PLAYSCAPES
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
2013 HOK INTERN PROJECT LESLIE WHEELER / DAGMARA NOWAK / MILENA ROSTAD / MONINA INGLE
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
SITE ANALYSIS
SITE
Clifton Heights Park is located in St. Louis, Missouri. The park is composed of a lake, walking + bike paths, as well as a playground, swing set, and basketball court. The park is surrounded by residential homes of roughly 3, 074 families of which 87% have children that may utilize the park. The 300 SF. square west of the playground is designated for redesign. It faces an issue of water drainage that first needs to be addressed.
QUICK FACTS
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3,074........ 1,531........ 87%........... 74%...........
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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
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The 300 sf. site is currently unused due to a drainage issue. The water flows down the slope east of the site and accumulates in the northeast corner of the site. There is an existing drain to the south west that is currently on a higher grade then the site. This creates a muddy ditch that deters use. The objective of the project is to create a sustainable space that adds value to the park as well as solving the problem of water flow within a 20,000$ budget.
EXISTING WATER DIVERSION
path of water flow existing retaining wall existing manhole
water accumulation
existing drain
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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
CONCEPT DESIGN
REGRADE
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RESURFACE
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RAIN GARDEN
CONCEPT The problem of the site lies within improper water diversion, the proposed solutions are to REGRADE, RESURFACE, + RAIN GARDEN. The design synthesis includes elements of all three original concepts. In addition objectives such as RELAX, GATHER, + INTERACT are included throughout the design.
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SYNTHESIS REGRADE new landforms for interaction + water diversion
RESURFACE integrated benches + amphitheater seating for gather
RAIN GARDEN native vegetation for relaxation
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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK SCHEMATIC DESIGN
no mow grass new benches granite chat for transition steel slide raised mounds for interaction + water diversion swell for vegetation + water absorption
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section AA
section BB
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
DESIGN PROPOSAL
0’
-1’
+1’ -2’
+2’
+3’ +4’ +5’
+6’
-1’
+7’
+8’
area of no mow grass (2,165 SF.)
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+9’
a +1’
+10’ +9’
+8’
-7”
+3’6” +7’
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+6’ +3’6”
area of granite chat (404 SF.)
+5’
+3’ +2’ +4’
+1’
+3’ -6” +2’ +1’
brazilian ipe for bench resurface (66 SF.)
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REGRADE DETAIL section aa
regrade detail
no mow grass sod fill soil existing grade
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10’-0 ” 9’-0 ” 8’-0 ” 7’-0 ” 6’-0 ”
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5’-0 ” 4’-0 ” 3’-0 ” 2’-0 ” 1’-0 ” 0’-0 ”
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
VEGETATION - BLOOM CHART SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
short-stemmed iris iris brevicaulis 6 - 12 inches high sun - shade
prairie dropseed
sporobolus heterolepis 18 - 24 inches high 24 - 30 inches wide full sun
sideoats grama
bouteloua curtipendula 24 - 36 inches high 12 inches wide full sun
indian grass
sorghastrum nutans 24 - 36 inches high 24 - 30 inches wide full sun
WINTER
PLANTING PLAN
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
BENCH RESURFACING NATURAL WOOD ipe
brazilian walnut $15.00 board -fit
cumaru
brazilian teak $3.00 board -fit
massaranduba
brazilian redwood $6.00 board -fit
western red cedar $5.00 board -fit
MODIFIED WOOD
accoya
$5.00 board -fit
timbersil
$5.00 board -fit
existing views proposed views proposed benches benches to be relocated
bench with single proposed view
bench with double proposed view
adult circulation
child circulation
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
SLIDE DETAIL 6” (4” minimum required)
section CC
90°
90°
24”
8” minimum (toddler) 12” minimum (pre-school age) 16” minimum (school age)
30”
C
25’-0”
handrail galvanized steel slide
conc. pad 18” sono tube to frostline
12”
CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK
LIGHTING DETAIL
solar powered LED casing
2.4” 3.3” solar LED pavers
concrete sidewalk
Thank you to everyone that made this project possible!