Adelaide Hayden-Sofio_Portfolio

Adelaide Hayden-Sofio

PORTFOLIO 2024

University of Minnesota | College of Design | MLA

Master of Landscape Architecture Student

Garden

Bloom Time Relationships

Pre-design Project Research

Project Lead:

Luke Nichols | Landscape Architect | HGA

Location: Texas

Themes: Native Plant Diversity | Seasonal Color | Pollinator Habitat

I created this diagram to demonstrate to the client how the use of native perennials would provide seasonal color and structure, as well as attract desirable pollinators.

By displaying the relationships between native perennials and pollinators in a beautiful way I hope to inspire change in what is viewed as an attractive and healthy landscape.

SKETCHES, RESEARCH

Hand Drawing

Purple Ribbon Memorial

Year 1 Studio | Landscape Spaces & Types

Project Lead: Pr. Rebecca Krinke | Professor of Landscape Architecture | University of Minnesota

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Themes: Social Justice | Urban Design | Native Plant Design | Seasonal Color

For this project I decided to bring attention to the problem of domestic violence. I started by learning more about the issue, finding podcasts and documentaries, visiting websites that offer help for victims, and talking to a women who work to help people escape abusive situations.

Through this I came to understand that a strong support system is essential. Feeling like you are not alone and that there is someone out there who loves you without hurting you is critical to ending the cycle of abuse.

MEMORIAL SITE

DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS

SECTION, GARDEN SKETCH Hand Drawing

PAINTINGS, PLANT PALETTE Water Color

SECTION, GARDEN LAYOUT Water Color

Smooth Blue Aster Prairie Ironweed Virginia Bluebell Common Milkweed Wild Lupine

Purple Prairie Clover Blazing Star Prairie Phlox

Plant selection became my main medium to represent the fight against domestic violence. I experimented with plant color and created a sea of purple perennials, the color of the domestic violence awareness ribbon.

At the center I created a gathering space where people could come to talk about domestic violence and form support groups to end the cycle of isolation and silence. The elevated walkway leading to the center is lined with memorial and informational plaques to reveal the facts about domestic violence and tell the stories of survivors.

MODEL, PURPLE RIBBON MEMORIAL GARDEN

Rhino | AutoCAD | Laser Printer | Model Making | Photoshop

PAPER BIRCH ALLEE

MEMORIAL PLAQUES

PURPLE WILDFLOWER GARDEN

CENTRAL GATHERING TABLE

Eagle Woods E.L.C.

(Environmental Learning Center)

Year 3 Studio | Urban Forms

Project Lead :

Elaine Stokes | Landscape Architect | Sasaki

Location: Alton, IL

Themes: Campus Design | Ecological Restoration | Seasonal Flood Design | Youth Education

My vision for Lock and Dam #26 was to transform the degraded landscape around the lock into an Environmental Learning Center.

I was inspired to do this while on a class trip to study the locks and dams. I took water samples from the river to measure the pH, Nitrite, Nitrate and Chlorine levels. Not only was it an interesting experiment, but I realized it would be a really easy and interactive way to get kids involved in science and spending time outside, along the Mississippi.

I remove the extensive edge of rip-rap and restore a floodplain forest. I then designed a campus within it where people of all ages could learn and connect with the natural world. By offering day trips and overnight stays families, groups, and even classes from all over the nation would have the opportunity visit and learn about nature through play, science, and other interactive experiences.

Seasonal flooding was a key part of the design. The campus is located on the land of a floodplain forest and I wanted to embrace the floods as a beautiful, ephemeral phenomenon. A system of boardwalks along with flood adapted building design makes changing water levels not only safe, but also a special seasonal event.

PERSPECTIVE PLAN, EAGLE WOODS E.L.C. CAMPUS AutoCAD

MUSEUM / WELCOME CENTER

STUDENT CENTER

LOCK & DAM 26

STAFF HOUSING

STUDENT YURT CAMPING

LOCK & DAM #26

MUSEUM & WELCOME CENTER

FLOOD OBSERVATION POINT

STUDENT YURTS

GATHERING SPACE

SECTION PERSPECTIVE, STUDENT YURTS

Resiliency Park

Year 2 Studio | Urban Forms

Project Lead:

Yao Xiao | Professor of Landscape Architecture | University of Minnesota

Project Team: Trevor | Landscape Architecture

Student & Katie | Architecture Student

Location: Boston, MA

Themes: Sea Level Rise Mitigation | Urban Planning | Ecological Restoration | Park Planning

This studio project was all about interdisciplinary, team collaboration. I was put in a group with an architect and another landscape architect to transform an existing auto port into a development ready for the effects of sea level rise. Through intensive research, travel to Boston and group work, we created a series of island developments, each protected by a system of salt marshes and oyster reef tidal parks.

Within my group I focused on improving ecosystem health. By combining marine science with landscape design I created an interactive ecological park. I worked to intertwined this park with the protective salt marshes and new building development, as well as incorporate infrastructure to improve water health along the shoreline.

SALT MARSH PARK

FLOATING GARDENS

OYSTER REEF RESTORATION COMMUNITY CENTER

PLAN, RESILIENCY PARK

Seamlessly integrating ecological restoration with new development, while making sure both are prepared for future sea level rise, was where my group really came together. Floodable buildings, shoreline grading and the overall layout where opportunities for communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.

PROPOSED GRADE

FLOOD ADAPTED COMMUNITY CENTER

COMMUNITY SPACE

EXISTING GRADE

AXON, FLOOD ADAPTED BUILDING Rhino | Illustrator 2070

PROPOSED GRADE

SECTION,

EXISTING GRADE

19’ FROM TOP OF BERM TO LOW TIDE

ADAPTIVE SHORELINE GRADING Illustrator

TERRESTRIAL HABITAT

Floating Walkway

FLOATING WALKWAY

FLOATING BIO-MATRIX

ARMOR STONE

CORE STONE

BOARDWALK

OYSTER REEF HABITAT

Gateway Trail Project

Project Lead, Design, and Instillation

Project Lead:

I had the opportunity to lead this project from the initial proposal to its instillation

Project Team: Minnesota DNR | Browns Creek Trail Association | ALSA Student Chapter - U of M

Location: North St. Paul, MN

Themes: Planting Design | Native Plants | Pollinator Habitat | Design Instillation | Community Engagement | Group Coordination

Over this past summer I had the opportunity to lead the Gateway Trail Project. I worked to coordinate a team of professionals, landscape architecture students and volunteers through a project proposal, project funding, design, and finally instillation for a portion of the Gateway Trail between 1st Street and McKnight Road.

With the student design team I coordinated field trips to preform site analysis, had bi-weekly gatherings to sketch together and discuss design ideas, worked to integrate community engagement into the process, and planned a trip to one of our plant supply nurseries, Prairie Moon Nursery.

For the instillation I worked with the DNR, students, and Browns Creek Trail volunteers to have a trail restoration day in August. We remove invasive species and prepared the trail for the official design instillation in September.

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GROUP SKETCHES

SPECULATIVE

DESIGN RENDERINGS

FINAL DESIGN

Rebecca Beth Torey

Izzy

Ben

Azelea

Nicole Kyle

SEED MIX PRAIRIE MOON NURSERY

TALL GRASS SEED MIX | 1/2 acre | $720

TREES & SHRUBS OUTBACK NURSERY

SUGAR MAPLE | 3 | $51

RED MAPLE | 2 | $34

BURR OAK | 2 | $56

RED OAK | 1 | $28

GRAY DOGWOOD | 19 | $475

NINEBARK | 19 | $475

PERENNIALS PRAIRIE MOON NURSERY

PURPLE CONEFLOWER | 7 | $147

BUTTERFLY WEED | 7 | $147

PENSTEMON HAIRY BEARDTONGUE | 7 | $147

AROMATIC ASTER | 7 | $147

MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE | 7 | $126

INSTILLATION DAY!

PRAIRIE MOON NURSERY TRIP

PLANT ORDER

Thank You!