Selected Works
Andrea Otalora
Central Park, New York City, NY
The Bronx, New York City, NY
Matheson Historic Center, Gainesville, FL
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Reitz Union Lawn at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
DETAILED PLAN
Year 1 - Design Communication
A technical replication of Central Park’s master plan, produced as an exercise in design communication and site plan rendering. This project focused on developing proficiency in digital illustration tools through including texture, linework, and color to accurately represent landscape elements at a large scale. The work reflects an early foundation in translating spatial information into clear, visually compelling drawings.
Year 1 - Planting Design Studio
A planting plan for a historic house and center in Gainesville, Florida. A symmetrical layout at the front of the building is meant to frame it while a native Florida plant palette grounds the design in its regional ecology. An adjacent plaza provides flexible open space for events and art installations, and the render is accompanied by a full plant schedule documenting species selection and layout.
Year 1 - Design Communication
This project looked at the Stone Mill Dam located on the Bronx River in NYC, focusing on the potential for a dam removal initiative and ecosystem revitalization. Showcased are a series of spatial and representational drawings demonstrating fluency across the core technical platforms of landscape representation. The work includes postprocessed GIS maps illustrating ecosystem conditions, circulation, and watershed extents. The accompanying technical CAD drawings and three-dimensional Rhino model translate analytical information into precise geometry and form.
DRAWN ANDREA
TITLE: STONE
ISOMETRIC DRAWING
Year 1 - Site Design Studio
A Photoshop montage proposing the activation of Reitz Lawn on UF’s campus through added plantings and informal seating elements like swinging tables. The design transforms an expansive pass-through lawn space into a recreational destination for the university community.
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This studio project proposed a health-oriented redesign of a historic community pond in Raipur, India, introducing raised garden beds for locally grown food, an overlook plaza to support social gathering, and an art wall. Two Lumion renders communicate the experience of the space and the human activity it was designed to invite.
