Jonathan Noyes Colorado State University Landscape Architecture Portfolio

1. JONATHAN NOYES

2. No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be
of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together
each the happier for the other.
-Frank Lloyd Wright

3. contents
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Gateway Natural Area
Equinox Bike Garden
Berkana Rehabilitation Garden
Behavioral Sciences Rooftop Garden
Lory Student Center Green Infrastructure
5 Points Revitalization
Morgan Library Courtyard
Additional Work

4. 01 - Gateway Natural Area
The Gateway Natural Area is located in the Cache La Poudre Canyon, just northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. At the site, an island has been sculpted by the
river, which acted as the study location for LAND 241 - Environmental Analysis.
The final project involved designing a public space on the island that would
act as a launching point to the many trail systems that accompany the area.
Although the end result was important, the emphasis of the class was on site
analysis. Analysis of the site included: triangulation to determine the overall site
dimensions, location sketch studies to understand the spatial characteristics of
the site, and photo-collaging to document materials and experience on the site.
materials photo-collage - 4” X 6” photos glued to matte board
river experience photo-collage
4” X 6” photos glued to matte board

5. These location sketch studies depict
various aspects of the site.
Top Left: View facing southeast of the
island’s western bridge from the river
bank.
Top Right: View from the island facing
north to a large rock formation.
Bottom Right: View of the island from
the large rock formation, facing south.
charcoal on paper

6. new additional pedestrian bridge
observation deck and picnic area
stone paving and stone post and lintel
dwarf spruce
river boardwalk
gateway plan - east
gateway plan - west
existing bridge
stone paving
interactive rock sculpture
observation platform and picnic area
colored pencil and watercolor
existing bridge

7. gateway model pictures
top left: view facing southwest
top right: view facing west
bottom right: eye-level view facing
southwest to the stone post and lintel

8. 02 - Equinox Bike Garden
Equinox is a small, locally owned brewery in the heart of Old Town Fort Collins. Owner, Collin Westcott, saw an opportunity to give
back to the community by converting the alley parking on the south side of the building into a public bicycle parking area. This served
as the first design location for LAND 362 - Form and Expression in Garden Design.
Part of the design process for this site involved developing a conceptual idea from an analysis of the site and creating a conceptual
construct. This conceptual construct was then used to develop design ideas. My initial thoughts on the site led me to think about bike
mechanics, particularly gears. To me, gears represent interdependence, connectivity, and discipline, as well as individuals working
with others to achieve a common goal. These ideas were directly reflective of Collin’s goal of developing an area to help benefit the
community.
From my conceptual idea of gears, I developed a conceptual construct of interlocking “gears” made from bottle caps. The conceptual
construct was instrumental in developing design ideas for the site. I attempted to convey the conceptual ideas by designing inter-connected gear shade structures. These shade structures are equipped with solar panel fabric on top that allow the gears to slowly rotate
during the day. Bicycles are parked vertically around the poles supporting the gears, helping to free up space and open up circulation.
Along with bike parking, there are several seating locations including bar-style seating that doubles as a bike repair station. Equinox
intends to place a grain silo on the site in the future; this area has been defined by a circular planting bed. The paving on the site is
intended to match other alleyways in Old Town that have been recently renovated.
conceptual construct

9. These bicycle parking details illustrate the locations of the racks along
with the vertical placement of a bike
on the rack. The rack itself has room
to fit the front wheel and hold it in
place while a slit in the paving accommodates the back tire. The rack is designed so that a u-lock will fit around
the frame of the bike and the rack.
autocad

10. autocad and photoshop

12. 03 - Berkana Rehabilitation Garden
Berkana is a rehabilitation institute based in Fort Collins that is dedicated to optimizing the health and well being of adults with
physical injuries and disabilities. Berkana has plans in the making to build a much larger facility than the building they are currently
occupying. Included in the building plans is space for two gardens, one on the roof of the first floor and one on the main floor in the
center of the building. These areas of the building acted as the second study area for LAND 362 - Form and Expression in Garden Design.
The design for the site evolved much like that of Equinox; we were tasked with coming up with a conceptual idea that would be represented in a conceptual construct. My conceptual construct for this site was a large origami crane folded from newspaper. The newspaper is something that has lost its use, yet when it is folded into a crane it takes on a new purpose. In this way the newspaper crane
represents the meaning of Berkana, “The transformation of beings into their new form.” The forms of the crane are carried over in
the design through the shade structures which take on the shape of the crane’s wing and the interconnected hard-edges through out
the site that resemble folded paper.
This design involved deciding what type of injuries to cater to and developing a set of therapeutic gardens that would assist in rehabilitation. My design was created to assist people with amputations and people in wheelchairs. Programmatic amenities that help assist
in rehabilitation include a therapeutic pool, climbing wall, and a rehabilitation terrain park which is incorporated throughout the area
of the rooftop garden. A terrain park for rehabilitation involves creating a variety of paving surfaces and obstacles for people learning
to use a wheelchair, crutches, or a prosthetic. In the rooftop garden there are several ramps with varying paving surfaces, a sand pit,
a gravel pit and grass with pavers. Along with these features, the upper part of the fountain that connects the upper and lower garden
is wheelchair accessible, allowing a patient to walk or roll through the water. The final touch of the design is in the materiality of the
shade structures which would be made of canvas stretched across a metal frame. The canvas allows for virtually anything to be printed
on the shade structures such as inspirational quotes, images and soothing colors.
conceptual construct

14. autocad and photoshop

16. 04 - Behavioral Sciences Rooftop Garden
The Behavioral Sciences building at Colorado State University served as the site for a green roof system
for LAND 368 - Landscape Irrigation and Water Conservation. The objective of this assignment was to understand the difference between an intensive and extensive rooftop garden and incorporate both types
into the garden design. The types of plants to be used determine the soil depth and ultimately what type
of system must be used. Extensive systems are much easier to install because they require less soil depth
meaning less weight per square foot. Intensive systems typically need additional structural support in order to hold the soil and plant weight.
My design for the site incorporates a series of stone slabs that ascend to the edge of the roof to the west
toward the mountains. The stone slabs define the planting areas for the two types of systems. Two dwarf
blue spruce trees frame the view of the mountains while varying types of sedum and alpine plants fill in
the spaces between the stone slabs. Movable chairs and tables provide an area for students and faculty to
eat, study, and relax.

17. Planting List
Extensive System:
-Sedum spurium ‘Voodoo’
-Sedum spurium album ‘Superbum’
-Sedum spurium oppositifoliu
-Sedum sichotense
-Pycnanthemum species
-Salvia officinalis
-Echinacea purpurea ‘Maxima’
-Lavandula angustifolia
Intensive System:
-Picea pungens ‘Sesters dwarf ’
-Lavandula angustifolia
-Pycnanthemum species
Behavioral Sciences Building Roof Garden
Colorado State University
Jonathan Noyes
Land 368
March 26, 2012
autocad and photoshop

18. 05 -
Lory Student Center Green Infrastructure
The final assignment for LAND 368 - Landscape Irrigation and Water Conservation involved choosing an area on the CSU campus to redesign using three different types of green infrastructure elements. I chose a sight in between the northern end of the Lory Student
Center and the Engineering building where a series of awnings covers a pedestrian pathway leading to a series of steps that descend
to a bus stop and large student parking lot. I was immediately drawn to the awning structures which could be turned into a green roof
system.
While investigating the site, I came across a plaque that honors Ralph L. Parshall, the inventor of a device called the Parshall flume,
an irrigation tool used to measure flow rates in a channel. The plaque also marks the site of the original Colorado Agricultural College
Hydraulics Laboratory where Parshall carried out the experiments that lead to his invention. This discovery affirmed my site selection
and served as a conceptual idea for my design.
I chose to implement permeable paving, green roofs, and rain gardens into a cohesive system that would increase the efficiency of
rain water usage. The awning structures have been designed to be extensive roof garden systems. These extensive systems collect rain
water from the roof of the Lory Student Center along with falling water. The extensive systems are sloped in such a way that excess
water moves toward three flumes. These flumes then allow any excess water to move into the small rain gardens. Excess water from
the rain gardens as well as water along the permeable paving permeates through the soil to an underground trough that allows excess
water to flow to the final rain garden which runs the length of the northern staircase.
*archival photograph

19. green infrastructure plans
left: master plan with section lines
right: hydrology plan showing direction
of run-off
autocad and photoshop

20. autocad and photoshop

21. autocad and photoshop

22. 06 - Five Points Revitalization
The semester long project for LAND 446 - Urban Design involved working in small groups to redesign five points and the Welton street
corridor in downtown Denver. We began our research individually by studying a city outside of the US; this involved creating a figure/ground study of an area in the chosen city along with creating diagrams based on Kevin Lynch’s The Image of the City. The five
categories that define a city according to Kevin Lynch are: Districts, Edges, Landmarks, Nodes, and Primary Pathways. As a group we
created a figure/ground of the study area in Denver which we spliced with various figure/ground studies created by individuals in the
class in order to begin developing new ideas for Denver. After this, we were tasked with creating a figure/ground of a programmatic
element that we thought helped create a successful city. These ‘program prototypes’ were then spliced into the Denver figure ground
to develop ideas for program in our redesign of the area. During this time we also studied various urban design theories such as transit
oriented design, new urbanism, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre city, Disney’s Epcot center, Masdar city, car-free cities, campus plans,
neo-traditional planning, and Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti. We were encouraged to think about these theories and incorporate them into
our new design for the area.
As a group we began drawing conceptual plans for the area which we refined over the course of several weeks. As individuals we decided which area we thought was the most interesting in our conceptual plans to design at a larger scale. I chose the area that defines
five points along Welton street. As a group, we toyed with the idea of turning Welton into a car-free, pedestrian corridor. I embraced
the idea of the pedestrian corridor and connected Welton street to a newly designed pedestrian plaza in the heart of five points. The
light rail runs along Welton street and presented the opportunity to create a light rail stop in the heart of the area, as well. The covered light rail stop I designed in the heart of the area is intended to have multiple uses such as a gathering area for the community
and an area for musical events and festivals. Other considerations for the site included implementing multi-use buildings for retail an
residential, a network of linear parks that runs the length of Welton street, and creating circulation that prioritizes the pedestrian
over the automobile.
JEANNE-MANCE
COMMUNITY
GARDENS
UNIVERSITY OF
QUEBEC AT
MONTREAL
ST JAMES
UNITED
CHURCH
VAUQUELIN
SQUARE GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS
MONTREAL
CITY HALL
PLACE DES ARTES
PERFORMING
ARTS AND
SHOPPING
CENTERS
CHURCH OF
THE GESU
MONTREAL
CONVENTION
CENTER
CHRIST
CHURCH
CATHEDRAL
NOTRE DAME
BASILICA
MONTREAL PIERS
ST LAWRENCE RIVER
MARIE-RIENE-DUMONDE
CATHEDRAL
PLACE
BONAVENTURE
INTERSECTION OF
AUTOROUTE
VILLA-MARIE AND
UNIVERSITY
STREET
MONTREAL
CANADIENS HALL
OF FAME
RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT
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ARTS
RESIDENTIAL
OLD MONTREAL
EDGE
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DISTRICTS
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PRIMARY PATHS
NODES
LANDMARKS
MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL
montreal figure/ground and diagrams
ink on trace, adobe illustrator
JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446 JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446
JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446
JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446
JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446
JONATHAN NOYES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - LAND 446

23. figure/ground exercises*
left: Denver
middle: Denver/Paris
right-top: Denver/Singapore
right-bottom: Denver with program prototypes
ink on trace paper
*group work done with two other classmates

24. DAY IN THE LIFE
CHARACTER AND EXPRESSION DRAWINGS
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Sketchbook exercises were helpful in creating
ideas for our conceptual plans. Once the conceptual plan was developed, further sketching exercises allowed me to pinpoint and come up with
ideas for an area to design in greater detail.
*conceptual plan developed with two other group members
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From the process drawing exercises, I developed
this plan for the five points area. First, I hand drafted a plan using the conceptual plan as a guide. I
then used this drawing to create a sketchup model
of the site.
left: ink and colored pencil
right: sketchup
following spread: sketchup and photoshop

28. 07 - Morgan Library Courtyard
The Morgan Library Courtyard at CSU served as the study site for LAND 365 - Construction Documents. The objective of this project was to come up with a design for the
courtyard and develop a set of construction documents including layout and grading
plans, planting plans, and a set of detail drawings. Much like previous designs, I first
came up with a conceptual idea for the site. My initial thoughts lead me to the idea
of larger than life book sculptures that could be used for seating and as shade structures. I hashed out some ideas in my sketch book and eventually developed a rough
plan drawing. These sketches inspired a working model which I then used to develop
a sketchup model. While developing the sketchup model, I added some final details
such as turning one of the stacked book sculptures into a fountain and adding more
honey locust trees in and around the central book sculpture.

30. SMALL FOUNTAIN
MOVABLE SEATING
sketchup
HONEY LOCUST TREES
'STACKED BOOKS' SCULPTURE
'STACKED BOOKS' SCULPTURE FOUNTAIN

31. autocad

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34. 08 - Additional Work