Bernardino J - Landscape Architecture Portfolio

JHES MARON BERNARDINO

ABOUT

ME

I’m a recent Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate from the University of Washington with a passion for integrated design and the holistic approach to placemaking. From small scale furniture design, to larger scale landscapes, I strive to push ideas that enhance narratives of places and people.

When I’m not designing, I can most likely be found either on a trail somewhere in the mountains, or within the heart of the city trying to capture unique scenes of the urban landscape with my camera.

TABLE

CONTENTS OF LANDSCAPE FURNITURE

DESIGN BUILD

SYSTEMS

DOCUMENTATION

PHOTOGRAPHY

ARKO CHAISE

DURATION: 10 WEEKS

TYPE: IDIVIDUAL

Taking inspiration from the organic forms of the natural landscape, the Arko was designed to be a unique lounge chair that explored what furniture in public space can be like. Featuring multiple seating arrangements and a playful yet comfortable bouncy experience, the Arko’s design has the potential to be a public furniture piece that can activate the urban fabric.

EARLY SKETCHES AND MODELS

Mold Construction

Mockup

Final Mold

Final Assembly

CONSTRUCTION DETAILINGPUBLIC SPACE APPLICATION

AMPLIFYING WATERWASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM, SEATTLE

DURATION: 10 WEEKS

TYPE: GROUP (17 PEOPLE)

This project focuses on the ecological restoration of a stream area connecting to the Arboretum Creek. In approaching this project, we wanted to not only restore ecology, but to also celebrate water in the Arboretum and incorporate stonework to keep with the Arboretum’s Olmsted Legacy.

TRACING WATER’S NARRATIVEA GUIDING POEM

Searching for a place to rest

I meander

Rushing in and out of places

Rapidly yet calmly

I seep into places unknowingly and hide when given the chance simultaneously revealing myself

Uncontrollably I travel to rest

But in my pursuit to rest

I leave behind a gift

In the places I’ve been Slowly but surely A part of me finds

Stability in the moment

But reveal myself again In the gift of life that is revealed

Water’s Voice

By Jhesmaron Bernardino

PROCESS - CONSTRUCTION

Upper Stream Area

Lower Stream Area

BALPLASSTRAENA, NORWAY

DURATION: 4 WEEKS

TYPE: GROUP (16 PEOPLE)

The purpose of our project is to essentially create a space that would meet the local community’s need of a gathering space with elements that would enhance its ability to serve as an outdoor kitchen/ classroom and community garden/gathering area year-round. The space would also be intended for unique community events like their annual summer music festival. Guided by the idea of continuous flow of people and stories in and out of the island, the site’s form features gestures that direct energy into the space while also allowing it to dissipate out.

PROCESS - CONSTRUCTION

TACTICAL REGENERATION -

SOUTH PARK, SEATTLE

Climate Resilience Test Plot

DURATION: 8 WEEKS

TYPE: GROUP (8 PEOPLE)

Youth Makerspace Test Plot

“Water as a resource, used for agriculture, etc”.

Food Incubator Test Plot

-Cleo Wöle-Hazard, University of Washington

South Park Existing Conditions

“Older kids need a place they can go to enjoy their time and not feel bad taking up space”

- Mirabelle, Community Member

“How is residential food being produced? Collective site for making community-owned products. Distribution. Package.”

- Deb Gunther, Mithun

Climate Resilience Test Plot

“Water as a resource, used for agriculture, etc”.

-Cleo Wöle-Hazard, University of Washington

“Older kids need a place they can go to enjoy their time and not feel bad taking up space”

powered by biodigester + bike routes”

Hernandez, DVSA

Highway 99 is a corridor that divides the South Park neighborhood in Seattle and as a result, plans for its removal have emerged. However, the highway removal process will take at least 5 years to plan and design how to make this possible, let alone likely nearly a decade to begin breaking ground.

“Water as a resource, used for agriculture, etc”.

-Cleo Wöle-Hazard, University of Washington

Tactical Regeneration asks the question: What can be done now? How can we build off of existing community efforts to prepare the neighborhood for the future highway removal and co-creation of a just circular economy? How can this work serve as a series of test plots for what can be possible on a larger scale later?

TACTICAL: community led, ground-up, diy, planning-by-doing, prototyping, low-cost, intended to pressure government agencies.

REGENERATION: away from an extractive economy, life-affirming/lifecreating, waste as resource, justice, intentional re-organization, placebased, decentralized, culturally-relevant

TACTICS

what are some tangible ways we can work towards these goals?

PLACE-BASED APPROACH

how can we build off of the existing work in south park?

TEST PLOTS

where can we test out ideas?

JUST TRANSITION ADAPTED FRAMEWORK

what are we working towards?

NINETY-NINE CONNECTION

BLOCK HOME SENSORY GARDENBURIEN, WASHINGTON (PLANTING DESIGN)

DURATION: 1 WEEK

TYPE: INDIVIDUAL

The BLOCK Home Project builds fully equipped living spaces for people experiencing homelessness. They are permitted and placed in homeowners’ backyards throughout Seattle. With the integration of BLOCK Homes, residents have the opportunity to support unhoused residents and create a better community. This particular BLOCK Home will be supported by a sensory garden with urban agriculture and gathering spaces. Through this design, healing can be fostered in intimate and also communal spaces.

SURVEY

PLANTING AREAS

PLANTING PLAN + SCHEDULE

PLANT SCHEDULE

The act of street photography has become almost therapeutic for me. Being able to capture unique moments that will never come again: the conditions of the day, the clouds that come and go, the people that cross the street, carrying with them unique stories and even untold trauma. It’s these hidden narratives that make the urban life so unique and what gives street photography so much character. In Landscape Architecture, you learn to observe the world in new angles and with photography, this abiltiy is enhanced.