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ANGELA M. JAFFUELLandscape DesignerCSU 2013 - Master in Landscape Architecture HTI 2011 - Certificate in Horticultural TherapyUWM 2011 - Certificate in Therapeutic RecreationMU 1998 - BACHELOR IN SOCIAL WORK
Table of Contents1. TOWNHOUSE GARDEN
L-STRIP GARDEN WITH FOLIAGE BLOOMING THROUGHOUT SEASONS.
2. YULE MARBLE QUARRYDIAGRAMMATIC EXPRESSION OF CARBONDALE AREA AND USE OF MARBLE.
3. HIGH TECH GREEN HOUSERECONNECTING COMMUNITY HERITAGE IN A MODERN TECH WORLD.
4. CHERRY CREEK CORRIDORRECONNECT BUINESS DISTRICT WITH THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. REDUCE THROUGH TRAFFIC ALONG CHERRY CREEK CANAL.
5. DENVER SKYLINE PARK AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTABSTRACT TERRAIN ANALYSIS
6. MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOLA HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, INCORPORA-TING NATIVE SCIENCE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
7. SANTA-FE STYLE GARDENCONSTRUCTION OF INNER COURTYARD AND TRELLIS.
8. LIGHT RAIL STATION / URBAN PLAZARECONNECT NEIGHBORHOOD PAYING ATTENTION TO CURRENT ECOLOGI-CAL CONDITIONS, BASING DESIGN ON 5 SENSES.
9. SHERMAN CREEK WATERFRONTRIVER WALK PROMOTING WATER RECREATION, ECOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
10. “I-BEAM VOID SPACE”AN INVERSE REPRESENTATION OF THE ORGINAL I-BEAM SCULPTURE, A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT.
11. ARAPAHOE SQUARE MULTI-PROGRAMMING HOMELESS SHELTER/COURTYARD AND PLAZA TO AID HOMELESS, AND REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
12. DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER CONNECTING YOUTH TO COMMUNITY THROUGH NATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART IN A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.
13. LAKE WHITNEY A CONTOUR MODEL OF A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
14. RED ROCKS PARK SCALE AND REALISTIC MODEL OF THE AMPHITHEATRE.
15. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDE OUTDOOR SPACE FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS THROUGH PLAY.
16. MONGOLIAN DZUD STUDY OF HOW EXTREME CLIMATE EFFECTS YEARS OF VEGETATION.
17. WESTMINSTER CITY PARK WELLNESS PARK PROMOTING HEALTH FOR ALL GENERATIONS. MAJOR REGIONAL DRAW WITH EDUCATIONAL CLASSROOM.
18. CITY OF GREELEY WATER CONSERVATION CURRENT REDUCTION OF WATER CONSUMPTION BY 53% RELATED TO PREDICTION WATER WILL RUN OUT BY 2060.
19. LOGO DESIGN PERSONAL BUSINESS CARD
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Townhouse GardenLOCATION: LOVELAND, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: PROVIDE A UNIQUE OUTDOOR SPACE WITH LITTLE MAINTAINENCE, YEAR ROUND BLOOMING FOLLIAGE, NATURAL STONE.CHALLENGES: VERY NARROW GARDEN, COMPACTED CLAY, HOA REQUIREMENTS, GARDEN SIDE EXPOSED TO EXTREME WINTER CLIMATE.SOLUTIONS: CORNER FLOWERBEDS KNEE DEEP AMENDED SOIL FOR MORE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, LOW WATER PLANTS IN CLAY SOIL NEAR BUILDING, BULBS FOR EARLY BLOOMING, PATIO FOR OUTDOOR GRILLING AND DINING, MAINLY PERENIALS.PROCESS: GENERAL LAYOUT, PLANT SELECTION WITH VARIED TEX-TURE, FALL BULB PLANTING.
CLIMBING ROSE TRELLIS
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MONTAGE SERIES
DIGITAL COLLAGE SERIES
“FLOATING ON A LINEAR PLANE”
AN EXPRESSION MADE OF ONE NATURALLY EXTRACTED PIECE OF MARBLE AND THE YULE FAMILY SCOTTISH TARTAN CLOTH.
THREE SINGLE PHOTOS OF MAR-BLE, A CRANE FOR HAULING THE GIANT CUBES, AND A COMPLETED BUILDING SHOWS THE PROCESS FROM NATURAL MATERIAL TO MANMADE STRUCTURE.
USING THE ABOVE IMAGE, FLUID-ITY OF THE VEINS IN THE MARBLE, GIVING THIS DENSE MATERIAL A SOFTNESS.
THE YULE MARBLE QUARRY EXPRESSED THROUGH A SINGLE PIECE OF MARBLE...
SHOWING DEPTH, COMPLEXITY AND STRENGTH.
DIAGRAMMATIC EXPRESSION OF THE YULE MARBLE QUARRY:
- MAIN OBJECTIVES OF MARBLE HARVESTING - GEOLOGICAL FLOW CHART OF “MARBLE DEPOSIT MODEL & MARBLE MINE MODEL”- THE UNIT CELL OF CALCITE
Yule Marble Quarry
High Tech Green HouseLOCATION: WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: RECONNECT COMMUNITY HISTORY AND HERITAGE WITH CURRENT POPULATIION.CHALLENGES: RAPID DECLINE IN LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, MODERATELY HIGH RISK YOUTH, INCREASED LOWER INCOME POPULATION, NO REGIONAL DRAW TO BRING IN NEW BUSINESS.SOLUTIONS: INTEGRATE MODERN TECHNOLOGY WITH HISTORY OF CARNATION FLORAL INDUSTRY, PROVIDE A SPACE WHERE YOUTH CAN LEARN ROLE MODELLING BY GIVING TECH CLASSES TO OLDER POPULATION, RECONNECT TO GLOBAL INDUSTRY.PROCESS: HISTORY OF CULTURE AND INDUSTRY, CONNECTIVITY ANALYSES, VIABILITY PROJECTIONS.
FINAL MODELSTUDY MODEL
Cherry Creek CorridorLOCATION: DENVER, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: RECONNECT BUINESS DISTRICT WITH THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. REDUCE THROUGH TRAFFIC ALONG CHERRY CREEK CANAL.CHALLENGES: UNSAFE BOULEVARD, STREET SCAPE INCOMPATIBILITY, HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC/CONGESTION, MINIMAL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, LACK OF SUSTAIN-ABILITY, UNDER UTILIZED LAND ALONG BOULEVARD.SOLUTIONS: CREATE DIVERSE AND CONSISTANT URBAN SPACES, REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SPEED, CREATE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION CHOICE, INCREASE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS, INCREASE SUSTAINABLE ASPECTS.PROCESS: VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN/SUSTAINABLITY ANAL-YSES, DEVELOPMENTAL DENSITY CHANGE, CREATION OF NON-LOCAL TRAFFIC SOLUTION, INCREASE PEDESTIRAN CONNECITONS, SAND/SILT REMEDIATION, BIOFILTRATION.
NEW TRANSIT MAP
ROAD / ALLEY REALIGNMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALAFTERBEFORE AFTERBEFORE GROUND FLOOR
USAGE
DISTRICTSSTUDY AREA MAJOR ARTERIALS/PROPOSED TUNNEL
EXISTING TRANSITSTOPS
PROPOSED TRANSIT
PROPOSED TRAFFIC REROUTE
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PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONNECTING RESIDENTIAL TO BUSINESS DISTRICT
SEATING AREA OVERLOOKING CHERRY CREEK CANAL
CHERRY CREEK HARDSCAPE WATER PARK
PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY ACCESSING CHERRY CREEK CANAL
EAST BOUND VIEW OF CHERRY CREEK CANALWITH PROPOSED MULTILAYER / MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR
MULTIMODAL / MULTILAYER CORRIDOR
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DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we are normally in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store). Sometimes present in different levels of intensity (1-3 from least to most).RETERRITORIALIZATION - Re-engagement back to what is considered the ʻnorm as code of conductʼ for the given location.
EMERGENCE - The notion of becoming something or being in a provisional state [the gray zone/fuzzy condition], resisting the power of structure. (ex: cyclists groups form as they ride and work upon eachother)
STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the fabric (cloth,surface). Deals with discipline/control, has structure or dominant power, demarcation/certain legibility. This is a zone of rules/power structure,organization, systems of habit.
HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.
EDGE CONDITIONS - Signifies a destinictive formal boundary.
Colorado ResidentsD E P A R T I N G
D: Passing through security check, descending to a secured ʻno mans landsʼ (more of a global/international territory, inbetween states/countries) riding the train to the terminals, then completely deteritorializing with take off, reaching the apex at peak alititude.R: Descending in flight, followed by landing the airplane, touching ground, riding the train through ʻno mans landʼ, ascending with the elevator to the main lobby level, going through security before being released. Another form of reter. are the thematic restraunts (Red Rocks Bar, Boulder Beer Tap House, Way Out West, Vertical Mile Market) on located on the sides, re-connecting people to Colorado.E: A group of strangers (to one another) standing ʻtogetherʼ at ʻarrivalsʼ, people here are neither coming nor leaving, just hanging out, becoming a ʻgroupʼ as they converse and share stories waiting, associating with one another.S: The seating in itself signifies a prescribed purpose: sitting, a place to rest while waiting for travelers. Although people are also doing other things while sitting, ex: sleeping, reading, working on laptops, talking on the phone, etc.H: The entire airport is somewhat a holey space in that, all areas lie in ʻno mans landʼ. An airport feels like it does not really belong to any state/country, without structure and tends to give this sense of feeling of feeling lost.E: Edge demarks the formal boundary surrounding the heightened security area.
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DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we are normally in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store). Sometimes present in different levels of intensity (1-3 from least to most).RETERRITORIALIZATION - Re-engagement back to what is considered the ʻnorm as code of conductʼ for the given location.
EMERGENCE - The notion of becoming something or being in a provisional state [the gray zone/fuzzy condition], resisting the power of structure. (ex: cyclists groups form as they ride and work upon eachother)
STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the fabric (cloth,surface). Deals with discipline/control, has structure or dominant power, demarcation/certain legibility. This is a zone of rules/power structure,organization, systems of habit.
HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.
EDGE CONDITIONS - Signifies a destinictive formal boundary.
Colorado ResidentsD E P A R T I N G
D: Passing through security check, descending to a secured ʻno mans landsʼ (more of a global/international territory, inbetween states/countries) riding the train to the terminals, then completely deteritorializing with take off, reaching the apex at peak alititude.R: Descending in flight, followed by landing the airplane, touching ground, riding the train through ʻno mans landʼ, ascending with the elevator to the main lobby level, going through security before being released. Another form of reter. are the thematic restraunts (Red Rocks Bar, Boulder Beer Tap House, Way Out West, Vertical Mile Market) on located on the sides, re-connecting people to Colorado.E: A group of strangers (to one another) standing ʻtogetherʼ at ʻarrivalsʼ, people here are neither coming nor leaving, just hanging out, becoming a ʻgroupʼ as they converse and share stories waiting, associating with one another.S: The seating in itself signifies a prescribed purpose: sitting, a place to rest while waiting for travelers. Although people are also doing other things while sitting, ex: sleeping, reading, working on laptops, talking on the phone, etc.H: The entire airport is somewhat a holey space in that, all areas lie in ʻno mans landʼ. An airport feels like it does not really belong to any state/country, without structure and tends to give this sense of feeling of feeling lost.E: Edge demarks the formal boundary surrounding the heightened security area.
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elSMOOTH - A fabric in which there is no directionality or weaving, not measurable/force but no flaws (arctic snow field, ocean, sand). STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the fabric (cloth, surface). Deals with discipline/control, has structure or dominant power, demarcation/certain legibility. This is a zone of rules/power structure, organization, system of habits.EMERGENT FORM - The notion of becoming something or being in a provisional state [the gray zone/fuzzy edge condition], resisting the power of structure (ex: Cyclists groups form as they ride and work upon eachother).FORMLESSNESS - The opposite of being in a provisional state, powerless, without any structure.RHIZOMATIC STRUCTURE - A flattened non-hierarchical structure that has lateral, horizontal distribution which is deregulated, expressing flows of energy in masses or structures.DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we normally are in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store).HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.DIFFERENCE - When in correlation with repetition, different from the similarity that is represented.REPETITION - The meaning is so far removed that it really doesnʼt matter anymore. The notion of the simulacrum (copy of the similarity) is so far out that it no longer is important. Relevancy is in how you see it.
STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the a ( , )system of habits.EMERGENT FORM -FORMLESSNESS - The opposite of being in a provisional state, powerless, without any structure.RHIZOMATIC STRUCTURE - A flattened non-hierarchical structure that has lateral, horizontal distribution which is deregulated, expressing flows of energy in masses or structures.DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we normally are in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store).HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.DIFFERENCE - When in correlation with repetition, different from the similarity that is represented.REPETITION -
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SMOOTH - A fabric in which there is no directionality or weaving, not measurable/force but no flaws (arctic snow field, ocean, sand). STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the fabric (cloth, surface). Deals with discipline/control, has structure or dominant power, demarcation/certain legibility. This is a zone of rules/power structure, organization, system of habits.EMERGENT FORM - The notion of becoming something or being in a provisional state [the gray zone/fuzzy edge condition], resisting the power of structure (ex: Cyclists groups form as they ride and work upon eachother).FORMLESSNESS - The opposite of being in a provisional state, powerless, without any structure.RHIZOMATIC STRUCTURE - A flattened non-hierarchical structure that has lateral, horizontal distribution which is deregulated, expressing flows of energy in masses or structures.DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we normally are in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store).HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.DIFFERENCE - When in correlation with repetition, different from the similarity that is represented.REPETITION - The meaning is so far removed that it really doesnʼt matter anymore. The notion of the simulacrum (copy of the similarity) is so far out that it no longer is important. Relevancy is in how you see it.
STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the a ( , )system of habits.EMERGENT FORM -FORMLESSNESS - The opposite of being in a provisional state, powerless, without any structure.RHIZOMATIC STRUCTURE - A flattened non-hierarchical structure that has lateral, horizontal distribution which is deregulated, expressing flows of energy in masses or structures.DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we normally are in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store).HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.DIFFERENCE - When in correlation with repetition, different from the similarity that is represented.REPETITION -
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DETERRITORIALIZATION - Disengaging from ʻcodes of conductʼ in a space we are normally in (ex: classical music in a teen clothing store). Sometimes present in different levels of intensity (1-3 from least to most).RETERRITORIALIZATION - Re-engagement back to what is considered the ʻnorm as code of conductʼ for the given location.
EMERGENCE - The notion of becoming something or being in a provisional state [the gray zone/fuzzy condition], resisting the power of structure. (ex: cyclists groups form as they ride and work upon eachother)
STRIATED - Inherently has a direction/grain in the fabric (cloth,surface). Deals with discipline/control, has structure or dominant power, demarcation/certain legibility. This is a zone of rules/power structure,organization, systems of habit.
HOLEY - The in-between space which doesnʼt belong anywhere. Holey space is always between smooth and striated space.
EDGE CONDITIONS - Signifies a destinictive formal boundary.
Colorado ResidentsD E P A R T I N G
D: Passing through security check, descending to a secured ʻno mans landsʼ (more of a global/international territory, inbetween states/countries) riding the train to the terminals, then completely deteritorializing with take off, reaching the apex at peak alititude.R: Descending in flight, followed by landing the airplane, touching ground, riding the train through ʻno mans landʼ, ascending with the elevator to the main lobby level, going through security before being released. Another form of reter. are the thematic restraunts (Red Rocks Bar, Boulder Beer Tap House, Way Out West, Vertical Mile Market) on located on the sides, re-connecting people to Colorado.E: A group of strangers (to one another) standing ʻtogetherʼ at ʻarrivalsʼ, people here are neither coming nor leaving, just hanging out, becoming a ʻgroupʼ as they converse and share stories waiting, associating with one another.S: The seating in itself signifies a prescribed purpose: sitting, a place to rest while waiting for travelers. Although people are also doing other things while sitting, ex: sleeping, reading, working on laptops, talking on the phone, etc.H: The entire airport is somewhat a holey space in that, all areas lie in ʻno mans landʼ. An airport feels like it does not really belong to any state/country, without structure and tends to give this sense of feeling of feeling lost.E: Edge demarks the formal boundary surrounding the heightened security area.
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Landscape and Architectural Analyses
DENVER SKYLINE PARK WITH WATER SCULPTURE
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary SchoolLearning Landscape - Public vs. PrivateCate Townsley, Angela Jaffuel, Ryan Lemon02.27.07
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary SchoolLearning Landscape - Demo PlanCate Townsley, Angela Jaffuel, Ryan Lemon02.27.07
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Purchase or MoveExisting Church
PurchaseLand
Keep ExistingPre-K PlayEquipment
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RelecateBus Dropoff
Remove & Re-useExisting Sheltered
Walkway & Gateway
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Stakeholders Considerations Students, teachers,
staff Reduce bullying and other discipline issues
Students Reduce possible self-esteem issues
Students Reduce safety problems based on current physical site layout
Students Access to appropriate amount of play equipment
Students Access to outdoor educational resources Students, teachers,
staff, community Access to vegetation on school grounds
Students, community
Access to soft surface areas preventing user injuries
Students, teachers staff, community, service personnel
Access to vehicular/bus drop-off that is safe and practical
Students, Great potential for community use and social
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1) Ball field Soccer Marching band Football2) Natural Play Area Bird Feeders Upland Forest Natural Habitats Wild Grass and Flowers 3) Outdoor room Outdoor Classroom Shade/Rain/Bug Shelter Sreened-in Space Picnic space4) Gommunity Garden Vegetable Herb Flower Butterfly5) Primary Play Area Swings Slides6) Sand Play Area Archeology Site 7) Pre-Kindergarden Play Area8) Semi-Outdoor Learning Wetland Habitat Fish Hatchery Art Space Reading Room Vegetation Planters Weather Station9) Central Gathering Area Elevated Performance Stage Public Art Sculpture10) Intermediate Play Area Jump Rope11) Rock Formation Play Area12) Music Garden Sound Sculptures Musical Water Features13) Hardscape Play Area Basketball Four Square14) Parking15) Trash Enclosure and Storage16) Main Entrance and Gateway17) Entrance Walkway Family Name Pavers Murals Student Art Banners18) Bus Drop-Off19) Mural 20) Street Scape Enhancement
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1. Safety – Provide a clean, safe and welcoming place for children to play. 2. Civic Engagement – Respect school/community engagement during the planning, design, construction and maintenance and monitoring of the school yard. 3. Outdoor Learning Environment –Provide an outdoor learning environment, through hands on experience, for science and technology, supporting the school’s vision.
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4. Holistic Environment – Provide a multi-generational and multi-age play environment. 5. Holistic Approach – Provide an outdoor setting promoting physical/academic education and socialization.
B E G I N N I N G SWE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR INPUT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SITE OPPORTUNITIES
Site Circulation
Vision: The Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Charter School for Science and Technology Campus will be a holistic learning environment for the school and community. Pro jec t Goa ls
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Spat ia l D iagramFinding Common Ground
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Spring Semester 2007Professor Lois Brink
University of Colorado at Denver
College of Architecture and Planning
March 7, 2007
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LOCATION: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISANAKEY CONCEPT: SAVE PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY, OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, HOLISTIC APPROACH AND ENVIRONMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.CHALLENGES: SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, LOW BUD-GET, TRAUMATIZED YOUTH.SOLUTIONS: REROUTE BUS FLOW, HANDS ON LEARNING SPACES, SUPPORT SCHOOL VISION, MULTI-AGE/GENERATIONAL PLAY AREA, PRO-MOTE PHYSICAL/ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND SOCIALIZATION.PROCESS: CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY, PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC ANALYSES, IMPROVEMENT PLAN, REMOVAL OF OLD PLAY STRUCTURE, SPATIAL DIAGRAMMING, ANALYSE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY USE.
STUDY AREA
Martin Luther King School
Construction Documents
Lightrail Station/Urban PlazaLOCATION: GLOBEVILLE, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: RECONNECT NEIGHBORHOOD PAYING ATTENTION TO CURRENT ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, BASING DESIGN ON 5 SENSES.CHALLENGES: OLD TOXIC MANUFACTUR-ING SITE, DIVIDED INTO 4 QUADRANTS BY INTERSTATE, RAILROAD TRACKS, CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, SOLUTIONS: INITIAL CONNECTION BY MEANS OF A GATEWAY, A NEW LIGHTRAIL STATION, RELOCATION OF AN URBAN PLAZA, ENTRANCE TO A NATURAL SPACE WITH AMPHITHEATRE AND WETLAND.URBAN PLAZA - INTIMATE SPACE DESIGNED FOR A WELLNESS EXPERIENCE: A WATER AND SUNKEN COURTYARD, MOVABLE VINES WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS, PROMENADE, AND SEAT-ING AREAS.PROCESS: CROSS-SECTIONAL SERIAL STUD-IES, HAND AND GRAPHIC MODELLING, SEN-SORY ANALYSIS.
SECTIONAL STUDIES
TRANSECT STUDIES
TRANSECT ANALYSES
SITE CONTAMINATION
PRELIMINARY MODELLING - DAYLIGHT STUDIES FINAL PLAZA MODEL
TRANSECT MODEL
STUDY AREA
LOCATION: NEW YORK, NEW YORKKEY CONCEPT: RIVER WALK PROMOTING WATER REC-REATION, ECOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.CHALLENGES: LAND OWNERSHIP CONFLICT, SAFETY CONCERNS, REDUCED CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS TO WATERFRONT, RESTORATION NEEDS.SOLUTIONS: PROVIDE SAFE PEDISTRIAN PATHWAY, INCOROPRATE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY FOR EXPERIEN-TIAL LEARNING, REDUCTION OF SHERMAN CREEK TO AN INLET OFF HARLEM RIVER FOR POTENTIAL TIDAL WETLANDS AND MUD FLATS, REINTRODUCTION OF COMPETITIVE ROWING.PROCESS: LAND OWNERSHIP, CONNECTIVITY, PEDES-TRIAN SAFETY, WATERFRONT ACCESS ANALYSES; INTE-GRATE PLAY AREA/INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, INTEGRATE MUDFLATS/ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION.
Sherman Creek Waterfront
PLAYGROUNDDIFFERENT TEXTURES FOR SEN-SORY EXPLORATION: GRASS, WOOD CHIPS, SAND, & WAVY PATHWAY.
ENERGY WALKWAYSPACING OF WOODEN PATHWAY SIMULATES ELECTRICITY WAVELENGTHS.
WAVE MOVEMENTPATHWAY SHOWS WATER MOVEMENT TYPICAL TO THE RIVER WITH HEAVY BOAT TRAFFIC.
NIGHT LIGHTINGNIGHT TIME ROWING COMPETITIONS BECOME A NEW FAVORITE WITH FLOOD LIGHTING.
BOARDWALKACROSS BRACKISH WETLANDRAILROAD TRACKS REPRESENT OLD INDUSTIRAL SITE, WAVY BOARDWALK ABOVE WETLAND SIMULATES WATER WAVES.
MULTI-TIERED DECKBY ROWINGOVER 180 DEGREE MULTI-TIERED VIEWING DECK PROVIDES SUPERIOR OVERVIEW OF ROWING COMPETITIONS. EXTENDED WATER-FRONT FOR EASY ROWING ACCESS.
ENERGY WALLVERTICAL WALL REPRESENTS ELECTRICITY WAVES. WITH ALTERNATING STACKING, MANY MINI PLANTERS ALLOW FOR TRANSITION TO A “GREEN WALL”.
MINI PLANS OF DESIGN ZONES
WAVY BOARDWALK SIMULATES WATER WAVES
ENERGY WALL IN BACKGROUNDRIVERFRONT RESTORATION WITH LARGE BOLDERS
I-Beam Void Space Sculpture
CODEXBURNABY FURMAS - COLOR REDDORIS SALCEDO - NEGATIVE SPACE DESIGNRACHAEL WHITEREAD - NEGATIVE SPACE EXTRACTIONANTHONY CARO - COMPOSITION
LAYOUTORIGINAL AUTOCAD FILES USED TO OBTAIN THE PLANVIEWS OF BOTH LEVELS. WHEN OVERLAPPED, THE VOID SPACE WAS DESIGNED BY VERTICAL EXTENSION OF THE FOUR SQUARES.
COLOR PHILOSOPHYORIGINAL COLOR = PRIMER REDTHE VOID SPACE IS THE INVERSE COLOR = AQUA BLUE
PROJECT OVERVIEW
THE ORGINAL I-BEAM SCULPTURE IS A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT. THE “I-BEAM VOID SPACE” IS AN INVERSE REPRESEN-TATION IN DESIGN, COLOR, AND EXPERIENCE. TRUE TO SCALE THE SCULP-TURE STANDS APPROX.
TALL. LOCATION WAS SELECTED TO CONNECT THE TWO PIECES INTO ONE PROGRAM. THE CUBES ARE SPACED 36” APART FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND AN EXPERIENTIAL ELEMENT.
PROVOCATIONSKETCHUP 3-D MODELING TO VIEW A TRUE TO SCALE DIGITAL MODEL ON SITE. SIMPLE FRAMEWORK DESIGNATED PLACEHOLDERS. CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE COMPLETED PIECE TO SHOW SCALE.
Arapahoe Square - A Renewed Space For The Homeless
HISTORY OF THE HOMELESSAS WITH ANY CITY IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS, IN PARKS AND IN ALLEYWAYS. DENVER IS NOT ALONE IN THIS RESPECT, REPORTING IN THE 2009 CENSUS A “COUNT OF 11,061 HOMELESS PEOPLE…IN THE SEVEN-COUNTY METRO DENVER AREA.” (JVA NEDN HUMAN SERVICES AUDIT, JULY 19, 2010) ESPECIALLY DUE THE DETERIORATING ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CITY OF DENVER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HOMELESS POPULATION. ACCORDING TO THE 2009 COUNT, 6,659 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF DENVER.
DUE TO THIS RISING NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, THE MAXIMUM CAPACITIES OF LOCAL SHELTERS ARE OVERFLOWING, AND THEREFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO SLEEP ON THE STREET. THE THREE MAJOR AGENCIES PROVIDING SER-VICES TO THE HOMELESS, ARE LOCATED IN OR DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO ARAPAHOE SQUARE, DRAWING IN EVER LARGER NUMBERS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THUS INCREASING THEIR CONCENTRATION AND VISIBILITY IN THE AREA.
CHALLENGESTHE CHALLENGES OF DESIGNING TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN DENVER REQUIRES DEPTH AND INSIGHT. THEREFORE, AN ABSTRACT AND LESS CONVENTIONAL SITE ANALYSIS SEEMED BENEFICIAL. THIS APPROACH BEGAN THE PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING ARAPAHOE SQUARE WITH GREATER INSIGHT, GIVING WAY TO OPENING OUR MINDS TO THINK ABOUT THE SUBTLETIES WE EXPERIENCE.
THE DOWNTOWN DENVER BUSINESS DISTRICT AND 5 STAR HOTELS ARE LOCATED WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE HOMELESS SHELTERS. THIS CLOSE PROXIMITY ENABLES THE HOMELESS TO EASILY GATHER WITHIN THE CITY, WHERE TOURISTS OR BUSINESS MEN MAY BE ON A DAILY BASIS, AROUSING DISCOMFORT. THE HOTELS CAN BE A PLACE WHERE THE HOMELESS GRAVITATE TO FOR LOITERING OR PANHANDLING.
BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE HOMELESS CHANGES DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND CLIMATE. IN THE SUMMER, THE HOMELESS APPEAR TO OCCUPY SPACE ALONG CHERRY CREEK CANAL, UNDER LARGER SHADED TREES, AND MORE DISBURSED THOUGHOUT THE PARKS OF DENVER. IN THE WINTER, THE HOMELESS MIGRATE TO NEARBY MANHOLES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STEAM RISING FROM THE HOLES, UNDER BRIDGES WHERE THERE IS MORE PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS, AND IN MORE DENSE URBAN AREAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HEAT RADIATION FROM BUILDINGS.
LOCATIONTHE LOCATION OF A NEW SHELTER IS PROPOSED AT THE CORNER OF LARIMER STREET AND 23RD STREET, WITH PRIMARY SUPPORT AGENCIES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SITE, THE NEW SHELTER IS LIKELY TO HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR A POSITIVE OUTLOOK.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAZA TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS IS RELEVANT TO ARAPAHOE SQUARE, BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE MAIN HOMELESS SHELTERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE SITE. THE PRIMARY HOMELESS SHELTERS/AGENCIES ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY ON, OR ADJACENT TO THE SITE, THUS GIVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO THE HOMELESS.
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IS THE PLAZA DESIGNED SPECIFICIALLY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS. THE LOCATION OPENS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING TO LEARN SELF SUFFICIENCY, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR POSITIVE SELF ESTEEM, SELF IMAGE AND SELF EMPOWERMENT. THE BENEFIT OF THIS PLAZA DESIGNED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE HOMELESS SHOWS ACKNOWLEMENT AND RECOGNI-TION OF THEIRIN NEEDS, ALLOWING FOR THE HOMELESS TO REGAIN A SENSE OF BELONGING, LOST DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE OPEN DESIGN WITH CAMERAS AND NIGHT LIGHTING PROVIDES SAFETY FOR ALL.
AS AN APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF DENVER S HOMELESS POPULATION, A COURTYARD-STYLE SHELTER IS PROPOSED ON THE CORNER OF 3RD STREET AND LARIMER STREET. THIS TYPE OF DESIGN BEGINS A NEW ERA FOR DENVER IN REGARDS TO THINKING, IN HOW TO BOTH REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS. A STRONG COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENVER AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES ENABLES THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS SAFETY, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF ALL. THE UNIQUE COURTYARD SHAPE OF THE SHELTER CREATES A SPACE FOR DAY AND NIGHT MULTIPURPOSE PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS CHILD CARE, PROGRAMMING TO LEARN SELF SUFFICIENCY, SMALL GROUP CLASSES, AND SAFE OUTDOOR SLEEPING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GREATER NEEDS.
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PHASE 1 - OFFER A NEW PLAZA STRATEGICALLY DE-SIGNED FOR THE HOMELESS OFFERING MULTIPLE SMALL GATHERING SPACES, EXTERIOR HEATING LAMPS, AND PROTECTION FROM MOST ELEMENTS.
PHASE 2 - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MIXED USE BUSI-NESS STRIP SERVES AS A BUFFER TO DOWNTOWN DENVER.
PHASE 3 - A COURTYARD STYLE HOMELESS SHELTER, PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR OUTDOOR SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE NIGHT AND CHILD CARE SERVICES DURING THE DAY.
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Arapahoe SquareLOCATION: DENVER, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: MULTI-PROGRAMMING HOMELESS SHEL-TER/COURTYARD AND PLAZA TO AID HOMELESS, AND REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.CHALLENGES: INCREASE IN YOUNG HOMELESS, AD-JACENT HIGH PROFILE PROPERTY, LOCAL APPREHEN-SION.SOLUTIONS: NEW SAFE HOMELESS SHELTER WITH OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SLEEPING, DESIGNATED MULTI LEVEL PLAZA, VEGETABLE GARDEN, BASKETBALL COURT.PROCESS: COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, HIGH PROFILE SITE ANALYSES, HOMELESS MIGRATION ANALYSIS, EDUCATION THROUGH COMMU-NITY PLANNING PRESENTATIONS, DIGITAL RENDERINGS.
CONVENTIONAL AND ABSTRACT SITE ANALYSES
THREE PHASE DESIGN PROCESS
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Discovery Science CenterLOCATION: FORT COLLINS, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: CONNECTING YOUTH TO COMMUNITY THROUGH NATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART IN A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.CHALLENGES: HARD EDGE CONDITIONS, DENSLY WOODED LAND, STRONG COMMUNITY INPUTSOLUTIONS: YOUTH INTERNET CAFE, FORMAL AND ACCESSIBLE AMPHITHEATRES, ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS, SMALL STUDY SPACES THROUGHOUT, STORM WATE RMAN-AGEMENT THROUGH POROUS PARKING SURFACE, BIO-RETENTION FILTERS, TREES FOR SHADING. ARTWORK IN PAVING, PLANT FORM, FREE STANDING SCULPTURES, SIGNAGE.PROCESS: CONCEPTUAL MODEL - REPRESENTS INTIMIATE HIDDEN SPACES, INVISIBLE CONNECTIONS. OVERLAPPING OF SYSTEMS PROCESS MODELLING - PROGRESSION OF IDEAS TO ENHANCE GRADING FOR A FLUID DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE.
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RESOLVED CONTOURS FOR ADA COMPLIANT PATHWAYS
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Lake Whitney - Water Treatment PlantNew Haven, Connecticut
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LOCATED IN THE 640 ACRE RED ROCKS MOUN-TAIN PARK, 6,450 FEET ABOVE SEALEVEL, WEST OF DENVER COLORADO, LIES RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE. ON JUNE 15. 1941, THIS NATURAL GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENON BECAME DENVER S MOST PRESTIEOUS AMPHITHEATRE: AN OPEN-AIR AMPHITHEATRE ONCE LISTED AS ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, NOT DUPLICATED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. FORMED BY MOTHER NATURES GRADUAL MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH, MASSIVE SANDSTONE LEDGES EMERGED FORMING THE WALLS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE. THE ACOUSTIC PERFECTION IS FORMED BY TWO 300 FOOT MONOLITHS, SHIP ROC AND CREATION ROC WHICH ARE TALLER THAN NIAGARA FALLS. THE WALLS ARE RECORD KEEPERS TELLING THE STORY OF THE JURASSIC PERIOD 160 MILLION YEARS AGO.
INTERLACING RIBBON - BECOMES PATHWAY
DESIGN CONCEPT
Angela M. Jaffuel
LAND 640 Instructor: Merlyn Paulson
Project: Child Development Center, Kiev, Ukraine
ARTIFACT
Child Development CenterLOCATION: KIEV, UKRAINEKEY CONCEPT: PROVIDE OUTDOOR SPACE FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS THROUGH PLAY. CHALLENGES: VERY LOW FINANCIAL RESOURCES, POLITICAL CON-STRAINTS, STRONG EDGE CONDITIONS.SOLUTIONS: REMOTE ANALYSES, STRONG DIRECT CONNECTIONS, IMPLIMENTATION OF SIMPLISTIC AND NATURAL/LOCAL ELEMETS, LOCATE FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBLE PLAY STRUCTURE, PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR CONSTRUCTION.PROCESS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES, HAND AND GRAPHIC MODEL-LING, TRAFFIC ANALYSIS.
FORMAL ANALYTICAL PROCESS
Angela M. Jaffuel
LAND 640 Instructor: Merlyn Paulson
Project: Child Development Center, Kiev, Ukraine
PROGRAM
Entering through an archway designed to represent the local culture serves as a gateway to a more serene and relaxing environment. Stepping stones serve as both markers and moments for ks hidden adjacent to the park. A labyrinth can be soothing as
you visually follow the pattern, or meditate walking in the pattern. Informational signage can provide relaxation as you read about the local ecology of the wetland and lake, then stroll along the boardwalk in the middle of the high grass and cat tails, giving a sense of inclusion with the landscape.
The Stationary Cycler is wheelchair accessible, and aids all children (5-12y) with upper-body strengthening and coordination. The developmental bene coordination.The Blender™ Spinner accommodates multiple users, teaches “about centrifugal force as they shift their body weight to spin” in a twisting motion children (5-12y) love. The
The Spring Platform easy wheelchair transitioning,
The Super Scoop also allows for children (under 2-12) to work on upper-body coordination as they develop “mechanical problem-solving skills”. The digger is wheelchair are problem solving and coordination.
The OmniSpin® Spinner promotes vestibular sensory stimulation during interactive play for children (2-12y). The surface mounting makes wheel chair or walker transferringlay, and social skill development.
The Swing stomization of the child’s (2-12y) needs: harness, or anchors for seat straps. The developmental ben
The overall layout of the garden resembling the shape of a leaf teaches the about the structure of plant life. A hanging gourd garden as the entryway gives a whimsical feel to the garden. The tool shed provides a place where children can learn to put things away in a safe place for storage. Optional natural slope of the land. Traditional vegetables such as beans, potatoes and tomatoes are familiar foods most children can recognize. Fruit trees arranged as an espalier either on the perimeter of the vegetable garden or as a barrier between areas provide easy access and visibility to other areas on grounds.
across the creek; the interaction between motion and orientation (sensory neurons located in the inner ear) with stance (stretch receptors located in the muscles and joint-supporting liga-r walk through is excellent visual senation by following the sun’s
movement through light and shadow casting. Passing through a narrowing path presenting contrast of color and shape of plant ftextures. One can learn to discriminate sounds betweem by hearing footsteps while walking along a hardwood boardwalk and the water trickeling down the creek. Water play is ideal for chldren to experience nature in a naturally curious way through touch.
A gateway built of both natural stone and brick demarcates the transition from the built environment to natural form. Upon entering, a replicated cave is encountered. The form emulates the rocky coast of Crimea, with a water fall and river passing through. Hidden passageways in a cave complex, allowing for unlimited imagination for a spirit of exploration and appreciation for nature. The waterfall extends into a stream then shallow water, inviting a child to wade or splash.
The purpose is to develop cognitive and physical skills, in the context of a structured yet naturalistic environment. Here a child can develop a sense of adventure, allowing uninhibited physical experience and excursion of the senses, an integral part of a child’s personal cognitive development. Children are encouraged to play, climb, and jump as they invent their own games and individual challenges, as they cross the bridge into a land of oversized branches and birds nests.
RELAXATION LANDSCAPEActivity - Gatewayway, meditation, orientation.Setting - Large greenway between play areas, labyrinth.Quantity - Undetermined.Materials - Local folliage, trees, signage, various types of stone/brick.
INCLUSIVE LANDSCAPEActivity - Physical strengthening, Vestibular stimu- lation, eye hand coodination.Setting - Inclusive playground.Quantity - Undetermined.Materials - Playground structure, sand, gravel, rubber matting, woodchips.
LEARNING LANDSCAPEActivity - Plant vegetables, outdoor classroom about healthy eating.Setting - Bluebell garden, .Quantity - Undetermined.Materials - Vegetables, local fruit trees, wood for shed and boxes.
Activity - Exploring, climbing.Setting - Small spaces between other programming.Quantity - Undetermined.Materials - Local boulders, rocks, branches.
ADVENTURE LANDSCAPE
Activity - Touching flowers/sand/water. Setting - Pathways, outdoor classroom.Quantity - Undetermined.Materials - Local boulders, rocks, plants, wood, shade material.
SENSORY LANDSCAPE
A gateway built of both natural stone and brick demarcates the transition from the built environment to natural form. Upon enff tering, a replicated cave is encountered. The form emulaff tes the rocky coast of Crimea, with a water fall and river passing through. Hidden passageways in a cave complex, allowing for unlimiff ted imagination for a spirit of exploration and appff reciation for ffnature. The waterfall extends into a stream then shallow water, ir nviting a child to wade or splash.
The purpose is to develop cognitive and physical skills, in the context of a structured yet naturalistic environment. Here a child can develop a sense of adventure, allowing uninhibited physical experience and excursion of the senses, an integral part of a child’s personal ’ cognitive development. Children are encouraged to play, climyy b, and jump as they invent their own games and individual challenges, as they cross the bridge into a land of oversized branches and birds nests.
Activity - Touching flowers/sand/wateTT r.
The overall layout of the garden resembling the shape of a leaf teaches the about the structure of plant lifeff . A hanging gourd garden as the entryway gives a whimsical feel ff to the garden. The tool shed provides a place where children can learn to put things away in a safe plaff ce for sff torage. Optional natural slope of the land. Traditional vegetables such as beans, potatoes and tomatoes are familiar foods most childff ren can recognize. Fruit trees arranged as an espalier either on the perimeter of the vegetable garden or as a barrier between areas provide easy access and visibility to other areas on grounds.
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across the creek; the interaction between motion and orientation (sensory neurons located in the inner ear) with stance (stretch receptors located in the muscles and joint-supporting liga-r walk through is excellent visual senation by follff owing the sun’s ’
movement through light and shadow casting. Passing through a narrowing path presenting contrast of color and shape of plant ftextures. One can learn to discriminate sounds betweem by hearing footsff teps while walking along a hardwood boardwalk and the water trickeling down the creek. Water play is ideal for chldff ren to experience nature in a naturally curious way through touch.
Activity - Plant vegetables, outdoor classroomabout healthy eating
Materials a Local boulders, rocks, plants, wood, shade material.
The Super Scoop also allows for childff ren (under 2-12) to work on upper-body coordination as they develop “mechanical problem-solving skills”. The digger is wheelchair are problem solving and coordination.
The OmniSpin® Spinner promotes vestibular sensory stimulation during interactive play for childff ren (2-12y). The surface mounting makes wheel chair or walker transferringfflay, and social syy kill development.
The Swing stomization of the child’s (2-12y) needs: ’harness, or anchors for seat strapff s. The developmental ben
Activity - Gatewayway, meditation, orientation.Setting Large greenway between play areas
PROGRAMMING
Angela M. Jaffuel
LAND 640 Instructor: Merlyn Paulson
Project: Child Development Center, Kiev, Ukraine
FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
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LAND 640 Instructor: Merlyn Paulson
Project: Child Development Center, Kiev, Ukraine
INVENTORY
SITE LOCATIONSITE LOCATAA ION
NORTH/NORTH-EAST KIEV
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LAND 640 Instructor: Merlyn Paulson
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IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE FIRST UKRAINIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OPENED IN THE CITY OF KYIV. THE CENTER IS A STRONG BEGINNING TO PROVIDE PARENTAL EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
THE NEW CENTER HAD GIVEN PARENTS A PLACE TO LEARN, GAIN SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THEY DESIRE TO RAISE, AND MOST OF ALL HOPE. THIS PROJECT WAS VOLUNTARILY CHOSEN TO AID A HUMANITARIAN ACT, AND HOPEFULLY HELP MAKE A BETTER PLACE FOR MANY CHILDREN IN UKRAINE.
STUDY AREA
Meandering Pathway
Labyrinth
Planting Flower Beds
Inclusive Playground
Therapeutic Playground
Swing Set
Sand Box
Vegetable Garden
Picking Flower Beds
Parking Lot
Reception Garden
Large Shade Dome
Small Shade Dome
Tumbling Play Area
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LABYRINTH SECTION VALUE STUDY
PERSPECTIVE VALUE STUDIES
AUTHORS: ANGELA JAFFUEL - CLIMATE, WRITTEN REPORT, OVERALL ORGANIZATION OF PROJECTKE KE - BASE MAPS, WEBPAGE DESIGNRAFAEL DE SIQUEIRA - VEGETATION
LOCATION MAP
LOCATION: JARGALANT & GURVANBULAG, BAYONHONGOR, MONGOLIAKEY CONCEPT: IDENTIFY AFFECT OF EXTREME CLIMATE ON NATIVE VEGETATION, TO PREDICT QUANTITY OF SUP-PLIMENTAL FEED NEEDED FOR LIVESTOCK.CHALLENGES: DZUD (-54°F FOLLOWED BY EXTREME LONG HOT DROUGHT), UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER, AF-FECT OF GLOBAL WARMING, AVAILABILITY OF SURFACE TEMPERATURE DATA COINCIDING WITH DZUD.SOLUTIONS: MINIMUM 10 YEAR STUDY, CLIMATE AND VEGETATION STUDIES.PROCESS: GATHER RASTER DATA FOR CHOSEN YEARS, ANALYSES FOR TEMPERATURE MAPS OF DZUD YEARS, NDVI AVERAGE, NDVI CHANGE, VEGETATION MAPS, COM-PARE DZUD YEARS.
JANUARY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES DROP AS LOW AS F ( 3 C), A DZUD WINTER HAS DROPPED AS LOW AS - F ( C) IN 2009/2010. A DZUD NOT ONLY BRINGS DEVASTATION TO THE WINTER MONTHS, BUT ALSO THE LONG EXTREMELY HOT DROUGHT CONDITION DURING THE DZUD SUMMER MONTHS. IN ORDER TO GAIN PERSPECTIVE ON THESE UNIQUE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, A 10 YEAR STUDY EXPRESSES AS FOLLOWS:
BASE MAPS
FLOWCHARTS
VIDEO CLIPS OF 2010 DZUDBEAUTIFUL SUMMER PATURE
Mogolian Dzud - Extreme Climate
THE FIRST IMAGE MODIFICATION WAS PERFORMED VIA LAYER PROPERTIES/SYMBOLOGY/CLASSIFIED/CLASSIFY/CLASSIFICATION METHOD/EQUAL INTERVAL.
THIS WAS DONE TO RECLASSIFY THE RAW DATA TO 10 CLASS-ES WITH EQUAL INTERVALS TO EASE VISUALIZATION AND TEMPERATURE INTERPRETATION.
THE SECOND IMAGE MODIFICATION WAS PERFORMED VIA LAYER PROPERTIES/DISPLAY/CUBIC CONVOLUTION.
THIS WAS DONE TO RESAMPLE THE PIXILATED RAW DATA, DISPLAYING A SMOOTH APPEARANCE WITH CONTINUOUS DATA
1. MODIS/TERRA LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND EMISSIVITY 8-DAY L3 GLOBAL 0.05DEG CMG DATA WAS DOWNLOADED AS RAW RASTER DATA FROM HTTP://EARTHEXPLORER.USGS.GOV/.THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED (MODIS*.02 SCALE FACTOR) VIA 3D ANALYST TOOLS/RASTER MATH/RASTER CALCULATOR/TIMES. THIS WAS DONE TO RECALCULATE THE TEMPERATURE VALUE TO KELVIN WITH A .02 SCALE FACTOR.2. THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED VIA SPATIAL ANALYST/MAP ALGEBRA/RASTER CALCULATOR. THIS WAS DONE TO CONVERT THE TEMPERATURE VALUE FROM KELVIN TO FAHRENHEIT WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: [(FILE*1.8)-459.67].3. AFTER THE CALCULATION, THE FILE WAS CLIPPED THE THE AIMAG (SOUM) BOUNDARY VIA DATA MANAGEMENT/RASTER/RASTER PROCESSING/CLIP TO REMOVE DATA OUTSIDE THE DESIRED BOUNDARY.
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CLIMATE RESULTS
OUR GIS CLIMATE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES OF A DZUD, SPECIFICIALLY IN THE BAYANKHONGOR AIMAG WITH THE MOST NORTHERN SOUMS WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY THE 2003/2003 DZUD MAY APPEAR AS OF HAVING A MORE SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT, THE TEMPERATURES WERE NOT NEAR AS HOT, WITH A MINUTE MILDER WINTER, THUS HAVING A LESSER NEGATIVE IMPACT ON LOCAL VEGETATION. THE 2009/2010 DZUD CAUSED A MUCH GREATER DEVASTATION FOR THE PEOPLE, POSSIBLY DUE TO A SIGNIFICANTLY HOTTER SUMMER WITH A GREAT-ER DROUGHT FOLLOWED BY SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME AND HARSH COLD TEMPERATURES IN RECENT HISTORY.
THESE FINDINGS ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE NDVI VEGETATION FILES, EVIDENCED BY A SLOWER VEGETATION RECOV-ERY IN 2011, AND A MORE EXPEDITE VEGETATION RECOVERY IN 2004 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING DZUD YEARS.
CLIMATE ANALYSIS
THE ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION GROWTH IS VITAL INFORMA-TION FOR THE NOMADS IN MONGOLIA. MANY GRASSES NEEDED TO FEED THE LIVESTOCK OF NOMADIC FARMERS DIE BACK SIGNIFICANTLY DURING A DZUD, FORCING FAMILIES TO PURCHASE HAY COSTING APPROXIMATELY $3000.00 PER YEAR
OVERALL, IT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SUMMER OF 2004 HAD THE MOST PRODUCTIVE VEGETATION RE-GROWTH COMPARED TO THE SUMMER OF 2011. WHEN COMPARING VEGETATION RE-GROWTH OF THE TWO MOST RECENT DZUD YEARS (2002/2003 & 2009/2010), THE RESULTS SHOW THAT THE 2009/2010 DZUD HAD MORE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE EXISTING VEGETATION. THE MAP BELOW SHOWS A RE-GROWTH COMPARISON OF THE DZUD YEARS:
THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR MONGOLIAN HERDERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIVESTOCK AND NOMADIC LIFESTYLE. GOOD YEARS WITH MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION CAN ACTUALLY GIVE A HIGH ENOUGH BIOMASS YIELD IN ORDER TO FEED THEIR ANIMALS OVER THE SUMMER, SO THAT THE LIVESTOCK GO INTO THE WINTER STRONG AND HEALTHY. LESS GOOD YEARS DO NOT YIELD ENOUGH FEED FOR THE SUMMER, LET ALONE THE WIN-TER. THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF THE 2002/2003 AND 2009/2010 DZUD YEARS HAD A NEGATIVE impact on the herders’ lives in the GurvanbulaG AND JARGALANT SOUMS.
BEGINNING WINTERS WITH ALREADY LOW BIOMASS, HERDERS WILL VERY QUICKLY BECOME LOW IN FEED. THEREFORE, RISING CONCERNS OF LIVESTOCK DYING FROM STARVATION, AND FREEZING FROM THE COLD SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND WIND, IS THE UNFORTU-NATE AFFECT OF A DZUD.
HERDERS WHO RESIDE IN THE SOUM WITH PASTURE REGULATION HAVE MORE MONEY TO PURCHASE AND STORE FEED FOR THEIR LIVESTOCK. AN ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE IS THE MONITORED AND REGULATED ROTA-TION OF PASTURES, ALLOWING RE-GROWTH BEFORE THE ALREADY BARREN LAND IS COMPLETELY STRIPPED OF VEGETATION. DURING THE INITIAL SUMMERS AFTER THE DZUD YEARS, VEGETATION HAS VERY LITTLE CHANCE FOR RE-GROWTH.
THE IMPACT OF THE SEVERE WINTERS IN MONGOLIA HAS A RIPPLE TYPE EFFECT MANY FAMILIES HAVE NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE WITH. LOW VEG-ETATION FOR GRAZING AFFECTS FEED FOR ANIMALS, AND REDUCED FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE.
IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER AS EXTREME AS THE 2009/2010 DZUD, WHERE TEMPERATURES dropped down to -54°F (−48°c) For nearly 50 DAYS IN A ROW, THE SURVIVAL RATE OF LIVESTOCK IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.
VEGETATION ANALYSIS
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION CONCLUSION
VEGETATION RESULTS
What Is Wellness ?IT IS A PROACTIVE, PREVENTIVE APPROACH DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM LEVELS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING.
WELLNESS CAN ALSO BE DEFINED AS AN ACTIVE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH YOU BECOME AWARE OF AND MAKE CHOICES TOWARD A MORE SUCCESSFUL EXISTENCE.
A WELLNESS-ORIENTED LIFESTYLE ENCOURAGES YOU TO ADOPT HABITS AND BEHAVIORS THAT PROMOTE BETTER HEALTH AND AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. IT ALSO INVOLVES THE RECOGNITION THAT YOU HAVE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS, WITH EACH DIMENSION BEING NECESSARY FOR OPTIMAL LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING.
WELLNESS INVOLVES OUR RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR US TO HAVE HIGHER LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING.WELLNESS EMPHASIZES THE WHOLE INDIVIDUAL. IT S THE INTEGRATION OF THE SPIRIT, BODY AND THE MIND AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYTHING WE DO, FEEL, THIN AND BELIEVE HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR STATE OF HEALTH.
POPULATIONS OFTEN OVERLOOKED ARE TEENS AND SENIORS. BOTH GROUPS SHARE SIMILARITIES, SUCH AS PEER AND FAMILY ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, LOSS OF INTEREST, LOW SELF ESTEEM, SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PRIDE, LACK OF CONCENTRATION. THESE SIMILARITIES ARE AN AFFECT OF THE GROWTH PHASE TYPICAL FOR THE PERIOD IN THEIR LIFE.
WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES ADDRESSING 4 KEY COMPONENTSPERSONAL – SPIRITUAL: HOPE, FAITH, LOVE
– MENTAL: HAPPINESS, DEVELOP CONCENTRATION AND SELF-DISCIPLINE, RESPECT OF OTHERS, SELF-CONFI DENCE, GOAL SETTING, POSITIVE OUTLOOK, GOOD COPING SKILLS
PHYSICAL – CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE, AGILITY, FLEXIBILITY, MUSCLE STRENGTHENING, BALANCE AND COORDINA TION, SELF-CONTROL, RANGE OF MOTION. SOCIAL – TEAM BUILDING, IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIPS, LEARN SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND OWNERSHIP, TEAM PLAYER, SOCIAL SUPPORT, FREQUENT CONTACT WITH FRIENDS ENVIRONMENTAL – HEALTHY RIPARIAN ZONE, AWARENESS, EDUCATION ETC
WELLNESS SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING“ADVENTURE ZONE” – NATURALISTIC PLAYGROUND, ROPES COURSE, BOULDERING, THEMATIC PLAYGROUNDS, BMX PATH“THE TURNING POINT” (TRANSITION ZONE) –
TEENS: MURAL COMPETITION, SKATE PARK WITH BOWLS AND URBAN STYLE, BASKET BALLADULT: OUTDOOR ADULT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, SHUFFLE BALL, BOCCE BALL, CHECKERS IN THE PARK
“ED-YOU-VENTURE” – NATURAL SETTING OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.“REAWAKENING MOMENTS” (SENSORY STIMULATING): – SCULPTURE GARDEN, NATURALISTIC PLAYGROUND, SPLASHPARK,
SENSORY WALKS, PLAYGROUND ELEMENTS, MEMORIAL GARDEN
INITIAL APPROACHJASON AND I WORKED TOGETHER TO PRIMARILY RESPECT THE REQUESTS OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER FOR A WELL-NESS PAR , WHILST INCORPORATING EACH STUDENT S EY ELEMENT OF DESIGN INTO THE COMPOSITE MASTERDESIGN.
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMINSPIRATION DERIVED FROM WIND MOVEMENT, VELOCITY, AND FLOW. THE WESTMINSTER/BOULDER AREA IS LOCATED AT THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS WHERE LINES OF LENTICULAR (LENS-SHAPED) CLOUDS OFTEN ACCOMPANY SEVERE DOWNSLOPE WINDSTORMS. THESE DOWNSLOPE WINDS CAN TURN VIOLENT CAUSING DAM-AGE TO STRUCTURES AND NATURAL AREAS, SWEEPING DOWN OVER BOULDER WITH WIND GUSTS OF 160 KM PER HOUR.
PERSONAL DESIGN CONCEPTTHE ENERGY OF WIND CAN BE CALMING, INVIGORATING, BREATHTAKING, MOTIVATING AND ENERGIZING.
THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WISHES TO OFFER A PARK THAT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO ALL GENERATIONS: INCLUDING PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING.
THROUGH THE INSPIRATION OF WIND MOVEMENT, POSITIVE ENERGY FLOWS FROM ONE AREA OF PROGRAMMING TO AN-OTHER. NOT ONLY OUR PHYSICAL ENDURANCE IS BROUGHT TO A HIGHER LEVEL, BUT ALSO OUR SPIRITS AS WE SUBCON-SCIOUSLY RE-ENERGIZE OUR SOULS AS WE ARE SWEPT UP BY THE FLOW OF WIND.
Westminster City Park
Masterplan Design Approach And Emphasis
PROPOSED FAST TRACK LINES
What is FasTracks?
PUBLIC TRANSIT to BIKE ROUTES
Bicycle Routes
Bridges
Secondary Street Crosswalks
Pathway Connector Crosswalks
Major Intersection Crosswalks
Park & Ride
Church Ranch-104th Ave Fast Track Station
Walnut Fast Track Creek Station
RTD - Bus StopRTD - Bus Line
LEGEND
Park & Ride
LEGEND
Westminster City Park
GREATER DENVER AREA PARK & RIDE
ANGELA JAFFUELDESIGN BASED ON WIND FLOW, CURRENT AND VELOCITY
JASON OWENDESIGN BASED ON CITY APPLE ORCHARD HISTORY
ASSIGNMENT DISTRIBUTION OF MASTER PLAN
WIND VELOCITY STUDIES
MASTERPLAN DESIGN PROCESS
B I K E C O N N E C T I V I T Y T O P A R K
LEGENDCity Park Site
Bike RoutesEXISTING
PROPOSED
Trails
WaterBodies
Elevations5234 - 5268
5269 - 5302
5303 - 5337
5338 - 5371
5372 - 5405
5406 - 5439
5440 - 5473
5474 - 5508
5509 - 5542
5543 - 5576
0 900 1,800 2,700 3,600450 Feet
µ0 4,900 9,800 14,700 19,6002,450 Feet
LegendTrails
BIKEROUTES
CityParkSite
CityLimit
Greater Denver Area
City of Westminster
0 3 6 9 121.5 Miles
LOCATION: DENVER, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: WELLNESS PARK PROMOT-ING HEALTH FOR ALL GENERATIONS. MAJOR REGIONAL DRAW WITH EDUCATIONAL CLASS-ROOM.CHALLENGES: HIGH IRRIGATION NEED FOR 9 SOCCER FIELDS, LARGE RIPARIAN ZONE, AD-JACENT COMMERTIAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, STEEP GRADE, EXISTING LAKE, 4 EXISTING BASEBALL DIAMONDS.SOLUTIONS: ARTIFICIAL TURF ON FIELDS SURROUNDED BY NATIVE GRASS, COMBINE RIPARIAN ZONE WITH OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, CUT SOCCER FIELDS INTO GRADE.PROCESS: TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS, WIND ANALYSES, INTEGRATE RIPARIAN ZONE/EDUCA-TION/LAKE, REGRADE SLOPE AND INTEGRATE 9 FIELDS.
CONNECTIVITY SITE ANALYSES
STUDY AREAPRELIMINARY MASTER PLANCOMBINING APPLE ORCHARD HISTORYAND WIND FLOW
Westminster City Park
50 100 200 400
Soccer (artificial turf)
Soccer (natural turf)
Basketball
Skate Park
BMX CourseAdventureCourse
CommunityGarden
Playground
espalierApple trees
Playground
Tennis
Mist FountainSplash Pad
TerracedAmphitheater
Baseball(MLB)
Baseball(little league)
Educational Wetland
Sensory Gardens
Playground
City Park | Westminster, CO
DESIGN BY JASON OWEN
DESIGN BY SCOTT PRESTON
FINALIZED MASTER PLAN
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE SKETCHUP MASTER PLAN
SOCCER FIELD MASTERPLAN
- ONE FIFA REGULATION FIELD WITH STEPPED SEATING- TWO ADULT SOCCER FIELDS WITH SLOPED PICNIC STYLE SEATING- THREE YOUTH SOCCER FIELDS WITH SLOPED PICNIC STYLE SEATING- THREE CHILD SOCCER FIELDS NEAR EST TO PARKING LOT AND PLAYGROUND FOR EASY ACCESS- PAVILION PICNIC AREA WITH GRAND OVERWIEW OF ALL FIELDS- TREE ROWS ALONG LENGTH OF FIELDS TO PROVIDE SHADE FOR SPECTATORS
EXISTING CONTOUR LINES
PROPOSED CONTOUR LINES
PAVILION PICNIC AREA
- RAISED SEATING FOR A GRAND OVERVIEW.- IDEAL FOR SPECTATORS PREFERING WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE.- GREAT FOR PASSING SPECTATORS TO CASUALLY WATCH.
- ELEVATED LOOKOUT AREA HAS EXCELLENT VIEWS OF ALL FIELDS.
- PAVILLION GIVES A SENSE OF PRIVACY WHILE VIEWING THE GAME.
- PICNIC STYLE SEATING ON SLOPE ABOVE INTERMEDIATE FIELDS. - WELL SHADED WITH ROWS OF TREES ACCENTUATING THE ANGLE AND LENGTH OF FIELDS.
- NATURAL AMPHITHEATER STYLE STEPPED SEATING: ROWS TALL DEEP ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH OF BOTH LARGE FIFA REGULATION FIELDS.- WIDE SEATING ALLOWS FOR EITHER EDGE SEATING OR PICNIC STYLE UNDER LARGE SHADE TREES.
- UNIQUE SEATING SPACE BETWEEN FIELDS.
SITTING AREAS
WATER USE ZONES
PROJECTED GROWTH
ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATION DEMAND BASED ON LANDSCAPE DESIGN
GREELEY IS LOCATED IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVAPORATION AND TRANSPIRATION EXCEEDS PRECIPITATION.
THE HIGH PLAINS HAVE A WET SEASON IN THE SPRING, A DRY SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER.SOILS ARE PREDOMINANTLY CLAYS AND CLAY LOAMS.
PLACES THAT ARE THIS COOL ARE WETTER AND PLACES THAT ARE THIS DRY ARE HOTTER.
THE SOUTH PLATTE WATERSHED MAY LOSE FROM 133,000 TO 226,000 ACRES OF IRRIGATED FARMLAND BETWEEN AND 3 .
LOCATION: GREELEY, COLORADOKEY CONCEPT: CURRENT REDUCTION OF WATER CONSUMPTION BY 3 RELATED TO PREDICTION WATER WILL RUN OUT BY . CHALLENGES: COMMUNITY RESISTANCE RELATED TO NOT UN-DERSTANDING, INITIAL COST TO RELANDSCAPE. SOLUTIONS: EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PROVIDE EXAMPLES, OFFER FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, SET CLEAR GUIDELINES, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITITES. PROCESS: COMPRISE SUFFICIENT DATA TO EDUCATE, SIMPLE GRAPHICS TO AID THE PUBLIC HOW TO VISUALIZE, PROVIDE A PLANT DATA LIST, MULTI COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
Water Conservation Project
TREES PROVIDE VALUABLE ECOLOGICAL SERVICES. TREES NORTH AND SOUTH OF BUILDINGS REDUCE COLD WINTER WINDS AND SHADE THE SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS DURING HOT SUMMER DAYS. TREES EAST AND WEST OF BUILDINGS PROVIDE SHADE REDUCING THE COST OF COOLING.
ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATION DEMANDLANDSCAPE DESIGN BASED ON WATER BUDGET
ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATION DEMAND LANDSCAPE DESIGN ACHIEVES 3 WATER REDUCTION
ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATION DEMAND BASED ON LANDSCAPE DESIGN (MIX AND MATCH)
STEP 2
FERNS OFTEN SPROUT IN CLUSTERS OR ARE CONNECTED AS SINGU-LAR PLANTS IN LARGER GROUPS. NEW COMMUNITIES DEVELOP INTO SPACES WHERE PEOPLE DESIRE TO GROW WITH HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.
STEP 1
FERNS HAVE BEEN ON EARTH FOR MORE THAN 300 MILLION YEARS AND GROW IN VARIOUS TYPES OF HABITATS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY HAVE EVOLVED THROUGH HISTORY, BEING ONE OF THE OLDEST PLANT FORMS ON EARTH TODAY. THE LONGEVITY OF A FERN IS A PREPRESENTATION OF STRENGTH AND HEALTH.
Logo Design
STEP 3
THE LEAF FORMATION APPEARS AS A SIMPLE SWIRL, BUT AS IT UNFOLDS, THE STRUCTURE BECOMES MORE COMPLEX. COMMUNITIES HAVE EVOLVED INTO MORE COMPLEX SUBCUL-TURES BUILDING A GLOBAL SOCIETY.
STEP 4
BASED ON THESE THREE ELEMENTS, LETTERING WAS DEVELOPED TO REP-RESENT: STRENGTH IN CONTINUITY AS A COMMUNITY GROWS, AN ORGANIC FORM EXTENDING INTO A MORE URBAN SPACE, THUS TRANSFERRING THE HEALING ASPECTS OF NATURE.
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