Adam Pridgen Land Arch Portfolio 2013

ADAM PRIDGEN

Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2013 1985 Grove Street Apt 6 San Francisco, Ca 94117 T: 303.886.6153 adam.pridgen88@gmail.com Adventures in Design

CONTENTS 1. Genway I-Park 2. Vanke Residential 3. YCL Eco-Resort 4. YCL Wetland Boardwalk 5. Kunshan High School 6. Soho Commercial Center 7. Kaisa Dapeng Development 8. Furniture & Graphics 9. BSLA Thesis Project 10. BSLA Urban Design 11. BSLA Campus Design 12. BSLA Garden Design 13. BSLA Construction Doocumentation 14. BSLA Design Development

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Talent is God-given. Be humble.

Fame is man-given. Be grateful.

Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

- John Wooden

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employed by iPD INC client KCID location suzhou, china

genway i-park

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

high tech live in campus

Genway I-Park was a design competition to create an all inclusive green campus for innovative high tech companies to house their chinese headquarters.

The main design initiative was to create an ecologically beneficial campus that would provide those who lived and worked there with plenty of opportunities for exercise and recreation. The concept framework for the campus put the most emphasis on creating an iconic identity based heavily off Ivy League College campus precedents. An orchestrated experience begins when people pass through the entry axis’s, that open up the the campus cultural core. The campus core is a showcase of the most contemporary sustainable design implementations, while being the core for social and physical activity.

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1 waterfront sport courts 2 recreation corridor 3 liesure loop 4 commercial shopping plaza

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Employed by iPD INC SAN FRANCISCO CA client VANKE HANGZHOU

HANGZHOU VANKE GOUZHUANG RESIDENTIAL

location gouzhuang, China STATUS PHASE 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

3 PHASE mixed use residential spread 1/2 The Vanke Gouzhuang residential project is a 3 phase mixed use development.

Phase 1 of the development was the commercial shopping street. It is characterized by a linear striped shopping streetscape, interrupted by 3 circulation nodes which are indicated to the shoppers and vehicles by a fractalated polygonal pavement pattern. This pattern is combined with various program elements, such as water jets, and raised platforms, which delineate space for different forms of social interaction. along the street scape, nodes for resting and meeting have been created through fixed seating elements, situated between planters that match the polygonal design language.

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1 phase 3 schematic master plan 2 phase 1 commercial street aerial view 3 residential bamboo courtyard view 4 neighborhood node view 4 ADAM PRIDGEN

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Employed by iPD INC SAN FRANCISCO CA client VANKE HANGZHOU

HANGZHOU VANKE GOUZHUANG RESIDENTIAL

location gouzhuang, China STATUS PHASE 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

3 PHASE mixed use residential spread 2/2 Phase 2 of the three phase development was a riverfront designed for public use, that must also integrate the elevated private residential area, for which it had to include two access gates. The design uses landform, planting typologies, and design language to facilitate a sequential experience that transports pedestrians from urbanity to being immersed in a wetland boardwalk.

Phase 3 involves the majority of the site is a residential development, comprised of a series of spaces ranging in scales. Two large community open spaces connect residents to the waterfront. When residents venture home, they encounter the neighborhood nodes. These are areas that give residents a sense of identity to their region of the development. Building courtyards are the smallest scale spaces and were designed to provide residents a relaxing escape amongst bamboo groves.

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employed by iPD INC client KCID

yUNGCHEN LAKE WETLAND eco-resort

location kunshan, china time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

eco tourism resort & regional bike trail connection

IPD has received multiple commissions to develop parks along the shoreline of Yungchen Lake. The client came back to iPD with a desire to create an eco tourism resort. After discussing with this long-term client, the idea was conceived to create a regional bike route along with the eco-resort. By linking the various parks to the south with the eco-resort, a completely pedestrian oriented, truly sustainable infrastructure, for a large section of the Yungchen Lake Waterfront would be created. This aligned perfectly with the goals driving the creation of the eco-resort. The resort would showcase agriculture and aquaculture practices that are common throughout the region. The design would accentuate the existing site conditions, through natural habitat creation and the expansion of the complex network of ecological environments. Along with all this, the main aim was to create a recreational and ecological tourism destination where sustainable practices could be developed and showcased through worldwide expositions.

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2 1 regional map with bike route 2 concept master plan 3 aerial view of eco-resort 4 bike route typical sections 5 boardwalk expansion section

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employed by iPD INC client KCID

yUNGCHEN LAKE WETLAND Boardwalk

location YUNGCHEN LAKE, kunshan, china status under construction time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

WETLAND HABITAT CREATION & regional bike trail connection

In order to connect the assorted pedestrian park infrastructure systems that were already in existence, gaps between the parks had to be filled. This meant that brand new sections of bikeway had to be developed. In one particular section, a very complex set of circumstances, which included not disturbing the lake floor, resulted in the development of an unprecedented trail system. A walkway would be suspended upon the water surface, kept afloat by buoyant devices. Habitat for birds and aquatic plants was created through the employment of floating islands. These islands are positioned along the trail to create and frame views of the lake, and adjacent shoreline, while also providing ideal avian habitat. Three resting docks were designed to break up the riding experience. On these docks, shade structures were designed specifically for bird and wildlife observation. Plant species selection was a key design factor; plants were chosen not only for their aesthetic quality, but most importantly by which species of birds they would attract. The aim of the project was to create a beneficial symbiotic ecosystem that would exist naturally, that yet is suspended upon a completely human engineered system.

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1 regional master plan with bike route 2 concept master plan 3 view on floating boardwalk 4 planting and bird species diagram 5 floating boardwalk typical sections

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employed by iPD INC client KCID location kunshan, china

kunshan west high school campus

STATUS UNDER CONSTRUCTION time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

live-in high school boarding school

Kunshan West High School was a design competition won by iPD. I was fortunate enough to be one of the lead designers involved from original workshop phase through concept, schematic, and beginnings of design documentation phases. Heavy emphasis was placed on the local Kunshan culture to integrate ancient knowledge into student’s everyday life and interactions at the school. The entry experience into the campus is a choreographed series of spaces.

First, students enter the three kings plaza at the south. They then encounter the traditional Kunshan Chinese Garden, followed by Kunshan Opera Lake, and finally making their way to the Lotus Pond Living Quarters. The classroom courtyards were also a major consideration. Classrooms were consolidated based on their program usage, so each courtyard was designed specifically to accentuate what the students would be learning in each area.

2 1 schematic master plan 2 diagram landscape framework 3 aerial view 4 three kings entry water feature 5 classroom courtyard 6 dormitory common space

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employed by iPD INC client SOHO china

soho shanghai commercial center

architects kokai studios location shanghai, china time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

urban commercial center design competition

The company SOHO China hosted a design competition for a new commercial center in the epicenter of the northern Shanghai commercial region. The complex would incorporate office towers, along with street level shopping, and a subterranean mall spanning across the entirety of the site. The main focuses of the site design were to identify the spaces for which to develop the iconic character of the center, and design a streetscape shopping experience that was unique, yet rooted in time tested pedestrian street design principles. Four nodes were identified, and program developed based of site analysis and building usages. The southeast and northwest corners were identified as a key nodes to create the character for the development due to its high visibility from many angles, and their exceptional access to sunlight would allow for the creation of urban garden space. Two central plazas were sited at access points to the subterranean levels of the mall. One being an outdoor gathering space, organized around the entry stairway which dives beneath a transparent surface water feature.

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1 concept master plan 2 framework diagram 3 aerial view 4 resting glade birds eye view 5 sunken central stage and mall entry

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employed by iPD INC client kaisa location Shenzhen, china

KAISA DAPENG NEW TOWN

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

resort hotel, residential & high end commercial retail

IPD received a commission to design a high end retail, resort, and residential development. The development was divided into two halves; commercial shopping all to the east, and resort and residential area to the west. In the center of the residential and resort area resides the main pool. The clubhouse inserts itself along the central axis of the site directly adjacent to the pool. The design intent was to create a gradient from the most public region in the east, contrasting the most intimate settings on the western edge of the resort. Private cabanas and hot tubs, give way to community lounge areas, in pool bar, elevated lap pool with infinity edge, and the central play pool with water slide and sand beach. The commercial shopping area involved designing the ground level, and handling a grade difference of 1.5 meters between the building FFE and the adjacent street level. A landform buffer was subsequently created to help maintain the shopping experience next to the building, and specific access ramps were created along the landform buffer. At the southern end of the commercial area, terraces combined with playful step design create cafe spaces and gathering nodes for shoppers.

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1 schematic master plan 2 residential tropical walk view 3 birds eye lap pool view 4 pool deck photo

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selected furniture design and graphic work for integrated planning and design My 3D modeling and feature design skills have been used on many projects at iPD. In most cases, I have been involved as a designer on a project team from the beginning phases to schematic design, so I have a full understanding of the design intent.

Feature lighting design Kaisa Creative Park, Shenzhen, China 3d Rhino Modeling & Photoshop

signage series Kaisa Creative Park, Shenzhen, China 3d Rhino Modeling & Photoshop

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lighting effect` Kaisa Creative Park, Shenzhen, China 3d Rhino Modeling & Photoshop

signage series Meida Mixed Use Development, Xaisha, China 3D Rhino modeling & Photoshop

lighting effect Meida Mixed Use Development, Xaisha, China 3D Rhino modeling & Photoshop

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selected furniture design and graphic work for integrated planning and design My 3D modeling and detail design skills have been used on many projects at iPD. In most cases, I have been involved as a designer on a project team from the beginning phases to schematic design, so I have a full understanding of the design intent.

dormitory raindrop shade structure Kunshan West High School, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

Pedestrian Bridge Railing Kunshan West High School, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

entryway Led display board Kunshan West High School, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

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seating design Vanke Residential Development Gouzhuang, Shanxi China 3D Rhino modeling

Shade Structure Design Vanke Residential Development Gouzhuang, Shanxi China 3D Rhino modeling

neighborhood signage design Vanke Residential Development Gouzhuang, Shanxi China 3D Rhino modeling

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selected furniture design and graphic work for integrated planning and design My 3D modeling and feature design skills have been used on many projects at iPD. In most cases, I have been involved as a designer on a project team from the beginning phases to schematic design, so I have a full understanding of the design intent.

small seating pavilion Sichang Road Open Space, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

snack service pavilion Sichang Road Open Space, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

bike rental pavilion HongChi Road Open Space, Kunshan, China 3D Rhino modeling

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planter design Meida Mixed Use Development Xaisha, China 3D Rhino modeling

Bench design Meida Mixed Use Development Xaisha, China 3D Rhino modeling

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location Fort Collins, colorado, oxbow site of the Poudre River type academic professors merlyn paulson, bradley goetz

oxbow eco-park

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla thesis project spread 1/2 I wanted to develop a project that worked to improve the aesthetic qualities of parts of Old Town that have become sterile environments, while seeking solutions to these spaces that coincide with natural ecological systems, to create an overall unified network of landscapes that connect us back to the natural environment. The project is intended to provide an experience that will showcase the innovators and scholars from CSU and the work they are generating to improve our world, and bring the experience to life by immersing visitors in an entire living landscape of innovation.

The main objective of this project was to create an interconnected productive system.

1 illustrative master plan 2 community center waterfront 3 riverfront earthworks exhibit 4 winter wetland walk

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location Fort Collins, colorado, oxbow site of the Poudre River type academic professors merlyn paulson, bradley goetz

oxbow eco-park

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla thesis project spread 2/2 I wanted to develop a project that worked to improve the aesthetic qualities of parts of Old Town that have become sterile environments, while seeking Humans have long been altering and destroying the natural environment. There is a need in today’s world for the beautification of dilapidated urban and rural spaces. Through this project I hoped to improve unsightly spaces in order to improve the quality of the landscape around old town, which in turn will improve the quality of life for residents of fort Collins. I also felt the need to educate the public about what measures are being taken to change societies old ways of tossing nature aside, and put nature and humans on the same playing field by immersing research labs and exhibits within the landscape itself. By doing this, my hope is it will raise public awareness to the global issues we all face and encourage them all to become more ecologically conscious.

Allow the interaction of natural systems to function with those of the human system.

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location Denver, Colorado, along santa fe drive type academic professors bradley goetz

sodo downtown redevelopment

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla Urban Design As a group exercise, an existing post industrial and aging residential and industrial region of south Denver was analyzed for urban revitalization. The city was redesigned to be oriented around a light rail transit center. The city was coined SODO given the southern location of the site, and the already existing section of Denver called LODO. The urban core of the city is the transit station and civic plaza, broken up by green spaces and large promenades. This space was modeled after the figure ground of the Arc De Triomphe in Paris.

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location Denver, Colorado, along santa fe drive type academic professors bradley goetz

vedauvoo instatute of design

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla Campus Design A school of landscape architecture was planned to be placed on a natural area called Vedauvoo in southern Wyoming. The site is comprised of large rock out croppings, beaver ponds, coniferous forest, aspen groves, and high desert environments. The main inspiration and basis for this project was Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona. Students will have the choice to live in prefabricated shelters, or design and construct dwellings of their own. Student housing is located within the site lowlands, hidden amongst existing aspen groves. Student outposts, similar to a front desk of a dorm, are located around the campus within short walking distance of all student housing and classrooms. Students will have the opportunity to learn in a multitude of unique environments, one of which being the cliff top studio.

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location old town fort collins, Colorado type acAdemic

old town square, italian Renaissance Garden

professors Merlyn paulson time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla garden Design A site was identified in Old Town Fort Collins that was in need of redevelopment. The site was a square where various styles of gardens based off historic precedents could be explored.

Many studies of Italian Renaissance gardens were conducted. It was found that Italian Renaissance gardens were all based on creating rooms. In this iteration, I created three different spaces with different defining characteristics for a room. Each room has different media for a floor, walls, and a ceiling. Whether its a glass floor, or pillars to give an impression of walls, this garden gives pedestrians wandering through, three sequential room spaces to experience.

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location old town fort collins, Colorado type acAdemic

old town triangle, Minimalist Garden

professors Merlyn paulson time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla garden Design A site was identified in Old Town Fort Collins that was in need of redevelopment. The site was a triangular space adjacent to a historic restaurant. The site was identified for experimentation in various styles of gardens based off historic precedents.

Many studies of contemporary minimalist garden precedents were done to extract the specific characteristics that defined this specific typology.

Minimalist design is about communicating a bold idea or form with as little as possible

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location old town fort collins, Colorado type acAdemic professors Merlyn paulson

old town plaza, Moorish Garden

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bsla garden Design A site was identified in Old Town Fort Collins that was in need of redevelopment. The site was a square where various styles of gardens based off historic precedents could be explored.

Many studies of Moorish garden precedents were done to extract the specific characteristics that defined this specific typology. Moorish gardens were the original sustainable designs. These gardens were built in extremely arid environments, but were designed to create a lush oasis. They used water to humidify the air and create a natural air conditioning system.

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location steamboat Springs, Colorado type acAdemic

winter landscape observation pavilion

professors bradley goetz time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla construction doocumentation A structure is to be situated in a specific landscape that would allow a user to be enveloped and interact with the landscape in which they are emersed. The structure would be a meeting point for backcountry skiers and snowboarders. and would be situated upon a high ridge above a backcountry bowl to allow for scouting of terrain. The pavillion allows for protection from the elements, yet is still open to allow for free circulation through the structure.

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location fort collins, Colorado type acAdemic professors bradley goetz

environmental learning center

time 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

bsla design development As an exercise in developing a design, three models were developed with three different media all of the same space. One focused purely on landform, the other solely vegetation, and the final only on ground cover. Then the three were combined to create a rich and complex conceptual design.

An existing environmental learning center was cited for revitalization. It contained a bird aviary, and visitor center that would also undergo renovation.

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Adam Pridgen Portfolio 2013 1985 Grove Street Apt 6 San Francisco, Ca 94117 T: 303.886.6153 adam.pridgen88@gmail.com