Danielle Gustafson Autumn 2009, 3rd Yr Studio, Portfolio

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Being one of the most crucial elements of a project, Inventory andAnalysis sets the foreground work and help to produce an intent for each

individual design. For the Regent, ND project, my group, consistingof myself, Zack Swanson, Nathan Hill, and Leroy Grant, focussedour inventory and analysis on the history of Regent, Other groupsfocussed their inventory and analysis on the subjects of buildinganalysis and facades, uses of the site, soils and other materials,

light and light pollution, earth air fire and water, slope andcontours, circulation, demographics, site in context, long

range plans, mass/void analysis, and utilities andinfrastructure. Using all of the information collected fromevery group we were able to provide the best designs

relative to the town and the townspeople.

Inventory and analysis, for a project centRegent, ND, began with researching th

history back to its origins. Researching tpast helps to determine what and how a made. Knowing Regents history enable

to incorporate certain historicelements, and us

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By unveiling historic events, such as floods and the establishmrelation of the design to the site, in all of its context, starts to correlate m

Dr. Hill

Regent School 1913

The Cannonball River Flood in 1912

Regent 1910 - 1913

Photos: Edited with Adobe Photoshop from Regents own history books, andfrom photograph edited by Zack S


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This project shows that by c ombining information collected, a new analysis can be intelligently made. The imagthe bottom of this page represent the Fargo, ND downtown area at 9 a.m. during first the winter solstice, then th

equinox, and finally the summer solstice. Each of the images show the amount of shade projected by the buildings inarea, courtesy of a Google Sketch - Up model provided by Prof. Paul Gleye. The compilation of shaded/sunny area

helped my group, consisting of myself, Malini Foobalan, and Danielle Jermyn, to come up with areas that would be possibfor more greenery in downtown Fargo, shown in the above image in yellow. By assessing these areas of possibility, we came u

with another image/map that conveys possible locations for green roofs, shown in the image to the left in green.

Fargo Analysis

Images created by a combination of using aGoogle Sketch - Up model provided by Prof. Paul Gleye,

information collected from research, and Adobe Photoshop.

Image conveys, in green, areas in downtown Fargo, ND that would bepossible to use for green roofs.

Image conveys, in yellow, areas in downtown Fargo, ND that would be possible to us

Winter Solstice at 9 a.m. Fall Equinox at 9 a.m. Summer Solstice at 9 a.m.

This project focusses on all areas of inventory and analysis. The different groups for exploringthis material included mine, solar access and green roof possibilities, building analysis, history,

community stories, uses of the site, businesses in the area, soil and other materials, earthair fire and water, light, light pollution and seasonal issues, slope/contours, circulation,

building materials, building facades, mass/void analysis, pervious/imperviouspavement, zoning analysis, demographics, railroad analysis, model building, utilities

and infrastructures, site in context,

pollution sources, and finallylong range plans for downtownFargo.


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These images showdesign process by conveying

ideas a while the design is stillunder development.

The drawings in the upper leftand top center of this page show

partial development into a project to try

to rejuvenate downtown Fargo, ND. In thisproject my attempt at rejuvenation consists ofcreating new plaza and parking lot in the center

of downtown.

The below sketch conveys the concept of mygroups idea for the Snow Symposium project.The group consisted of myself, Lyle Witham, andSeann Ringwall, both of which are3rd Year Architecture studentsattending NDSU.

The drawing to the right shows how the pathway Iwant to create interacts with both the sidewalk andstreets of Regent, ND.

The above drawing begins to cvertical green wall design for the D

project might look like viewed from pa

Sketch created in Google Sketch - Up by Lyle Witham.


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Created by hand, this master plan drawing, done for the Site Development/DetailingI class, shows Riverfront Park, located on the Moorhead side of the Red River,

redesigned to incorporate new utilities, walkways, mini parks, and its ownparking lot. Decision of where each of the new design pieces were

to be placed, bases itself back onto a thorough inventoryand analysis done previously to the design.

The other drawings on this page show different perspectives of how the design could possiblybe viewed and also a section cut drawing, done to emphasize the large facade of the building

in which the design was placed in contrast to small distance to the busy street. The distancebetween building facade and street gave me the conclusion to have this piece be primarilyfor passer-by drivers to help break up the cookie cutter metal mania industrial area that is

driven through on Main Ave. in Fargo, ND.

This piece, being viewed from across thestreet for a longer amount of time, showsthe different agricultural areas of North

Dakota and where each crop is mostlyplanted. The green walls on either side ofthe central ND shaped piece show how the

state has grown from wildflowers to foodcrops

Defiant GardensLocated in industrial area of Downtown Fargo, ND

View from the south side of Main Ave.Shows particularly well the planting structure and story of this piece.

View from a passing pedestrian on South side of Main Ave.Shows how the plants work together to give theimpression of fields and crops running together andwhat ND might look like from the sky.

Drawingshows what

the piecewould look

like to a pass-ing driver. Itshows how

interest canbe sparked tofind out what

this greenwall in a sea

of metal andconcrete is all

about.Sectioncut is madefrom the west side ofthe building looking east. Thisdrawing emphasizes the small uncom-fortable distance from the building to thebusy street.

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Revitalizing Downtown FargoLocated on E. side of Broadway, N. of Fort Knox Bar

This project shows how something as simple as a new parkinglot and improved use of space can help to revitalize a place.

This is done by creating a friendly plaza with moregreenery to attract people to the outside views

of the downtown Fargo area. Upon beingoutside people will notice more things

such as storefronts and help toimprove consumerism.

This drawing shows the plan view of the design. Transforming from an old dirt parking lot into one of parking lot/plaza combinations in Downtown Fargo, ND.

Created bycombination of

drawing and usingAdobe Photoshop,

this image showshow the parking

lot/plaza may beviewed from a

passing vehicle. Itshows how the

addition ofgreenery and

sitting area willattract more

people to its sereneatmosphere to help

revitalizeDowntown Fargo.

Material used in tanareas on design. It isstamped concrete toprovide an attractivequality to the walkwayarea of the plaza andsidewalks.

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R.A. Steen Community Center Located in Wolseley, Manitoba, Canada

This project shows how a small town can become more pedestrianand event friendly by addition of connecting pathways and placesto hold events along it. These images all depict the Assiniboine riv-erfront along the property of the R.A. Steen Community Center.The addition of the dock invites events such as the l ongest skatingrink and boaters to visit the site for just a stop along their way ormaybe an afternoon picnic. The flags on the floating dock tie thesite to Wolesely by incorporating their towns uniquebanners that carry across their whole community.- All image were created using Google Sketch - Up for my model.

This section cutshows how eachelement works offof each other tocreate a flow-ing atmosphereresembling that ofthe AssiniboineRiver.

This perspective shows how the site may be viewed frboat. This view shows how the site can be attractive b

secluded

This perspective shows in detail the amphitheater proposed tohold events of the communitys, schools, and visitors. The small

open area is inviting and overlooks the river.

This image shows yetanother view from the

Assiniboine Riverfrom a watercraft.

Again, showing theattractive and sereneattributes of the site.

Section Cut

This image is a planview of the site from the

edge of the R.A. SteenCommunity Center atthe north border to the

Assiniboine River at thesouth border. This Plan

shows how the voidedareas are attractive topicnickers, families, or

anyone who is lookingfor a calm inviting placeto rest.

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Walking Through History Located in Regent, NDThis project shows how history can be incorporated into something done everyday. By creating a pathway that windsthroughout the most history rich areas of the town of Regent, ND, gives both visitors and residents something to doenjoy while learning and exploring. The path uses recycled metal, relating to the local artists work with metalsculptures, wooden planks, and bricks as the materials. The different materials set the pace while walking along thepath. The metal being the majority of the walking area, the wood notifying that something is coming, and the brick

being a stopping point at which there is something historic.

Ascent Snow Symposium Project

This project combined thetalents of Lyle Witham,Seann Ringwall, and myself tocreate somethingmeaningful that can be createdout of snow for theWinnipeg Festival duVoyageur. In honor of the up-coming winter Olympic gamesbeing held inCanada, we created a piecethat abstractly mimics theatmosphere ofVancouver and theOlympic winter games.This was done by creatinga mountain range, similar tothat of Vancouvers, andplacing the Olympic ringsinside it as steps. The stepsare representative of ahumans aspiration forsuccess, the climb to the topbeing his or her ownAscent.

This image is a plan view ofthe model created in Google

Sketch - Up by LyleWitham. The 5 Olympic

Rings being the most

prominent featurefrom above.

The above image shows the measurements that this piece is proposed tobe within. The height being the most prominent feature.

The image to theleft shows the

Inukshuk,which isthe

symbol of the2010 OlympicWinter games.Using it in ourmodel helps tocreate a senseof struggle for

aspiration

The image to the right is the result of the GoogleSketch - Up model created by Lyle Witham.

To the lethe trai

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This imageshows how thepathway wouldbe incorporatedinto the towns

sidewalks.


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Walking Through HistoryLocated in Regent, ND

The materials for this projectwere very specifically chosen dueto what they intended to represent.As previously stated the recycled metal

is used for the main portion of the walkway,the wooden planks for the awareness of somethingthat is to come, and the brick as a stopping point inwhich historic information would be displayed or seen. In theupmost right portion of this page examples of these materialsare shown. To help with winter issues and slippery areas, the metalwill be sandblasted. To the left is a partial overview image showinghow the materials would be arranged, to the l ower right there is adetail of this also. To the upper right of this text is a constructiondocument that shows how all of the materials would be puttogether.

All drawings created by hand.


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Planting Materials

Plant Photo Represents

Stella D'Oro Daylily Corn Fields

Hemerocallis 'Stella D'Oro'

www.bentleygardens.com

Winter Wheat Wheat Fields

Triticum aestivum

www.americasheartland.org

Soybeans Soybean Fields

Glycine max

images.absoluteastronomy.com

Dwarf Sunflowers Sunflower Fields

Helianthus gracilentus

www.grit.com

Wildflower Mix Wildflower/Prarie Areas

www.espseeds.com

Planting Materials

Plant Photo Represents

Grasses To be put in individual squares

to represent the way North

Dakota looks from the sky.

Kentucky Blue Grass

Creeping Bentgrass

Tall Fescue

Turf-Type Perennial Ryegrass

www.accuratebuilding.com

www.mckellipsod.com

www.turffiles.ncsu.edu

www.strathayr.com

Materials

Material Photo Represents

Metal (uplit at night) Water in Rivers and Lakes

www.modernabstractdecor.com

Defiant GardensLocated in industrial area of Downtown Fargo, ND

This projects most prominentfeature is the way that theplants and materials are laidout throughout the design.By researching what is mostlygrown in each area of NorthDakota, I came up with theplanting plan of where eachrepresentative plant would beplaced. As previously stated,the outer flanks of the designrepresent a time line inagriculture of NDs past topresent, starting withwildflowers and ending up atsoy bean crops. In the veryright most panel therepresentation, however,changes to what a generalizedoverhead/sky view of NDlooks.

Documentto the right

created inMicrosoft

Excelprogram

Above document created by combination of hand drawing and Adobe Illust


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Danielle M. GustafsonPresent Address Permanent Address

1501 11th

Ave. N. Apt. 17 [email protected] 27058 Lonesome Road

Fargo, ND 58102 Merrifield, MN 56465

218-330-1619 (Cell) (Home) 218-765-3945

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position and gain experience within the field of LandscapeArchitecture.

EDUCATION North Dakota State University Fargo, NDBachelors of Landscape Architecture May 2012

COURSES TAKEN Landscape Architecture courses taken:- Intro to Environmental Design

- Drawing/Environmental Designer

- Environmental Design Fundamentals

- Intro to Landscape Architecture Studio

- Landscape Architecture Graphics

- Landscape Design Technology

- Landscape Architecture I & II

- Site Planning and Design Studio

- Site Development/Detailing I

- Woody Landscape Plants

- History of Landscape Architecture

- History of Architecture I

SKILLS Can multitask efficiently, am determined, outgoing, dependable, organized, andself motivated. Have great work ethics and communication skills and works well

with others.

Fluent in:

- Microsoft Word - Microsoft Excel

- Microsoft PowerPoint - Adobe Illustrator

- Adobe InDesign - Adobe Photoshop

- AutoCAD - Google Sketchup

EMPLOYMENT RemWhirl Crosslake, MNPersonal Assistant 06/2009 present

- Run errands, such as picking up any materials from plants to irrigation tools

and bringing them out to the job sites.- Helping install designs.

- Scheduling appointments and meeting with the clients.

- Drawing up a design plan of the firms landscape showcase.

- Giving input on design decisions and helping detail and finish design

drawings and documents.- Learning more of the business/money poron of Architecture and Landscape

Architecture rms.

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