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Portfolio by Reed S. Gordon from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's BLA Program
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Urban Land Visions
Reed S. Gordon [email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Oxbow Green District
Central Coast Film Institute
Higuera Heights Mixed Use
Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero
Professional Work
Table of Contents
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01 Urban Land Visions
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (completing 5-year program in 4 years)Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (expected Spring 2015)Presidentʼs Honors ListDeanʼs Honors List (five times)Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society for Landscape Architecture
SUMMARY I am an urban designer interested in the relationship between architecture and landscape, as well as the ways that site designs fit within greater networks of community, economic development, and ecology. Graduating this year with a Bachelorʼs of Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I am searching for a firm that shares these interests and collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting-edge urban visions.
Design Consultant, GSM Landscape Architects, Inc., NapaCreate plan renderings for client presentation and prepare sets of construction documents for review. (December 2014 to present)
Sole Practitioner, RSG Landscape DesignDesigning useful and comfortable outdoor dining spaces for locally-owned restaurants. (Currently in construction with Fattoush Mediterranean)
Landscape Architecture Intern, Firma Design Group, Petaluma Responsibilities included freehand design, conceptual site planning, planting and irrigation design, SketchUp modeling, Photoshop renderings, proposal writing, AutoCAD drafting, and more. (Summer-Fall 2014)
Second Place, BofA Affordable Housing Challenge, San FranciscoMy interdisciplinary team took second place in this west coast competition for the best affordable housing development proposal. We were the only team of undergraduate students in the competition. (2014)
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[email protected] 337 6718
REFERENCES Mike Cook: 707 792 1800: [email protected]: Director of Landscape Architecture at Firma Design Group in Petaluma.
Gretchen Stranzl McCann: 707 255-4630: [email protected]: President of GSM Landscape Architects, Inc. in Napa.
Site PlanningSite ProgrammingSite AnalysisLayout/Publication DesignUrban DesignSketchingConstruction Documentation
Rhino 5Vectorworks 2015Autocad 2015SketchupVray/ShaderlightAdobe SuiteMS Excel
DD
XBOWgreen district
Catalyzing Urban Renewalin the heart of Napa Valley
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The Oxbow Green District coordinates multiple mixed-use development ventures in order to create a beautiful and lively outdoor experience true to the culture and style of Napa. The design focuses on the potential that open space has to stimulate growth in underdeveloped urban areas, and will act as a catalyst for regional improvement. A variety of architectural programs surround a formal yet playful central green, where tourists and residents of all ages will visit to relax, shop, dine, and enjoy all that the Napa Valley has to offer. A downtown destination like this will discourage sprawl in the region, and concentrate future growth around the Napa River.
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N0 40 80 120’
B
C
Farm-to-TableFarm-to-Table
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Oxbow Green District
Architecture
Open Space
Copia Sustainability
Center
Theater
Hotel Apartments Apartments
Retail
Retail
Tasting Rooms
Taprooms
Deli/Cafe
Dining
Retail
Hotel
WaterTaxis
CorkscrewMeadow
River Terrace
Bus Stop
Dining Plaza
Fountain Plaza
Vineyards
VineyardsWedding
Green
PlaygroundOutdoor
Gym
Outdoor Gym
Gardens
Amphitheater
Farm-to-Table Patio
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Site Diagrams
Circulation
Existing Copia Center for Wine,
Food and the Arts Demonstration
GardensDemonstration
Gardens
ParkingParking
Amphitheater
Pedestrians
BikesVehicles
Activate
Outdoor SpaceSection/Elevation D
LEVELSPARKINGTHREE
PATH
PATH
PATH
PATHSHARED
and ROOFTOP GARDENS
HOTEL COURTYARD
FARM-TO-TABLECOPIA
HOTELwithPOOL
PUBLICMARKET
ROAD
PATH
PATHOBSERVATIONTOWER
ENTRY FOUNTAIN PATIO DININGRAISED GARDENSVINEYARDS RESTAURANT FARM-TABLE
NAPA RIVER
BUFFERSTABILIZE
PLAZA PATIO
THEATERRETAIL
RESTAURANTSUSTAINABILITY CENTER
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Oxbow Green District
Activate
Outdoor SpaceSection/Elevation D
LEVELSPARKINGTHREE
PATH
PATH
PATH
PATHSHARED
and ROOFTOP GARDENS
HOTEL COURTYARD
FARM-TO-TABLECOPIA
HOTELwithPOOL
PUBLICMARKET
ROAD
PATH
PATHOBSERVATIONTOWER
ENTRY FOUNTAIN PATIO DININGRAISED GARDENSVINEYARDS RESTAURANT FARM-TABLE
NAPA RIVER
BUFFERSTABILIZE
PLAZA PATIO
THEATERRETAIL
RESTAURANTSUSTAINABILITY CENTER
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Activate Open Space: Site Section
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Oxbow Green DistrictWater Features Use Collected
Water from Copia’s Roof
Permeable Plaza Provides ExcellentCentral Location for Farmer’s Markets`
Complete Street Provides Roomfor Food Trucks and Patios
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Generate Activity: Perspective A
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Hotels and Apartment BuildingsEnsure Regular Use of the Site
Bus Stop Allows for EasyCar-free Visits
Complete Street Draws Attention Across the Site
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Oxbow Green District
Green Roofs Decrease Runoffand Insulate the Buildings
Fermentation Tanks Represent 4 Local Craft Breweries
Native Meadow ConservesIrrigation Water
Corkscrew Seatwalls Play onNapa’s Winemaking Tradition
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Provide Relaxation: Perspective B
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Terraced Deck Provides Access to the Water’s Edge
Shade Sails Hang from Corten Columns
Public Patio Serves Deli,Taprooms, and Tasting Rooms
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Oxbow Green District
Mixed-Use Buildings Provide Ground-Floor Retail
District Signage EnhancesAesthetic Unity
Copia Sustainability Center TeachesClasses and Hosts Symposiums
Exercise Equipment Allows an OutdoorWorkout Experience in the Vineyards
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Promote Options: Perspective C
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Tasting Rooms Serve Napa Valley Wine
Rubber Climbing MountainLeads to a Slide
Playground CapturesViews of the River
Corkscrew Seatwalls Create aVariety of Leisure Opportunities
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Oxbow Green District
Convention Center PromotesInternational Business
Art School Becomes More Desirable
Tech District IncreasesHousing Demand
River Terrace CreatesNightlife Scene
Bus Stop Allows EasyCar-free Visits
Water Taxis Provide Car-freeTransportation for Tourists
Pedestrian Bridge ReducesAuto Dependence
Comlete Street Reduces PercievedBarrier to Pedestrians and Bikes
Flood Bypass Project CreatesSeasonal Wetland and Park
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Stimulate the Region: Aerial Perspective
Exisiting Hotels withinWalking Distance
Sustainability Center EncouragesCommunity Investment in the Land
Oxbow Preserve Connects to Over3 Miles of Riverfront Trails
5-
minute
Walking Radius
(0.3
Miles)
Mixed-Use Neighborhoods Increase Downtown Density
Existing Residential within Walking Distance
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Central Coast Film Institute
DayDay
The Central Coast Film Institute is based around the idea of uniting nature, agriculture, and academia into a cohesive whole, represented by a circle.
Tying each aspect of the design together is a single point in the middle of the central plaza, where a fi fty foot obelisk marks the center of the many arcs and lines that form the rest of the design. At the base of this obelisk is a grotto-like fountain, outfi tted with lighting to illuminate the obelisk at night.
Situated around this obelisk and plaza is the Film Institute, which includes the educational facilities on the bottom fl oors and dormitories on the top. Also integrated with the buildings and plaza are an amphitheater, and dining hall with outdoor seating.
This campus is intended to promote the integration of indoor and outdoor elements, and blur the lines between urbanism, ecology, and agriculture. Every visit takes a visitor not to just one type of landscape, but a complex whole made up of distinct interrelated parts.
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Uniting Nature, Agriculture and Academia
Site Plan (ACAD) Extrude (Sketchup) Render (Vray) Texture (PS)
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Higuera Heights Mixed Use
Higuera Heights is a team development proposal that took second place at the 2014 Bank of America Aff ordable Housing Challenge, a regional development competition hosted in San Francisco. It is an effi cient and responsible mixed-use project that provides downtown San Luis Obispo workers a home close to where they work, contributes to the lively and popular commercial scene that continues to evolve in the San Luis Obispo downtown area, and does so in a manner that benefi ts the community as a whole.
-52 units Low Income Apartments-17 3-400 sqft Retail Vendor Stalls-9000 sqft Ground Floor Retail space-20,000 sqft Upper Floor Offi ce Space-Indoor parking for 52 cars on ground fl oor-Community lounge and courtyard
Program:
my contribution: Renderings, Open Space Design
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Bank of America Aff ordable Housing Challenge, 2nd Place
my contribution: Renderings, Open Space Design
my contribution: Renderings, Open Space Design
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Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero
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Reservoir reusesnutrient solution
Stormwaterdrains to reservoir
PUMP
Modular, vegetated rockwool panels are detachable for ease of replacement and maintenance
Nutrient solution sent to top of wall to trickle down through roots
Lag screws hold modular living panels in place
Pump circulates nutrients back to top of living wall
The Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero are located in northern Morro Bay, in the former location of the region’s old oil-fi red power plant, complete with three 300-foot smoke stacks. Morro Bay is renowned as a destination for those who want to hike, take pictures, and explore. It is also a place of cultural importance where visitors come to eat, shop, and stay for vacations. The concept for this project is to “fuse” these two aspects of Morro Bay both physically and symbolically by creating a facility that highlights and accentuates the convergence of the naturalistic north side of the site, and the culturally-centered embarcadero to the south. The buildings on-site refl ect this convergence, with one (shown left) symbolizing how culture seems to emerge almost entirely out of natural infl uences, and the other (shown right) representing the stark contrast between our natural and cultural environment. The original smoke stacks remain, serving as an iconic centerpiece, as well as a landmark for the rest of the city.
The Embarcadero is a pedestrianization of the existing street that runs along the shore of Morro Bay. On this pedestrian-only boulevard, visitors have access to a variety of cafes, shops, and vendors of all kinds. Adjacent is a spacious waterfront park, where users can picnic and enjoy beautiful views of the ocean.
Convergence
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Professional Work
I had the pleasure this year of working with the owner of Fattoush Mediterranean Restaurant in San Luis Obispo to improve his outdoor dining experience. This drawing shows my fi nal design. Fruitless Olive trees have
been added in their boxes to the street side, and a trellised green wall and overhead shade/rain structure have been installed on the other. The seating has been reconfi gured with the addition of redwood planters, and lights have
been added to showcase the site during the dark. This project is currently under construction by the client, and should be complete in the next few months.
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FATTOUSHMEDITERRANEAN
RESTAURANT
This drawing shows the final design of
the Fattoush patios. Fruitless Olive trees have been added in
their boxes to the Santa Rosa side, and
on the other side a trellised green wall and
overhead shade/rain structure have been
installed. The seating has been reconfigured
with the addition of redwood planters, and
lights have been added to showcase the site
during the dark.
Site Plan
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Fattoush Restaurant
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This page of construction details shows a central plaza within a mission-style multifamily housing complex designed during my internship with Firma Design Group in Petaluma.
The plaza is at a major intersection of pedestrian paths within the development, and the water feature is intended to provide pleasant white noise for the residents as they walk to and from their
homes. I developed this feature with principal Mike Cook from the concept all the way to detailing.
Multifamily Housing
for taking the time to peruse some of my work.
Thank you