Sofia Assi's Portfolio 2018

SOFIA ASSI \ bachelor of landscape architecture, expected graduation: june 2019

california polytechnic state university, san luis obispo

welcome to my portfolio, design is first and foremost my passion. my solutions follow themes of reinvention and conceptual metaphors. i design from concepts that are challenging and unique with the ultimate goal to translate them into beautiful environments. thank you for allowing me to share my passion with you! let’s create together,

C O N T E nn T S

PROJECTS_ SITE ANALYSIS + GIS SKILLS_ CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS_ DESIGN COMPETITION_ INTERN EXPERIENCE_ CREATIVE WORK_

projects\

ZOSTERA\ MORRO BAY, CA. 3rd year design studio

THIS PROJECT WAS EXECUTED FOR A 3RD YEAR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS DESIGN STUDIO. ZOSETRA WAS INSPIRED BY THE NATURAL AND FLUID FORM OF THE EEL GRASS THAT SURROUNDS THE SITE LOCATION. THIS BIOLOGICAL AND SPIRALING STRUCTURE INSTALLED AT THE BASE OF MORRO ROCK WILL COMPLIMENT THE ROCKS FORM AND SURROUNDINGS.

ZOSTERA\ DESIGN THAT INSPIRES APPRECIATION & UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE & COMPLEXITY OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS & THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING EXHIBITS.

asposo\ [uh-spo-so] 1. A CONNECTION CLOSED BY A FOREIGN HOST 4th year design studio

THIS PROJECT WAS EXECUTED FOR A 4TH YEAR CULTURAL DESIGN STUDIO. ASPOSO IS AN EARTH-SHELTERED STRUCTURE INSPIRED BY THE CONCEPT OF CONNECTIVITY, WHICH IS EXPRESSED THOUGH THE WEAVING RIBBON OF ITS FACADES. THIS MIX USE OUTDOOR MALL WAS DESIGNED TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. executed with: christina dumont

M U S EU M O F M O D ER N A RT\

A BOUNDARY IS A LIMIT OR SPACE BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS; A CLEAR PLACE WHERE ONE OBJECT BEGINS, AND THE OTHER ENDS. FROM PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES TO EMOTIONAL BOUNDARIES, FROM DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BOUNDARIES, FROM LOOSE TO RIGID, BOUNDARIES HELP CREATE STRUCTURE IN ONES LIFE. THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE MORRO BAY POWER PLANT IS OUTDATED AND OUT OF REACH. THE NEW MORRO BAY MUSEUM OF MODERN ART WILL TAKE A SCULPTURAL APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE. BECOMING AN ART PIECE WHERE IDENTITIES ARE DECLARED AND SPATIAL EXPERIENCE ARE CREATED THROUGH THE USE OF BOUNDARIES. EDGES AND BOUNDARIES WILL FORM A BERM WALK, CREATING A FOCUSED EXPERIENCE FOR ITS USERS

BY BEING ENCLOSED AND IN TOUCH WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT, WHILE DISCONNECTING THEM FROM THE BIGGER SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

M MA O

1”=50’

site analysis /gis skills

sa n lu i s o b i s po t r a i n stat i o n/ SITE ANALYSIS DONE FOR A 3RD YEAR DESIGN PROJECT, RE-DESIGNING THE TRAIN STATION IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SITE I CHOSE TO ANALYZE THE LOCATION IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REST OF THE CITY, THE STREETSCAPE, MAIN ACCESS ROADS, AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE.

m o r ro bay wat ers h ed/ SITE ANALYSIS DONE FOR A 3RD YEAR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS DESIGN PROJECT, “ZOSTERA.” THESE ECOSYSTEM MAPS ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE AREAS IN THE MORRO BAY WATERSHED THAT ARE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE, THEREFORE, INDICATING HOW THESE AREAS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN GROWTH.

ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

FUTURE URBAN CONDITIONS.

ENVIRONMENTAL HUBS & CORRIDORS.

construction\

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

CONSTRUCTION LENGEND

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

SPECIFICATIONS: SEE TECHINAL SPECIFICATIONS AND GENERAL NOTES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ULITIES VERIFICATION , PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS. DIMENSIONS: ALL WRITTEN DIMENSIONS SUPERSEDE SCALED DIMENSIONS. LAYOUT: SEE PLANS FOR COORDINATE LOCATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DATA. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION STAKINS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR CLARIFICATION OF ANY DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN FIELD CONDITIONS AND PLANS PRIOR TO PROCEEDING WITH WORK. ALL FIELD ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION IN WRITING. SLEEIVNG: REFER TO IRRIGATION PLAN FOR REQUIRMENTS OF SLEEVING UNDER PAVING. SOIL COMPACTION: COMPACT ALL FILL AREAS 95% IN LIFTS OF 12 INCH MAXIMUM, EXCEPT UPPER 12 INCHES OF ALL PLANTING AREAS. SEE SPECIFATIONS GRADES: PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE THROUGHOUT ALL PAVING AND PLANTING AREAS. CONTRACTOR SHALL FLOOD PLAVED AREAS UPON COMPLETION AND RECONSTRUCT ANY LOW SPOTS BY REMOVING PAVING THAT DOES NOT DRAIN AND REPLACING IT AT NO ADDITIONAL COSTS WITH POSITIVELY DRAINING PAVING AS DIRECTED BY THE OWNER REPRESENTATIVE.

EROSION CONTROL: THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD. SHOULD SOIL EROSION CONDITIONS EXIST THAT REQUIRE MITIGATION WHEN THE CONTARCTOR INITIALLY ACCEPTS THE SITE. THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR OWNER SHALL BE INFORMED. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO NOTIFY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR OWNER IMPLIES ACCPECTANCE OF THE SITE BY THE CONTRACTOR IN ITS EXISTING CONDITIONS. ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO MITIGATE EXISTING EROSION PROBLEMS SHALL BE AT THE CONTRACTOR’S EXPENSE AND NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER OR INCREASE IN ORIGINAL BID AMOUNT SHALL BE PERMITTED. SITE FURNISHINGS: INSTALL PER MANIFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. FOOTINGS DEPTHS SHALL CONFORM TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. CIRCULATION-PATHWAYS ARE AROUND 15 FEET. BIKE LINE AND TRACK LANE ARE AROUND 20 FEET. BASKETBALL COURTS ARE 90 FEET BY 50 FEET. TENNIS COURTS ARE 78 FEET BY 36 FEET.

PA

PA - PLANTING AREA BM- BENCHMARK BL- BASE LINE CP- CENTER POINT - LIGHITNG

- PROPERTY LINE - DIMENSION

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PA CP

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GRADING NOTES

SPECIFICATIONS: SEE TECHINAL SPECIFICATIONS AND GENERAL NOTES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING UTLITIES VERIFICATION, PROTECTIONS, AND RESTORATION INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS. BENCH MARK: SEE CIVIL PLANS. BACKFILL: EXCAVATED MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR BACKFILLINGS SHALL BE REMOVED AND LEGALLY DISPOSED OF OFF-SITE CONTOURS: CONTOURS AND SPOT EVELATIONS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS ARE FOR TOP OF PAVEMENT, OR OTHER FINISHED SURFACE (AS APPROPRIATE). ALL TRAILS SHALL BE GRADED ACCORDING TO THE CONTOURS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS AND ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. CONFORM TO EXISITING GRADES: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONFORM TO EXSITING GRADES AND CONDITIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. ANY ADJACENT OR OFFSITE AREAS DISTRURBED BY THE CONTRACTOR’S OPERATIONS MUST BE RESTORED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO THE PREDISTURBANCE CONDITIONS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY’S PROJECT MANAGER. POSITIVE DRAINAGE: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING POSITIVE DRAINAGE IN ALL PLANTING AREAS AND AT INDIVIDUAL PLANTING SITES. PROVIDE AREAS AND AT INDIVIDUAL PLANTING SITES. PROVIDE DRAINAGE IN ALL PLANTING AREAS. FLOOD PAVED AREAS UPON COMPLETION AND RECONSTRUCT ANY LOW SPOTS AS DIRECTED BY CITY’S PROJECT MANAGER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE CITY’S PROJECT MANAGER FOR ALL METHODS TO BE USED TO CORRECT DRAINAGE PROBLEMS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.

GRADING LENGEND

GRADING NOTES

860

PAVING TRANSITIONS: FOR PAVING OPERATIONS THE CONTARCTOR SHAL PROVIDE SMOOTH TRANSITIONS TO EXISITING PAVING OR SURFACING AND ADJACENT GRADES. EXSITING INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING UTLITY BOXES, CLEANOUTS, AND DRAIN GRATES, SHALL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO ACCOMMODATE PAVING OPERATIONS PRESCRIBED ON THE DRAWINGS AND IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. BALANCED CUT AND FILL: THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THE FORMS (BERMS AND SWALES) AS SHOWN TO PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE THROUGHOUT. MODIFIED GRADES SHALL NOT EXCEED 4:1 SLOPE.

EXSITING GRADE

860

PROPOSED GRADE

2%

DIRECTION AND PRECENT OF GRADE

+860

SPOT ELEVATION CATCH BASIN

REVISIONS

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HP

HIGH POINT

LP

LOW POINT

TW, BW

TOP OF WALL, BOTTOM OF WALL

RIM

RIM ELEVATION

PA 869

872 868

868

868 867

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LAYOUT PLAN LA 405 WESTEN UNIVERISTY WELLNESS LANDSCAPE

870

871

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869

871

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+ 863.2

871

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868 + 866.5

867

+ 866.5 + 865.6

866

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870

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867

RIM 864.3

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+ 869

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1.3

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86

+ 865.1

1.2%

+ 865.1 RIM 864.8 + 865.1

HP +865.5

1.2%

1.2%

+ 866.5

CLIE WES

BW+ 866.7

+ 866.5

+865.9

7

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+866

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+ 866.5 RIM 864.3 + 866.5

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p la n t i n g d es i g n\ 3rd year

project design

+ implementation

studio

BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME

SIZE

QTY:

WATER: GENERAL NOTES:

GB OE CC PT OE GB

CC

MEADOW MIX

OE GB

PT

OE CC

CC

CC

GB CC

GB OE PT

CC

OE

CC

GB OE

TARTAN TRACK

PT CC MEADOW MIX

CC OE

OE

PT GB

CONCRETE

PT

STAINED CONCRETE

PERMEABLE GRASS PAVING

AB

AG

AC

AS AC AG

AB

AG

AB AG STAINED CONCRETE

OE

URFACE

AC OE

AP

AP

AC AP

AC AG

AS BR

BR

AG

AP AC AG AC AB

AB

AG

/design competition

m ag li n fu r n i t u r e / design competition MAGLIN SITE FURNITURE HOSTED A DESIGN COMPETITION IN DECEMBER OF 2016 FOR THE STUDENTS OF CAL POLY’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. CHRISTINA DUMONT AND I CREATED A DESIGN SOLUTION FOR THE COURTYARD OF DEXTER BUILDING LOCATED ON CAL POLY’S CAMPUS AND WERE AWARDED 3RD PLACE IN THE COMPETITION. EXECUTED WITH: CHRISTINA DUMONT

/intern experience

d lr g ro u p\ THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICS ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE RENDERS COMPLETED DURING MY PREVIOUS INTERNSHIP AT DLR GROUP.

CREATIVE ABILITIES\

B O DY SCAPE\ GRAPHIC PROJECT COMPLETED IN ‘TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS.’ BODYSCAPE WAS DESIGNED TO REPRESENT A DESERT SCENE THROUGH THE ART OF THE HUMAN BODY.

SKETCHES\