Zachary Herndon L.A. Portfolio Fall 2022

ZACHARY HERNDON

Landscape Architecture Portfolio University of Georgia | 2022

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. CLIFFSIDE BEACH

An advanced computer graphics project utilizing SketchUp, Lumion, and post-processing in Adobe Photoshop. Given a barebones SketchUp model, the initial goal was to transform it to fit the location of a “cliffside beach overlook” through use of plantings, textures, as well as sculpting the surrounding area. From that point, I selected various scenes from the model that I then took into Photoshop where we were encouraged to be very stylized with our individual projects.

CLIFFSIDE BEACH

Image A is an aerial image of the site’s central area. From above, you will notice the use of red terra cotta roofing and stone throughout the outdoor patio spaces. These materials are prevalent with Mediterranean-style buildings and locations which is what I wanted to mimic.

Image B is a heavily stylized section overlaid atop the aerial perspective found on this project’s introductory page. This view provides a better glimpse of the plants on the site (predominantly European Olive, Italian Cypress, Bougainvillea, and Lavender) as well as the tan stucco on the buildings, all furthering the project’s design intent to retrofit the base SketchUp model into a “cliffside beach overlook”.

CLIFFSIDE BEACH

Both Image A and Image B are first-person perspectives from within the model to give a better feel of what it would look like to actually be on the site. Photorealistic entourage helps give life to these still images.

Image A provides a view from the main entrance through the heart of the site. The focal point of the entryway is a stone archway that helps frame your view into the central area filled with soft plantings off of a pergola covered walkway.

Image B peers out from the patio out over the cliff to the water, providing a glimpse of how the site is situated within the environment. This scene frames itself with olive trees at both ends of the patio with cypresses lining the walkway in the distance.

Below are various different images from the model including the base image along with varying effects, styles, material ID mapping, and sky mapping. All these images were blended together to different extents for every scene to create each final rendering.

2. PACIFIC NW RESIDENCE

An advanced computer graphics project taking a bare SketchUp model and manipulating it to fit into the Pacific Northwest. Everything from the building materials to plants to color overlays were chosen with the location in mind. The workflow for this project started in SketchUp before taking the model into TwinMotion and ultimately finishing with post-processing in Adobe Photoshop. The final renderings were intended to be heavily stylized in a way that would add to the vibe of the location of the model.

PACIFIC NW RESIDENCE

When making design decisions, I envisioned this home being in a Seattle suburb. Many modern Seattle homes utilize light colored wood to accent the darker brown or grey color used more prominantly on the home’s exterior, so I implemented those same ideas with this model.

Image A and Image B both showcase the home from its front-facing street. In Image A, the view is from a raised perspective providing a better glimspe of the outdoor patio whereas Image B shows what it would look like if you were walking down the street.

Image C gives a first person perspective looking out from the home’s patio and highlights the surrounding environment.

3. JACKSON ST BUILDING

This project’s focus was to develop a planting design that would revive the north end of the Jackson Street Building on the University of Georgia’s campus. The site is rather empty with only a few plants accompanying a pecan tree. My approach was to remove everything except for the pecan tree to give myself more fredom in design. Initially, I created a planting plan within AutoCAD before moving it to the Adobe suite to create the rendered plan.

Located on the north end of the building, the site gets a lot of shade and lacks much color from current plant life. My goal was to include plants that would provide color interest from top to bottom with understory trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. Below is the planting plan along with its accompanying plant schedule detailing plants used in the design.

4. MOSSIDE COMMUNITY

A studio and engineering project focused on developing this site into a small sustainable community. The community needed to include a community garden as a sustainable food source, solar panels for clean power, and a constructed wetland for waste. There is a parking lot so residents can park and either walk or bike throughout the community to minimize emissions and promote fitness. It was a priority to minimize the development’s footprint in an effort to maintain much of the woodlands.

Image A is a loose grading plan as we were instructed to only go into specific detail in the more developed areas while only highlighting problem areas with extreme slopes in trail areas. Problem areas are circled.

Image B and Image C are both details for road alignment with Image B representing the horizontal alignment and Image C representing the vertical alignment.

MOSSIDE COMMUNITY

Image D is the same master plan found on the previous spread but with labels on respective spaces. Above the master plan are sections of the housing area and the constucted wetland + parking lot.

5. TYBEE ISLAND LEVEE

A collaborative studio project with the objective to mitigate flooding from the back side of the island. The class was divided into groups with different areas of focus on the island. Each invdividual within said group created their own design while sharing research, information, and ideas with one another. ArcGIS was used for site research and analysis while AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and SketchUp were used for plans and diagrams.

TYBEE ISLAND LEVEE

Image A is a site synthesis map created with ArcGIS presenting the most useful findings from researching the island’s current conditions. The map highlights major flooding areas, property ownership, building footprints, as well as an already proposed seawall.

The images labeled B and C are captures from 3D models created in SketchUp. They show how the marsh would be built up and revitalized, how the levee would be situated between the street and the marsh, and where the pedestrian path and boardwalk would be positioned.

The plan labeled D shows the layout of all the design elements in relation to the existing environment and structures. Due to most properties in the area being privately owned, the project site is a narrow strip along the back of the island and extends out into the marsh. These constraints led the focus of the design, beyond mitigating flooding, to be pedestrian centric. Ultimately, everyone in the class had their designs compiled into a single cohesive master plan for the entire island.

MARSH BUILD-UP