Kevin Perez Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2015

KEVIN PEREZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

PORTFOLIO

T h e co lle ctio n o f w o r k b e fo r e y o u i s a b y p r o duct o f sl e e p l e ss n i g hts, lo ts o f c o ffe e , an d an e n d l e s s h u ng e r fo r curio sit y.

1 W H AT I M A B O U T I come from a long academic journey with a background in civil engineering and geological sciences. I am fascinated by how the earth works and how people react to constructed environments. As a landscape designer my goal is to tackle and solve environmental problems through design for the greater good of humanity. My philosophy is to impact people through design with landscapes that speak to culture, politics, environmental issues, and the human psyche while honoring local beliefs and ideologies.The past 4 years as a landscape architecture student have been a revelatory experience where I have unearthed passions in photography, traveling, and collaborated with like-minded people with a desire to create landscapes, streets, buildings, and places for people to be in.As a musician I believe that composing music is much like landscape. It has to flow and most importantly you have to feel it. Every landscape has a rhythm and a beat.

Just like music, a landscape is a universal language.

CONTENTS

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VAL DI CHIO PASSAGE

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F O N T A N A A G R I B E LT

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SPRING LAKE CAMP

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RED ROCK CANYON

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PHOTOGRAPHY

construction documents

1 VAL DI CHIO PASSAGE CASTIGLION FIORENTINO, ITALY STUDY ABROAD

I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in a small town in Tuscany Italy called Castiglion Fiorentino. This life changing experience opened up a new perspective on how cities can be designed. As a Californian I was not used to taking the train, walking to the laundry mat, and living in an urbanized city. The city of Castiglion Fiorentino was a city of people in the Bronze Age, where daily farmers markets were the norm and water could be found at the local aqueduct in Piazza Garibaldi. Today the city has been taken over by cars and parking has become an issue. How can we solve the parking crisis in the city and create safe streets for locals to walk on? The emerging local, regional, and global geographies are poised to become a highly interconnected network for agritourism. With wine cultivation, olive production, and growing amenities within the urbanized part of the city tourist are considering agritourism instead.

How can we promote agritourism without destroying the character of the city?

CONNECTING GEOGRAPHIES

LOCAL + REGIONAL + GLOBAL

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FARMING of organic vegetables and the production of olive oil is engrained within the Italian culture. These industries create opportunities for the restaurant industry and agritourism

HIKING is a common activity for locals and tourist. Truffle hunting and olive picking are not an uncommon sight. With varying levels of topography and amenities hiking is a convenient option to get places.

WINE and the cultivation of wine has attracted many tourists to consider agritourism as another form of travel. Wine can be found locally and is one of the most significant economic booster in Italy.

VIEWS are one of the most protected characteristics the city of Castiglion Fiorentino has. The panoramic views the town has to offer looks out into the Val Di Chio Valley.

HEART OF CITY (URBAN) LOCALS (SUBURBAN) FARMLANDS (RURAL) ARTERY ROADS (VEHICULAR) SITE EXPLORATION VIDEO

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In the 12th century the ancient Etruscan city of Castiglion Fiorentino was densely populated by people using narrow streets and alleys.

Today the narrow streets and alleys are dominated by vehicular traffic which neglects the needs of the pedestrian. By redesigning gathering spaces and paths we can give the people of Castiglion Fiorentino an adequate meeting space and safe place to walk.

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PIAZZA GARIBALDI

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THE GARDEN

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THE TERRACE

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WETLAND PARK

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R U R A L Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy Area: 44 sq mi Trails: 5 mi population: 13,400 overlapping opportunities

geographic area

trail system

overlapping opportunities external forces

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Castiglion Fiorentino is home to an ancient civilization called the Etruscans who shaped the city’s form and its local materials. As the Bronze Age emerged the Romans took advantage of fertile lands and colonized in the area. The city has since seen active public piazzas, flowing aqueducts, and integrated agriculture within the urban fabric of the city. Piazza Garibaldi holds traditions such as farmers markets and horse races that will continue through the age of the city.

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walking path Section BB’ 1” = 30’- 0”

auto parking with permeable paving

street

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vegetated buffer zone

amphitheater

PUBLIC SPACE

programmable piazza

street

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reconfigurable roundabout

HISTORICAL

street

Section AA’ 1” = 20’- 0”

reconfigurable roundabout

bus + car parking

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bus port

-Section looking east into Piazza Garibaldi

street

programmable piazza

street

farmers market area + event space

-Section looking south into Piazza Garibaldi

ACTIVATING + CONNECTING T R A N S P O R TAT I O N C O R R I D O R S P L A N T B U F F E R

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Designing a space for multiple forms of transportation will decrease vehicular traffic and allow the opportunity for locals and tourists to view the city in a new perspective

Reducing the speed limit in narrow streets will prevent accidents and create safer streets for pedestrians and bikers to walk and ride on.

Painted crosswalks for pedestrians in the narrow streets of Castiglion Fiorentino will create a sense of safety and create awareness for drivers.

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Defining Space, Defining Programm Piazza Garibaldi was once home to a running aqueduct which came to a halt once the construction of the piazza began. The future of the piazza could have been much different if the aqueduct was preserved. Current conditions of the piazza are poor with little programming. The farmers market held every Friday morning is now a tradition to the town as well as the yearly horse races. How can we program the piazza to accommodate for concerts, larger markets, events, modular parking, and an all-around gather space to share information?

2 F O N T A N A A G R I B E LT FONTANA, CALIFORNIA A LOCAL PROJECT

I grew up in Fontana and lived here most my life. I moved here when there were only a few houses out here. I saw the city develop from the ground up. Vacant lots turned into commercial shopping centers, urban sprawl was at full force, and people began to flood Fontana. Today Fontana has one of the worst obesity rates in San Bernardino County due to its rapid urbanization and lack of healthy food options.

Fontana is considered a food desert which is a city that has more access to unhealthy fast food than whole foods. How can we get Fontana back in Shape? Kaiser Permanente is one of the first to implement a farmers market in the city. If we take advantage of Kaiser as a hub for a healthy lifestyle we can begin to implement an expaned farmers market with programs to grow your own food in the neighborhood which would link back to healing through healthy foods and gardening therapy. The pacific electric trail that runs from Fontana to Claremont will be programed and linked to Kaiser as a mega trail with access to whole foods throughout the year.

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FONTANA,CA IS IN A HEALTH CRISIS. Fast food and lack of exercise is contributing to the obesity rate in Fontana,Ca. 64% of all adults in the city are overweight as well as 45% of all children. Fontana sits in a food desert which makes fast food more accesable than healthy foods.

WHERE CAN WE START? Kaiser Permanente is striving to educate patients, families, visitors, and employees about the importance of exercise, healthy eating, and community participation. Through the implementation of participatory edible gardens Kaiser will create multi-generational opportunities for the city of Fontana.

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COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

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A Sense of Community Opportunities such as seeding, pruning, watering, and planting will benefit the individuals as well as the construction of the garden. Kaiser is striving to increase physical activity by extending the existing thrive walk in hopes to encourage walking throughout the campus. Lastly Kaiser wants to extend their physical activity to the Pacific Electric Trail by implementing a bike rental system in the campus and providing a designated trail to the P.E.T. Kaisers design implementation works as a system to reveal and engage people with the facts of overall well being in hopes of encouragtraf ing others to live a healthy lifestyle. fic

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M A R K E T farmers market alley resting area

ADA accessible planting farmers market extension zone traffic bollards interactive planting area

parking

planting buffer zone

farmers market alley

farmers market extension zone

interactive planting area

Community Farming The Fontana Farmers Market has integrated farming onsite as therapy for Kaiser patients.

Patients will now have the opportunity to grow their own fruits and vegetables to participate in the expansion of the market. Elderly patients will be able to access planters that are at ADA height for gardening.

Gardening has proven to lower blood pressure, increase happiness, reduce stress, and even increase productivity

cape lands e h t f iew o with v s m o t ro patien

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Connecting the trail The first phase to reaching the pacific electric trail through Kaiser will be to integrate a bike port were the community can easily commute to the farmers market, health workshops, and bike rentals system.

By installing a bike rental system it will promote overall wellness by encouraging the community to exercise and use the bike as a means of transportation. The second phase of will connect the biking community into the greater inland empire area from Fontana to Claremont. Programs will include a bike rental system that will be implemented throughout important nodes within the Pacific Electric Trail. The goal is to have bike hubs throughout the major nodes in every city to increase the volume of bicycle traffic, hence reducing vehicular traffic and increasing overall health and well being.

fruit planting area

walkway

fruit planting area

traffic lanes

bike port

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thrive walk bike lane fruit planting

resting station

drop-off bike port

fountain

lawn area

thrive walk

lawn area

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counseling office

meditation pool

parking Health + Wellness Center pocket park Entrance

Planting area

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Connecting the trail With the construction of a new medical tower at Kaiser Permanente parts of the hospital have slowly become abandoned and have no current programming. This opportunity can render extraordinary results if programmed to cooperate with the vision of a healthy future. Not only do cities suffer from obesity they suffer from lack of motivation or feel an unfamiliarity with what it really means to live a healthy lifestyle. The new Health + Education Center will be a new city amenity that everyone can benefit from and learn how to stay healthy and well by utilizing workshops, diet plans, group activities, and counseling. The center is a place for people to gather and work as a team to achieve great results for theirselves and their community.

Wellness Center

Pocket Park + Entrance Path

“PARK ACCESS FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS IS A CLEAR IMPERATIVE... THIS REQUIRES NEW TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO BALANCE EVOLVING HUMAN INTERESTS AND ADDRESS FUTURE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE NEEDS.” —THE PARKS FORWARD INITIATIVE

Revamp the Camp - Website

3 SPRING LAKE CAMP SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA A SUSTAINABLE PROJECT

Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa, California is a 320-acre park featuring a 72-acre lake surrounded by camping, fishing, and picnic areas. There are trails for walking, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. The park also includes a 3-acre swimming lagoon adjacent to the lake, as well as the Environmental Discovery Center, a natural science museum featuring hands-on displays and interactive exhibits. Sonoma County Regional Parks partnered with Cal Poly Pomona to develop 3 cabin camping sites for Spring Lake Campground with the goal to open up the camping experience to a more diverse group of users who might not be regular campers as well as to maximize accessibility to the camp sites. Students in the Cal Poly College of Environmental Design customized three Wedge cabins to meet the needs and conditions of Spring Lake Campground. The “wedge cabin” was originally designed by Cal Poly graduate architecture students as part of the California State Parks System “Parks Forward” initiative.

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Constructing a vision

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Site 25 was the only ADA site out of the three locations.

Being an ADA site it had to meet specific requirements such as a specially designed pad for outdoor gathers, a path wide enough to accommodate two wheelchairs, and ramp that serves as an entrance to the guests, and a deck to provide viewing opportunities for lounging. The process of situating the cabin in the best possible orientation consisted of a site analysis in Spring Lake Camp where areas where calculated, trees where identified, and areas of opportunity and disadvantages where pointed out. By meeting our client we were able to identify and pin point the vision and purpose of these new cabins and what it Roof 6" them and how they envisioned people using meant7' -to them. By taking information from the land and out client we were able to design the best possible outcome for the camp.

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11' - 8"

Back deck to be built by manufacturer to be intalled on site

12" WHEEL STOP

6" WHEEL STOP

Designing with nature HITCH

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7' - 0"

The sheer size of site 28 was superior to the others. The potential for connectivity to its adjacent campground, site 30, was not only viable but beneficial for the creation of a dedicated group camping site. By creating a pathway into site 30 it would allow for a safer path of travel for guests as well as make it a more profitable campsite for the client. The addition of 4 parking spaces next to the site would allow for higher volumes of guests to not only use the cabin but also set up tents outside of the area. The advantage of site 28 was the backdrop of the landscape against the very angular and modern cabin style. The construction of a viewing platform out into the landscape was an important point to the client. The disadvantage of the site was it sun. With lack of trees for shading the cabin was a target for the cabin and the guests. Overheating in the summer may cause guests to relocate and find camp elsewhere. This issue was solved by expanding the existing Coast Live Oak population by planting new trees to serve as a shade structure for the cabin. Wind studies that allowed for natural cooling were also taken into consideration.

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MATRESS 30" X 75" MATRESS 30" X 75"

( 15” and 55” Bunk Bed platform Height )

BENCH SHIP LOOSE (19" Max Height) MATRESS 30" X 75"

( 15” and 55” Bunk Bed platform Height )

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C A M P Making room with nature The increased connectivity of site 28 and 30 has created a mega-space in which is most suitable for recreation purposes like sports, walking, biking, and other outdoor activities. There is a dichotomy to the site because site 28 is very open while site 30 is a more private area which is hugged and hidden within the canopy of the Coast Live Oak Trees. Ideally tent camping is better suited for site 30 and that is why the cabin is located on the edge of the site rather than in the center. By taking advantage of the shade the cabin is able to be on the edge of the site which gives ample room for other camping activities.

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C R E D I T S

Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design: Michael Woo — Dean Juintow Lin — Associate Professor Becky Cheng — Senior Budget Analyst Steven Andrews — Landscape Architecture Christopher Chin — Architecture Andrew Gong — Urban & Regional Planning Mario Gonzalez — Architecture Sandra Lee — Architecture Jeremy Munns — Landscape Architecture Christien Nunez — Landscape Architecture Kevin Perez — Landscape Architecture Bradley Tollison — Urban & Regional Planning Matthew Wild — Landscape Architecture Sonoma County Regional Parks: Caryl Hart — Regional Parks Director Bert Whitaker — Park Manager Beth Wyatt — Park Ranger Matt Hyles — Park Ranger Jonathan Umholtz — Park Ranger Mark Cleveland—Senior Park Planner SPECIAL THANKS: Sonoma County Water Agency

“ L O O K U P AT T H E S TA R S A N D N O T D O W N AT Y O U R F E E T . T R Y T O M A K E S E N S E O F W H AT Y O U S E E , A N D W O N D E R A B O U T W H AT M A K E S THE UNIVERSE EXIST. BE CURIOUS.” -STEPHEN HAWKING

4 RED ROCK CANYON LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CONSTRUCTION DETAILS The construction documents for Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center was a mixture of re-designing an existing project. Before completing the construction documents a site analysis was conducted on site where speculation of existing materials and construction elements where inspected to improve the already existing design. Elements such as paving, walls, stairs, ramps, grading, construction materials, irrigation, water systems, and lighting where all re-configured to fit specific construction requirements. The integration of a personally designed water feature in which visitors can engage and interact with the water was required. Customization of a viewing deck and overhead structure were imperial to showcasing the retention basin and surrounding landscape. As a result of completing the construction package for Red Rock Canyon I acquired a strong base and appreciation for a design works. The skeleton of the design, which are the construction documents, is the grounds for a strong, viable, and realistic vision of a project.

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5 PHOTOGRAPHY I take photos of everything. As far back as I can remember I was fascinated by the camera and took my disposable camera everywhere until I got my hands on a digital one. I have been shooting a DSLR for five years and have recorded my travels through the lens of a camera. I have been fortunate enough to visit places like Italy, London, Czech Republic, Spain, Cuba, and beautiful places in California. A photograph is one of the few things that is able to capture time and space as it is in that very moment. Although painting can also capture time and space it has integrated the feelings and emotions of the painter. A camera is objective and captures only what is there. A camera gives you total control of how you want your viewers to see a landscape which is a useful tool in analyzing sites for future designs.

PALM SPRINGS, CA

ARCHES, UTAH

LONDON, ENGLAND

VENICE, ITALY

ROME, ITALY

BARCELONA, SPAIN

B AC U N A Y A G U A B R I D G E , C U B A

THANK YOU kevin perez kcperez@cpp.edu