nicholas king design portfolio
DESCRIPTION
A collection of my work while enrolled in Iowa State University's Landscape Architecture Program.TRANSCRIPT
NICHOLAS KINGIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYB. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE [email protected] 563 940 3903
CONTENTS01 Resume
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02 Roma03 Grading04 Internship05 Prison *06 Graphics07 References
* Group Project
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.
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.
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
LOCATIONS01
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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
59 ft. Vertical Curve
High Point Elev. = 990.92High Point Sta. = 2+45
PVI Sta. = 2+31PVI Elev. = 990.84
57 ft. Vertical Curve
Low Point Elev. = 984.92Low Point Sta. = 6+77
PVI Sta. = 6+97PVI Elev. = 985.00
65 ft. Vertical Curve
High Point Elev. = 989.77High Point Sta. = 8+30
PVI Sta. = 8+22PVI Elev. = 989.70
48 ft. Vertical Curve
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%
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.
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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Z
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 – 16 Spaces
Parking – 30 Spaces
Parking – 8 SpacesParking – 15 Spaces
Open Grassland
Ribbon Art
Open Grassland
Trailhead
Park Shelter
Cemetary
Bridge
Bridge
Stream
Stream
Stream
Park Shelter
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1
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
A
H
S
N
F
G
W
Y
Z
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 – 16 Spaces
Parking – 30 Spaces
Parking – 8 SpacesParking – 15 Spaces
Open Grassland
Ribbon Art
Open Grassland
Trailhead
Park Shelter
Cemetary
Bridge
Bridge
Stream
Stream
Stream
Park Shelter
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
SITE FEATURES01020304
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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
7’3’
4’
13.5’ 2.5’1.5’
5’
16’
14’
Secondary 2Primary 21.5’
4.5’4.5’
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
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Jewish Ghetto Studio View
Palestrina Countryside
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Rome, Italy
Palestrina, Italy
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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]