Shawn Kummet's Portfolio

Graphic Experience: Work Experience:

(320) 282-0842 Two years of landscaping/nursery at Wimmer Landscaping located in
58106 CSAH 36 -SketchUp Paynesville, MN. Job included insulation of pavers (patio, sidewalk, and
Eden Valley, MN 55329 -3DS (VIZ) driveway), planting and removing of plants, retaining walls (block and
Shawn.Kummet@ndsu.edu -AutoCAD rock), and upkeep of plants in the nursery.
Landscape Architecture student at -Photoshop Awards:
North Dakota State University -InDesign Placed third in college landscape architecture concrete competition.
Fall 2009 -Illustrator
Invited to Festival Du Voyageur invitational snow competition Feb. 2010
-Hand Drawings in Winnipeg, Canada.
Created the design in SketchUp and exported it into AutoCAD in order
to send the file into a laser cutter to make this model out of plexyiglass.
Defiance
http://www.dietsinreview.
com/diet_column/wp-content/
uploads/2009/01/muhammad-ali-
291x300.jpg
Model photos from:
http://gallery.me.com/matthew.
robert#100372
This model is focused on defiance which was taken from this photo
of Muhammad Ali called "First Round, First Minute." The model
represents the act of defiance because it is held together without any
kind of adhesive. The model also has many rectangles inside the large
cube, and there is only one that cuts completely through the model
defying the rest. Another reason this model represents defiance is
that the rectangles in the model are very small, but when somebody
would look at the model. The spaces appears to extend farther than it
could possibly reach because of the compact size of the model.
A key element for this model is
the ability to use light to interact
with the it and create more spaces
with the light that shines through
the model onto other surfaces.
 When working on an analysis it is easy to
mark down where various things a located
above ground, but there is a lot that goes
on under the ground surface. Because of
all the material under the ground, a person
needs to have the specific site surveyed to
find all of the buried elements to be safe.
This is done through various companies and
through the city's engineering division.

After retrieving an AutoCAD file of downtown

Fargo's utilities. I was able to create these
images to better show where the different types
of utilities are found in the area. This gives
people a better understanding of what is under
the ground in those parts of town.

When looking at an area to be designed, a key

part of the puzzle is the analysis. When working
on the analysis a piece of it is the utilities aspect.
For this there is more than just the stuff that
people can see above ground. There is a lot of
pipes, lines, and other types of structures under
the ground that need to be taken into account.
These can alter where curtain things should be
located in the design to make it easier.

Fargo, ND Analysis
 Meadow Park, Trailer Park

Image from Google Earth

Mounds of Fun
Mounds of Fun was designed to create an area for people
to go, that is different than their everyday places in Fargo.
This little park area is located right next
The design gives them a change from the flatness of the
to a trailer park Meadow Park, and is a
Fargo area by adding ridges and small hills. By doing this
good place to design so the people living
it makes a safe area for the kids to go and play anytime
there have a place to go that they can be
of day and year. It is not just for the people in the trailer
proud of. There are kids that call this
park, but all the people in the surrounding area.
area home, and there really isn't any place
for them to play and spend time. So they
fined places to play and that place ends
up being the street many times.

The area has a large open space

that can be taken advantage
of in a design. There also is
a seating area that people can
go to and relax whenever they
want.
 Town: Regent County: Hettinger State: North Dakota

Photo by Catherine Wiley

Regent, ND Analysis
A big draw into Regent, ND is the Enchanted Highway which brings
visitors from Interstate 94 to the town of Regent. Along this
highway there are sculptures that create interest for
visitors. These sculptures are made entirely of used
scrap metal, and have been designed and
constructed by a local resident, Gary Greff.
These sculptures catch visitors eyes
form miles down the road, and
they give the visitors places to
stop and interact with them.

The city of Regent has a

population of 172 and shrinking
with a land area of .55 square miles.
Regent is a dying city that has been
keeping to their original roots. With
the diminishing population of the city,
With many young people in
Regent has been forced to close its only
Regent relocating their own
school and relocate their students to
lives to different cities, the
another school district.
city hopes to bring back the
younger population, in hopes
The people of Regent have yet to give up on their once flourishing city. The of restarting their city.
tourism into Regent is still very much alive. During the fall, there is a large
number of hunters that come into the area for the hunting season.
 Recounting Times
Gone By...

Image from Google Earth

After meeting with the people
The people of Regent enjoy their history, and this of Regent. It was found that
park is designed to give them another experience of there was something needed
that. Instead of having somebody walk people around on the north side of town that
and talk about history. Here they are engaged with would bring people into town
the elements because there would be a rodeo located and give visitors as well as the
right next to the park, and to get really into the whole residents of Regent a place
rodeo theme. Visitors are able to ride horses through to go anytime of year. This
the area and experience a park in a different way than is also create a good view as
most parks around. people enter the town.

This park design takes into account

many different views through the
year by the plant selections and their
colors.

Regent Design
NTS This park creates a great escape for anybody who want to just get
away for a while. These photos show just a couple views that will be
seen from different parts of the park at different times of year.

The views in this park are nice all year around because of the
plantings. They have great foliage during the spring and summer
with a lot of wonderful smells to be experienced. When fall comes
the leaves all turn and have very bright colors that are a pleasure to
look at, and as for during the winter the plants will collect some of
the snow to create different views that will also be a joy to see.

These construction document show that all the sizes and heights are good for people, but they are also good
for when people are riding the horses in the area. The lights are high enough that it does not blind the
horses or the riders, but still give enough light that people can easily see what they are doing.

NTS
Regent's Future Path Expansion

Another step from that

Years down the road this can evolve into a trail that can be allowing all the
brings people throughout the countryside and let hunter you come to this
them experience the history of Regent in a different area a different
way. This trail will start in Regent, and over time will experience of hunting. In
expand out to the surrounding area. The trail will still stead of just taking the
be multi-use (hiking, biking, and horse back.) This truck from place to place,
expanded trail can also be utilized during the winter they will have the
by giving people the ability to cross country ski down ability to take horses
them, and have them be big enough that a snowmobiler and have guided hunts
can also use them safely. throughout the different
areas that can produce a
lot of game.
People really enjoy hunting and covering
a lot of form horse back. This is really
prevalent out in the Rocky Mountains.
People do a lot of hunting like this for
elk, and is a big attraction. That different
experience gives the opportunity to bring
in more people at different time of the
year, and this would also be a good chance
for the people of Regent to get a different
experience.

From ND DNR.
This graph shows distance a horse will travel depending on speed traveled.
http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/info/horsespeedmph.htm
 Images from Google Earth
1st Ave looking South

NP Ave. looking North 5th St. looking NW

Restoration of one-ways in Fargo, ND

Adding this new park
in downtown Fargo will
increase the pedestrian
movement in the area.

Before After
Bank Bank
Pace needed to allow for many people to go, and a Restaurant
place that has the ability to hold many vehicles for the
people down Fargo.

With all the extra cars that will be in the area, it will
have to make an area that will be safe to travel for
pedestrians and the vehicles in the area.

Creating a park that people in the area want to go any Bank Drive Through
time of the day. They can go to this area when they Parking Ramp
have a break, want to eat, or just want a place to go
Commercial
and spend sometime.

Have an area that people will use to get from place to

place. They can cut through the site to get to their
destination.
0’ 20’ 40’
With all of the vehicular traffic in downtown Fargo
there is a big need for a place for all of them to park
during the day. This design incorporates those needs
by adding a parking ramp that has the ability to hold
a large number of vehicles at one time while keeping
them in a close walking distance to the businesses in
downtown Fargo.

New Bank Drive Through New Parking Ramp

Exit

With this new parking ramp in the location that it is, the
old bank drive through had to be accounted for. That is
why in these images from a VIZ model, it shows that the
drive through can be placed to the south and still work
just fine. The entrance and exit to the area will still be
the same because it allows the vehicles to get to were they
need to go fast and easy, and keeping the pedestrians safe
with the traffic in the area.

Entrance
 The New Park
These photos are a good representation
of what a person would see when they
would go to the park. It is raised to
increase safety for the visitors by
getting them farther out of traffic and
clearly shows that it is a different space
that they can be in and relax.

With the park raised accesability

becomes an issue. That is why there
are steps and two ramps on the north
and south side of the park.
The park makes a safe way of travel
between NP and 1st. Ave, but it is also
a nice place to go and spend sometime.

The Park Maintenance

Since this park is located in Fargo, North
Dakota snow there is going to be a need for
snow removal from the site, and that the park
is raised could present difficulties cleaning.
That is why there are large doors located in the
parking ramp to allow for maintenance
vehicles to get up into the park to take care of
all the maintenance work.
 Petrifying Times Past

As lines intersect and grids are intertwined, so too do the past

and present build off of each other and become one. Petrifying
Times Past revolves around a restricted window that resembles
the view from the fort as it overlooks the town. It is then with
passage of time and through the distinctive melting process of
snow that one's view can then be expanded just as the city has
expanded to become what it is today. It is through this process
the foundational strength of the fort and its influence on
modern day Winnipeg is petrified.

The past is represented by

1’6” the for, and the present is
represented by the square
7’6”
structure in the middle.
6’6” 6’6”
The fort structure is 10’
Window
orientated just like the
2’6”
4’6”
actual fort, and the inner
building is orientated to
http://simplycol.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fort-gibraltar.jpg 6’6” true north and south. 6’6”
Image from Google Earth
Melting Process
This project dealt with making
a sculpture out of snow, and
when deciding what to make I
looked at key aspects of snow.
After doing this I wanted to
focus on the melting process
the sculpture would go through.