christopher sison 2016 portfolio abbv_comp

Master of Landscape ArchitectureB.S. Urban Planning

2016

Christopher Sison

S T U DI O S

C O M M U N I T Y E NG A G E ME N T

D R A F T I NG + ME D I A

Pyrodiversity in Wildland Urbanism

Landscape Redux

Communication + Activism

Rodeo

LA River Park Blocks

Hoover-Union Triangle

Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management Plan

AutoCAD Drafting

Corridor Connection Models

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1B

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STUDIOS

LANDSCAPE ENDURANCE + FIRE AS FORMATIVE AGENT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERM: SPRING 2016COURSE: ARCH 698b – FINAL DESIGN RESEARCH, FRESNO,CA

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Landscape architecture must address the condition and management of the wildland urban interface. This territory, where urban development intermixes with wildland fuels, is rapidly becoming one of the most significant issues facing our society. In Fresno, CA, the frequency and severity of wildfires increase as people continue to build and mismanage undeveloped wildland. The success of urbanization in the wildland urban interface is contingent upon our ability and willingness to maintain fire as an integral part of the ecosystem. As landscape architects, we are uniquely qualified and inherently obligated to develop new settlement patterns that acknowledge the value of fire. This is critical to the protection of society and to the health of our environment.

PYRODIVERSITY IN WILDLAND URBANISM

heavy Slow

Fuel Density

Fuel Composition

Burn Ratelight

quick

1 mile

L A N D S C A P E F R A M E W O R K

3.EXPERIMENTAL INTERFACE

3.EXPERIMENTAL INTERFACE

2. ACTIVE INTERFACE

2. ACTIVE INTERFACE

1. PRODUCTIVE INTERFACE

1. PRODUCTIVE INTERFACETHE PRODUCTIVE INTERFACE INTEGRATES URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL LAND AS NEW FORMS

OF PRODUCTIVE, PUBLIC SPACES. THE PRODUCTIVE INTERFACE REDEFINES THE AGRICULTURAL CHARACTER OF

THIS AREA AND EXPANDS UPON THE LAND’S PRODUCTIVE USE TO INCLUDE A TREE FARM AND PLANT NURSERY.

THE ACTIVE INTERFACE IS A DESIGNED FUEL BREAK WHERE TOPOGRAPHY, PLANTING, AND LAND

USE ADDRESS THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF WILDFIRE SPREAD -- TOPOGRAPHY, FUEL, AND WIND.

THE EXPERIMENTAL INTERFACE TRANSFORMS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE -- BIG DRY CREEK DAM --INTO A

LABORATORY FOR THE RESEARCH OF FIRE BEHAVIOR AND PROTECTION. IT IS FURTHER DESIGNED AS A

DEMONSTRATION VENUE TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN MANAGED LANDSCAPES.

A CITYWIDE PLAN INTENDED TO AID FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN

FRESNO GROW IN RESPONSE TO THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTORS

TO WILDFIRE SPREAD : WIND, TOPOGRAPHY, AND FUEL.

BASED ON THESE FACTORS, THE FRAMEWORK IS STRUCTURES

SO THAT INTERIOR AREAS ARE DESIGNATED FOR HEAVY

FUEL DENSITIES AND SLOW BURNING FUELS, WHILE EXTERIOR

TERRITORIES TRANSITION TO LIGHT FUEL DENSITIES AND QUICK

BURNING FUELS. FURTHERMORE, WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE

FRAMEWORK ARE THREE SITES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT

WAYS OF DEVELOPING THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE.

FRESNO

mix of tree species and age.

Positioned along the Friant-Kern

Canal, these rooms provide

recreational space and trails.

wildflowers + shrubs pine tree stands firewise plantings

Oak trees

Visitor Center

Firewise Plants

Wildflower + Shrubs

Trees

Public Space800’

NEW DEVELOPMENT

URBAN

ENVIRONMENTHEAVY FUELS LIGHT FUELS

FRIANT-KERN CANAL+

OPEN SPACE TRAIL

TREE FARM + NURSERY ROUND MOUNTAIN [7%-13% SLOPE]

800 FT

450 FT

250’

1600’

2016 CONDITION

2100 CONDITION

2016 CONDITION

2100 CONDITION

1600’

Friant-Kern Canal

100’

NEW URBAN

LEVEL

EXISTING

URBAN LEVEL

TRENCH LEVEL

increased spacing between

fuels

light, flashy fuels

tiered topography

supportive programming

develop eastern edge of

Fresno

promotes foothill urbanism

high density development

high density of fuels

Mature trees serve as

wind barriers

Transportation Center

Bike Riding Park

Rock climbing

& Bouldering Sculptures

Field Sports Areas

Court Sports Area

Friant-Kern Canal Trail

Public Gardens

Oak Woodland

Open Space and Trail

800’

1600’

2016 CONDITION

2100 CONDITION

Big Dry River Creek

Dam Wall

Earth Wall

+ Observation Ridge

Low Slope Testing

High Slope Testing

WIldflower Test beds

Big Dry River Creek provides a

natural fuel break. Trail System800’

500’

Earth Wall +

Observation Ridge

Low Slope Testing

High Slope TestingOpen Space + TrailProposed Urban

Development

Wildflower Beds

Big Dry River Creek

LANDSCAPE REDUX REIMAGINING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERM: SPRING 2014COURSE: ARCH 541B – LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

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A graduate design studio focused on redesigning the Santa Monica Municipal Airport into a community park. Important factors considered include social and physical implications of developing a park, circulation and connections, potential for water reclamation and treatment, and future land uses.

GRASSLAND

recreational field

observation hills

9-hole par 3 golf course

DUNES

DETENTION BASINS

RUNWAY

museum expansion

clubhouse

tunnel entrance

water treatment facility +educational center

Entrance to Clover Park

tunnel to Penmar Golf Club

Water treatment facility

golf clubhouse

pedestrian bridge

existing art galleryMuseum of Flying Expansion / En-trance from Airport Park

Observation hills

Detention basins collect storm-water and dry weather runoff and direct it to the Penmar Water Quality Improvement Project.

L.A. Sewer Lines – Water treatment plant will connect to the Coastal IIn-terceptor Sewer (CIS) and West Los Angeles Interceptor Sewer (WLAIS).

City of Santa Monica Sewer Lines – Water treatment plant will connect to 443 Palisades Beach Road Interceptor (processes 3 million GPD) and 3110 Main St. Interceptor (11 million GPD).

Circulation connecting the three parks

Ceanothus ‘Concha’Arbutus Unedo

Fremontodendron californicum

Cercis Occidentalis

Achillea filipendulina

Epilobium canum Bouteloua dactyloides

Encelia californica

Baccharis salicifolia

Quercus agrifoliaPlatanus racemosa

b. Entrance into the Museum of Flying

a. Water Treatment Facility Green Roof

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d. Water Treatment Facility uti-lized as a teaching aid for water conservation and treatment

f. Eastward view:Foreground – 6th green and 3rd tee boxBackground – Century City sky-line

c. Westward view - looking toward new golf area

COMMUNICATION + ACTIVISM VERMONT AVE AND NORMANDIE AVE


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The cultivation of social activism requires two elements: (1) public space(2) means of communication

The redesign of the NE corner of Normandie Ave and Florence Ave provides the stage for community members to gather in times of social activism as well as accomodating daily ritualsl like obtaining local news and connecting to the internet. The design provides a diversity of gathering spaces and utilizes existing and proposed telecommunication technologies to link South LA to the rest of the region.

existing cell tower

forum areacafe seating

rolling marquee

conversion to food market

upper deck

metro touchscreen kiosks

viewing deck - - quiet areas lawn gallery space rolling marquees

ground level - - metro kiosk stations projected surface columns cafe seating forum cell tower

seating areas - - (deck level) lawn benches (ground Level) cafe seating metro kiosks forum Step seating

planted areas - - (deck level) lawn (ground Level) cafe seating metro kiosks forum

com. technology - - rolling marquees cell tower metro kiosks projected - surface columns

4. local artist rooftop installations

3. metro kiosk seating

2. cafe seating

1. deck entrance

5. gathering point for social activism

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RODEO REVIVAL OF SOUTH LA CULTURE


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Compton, CA - In June 2012, horse stables known as “the Hill,” were destroyed in a fire. The destruction left its users, the Black Cowboys, without a place to keep horses and forced their relocation outside the community. The event marked the moment when the culture and function of the Black Cowboys became a disappearing legacy. The development of the Manchester Ave lots into a center of horse stables and riding is a proposal to sustain this vital and unique cultural practice of South LA.

The north and south Manchester lots provide a division for the necessary spaces and uses in a horseback-riding center. The north lot maintains the visitor center, parking lot, and riding arena. The riding arena is bounded by a 12-foot high berm, which provides separation from the street and a vantage point for spectators. In the south lot, the location of the stables and paddocks next to the high school and bus stop provide visual access to the horses. It also sets up the possibility of a student program with the high school. The location and strategies implemented will promote ownership of the develop-ment among community members.

riding arena

entrance to arena and upper level

Vermont Ave + Manchester Ave bus stop

LA RIVER PARK BLOCKS REIMAGINING LA AROUND THE 6TH ST. VIADUCT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERM: FALL 2014COURSE: ARCH 542A – LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

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THE CITY’S PROPOSED REDESIGN OF THE 6TH ST. VIADUCT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENHANCED CONNECTION AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND EAST LA. FURTHERMORE, IT IS A CATALYST TO CREATING A CITYWIDE GREEN NETWORK. USING PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS AS POINTS IN DEVELOPING A CITYWIDE ARMATURE, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CONNECT LA’S DISPARATE COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE SPACES THAT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY.

LA RIVER PARK BLOCKS//

6TH ST. VIADUCT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERM: FALL 2014

COURSE: ARCH 542a – LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

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A redesigned 6th St. Viaduct is a chancefor enhanced connection and

development between the Arts District and Boyle Heights neighborhood.

Presently, investment occurs at a lower rate in Boyle Heights than in the Arts

District. Redeveloping industrial prop-erties adjacent to the LA River into

productive spaces that address the needs of Boyle Heights will uplift its

historically marginalized residents and connect this area of LA to a citywide

green network.

H1 // William Mead (451 Units)

H2 // Ramona Gardens (498 Units)

H3 // Supportive Housing + Transitional Housing

H4 // Boyle Hotel - Cummings Block (51 Units)

H5 // Rio Gardens (296 Units)

H6 // Rio Vista Village (75/16 Units)

H7 // Estrada Courts (414 Units)

DESIGN ARMATURE

convoluted design form simple design form

uniform habitat

patch network

DESIGN FORM

NEW ZONES

combining education, healthy food sources, and affordable housing

providing recreation in the residential

Expanding the commercial area across the river

Connecting to Piggyback Yard

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B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B1 // Piggyback Yard Connection

B2 // Recreation Park Block

B3 // Educational Park Block

B4 // Center for Urban Agriculture + Affordable Housing

B5 // Commercial Park Block

B6 // Performance Lawn Block

Concerts in the Performance Lawn Block

Center for Urban Agriculture + Affordable housing

Education and Innovation Campus from the 6th St. Viaduct

Commercial Park Block from the 6th St. Viaduct

C O M M U N I T Y E NG A G E M E N T

HOOVER-UNION TRIANGLE PLACE-MAKING AS A COLLABORATIVE ACT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERM: SPRING 2015COURSE: ARCH 590 – DIRECTED RESEARCH STUDIO

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This special topic studio provides opportunity to engage in an ongoing project concerning a .36 acre triangle lot in the University Park neighborhood of South LA. In collaboration with the City Council District 1 Office, the studio group is tasked with developing a community-driven design process and proposal. The studio challenges students to innovate inclusive design practices and develop a proposal for the city.

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water feature

community garden

bike rack

seating

sculpture

play area

exercise area

water feature

raised berm

community garden

fence

lighting

fountain

lighting

TRIANGLE DESIGN SCHEMES[from triangle challenge]

GROUP 1. CANOPY SCHEME

The canopy scheme highlights the need for shade. Shade-trees delineat three separate program areas within the triangle marking areas for seating, play, and discovery.

GROUP 2. MONUMENT SCHEME

The monument scheme is anchored by a large sculpture at the center of the Triangle. Pathways lead to the sculpture, which provides shade and acts as a beacon for the community.

GROUP 3. TOPOGRAPHY SCHEME

The topography scheme elevates the user, enabling them to enjoy the view of the downtown skyline, which serves as a backdrop for the neighborhood.

GROUP 4. URBAN GARDEN SCHEME

The urban garden scheme creates a sanctuary for the community. Users are protected from busy traffic on Hoover St. and enclosed within the densely planted triangle.

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2. Gradient - Framework

2. Gradient - Figure

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