CA Native Plant Palette
UCLAx
Plant Studies: Shrubs
This project explores an all-California native planting strategy for a residential site in Thousand Oaks, organized as a living ecological gradient. The design transitions from a drought-adapted chaparral slope to a shaded oak woodland understory and into a seasonal riparian bioswale that captures and filters stormwater. Plant selection prioritizes biodiversity through nectar and host plants, seed and berry production, and layered habitat structure, supporting insects, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. By aligning each hydrozone with local microclimates and hydrology, the design reduces long-term irrigation, stabilizes soil, and reflects the ecology of the Wildwood Regional Park edge.
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InstagramMy work explores how people move through, gather in, and form emotional relationships with landscape spaces. I’m interested in the balance between contemplation and activity, circulation and pause, and how planting, shade, seating, and spatial sequencing shape experience at the human scale.