vanessa hefti_digital portfolio 2013

PLANNING + DESIGN PORTFOLIO// 2013

HEFTI
CHRISTINE
VANESSA

“I PREFER DRAWING TO TALKING. DRAWING IS FASTER AND LEAVES LESS ROOM FOR LIES.”
VC.HEFTI PLANNING + DESIGN// 2013

-Le Corbusier

01 Buffalo Aquifer Park
Moorhead, MN | wayfinding
| trail structure & site furnature

02 Red River Park & Trail System
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN | regional environmental planning
| site inventory & analysis

03 Bayfront Harbour
Duluth, MN | urban plaza design
| urban design & form-based regulation plan

04 Int’l School of Landscape Architecture
Vedauwoo, WY | conceptual masterplanning

05 Drainage Ditches
Regional | environmental design

06 Dearborn Station
Chicago, IL | community park design

07 Walnut Street Courtyard
Fort Collins, CO | garden design

08 Libre Park
Paris, France | urban multi-use park proposal

09 Morgan Library Courtyard
Fort Collins, CO | plaza design construction documents

10 Freehand Sketching & Watercolors

11 INTENT & RESUME

01 SITE FURNISHING & WAYFINDING
/Fargo, ND
To stay fresh with design after graduation, I did a
day project creating optional thematic signage,
wayfinding, and site furniture for wildlife and
natural area, Buffalo Aquifer Park from my thesis. I
took concept sketches into AutoCAD and rendering
them in Photoshop.

A. ENTRY SIGNAGE C. EVENT S

Corten steel
framed concrete steel lettering
stainless steel lettering
wave polished stainless steel
Corten steel
sandstone units sandstone units

B. ENTRY SIGNAGE D. EVENT S

SIGN F. INFORMATION SIGN G. WAYFINDING

SIGN E. EVENT SIGN H. MILE MARKER I. VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES

01 BUFFALO AQUIFER PARK
/Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN
This selection from my award winning thesis on high-performance landscape
systems derived design from extensive geological, hydrological research & GIS
study. Buffalo Aquifer Park becomes one of an outer ring of parks around the Ru.3a

area designed to establish hydrological resiliency through strategic land-use.
It aids in preventing flooding, while re-charging aquifers, in addition to a long
list of other environmental and economic benefits, including serving residents
with a vast program of year-round recreation.

MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES

CHANNELS

500YR FLOOD HYDROLOGY

100YR FLOOD

50YR FLOOD

1000FT
AQUIFERS & RIVERS

6MI
AQUIFERS & SURFACE GEOLOGY

1’ reinforced poured concrete
engraved trail marker
dock structure slides vertical
with water level along trail marker

3 1/2” corten steel support
4” steel hex blots
soil bedding
geoweb with
1’ rebar reinforced poured concrete soil/gravel mix infill
(to bedrock) 8’
4x4 and corten support meet subbase
1’ concrete base for structural geotextile
trail support at low water levels
Su GEOWEB TRAIL STRUCTURE (typ.)
a n.t.s.

BRIDGE ANCHOR/BASE SYSTEM

floating dock

6-4’ resin treated 2x4’s & 4x4’s

1x6” galvanized steel eye bolts
1” steel washer
6’ 1’ rebar reinforced poured concrete
(to bedrock)
1/4” steel cable
Ru FLOATING SUSPENSION BRIDGE (typ.)
3b n.t.s.
CONCRETE TRAIL MARKER (typ.)

02 RED RIVER PARK & TRAIL SYSTEM
This award winning thesis integrated high-performance landscapes with carbon fiber windstalks (4a)
the region’s park and trail system. A major challenge was creating a trail
system accessible up to the 100 year flood. The solution of ‘weaving‘ the cantilever bench (4c)
cast concrete
2x4 treated wood
trails of the three major park types (Rural preventative, Suburban mitiga- stainless steel support
LED underlighting
tive, and Urban interpretive) fortuitiously derived from the bending river rock underbed

paving pattern of the existing Memorial Bridge project that joins the
hearts of downtowns Fargo and Moorhead. This also led to the interwo- planting
red maple
ven theme of materials selected to create a ‘diversified unity‘ throughout red oser dogwood
mulch bed
the system.

historic downtown
urban

brick red/purple hues
maple varieties orange/red/purple fall hues

wood red/orange/yellow rebar reinforced scored concrete
red dogwood red/orange

yellow sandstone
corten purple/red/orange
big bluestem red/orange fall
purple late summer

rural
Great Plains Microsoft

planting
preserved riparian old growth
reconstructed wet tallgrass prairie
reconstructed river edge

geoweb groomed trail (ru3a)
engraved mile marker
rebar reinforced concrete, rock bed

planting
preserved riparian old growth
reconstructed wet tallgrass prairie
100

25

LEVEL
FLOOD
5YR

02 RED RIVER PARK & TRAIL SYSTEM
Research for a high-performance park system
began with GIS and comprehensive site

I-29

27TH ST N
HWY
inventory and analysis. To communication

HWY 9 N
this information I created a series of info-

75 N
graphics. A small selection is shown
along with a simplified GIS master plan.

BROADWAY ST NW
Ru
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Ri
Ru1
hs
Ru

40 AVE N

Su
River
Maple 28TH AVE N
19 AVE N
15 AVE N
12 AVE NE
Ur2
MAIN AVE E
Ur1

Ur 13 AVE S 12 AVE S

Su2

Su1 32 AVE S Su3
Ru2 60TH AVE S

HWY 9
40 AVE S
VETERANS BLVD

45 ST

25 ST

boundary_ site
municipal

I-94
street_ arterial
collector
I-29

local
SHEYANNE ST

rail
HWY 75 S
UNIVERSITY DR S

park_ rural
rural < > suburban Ru3 HW
suburban Y5
suburban < > urban 2S
urban Ag1
core red river trail
drainage ditch

160AVE S
water_ river
stream
trail_ w/ snowmobile trails [Ag a]
w/ street/sidewalk [Ag b]

Buffalo River
Red R
iver
iver
Wild Rice River

nne R
0 10,000 30,000FT

Sheya
0 1 2 6MI

03
DECC

REMEDIATION WALKING PARK WITH
FLOTSAM & JETSAM PLAZAS Great
/Duluth, MN Lakes
Aqarium

As an individual excerpt from a post-industiral urban infill team project, my
Festival
design takes form with elements complementing the shipyard heritage of Park
the site. The shape of the ship slips is noted in the elongated water feature
running the axis of the site and in the industrial I-beam seating. Multi-surface
groundcover and wooden planks embedded in the plaza give nod to the
wooden decking of a ship. Riprap boulder seating complements areas of the sli
p1
connected shoreline trail-system, bringing it in to the rest of the site.

sli DULUTH
p2 HARBOUR
BASIN

200FT
50

REMEDIATION
WALKING
PARK

JETSAM FLOTSAM
PLAZA PLAZA

Canal
Park

Draw
Bridge

03 BAYFRONT HARBOUR
/Duluth, MN
In the NDSU urban design studio we were challenged, as a team, to create a form-based plan and regulation standards for an
urban infill development on a former cement plant site in the Duluth Harbor Basin. Seeing the strengths of each team member,
I became the organizer and go-to person, as such I quickly developed into the project leader. Our team created booklet which
included our design for the site with write-ups for building use, street types, and open space standards.

building entry 6’ sidewalk 10’ two-way travel lane street 6
zone with blvd with median w

BUILDING USE
MIXED USE[civic]
Ground Floor: Civic, Commercial, Office
Upper Floor: Civic, Commercial, Flex, Residential, Office
MIXED USE[commercial]
Height: 3 stories max to preserve views
MIXED USE[residential] (exceptions for pre-existing) LO
15-25’ height allowance first floor,
MIXED USE[industrial] 10-15’ allowance other floors
Additional: Green roof use and balconies are encouraged
Facade: regular access points, materials & form consistent
STANDARDS > with Historic Downtown and/or harbour theme
Site Furniture: exterior lighting required, first floor awnings, signage,
cafe furniture encouraged. All pend city approval

6’ sidewalk stormwater swale 6-10’ pedestrian frontage road 6’ entry/cafe prominade 6’ entry/cafe
with blvd & bikepath space space

STREET TYPES OPEN SPACE
COLLECTOR[main]
[remediation gardens]
LOCAL[service access] Stormwater Remediation Gardens
Pedestrian Friendly Service Access GREEN[remediation park] Paths: 6’ sidewalk, 6-10‘ bike path
OCAL[pedestrian access] Movement Type: slow at 25mph Paving: concrete sidewalks
GREEN[community park]
Travel Lane Width: 12’ *bicycle lanes permitted GREEN[walking park]
LOCAL[access] Sidewalk Width: 6-10’ Site Furniture: regularly placed street lamps, trash receptacles,
Curbs: consistent with Downtown & Canal Park benches, etc. either consistent with Historic Downtown
GREY[pedestrian street] or commissioned with recycled industrial materials
Entry Zone: planters and plantings encouraged, not to obscure GREY[plaza]
STANDARDS > sight lines, and composed of native species Landscape: medium sized street trees planted 25-30’ on center,
Buffer Zone: medium native trees planted in regular spacing turf grass, and native water thriving shrubs and grasses
at 25-30’ on center STANDARDS >
Site Furniture:street lighting, tree grates, trash receptacles, 200FT
benches, etc. consistent with Downtown & Canal Park 50

04 INT’L SCHOOL OF LANDSCARPE ARCHITECTURE
/Vedauwoo, WA
The objective here was to create a series of outposts for a satallite summer campus
of international landscape architecture study. GIS and handdrawn analysis were
used to place outposts, each covering a specified aspect of the overall program.
Outposts include: central Lodge built into the slope of the main rocky outcrop,
computer lab and library atop Turtle Rock overlooking the valley, main classrooms
in the northern prairie of rocky rifts called Tarsus, an observatory in the open field
of Devil’s Playground, a natural amphiteather built of restructuring rocks, firepit,
meditation study huts within aspen groves, study rooms located along the river, and
cabins of recycle rail-cars built into massive boulders.

05 DRAINAGE DITCHES
As part of my Environmental Design degree I combined an ecological
design project with a GIS assignment, cross referencing city data
including land-use, pollution, flooding, trails, and circulation.
The resulting explorations of ditch design to solve for
environmental solutions led to my interest in
‘high-performace’ or ‘working‘ landscapes.

06 WALNUT STREET COURTYARD
/Old Town, Fort Collins, CO
In the CSU garden design studio I was charged to apply the same program to 9 different garden styles (Rennasaince,
English County, Far Eastern, Moorish, Indiginious, Modern Classical, Modern Organic, Minimalist, & Pop Culture/Post
Modern) to a plaza in historic Old Town. The featured Pop Culture is representative of the culture of the era, expressed
with a computer component theme including ‘USB plug’ sculture seating of local sandstone, motion sensored multi-
colored lighting under glass ‘cables‘ and ‘traces,‘ a ‘USB port’ water feature, and polished slate ‘computer chip‘ slab
seating.

VICINITY MAP
400FT
200

restaurant patio with USB fountain

computer chip seating

motion sensed traces lighting

USB sculpture benches

100FT
20

07 DEARBORN PARK
/Chicago, IL
In Printer’s Row, a historic downtown district of Chicago, Dearborn Park became
a rundown thoroughfare. The park lay barren and derilect, the grass dead from
dog use. The re-design takes into consideration needs of local residents, a
demographic few in children, many dog-owners, and large student population,
contributes to the area’s historical narrative, preserves existing planting, and
maintains a flexible program for additional and future uses.

Existing
Existing
variety deciduous trees near full growth
some newly planted maples

Thuja occidentalis
American Arborvitae
dense evergreen
May be pruned into screen/hedge
Moist soil, pH tolerant//pt shade-full sun

Betula populifolia
Grey Birch
small to medium deciduous tree
20-40’ tall, 10-20’ spread
Soil and pH tolerant//pt shade-full sun
Yellow autumn foliage

Panicum virgatum
sp. rotstrahlbusch
Red Switch Grass
deep-rooted perennial grass
2.5-3.5’ tall, 2-2.5’ spread
Average soils, pH tolerant//pt shade-full sun
Red to purple fall color remains through winter
Attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds

Primula vialii
Poker Primrose
ornamental perennial
1-1.5’ tall, 6”-1’ spread
Moist soil, pH tolerant//pt shade-full sun
Early-Mid Summer bloom
Fragrant flowers

Pinus bugeana
Lacebark Pine
small to large evergreen tree
30-50’ tall, 20-25’ spread
Well-drained soils//pt to full sun
Ornamental peeling bark
MATERIALS :
galvanized steel t-rail
galvanized steel sheet
Panicum virgatum concrete base
Switch Grass
deep-rooted perennial grass
3-6’ tall, 2-3’ spread
#3 rebar
Medium to wet soils//pt shade-full sun
Yellow fall color
Wind erosion barrier, CO2 biosequestration
. LED lights embedded into vert. o
. Suction and pump located at eit
Veronica spicata ssp. incana
Spiked Wooly Speedwall
ornamental evergreen perennial
1-1.5’ tall, 1-2.5’ spread
Average soil, pH tolerant//pt shade-full sun
Mid Summer bloom
Silver winter foliage

08 CADETS DE LA FRANCE LIBRE PARC
/13th Arrondissment, Paris, France
The final project in my english course, Writing in the Design Profession,
was to draft a design proposal and prepare it for translation. ‘Mixed-Genre‘
and ‘Mash-up‘ culture prompted the pitch for the small park in a dense
mixed-use area, as multi-purpose with multi-functional site furnature,
aesthetically bridging the locational architectual gap between the old and
new, ‘classical‘ & ‘modern.’
CLASSICAL/
traditional

PARIS 7
DISTRICT //infusion
Libre Parc is located at the convergence
of ‘traditional‘ Paris to the East and
MODERN/

/
‘modern‘ Paris to the West. Our firm’s
contemporary
* expertise lays in the challenge of
renovative design solutions, merging
the ‘contemporary‘ with the ‘classical‘ to
produce timeless modern landscapes.

AREA //recreation re-mix

Phase Two begins with a time-use
LOCAL RESIDENTS
demographic analysis of Libre Parc.
students
*
The information found in the analysis
20M

families
100FT

will essentially provide us with program
elements of several different parks urban professionals
(example: morning, noon, evening). urban youth
PARIS LIBRE

MINISTERE
DES SPORTS The concept of the ‘re-mixed‘ park is
merging these different parks into one,
by creating multipurpose and multi- LOCAL COMMERCE
COLLEGE
THOMAS MANN functional site elements. patrons
craftsmen
SITE //additional elements
TRAIN
ACCESS
industrial designers
RUE

accessibility, circulation
vibrant lighting for safety and style engineers/
DU

N N
MA
technicians
CH

AS comfortable seating configurations
EVA

OM
ET
H amenities for special events
LER

RU INS
UL interactive elements
ET

O
SM aesthetic planting material

*
D
AN
S GR environmental solutions
DE
RU
E recycled materials, renewable energy
storm water management innovative
4-season design iconic
20M

long-term maintenance/operations plan
100FT

environmental

*
USER RADIUS
Parc de Bercy
Pl. Simone de Beauvior

National Library of France
Place Jeanne d’Arc
*
*
Ecole Elémentaire Mairie

University of Paris Diderot

*
Ministere Des Sports
College Thomas Mann

* 805M[0.5MI]

*
*
WALKING DISTANCE
400M[0.25MI]

*

200M
1000FT
EVENT/
DESTINATION EVENT RADIUS
MIXED USE[commercial]
MIXED USE[residential]

CONCEPT Parc de Bercy
RE-MIX Pl. Simone de Beauvior
Libre Parc becomes an event,
linking, literally and National Library of France
aesthetically, destinations
complementary to the re-
mixed multi-purpose program.
College Thomas Mann

200M
1000FT
ROUTE/
DESTINATION

Parc de Bercy

Pl. Simone de Beauvior

National Library of France

College Thomas Mann

200M
1000FT

09 MORGAN LIBRARY COURTYARD
/Fort Collins, CO
In the construction documentation course at CSU, we
were given the opportunity to revision the Colorado
State University’s Morgan Library Courtyard. The project
included a 1/16 scale model, a construction booklet
including grading, paving, lighting, planting plans, and
details, along with elevations and perspectives.

09 MORGAN LIBRARY COURTYARD
/Fort Collins, CO

10 FREEHAND SKETCHING
/Various Locations
My professor, Merlyn Paulson, once told me, “Unless you write it
down, it didn’t happen. Always carry a sketchbook.” Ever since, I
have carried one with me. Some pages are refined with elegant
drawings, some in full color, others merely scribbles only I can
decipher. To me, the act of drawing an object or place allows
you to know it, capturing it in your memory a way a snapshot
can not.

ASPEN RESIDENCE W

BRICK FIREPIT IN PARK WYOMING RANCH R

MEDITATION ROOM CONCEPT

WITH CASCADING WATERFALL

LANDFORM

RESIDENCE BEAVER CREEK, CO - BRIDGE

10 WATERCOLORS
/Various Locations
The omnibus field studies summer course at CSU
travelled throughout Colorado and neighboring
states, stopping between campsites to capture
the essence of places in sketch and watercolor.
Presented are a few samples from that experience.

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OBJECTIVE
My immediate aim is to build towards
my Landscape Architect licensure.

I am seeking a firm that is looking
to make the addition of a hardworking,
eager, determined, ethical, good- “YOUR WORK IS TO DISCOVER YOUR WORK
humored, talented, professional, to AND THAN WITH ALL YOUR HEART
their team.
TO GIVE YOURSELF TO IT.
THAT’S THE MARK OF A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.”
ABOUT ME -Buddha

I am an avid outdoors enthusiast & a
wellrounded nerd.

Jogging, biking, hiking, and snow-
boarding are my joys in life. These are
balanced with a vigor to learn and
explore. WIRED, Nat Geo, classic literature
like A Sand County Almanac, LAM, Co-
Design, Hustwit films, TEDtalks, and site
visits are on my list of interests.

I’m not a fan of talking about my-
self, but discussing Landscape
Architecture always lights a spark
in me. Particularly, I am drawn to
high-performance landscape design
in community development & public
space, re-assessing the value of
land. It is my passion, my calling, to
advance the field with better design
through greater understanding.

EDUCATION SKILLS
BSLA | Landscape Architecture, North Dakota State University Adobe Creative Suite
[Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fl, Dw]
BSED | Environmental Design, North Dakota State University AutoCAD, SketchUp
Minor | Natural Resource Management, North Dakota State University [familiar w/ Civil3D, Revit, VRay, MicroStation,+]
Certificate | NEPA Concepts, U.S. Department of the Interior ArcGIS
[Catalogue, View, Scene, Map]
MS Office [Word, Excel, PowerPoint]
Windows OS, Mac OS X
EXPERIENCE Scripting [HTML, Actionscript 2.0]
Freelance | Creative, 2011-Present
Chic’ Collars_web design & re-branding Communication graphics
Adam’s Diary_CAD & digital illustration for commercial development Environmental illustration
Visualization
NDSU ASLA | Graphic Coordinator, Fargo, ND 2011-2012 3D modeling
Beaux Arts Gala & Lecture Series _coordination & organization Multimedia communications
Topos Awards Committee Chair _development & organization Technical drafting & drawing
Accreditation _planning, design, coordination, & construction Graphic standards (print <-> web)
Recycling Program _development, coordination, & organization Design process (I&A>DDs>CDs)
_designed Student Chapter logo & official stationary Big picture & detail oriented
_designed over 20 posters, desk flyers, & bulletins Hardworking & quick learning

Best Buy | Product Process Associate, Fargo, ND 2010-2012 REFERENCES

Dominic Fischer RLA, ASLA
CSU Dining Services | Lead Manager, Fort Collins, CO 2006-2008 NDSU | LA Group, LLC
tel: 1+701.799.3732
dfischer@lagroupfargo.com
HONORS
2012 Collition Memorial Thesis Award Finalist Nick Aceto, ASLA
NDSU, Department of Landscape Architecture Design Workshop | TBG | Terrain
Annually Awarded to Best Landscape Architecture Thesis tel: 1+720.317.5797
nick@terrainstudioaspen.com
2012 NDSU LA Program Web Feature
Thesis featured on NDSU Landscape Architecture Program homepage Kathleen Pepple, ASLA
Projects featured throughout curriculum descriptions NDSU
VANESSA C. HEFTI tel: 1+701-231-8121
kathleen.pepple@ndsu.edu
Minneapolis, MN 55426 2011 NDSU, College of Engineering & Architecture Dean’s List
Redmond, WA 98053 Recognition of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Ben Bernard
NDSU
email. vc.hefti@gmail.com 2011 Best Buy Store Employee Awards tel: 1+701-793-9528
tel. 00+1+970.692.9716 Hardest Working New Employee ben.bernard@ndsu.edu

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