Landscape Architecture PortfolioVictoria University of Wellington

School of Design

Matthias Smink

Landscape architecture is my passion as it is the very environment we live in. Landscape evokes emotion and affects our senses, whether we are a designer or not. It is exciting for me to think that dependent on the spatial layout and physical forms of the environment, our feeling and experience changes. I also believe that ecologically responsible and environmentally sound design can be a real benefit to our lives.

I like to experiment, create and above all, learn - in order to grow as a designer and landscape architect.

Born in Ermelo, Netherlands in 1987. During my childhood I’ve often visited the Swiss Alps and realised soon I had an affinity for nature. In 2010 I decided to come to New Zealand to study. In 2015 I graduated with a Master of Landscape Architecture from Victoria University in Wellington.

Matthias Sminkm_smink@hotmail.com021 0835 9900

Work Experience

2014 Porirua City Council, Porirua Assisting Landscape Architect with design work

2013-2014 Porirua City Council, Porirua Assisting Leisure Assets Infrastructure officer updating GIS data

2012-2013 Proffesional Garden Services, Wellington Garden maintenance, including but not limited to pruning, weeding and mowing

2010-2011 Essity, Wellington International Airport Providing customer service selling a range of beauty and skin care products

Skills

Proficient in AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Office Suite, ArcGIS, Lumion

Easily adaptable and fast learner with all computer programs

Strong written and verbal communication skills in multiple languages

Education 2010-2015 Master of Landscape Architecture Victoria University of Wellington

2000-2008 Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Profile Economics and Society (emphasizes history and economics) CCNV in Harderwijk, Netherlands

References

Peter Connolly Lecturer and thesis supervisor at Victoria University peter.connolly@vuw.ac.nz 04 463 9578 John Callahan Leisure Assets Infrastructure Officer PCC JCALLAHAN@pcc.govt.nz 04 237 1525

Language

GermanEnglishDutch

Contents2nd Year -

Somes Island viewpoint

Micheal Fowler Centre carpark

3rd Year -

Pipitea Redevelopment

Thesis Year -

Taranaki Redevelopment

Employment -

Kenepuru Walkway

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A viewing platform on an island in the middle of the bay in Wellington. A solid concrete structure with wooden elements, combined with an endemic planting plan to compliment the design. The project is based on my interpretation of the movie ‘Stalker’. It tries to emulate the various feelings perceived from the movie, namely enclosure and being trapped which is followed by a feeling of freedom and relief.

Somes Island viewpoint - 2nd yearDesign classmedia used: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

Wellington Harbour

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The feeling of the movie expressed in abstract drawings and a wooden sculpture.

The feeling of enclosure and being trapped

The feeling of relief and freedom

Splitting of the mind; one rational and straight side vs. one chaotic and rough side

Free-draining filler, i.e. crushed rock

Existing grade

Rebar tie-back anchor

Reinforced concrete

Weeping hole

Floor of basin

crushed limestone

metal steps

concrete retaining wall

wooden seating

rough timber

concrete

Metrosideros exelsa‘Pohutukawa’

Muehlenbeckia astonii‘Shrubby kororiko’

Coprosma repens‘Taupata’

Cassinia leptophylla‘Mountain Cottonwood’

Phormium cookianum‘Mountain Flax’

The Michael Fowler Center is used for a wide array of events; local and international conferences, concerts, acts and summits. The aim of the project is to act as a forecourt to the building and a public park to the neighbourhood. Combining external views as well as enclosements adds a playful element and engages peoples’ perception of space. It is a direct invitation for people to spend time here. The park also facilitates a direct route to the waterfront. A space in front of the building is to be used by the in-house cafe.

Michael Fowler Center carpark restructuring - 2nd yearUrban design classmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

inter-active thoroughfare connectingenclosing

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Pedestrian routes

Prevailing wind

Traffic and noise

Unusable space

The planting palette is chosen by the plant features to best suit the location and purpose. The Silver Birch for example has a very straight trunk and a high canopy; lending itself very well for a gridlike layout. Lavender smells nice, has a delicate appearance and creates colourful hedges; ideal for bordering a highly visited area. Lemonwood creates dense shrubs of light lime-green leaves, giving a lemony scent when bruised; good for darker, enclosed spaces.

Metrosideros exelsa‘Pohutukawa’

Betula pendula‘Silver Birch’

Lavandula angustifolia‘English Lavender’

Pittosporum eugenioides‘Lemonwood’ or ‘Tarata’

Combination of species.Shrubs: Coprosmas, Corokias and Hebes Plants: Arthropodium cirratumSedges and flax: Astelias, Phormiums and Poa cita

‘Pohutukawa’

‘Silver Birch’

‘Lavender’

‘Lemonwood’

‘mixed shrubs’

‘mixed shrubs’

This masterplan involved the relocation of a heavily used port and train area in order to facilitate residential and commercial expansion and intensification north of Westpac Stadium in Wellington. An improved entrypoint for cruiseship tourists is central to this plan. This cruiseship terminal is the focal point of the construction drawings.

Pipitea redevelopment - 3rd yearMasterplanning and construction detailsmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

relocating ferry terminal relocating port timber activities continuous waterfront route improved accessability concourse

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Timber

Oioi (planterboxes)

Concrete

Grass

Seats on rails

Private seats

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Construction drawings

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Taranaki redevelopment - ThesisMasterplanning and urban designmedia used: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lumion, Indesign

A redevelopment of a busy street in Wellington, incorporating water sensitive urban design, transport planning, street layout and stream daylighting. It aims to improve conditions for a variety of transport modes, increase connectivity and act as a catalyst for further urban intensification on this location.

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connectivity: before connectivity: after

Street layout

Stormwater flow

Overflow

Sand layer

Sand filler between pavers

Root cells + draining soil

Existing subgrade

Permeable paving

Raingardens in road median collect stormwater runoff

Perforated pipe collects stormwater once holding capacity of garden is exceded

Overflow park detains and cleans water with discharge in sea

Drainage collection pipe

WSUD application

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Roadway Cycle path

Cycle path

Foot path

Stream SidewalkSidewalkKeyPedestrian lightpost

Overhead wire post

Overhead wire street light

Physical dividers between cyclists and traffic

Perspective

Kenepuru walkwayEmployed by Porirua Council to draw up a conceptmedia used: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Indesign

A pedestrian and cycle-way is planned between Porirua trainstation and Kenepuru station. The current path is gravel and sand which turns to mud in wet weather, becoming rather treacherous. Additional seperation between the path and the tracks is desirable. This project aimed to create a clear illustration for discussion purposes.

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Indicative location existing communication duct

Indicative location existing communication duct

Path

way

Path

way

Indicative location concrete bases for new catanary poles

Indicative location concrete bases for new catanary poles

Yard phone - has been removed

3m wide gate for service vehicle acces

1.2m wide gate for access to the train track corridor

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0 51 2 3 4 10 m

Indicative new fence allignment, 1m offset from catanary pole base

Indicative new fence allignment, 50mm offset from catanary pole base

~3m

~3m

~2% monofall

~2% monofall

Existing grass/mud trackon top of river flood stop bankto be replaced with two coatchipseal road surface

Grass bank down toPorirua stream

Grass bank down toPorirua stream

Fence 1m offset from catanary pole base to allow for drainage

Fence 50mm offset from catanary pole bases

Path ~6m offset from centre nearest traintracks

Indicative fence location

Indicative fence location

Indicative location existing communication duct

Indicative potential location existing communication duct

Porirua stream

Porirua stream

Section illustrating the dimensions of the pathway on the northern part

Section illustrating the dimensions of the pathway on the southern part

Thank you for your time

Matthias Sminkm_smink@hotmail.com021 0835 9900