Brian Garzón-Romero Landscape Architecture Portfolio bgarzon310@gmail.com garzon-romero.com
Brian Garzón-Romero
Senior at the University of Connecticut obtaining my Bachelors of Science, Majoring in Landscape Architecture, set to graduate May 2023. I wish to gain experience in a landscape architect firm where I can practice my skills and learn new techniques in the field.
Education
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT // August 2019 – Present
Bachelor of Science: Landscape Architecture, May 2023
Cumulative GPA: 3.73/4.00
Charles University Prague, Czechia // May 2022 – June 2022
UConn SSS Study Abroad Program
Experience
Eric Rains Landscape Architecture // June 2022 – Sept 2022
Landscape Architect Intern
Red Bridge Group // Sept 2021 – May 2022
Student Work-Study
Yale ITS Program // June 2018 – Aug 2018
Service Management Intern
ACE Mentor Program // Sept 2018 – April 2019
Student
Languages
English // Speaking & Writing
Spanish // Speaking & Writing
Skills
Adobe Suit
ArcGIS Pro
AutoCAD
Autodesk Inventor Lumion SketchUp
Award & Publication
Microsoft Office Procreate Wordpress
Andry Evangelista Memory Garden Landscape Design Excellence Award, University of Connecticut // April 2022
UConn’s Mirror Lake, The Connecticut Landscape Architect // Fall 2021
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Table of Contents
3 Thematic Object Transformation of Personal Items Rediscovering Gardens Whimsical Landscape Werth Memorial Garden In Memory of Andry Evangelista Engaging Student Outdoors Dedicating Space 4 6 8 10 // // // // Academic Green to Coast Community Planning 12 Meadowood Project Elements of a Site 14 // // Residential Garden Design Process 16 // Professional Planned Community Construction Documentation Garzon-Romero.com Online Portfolio 20 // More 18 //
Thematic Object, Transformation of Personal Insperation
The Thematic Object Project practices skills learned in sketching with the use of a personal object. Origami was a hobby I had in middle school. It was what caught people’s attention and was how I was able to make new friends. Now, I practice origami to relax and enjoy making them for others with a scrap of paper is free. Brings joy to one’s face when seeing a little bird.
With this origami dragon as my object, I started with a modified contour to understand the shape. The use of sections helps view the object in different perspectives. Then, using figure ground, I am able to see pieces of the folds that have an interesting shape. Overlapping these shapes on one another using a variety of spatial organization, I come to the conclusion of a radial organization. Finally, I add trees and other vegetation onto the landscape, adding features for water and elevations.
Organization
Figure Ground
Sections
Origami Dragon
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Modified Contour
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Rediscovering Gardens, Whimsical Landscape
Outdoor park setting for general use while promoting the profession of landscape architecture. The park needs to accentuate new design trends in the profession. The client has wants for the site: bathrooms, concession stands, shading, and recreation.
The trend for the program is ‘rediscovering gardens’, having people to be surrounded by beautiful flora. With an isometric grid, planting and human use can be organized separately. On the horizontal grid, human intervention is organized on the main, linear, pathway. On the 30 degree grid, the vegetation is lined up, creating enclosed spaces for human interventions. The vine canopy creates the iso-grid, providing shade for people.
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Two Centralized Org. No higherachy
Grid Organization Little Shading
Good Organization No Enclosure Oraganized w/ Enclosed Spaces
Little Organization
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Diagrammatic
Werth Memorial Garden,
UConn Student Union Lawn, Storrs, CT
The site is located in between the Student Union and the Benton Museum, experiencing high foot traffic. My proposal is to repurpose spaces of the lawn for activities. One, events are usually held at the lawn and a stage is needed to be set up. A permanent stage would help solidify the area for events. The stage can then be used by student organizations for events year-round. Two, a large tent was set up on the lawn during the pandemic which provided students with shade. The tent was later removed. I propose a small forest garden so students can have a place to work outdoors with the comfort of shade.
Gampel Pavillion
Student Union
Benton Museum
Wilbur Cross
Swan Lake
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Mirror Lake
In Memory of Andry Evangelista
Andry Evangelista was a sophomore student in the Public Health House Learning Community. His friends described him as outgoing, creating relationships with other students in the community. The relationships that Andry had with others were special as he helped people within his community.
Common Name
Primary Butterfly Milkweed
Canadian Lily
False Dragonhead
Scatter
Smooth Blue American-Aster
Sweet-Scented Joe-PyeWeed
Northern Sea Oats
Coral Bells ‘Autumn Bride’
Creepy Thyme
Matrix
Hairy Wood-Rush
Little bluestems
Spreading Sedge
Wintergreens
Tree Coral Bark Japanese Maple
Bloom Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Flowering Interest Foliage Intrest Structural Interest
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Werth Memorial Garden,
Peter J. Werth Residence Tower, Storrs, CT
With community in mind, the Matrix planting style has plants that support one another. The planting style has three groups: Primary, the main plant that aims to attract people’s attention. Scattered, perennials that are placed around the planter that adds a surprise and diversity. Matrix, a mix of grasses and ground-cover plants that make up the majority of the space. Matrix planting is “wild” and can look beautiful from many angles. This can help create a memorable sight from any view; seen in front or back, inside or outside.
Sweet-Scented Joe-Pye-Weed Eutrochium purpureum
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
False Dragonhead Physostegia virginiana
Smooth Blue American-Aster Symphyotrichum laeve
Canadian Lily Lilium canadense
Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’
KEY TO MATRIX
‘Transparent’ moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. Arundinacea
Northern Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium
Little bluestems Schizachyrium scoparium
Coral Bells ‘Autumn Bride’ Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’
Spreading Sedge
Carex laxiculmis
Hairy Wood-Rush
Luzula acuminata
Wintergreens
Gaultheria procumbens Creepy Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
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Urban Acupunrure: Green to Coast Project, New Haven, CT
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut. We want to hone in on community engagement with the city to view its needs with the objective to create a series of small-scale intervention to help link the Downtown to Long Wharf. With the use of Urban Acupuncture, we aim to transform specific sites into meaningful spaces for people to rest, play and connect; Focusing on seating & shading, bringing vegetation into the city, and implementing pop-up activities by the streets.
Context Map
Regional Map
VISITS MEETINGS DESIGN LONG WHARF DOWNTOWN YALE CAMPUS DESIGN CHARRETTE PRESENTATION CITY PLANNING COMMITTEE CORDINATION FIRST DRAFTS REVISIONS GAME PLAN WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 Esri, HERE, Garmin, SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies, Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USDA
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Tetherball for Outdoor Play
Planters for Barriers
Interactive Ground Activities w/ Paint
Umbrellas + Tables for Dining
Cost Estimate Investment
COST ESTIMATE
PLANTERS: $65 x05
PLANTS: $10 x05
TBALES: $410 x12
UBRELLA: $75 x12
1 GAL PAINT: $74 x04
TETHERBALL: $70 x01
72+ Hours of Volunteer Work
4,960 Square Feet of Parking Area
ESTIMATED COST: $6,561
COMMON MILKWEEDS 'ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA'
URBANSCAPE NATIVE PLANTS NURSERY
PICNIC TABLES
PINE CREEK STRUCTURES
1 GAL. YELLOW TRAFFIC PAINT
HOME DEPOT
EXISTING SITE, REMOVAL OF EXISTING BOARDER
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Master Plan
Strategy & Organization
RECREATION HISTORY POLLINATOR GARDEN ARCHITECTURE HABITATS HISTORY RECREATION ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE Organization and Strategizing | Meadowood AMENITIES AND INTERVENTIONS open space movement Farmland Pollen Garden Boardwalk Trail Connections Barn Replica Athletic Feilds Ropes Course Bird Sanctuary Historic Barns proposed trails existing trails Great Pond McLean Game Refuge Massacoe State Forest 14
Meadowood Project, Simsbury,
CT
Meadowood is located in Simsbury, CT. The town would like to hear about ideas of how to use the collected 92 acres of land. The land was formerly a tobacco farm, the owners would hire students from black colleges in exchange for tuition. One notable student would be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who would visit the farm in the summer. This project views the elements of the site and how we can build on them.
This project entails a collection of work to describe a narrative of planning and design. For more information on each piece please refer to the QR code.
Assemblage Model
Viewing Birds from Observation Deck Sitting in the Pollination Garden Immerse in the Forest & Viewing People on the Rope Course Picnic in the Mewadow & Viewing Baseball in the Distance
Snapshot Itinerary Meadowood Viewing Birds from Observation Deck Sitting in the Pollination Garden Immerse in the Forest & Viewing People on the Rope Course Picnic in the Mewadow & Viewing Baseball in the Distance 15
Residential Garden, Norwalk,
CT
First project, when out to property with fellow colleges to survey the land. After creating a rough estimate of the landscape, we took it back to the office to draft it into AutoCAD. This was then edited the cheif designer and later finalized with the client.
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Comercial Project, Construction Documentation
Project focused on creating a landscape for a planned community. The project includes spaces for possible recreational amenities, a trail on the lower end for recreational walks, and retail stores for residents. A veriety of tree species for the landscape, providing shade and life into the area.
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Residential Rendering
Professional Project with Eric Rains Landscape Architecture. This was the first professional rendering I made for the firm.
Rural Renewal Andover, CT
Community Planning project in the Town of Andover, CT. This involved collaboration with fellow classmates, residents of the town, and reaching out to other professionals for critics.
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UConn SSS Study Abroad Prague, Czechia
Photographs while in the Czech Republic. With other students in the Student Support Service program, we studied Urban Semiotics in art and history.
Garzon-Romero Personal Site
A show case of my work, passion, and hobbies. Work includes projects worked on from the University of Connecticut Landscape Architect program, professional work, and extracurricular activities.
I am passionate about walkable cities, viewing transportation and streetscape. While not focused on landscape architecture, I like to practice video editing and sketching designs for possible furniture.
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