Download - Campus Planning Final Presentation
Introduction
Senior project theme: Campus Planning
Location: The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia USA
Objectives:
• To create a new space for university schools and colleges
• To promote pedestrian circulation
• To retain vehicular parking and flow
• To exhibit sustainable practices
• To continue UGA’s sense of place through architecture
Site History
• Wray-Nicholson property
• University parking lots
• Public Housing(urban renewal)
• Holiday Inn(old Athens YMCA site)
Wray –Nicholson House, c.1825.
Accessory Houses c. late 1800s/early1900s
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Site Problems
• Connection to campus
• Existing roads and infrastructure
• Privately owned properties
• Topography of the site
• Unused or abandoned buildings
Site Needs
The following new structures were required:
• Office of Vice President of Research
• Terry College of Business
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• School of Public & International Affairs
• Hull Street Parking Deck Extension
• Dining Hall
• Alumni Center
Additional needs:
• Green space
• Parking
• Community involvement
Inventory
Purpose:
• Identify what is there
• How can it be used in my design?
• Save and use existing site features
• Draw analysis from results
Red & Green=Historic structures that must stay Red & Gold=Historic structures that may be demolished
Analysis
Decisions made from inventory:
• View corridors to keep
• Tree masses to keep
• Connections to be made
Red=Most suitable for development Gold=Leave alone, do not touch Arrows represent connections to be made
Master Plan
• Modified concept #2
• Designed building footprints
• Designed sidewalks and streets
• Rendered to scale
Additional Drawings
20 foot wide walkways •Allow for set up of tents •Large amounts of people •Easy flow of pedestrian traffic
Additional Drawings
Breaking up the college into a group of buildings
Notice the parking created underneath Terry College of Business. This will allow for easier access for professors and distinguished guests.