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Landscape Architecture PortfolioVictoria University of Wellington
School of Design
Matthias Smink
Landscape architecture is my passion as it is the very environment we live in. Landscape evokes emotion and affects our senses, whether we are a designer or not. It is exciting for me to think that dependent on the spatial layout and physical forms of the environment, our feeling and experience changes. I also believe that ecologically responsible and environmentally sound design can be a real benefit to our lives.
I like to experiment, create and above all, learn - in order to grow as a designer and landscape architect.
Born in Ermelo, Netherlands in 1987. During my childhood I’ve often visited the Swiss Alps and realised soon I had an affinity for nature. In 2010 I decided to come to New Zealand to study. In 2015 I graduated with a Master of Landscape Architecture from Victoria University in Wellington.
Matthias Sminkm_smink@hotmail.com021 0835 9900
Work Experience
2014 Porirua City Council, Porirua Assisting Landscape Architect with design work
2013-2014 Porirua City Council, Porirua Assisting Leisure Assets Infrastructure officer updating GIS data
2012-2013 Proffesional Garden Services, Wellington Garden maintenance, including but not limited to pruning, weeding and mowing
2010-2011 Essity, Wellington International Airport Providing customer service selling a range of beauty and skin care products
Skills
Proficient in AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Office Suite, ArcGIS, Lumion
Easily adaptable and fast learner with all computer programs
Strong written and verbal communication skills in multiple languages
Education 2010-2015 Master of Landscape Architecture Victoria University of Wellington
2000-2008 Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Profile Economics and Society (emphasizes history and economics) CCNV in Harderwijk, Netherlands
References
Peter Connolly Lecturer and thesis supervisor at Victoria University peter.connolly@vuw.ac.nz 04 463 9578 John Callahan Leisure Assets Infrastructure Officer PCC JCALLAHAN@pcc.govt.nz 04 237 1525
Language
GermanEnglishDutch
Contents2nd Year -
Somes Island viewpoint
Micheal Fowler Centre carpark
3rd Year -
Pipitea Redevelopment
Thesis Year -
Taranaki Redevelopment
Employment -
Kenepuru Walkway
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A viewing platform on an island in the middle of the bay in Wellington. A solid concrete structure with wooden elements, combined with an endemic planting plan to compliment the design. The project is based on my interpretation of the movie ‘Stalker’. It tries to emulate the various feelings perceived from the movie, namely enclosure and being trapped which is followed by a feeling of freedom and relief.
Somes Island viewpoint - 2nd yearDesign classmedia used: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
Wellington Harbour
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The feeling of the movie expressed in abstract drawings and a wooden sculpture.
The feeling of enclosure and being trapped
The feeling of relief and freedom
Splitting of the mind; one rational and straight side vs. one chaotic and rough side
Free-draining filler, i.e. crushed rock
Existing grade
Rebar tie-back anchor
Reinforced concrete
Weeping hole
Floor of basin
crushed limestone
metal steps
concrete retaining wall
wooden seating
rough timber
concrete
Metrosideros exelsa‘Pohutukawa’
Muehlenbeckia astonii‘Shrubby kororiko’
Coprosma repens‘Taupata’
Cassinia leptophylla‘Mountain Cottonwood’
Phormium cookianum‘Mountain Flax’
The Michael Fowler Center is used for a wide array of events; local and international conferences, concerts, acts and summits. The aim of the project is to act as a forecourt to the building and a public park to the neighbourhood. Combining external views as well as enclosements adds a playful element and engages peoples’ perception of space. It is a direct invitation for people to spend time here. The park also facilitates a direct route to the waterfront. A space in front of the building is to be used by the in-house cafe.
Michael Fowler Center carpark restructuring - 2nd yearUrban design classmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
inter-active thoroughfare connectingenclosing
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Pedestrian routes
Prevailing wind
Traffic and noise
Unusable space
The planting palette is chosen by the plant features to best suit the location and purpose. The Silver Birch for example has a very straight trunk and a high canopy; lending itself very well for a gridlike layout. Lavender smells nice, has a delicate appearance and creates colourful hedges; ideal for bordering a highly visited area. Lemonwood creates dense shrubs of light lime-green leaves, giving a lemony scent when bruised; good for darker, enclosed spaces.
Metrosideros exelsa‘Pohutukawa’
Betula pendula‘Silver Birch’
Lavandula angustifolia‘English Lavender’
Pittosporum eugenioides‘Lemonwood’ or ‘Tarata’
Combination of species.Shrubs: Coprosmas, Corokias and Hebes Plants: Arthropodium cirratumSedges and flax: Astelias, Phormiums and Poa cita
‘Pohutukawa’
‘Silver Birch’
‘Lavender’
‘Lemonwood’
‘mixed shrubs’
‘mixed shrubs’
This masterplan involved the relocation of a heavily used port and train area in order to facilitate residential and commercial expansion and intensification north of Westpac Stadium in Wellington. An improved entrypoint for cruiseship tourists is central to this plan. This cruiseship terminal is the focal point of the construction drawings.
Pipitea redevelopment - 3rd yearMasterplanning and construction detailsmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
relocating ferry terminal relocating port timber activities continuous waterfront route improved accessability concourse
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Timber
Oioi (planterboxes)
Concrete
Grass
Seats on rails
Private seats
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Construction drawings
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Taranaki redevelopment - ThesisMasterplanning and urban designmedia used: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lumion, Indesign
A redevelopment of a busy street in Wellington, incorporating water sensitive urban design, transport planning, street layout and stream daylighting. It aims to improve conditions for a variety of transport modes, increase connectivity and act as a catalyst for further urban intensification on this location.
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connectivity: before connectivity: after
Street layout
Stormwater flow
Overflow
Sand layer
Sand filler between pavers
Root cells + draining soil
Existing subgrade
Permeable paving
Raingardens in road median collect stormwater runoff
Perforated pipe collects stormwater once holding capacity of garden is exceded
Overflow park detains and cleans water with discharge in sea
Drainage collection pipe
WSUD application
1:3000 5 10 15
Roadway Cycle path
Cycle path
Foot path
Stream SidewalkSidewalkKeyPedestrian lightpost
Overhead wire post
Overhead wire street light
Physical dividers between cyclists and traffic
Perspective
Kenepuru walkwayEmployed by Porirua Council to draw up a conceptmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Indesign
A pedestrian and cycle-way is planned between Porirua trainstation and Kenepuru station. The current path is gravel and sand which turns to mud in wet weather, becoming rather treacherous. Additional seperation between the path and the tracks is desirable. This project aimed to create a clear illustration for discussion purposes.
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Indicative location existing communication duct
Indicative location existing communication duct
Path
way
Path
way
Indicative location concrete bases for new catanary poles
Indicative location concrete bases for new catanary poles
Yard phone - has been removed
3m wide gate for service vehicle acces
1.2m wide gate for access to the train track corridor
0 51 2 3 4 10 m
0 51 2 3 4 10 m
Indicative new fence allignment, 1m offset from catanary pole base
Indicative new fence allignment, 50mm offset from catanary pole base
~3m
~3m
~2% monofall
~2% monofall
Existing grass/mud trackon top of river flood stop bankto be replaced with two coatchipseal road surface
Grass bank down toPorirua stream
Grass bank down toPorirua stream
Fence 1m offset from catanary pole base to allow for drainage
Fence 50mm offset from catanary pole bases
Path ~6m offset from centre nearest traintracks
Indicative fence location
Indicative fence location
Indicative location existing communication duct
Indicative potential location existing communication duct
Porirua stream
Porirua stream
Section illustrating the dimensions of the pathway on the northern part
Section illustrating the dimensions of the pathway on the southern part
Thank you for your time
Matthias Sminkm_smink@hotmail.com021 0835 9900
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