Nicholas King Design Portfolio

NICHOLAS KINGDESIGN PORTFOLIO

NICHOLAS KINGIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYB. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE [email protected] 563 940 3903

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02 Roma03 Grading04 Internship05 Prison *06 Graphics07 References

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NICHOLASKING111 LYNN AVENUE #803, AMES, IA [email protected] 940 3903

B. Landscape ArchitectureIowa State University 2013Ames, IowaGPA 3.84 / 4.00

EDUCATION HONORS & ACTIVITIES

University Olmsted Scholar [2013]Dean’s List [Spring 2009-present]Cardinal Key Honor Society [Spring 2012-present]RDG Design Residency Representative [2011]SSLA Recycling Chair [2010-2011]LiveSTRONG Grassroots Fundraiser [2009-2011]Blood Drive Committee Member [2008]SKILLS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Davenport North YMCAWelcome Center StaffMay 2008 - January 2011Met and recruited potential new members in addition to serving existing members’ needs.Managed all front desk responsibilities, including financial transactions and facility tours.

LANDDescapesLandscape Installation Crew MemberMay 2010 - July 2010Worked with a small team to create residential landscapes for clients.Demonstrated a passion for hard work and long days.

Photoshop

MS Office

IllustratorInDesignAutoCADSketchUp

Edward Durell Stone, Jr. Associates [EDSA]Landscape Architecture InternJanuary 2012 - August 2012Worked in a professional firm environment helping with everyday project tasks as needed.Created and rendered graphic plans, sections, and details by hand.Used AutoCAD to set up and draw basemaps, plans, sections, details, etc.Spent time in the Marketing Department creating mailers and spreads for the ESDA magazine.

Iowa Department of CorrectionsLandscape Architecture Design TeamJanuary 2012 - PresentCurrently working on a master plan for the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW).The master plan will address the grounds of ICIW, currently undergoing an $80 million expansion.Part of a small team, led by an ISU faculty member, working with ICIW’s Transition Team.Work involves design charettes, conducting focus groups, coordination with other disciplines, and site visits.

PIAZZA TESTACCIO, RIONE TESTACCIOROMA, ITALIA

Rione Testaccio Local GovernmentCLIENT

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAM GOALSOffer users a variety of contemporary spaces not currently found in surrounding piazzas while still referencing historical sites in the Testaccio area.

My design references historic sites that are part of a walking museum in the area, but in a contemporary way, with modern materials, lighting, and geometries. The new Piazza Testaccio will feature more seating and visibility for surrounding cafes and businesses, a nightclub to attract a younger demographic, and plenty of spaces for relaxation or recreation.

I spent the Summer of 2011 studying abroad in Rome, Italy and worked on a design for a piazza in the Testaccio neighborhood. The name is taken from ‘Monte Testaccio,’ an ancient artificial mound composed almost entirely of amphorae fragments from the time of the Roman Empire. In essence, it is the world’s oldest landfill. Piazza Testaccio was recently home to a famous daily market, until the markets moved several blocks away to a site with new infrastructure. Thus, a redesign was needed for this piazza; one that could fill the void left - socially and economically. Many influences in the new Piazza have come from famous sites in the area that are part of a walking museum. The ‘Museo Diffuso’ links sites such as the Pyramid of Cestius, the Old Stockyards, and the Aurelian Walls.

Monte Testaccio and its layers.

st. peter’sbasilica

circusmaximus

piazzanavona

pantheon

tiberisland

isustudio

CHARACTER

MonteThe layers of Monte Testaccio.

The Pyramid of Cestius as a landmark.

The economic and social impacts of the new market.

The ex-slaughterhouse, now a contemporary art museum.

Pyramid Community Education

Main Influences from the Open Air Museum

Existing Character

Proposed Character

Nightlife Sunken Plaza Contemporary Lighting StepsContemporary and hip Italian bar and dance club.

EUR District in Rome. A quiet and secluded spot.

Grid lighting in Finsbury Avenue Sqaure Plaza, London, UK.

Layered steps in Peavey Plaza, Minneapolis, MN.

SECTIONS

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Iconic pyramid with information center for the walking museum

Additional seating space for surrounding cafes and restaurantsSteps reflect the layers of Monte TestaccioWater runnel carries water that flows down the pyramid’s exterior into the sunken area

Multi-functional open space for passive or active recreationExisting infrastructure to remain and house a popular newsstandMultiple entrances into the park, illuminated by bollardsDiagonal parking on the park’s perimeter maximizes parking and improves visibility and accessibility of surrouding businesses

Raised terrace with nightclub below

Sunken quiet area with shallow water basin

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Dark gray basalt

Red concrete benches

Light gray granite

Red steel pyramid

Medium gray granite

Blue newsstand

LAYERSPaving

Seating/Structures

Tilia cordataLittleleaf Linden

Orange Tree

Plane Tree

Illuminating bollards

Citrus sinensis

LED ground strips

Platanus occidentalis

LED streetlights

Vegetation

Lighting

Regional context and aerial.

ISU ARBORETUMAMES, IOWA

Iowa State UniversityCLIENT

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAM GOALSDevelop a grading plan for a community center and homes on the ISU Arboretum site and accurately lay out roads and trails based on horizontal and vertical curves.

I envisioned my community center as a place where surrounding neighborhoods and students could come learn more about our environment, water and how different landscape features can benefit the earth and user. A trail, open space area, and various gardens all provide educational and recreational spaces.

Beyond the community center and homes a visitor to the site will also find community gardens, a rain garden, a vegetated bioswale, and a retention pond. All of these have opportunities as teaching tools to show how water works in our environment and ways we can conserve it and maximize its potential. A recreational trail meanders around the retention pond and through the site, connecting this area to a larger trail network in Ames. Parking on the west side of the site accommodates overflow traffic, school buses, trail users, and maintenance trucks.

ISUCAMPUS

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF TRAIL

59 ft. Vertical Curve

High Point Elev. = 990.92High Point Sta. = 2+45

PVI Sta. = 2+31PVI Elev. = 990.84


Low Point Elev. = 984.92Low Point Sta. = 6+77

PVI Sta. = 6+97PVI Elev. = 985.00


High Point Elev. = 989.77High Point Sta. = 8+30

PVI Sta. = 8+22PVI Elev. = 989.70


Low Point Elev. = 983.95Low Point Sta. = 1+056

PVI Sta. = 1+059PVI Elev. = 983.97

+4.46% +4.2

9%

+2.23%

-1.42%-2.23%

COMMUNITY GARDENS

RECREATIONAL TRAIL

GRADING PLAN ENLARGEMENT

COMMUNITY CENTER

RETENTION POND

HOMES

RAINGARDEN

EDSA INTERNSHIPFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

Edward Durell Stone, Jr. AssociatesEMPLOYER

DESCRIPTION

WORKDuring my time at EDSA from January to August 2012 I learned more about landscape architecture and the processes that occur within a firm atmosphere. I worked on numerous documents, including schematic design, design development, and construction. I drew, inked, and rendered many sections and plans. I also spent a lot of time working with computer software, mainly AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, and SketchUp.

In addition to working on the computer or drawing by hand, I also spent a lot of time researching various things for projects (such as plant palettes) and putting presentation books together for current and potential clients. I even spent some time in the Marketing Department where I prepared several options for an electronic mailer and spreads for the EDSA magazine. I often worked in CAD on plans, sections, and details for a variety of hotel, resort, and community developments throughout the world. The locations of the projects I worked on extensively were in the United States, Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Montenegro.

Las Terrazas ResidencesGuacalito De La Isla, Nicaragua

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Resort DevelopmentPapagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica

Project:Location:

Slope Analysis Model

Resort DevelopmentPapagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica

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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

Secrets Resort and SpaPuerto Los Cabos, Mexico

Project:Location:

ICIW MASTER PLANMITCHELLVILLE, IOWA

Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW), Iowa Department of Corrections

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAM GOALSDevelop a master plan and unique spaces that promote rehabilitation, nature-based therapy, and creates a calmer, less aggressive offender population and a less stressed staff.

The master plan is organized along a grid created by the building footprints of the existing campus and carries into the new campus. Additional spaces to be constructed, such as the labyrinth and herb garden and the amphitheater are organized along this grid and will reference natural or historical patterns. Options for the entrance sign were also developed.

Over the past three years I have worked with a small group of students, led by professor Julie Stevens, on the master plan for the ICIW. Some buildings on the new campus, such as the general population, administration, and hospital are nearing completion. Construction of a large amphitheater is scheduled for this summer, with other spaces soon to follow. The ICIW needs these spaces for counselors and to interact with offender populations of different sizes. We have designed a few intimate, yet secure, spaces for small classes and an amphitheater to hold more women during various performances. We also designed for the ICIW staff and correctional officers with a “Decompression Deck” for socializing during breaks. Finally, a trail system and revitalized riparian corridor offer a new amenity for the citizens of Mitchellville.

Mitchellville regional context and town aerial.

CLIENT

Des Moines, IA

Mitchellville, IA

New campus [$80 millon addition to existing campus]

Existing campus Construction of new campus Future trail site and riparian area

Old campusBuildings to be demolished or redone

VIEWS

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Riparian Corridor

Stream

Prairie Walk

Shelterbelt

Parking

Trailhead

Shelterbelt

Overlook

Shoes-Off

Outdoor Classroom

Grill-Out

Parkway

Boulevard

Boulevard

Fire Lane Allée

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PFire Lane Allée

Fire Lane Allée

The Old Bell

Swale

Swale

Runnel

Therapeutic Circle

The Grove

Raingarden

Raingarden

Recreation Courts

Production Gardens

Production Gardens

Tree Nursery

DNR Plot

Fruit Tree Grove

DNR Plot

Live-Out Visitor Garden

Grove

Truck Turn In

Parking – 30 Spaces



Parking – 8 SpacesParking – 15 Spaces

Open Grassland

Ribbon Art

Open Grassland

Trailhead

Park Shelter

Cemetary

Bridge

Bridge

Stream

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Park Shelter

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Multi-purpose outdoor classroom space for Minimum Liveout Population

New recreation courts and production garden spaces inside the fenceYoga and meditation space in the center of the existing campus yard

Community and therapeutic gardens adjacent to segregated population

Gathering spaces, courtyard areas, and ‘shoes off’ areas by general population buildingLarge outdoor multi-purpose classroom space and amphitheater for events and performances*First project beginning in Summer 2013

‘Decompression Deck’ off the Administration building for staff and correctional officers

Public trail system surrounded by native plantings for the citizens of Mitchellville and staff of ICIW to exercise or release stress.

Revitalized stream and riparian corridor

Herb garden integrated with a labyrinth for counseling and therapy sessions

SPACES TO BE BUILT

PROJECT SITE PHOTOS

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Riparian Corridor

Stream

Prairie Walk

Shelterbelt

Parking

Trailhead

Shelterbelt

Overlook

Shoes-Off

Outdoor Classroom

Grill-Out

Parkway

Boulevard

Boulevard

Fire Lane Allée

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PFire Lane Allée

Fire Lane Allée

The Old Bell

Swale

Swale

Runnel

Therapeutic Circle

The Grove

Raingarden

Raingarden

Recreation Courts

Production Gardens

Production Gardens

Tree Nursery

DNR Plot

Fruit Tree Grove

DNR Plot

Live-Out Visitor Garden

Grove

Truck Turn In




Parking – 8 SpacesParking – 15 Spaces

Open Grassland

Ribbon Art

Open Grassland

Trailhead

Park Shelter

Cemetary

Bridge

Bridge

Stream

Stream

Stream

Park Shelter

LABYRINTH SPACE

Path perspective and section.

LABYRINTH SPACEProcess

Site

Plan

New chapel entrance with stone and wood pergola Sweat lodge and fire pit for religious ceremoniesRaised flower beds for sweat lodge privacyShade sail provides cover while trees are young

Labyrinth space for therapy classesHerb garden area

Wood deck with moveable seating for socializing“Shoes off” seating area with sand base

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Fence Line

FRONT ENTRANCE SIGN

Perspectives

Process

Options

Iowa Correctional Institution for Women400 Elm StreetMitchellville, Iowa 50169

Primary 1 Secondary 1

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Secondary 2Primary 21.5’

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View into labyrinth and deck space. View from path towards new chapel entrance.

SKETCHES FROM THE FIELDUSA AND ITALY

Drawing has always been a passion of mine. Iowa State’s Landscape Architecture program has taken me all over the United States and abroad. I am very fortunate that carrying and using sketchbooks was required from the first moment in the program. My college sketchbooks are things I’ll cherish long after graduation. Sketching a building or site allows me to focus on details I’d otherwise miss. It also helps me understand scale, proportions, spatial relationships, building methods, and many of the layers that make up a single view.

I prefer drawing and sketching with ink. I would spend far too much time erasing if I used a pencil, and ink makes me be deliberate with each stroke. I also like the stark contrast a black pen can provide on white paper. I enjoy building a drawing using line weights, spacing, and angles to create depth, and feel the mistakes, layers, and tones that show on an ink drawing are more dynamic. It’s also easier to see the emotion behind the work.

On future trips I intend to continue to have a sketchbook with me and take the time to rough out ideas, record places and attractions, and to continue to grow as an artist. I’ve found that most people would much rather flip through a sketchbook than an endless album of photos!

The ColosseumRome, Italy

Title:Location:

DESCRIPTION

Jewish Ghetto Studio View

Palestrina Countryside

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Rome, Italy

Palestrina, Italy

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Palestrina ResidencesTitle:Palestrina, ItalyLocation:

Flamingo Gardens FloraTitle:Davie, FloridaLocation:

Grand Teton National Park

Hybrid Drawing From a Scene in Avatar

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Alta, WyomingLocation:

REFERENCES

HEIDI HOHMANN

CARL ROGERS

JON CHAMPLIN

Landscape Architecture Associate ProfessorCollege Of Design @ Iowa State University

College Of DesignIowa State UniversityAmes, IA 50011-3091515 294 [email protected]

Landscape Architecture Associate ProfessorCollege Of Design @ Iowa State University

College Of DesignIowa State UniversityAmes, IA 50011-3091515 294 [email protected]

Design StaffEdward Durell Stone, Jr. Associates

EDSA1512 East Broward BoulevardFort Lauderdale, FL 33301-9997954 524 [email protected]

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