KAYLIN SLAUGHTER planting design portfolio
3 LINE 5 FORM 7 SPACE/FUNCTION 9 AESTHETIC 11 PLANT SELECTION 13 SKETCHBOOK
PLANTINGDESIGN EXTRACURRICULAR CLASSWITH CHIPWINSLOW LAND481 SENIOR YEAR PORTFOLIO FINAL SHOWCASE MAY.1. 2023
THE RIVER IS THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. THE RIVER CUTS A PATH THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE, DETERMINING WHERE LIVING THINGS GROW, HOW THEY MOVE, AND HOW THEY WILL EVOLVE. THE CURVES OF THE RIVER FLUCTUATE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE WATER. THE RIVER SHAPES AND IS SHAPED BY THE LAND. JUST AS THE WATER CAN PROVIDE, IT CAN TAKE AWAY, SO THE PIECE IS SPLIT BY A THIRD.
LINE
THE SECOND HALF OF THE LINE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO TURN THE LINE INTO A 3D MODEL, STILL USING BLACK AND WHITE.
THE DICHOTOMY OF THE ORIGINAL LINE REMAINED, ONLY THIS TIME, THE DARK HALF WAS SUNKEN, AND THE LIGHT HALF RAISED.
FORM
SPACE& FUNCTION
ASSIGNMENT THREE WAS TO BEGIN ASSESSING SIZE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTING, AND THE SITE SPECIFIC FLOW.
THE BOARDWALK TAKES SHAPE.
ARTISTIC SITE PLAN / COLOR & TEXTURE
ARTISTIC SITE PLAN / COLOR & TEXTURE
THE PLANTING AREA IS STYLED AFTER COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA, WITH
LUSH WETLAND GRASSES AND A MIX OF COLORFUL DECIDUOUS AND
TALL EVERGREEN TREES. THE PLANTS
VARY IN HEIGHT, FLOWER & TEXTURE.
AESTHETIC
MG 1 BA 1 LL 2 CP 2 CC 2 EXISTING GROVE EXISTING GROVE LL 2 MG 2 CN 1 PS 1 CC 1 SD 1 HJ 1 JC 1 MG 1 LL 1 CP 1 CP 1 CP 1 CC 1 CP 1 JC 1 CC 1 CP 2 HJ 1 CC 1 LL 2 CC 1 SD 1 TM 1 TM 1 TL 1 TL 1 TM 1 HP 1 MT 1 HP 1 ER 1 HP 1 MT 1 ER 1 MT 1 MT 1 MT 1 HP 1 HP 1 MT 1 ER 1
PLANT SELECTION
Nearest town to “Tonquin Beach” is Tofino, .78 mi. north. Existing Trailhead is .6mi inland, nearest road access is .24mi.
PLANT SELECTION CRITERIA
PLANT SCHEDULE
macrophyllum / Bigleaf Maple
Betula alleghaniensis / Yellow Birch
Callitropsis nootkatensis / Yellow Cedar
Larix laricina / American Larch
Picea sitchensis / Sitka Spruce
Lush/Natural/Wetland/Discovery Varying Height/Good Fall Color/Evergreen
MARSH / BOG / SWAMP
I assessed each plant based on the wetland designation, and soil moisture content.
SHRUBS
Calamangrostis canadensis / Bluejoint Grass
Caltha palustris / Marsh Marigold
Equisetum fluviatile / Swamp Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum / Rough Horsetail
Hypericum anagalloides / Bog St. John's-Wort
Hordeum jubatum / Foxtail Barley
Hippuris vulgaris / Mare's Tail
Juniperus communis / Common Juniper
Myrica Gale / Sweetgale
Spiraea douglasii / Hardhack
Typha latifolia / Common Cattail
Triglochin maritima / Seaside Arrow-grass
BOARDWALK
I wanted these plants to have coarse textures, and merge together to create a natural field over which the user looks.
MAIN PATH
Along the main path is where the major flowering shrubs are, creating view lines through the site.
WANDER PATH
The shaded wander path grazes the built and existing, bordered by an array of shade trees and the existing grove.
GROUNDCOVER BOTANICAL
NAME BOTANICAL
NAME AM BA CN LL PS
NAME / COMMON
NAME / COMMON
Acer
CC CP EF ER HA HJ HP JC MG SD TL TM Existing Wildflower Mix 4 10 4 1 TREES BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME QTY. 2 26 62 4 3 12 13 34 5 6 5 14 35 .7 acre
LIFE SKETCHING
The first type of sketches in my book is what I saw before me. These were timed sketch sprints where I drew what I saw, exactly where I was, as best as I could to get it exactly how I saw it.
Even if these sketches were not perfect, they allow me to recall the whole scene with strong memory, becuase I sat with the scene, studied it.
