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Bryce Blum Interventions: Landscape Design Studies

One of the most exciting attributes of landscape architecture to me is the process of forming partnerships between the design team and the clients. I am inspired by the collaborative process of design leading to the formation of bespoke design schemes that unearth the client’s vision while creating a quality plan grounded in formal analysis, and the application of sound environmental planning. Throughout my education, I have striven to embrace issues of sustainability, resource preservation, and codes and regulations that affect the dialogue between the designer and the user. I have explored conceptual ideas that landscapes can be drivers for social change, and for interaction and personalization of the environment. Furthermore, I believe in celebrating what makes each place unique by revealing its history and ecological processes. My planned direction in landscape architecture involves creating innovative

spaces that are ecologically sensitive, foster community involvement, and growth. My education includes foundation studies in computer science followed by three years in the landscape architecture program at Colorado State University. Over the course of my education, I have developed many skills integral to the successful practice of landscape architecture. In addition, I have cultivated a set of diverse supporting interests in fine arts including costume design, photography, graphic design, and literature. This has allowed me to plan design projects with a greater appreciation for cultural interests, and the ability to approach problems from non-conventional perspectives with a refined sense of aesthetics. My passion for landscape architecture stems from a desire to be a creative practitioner, and provide the public with an understanding of the beauty and care of nature. Landscape architecture allows me to channel

my creative and analytical abilities into innovative statements of conceptual thought while providing many opportunities to work with allied professionals.

Design Statement

Contact Bryce Blum:Email: [email protected]: 719-582-6470Website: www.bryceblum.com5341 Highline PlaceDenver, CO 80222

De Stijil CourtyardSato UmiBerkana Institute New Evansville MasterplanCAD Construction DocumentsPhotography and Illustration

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De Stijil Courtyard My intent was to create a design for this library courtyard that celebrated and worked with the existing building by using a complementary design style. Furthermore, I wanted to create a place that was out of the ordinary and somewhat surreal, in order to make the occupants of the space conscious of their surroundings. This idea was further influenced by the work of Gerrit Reitveld who was interested in making furniture that encouraged the occupant to “sit actively” and be conscious of their body. Therefore, I decided to design my courtyard around the “De Stijil” movement of which Reitveld was a major contributor. Every element was reduced to its most basic form to create a sense of abstraction.

Proposed site plan. Physical Model

Courtyard view supporting proposed semi-surreal environment. Photoshop and Sketchup

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Site grading plan. AutoCAD

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Sato-Umi literally means village-sea. It is a coastal area where biological productivity and biodiversity have been increased through human interaction. My capstone project is located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture in the North-East of Japan, in the area that was worst hit by the March 11, 2011 Tohoku region tsunami and earthquake. The main issues to be addressed here were creating a sense of community, the degradation of the shoreline ecology, and the loss of human life. My solution was to employ a system of three landform typologies which not only adapt to the local site conditions but also prepare a staging ground for larger scale social and ecological forces. This was done by creating module units that allow for the expansion of each typology or force as needed over time. The landform types are as follows: Upland, Buffer, and Memorial. Upland refers to habitable areas that have been raised up out of the floodplain. Buffer areas are the basis for the restoration of the shoreline ecology and for treating runoff. The memorial allows people to tell their story about the tsunami, commemorate who they lost, and discuss Ishinomaki’s future.

Sato-Umi: From Village To The Sea

Destroyed Residential and commercial

Destroyed Industrial

Undamaged

Tsunami damage severity levels and site location. Photoshop

Existing conditions

Proposed character

Regional Overview.

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Sato-Umi resource cycle promoting a healthy ecosystem and design goals.

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Rocky Shore

Shoal

Beach

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Oyster Reef

Sea Grass

Tidal Flats

Salt Marsh

Rocky Headland

Brackish Marsh

Shoreline Strand-Swale

Uplands

Proposed ideal ecology of site. Photoshop and Illustrator

100 Year FloodYearly FloodSpring High Tide

Mean High Tide

Uplands

Shoreline Strand-Swale

Salt Marsh

Rocky Shore

Sea Grass

Submerged Mud Flatand Oyster Reef

Sectional view of shoreline ecology. Photoshop and Illustrator

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Site plan depicting potential placement of typologies. AutoCAD and photoshop

Memorial

Upland

Buffer

Regional overview and current site conditions.

9Typical memorial typology and cultural form usage. Photoshop and Sketchup

Memorial typology note underlying destroyed cemetery. Photoshop and Sketchup

Typical buffer typology and restoration of coastal ecosystem. Photoshop and Sketchup

Ecologically driven design

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Form inspiration - paper shide used in shinto purification rituals

Sectional views of upland typology and possible tsunami flood levels. Photoshop and Sketchup

Initial design sketches for buffer typology

Typical upland typology. Photoshop and Sketchup

Typical buffer typology section and axion. Photoshop and Sketchup

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My task was to develop the roof garden and interior courtyard for a physical therapy rehabilitation center in northern Colorado. “Berkana” is a Celtic word that means “transformation of beings into a new form.”For the exploration garden on the roof, I wanted to create an experience that reflected the landscape surrounding the clinic through recreating the varied ecological zones present in the region. I wanted the garden to make visitors have an outward experience, to be able to enjoy the natural world around them. The interior garden was based on the principles of the Japanese tea garden. It is to be a reflective space that prompts spiritual and mental repose while reflecting the environment of the Rockies. The design is simple, even austere, to create a calming environment. The garden has many niches for private seating but the floor plan is open enough that the garden accommodates a variety of uses.

Berkana Institute

Interior meditation garden. Photoshop and Sketchup

Exterior garden integrating surrounding environment. Photoshop and Sketchup

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Initial sketches depicting mood and environmental setting.

Interior atrium. Photoshop and AutoCAD

Exterior roof garden. Photoshop and AutoCAD

Sections of roof garden. Photoshop and AutoCAD

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New Evansville

Current site conditions- south and north views

Proposed neighborhood redevelopment and character. Photoshop and Sketchup

Character of areas closest to revitalized river. Photoshop and Sketchup

I created this master plan for redeveloping a blighted neighborhood just south of downtown Denver, CO. The site is just as aesthetically unpleasing as it is unsafe. Key to my plan was turning Evans Ave. into a central corridor that crossed the freeway and then the river. This was ideal for pedestrian and vehicular movement. While developing my plan I thought of the Evans Ave. corridor as a bridge linking three distinct islands. Creating a walkable community was also key to my plans. After several permutations, I decided to divide the “mainland” on the east side of the Evans Ave. corridor in order to create a large park corridor reminiscent of the Emerald Necklace in Boston, MA.

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Light Industrial

Housing

Commercial

Retail

Civic

Mixed Use

Figure ground study of site area

Master plan ideation grafting famous European cities onto neighborhood. Marker on trace

Initial sketches ofneighborhood

Neighborhood master plan. Photoshop and AutoCAD

Character of eastern greenbelt. Sketchup and hand renderingProposed zoning diagram. Photoshop and Sketchup

Pedestrian bridges isolate vehicular traffic from pedestrians

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Construction Documents These construction documents created in AutoCAD and Dynascape are the product of a rigorous revision process between my clients and me based on their designs and specifications. From these drawings, bids were created and then these plans were given to the contractor to use for construction.

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Photography and Illustration

Mont Saint-Michel The Louvre Venice Colorado waterfall

Mont Saint-Michel Paris cranes

Denver light rail station proposal

Dragon sculpture at Bormazo

Mont St. Michelle Italian hill town Enlarged portion of master plan from New Evansville