Hines for the refresh of the corporate campus of Howard Hughes Center located in Los Angeles California. The goal of the proposal is to revitalize and activate unprogrammed and unused spaces and update the landscape that consists mainly of unsuitable open lawn areas and unsuitable tree and planting species with a sustainable and low maintenance landscape. The existing Howard Hughes Center has plenty of spaces that can be activated with various programs for the diverse range of groups, accommodating both large and small group gatherings. Another area of emphasis is the need for a narrative to accompany the name and aviation legacy of Howard Hughes, the man after the center is named.

landLAB + Hines

Concept Plans


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Los Angeles . California . Current

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S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a E d i s o n E m e r g e n c y O p e r a t i o n s C e n t e r

landLAB teamed up with Richard Yen Architects on the conference center refresh for Southern California Edison in Rosemead, California. The main vision for the center is to revitalize and activate unprogrammed and unused spaces for the company’s employees and staff. One of the goals of the proposal is to update the landscape that consists mainly of unsustainable and unused lawn areas and replace it with sustainable and low maintenance landscapes and programmed outdoor spaces. The proposal’s agenda focuses on outdoor plazas, promenades, garden terraces and outdoor meeting spaces while conscious of sustainable features such as on-site storm water retention, run-off filtration

landLAB + Richard Yen Architects

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Rosemead . California . Current

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Creation of an environmentally friendly campus includes promoting individual health and wellness as well as improving the physical health of the land. To achieve these goals, a proposed network of walks and trails directly connect all buildings, parking and existing trails to each other. The more remote trails shall be accompanied by site maps, monuments or other interpretive signage. Small overlooks and viewing decks, informal seating areas and shady gathering spaces will be incorporated along the re-imagined trail network, encouraging users to discover these spaces and incorporate them into their daily routine. Areas impacted by new construction shall be restored exclusively with site appropriate California native species respective of their appropriate habitats such as: riparian, coastal sage scrub, disturbed native & non-native grassland, and chaparral. Spaces closer to the building may include formal or linear planting of non-native, fire resistive, low-water use adaptive species, and colorful succulent gardens, while respecting adjacencies to existing native and non-native grasslands and riparian habitat.

landLAB + Richard Yen & Associates

S D G E M i s s i o n C o n t r o l M a s t e r P l a n


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Conceptual Renderings


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S h a r p R e s s S t e e l y D o w n t o w n W e l l n e s s C e n t e r


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The landscape concept for the new Sharp Wellness Center is duality; duality of soft textures and crisp architectural lines, a historic site progressive health care, of public open spaces and private healing gardens. The design of the new Wellness Center creates a welcoming health care facility with beautifully landscaped entry ways and waiting areas, green walls and roofs, sustainable site features and healing garden spaces for staff, patients and visitors. The two key landscape features are the 3rd floor green roofs and the Grape Street Healing Garden with the historic Moreton Bay Fig tree. Environmental design principles such as passive solar are integrated into the proposed design: vine covered green screen at the parking garage; vegetated green roofs to shade and cool the building; deciduous trees to shade pavement and architecture. Other sustainable measures are on-site management of storm water at green roofs and at-grade landscaped areas, urban. heat-island reduction by shade structures, canopy trees and vegetated green roofs. Proposed plant species will be drought tolerant, non-invasive species with sensory or medicinal qualities. The site will be drip irrigated to reduce water-loss due to overspray, evaporation and wind.

Design-Built Project

landLAB + AVRP Studios

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K a i s e r P e r m a n e n t e C a r m e l Va l l e y M e d i c a l O f f i c e B u i l d i n g

landLAB has teamed with Hanna Gabriel Wells Architects to design a new Kaiser Permanente medical office building in the Carmel Valley area of San Diego. The new facility takes advantage of a complex site by preserving and enhancing an existing wetland area and employing a comprehensive grading strategy that channels all of the storm water through biofiltration zones. The site design features extensive use of native plants selected for both aesthetics and habitat value. The planting concept is drawn from the local landscape featuring coast live oaks and Torrey pines on the hillsides and sycamores and alders in the lower bioswale areas. A central walkway planted with native and flowering trees connects the parking areas to the building giving visitors a garden like experience as they move from their cars to the facility. The main entry plaza is designed to provide a tranquil setting for patients to relax and enjoy a water feature that utilizes treated water collected onsite.

landLAB + Architects Hanna Gabriel Wells

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U C L A S o u t h C a m p u s S t u d e n t C e n t e r

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Los Angeles . California . 2007

landLAB + Safdie Rabines Architecture

landLAB collaborated with Safdie Rabines Architects on the new South Campus Student Center located in the historic Court of Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. The new facility was be constructed into the existing sloped portion of the court, allowing the roof structure above the interior dining area to act as a garden roof terrace and look out, with a series of vegetated green roofs over the kitchens. The planting design for the green roofs and surrounding landscape are vignettes of California landscapes, which provide educational opportunities for the adjacent life sciences facilities surrounding the project. The lower dining terraces are sunken from the surrounding walkways and existing buildings that form the Court of Sciences, creating both intimate and public spaces for students and faculty to enjoy the beautiful southern California climate. The project was awarded a SDASLA merit award in 2012 and received LEED GOLD accreditation from the USGBC.

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C a l - S t a t e S a n M a r c o s S t u d e n t U n i o n

Phase I Illustrative Plan Phase II Illustrative Plan

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San Marcos . California . 2014

landLAB collaborated with Hornberger + Worstell architects and PCL Construction on the new Student Union, which is located prominently in the center of campus at CUSSM. The design of the Student Union is focused on sustainable site planning and design principles, enhancing pedestrian access to the facility and through the site, while creating the “living room” for the campus. The new buildings were carefully integrated into the existing hillside, creating new outdoor spaces that enhance interaction of visitors, students and faculty from the campus at large. A series of interconnected indoor-outdoor spaces, each with its own character and identity, are combined with indoor program and include a large amphitheater that provides areas for both large and intimate gatherings in a play of light and shade. The LEED Gold design features green roofs, rain garden/ bioswales, low water use native planting, photovoltaics and is planned to be minimum LEED silver facility.


landLAB + Horneberger & Worstell + PCL Construction

PROPOSAL ID # 3656THE CLARKE EXPANSION N

SITE PLAN | SCALE 1:30

SITE SECTION | SCALE 1:30

The planting design for the Clarke Field House Expansion project features local native plant species and communities, in an effort to create a responsible, low water use landscape while promoting biodiversity. Per the Campus Master Plan, sloping landscape areas will be planted with a mix of coastal sage scrub understory and mediterranean plant species. California Sycamore trees with soft grasses and riparian type plant species will line the bio-swales and storm water retention areas.

dg path

existing trail(to remain)

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

dg firelane

existing walkway

existing walkway

existing storage(to remain)

existing path

concretewalkway

existingpath

existing stair

existingtrash

enclosure

stair

entry plaza

prefunctioncourtyard

sandvolleyball

court

CLARKE FIELD HOUSE

CLARKE FIELD HOUSEEXPANSION

existing adaparking

existing drop-off

existinghardscape

existingbicycle parking

existingtrees

existingparking lot

existingvehicularaccess

trashenclosure


SITE ACCESS LEGENDADA Path of Travel (Wheelchair Acessible)

Domestic Water

Telephone / DataFire Hydrant

Fire Service

Storm Drain PipeSanitary Sewer

Gas Line

Bicycle AccessExisting Trail

PLANTING LEGENDTree Palette

Shrub/Succulent Palette

Landscape Narrative

Detention Basin/Native Slope Restoration

UTILITY LEGEND

Platanus racemosaCalifornia Sycamore

Quercus agrifoliaCoast Live Oak

Alnus rhombifoliaWhite Alder

LagerstroemiaCrape Myrtle

Existing Trees (To Remain)

PROPOSAL ID # 3656THE CLARKE EXPANSION N

SITE PLAN | SCALE 1:30


The planting design for the Clarke Field House Expansion project features local native plant species and communities, in an effort to create a responsible, low water use landscape while promoting biodiversity. Per the Campus Master Plan, sloping landscape areas will be planted with a mix of coastal sage scrub understory and mediterranean plant species. California Sycamore trees with soft grasses and riparian type plant species will line the bio-swales and storm water retention areas.

dg path

existing trail(to remain)

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

detentionbasin

dg firelane

existing walkway

existing walkway

existing storage(to remain)

existing path

concretewalkway

existingpath

existing stair

existingtrash

enclosure

stair

entry plaza

prefunctioncourtyard

sandvolleyball

court

CLARKE FIELD HOUSE

CLARKE FIELD HOUSEEXPANSION

existing adaparking

existing drop-off

existinghardscape

existingbicycle parking

existingtrees

existingparking lot

existingvehicularaccess

trashenclosure


SITE ACCESS LEGENDADA Path of Travel (Wheelchair Acessible)

Domestic Water

Telephone / DataFire Hydrant

Fire Service

Storm Drain PipeSanitary Sewer

Gas Line

Bicycle AccessExisting Trail

PLANTING LEGENDTree Palette

Shrub/Succulent Palette

Landscape Narrative

Detention Basin/Native Slope Restoration

UTILITY LEGEND

Platanus racemosaCalifornia Sycamore

Quercus agrifoliaCoast Live Oak

Alnus rhombifoliaWhite Alder

LagerstroemiaCrape Myrtle

Existing Trees (To Remain)

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C S U S a n M a r c o s C l a r k e F i e l d H o u s e E x p a n s i o n

MARCH 19TH, 201475% SCHEMATIC DESIGN

THE FIELD HOUSE EXPANSIONPROJ. # : SM-1039 7PERSPECTIVE RENDERING

FROM TOP OF PARKING STRUCTURE

MARCH 19TH, 201475% SCHEMATIC DESIGN

THE FIELD HOUSE EXPANSIONPROJ. # : SM-1039 26PERSPECTIVE RENDERING

ENTRY APPROACH

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San Marcos . California . In Progress

landLAB with Gensler Architects was selected by CSU San Marcos for the expansion of the Clarke field house basketball arena. The main goal is to expand the basketball facility providing a collegiate atmosphere for students to engage in athletics and develop school pride will help define the spaces and further contribute to creating a strong campus identity. The proposed project features local native plant species in an effort to create a responsible, low water use landscape while promoting biodiversity. Per the Campus Master Plan, sloping landscape areas will be planted with a mix of coastal sage scrub understory and Mediterranean plant species. California Sycamores.

landLAB + Gensler Architects

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Fullerton . California . Current

landLAB was on the winning Design Build Team with STEINBERG Architect and PCL Construction for the CSU Fullerton Titan Student Union Expansion. The landscape concept for the new student union is to extend the interior architectural space outside into a cohesive exterior environment. To create a flexible, fun, and chill space for daily student activities, chance encounters, studying, dining and/or lounging. The garden amphitheater is a perfect example of the expansion of indoor to outdoor space and provide a special and comfortable alcove within the larger Union space. The new student center will provide a variety of seating opportunities for groups or individuals and flexibility or arrangement for larger campus events. Cast in place seat walls, precast modular seating and freeform benches create a solid backbone for various plaza spaces. Community tables encourage friendly conversation while taller custom bar tops integrate outlets for laptops and devices for exterior flexible study/work space. Bistro style tables and moveable/ stackable chairs allow all students to tailor the space to their needs.

landLAB + Steinberg Architects

l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e + e n v i r o n m e n t a l d e s i g nlandLAB ILLUSTRATED SITE PLAN

R A D Y S C H O O L O F M A N A G E M E N T P H . I IU C S D

MIAMI BUFF, LIGHT QUARRIED STONE FINISH

MIAMII BUFF, HEAVY QUARRIED STONE FINISH

ADOBE TERRAZO, HONED FINISH

MIAMI BUFF, PIXIE DUST FINISH

PLAIN GRAY, LIGHT QUARRIED STONE FINISH

PLAIN GRAY, HEAVY WASHED AGGREGATE FINISH

IPE WOOD DECK

ETCHED BLUESTONE DONOR TILES

SCALE: 1” = 16’-0”

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R a d y S c h o o l o f M a n a g e m e n t P h I I


Existing Parking to Remain

Entry Drive & Drop-off

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landLAB collaborated with Ellerbe Becket and HMC Architects on Phase II of the Rady School of Management in the North Campus of UCSD. Phase II improvements enclose the main palm courtyard with a new building including tiered classrooms and a large auditorium terraced into the hillside. A new vehicular drop-off connects the main courtyard to the proposed north campus housing project and academic expansion to the north, while enhancing pedestrian linkages to the rest of the campus. The design features numerous terraces and breakout spaces for faculty and students to enjoy the beautiful San Diego climate. Native low water use coastal bluff planting contrast the colorful courtyard planting and large open lawn, in the adjacent ‘wedge’ open space to the south. Phase II will be LEED certified and will feature on site storm water management through bioswales and vegetated infiltration areas, that incorporate California native planting.

landLAB + Ellerbe Beckett + HMC Architects

bike rack in dgexisting bike storage

existing trash enclosure

existing fence & gate

ramp access to pool area

MAYA HALL

ZURA HALL

OLMECA HALL

stairs

native planting

bike racks in decomposedgranite mulch

main entry, enhanced concretepaving

seat walls @ existing fan palms

bosque of flowering trees

native planting & stormwater infiltration

mixed native & ornamental planting

entry garden lounge

surfboard storage

vertical ‘greenscreen’ elementwith evergreen vine @ storage/service area

yoga lawn

fitness equipment (eliptical/treadmill)

fire pit & cozy furnishings

date palms, flexible seating

bosque of flowering trees

stormwater retention area with native screen planting & trees

large central fire pit

retain existing trellis & vine

game tables

movie night terraceflexible seating, tables,recycled brick walls, concrete& porous paving

stair & ramp access

NTSAUGUST 27, 2013

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY - ZURA HALL landscape site plan

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Architects landLAB is collaborating with HMC architects and Mallum on the refresh of Zura Residence Hall at San Diego State University. The new design re-imagines one of San Diego State’s oldest residence halls as one of the hippest dorms on campus. Maintaining the existing structure, but reconfiguring and updating the interior to include accessible dorm rooms and facilities, communal study space, smarter room configurations and improved social and kitchen amenity spaces. The refreshed facility will include not only interior upgrades, but also exterior amenities that will meet the demands of today’s students. The exterior design highlights California climate creating a resort feel for student housing. A surfboard wash down and repair station, yoga and fitness lawn, outdoor game area, multiple fire pits and lounge seating and conversion of an existing unused roof deck to the ultimate student hangout space including movie wall, outdoor bbq and kitchen with adjacent dining area, flexible seating for studying or sunbathing, comfortable couches and big cozy chairs to gather in groups around the small fire pits.


landLAB + HMC Architects

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landLAB and Vasquez Marshall Architects collaborated in the design of a new courtyard for the newly renovated Blake Residence Hall at the University of California, San Diego. While providing a place for students to unwind and relax; the courtyard landscape design draws inspiration from the native palm arroyo landscape, endemic to Southern California. Cast-in-place concrete seat walls integrated with sustainable hardwood decking and LED lighting provide a sense of identity to the courtyard and define outdoor spaces where students can eat, study, and socialize. Sustainable, Low Impact Development methods are employed in the design such as filtration and detention of rainfall and storm water runoff, low water-use and adaptive plantings partnered with a high efficiency irrigation system, and use of local hardscape materials.

landLAB + Vasquez Marshall Architects

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landLAB is collaborating with Studio E Architects on a redesign for Revelle Café on the University of California San Diego Campus. The new design embraces sustainability as part of Revelle College while embracing the southern California climate by providing a variety of spaces enjoy the outdoor environment throughout the year. In the southern courtyard, porous paved dining areas are shaded by a by a bosque of palo verde trees, while oversized umbrellas provide relief from the sun on a “beach blanket” of rubber play surfacing with lounge chairs. In the northern courtyard, festoon lighting and a landmark outdoor fireplace bring warmth to an outdoor ‘rec-room’ complete with built in ping pong and community tables. Green planting walls are thoughtfully located to define space while creating an interesting edge to the outdoor room. The Revelle café landscape design develops a strong physical and visual connection between concurrent improvement projects at the adjacent Blake and Argo residence halls where landLAB is designing new courtyards and exterior landscaping to create a unified refreshed look for this important crossroads in Revelle College.

landLAB + Studio E Architects

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landLAB collaborated with Bluemotif architects on the new International Center, which is located prominently on the central campus pedestrian spine “Library walk” at UCSD. The design of the International Center is focused on sustainable site planning and design principals, enhancing pedestrian access to the facility and through the site, while keeping the original character of the facility. The new buildings were carefully sited amongst the existing eucalyptus grove, creating new outdoor spaces that enhance interaction of visitors, students and faculty from the surrounding colleges. A series of interconnected indoor/outdoor spaces, each with its own character and identity, are nestled amongst the eucalyptus providing areas for both large and intimate gatherings in a play of light and shade. The design features green roofs, rain gardens, recycled materials and is planned to be a minimum LEED

landLAB + Blue Motif Architecture

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U C S D Wa r r e n H o u s i n g C o l l e g e R e f r e s h

Illustrative Site Plan Program Studies

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landLAB is collaborating with Kevin deFreitas architecture on a feasibility study for the Warren Housing complex at UCSD North Campus. The primary objective of the feasibility study is to develop a framework for potential projects in and around the residential complexes and to update the existing facilities with sustainable landscape and building features while creating an attractive destination on campus for all to enjoy. The study promotes incorporation of integrated indoor/outdoor study pavilions, demonstration gardens, active and passive recreation areas and nature lookouts within a clearly defined hierarchy of pathways to create a ‘there there’ landmark. Refreshing outdoor spaces and enhancing bicycle and pedestrian connections to adjacent warren mall and the rest of UCSD’s campus by creating appropriately scaled and engaging pathways, nodes, and portals is a primary component of the feasibility study.

landLAB + Kevin deFreitas Architecture

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U C S D T h e G R K : F r a t e r n i t y R o w H o u s i n g


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landLAB collaborated with Kevin deFreitas Architect on a feasibility study for an on campus fraternity neighborhood for the UC San Diego Campus. The project incorporated a large sunken central open space wrapped with Fraternity houses with a large open event lawn, BBQ terrace, and storm water garden. Interconnected to the neighborhood is the GRK commons building housing lecture rooms, auditorium as well as tower for medical offices. At the heart of the project is a micro retail center featuring small local businesses providing the necessary amenities for not only the housing but to serve all of the East Campus Health Sciences Neighborhood.

landLAB + Kevin deFreitas Architecture

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U C S D C e n t e r f o r N o v e l T h e r a p e u t i c s


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UCSD East Campus Masterplan

Conceptual Design Renderings

San Diego . California . Current

landLAB + Perkins & Will + BIOMED

landLAB collaborated with Perkins + Will Architects and BIOMED Realty, along with design build partner McCarthy Construction on the new Center for Novel Therapeutic in the science research park on the east Health sciences campus of UCSD. The landscape design of the Center for Novel Therapeutics continues the implementation of the master plan of Science Research Park while providing enhancements to overall campus connectivity, increasing areas of native planting and habitat and providing areas for storm water biofiltration. On the west side of the site a generous landscape area will be developed which extends the feeling of the adjacent canyon into the site. A sinuous accessible path (+/- 4.5%) will negotiate the almost 12 feet of grade change between the road and the building passing through drifts of native trees and drought tolerant planting. Small seating areas defined by concrete seat walls and paved with decomposed granite will give visitors and staff a place to enjoy the open space and views of the canyon to the west.

04.14.2014

UCSD career services buildingoverall site plan

04.14.2014

UCSD career services buildingpatio / dining area64

landLAB was hired for to refresh the existing landscape at UCSD Career Services Center located at the heart of UCSD campus. The overall vision for the site is to preserve the historic eucalyptus grove, enhance the structure’s surroundings and provide a space for students to meet, greet and study while also providing an outdoor space for private dinners and functions. Site features include hangout and dining decks, terraces, and lounge plazas. Sustainable features for the site include pervious paving, California native planting, biofiltration of site run-off and re-use of site salvaged concrete and other materials.

landLAB

U C S D S t u d e n t C a r e e r S e r v i c e s C e n t e r San Diego . California . In Progress

notches in wallalign with location markers

1/2” cortensteel plate wall

boardwalk/lookout

sculptural nativeplant bands

1/2” corten steelplate wall

ada parking

companionseating area

reclaimed woodseat plinths

embedded steel barsalign with landmark locations

reclaimed wood seat plinths

porous concretebands

06.11.2014

UCSD body donor memorialsite plan

06.12.2014

UCSD body donor memorialcontextual site analysis

summer solsticecatalina island

spring/fall equinoxsan clemente island

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memorial location

Occurs Between June 20-22Longest Day of the YearSun is directly over Tropic of Cancer

Occurs March 20 and September 22Equal amount of Day and NightSun is directly over the Equator

Occurs Between December 21-22Shortest Day of the YearSun is directly over Tropic of Capricorn

Summer Solstice Winter SolsticeSpring/Autumnal Equinox

Solstice (sol sistere) - “sun stands still”

Distance to San Clemente Island: 63.93 miles

Distance to Scripps Pier: .38 miles

Distance to Catalina Island: 68.15 miles

a time of rebirth and restoration

a time of passage

Equinox (aequus nox) - “equal night”

Distance to the horizon: 16.6 miles or 87,648 feet awaySpeed of light: 186,000 miles / second or Sunlight from the horizon takes .00008925 seconds for the light to reach youSunlight from the sun takes about 8 minutes and 17 seconds to reach earth

Shaw’s Agave

Sedum Purple Carpet

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UCSD body donor memorial - Option Amemorial views

Design Elements

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landLAB worked with the UCSD planning department to create a memorial in honor of the lives of the people that donated their body to scientific research. The site is meant as a site of commemoration and reflection on lives of the donors but also a tribute to the legacy they leave behind to science, their philosophy and values to their local community and the human race in the universe. Located on the bluffs in La Jolla, California the site offers a loci of points that are interpreted in the design of the memorial as a compass of location of place, passage of time, and philosophy/ spirituality. The vegetation consists of sculptural and ornamental planting local to the coast bluffs of San Diego and Torrey pines.

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landLAB conducted a series of studies for entry signage options to be located at the university of california san diego campus’s north point entry, at the intersection of north torrey pines road and north point entry drive. The solution is comprised of three 6 foot rammed earth walls that mimic the sloping terrain. Signage lettering will be made of corten steel. The walls are positioned to achieve maximum visibility from all sides of the intersection. The planting concept establishes swaths of low-water use and native California plants, succulents, and groundcovers with a backdrop of mature torrey pine trees to provide a naturalized - yet still somewhat formal - landscape character.

landLAB

U C S D N o r t h P o i n t E n t r y San Diego . California . 2013

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landLAB collaborated with Alfredo Azaria Architects, and UCSD Housing and Dining on in the Thurgood Marshall neighborhood at the University of California, San Diego. The facility is located along “Ridgewalk,” the major north south pedestrian spine in the North campus of UCSD, and is surrounded by both student housing and academic buildings. The project features outdoor dining terraces that have been integrated into the sloping site allowing access to an existing open lawn area, providing areas for social interaction, dining and relaxation in the beautiful San Diego climate. The project incorporates sustainable design features including; on site storm water management, low water use native plantings and use of recycled materials.

thurgood marshallactivities center

landLAB + Alfredo Azaria Architects + UCSD Housing & Dining

U C S D R i d g e w a l k M a r k e t a n d C a f é San Diego . California . 2010

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Studio E Architects + IPD and landLAB teamed up for a design-build competition with McCarthy Construction for a new parking structure at the UCSD campus. The objective was a 1200 car parking garage on a thigh site that must incorporate two 250-foot diameter Thermal Energy Storage tanks. Some of the outstanding features include capturing and filtering the storm water runoff through planted bioswales captured in underground storage tanks and overflow funneled into two, 100-foot deep dry wells. Other sustainable features include solar arrays and thermal energy storage (T.E.S.) tanks. The team was the selected winner of 3 design-built teams short-listed for this project.


landLAB + Studio E Architects + IPD + Mccarthy Construction

Competition Winner

bioswalestormwater infiltration

bioswalestormwater infiltration

18 parking stalls(6 ada + 12 regular)

connection to

student

services

building

RUPERTUS WAY

existing black acacia(to remain)

existing california sycamores(3 to remain)

campus map

RUSSEL DRIVE

EXISTING BUILDING

MUSIC BUILDING

STUDENT

SERVICES

existing turf(to remain)

existing patio(to remain)

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landLAB was hired by UCSD to design the landscape associated with the reconfigured parking lot 405 adjacent to the new Music Building and existing Student services building in the heart of the UCSD campus. With the closure of Myers loop (Town Square pedestrian plaza), much needed handicapped parking needed to be relocated close by the center of campus. landLAB worked collaborated with Snipes-Dye Civil Engineering to grade the sloping parking lot to both accommodate the amount of required ADA parking, while also capturing and cleansing the parking storm water runoff through planted bioswales. Careful attention during the site planning for the parking lot allowed a mature Black Acacia tree to remain in place providing valuable shading to the parking lot, with another mature tree being transplanted to the student services main courtyard directly adjacent to the site.

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U C S D P a r k i n g L o t 4 0 5 San Diego . California . 2010

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llandLAB was hired by the University of California, San Diego to re-design the main pedestrian entry to the facility off of Ridgewalk, and two courtyards at the existing Social Sciences facility located in the north part of the UCSD campus. Design charrettes with the Urban Studies students and Social Sciences faculty facilitated design direction and programming for the outdoor spaces. The design also focused on planting groupings of native Torrey Pines at key locations to mitigate strong prevailing winds from entering the courtyards through passages in the building. Existing lawn areas that were not actively used were replaced with low water use native plant material along with additional seating for students and faculty to enjoy the beautiful San Diego climate.

landLAB

U C S D S o c i a l S c i e n c e s C o u r t y a r d San Diego . California . 2010

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The entry reconstruction project at Birch Aquarium is a collaboration between the University of California at San Diego and Scripp Institution of Oceanography at Birch Aquarium. landLAB partnered with Snipes Dye Civil Engineers to reduce the impact of vehicular traffic on this sensitive coastal site while enhancing the arrival experience for Aquarium patrons. By enlarging the existing median, large specimen Torrey Pines salvaged from a campus construction site were given a new and proper sea side home. The enlarged median will accommodate a small bioswale area to infiltrate site storm water runoff. New curvilinear site walls provide space for welcoming and directional signage. The combination of improved signage, an enlarged median, and additional exit lane will result in improved pedestrian safety, visibility and accessibility.

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landLAB collaborated with Architects Roseling Nakamura Terada on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Support Facilities at University of California San Diego aka ‘Seaweed Canyon’ an existing, functioning research, staging and storage facility tucked away in a deep canyon on the UCSD campus. Currently researchers carry out their work in the original Camp Matthew’s Quonset Huts dating back to 1942. Updates to the facility include three new high bay buildings, increased staging areas, photovoltaics, and improved emergency vehicle and tractor-trailer truck access. Storm water will be channeled from the roofs and paved areas and infiltrated in to two large vegetated bioswales. Buildings will be screened and softened by retaining all existing native trees and layering and understory of California native plants. By restoring a little more of the canyon landscape to its original state, and responsible architecture.

landLAB + MT Architects

S I O R e s e a r c h S u p p o r t F a c i l i t i e s San Diego . California . 2014

MAIN COURTYARDLOBBY ENTRY24 hour access

OUTDOOR DININGTERRACE & FIRE PITat grade with bridge stair connection to canyon walk

CANYON VIEW TERRACEprivate residential terracewith access to elevator

BRIDGE CONNECTION elevator down to lower level

COMMUNITY PARKbbq, fire pit, flex lawn

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LANDSCAPE CONCEPTThe landscape draws inspiration from historic gardens and architecture of the Alhambra. Perched high on a hillside, the patios, terraces and roof deck are oriented to capture views of mountains beyond. Bougainvillea covered arcades direct the user into the main entry points and public dining areas. Series of courtyards pique your interest, and create a variety of spaces for both the public and for residents. A gated pool and large fire pit activate the main dining terrace. A pedestrian bridge and elevator connects the main dining facility to the Canyon Towers and Canyon View Park at the lower level. Centered on the North side of the development, lies grand staircase that provides a direct route from the main dining terrace down to the Canyon Trails (and access road). Along this same access road, small cafe is conveniently located, to grab a quick latte on your way to class, or a sunny place to hang out and meet up with friends.

Private residential towers have controlled entry points and secure fencing. Within these secured areas the interior amenity spaces and lobby’s open up into lush courtyards Lawn areas provide ample space for throw-ing the frisbee or an impromptu yoga session. Interior spaces flow out into the adjacent outdoor living rooms furnished with tables, chairs, couches, lounges and a fire pit. These areas are perfect for small group study or evening socials. At the Canyon View Towers the fire lane turn-around has multiple functions, as a half basket-ball court, flexible event space and move-in-day access. Pedestrian access via stairs or elevator from the lower level, have secured entry/exit to the Remington Level and Chapultepec garden plaza through the Crescent Building lobby. The lobby has it’s own small entry plaza and character, and shares the entry garden plaza with Chapultepec Hall - creating a lively entry space adjacent to the new dining facility. Outdoor table and chairs, seat walls and planters provide plenty of shaded seating in an amongst the canopy trees. In addition to ground level courtyards and gardens, green roofs provide additional social/study areas as well as increasing storm water infiltration potential of the site.

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The landscape draws inspiration from historic gardens and architecture of the Alhambra. Perched high on a hillside, the patios, terraces and roof deck are oriented to capture views of mountains beyond. Bougainvillea covered arcades direct the user into the main entry points and public dining areas. Series of courtyards pique your interest, and create a variety of spaces for both the public and for residents. A gated pool and large fire pit activate the main dining terrace. A pedestrian bridge and elevator connects the main dining facility to the Canyon Towers and Canyon View Park at the lower level. Centered on the North side of the development, lies grand staircase that provides a direct route from the main dining terrace down to the Canyon Trails (and access road). Along this same access road, small cafe is conveniently located, to grab a quick latte on your way to class, or a sunny place to hang out and meet up with friends.

landLAB + Carrier Johnson + Culture

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Santee . California . 2014

A multi-disciplinary team consisting of Barnhart Balfour Beatty, KMD Architects, HMC Architects and landLAB landscape architecture and environmental design was selected as the winning team for the San Diego County Women’s Detention Facility Competition in Santee, California. Integrating the facility into the existing community was one of the many design challenges this unique project and program presented. The initial landscape concept drew inspiration from the site’s natural surroundings, history, and prerequisite to create a restorative environment. The overall landscape design stems from the necessity and the desire to create a sustainable campus. By using sustainable principles as a guide, everything in the landscape has dual purpose. A large perimeter of native shrubs and trees screens the facility while also providing a beneficial natural wildlife corridor. Gently graded, boulder-lined arroyos naturally channel storm-water runoff plus offer aesthetic value as ephemeral stream beds. Special features in the landscape will include integrated shade structures, seat walls, volleyball courts, greenhouse and an amphitheater space for larger functions.


landLAB + Barnhart Balfour Beatty + KMD Architects + HMC Architects

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SEASONAL DRAINAGE/ VEGETATED BIOSWALE

ADA PARKING

NATIVE/ LOW WATERUSE PLANTING

MAZZETTI ROAD

CALIFORNIA NATIVERIPARIAN PLANTING

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Valley Center . California . 2010

landLAB collaborated with Kevin deFreitas Architects on Saint Bartholomew’s Chapel to replace the historic chapel that tragically burned to the ground in the 2007 Poomahca & Witch Fire’s. The Chapel is located on the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indian’s Reservation, which is situated in a hot, dry valley of North San Diego County; as such the new landscape design reflects the necessity of low-water use, succulent and predominantly California native plant landscape with a buffer of fire-resistant plant species. In addition the landscape is comprised of traditional ceremonial and artisanal plants of the Rincon people combined with Mediterranean-type, historical plants as found in the bible. The new design more than doubles the occupancy, available parking, ADA access and amenities, but still retains the history, character and beauty of the original, much beloved Chapel.

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L i n c o l n A c r e s L i b r a r y C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r

landLAB collaborated with Safdie Rabines Architects on a new Community Center and Library for the Lincoln Acres community in southeast San Diego. The new facility will be constructed on the same site as the existing outdated library community center and adjacent playground. The new facility will include: an outdoor dining terrace adjacent to the community center that will be highly programmed by the surrounding community, new play spaces for tots and small children, and needed onsite parking. The project is LEED gold certified, featuring; sustainable low water use native plantings in “arroyo” gardens to filter and treat storm water on site, porous paving in the parking lot, and use of onsite recycled materials for new construction.

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landLAB collaborated with HMC Architects on the new Crosswalk Charter School facility in Hesperia, California. The project is to be constructed in two phases. The site design clusters sport courts and ADA-accessible play areas into age-appropriate zones to promote safety and encourage interaction amongst students. The design includes outdoor classrooms and ‘labs’ for ecological experiential studies such butterfly, vegetable, native planting and rain gardens. The existing site was home to several specimen Joshua Trees which will relocated and incorporated into the final landscape design. Sustainable design features on this project include low water-use plantings, planted bioretention areas, the use of recycled materials, and porous concrete.


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S a n M a r c o s U n i f i e d K - 8

landLAB collaborated with HMC Architects on the new San Marcos Unified K-8 facility in San Marcos, California. The project consists of sport courts and ADA-accessible play areas into age-appropriate zones to promote safety and encourage interaction amongst students. The design includes low-water planting and rain gardens that surround the play areas while the outskirts of the site would be planted with California native planting for slope retention and site restoration. Sustainable design features on this project include low water-use planting, bioretention areas in the interior of the site, porous concrete and California native planting.


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Landscape Typologies

The master plan is broken down into six main landscape typologies. Each landscape type responds to the variety of proposed site uses, as well as connections to the surrounding land-use patterns, both man-made and natural. Emphasis is placed on creating a sustainable and unif ied framework for the new campus through; the use of nat ive, low water-use plant material, formal streetscape elements which make automobile way-f inding clear and simple, a network of interconnected pedestr ian plazas and bui lding entr ies, shaded walks, and park amenit ies creating a pedestr ian network that is comfortable throughout the year, promoting social integration and physical wellness.

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El Centro . California . 2010

landLAB collaborated with HMC Architects, and the Imperial County Office of Education on the Campus Master Plan for the new educational campus located in El Centro California. The master plan connects the existing administration facilities with the new campus including pedestrian open space connections, plazas and courtyards. The new campus will demonstrate sustainable design principals including; reducing the heat Island Effect, passive heating and cooling, on-site storm water management, low-water use and California native landscaping, as well as the use of local, recycled and renewable materials. Buildings and associated parking lots were carefully sited to create courtyards and public spaces that are interconnected through a system of pedestrian walks and trails. A large central open space adjacent to the IVCEC center provides passive recreational opportunities for the public, ICOE staff and students, while functioning as a natural storm retention and infiltration area.


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El Centro . California . In Progress

landLAB collaborated with HMC Architects, and the Imperial County Office of Education on the new Imperial Valley Center for Exceptional Children, in El Centro California. The new facility (designed for severely handicapped children) is the first building to be constructed as part of the master plan for the new educational campus. The building’s main entry doors are centered on-axis with Mount Signal; distant views to this recognizable landmark will provide guidance in orienting users of the building. Outdoor play spaces have been designed with focus on the specific program requirements for children with varying degrees of Autism and Muscular dystrophy: specific play spaces work to develop both gross and fine motor skills and include variety of healing/ sensory gardens. The landscape design and site planning are informed by sustainable design principals such as; reducing the heat Island Effect, passive heating and cooling, on-site storm water management, low-water use and California native plantings, and connection to future open space systems.


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W e s t e r l y S c h o o l

landLAB collaborated with architects Killefer Flammang on the expansion of the Westerly school a private K-8 elementary school in Long Beach, California. landLAB was involved in the original site planning for the expansion of the school that features sustainable design principals including: on site storm water management featuring bioswales, infiltration areas, and a proposed interpretive wetland utilizing low water use native and adaptive planting. The school expansion will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase including a new art and music building, and the second phase, that adds a new multipurpose gymnasium/auditorium and surface parking lot and drop-off. The design features numerous outdoor spaces for art installation, play experience, school gatherings, outdoor classrooms, in a setting of low water.

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The Bikeway Village project is a collaboration between Studio E Architects and landLAB. The project site is situated along a key transition point along the Bayshore Bikeway, and provides an informal entrance to Imperial Beach. The project transforms two large existing warehouse buildings creating a welcoming, functional rest-stop for both riders, travelers and locals; complete with a one-stop bicycle and repair shop, cafes and hostel. A host of amenities that are oriented towards the bay and bikeway include: a large outdoor deck with formal and informal seating, outdoor fire pit, restored native coastal salt marsh planting, bicycle parking, water bottle refill station, trail side rest stop and public restrooms.

landLAB + Studio E Architects

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Toronto . Ontario . Canada . 2001

Neil Hadley collaborated with Artist Noel Harding on the “elevated wetlands” public art project in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The elevated wetlands were designed to intrude and locate itself, as being evident from the speed of a major traffic artery into downtown Toronto. The project consists of six polystyrene containers filled with recycled plastics acting as hydroponics planters for native plantings from the Don River Valley. Water from the polluted Don River is pumped via solar photovoltaic pumps into the sculpture, and is filtered through the planted containers, and then cascades into large ground level wetlands, returning to the river significantly cleansed. As a functioning sculpture commissioned by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, the work draws attention to the importance of wetland ecosystems, and more importantly the rate at which they are disappearing. Subsequently, the City of Toronto has identified and designated the site as one of seven green tourism locations.

Published in:

Paisea Landscape Architecture ReviewThe Green Element, September 2009

Detail in Contemporary Landscape ArchitectureBy Virginia McleodLawrence King PublishingElevated Wetlands, 2008

Landscape Architecture Magazine“Slouching Towards Toronto”Elevated Wetlands, March 2000

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landLAB PUBLIC ART AT DAWES ROAD AND VICTORIA PARK AVENUE | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA | SEPTEMBER SEVEN, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN

DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE The sculpture provides free wireless Internet access. AC outlets are accessible. Lighting can be programmed. Events can be staged. A plaza for markets and kiosks can appear. A lawn and audience space allows music evenings or community festival. The solar panel arrays track the sun as an ever present reframing. The articulated outline holds a pointer to the sun changing.

EXPERIENCE CONTEMPLATIVE - a living oak planted within the oak architecture Seeing the oak made of the oak as future wealth set in a forest garden. A premonition to river valleys established as the collection of rainwater distributed and directed through hardscape to trees and indigenous forest. A buffer of woodland and a concentration of woodland as little nooks for water to ingest hiding places for toads, frogs, wildflowers, raspberries and birds. A place for the scenery of decomposing logs gives evidence as a native species habitat.

SITE FURNITURE, it's location, it's usage and activity initiates community partnership in the public art. The project curates funds for local designs and craftsmanship. Square cut logs are supplied for an on site event as a public celebration of making, creating and placing. Community is expressed.

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Toronto . Ontario . Canada . 2013

The structure silhouette is reminiscent of Toronto’s agricultural past while the oak beam structure is iconic to Canada’s bountiful resources. A symbol of community resonance, the installation is identified and linked to it’s cultural ‘past’ thereby enabling community to evolve identity as the perceivable sense of having a ‘location’ of reference. Located on a trade route of significance, ‘Dawes Crossing’ is titled in a parallel evocation as integrating community enabling objectives. As a transit point the site moves the people into it and often to wait and sit. The site as harvesting sun and wind to provide income. Income provides community with resources to seed a vision. Establishing place as framework allows completion as community amplitude. The sculpture provides free wireless Internet access. AC outlets are accessible. Lighting can be programmed. Events can be staged. A plaza for markets and kiosks can appear. A lawn and audience space allows music evenings or community festival.

landLAB + Noel Harding Studio

concept rendering completed sculpture

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‘ R a i n c a t c h e r ’ - B u r n a b y P u b l i c A r t

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Burnaby . BC . Canada . 2012


A celebration of an intimate relationship with Nature. A vessel... a watering vase... inviting notions of nurture. The vase holds stems identifying the personal character of composing flowers or branches. The vessel’s metal at its base creases as if being the human action of stepping forward or a subtle reminder of a rain boot. There is whimsy and play associated. Branches reach upward holding wings, abstracted leaves collecting rain. A mesh of reflecting metal suggests a tree canopy of foliage or a cloud in the sky. Climbing vines trace and grow with mesh being a trellis for vines to extend. A rainy day spouts water falling into the planter below. A sunny day gives a glint to a trickle of water on the surface of the steel. The scheduled cycle of plant irrigation creates a parallel display of water dripping from the spout. At the base there is a transition of plantings as the sculpture saturates surrounding soil. The contrast of plant species allows the sculpture to impact its surrounds. The sculpture is animated. Water as the essential resource of life.

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1 8 0 K e n t S t r e e t P u b l i c A r t ‘ N o r t h s h o r e ’

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Ottawa . Ontario . Canada . 2010


Artist Noel Harding and landLAB were selected as the winning team for a public art commission at 180 Kent Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for the private developer Minto. The work, as titled, points outside itself - being a city mind dreaming of the woods. The silhouettes of plantings imagine, identify, and celebrate a symbolic character of the Canadian Wilderness that resonates in a quintessential relation as if holding the reality of Tom Thompson’s “The Jack Pine.” Plant material becomes more than simply landscape as they pay homage to nature itself; celebrated within a grand vessel. Reflective steel becomes the giant trunk of a fallen tree with an extruded branch, renewal in the reality of living trees and grasses protruding – turning (1RPM) in the physical illustration of time. NORTHSHORE is a confirming statement. The meanings are rich in evolution and layering yet succinct and pointed in symbol.

NOEL HARDING STUDIOl a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e + e n v i r o n m e n t a l d e s i g n

landLAB M I M I C O C R E E KPUBLIC ART AT THE SOUTHWEST TRIANGLE AT DUNDAS STREET WEST AND ISLINGTON AVENUE

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA | FEBRUARY TWENTY THIRD, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN

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PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe concept addresses the site with content, accents and intention. The bridge above the waterway. Islington village murals are inspired by storytelling. A fold out book is a memory of wilderness echoed in cutouts. Birds floating on the river. The elaboration of the mural. A narrative river. A story with the creek beneath associated, designated, connected. A whimsy through placement and scale. A reflective forest with jumping fish.

Establishing the 'empty' areas as viewed from all sightlines noted voids. The peninsula is missing its original intention. The key sightline location inclusive of setbacks established and reinforced for sculpture placement. This central concrete circle provides structural support. The articulation of the folded mural structure increases structural capacity. FROM BARCLAY TERRACE

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The Mimico Creek project is a public art project in collaboration with artist Noel Harding in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main concept of the project is to interpret and display a sense of local “folklore,” the wilderness “not discovered” of Mimico Creek, its ecology, flora and fauna in the form of visual story telling. The “book” form of the piece not only tells the story of the landscape, but it also takes part of its story as it interacts and changes hour by hour each day, season by season in the year. Attention to detail in the materials proposed for the project help establish mimicry, a reflection of the surroundings, durability and sustainability. The paving pattern follow the flow and form of the creek that “runs through it” while the planting reveals the riparian ecology of the creek. The team was the winner of # teams short-listed for this project.

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The story narrative is abstract within literal cutout forms. The abstraction is referencing the origins of the waterways and watershed. Lake Iroquois. The story is open to giving simplicity of undiscovered wilderness.

Looking from Barclay Terrace reflecting surfaces extend the horizon. The light of sunset reflected with colour. A display of pines and alders, the woods as crisp shadows stretching from an east facing balcony bouncing light into gardens and planters.

Bold shadows imprint the site from Barclay Terrace. It shifts dramatically each day and each season. The stainless steel reflects light. The current site at its' apex is without elevation or definition. The sculpture frames shadows expanding and changing in weather and season carrying the character framed and projected onto the ground.

The site is illuminated and the stainless steel reflects existing site lighting. Mains power (15 amp circuit) is supplied and then distributed at the sculpture base. Four down pointing lamps (18w LED each) are mounted and incorporated to highlight public areas below and as created by the sculpture. The high flying fish is illuminated, able to be read. Total power consumption is estimated at very modest 300w during the night. Timers can be incorporated in response to safety or citizen response.

The artwork offers a reference to itself as a moment long past. The history of Mimico Creek, the Humber watershed, First Nations, trade routes, wars, settlers and critically 'the natural environment'.

Replaceable printed aluminum panels mount along the pathway through the cutout trees. A standard, inexpensive metal printing process is used and rated for exterior conditions. The sizes are small but readable. Each example being an eclectic point of historical or environmental interest unique to Islington Village and Mimico Creek.

http://www.trca.on.ca Toronto Region Conservation Authorityhttp://www.montgomerys.com Montgomery Inn Community Museum http://firststoryblog.wordpress.com First Story: Aboriginal History Of Torontohttp://ncct.on.ca Native Canadian Centre of Torontohttp://www.villageofislington.com Village of Murals

2014 marks one hundred years of the extinction of the passenger pigeon.

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landLAB M I M I C O C R E E KPUBLIC ART AT THE SOUTHWEST TRIANGLE AT DUNDAS STREET WEST AND ISLINGTON AVENUE

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA | FEBRUARY TWENTY THIRD, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN

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Toronto . Ontario . Canada . In Progress

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V i l l a s a t G o w e r

landLAB collaborated with architects Killefer Flammang on Villas at Gower a non-profit transitional housing and community outreach facility in West Hollywood, California. The project includes numerous outdoor garden spaces/courtyards that are programmed for the multi-generational tenants of the project, as well as the staff/counselors that will be operating the facility. The program also includes an indoor/outdoor gallery space for a local artist in residency program, as well as providing gallery space for artists in the surrounding communities. Villas at Gower is certified LEED Platinum facility featuring sustainable design principals including; photovoltaic panels on the roof, low water use native/adaptive planting, and on site infiltration of storm water through a series of planted drainage/infiltration structures.

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A l e x a n 1 3 t h + J L u x u r y A p a r t m e n t s

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landLAB collaborated with Joseph Wong Architects, on Trammel Crowes, latest high end apartment project in the east village of downtown San Diego. The new apartment complex comprised of a 15 story tower and five story loft building with integrated outdoor amenities and four levels. The roof top pool area was carefully sited to take advantage of the southern exposure and focusing on downtown and harbor views. Level two features outdoor BBQ /kitchens, fire pits, bocce court and a large multi-use lawn area, as well as pet washing area. The ground level plaza has a water wall and outdoor fireplace, yoga lawn, and outdoor lounge rooms, surrounded by a large stormwater garden collecting and storing roof water. A historic church has been relocated as part of the project, transformed into a restaurant/beer garden and outdoor lounge, providing an amenity to the transforming neighborhood.

landLAB + Joseph Wong Architects


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landLAB collaborated with Carrier Johnson Architects, on a “Palm Springs modern” inspired apartment project in Vista, California. The new apartment complex comprised of a grouping of three story walkup apartments were thoughtfully arranged around a large central open outdoor amenity space with pool and spa/lounge area, BBQ area, sand play area, bocce court and a large multi-use lawn area, as well as pet washing area. The other buildings face the street providing a vibrant street edge to the project. Drainage from roof water and hardscape areas are collected in naturalized storm water detention basins.

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Vista . California . Current

Paseo Dorado

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landLAB teamed with Domus Studios Architects on the private residence of La Jolla Shores residence project located in La Jolla, California. The landscape design concept highlights and compliments the structure’s modern architectural features. The use of sculptural California natives and low water use planting help define the clean lines of the architecture while keeping sustainability at the forefront.

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landLAB designed the back yard for Checkal Residence which is located in Ocean Beach, a small beach community in San Diego, California. The design for the backyard focused on creating a number of outdoor rooms in a simple, contemporary mix of hardscape materials for entertaining and relaxing in the beautiful San Diego climate. Directly off of the main living area and kitchen, is the outdoor dining and bar area that also features a gas fire pit with built in seating. Separated by a slight grade change is the built in custom concrete spa and lap pool with a large terrace for sunbathing, screened by lush bamboo plantings. A new carport with an outdoor shower and change rooms encloses the edge of the space.

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C h e c k a l R e s i d e n c e San Diego . California . 2001

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landLAB collaborated with Architect Larry Pappas on Coronado Apartments which is located in Ocean Beach, a small beach community in San Diego, California. The project includes private outdoor garden courtyards for the three units as well as a large semi public garden space along the street edge featuring low water use native / adaptive plantings that provide contrast to the simple and contemporary hardscape elements. The boulevard has been planted with same mix of native plants and bands of rock mulch, which allows access to vehicles /on street parking while also providing a more sustainable alternative to the typical traditional lawn.

landLAB + Larry Pappas, Architect

C o r o n a d o A p a r t m e n t s San Diego . California . 2011

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landLAB collaborated with architect Bruce Peeling on the Brighton Apartments located in Ocean Beach, San Diego. The two units feature private patios surrounded by native low water use plantings, which contrast the clean and simple patterning of the hardscape elements. The landscape areas (boulevard) adjacent to the street are also planted with native low water use plantings, and incorporate bio swales and infiltration areas to accommodate storm water from both the roof and hardscape areas, while still allowing access to on street parking.

landLAB + Bruce Peeling, Architect

B r i g h t o n A p a r t m e n t s San Diego . California . 2010

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Program Studies Concept Renderings

landLAB teamed with Carrier Johnson Architects and Clark Construction on the East Campus Graduate and Family Housing Project Design Build Competition. The landscape concept for the new graduate housing village is connection and community. Creating an attractive, fun, safe and healthy neighborhood and home for students and their families. The landscape strives to increase opportunities for social interaction and collaboration, places to study, hang out or play. While the proposed landscape is cohesive in character, smaller zones within the larger development provide a variety of different spaces for the residents. The community is designed around a unifying central space called ‘the Hub’. The Hub is a flexible social gathering space for events, music, food & dining, food trucks, farmer’s markets and just hanging out. The main ‘spoke’ on this wheel is a large path aligned to the future pedestrian bridge – this will become the main pedestrian pathway for the entire neighborhood, continuing to the East in phase II.

landLAB + Carrier Johnson Architects

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landLAB collaborated with Pugh + Scarpa Architects/Watry Design and McCarthy Construction, and on the design/build project for the East Campus Health Sciences Parking Structure adjacent to the new Cardiovascular center at Thorton Hospital at UCSD. The team was one of the three finalists in a design build competition for the project. The project vision included storm water retention areas, adjacent restored San Diegan Coastal Sage Scrub habitat, restorative & medicinal gardens, seating and greeting spaces, enhanced pedestrian connections, connection of existing bicycle lane + additional bike storage, 1200 space multi-story parking garage design with anticipated LEED certification.

landLAB + Mccarthy Construction+ Watry Parking Design +Pugh Scarpa

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U C S D E a s t C a m p u s H e a l t h S c i e n c e s P a r k i n g La Jolla . California . 2010

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C a l P o l y P o m o n a S t r u c t u r e Pomona . California . 2014

landLAB team with JFLK Architects + HNA Pacific and PCL Construction for the Cal Poly Pomona Parking Structure #2 Design Build competition. The landscape concept for the parking structure is a recognition of Pomona’s and Cal Poly’s Agricultural past and how the site (and structure) can be improved and restored for a more sustainable future. Consideration of pedestrian circulation and way-finding, with a focus on minimizing potential vehicular and pedestrian conflicts informs the design. Paths, trails and seating will be incorporated into the design to encourage user interaction and activate the space. There are 4 distinct landscape zones encompassing the parking structure; while each area is defined by the long, linear nature of the garage, the overall aesthetic will be unified and coherent by a continuous ground plane of low-water use and California native plant species. The signature “Arroyo” flanks the elevated pedestrian connection to IPoly and the large lightwell into the center of the garage. Replicating a natural, palm canyon desert habitat - this “Arroyo” landscape would include endemic species such as the California Fan and Mexican Blue Palms.

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landLAB teamed with KMD Architects and Balfour Beatty Construction on the Camp Vernon Kilpatrick Replacement Design build Competition. Integrating the facility into the existing native hillside was one of the many design challenges this unique project and program presented. The initial landscape concept drew inspiration from the site’s natural surroundings and a prerequisite to create a restorative environment. The overall landscape design stems from the necessity and the desire to create a sustainable campus. By using sustainable principles as a guide, everything in the landscape has dual purpose. A large perimeter of native shrubs and trees screens the facility while also providing a beneficial natural wildlife corridor. Special vocational features include creating raised vegetable beds or other growing facilities for on-site vegetable and herb production, plant reproduction and site landscape restoration. The Design for Camp Kilpatrick will become the new paradigm for youth correctional facilities.

landLAB + KMD Architects + Balfour Beaty

Landscape Typologies

C a m p Ve r n o n K i l p a t r i c k Malibu . California . 2014

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landLAB and RNT collaborated on a design build competition for the new Student Health and Counseling Services facility at the California State University, San Marcos campus. The landscape concept utilizes the existing topography; incorporating the concept of hillside, valley and plain. The ‘Hillside’ slopes will be vegetated with Coast Live Oak trees and a fragrant, native understory. The ‘Valley’ is represented by the buildings negative space; this more private North face is perfect for shade loving plants and Riparian species as the lush landscape spills out in to the open meadow. The ‘Plain’ or meadow area lies in the footprint of the future Phase 2 building. Native grasses and flowering perennials double as a sensory, healing garden and storm-water retention garden.

landLAB+ RNT Architects

C S U S M S t u d e n t H e a l t h & C o u n s e l i n g S e r v i c e s San Marcos . California . 2011

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landLAB collaborated with artist Noel Harding on a public art competition for the Montreal Symphony. The work consists of three lighting structures that suggest oversized desk lamps. The polished stainless steel lamps contain LED light arrays that are powered by a pole-mounted wind turbine, providing character from afar and within through reflection and light; choreographed by season, weather, light, clouds and night. The lighting structures illuminate a ‘stage’ space for public participation, interaction, and convergence. The installation is balances and complements the scale of adjacent architectural lighting, while creating an immediate psychological enclosure open to the sky with glowing red light, expanding and retreating ever changing. The team was one of five teams shortlisted for this project


M o n t r e a l S y m p h o n y P u b l i c A r t C o m p e t i t i o n Montreal . Quebec . Canada . 2009

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The Green Corridor is a ground breaking initiative for generating a green redevelopment of the International bridge corridor linking Canada to the United Sates in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Green corridor aims to generate local, national and international focus by integrating Public Art, sustainable technologies, and scientific monitoring along the two kilometer multi-lane trade route. Traveling along its 2km length, visitors will experience a new conception of the urban landscape –shifting from a concrete jungle to a “regenerative green zone” where landscape ecology is celebrated. landLAB collaborated with the Green Corridors team on the conceptual design of an interpretive wetland located between The University of Windsor’s Sports Complex and the Assumption Catholic high school in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The project will incorporate native habitat restoration, as well as interpretive outdoor classroom areas and boardwalks that will be linked to other green corridor projects including the adjacent “green bridge”. landLAB will work closely with the City of Windsor to link the project with the City’s bicycle master plan, as well as the University of Windsor proposed pedestrian spine.

landLAB + Green Corridor

G r e e n C o r r i d o r U r b a n W e t l a n d WIndsor . Ontario . Canada . 2008

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