Samantha Plete - Design Portfolio

Samantha Pletelandscape architecture

design portfolio

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Chula Vista Bay Front

design problem: Create a new vision for the Chula Vista Bay Front and re-introduce ecological flow. location: Chula Vista, previously the South Bay Power Plant

my solution: • Chula Vista history + low impact development (LID) • applied adaptive reuse to the power plant substation• elevated walk for pedestrians• portions of the elevated walk become submerged

bottom: Support graphics of the repurposed substation, elevated walkway, and naturalized landscape.

right: Rendered conceptual plan featuring meandering paths, rain gardens, and a Chula Vista History Mueum.

an ecologically conscious re-design

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design problem: Design a linear park for a neighborhood with drainage issues. location: Los Osos, California

my solution: • use of wetland ponds to capture and treat stormwater• pocket parks and bike trails• bridges overlooking small waterfalls

bottom: Trace paper featuring preliminary grading and pond sizing

right: Plan view of project and support graphics

Ramona Wetland Parkmaking stormwater management visible

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ramona wetland park Los osos, California

REVERSIONThrough a transformation from geometric to natural forms, Ramona Wetland Park promotes hydrologic

functionality, recreation, and stewardship of the land.

IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENTLos Osos has experienced a variety of envionmental issues--a perched water table and poor stormwater

management, to name a few. By looking to ecological services and education, we can foster a more

ecologically-conscious future.

Samantha Plete

LA 403 | Spring 2014| P

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SECTION A-A: BIKE ROUTE,VIEW OF WEIR FROM BOARDWALK scale: N/A

view of residential/park interface

RESTROOMS+

MAINTENANCE/STORAGE

ponds begin as circles

several pocket parks

secondary entrances

PARKING LOT WITH INFILTRAITION PLANTERS

small park + picninc area

pedestrian tail entertwines with wetland

GRASSLANDS/NATIVE VEGETATION

boardwalk crosses streams where weirs spill water from pond to pond

bike route mimics sinuous form of wetland

ponds end as natural curves

vegetativefilter strips

circulation connects to regional trails

boardwalk made of reclaimed or FSC

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technical

work samples

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AutoCAD

below: layout and lighting plan

right: planting plan made in AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel

samples of constructuon documents made with AutoCAD

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Rhinoceros + Laser Cutter

Used Rhino and the Cal Poly laser cutter to visualize the frequencies of each letter in the Portuguese language.

below: base grid of the alphabet

right: assignment of heights according to letter frequency, use of the drape command to create the topography,

cut sections, and the final model.

“Alphabet Topography”

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GIS + Rhinoceros + CNC Mill

Used a variety of software programs to create an MDF model of a site onto which I projected an animated video.

below: base map of site with contour lines

right: model in Rhino, model in MDF, and projections of site analysis (wind vs. structures)

and conceptual intent.

Projection Mapping

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design

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Design Process

I use graphics and drawing to• gain insight into the space• organize my design program• conduct site analysis• explore

below: data visualizations

right: design sketches

Trace, Visualizations, and Mind Maps

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interests

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Interests

I enjoy• photography• floral design• graphic design

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(805) 710-2438

SPlete@CalPoly.edu