la/graphic design portfolio - kyle kurokawa

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Universe

Society

Cosmos

Nature

Individual

Interrelationships + TimeEntropy + Renewal

INTERACTION

BALANCE

I am a designer at heart. I have a passion for

creative, conceptual thinking that pushes

boundaries, catches the eye and blends the

natural and urban fabric seamlessly. My

objectives include creating unforgettable

spaces through a deep understanding of

place, culture and natural systems and

working with others who share my passion

for creating places that make a difference. I

bring a curious and open mind, enthusiasm,

dedication and a desire for excellence to

every project challenge.

Kyle C. Kurokawa

[ W H O ]

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MutualismHomo sapiens (subsp. Gardener)+ Chrysoperla (Green Lacewing)

A couple paired frequently in the

Thornton Watershed system - help

each other to survive and succeed.

The Gardener provides the home

and unintentionally, the food, while

the Lacewing plays defense in the

garden, allowing it to flourish in a

competitive ecosystem.

G a r d e nT a s t e r s

Aphids

Caterpillars

Small BeetlesButterfly Eggs

Mites

Small Flies

Leaf Hoppers6 feet

2.5 inches

31 % of HouseholdsGARDEN

31 %

31 %

in Thornton WatershedGardens~ 7,000

Seattle, WA

Tip: Lacewings are often used in closed spaces so they do not become prey.

Historical SignificanceGardening has been a prominent activity for decades throughout the Thornton Watershed; e.g. Nishitani Gardens, established 1912. The Gardener + the initial plantings

Garden’s Growing!Your healthy garden starts to look tasty... Green Decline

How do I get rid of those pests without the use of harmful pesticides?

Sources - WAGDA - thehomegarden.com - eraliving.com - garden.org - islandwood.org - fcps.edu - farmerfeed.com - entomology.wisc.edu

Project by: KYLE KUROKAWA

UW Landscsape Architecture 303

April 28, 2013

Thornton Watershed

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[ A N A L Y S I S ]

MutualismHomo sapiens (subsp. Gardener)+ Chrysoperla (Green Lacewing)

A couple paired frequently in the

Thornton Watershed system - help

each other to survive and succeed.

The Gardener provides the home

and unintentionally, the food, while

the Lacewing plays defense in the

garden, allowing it to flourish in a

competitive ecosystem.

G a r d e nT a s t e r s

Aphids

Caterpillars

Small BeetlesButterfly Eggs

Mites

Small Flies

Leaf Hoppers6 feet

2.5 inches

31 % of HouseholdsGARDEN

31 %

31 %

in Thornton WatershedGardens~ 7,000

Seattle, WA

Tip: Lacewings are often used in closed spaces so they do not become prey.

Historical SignificanceGardening has been a prominent activity for decades throughout the Thornton Watershed; e.g. Nishitani Gardens, established 1912. The Gardener + the initial plantings

Garden’s Growing!Your healthy garden starts to look tasty... Green Decline

How do I get rid of those pests without the use of harmful pesticides?

Sources - WAGDA - thehomegarden.com - eraliving.com - garden.org - islandwood.org - fcps.edu - farmerfeed.com - entomology.wisc.edu

Project by: KYLE KUROKAWA

UW Landscsape Architecture 303

April 28, 2013

Thornton Watershed

Small Beetles

Leaf Hoppers oof DGreen Lacewing

TwoOptions ---

Fern-leafYarrow

Queen Anne’sLace

Purple Poppy

Buy Lacewings from local gardening store.

Plant vegetation that attracts Lacewings.

for Nature’sPest Control!

Pest-free,Natural

& Healthy

Pest-free,Natural

& Healthy[ period ]

Green Decline

Now... it’s time to really grow.

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A n E x p l o r a t i o n o f N a t u r a l R e l a t i o n s h i p s

Spread

Meadowbrook Design Boundary

1” = 150’ Feet125 1,0007505002500

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32nd

31st 34th 36th30th 38th 39th35th

35th

105th

110th

Meadowbrook Community Center, Park & Pond

Ravenna

Maple Leaf Creek

Nathan HaleHigh School

MeadowbrookCommunityCenter

MeadowbrookPond

Thornton Creek

Thornton Creek

�e GreenSpread

ELC info nodes /Observation Decks

ELC ElevatedWalk

URBANVILLAGE

ELC InfoShelters

- Regional Scale -

This new location for an Environmental Learning Center is one more tie - one more branch - in the chain of ELC’s throughout

the Pacfic Northwest.

- Site Scale -

My focus or concept has to do with a process within Meadowbrook - the literal spreading of vegetation and the less literal spreading of Ecological Development and

Environmental Learning.

- My Idea -

The green path will primarily be an elevated walkway that weaves its way through canopies for environmental observation. It will lead visitors through the Story of Meadowbrook with leaf-shaped nodes of information + end points that guide you to check out various educational interventions (temporary + perminent). The path will occationally drop to different levels to experience highlighted areas of existing

ecosystems/habitats.

The Environmental Learning Center will have two shelters to create a clear beginning and end to the environmental walk where you can ask specific questions, get info, and relax with a complimentary beverage while

overlooking nature.

Kyle COle Kurokawa / LA 303 / May 19, 2013

passivespace

Activespace

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C o n c e p t P h a s e : A l l I d e a s o n t h e T a b l e

Visitor’s Center& Gift Shop

Visitor’s Center& Gift Shop

Àihualama Stream

EthnobotanyTrail

ForestLoopTrail

Garden ofRemembrance

Parking Lot

Children’sGarden

Herb SpiceGarden

Herb SpiceGarden

The YoungGarden

Ulu Garden

Parking Lot

Children’sGarden

Trail toEducationCenter

EducationCenter

Ulu Garden

BromeliadGarden

FernValley

Harrison Trail

HaleHalawai oHaukulu

Loì

InspirationPoint Trail

Trail toRoyal PalmGrove

RoyalPalmGrove

Trail toHaukuluNative ForestReserve

MainArboretumTrail

EconomicBotany Trail

SeismographStation

ÀihualamaFalls Trail

ÀihualamaFalls

EconomicBotanyGardenHaukulu

Native ForestReserve

Trail toInspirationPoint

To Main Trail

Harrison Rain Shelter & Sukhothai Walking Buddha Trail to

HarrisonRain Shelter

HawaiianEthnobotanyGarden

InspirationPoint

Scale : 1 inch = 100 feet

0’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 400’ 500’

Scale : 1 inch = 150 feet

0’ 150’ 300’ 450’ 600’ 750’

En t rance

YOU ARE HERE

Rest rooms

L E G E N D

HAROLD L . LYON ARBORETUM

Al l Vis i to rs Must Check In a t Vis i to r ’s Center

Tra i l D i f f i cu l tyPAY ATTENTION TO THESE SIGNS

Sui tab le fo r beg innersor inexper ienced h ikers .

Requ i res deve loped h ik ing sk i l l s , may encounter s lopes and cha l leng ing te r ra in .

Requ i res exper t h ik ing sk i l l s , expec t s teep s lopes and obs tac les .

I N S P I R AT I O N P O I N T

T H E Y O U N G G A R D E N S E I S M O G R A P H S TAT I O N

R O YA L PA L M S WA L K I N G B U D D H A

` A I H U A L A M A FA L L S

U L U G A R D E N

U n i v e r s i t y o f H a w a i ` i a t M a n o a

H A L E H A L AWA I O H A U K U L U

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[ F O R M G I V I N G ]

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P e r m e a b l e P a v i n gR e c y c l e d M a t e r i a l sN a t i v e p l a n t i n gB i o - s w a l e s

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Critical Intersection #2

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Where COMMERCIAL meets RESIDENTIAL

CLEAN

CONSERVE+ RE-USE

MANAGE

Holman/AuroraGreenwood/Phinney80th Street

Holman + 3rdHeart of Phinney(Phinney & 67th)

80thMid-block 1st Ave.

Fremont/1st Ave.

20-25 mphbikes/peds

2-3YES YESNO NO

2-3 4-5 5-7cars/trucks cars/truckscars/bikes/peds

30 mph 35 mph 40 mph

street...

safety level...

safety level...

speed...

priority users...

number of lanes...

people friendly...

MORE SAFE LESS SAFE

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIALMIXED-USE REGIONAL CONNECTORclassification...

overpass...

vegetation...

paving...

medians...

street levelcrossings...

speed reduction...

water management...

ADD PED/BIKE OVERPASSN/A

N/A

N/AN/A

N/AN/A

N/A

ADD LARGE POLLUTIONTOLERANT TREESADD SPECIMEN TREESADD SPECIMEN TREESGROUNDCOVER/

SHRUBS/TREES

ADD POROUS PAVEMENT+ CHANGE TEXTURE/COLOR




ADD N/S MEDIAN GREENWAY

ADD N/S MEDIAN GREENWAY+ PAVEMENT CHANGE

ADD MEDIAN GREENWAY

MAKE BOLD + ADACOMPLIANT

ADD 2 + MAKE BOLD + ADA COMPLIANT

ADD N/S CHICANE +PAVEMENT CHANGE+ 4-WAY STOP + CURB BULBOUTS

ADD CHICANE +PAVEMENT CHANGE

3-WAY STOP, PAVEMENTCHANGE + MEDIAN

ADD FLOW-THROUGHPLANTERSADD BIOSWALESADD BIOSWALESADD BIOSWALES

+ MAKE N 67TH ST. TO PHINNEY

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Holman/AuroraGreenwood/Phinney80th Street

Holman + 3rdHeart of Phinney(Phinney & 67th)

80thMid-block 1st Ave.

Fremont/1st Ave.

20-25 mphbikes/peds

2-3YES YESNO NO

2-3 4-5 5-7cars/trucks cars/truckscars/bikes/peds

30 mph 35 mph 40 mph

street...

safety level...

safety level...

speed...

priority users...

number of lanes...

people friendly...

MORE SAFE LESS SAFE

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIALMIXED-USE REGIONAL CONNECTORclassification...

overpass...

vegetation...

paving...

medians...

street levelcrossings...

speed reduction...

water management...

ADD PED/BIKE OVERPASSN/A

N/A

N/AN/A

N/AN/A

N/A

ADD LARGE POLLUTIONTOLERANT TREESADD SPECIMEN TREESADD SPECIMEN TREESGROUNDCOVER/

SHRUBS/TREES





ADD N/S MEDIAN GREENWAY

ADD N/S MEDIAN GREENWAY+ PAVEMENT CHANGE

ADD MEDIAN GREENWAY

MAKE BOLD + ADACOMPLIANT

ADD 2 + MAKE BOLD + ADA COMPLIANT

ADD N/S CHICANE +PAVEMENT CHANGE+ 4-WAY STOP + CURB BULBOUTS

ADD CHICANE +PAVEMENT CHANGE

3-WAY STOP, PAVEMENTCHANGE + MEDIAN

ADD FLOW-THROUGHPLANTERSADD BIOSWALESADD BIOSWALESADD BIOSWALES

+ MAKE N 67TH ST. TO PHINNEY

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RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIALSTREETWISE SOLUTIONS

A series of typologies based on SDOT ’s street classifications of critical intersections within the Greenwood-Phinney neighborhoods of Seattle: This unique intersection creates a “heart” for the existing

community, and through simple intervention, prioritizes

bikes and pedestrians along side a vibrant

system of water management

and cultural integrity.

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11’9’5’6’SIDEWALK

TWO-WAYBIKE LANE

6’7’ 8’

NTS

LIGHTING + RAINWATER

COLLECTIONFILTRATION

RE-USE

UV-SPRAYEDPAVEMENT

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R e s p o n s i b l e f o r :C A D t o P h o t o s h o pF i n a l C o l o r R e n d e r i n g

SCIENTIFIC NAMEBacopa monnier i

COMMON NAMEAeae

POT SIZE4”

POT SIZE4”

POT SIZE4”

SPACING2’ o .c .

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SPACING2’ o .c .

SCIENTIFIC NAMECurcuma domest ica

COMMON NAMEÒlena

SCIENTIFIC NAMEIpomoea batatas

COMMON NAMEOkinawan Ùala

SCIENTIFIC NAMECarex wahuens i s

COMMON NAMEO ahu Sedge

POT SIZE1 gal POT SIZE

1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

POT SIZE1 gal

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SPACING3’ o .c .

SPACING2’ o .c .

SPACING3’ o .c .

SPACING2’ o .c .

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SCIENTIFIC NAMEColocas ia esculenta‘B lack Magic ’

COMMON NAMEBlack Magic Taro

SCIENTIFIC NAMEIpomoea batatas ‘Swe et Georg ia ’

COMMON NAMESwe et Georg ia Ùala

SCIENTIFIC NAMEMicro lep ia s t igosa

COMMON NAMEPalapala i

SCIENTIFIC NAMEColocas ia esculenta‘Hawai ian Eye ’

COMMON NAMEHawai ian Eye Taro

SCIENTIFIC NAMECordy line f ru t icosa‘B lack Magic ’

COMMON NAMEBlack Magic Ti

SCIENTIFIC NAMECordy line termina li s

COMMON NAMEGre en Ti

SCIENTIFIC NAMENephro lep i s cord i fo lia

COMMON NAMEKupu Kupu

POT SIZE4”

SPACING1’ o .c .

SCIENTIFIC NAMEColocas ia esculenta‘Nancy ’ s Revenge ’

COMMON NAMENancy ’ s Revenge Taro

SCIENTIFIC NAMECordy line f ru t icosa‘Chocolate Que en ’

COMMON NAMEChocolate Que en Ti

SCIENTIFIC NAMECordy line f ru t icosa‘Mocha Lat te ’

COMMON NAMEMocha Lat te Ti

Plant Palette

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ELEVATION VIEW

RaingardenTier 2 ( -2 ’ )

Ra ingarden Tier 1 ( -1 ’ )

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R e s i d e n t i a lD r i v e w a y S e c t i o n - I l l u s t r a t i o n

Recharge Garden+ B ioretent ion Bed

EXISTING

PULL IN/DROP OFF

MARSHVEGETATION

RIPARIANVEGETATION

LEGENDPOROUS PAVING

CONCRETE PAVING

VEGETATION/PLANTING AREA

SIDEWALK

DRIVEWAY

STREET GUTTER

DESIGN BOUNDARY STREET INFRASTRUCTURE

BIOSWALES

DRAINLINETREES

DRAININLET/OUTLET

WEIR

DRAIN

WOOD BRIDGE/DOCK

BOAT LAUNCH

CRUSHED ROCK TRAIL

PERMEABLE PAVERS

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T-117 ADJA

CENT STREET DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION

PORT OF SEATTLE AT TERMINAL 117

DALLAS AVENUE S + 16TH AVENUE S, SEATTLE, WA 98108

LA 432 | SOILS & HYDROLOGY | ROTTLE

DRAWN BY: KYLE KUROKAWA + GABRIEL CASH

CHECKED BY: GABRIEL CASH + KYLE KUROKAWA

LAYOUT &MATERIALS

REVISION #: 4

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pavement, which allows water to infiltrate, acts as a

visual cue for drivers and pedestrians, and has the

ability to further accentuate the cultural integrity of

a place. Blend is for the artful mixing of fresh and

saltwater flows promoting a vibrant variety of

biodiversity and habitat that will attract civic

observation and wildlife activity.

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SECTION A-A’ NTS

TURN

Through adaptation of J.A. Brennan’s T-117

Adjacent Street + Outfall Concept, our team

introduces the idea of seep and blend. This is a

potential standard for Seattle’s street

intersection, Right of Way, and more specifically,

industrial water-edge treatments. This plan

looks at our grading analysis and site soil profile

as well as a detailed section that explore the

third-person streetscape.

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TS-TOP OF STAIRS

BS-BOTTOM OF STAIRS

DESIGN BOUNDARY GRADING

BIOSWALES

DRAINLINE

CB-CATCH BASIN

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SECTION A-A’ NTS

TURN

Through adaptation of J.A. Brennan’s T-117

Adjacent Street + Outfall Concept, our team

introduces the idea of seep and blend. This is a

potential standard for Seattle’s street

intersection, Right of Way, and more specifically,

industrial water-edge treatments. This plan

looks at our grading analysis and site soil profile

as well as a detailed section that explore the

third-person streetscape.

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[ F E E D B A C K ]

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A r c h i t e c t u r e 2 1 0 : “ T h e W e e d - O u t C l a s s ”B o d y - M e a s u r e d

+ H a n d - D r a w n

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A r c h i t e c t u r e 2 1 0 : C o n t i n u e d . . .

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8 W e e k s . . . o f S t y r o f o a m

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P e e l B a c k t h e L a y e r s

M e r c e r S l o u g h

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T h e F i n a l S t u d i o D e s i g n - B u i l d : E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s

T o B e C o n t i n u e d . . .

Suggested Site-Use LocationsLocations would be specific to a grid of

“musical” safety

El Centro de la Raza

SKETCHES

CONCRETE

MAKING OURTEMPLATE

ROUTE

MEASURE

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MEASURE

Play through Experience - An aesthetic piece of signage, both functional and artistic, reflects a vibrant neighborhood culture through sound, creating a connection with nature’s elements.

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H a n d s - O nD e s i g n

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Collaborate Strategize Design Develop Maintain

L A N D S CA P E A R C H I T E C T U R E

G RA P H I C D E S I G N

U S E R U S E R E X P E R I E N C E/I N T E R F A C E

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