Jordan Hedlund hedlu115@umn.edu

Senior year/Graduate 1Portfolio(in progress)

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Personal Design/Build ...............1

Study Abroad - Rome .................2

Study Abroad - Istanbul ...........3-4

UMN Academic Mall GD1 ...............5

U.H.T. Wayfinder GD1 ................6

Roombeek Precedent GD1 ..............7

Father Hennepin History GD1 .........8

Studio Final GD1 .................9-13

Project Index

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This is a personal project I have taken on in Wash-ington D.C. for a family member. It has been a year in the making with the exist-ing resi-dence being demolished and a brand new house being built. I have been commissioned to design the entire landscaping and install it in the Summer of 2016. Design consider-ation include: low maintenance, raingarden/drainage, and the presence of a child.

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This project took place in Rome, Italy and was completed as a final interpretive map of the Castle San Angelo & Bridge, Papal Mint, and otherarchitecturally significant sites. It was rendered in Noli style map making and a graphite media.

3

The rede-velopment of the Eminonu Ferry Station in Istanbul, Turkey was the final project I complet-ed while abroad. The design plan and program had to especially consider things like: high popula-tion density, transporta-tion/movement,the river’s edge, and cultural impacts.

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One of the many problems that needed to be solved with this redesign is the 4-lane highway that separates the bus/ferry station and the rest of the city. To overcome this I designed a walking bridge (using Rhhine3D) to connect the two, that would also serve as a raised viewing/gathering area. Also, incorporating a tree canopy that would shield citizens from the blazing heat in the summer and the strong winds influenced my design. The willow trees that I chose would soften the hard scape of the city and create interesting spaces as the branches blew in the wind.

5

The models above demonstrate the three iteration of the UMNTC Academic Mall Plot Redesign that I created.

TOP: oil based clay as LANDFORM.

Middle: model material as VEGETATION.

Bottom: laser cut MDF as STRUCTURE.

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This way-finder was designed as a final project for my History Seminar for the not yet constructed Upper Harbor Terminal in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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This project was used as a precedent study for what would become our final studio project. The purpose was to find a modern park/project that could influence our final design project. I chose the reconstruction of the city of Roombeek, Netherlands because of its design intentions of memorial and community involvement.

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Our next step was to research the context of the site, Father Hennepin Bluffs Park Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was greatly influenced by the historical aspect of the land the park sits on. Alongside is the presentation board that I created to display the contextual research I did that then influenced my final design.

9

This semester was finally a culmination of online research and on-site analysis. We were given the upper level of the bluff to focus on and SE Main St. and 6th St. SE as our boundaries. I used my research of Dakota Native American history to create a Memorial Park to the Dakota War of 1862. This war ended in the largest mass execution in the U.S. to date. Paths, trees, and structure help align significant sites in Minnesota and South Dakota that are held sacred to the Dakota people.

10

Shown to the left is the physical 30 scale model that me as a team leader, created. The purpose of this model was to orchestrate the group in creating a to-scale model that had Fa-ther Hennepin Bluffs Park site able to be removed, and our indi-vidual models replacing it. Each layer of topography represents 2’ of elevation with a total rise of over 50’ depending on individuals designs.

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Along with the context model, a 1/8”=1’ model was required so that materiality and scale could start to be shown. I modeled my memorial space showing the wooden decking overhanging the bluff and the alignment of the paths to the spike that is a representation of the connection between the earth and sky; both held sacred to the Dakota people.

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This view of the 1/8”=1’ model is meant to show the relation between the upper bluff and the memorial. The spike acts as if it is rising out of the ground. The material is corten steel so that time and the elements cause the faces of it to “bleed” down and stain the surrounding granite and stone.

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Finally a 1/2”=1’ model was required. I used this as an opportu-nity to show the final and most impactful element of

my design. In this model I show the names of the executed carved into the granite so that the corten steel runs onto them. I also use this to show the scale between an average 6’ person and the 51’ memorial.