Urban Land Visions

Urban Land Visions

Reed S. Gordon [email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

Oxbow Green District

Central Coast Film Institute

Higuera Heights Mixed Use

Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero

Professional Work

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Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (completing 5-year program in 4 years)Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (expected Spring 2015)Presidentʼs Honors ListDeanʼs Honors List (five times)Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society for Landscape Architecture

SUMMARY I am an urban designer interested in the relationship between architecture and landscape, as well as the ways that site designs fit within greater networks of community, economic development, and ecology. Graduating this year with a Bachelorʼs of Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I am searching for a firm that shares these interests and collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting-edge urban visions.

Design Consultant, GSM Landscape Architects, Inc., NapaCreate plan renderings for client presentation and prepare sets of construction documents for review. (December 2014 to present)

Sole Practitioner, RSG Landscape DesignDesigning useful and comfortable outdoor dining spaces for locally-owned restaurants. (Currently in construction with Fattoush Mediterranean)

Landscape Architecture Intern, Firma Design Group, Petaluma Responsibilities included freehand design, conceptual site planning, planting and irrigation design, SketchUp modeling, Photoshop renderings, proposal writing, AutoCAD drafting, and more. (Summer-Fall 2014)

Second Place, BofA Affordable Housing Challenge, San FranciscoMy interdisciplinary team took second place in this west coast competition for the best affordable housing development proposal. We were the only team of undergraduate students in the competition. (2014)

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[email protected] 337 6718

REFERENCES Mike Cook: 707 792 1800: [email protected]: Director of Landscape Architecture at Firma Design Group in Petaluma.

Gretchen Stranzl McCann: 707 255-4630: [email protected]: President of GSM Landscape Architects, Inc. in Napa.

Site PlanningSite ProgrammingSite AnalysisLayout/Publication DesignUrban DesignSketchingConstruction Documentation

Rhino 5Vectorworks 2015Autocad 2015SketchupVray/ShaderlightAdobe SuiteMS Excel

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XBOWgreen district

Catalyzing Urban Renewalin the heart of Napa Valley


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The Oxbow Green District coordinates multiple mixed-use development ventures in order to create a beautiful and lively outdoor experience true to the culture and style of Napa. The design focuses on the potential that open space has to stimulate growth in underdeveloped urban areas, and will act as a catalyst for regional improvement. A variety of architectural programs surround a formal yet playful central green, where tourists and residents of all ages will visit to relax, shop, dine, and enjoy all that the Napa Valley has to offer. A downtown destination like this will discourage sprawl in the region, and concentrate future growth around the Napa River.

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C

Farm-to-TableFarm-to-Table



Architecture

Open Space

Copia Sustainability

Center

Theater

Hotel Apartments Apartments

Retail

Retail

Tasting Rooms

Taprooms

Deli/Cafe

Dining

Retail

Hotel

WaterTaxis

CorkscrewMeadow

River Terrace

Bus Stop

Dining Plaza

Fountain Plaza

Vineyards

VineyardsWedding

Green

PlaygroundOutdoor

Gym

Outdoor Gym

Gardens

Amphitheater

Farm-to-Table Patio

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Site Diagrams

Circulation

Existing Copia Center for Wine,

Food and the Arts Demonstration

GardensDemonstration

Gardens

ParkingParking

Amphitheater

Pedestrians

BikesVehicles

Activate

Outdoor SpaceSection/Elevation D

LEVELSPARKINGTHREE

PATH

PATH

PATH

PATHSHARED

and ROOFTOP GARDENS

HOTEL COURTYARD

FARM-TO-TABLECOPIA

HOTELwithPOOL

PUBLICMARKET

ROAD

PATH

PATHOBSERVATIONTOWER

ENTRY FOUNTAIN PATIO DININGRAISED GARDENSVINEYARDS RESTAURANT FARM-TABLE

NAPA RIVER

BUFFERSTABILIZE

PLAZA PATIO

THEATERRETAIL

RESTAURANTSUSTAINABILITY CENTER



Activate

Outdoor SpaceSection/Elevation D

LEVELSPARKINGTHREE

PATH

PATH

PATH

PATHSHARED

and ROOFTOP GARDENS

HOTEL COURTYARD

FARM-TO-TABLECOPIA

HOTELwithPOOL

PUBLICMARKET

ROAD

PATH

PATHOBSERVATIONTOWER

ENTRY FOUNTAIN PATIO DININGRAISED GARDENSVINEYARDS RESTAURANT FARM-TABLE

NAPA RIVER

BUFFERSTABILIZE

PLAZA PATIO

THEATERRETAIL

RESTAURANTSUSTAINABILITY CENTER

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Activate Open Space: Site Section


Oxbow Green DistrictWater Features Use Collected

Water from Copia’s Roof

Permeable Plaza Provides ExcellentCentral Location for Farmer’s Markets`

Complete Street Provides Roomfor Food Trucks and Patios

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Generate Activity: Perspective A

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Hotels and Apartment BuildingsEnsure Regular Use of the Site

Bus Stop Allows for EasyCar-free Visits

Complete Street Draws Attention Across the Site



Green Roofs Decrease Runoffand Insulate the Buildings

Fermentation Tanks Represent 4 Local Craft Breweries

Native Meadow ConservesIrrigation Water

Corkscrew Seatwalls Play onNapa’s Winemaking Tradition

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Provide Relaxation: Perspective B

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Terraced Deck Provides Access to the Water’s Edge

Shade Sails Hang from Corten Columns

Public Patio Serves Deli,Taprooms, and Tasting Rooms



Mixed-Use Buildings Provide Ground-Floor Retail

District Signage EnhancesAesthetic Unity

Copia Sustainability Center TeachesClasses and Hosts Symposiums

Exercise Equipment Allows an OutdoorWorkout Experience in the Vineyards

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Promote Options: Perspective C

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Tasting Rooms Serve Napa Valley Wine

Rubber Climbing MountainLeads to a Slide

Playground CapturesViews of the River

Corkscrew Seatwalls Create aVariety of Leisure Opportunities



Convention Center PromotesInternational Business

Art School Becomes More Desirable

Tech District IncreasesHousing Demand

River Terrace CreatesNightlife Scene

Bus Stop Allows EasyCar-free Visits

Water Taxis Provide Car-freeTransportation for Tourists

Pedestrian Bridge ReducesAuto Dependence

Comlete Street Reduces PercievedBarrier to Pedestrians and Bikes

Flood Bypass Project CreatesSeasonal Wetland and Park

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Stimulate the Region: Aerial Perspective

Exisiting Hotels withinWalking Distance

Sustainability Center EncouragesCommunity Investment in the Land

Oxbow Preserve Connects to Over3 Miles of Riverfront Trails

5-

minute

Walking Radius

(0.3

Miles)

Mixed-Use Neighborhoods Increase Downtown Density

Existing Residential within Walking Distance


Central Coast Film Institute

DayDay

The Central Coast Film Institute is based around the idea of uniting nature, agriculture, and academia into a cohesive whole, represented by a circle.

Tying each aspect of the design together is a single point in the middle of the central plaza, where a fi fty foot obelisk marks the center of the many arcs and lines that form the rest of the design. At the base of this obelisk is a grotto-like fountain, outfi tted with lighting to illuminate the obelisk at night.

Situated around this obelisk and plaza is the Film Institute, which includes the educational facilities on the bottom fl oors and dormitories on the top. Also integrated with the buildings and plaza are an amphitheater, and dining hall with outdoor seating.

This campus is intended to promote the integration of indoor and outdoor elements, and blur the lines between urbanism, ecology, and agriculture. Every visit takes a visitor not to just one type of landscape, but a complex whole made up of distinct interrelated parts.

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Uniting Nature, Agriculture and Academia

Site Plan (ACAD) Extrude (Sketchup) Render (Vray) Texture (PS)


Higuera Heights Mixed Use

Higuera Heights is a team development proposal that took second place at the 2014 Bank of America Aff ordable Housing Challenge, a regional development competition hosted in San Francisco. It is an effi cient and responsible mixed-use project that provides downtown San Luis Obispo workers a home close to where they work, contributes to the lively and popular commercial scene that continues to evolve in the San Luis Obispo downtown area, and does so in a manner that benefi ts the community as a whole.

-52 units Low Income Apartments-17 3-400 sqft Retail Vendor Stalls-9000 sqft Ground Floor Retail space-20,000 sqft Upper Floor Offi ce Space-Indoor parking for 52 cars on ground fl oor-Community lounge and courtyard

Program:

my contribution: Renderings, Open Space Design

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Bank of America Aff ordable Housing Challenge, 2nd Place




Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero

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Reservoir reusesnutrient solution

Stormwaterdrains to reservoir

PUMP

Modular, vegetated rockwool panels are detachable for ease of replacement and maintenance

Nutrient solution sent to top of wall to trickle down through roots

Lag screws hold modular living panels in place

Pump circulates nutrients back to top of living wall

The Morro Bay Exhibition Center and Embarcadero are located in northern Morro Bay, in the former location of the region’s old oil-fi red power plant, complete with three 300-foot smoke stacks. Morro Bay is renowned as a destination for those who want to hike, take pictures, and explore. It is also a place of cultural importance where visitors come to eat, shop, and stay for vacations. The concept for this project is to “fuse” these two aspects of Morro Bay both physically and symbolically by creating a facility that highlights and accentuates the convergence of the naturalistic north side of the site, and the culturally-centered embarcadero to the south. The buildings on-site refl ect this convergence, with one (shown left) symbolizing how culture seems to emerge almost entirely out of natural infl uences, and the other (shown right) representing the stark contrast between our natural and cultural environment. The original smoke stacks remain, serving as an iconic centerpiece, as well as a landmark for the rest of the city.

The Embarcadero is a pedestrianization of the existing street that runs along the shore of Morro Bay. On this pedestrian-only boulevard, visitors have access to a variety of cafes, shops, and vendors of all kinds. Adjacent is a spacious waterfront park, where users can picnic and enjoy beautiful views of the ocean.

Convergence


Professional Work

I had the pleasure this year of working with the owner of Fattoush Mediterranean Restaurant in San Luis Obispo to improve his outdoor dining experience. This drawing shows my fi nal design. Fruitless Olive trees have

been added in their boxes to the street side, and a trellised green wall and overhead shade/rain structure have been installed on the other. The seating has been reconfi gured with the addition of redwood planters, and lights have

been added to showcase the site during the dark. This project is currently under construction by the client, and should be complete in the next few months.

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FATTOUSHMEDITERRANEAN

RESTAURANT

This drawing shows the final design of

the Fattoush patios. Fruitless Olive trees have been added in

their boxes to the Santa Rosa side, and

on the other side a trellised green wall and

overhead shade/rain structure have been

installed. The seating has been reconfigured

with the addition of redwood planters, and

lights have been added to showcase the site

during the dark.

Site Plan

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This page of construction details shows a central plaza within a mission-style multifamily housing complex designed during my internship with Firma Design Group in Petaluma.

The plaza is at a major intersection of pedestrian paths within the development, and the water feature is intended to provide pleasant white noise for the residents as they walk to and from their

homes. I developed this feature with principal Mike Cook from the concept all the way to detailing.

Multifamily Housing

for taking the time to peruse some of my work.

Thank you

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