Adyline's 2025 Landscape Architecture Portfolio by Adyline R

Landscape Architecture

Portfolio | 2025

ADYLINE RAMIREZ

Cover image | abstract representation of my love for the desert, tall grass, and texture.

CULTIVATE

Cultivate is an interdisciplinary design initiative to create a fresh food incubator that encourages well-being, facilitates cultural expression, supports self-sufficiency, and stimulates economic growth for small businesses. The adaptive reuse site incorporates soil-less vertical farming techniques to increase residents’ accessibility to fresh food and agricultural education along the American Street corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, PA

Auto CAD | Photoshop | Sketchup | Illustrator

Group work with Maddie Carey (IA), Christa Gorman (IA), + Gabby Smith (LA)

BACKGROUND

Health outcomes are shaped daily by where we live, work, and play. The built environment influences health and well-being directly (quality) and indirectly (influence on a person’s behaviors, choices, and opportunities). This project emphasizes a collaborative, holistic approach involving interior and landscape architecture students to develop design solutions that mitigate health disparities in Philadelphia.

LOWER NORTH’S FOOD ACCESS

The site is located in the Lower North District of Philadelphia, where residents face an overabundance of unhealthy food options, leading to food swamps, and have limited access to fresh, nutritious, and affordable foods, resulting in food deserts.

INFLUENCE OF ZIP CODES

In Philadelphia, life expectancy varies significantly by neighborhood and zip code. Within a half-mile radius of the study area (pictured), the variance in life expectancy is nearly ten years.

The 19133 and 19125 zip codes differ sharply in demographics and poverty levels. The 19133 area is 55.5% Hispanic/Latino and 36.6% Black/ African American, with 36.9% of residents living in poverty. In contrast, 19125 is 74.4% white, with only 11.8% impoverished residents. These disparities underscore the differing challenges and lived experiences between neighboring communities, informing the design approach.

Food Swamp

89,510 residents are surrounded by an overabundance of unhealthy foods, or 84% of the population.

3,434 residents have limited access to healthy foods, or 3% of the population. Food Desert

Maps by Ady Ramirez

PROJECT GOALS

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Promote health and well-being by focusing on accessibility to fresh food through culinary and agricultural education

Provide programming elements that foster community and cultural expression through culinary experiences for visitors, residents, and employees within flexible gathering spaces

Uplift local small businesses by creating opportunities for ownership and representation of culture through food entrepreneurship

Stimulate economic expansion and vitality along American Street by blending new development into the area’s industrial and existing commercial corridor

Eidetic photo montage by Christa Gorman + Ady Ramirez

VerticalGarden

SazónSocialFoodHall ResidentialUnits PlazaAmarillito VegetatedRooftop TeachingKitchen Amphitheater

OVERLAPPED PROGRAM

Educational and dining spaces blend indoors and out, linked by an outdoor pavement grid reflecting the interior wall layout.

Rendered Enscape digital model by Maddie Carey + Christa Gorman

Sazón Social Food Hall

Plaza Amarillito

Born from the existing site condition of a strong street presence, the idea is to create a community anchor that activates all sides of the building, street corners, and programmatic intersections.

Orchard Greenhouse SplashPad ProductionBeds FlexibleLawn

Beds

Orchard Flexible Lawn Indoor +

Amphitheater Café del Sabor + Greenhouse

Lanes

Food Truck Alley

Amarillito

Beds

N AMERICAN ST.

W DAUPHIN ST.

Street Art

Site Plan by Ady Ramirez

CAFÉ DEL SABOR + GREENHOUSE

At the site’s north end, the café and greenhouse offer a community amenity featuring year-round production of culturally inclusive cuisine, such as tropical fruit typical of a Puerto Rican diet

TEACHING GARDEN

The teaching garden and outdoor classroom, extending from the teaching kitchen, promote agricultural and culinary education and increase access to fresh food.

Enscape

Rendered

digital model by Maddie Carey + Christa Gorman

Photoshop + Sketchup base by Ady Ramirez + Gabby Smith

EDWARDS HALL

The Edwards Hall Redesign implements a new multi-level office space, accompanied parking lot, and a series of outdoor spaces for employees to enjoy. The current Edwards Hall was built with asbestos-containing materials and lead paint and experiences frequent basement flooding, making it inadequate for an office. The Redesign mitigates water onsite through large parking lot bioswales and a strategic planting palette.

Manhattan, KS

Auto CAD | Civil 3D | Land FX

Throughout this design process, I drew a lot of sections to help visualize the grading with the spaces being created.

The planting design provides human comfort through smell, seasonal interest, stormwater mitigation, and shade. Within the plant palette, there was careful consideration for pollinator habitats.

PLANT SCHEDULE

PROJECT TIMELINE

Fall 2021: Application for Marketing Committee Head Submitted + Accepted

January 2022: Logo development begins

Establish color palette, typography, and preliminary ideas

March 31st-April 2nd: LSU hosts LABash, KSU announces hosting for 2023

Soft launch of materials, critical first impression

Summer 2022: Preparing for team expansion

Branding guidelines

Continue refining logo

November 11-14: ASLA Materials and Social Media Launched

Finalized text-based logo

Interactive materials

December 2022: Website Launched

Website configuration and communication

Collaborate with other committees to compile information in graphic manner

January 2023: Establish Linked–In and Instagram Presence

Posting schedule established

Post templates created and reviewed

Engage with attendees and answer questions

February 2023: Refine Social Media Platforms + Wayfinding Materials Created

Recognized in the 2022 LAND8 Social Media Awards

March 2023: Conference Countdown!

Continue to post on social media multiple times a week

Host LABash!!

LABASH 2023 BRANDING PACKAGE

LABash is a conference hosted by students from different landscape architecture programs for students and professionals to learn more about the profession and grow their network. In 2022, Kansas State University was chosen to host the conference for the first time in 31 years, requiring a large planning team to curate a memorable experience. I was brought on as Marketing committee co-leader, with fellow student Emily Moore, for responsibilities relating to branding.

Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign | Fresco | After Effects

LABASH LOGO

DEVELOPMENT

The conference narrative is “trailblazing,” which is a nod to the Konza Prairie in northeastern Kansas and to the overall theme of progressive thinking in the profession. The leadership team desired a logo that reflected the theme, be scaleable, and would be identifiable.

SOFT LAUNCH AT LSU LABASH 2022

STANDING BANNER

At LSU LABash 2022, K-State announced that we were hosting the conference the following year. We were still refining the theme and logo, but all agreed to tie it back to Kansas and K-State to excite students for LABash 2023.

POSTCARD

ASLA CONFERENCE 2022

TEMPORARY TATTOO BOOTH

A temporary tattoo station was an interactive activity at the ASLA booth to entice students to learn more about LABash.

Photos courtesy of Nicole Beard

*entire feed awarded “Best of 2022 Social Media Accounts in 2022” presented by ASLA & LAND 8

ONLINE PLATFORMS

To maintain a cohesive package with a growing team, a branding guidelines document was created articulating specific uses of elements.

All pictured posts by Ady Ramirez

Pages 2 and 3 by Ady Ramirez

WEBSITE

BRANDING GUIDELINES

Background by Ady Ramirez

LABASH 2023

SPEAKER & PHOTO BACKDROPS

My final contributions to the conference included backdrops for keynote speakers and photo ops at social events!

Background

Photos courtesy of Suzanne Sharp

Keynote

Green Carpet Backdrop

THE TABLE

The Table is the design proposal for the Beatrice Community Preschool site that seeks to reconnect students at Southeast Community College (SCC) into the larger Beatrice community through an affiliation with local community advocates at the 501(c)(3) non-profit Food4Hope. The design promotes nutritional and physical health through soccer fields, classrooms, an indoor recreation complex, and urban agriculture.

Auto CAD | Photoshop | Illustrator

Beatrice, NE

Group work with Alison Snawdert + Andrew Littlefield

BACKGROUND

Beatrice, Nebraska, is undergoing redevelopment in their school buildings. A preschool, three elementaries, and a middle school are consolidating into one facility. Each school site is hazardous, containing lead-based paint and asbestos. Beatrice sought help from K-State Technical Assistance to Brownfields, the Beatrice Public School Board, and Kansas State University’s Landscape Architecture students to provide creative solutions to re-envision the soon-to-be vacant school sites.

Map of regional destinations and other school sites in Beatrice, NE by

CONTEXTUALIZING BEATRICE CEDAR ELEMENTARY

Beatrice Community Preschool is nearly equidistant between downtown and Southeast Community College. However, it appears disconnected from downtown due to the physical barrier of the Big Blue River.

FOOD DESERT

The site lies within a food desert, classified as a site more than a mile from a nearby supermarket or grocery store (USDA, 2011). The Table eliminates the food desert by providing access to locally sourced produce.

Ady Ramirez

Diagram by Ady Ramirez

WHAT’S ON THE TABLE?

The dividing ridge is embraced as an opportunity for spatial division of the Live, Play, and Grow zones. A split-level building with terraced seating along the steepest ridge was placed to integrate the site topography.

Existing SCC Student Housing

Gathering Orchard and Seating

Play Space and Splash Pad

Proposed SCC Housing

PHASED APPROACH

Community Garden Beds

Food 4 Hope Educational Greenhouses Grocery Co-Op and Café

• First phase: sell the “Live” zone to developers, use the revenue generated for other phases.

• Second phase: develop the “Play” zone as it is a community asset, Food4Hope temporarily utilize this space

• Third phase: the “Grow” zone is developed

Beatrice Community Recreation and Education Center

Youth Soccer Fields

W SCOTT ST

MARY ST

CEDAR

Rendering by Andrew Littlefield

Diagram by Ady Ramirez

GROW ZONE

PLAZA LIGHTS

The plaza and cafe are vibrant spaces that can be utilized both day and night for entertainment, socialization, and education.

Lumion + Revit digital model by Alison Snawdert + Andrew Littlefield, Photoshop + Illustrator by Ady Ramirez

PLAY ZONE

SPLASH AND DASH

Near the surrounding neighborhood, the splash pad and pavilion are perfect for community gatherings and play.

RecreationCenter

linework by Andrew Littlefield, Diagram by Ady Ramirez

RAINWATER HARVESTING

The café and recreation center’s sloped roof is designed to catch rainwater in large cisterns to help irrigate the greenhouses with a variety of indoor growing methods.