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Wilson LeeThe Pennylvania State UniversityLandscape Architecture 2016Portfolio
Wilson LeeWilson Lee3262 Birch Road Philadelphia, PA 19154
The Pennsylvania State University Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Minor in Architectural Studies Minor in Geographical Information Sciences (GIS) [Class of 2016]
C o n t e n t
The Unbroken Circle
Stepping Stone Park
A Girl Before A Mirror
West Campus Commons
Street Harmonics
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05
06Models07
Wilson Lee
[Conceptual] [Grading]
[Implementation]
[Competition] [Conceptual]
Cell Cycle03 [Competition] [Conceptual]
[Competition]
[Diagrammatic] [Implementation] [Process]
[Planting Design] [Conceptual]
[Planting Design] [Process]
A Girl Before A Mirror01
Wilson LeePablo Picasso:
A Girl in the MirrorScale: 1
8" = 1'Larch 312
N
Picasso’s piece, A Girl before a Mirror, is brought to life in a conceptual landscape design which utilizes the percieved spatial qualities of the painting. This exploration reveals how an abstract work of art can embody the organic features of landscape architecture.
A Girl Before A Mirror Semester Spring 2014
Type Conceptual Design
Software Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCad,Modeling
Wilson LeePablo Picasso:
A Girl in the MirrorScale: 1
8" = 1'Larch 312
N
West Campus Commons02The mixed garden planting over at West Campus is the perfect destination for those wanting to get away. The plantings are comprised mostly of herbaceous perennials with a couple of deciduous trees and shrubs for ornamentation and screening. The perennials are all pleasantly fragrant and attract wildlife to their flowers, making the pallet of yellows, blues, oranges, whites, and purple attractive not only to sight, but to smell and texture as well.
West Campus Commons Semester Spring 2014
Type Planting Scheme
Software Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator,AutoCad
Before Festival
During Festival
After Festival
Cell Cycle03Similar to an organism, CELL CYCLE functions as a system, responding to the site holistically. The pedon-like cells cover stage areas, converting kinetic energy into electrical energy. These cells compose a a skin, making reference to biological anatomy. The electricity converted from the form of dance and movement, supplies the encased mycelia structures with food, allowing it to live. Molded into amorphous, wave-like volumes, the large volumes make direct reference to maritime heritage settled in the port of Oslo and Northern Europe alike. The organic nature of CELL CYCLE’s forms provoke a graphic character of sustainability. Both the cells and the large, mycelia-encasing volumes are composed of, high performance biodegradable thermoplastic. Such material was chosen for its translucency, moldability, and biodegrading properties. Come the festival’s end, with no food available, CELL CYCLE will return to the earth.
Semester Spring 2014
Type Design Competition
Team Wilson Lee, Julian New
Software GIS, Illustrator, Rhino, Photoshop
Toyenparken Festival Area, Oslo, Norway
Cell Cycle
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 1
Play On The Go
Play Together
Play For All
Americans use walking as a regular mode of transportation on average
of 3 days a week.
51%of the travelling public.
3,291,401In 2005, an estimated
=
45.1%
25%of these walking trips
are used for recreational and social purposes, not work.
people used walking as their primary mode of travel for their
journey to work each week
Street Harmonics04Life is moving. Pedestrians in cities are readily in movement. Whether walking to work, to school, to anywhere - play is rarely a commodity experienced for those on-the-go. But no longer. Through manipulative play and melodies, Street Harmonics incorporates play on-the-go and activates fun within dense urban centers. Located on the street-scape, a place rarely recognized for play, Street Harmonics allows for musical play along sidewalks.
Rain Garden DemonstrationAs users play with the musical harp, it’s almost impossible not to notice the luxurious rain garden that the harp inhabits. With the rain garden, Street Harmonics not only improves aesthetics to city streets, but also promotes sustainable storm water management. Rain gardens allows for the in�ltration of water from street into the soil. Trees and native plants add greenery and aesthetics which contrast with the hardscape of the urban environment.
White Birch Rain Garden
Cinnamon Firn Rain Garden
Common Bomafast Rain Garden
Nickel Harp Strings Harp StructureConcrete
Curbing
River Stones Rain garden
Aluminum Tubing Harp Structure
Sandy Loam Top Soil Rain Garden
Pine Bark Mulch Rain Garden
6”
3’ (Soil Depth)
Street Harmonics Semester Summer 2013
Type Design Competition
Team Wilson Lee, Tom Wenner, Julian New, Jeff Holzer
Sketchup, Photoshop, IllustratorSoftware
The Unbroken Circle
Slant High Honors Award
05After the Korean War ended in 1953, thousands of families were separated by the Demilitarized Zone. This zone which seperates North and South Korea stretches many hundreds of miles and is laden with mines, making it impossible to cross. Over 40,000 families sign up each each year in hopes to be reunitied with their families, while 3,000 family members pass away each year.
Between the towns of Daesong-dong (South Korea) and Kijong-dong (North Korea) is the place where the Unbro-ken Circle lies. This location is one of the last beacons of hope for Koreans as each town has a view of the other. This area between these towns is one of the only places along the DMZ where this is possible. The Unbroken Circle evokes memories of those missed, lost, and no longer in our lives. Through a contrast of unity and separation, the absence of human presence in this site helps remember those missing and why they were special.
2nd In People’s Choice
The Unbroken Circle Semester Summer 2013
Type Design Competition
Slant High Honors Award
Team Wilson Lee, Tom Wenner
Software Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator
“Seeing my mom in my dreams is not a happy MEMORY, but I’m happy I can at least see her in my dreams”
-Yoon Hee, North Korean Refugee
North Korea
South Korea
DMZ Border
Location
Daeseong-dongKijong-dong
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Solar movement does not distract from the contemplative experience but enhances the figure of the inaccessible space.
The native soil and weather conditions at this site are ideal for growing native plants. Nearby are farming communi-ties that have existed for numerous decades indicating that the soil at this site is fertile.
Looking east a view of the South Korean town, Daeseong-Dong, is visible. Looking out from the glass west lies the North Korean town Kijong-Dong, bring these conflicting nations within the Unbroken Circle.
120,000 Families Seperated40,000 Families Waiting to be Reunited3,000 Family Members Pass Away Each
20,000,000
Families in South Korea
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Seibold Magnolia Korean Boxwood Lotus Flower Awabuki Ginkgo Biloba
Rose of Sharon
North Korean National Flower
South Korean National Flower
Symbol of Unity
Stone Wall Glass WeatheredStone Seat
Wood Path
Establishing common connection to Korean
Architecture.
Enables view of Kijong-dong beyond
site.
Standing the test of time waiting for unity.
Contemplative material which casually directs
to unity.
What Defines Memories?
Are they events, activities, or places we have gone? Or are they dominated by something else? Countless memories are shaped by the people with whom we’ve experienced these moments. Spending time with friends, traveling with family, or letting someone you love go; people define our memories—people that we have met, that we have loved, that we have lost. It is their absence which evokes their memory. Their departure from our lives conjures an absence within us, remind-ing us how special they were.
Stepping Stone Park06In the center of Bellefonte is a dilapidated parcel of land, void of recreational activities and exploration within the landscape. Stepping Stone Park offers a landscape where the neighborhood integrates the downtown district in order to communicate this fulcrum. Residents of the surrounding area are but a stone’s throw away from wide lawns, large plazas and a multitude of amenities that offer an atmosphere imbued with exploration and community.
Design Development
Semester Fall 2013
Type Conceptual Design
Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, GIS,Rhino, FormZ, AutoCad, Modeling
Software
Stepping Stone Park
Original Site Conceptual Plan
0 100 200 400 800 1200
N
Floating Wetlands
New Bridge
Large open space for mixed use recreation
Pump House and Waterfront Museum
Medium Density Housing
Semi-Private Space
Old Match Factory Frame. Stripped for Pavement and other materials
Mixed use program consisting mostly of retail and high density housing
Mixed use program consisting of industry and offices
Semi-Private Space
Expanded Creek
Lawn Areas Remniscent of River Stone
Community Center Building
New Cafe on the Park
Playground
Existing Bridge
Courtyard space for Mixed Use recreation. Bosque
Community Center Building
Central Courtyard
Central Courtyard Extension
Riparian Buffer
Soil Stabilizing vegetation
Buildings: 374,444 sqft
Open Space: 612,861 sqft (36.56% of Site)
Building Percentage: 22.34% of site
Architecture
Spatial Relationship Architectural Program
3rd Fl
oor
2nd F
loor
Ground
Floo
r
Office: 38,900 sqft 7.9% of Program
Community: 74,600 sqft 13.3% of Program
Residential: 217,000 sqft 38.8% of Program
Commercial: 64,900 sqft 11.6% of Program
Other: 144,000 sqft 25.7% of Program
Parking: 19,600 sqft 4.1% of Program
Circulation
Open Space
141,470 sqft36.32%%(bldgs) 8.11%(site)
68,418 sqft17.03%(bldgs) 3.81%(site)
14,422 sqft3.85%(bldgs) .86%(site)
9,543 sqft2.54%(bldgs) .56%(site)
36,019 sqft9.62%(bldgs) 2.15%(site)
2,075 sqft.55%(bldgs) .12%(site)
112,613 sqft30.07%(bldgs) 6.79%(site)
Semi-Private: 217,000 sqft
Central Courtyard: 217,000 sqft
Open Lawn: 217,000 sqft
Playground: 217,000 sqft
Wetland: 217,000 sqft
Primary Pedestrian Crossing
Primary Pedestrian Movement
Secondary Pedestrian Movement
Vehicular Movement
Creek Expansion45% Increase in Stream Size
Program RelationSemi Private
Semi Public
Public
Building
Decrease in Floodplain Zone
Match Factory at Bellefonte
100 200 400 600
A - A’
B-B’
Floating Wetlands
Floating Wetland Size Range:
1,562 to 12,495 Square Feet
Vegetation
Soils
Plastics and Fabric
Root System
Wood PiecesWood Pieces
Anchors
Sections
Models07Semester Fall 2012
Type Conceptual Design
Clay PaperNatural MaterialsManual Manipulation
Medium
A conceptual model of a contemplative space at Penn State’s Arboretum
Details
Semester Spring 2013
Type Site Model
Chip BoardLaser CutterManual Manipulation
Medium
Representative model of City Garden in St. Louis.
Details
Fall 2012
Conceptual Design
Semester Spring 2013
Type Site Model
MDFAcrylicWire MeshSteel NailsColored Paper
Medium
Diagrammatic model of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Details
Semester Spring 2013
Type Diagrammatic Model
Colored PaperInsulation FoamBalsa WoodMossFoam Core
Medium
Diagrammatic model of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Details
Wilson LeeWilson Lee3262 Birch Road Philadelphia, PA 19154
The Pennsylvania State University Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Minor in Architectural Studies Minor in Geographical Information Sciences (GIS) [Class of 2016]
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