Beautiful Resilience by Cal Poly Pomona Landscape Architecture

CAL POLY POMONA Department of Landscape Architecture College of Environmental Design LA 302

CO N T E N T S I.

Mapping.........................................12

II. Capacity..........................................28 III.

Project Statement..........................34

IV.

Site Design.....................................38

Performance + Metrics.................70

VI.

Reading Anaylsis...........................82

VII. Case Studies..................................92 VIII. Performance Tools.........................100 IX.

Performance Tools.........................108

BACKGROUND Because so many environmental issues have spurred in the past decades, having traditional resilience in gardens is counterproductive and cost-heavy in time and resource. Implementing a design that is self-sustaining that still works as a demonstrational garden is the main focus. However, retaining traditional elements that exude beauty is important. It must be appealing to the public in order to suggest a new scope in beautifully resilient gardens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this new way of approaching demonstrative gardens that are environmentally considerate should be appealing enough to make a social statement. This impact is important because it would appeal to the masses which can possibly promote a stronger design that is both aesthetically strong and resourceful.

EMERGING/EXISTING TRENDS

As technology has improved and individuals outside of the educated community have become aware of inefficiencies of the existing landscape, trends towards fixing these issues, or responding to what they have been developing. A few of the most prominent trends that

have been applied are green infrastructure, drought tolerant or native landscapes, and site generated designs.

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE- This trend focuses on features that respond to sustainability application on site. Water movement is a key component as it looks to increase infiltration and capture water for re-use. Green infrastructure resembles natures systems, linking each process to build a diverse, functional, and lasting design.

NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT LANDSCAPES- This trend has gained popularity throughout Southern California as people look to reduce water use in the landscape, considering we live in a desert and are stuck in a drought. This trend looks to remove high water use plants, and replace them with native alternatives, or drought tolerant plants. Natives are of much higher benefit in relevance to local species and environmental benefit. Designs typically use bark mulch, decomposed granite, and gravel.

SITE GENERATED DESIGN- This trend has emerged over the last decade or so and focuses on creating designs that are tied culturally and historically to sites. Site generated design emphasizes using the regional and local culture to generate form, pattern, or other design considerations in order to create a new story that ties the design to the place. This gives meaning. This trend also focuses on responding to climate, topography, native plant palettes, and other elements that reacting the context of the area.

No pesticides No maintenance BeneямБcial for wildlife Water Wise Adapted to climate Context appropriate

TRANSITION

NAVAJO RUG

UNITED STATES SOUTHWEST CHIHUAHUAN DESERT NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE NAVAJO CULTURE

PETE V DOMENCI U.S. COURTHOUSE

Background

UCR HISTORY

Background

I. MAPPING

UCR/RIVERSIDE PLANNING

The city of Riverside is planning to become more sustainable as well as aesthetically pleasing. Riverside is planning on being more efficient with the city’s water use. Riverside wants to expand their use of recycled wastewater, as well as minimizing discharge of toxic materials into the storm drain. Riverside is focusing on preserving and expanding open spaces, and agricultural land. Furthermore, Riverside is enhancing the city’s historical character between existing and new structures.

preserve and enhance the quality of the surrounding residential neighborhoods. UCR plans to provide diverse opportunities for housing throughout the University neighborhood. New construction at UCR must be sustainable and must have a clear connection with the surrounding neighborhoods. Furthermore, UCR wants to enhance the university’s image, while creating a strong relationship between buildings and the landscape.

The city is allowing the University of California at Riverside (UCR) to expand beyond its current boundary, but the university must

ZONING/LAND-USE CONTEXTUAL MAPPING patterns+grids / land-use

CONTEXTUAL MAPPING patterns+grids / land-use

Mapping

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FAIRMOUNT REGIONAL PARK

MOUNT RUBIDOUX PARK

CHANCELLOR’S RESIDENCE UCR UCR BOTANIC GARDENS

SYCAMORE CANYON WILDERNESS PARK

CHANCELLOR’S RESIDENCE

-2.5 mi vicinity

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YUCAIPA REGIONAL PARK LIVE OAK CANYON

5 mi RADIUS MAP Critical Habitat for Threatened/ Endangered Species Coastal California Gnatcatcher Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

Vegetated Habitat Areas

Higher Elevation Habitat

River Habitat

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HABITAT MAPPING

SUNNYMEAD RANCH LAKE

Lake Habitat

BOX SPRINGS MOUNTAIN PARK

2.5 mi RADIUS MAP Flat Areas (undeveloped)

Flat Areas (agriculture) Densely Planted Areas

Sparsely Planted Areas

Mapping

UCR HISTORY

Culture // Landscape shift

Native Americans

Spanish settlers / Missions

Mexican ranchos

American agriculture

Suburbia / American family

Mapping

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CRITICAL SPE

Photo: Kelly Colgan

SOUTHWES FLYCATCH Empidona 6

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CRITICAL SPECIES MAPPING

Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar/ Flickr Creative Commons

SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER Empidonax traillii extimus 6

Photo: Dominic Sherony/Flickr Creative Commons

COASTAL CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER Polioptila californica californica 8

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Critical HabitatHABITAT CRITICAL

SUITABLE Subtle HabitatHABITAT Chaparral CHAPARRAL Coastal Sage Scrub COASTAL SAGE SCRUB

Loss of coastal sage scrub estimated to be

70 - 90%

Mapping

1,500- 2,000 sq. feet

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DECREASE RUNOFF INCREASE INFILTRATION RATES SUSTAINING SYSTEM DECREASE LANDSCAPE IRRIGAT

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90 MILLION GALLONS OF POTENTIAL RUNOFF COLLECTED Mapping

SITE MODEL

Mapping

II. CAPACITY

A P P R OAC H CA PAC I T Y - COA STA L S AG E S C R U B H A B I TAT There are approximately 100,000 suburban homes in Riverside; each has an approximate outdoor garden space of 1,200 square feet. In total, that’s about 120 million square feet of land that is developed in the suburban sense, yet undeveloped (and arguably, poorly developed) in terms of ecological sustainability. These numbers reveal the potential of the city of Riverside to be a force for change in the Inland Empire, starting with the Chancellor’s residence. This mapping reveals an assumption that coastal sage scrub plantings be implemented on this landscape; not only is this palette perfect for

the region, it is also prime habitat for the threatened species of birds in the area: the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, and the Coastal California Gnatcatcher. Being in the same family, these songbirds thrive off the coastal sage scrub habitat that is quickly diminishing in Riverside. Providing them with more habitat areas amidst the suburban outdoors can potentially save this species, as well as add to the qualities of the Chancellor’s residence, and the Riverside community, of being beautifully resilient.

Suburban Home Areas

approx. 100,000 suburban homes in Riverside average garden area size 1,200 sq ft.

Chancellor’s Residence

as an agent of change potential to address the sustainability of local wildlife species

Photo: Dominic Sherony/Flickr Creative Commons Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar/ Flickr Creative Commons

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii extimus

Coastal California Gnatcatcher

Polioptila californica californica

These species trive in coastal sage scrub climates

Garden Potential as Habitat for Local Avian Species

-southwestern willow flycatcher / Empidonax traillii extimus -coastal california gnatcatcher / Polioptila californica californica

Examining Potential as a site for Coastal Sage Scrub / Chaparral Plant Palette

addressing the drastic loss of sage scrub in Riverside

Capacity

III. PROJECT STATEMENT Approach: Our approach is to create beauty through the lens of sustainability, ecology, and the natural resilience of the region. Argument: 1. Residential gardens should be self – sustaining. 2. Interplay between landscape /architecture should take a holistic approach based on how people experience the landscape. 3. Traditional aesthetics should not be disregarded. Goals: 1. Educate the neighborhood that ‘sustainable’ gardens can be beautiful and lush. 2. Design to accommodate local plant/animal species and functionality of human user spaces. 3. Help people envision themselves in the landscape we designed.

PASADENA MALIBU

LOS ANGELES CHINO SANTA MONICA

RIVERSIDE

Malibu Lumber Yard

Malibu, California Courtyard/Plaza, Retail

ANAHEIM

Tujunga Wash Greenway and Stream Restoration Project

IRVINE

Los Angeles, California Park/Open space, Recreational trail, Stormwater management facility

Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

Culver City, California Park/Open space

Port of Los Angeles Wilmington Waterfront Park Wilmington, California Park/Open space

Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit

Los Angeles, California Stormwater management facility, Streetscape

Frontier Project

Rancho Cucamonga, California Courtyard/Plaza, Other

Project Statement

Our approach for the UCR Chancellor’s residence is to design this suburban landscape to embody ‘beautiful resilience’ in every sense through the lens of sustainability. The city of Riverside has a rich agricultural history and fosters an extensive and broad range tof plants and wildlife. Our design intervention for ‘beautiful resilience’ involves using the best plants, materials, and forms that will serve to fulfill all of the human senses that contribute to the experience for the site, in conjunction with sustainable practices that allow this beautiful landscape to exist in the broad ranges of Southern California climate. To accomplish this, we envision the use of climate appropriate, drought-tolerant plants that can tolerate the heat, yet still showcase a lush and thriving plant palette. Our material use will be cost-effective and recycled from various sources, including resources from the area of Riverside and potentially from the Chancellor’s residence itself. The form of the site will follow the function; through our studies of water management, land use zoning, habitat, and species, the form of our design will follow the system that we create that is functional for the residents and their guests, functional for ornamental insects and animal species like butterflies and birds as a potential habitat, and beautiful in that the level of detail of our design will address the site as a place for multi-sensory experience. Having an influential past, Riverside is conservative in both its social structure and urban design. It is because of its prestigious past as the mother of the citrus industry in the United States that has made

the conservative, traditional urban planning and architecture resilient. In a superficial scope, the Chancellor’s home mimics the city in being beautifully resilient – as most homes in the area do. However, this resilience should be redefined. As it stands, the Chancellor’s home has a landscape design that is resilient in toughness only. Super maintained and trimmed, the current design is static and stoic and has little interaction with the user and natural processes that occur there daily. Having environmental consideration and involvement, this garden must be redesigned to work as an organism that demonstrates beauty in self-sustaining processes rather than standing as a static sculpture.

pattern palette

residential - 5mil r

commercial - 5mil r

terrain - 5mil r

recreational - 0.5mil r

institutional - 0.5mil r

residential - 0.5mil r

on-site analysis

planted area open paved area

indoor area car area

Project Statement

IV. SITE DESIGN

Site Design

SITE DESIGN CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

TOPOGRAPHY/NATURE INSPIRED This design approach was very orthogonal in nature, and was vastly based off our language of hatches that we used in our initial mapping. It was also influenced by the agricultural layout of the surrounding citrus groves of the region and the box-type architecture of the residence itself, so the influence on this concept was inclusive of both site scales. Some of the key benefits of this approach was that it follows the architecture, provided open spaces that probably could accommodate local habitat the best, eliminated a lot of the hardscape that would be required, and was our basis for the terrace idea that we ultimately carried out in our design. However, in our collaboration with each other and the EPT team, we agreed that taking this approach too far could result in a separation of spaces, and we needed a balance of gridded and organic shapes to help unify the site within itself, and the region. Thus, our next concept was introduced to the design process.

TOPOGRAPHY/NATURE INSPIRED This design took more of a freeform approach that focused more on the flow of people through the spaces. The challenge of this approach was unifying the experience of the spaces from beginning

to end of the site, and attempting to convey the journey as a story that progresses. Major benefits that we took from this concept, however, were that this idea was more revelatory of the surrounding topography; mainly, it celebrated the way that water moves through the mountainous region. Additionally, from this concept emerged the idea of a stroll garden that shows and hides views of this area from both the street and within. Using this as the main showcase for the neighborhood had great potential for making a drought-tolerant garden more beautiful and palatable to many people who often don’t have the knowledge of a beautiful garden outside of the ‘green lawn’ idea. Additionally, the spaces of this concept merged the human and animal usage of spaces together that could greatly influence the aesthetic experience of this residence.

+ Showcases sustainability of plants / water re-use + Experience of this space is like ascending a mountain (reference to surrounding region) + Brings curvilinear forms to orthogonal space + Reflects curvilinear organization of stroll garden - Not visible to neighborhood - Can be dusty (adding wall on west side would help)

PLANT SCREEN/SHADE HP

CONCEPT 1: TOPOGRAPHIC / NATURE INSPIRED

PLANT SCREEN/SHADE

dry stream

LARGE / MEDIUM PROGRAM SPACE

+ Revelatory design; celebrates water movement through the region. + Inspirational stroll garden area (easily replicable)

INTIMATE OUTDOOR SPACE

DINETTE 10'-0" x 20'-0"

OFFICE 11'-6" x 11'-10"

KITCHEN 20'-4" x 23'-2" DINING ROOM 19'-7" x 30'-0"

BATH

PROPERTY LINE

LAUNDRY 7'-10" x 12'-0"

LIVING ROOM 28'-0" x 32'-0"

STOR. 4'-6" x 13'-6" FOYER 7'-2" x 14'-2"

DRIVEWAY

SMALL PROGRAM SPACE

GARAGE 23'-8" x 31'-7"

PLANT SCREEN

STOR.

STUDY 14'-7" x 19'-3" BEDROOM 14'-2" x 15'-9"

BATH

CLO.

LDRY SHOP 8'-8" x 26'-2"

BATH PROPERTY LINE

HERB GARDEN / FOOD PREP

VEGETATION

POOL 15'-0" x 40'-0"

BATH

BEDROOM 15'-3" x 16'-5"

central walk makes access to property apparent BEDROOM 13'-3" x 14'-5"

LARGE PROGRAM SPACE

CLO.

approx. 5,500 - 6,000 sq ft.

accomodates up to 300 people

PLANT SCREEN

PLANTINGS

PLANT SCREEN

+ Plantings an opportunity for local wildlife use (addresses ecology & sustainability) + Uses a previously unused space + At front - showcases sustainability to the neighborhood + Human use and wildlife use

PLANTINGS PLANTINGS

PLANTINGS

Large program space -approx. 5,500 - 6,000 sq ft. -accomodates up to 300 people

CONCEPT 2: GRIDDED / ORTHOGONAL INSPIRED Medium Program Space/Intimate Garden Space

Small Program Space/ Corridor

Herb garden/ food prep

PROPERTY LINE

‘Arrival’ Planted area -wildlife use dominant

DINETTE 10'-0" x 20'-0"

OFFICE 11'-6" x 11'-10"

KITCHEN 20'-4" x 23'-2" DINING ROOM 19'-7" x 30'-0"

BATH

LIVING ROOM 28'-0" x 32'-0"

LAUNDRY 7'-10" x 12'-0"

GARAGE 23'-8" x 31'-7"

STOR. 4'-6" x 13'-6"

Small program space

FOYER 7'-2" x 14'-2"

STOR.

STUDY 14'-7" x 19'-3" BEDROOM 14'-2" x 15'-9"

BATH

CLO. LDRY

Driveway

SHOP 8'-8" x 26'-2"

BATH POOL 15'-0" x 40'-0"

BATH

BEDROOM 13'-3" x 14'-5"

CLO.

BEDROOM 15'-3" x 16'-5"

PROPERTY LINE

-Follows architecture -Greatest accomodation for wildlife -Sustainable plantings at forefront of property - high concentration allows for lush look -Arrangement of space mimics hatch mapping from phase 1

= Water flow

Planted area -wildlife use dominant

= Crowd circulation

Site Design

DESIGN PROGRESS

Having an influential past, Riverside is conservative in both its social structure and urban design. It is because of its prestigious past as the mother of the citrus industry in the United States that has made the conservative, traditional urban planning and architecture resilient. In a superficial scope, the Chancellor’s home mimics the city in being beautifully resilient – as most homes in the area do. However, this resilience should be redefined. As it stands, the Chancellor’s home has a landscape design that is resilient in toughness only. Super maintained and trimmed, the current design is static and stoic and has little interaction with the user and natural processes that occur there daily. Having environmental consideration and involvement, this garden must be redesigned to work as an organism that demonstrates beauty in self-sustaining processes rather than standing as a static sculpture.

Because so many environmental issues have spurred in the past decades, having traditional resilience in gardens is counterproductive and cost-heavy in time and resource. Implementing a design that is self-sustaining that still works as a demonstrational garden is the main focus. However, retaining traditional elements that exude beauty is important. It must be appealing to the public in order to suggest a new scope in beautifully resilient gardens – this new way of approaching demonstrative gardens that are environmentally considerate should be appealing enough to make a social statement. This impact is important because it would appeal to the masses which can possibly promote a stronger design that is both aesthetically strong and resourceful.

WATKIN SD

RIVE

Site Design

RENDERINGS OF PERFORMANCE

Stroll Garden This is the major showcase space for the residence to visitors and the neighborhood. The beginning of the design narrative is here, where beautiful resilience is embodied in a garden which contains a colorful and sculptural arrangement of cacti, succulents, and grassy looking plants. The sculptural walls compress and expand the space, giving visitors a different experience and view depending on where they are standing. Additionally, the walls mimic the sculptural aesthetic of the plants, as well as the remainder of the

Sculptural walls screen the architecture

Sculptural walls are varying heights to compress/expand space and provide seating when low enough

site. To emphasize sustainability, the paving is composed of recycled concrete from the existing site, and a dry stream runs through the front to capture water during seasonal rains. Ultimately, this space serves as a grand introduction for what is to come in the progression through the spaces, and showcase that a sustainable garden at its most extreme qualities can be beautiful and attractive.

Cacti and succulents dominate the plant palette of the stroll garden in a very lush assortment and arrangement

Recycled pieces of original concrete paving, re-used as pavers

Native Garden (Day) The name of this garden space is derived from the plantings that exist - considering that the loss of coastal sage scrub habitat in Riverside is currently estimated to be 70 percent, this space will be planted with this palette in an attempt to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;restoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; this to the community for the benefit of local bird and insect species. This includes songbirds such as the gnatcatcher and flycatcher, as well as monarch butterflies. The fact that we plan to accommodate for these endangered species ties into the resilience component of our

project - the beautiful result that results is an enriched experience of the native wildlife. The arrangement of the sculptural pillars and large trees in this space is highly orthogonal to further mimic our hatch mapping and the surrounding orchards. Additionally, although using only native plantings in a design application is considered taboo, we believe it relevant for this garden as another showcase for the beautiful plantings of Southern California, and as a testimony to the resilience of the plants in this region.

Differing heights of the pillars add dimension to the space and follow the same aesthetic qualities of the sculpture walls in the stroll garden

Heavily vegetated areas provide adequate habitat for wildlife species (namely songbirds) that allow them to proliferate the site and add to the aesthetic experience

Heavy plant screening gives an intimate feel to an otherwise expansive space

Site Design

Terrace (Day) The Terrace during the day is activated differently due to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;WAVEâ&#x20AC;? installation. The modular placement of the metal posts provided an alluring view as well as an interesting shadow play that varies depending on the time of day. This installation also adds a spatial value -- the elevation of the posts vary due to the rotation define vertical spaces. This small alteration between each post gives opportunity for the user to become attracted to the surrounding vertical space. The skyline also automatically becomes more

interesting because it mimics the surrounding mountain scape and works as a marker to accentuate and attract the eye to a further vista.The sundialing effect also imprints the landscape the sameway surrounding trees do, which also works as another tool to organize the large amount of square footage the backyard possesses. The undulation of the posts also diffuses prevailing winds in order to add a level of control and comfortability to the user.

Trees more appropriate for the size of this space provide shade for events in the hot afternoon sun

Canopy helps to screen the orchards, and creates interesting shade patterns to layer over the pavers

Native Garden (Night) Given that the gardens on the property will be highly exposed to large groups of people at night, we thought it would be perfect to add to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nightlifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience of the spaces by incorporating ambient lighting. The sculptural pillars will light up at dusk, creating beams of light that are filtered through the trees from the street, and brightly exposed from within. The arrival area for people from the

driveway is adjacent to an entrance to this space, so visitors may easily meander through this garden at their leisure. Also, the lighting allows visitors to experience the depth of space within this lushly planted garden at night, providing a sculptural and beautiful light show.

Lighted pillars are the same color and texture as the sculpture walls in the stroll garden. Ambient lighting activates during the evening for a lightshow that illuminates the garden space and appeals to visitors

Dry stream runs through this garden Collects rainwater during seasonal rains

Site Design

Terrace (Night) The Terrace, which can accommodate up to 250 people, is a space dedicated for social events. The space is hatched with modular paving that invites the soft scape to merge to into it that creates a transition between the planting and the hardscape. There is an elevation change that lifts the user â&#x20AC;&#x201C; these elevated pads also are paved with the modular paving creating an edgeless space suitable for people to stand and socialize. The paving is centralized on these pads in order to lure people and focalize them promoting interaction. Because there needs to be a separation between the

gathering space and the orchards, the modular installation that separates the orange orchards and the backyard stack as a sculpture and lighting fixtures. Providing lighting in a striking manner is imperative considering that the Terrace will be used in order to socialize and gather. The retaining wall that creates the terraced landscape defines the spaces and produces a hierarchy and three gathering spaces. The end of the terrace slopes subtly and connects to the Native Garden.

Terraces take advantage of the existing topography of the site, and give visitors a focal point to travel to

Undulating concrete pavers mesh with the planting space, allowing plants to grow between them and inviting people to experience the lushness of the landscape more directly

Wave Installation The WAVE installation has several properties that provide comfort and doubles as a visual marker. Because of the placement, the angling of the posts cut the wind in order to diffuse the prevailing wind. The average maximum wind speed in Riverside is 14-22mph â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on windy days, the backyard area can become uncomfortable. With the help of planted trees, the sculpture is able to deflect the wind that comes in at a diagonal from a North-East origin. The design of the cubic rods have the capability to reduce wind speed several miles which help the planted trees in diffusing the wind on days

where the wind speeds are high. The WAVE also provides lighting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the posts are randomly assigned to illuminate the sparsest areas. Although this is a practical accommodation, it becomes a visually captivating gesture. The lighting would be casted from the rotated portions of the posts making it an interesting display for the users on high-capacity events. These posts would also have solar panels which would be placed on the highest faces of the posts which would make solar harvesting easy.

-Modular art instalation that provides light + diffusion of prevailing winds. -Each vertical is composed of two steel rods that rotate 100 every 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; placement.

Site Design

REFINED DESIGN Ravine Edge ‘The Terrace’ 3rd Level ‘The Terrace’ 2nd Level ‘The Terrace’ 1st Level

Grove Forest Gat Stroll Garden Curb Cuts

Olive

Brachy

WATKIN SD

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WATKINS DRIVE

Crepemyrtle

Jacaranda Ash

Ash

Magnolia

Chinese Flame Tree Olive

Cedar Brachychiton Brachychiton

Cedar Cedar

Brachychiton

Cedar VISION

Sculptural Lighted Canopy Dry Stream Orthogonal Undulating Concrete Pavers Ravine Edge Concrete/Retaining Seat Walls Gabion Retaining Walls D.G. Pathway

Driveway Orthogonal Concrete Pavers Curb Cuts

25â&#x20AC;&#x2122; W Gabion Walls Concrete Seat Walls Recycled Concrete Pavers Dry Stream

WATKIN SD

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Crepemyrtle

Jacaranda Ash

Ash

Magnolia

Chinese Flame Tree Olive

Cedar Brachychiton Brachychiton

Cedar Cedar

Brachychiton

Cedar

Site Design

Propery Line Lighting Sculpture

Ravine

Ravine Edge Terrance 3rd Level Terrance 2nd Level Terrance 1st Level

In Ground Lighting ‘Grove’

Olive

Forest Garden

Stroll Garden In Ground Lighting Brachychiton Driveway

Curb Cuts

Brachychiton

ton

Orchard

Crepe Myrtle Jacaranda Ash

Ash

Magnolia

Chinese Flame Tree

Cedar

Cedar Cedar

Brachychiton

n Cedar

Site Design

REFINED PROJECT CONCEPT We believe that sustainable landscapes should be beautiful, and that beautiful landscapes should be sustainable. These concepts are inseparable, and a huge part of our argument is that the conventional idea of a suburban garden is in desperate need of improvement. We broke our argument into three main points: -Residential gardens should be self â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sustaining -Interplay between landscape /architecture should take a holistic approach based on how people experience the landscape -Traditional aesthetics should not be disregarded Taking these things into consideration as we conducted our site analysis, our mapping assigned hatches that expressed the oversimplified zoning and land-use. We decided to use these forms derived from the urban planning of the area as an artistic element to

Socialzing

Seating

remove the stark edges that currently exist in residential and urban planning in both large and small scale. The hatch language from our mapping translated directly into our paving that was introduced into the program space. The pavers are long interlocking concrete pavers which undulate and have many gaps to allow plants to grow in between. In addition to added ground patterns, the idea of elevating the backyard space in order to elevate the user and define programmable space, a terrace was formed using cubic, tapered, sculptural walls. Seeing this element of the site drawn out inspired the use of sculptural elements around the site. We decided that the undulating pavers should extend as vertical elements, so we created a canopy in the back to match the aesthetic and provide shade from the hot afternoon sun. The design pushes to create regenerative technologies into a stunning sensory experience.

Community meetings Program space interchangable between paved and vegetated surface

Pairs

Large groups

Modular paver Standard use MODULAR 2’W x 30’L PAVER x 8’D STANDARD USE 2’W x 30’L x 8”D

2 3 4 5

Threshold of plant habitat THRESHOLD OF PLANT HABITAT and human circulation AND HUMAN CIRCULATION

VariousVARIOUS plantsPLANTS grow GROW in theINspaces THE SPACES BETWEEN CONCRETE PAVERS between concrete pavers Undulating paver edges UNDULATING PAVER EDGESderived DERIVED FROM REGIONAL HATCH MAPPING from regional hatch mapping REPURPOSED CONCRETE FROM THE RESIDENCE -Repurposed concrete from the residence

Site Design

P l a n t P a le t t e

CONSISTENT

FLUCTUATING

Native Palette

Juglans californica//Prunus ilicifolia//Quercus agrifolia////Sambucus nigra//Arctostaphylos glauca//Artemisia californica//Baccharis pilularis//Ceanothus//Cercis occidentalis//Encelia farinosa//Eriogonum fasciculatum//Heteromeles arbutifolia//Rhamnus californica//Rhus species//Ribes species//Salvia apiana//Salvia clevelandii//Salvia leucophylla//Salvia mellifera// Achillea millefolium//Asclepias species//Carex pansa//Carex spissa//Eschscholzia californica// Muhlenbergia rigens//Clematis lasiantha//Lonicera hispidula//Lonicera subspicata

Desert Palette

Acacia greggii//Chilopsis linearis//Parkinsonia x Desert Museum//Aloe arborescens//Aloe barberae//Aloe ferox//Agave americana//Agave attenuata//Agave colorata//Agave desertii//Agave shawii//Agave parryi//Agave victoriae-reginae//Draceana draco//Dudleya brittonii//Dudleya pulverulenta//Hesperaloe parviflora//Hesperoyucca whipplei//Opuntia violacea

Merging Palette

Prunus ilicifolia//Quercus agrifolia//Sambucus nigra//Arctostaphylos glauca//Ceanothus//Cercis occidentalis//Encelia farinosa//Ribes spp.//Salvia apiana//Salvia clevelandii//Salvia leucophylla// Salvia mellifera//Asclepias speciosa//Carex pansa//Carex spissa//Eschscholzia californica// Muhlenbergia spp.//Nassela spp.//Salvia sonomensis//Bougainvillea spp.//Clematis lasiantha// Lonicera hispidula//Lonicera subspicata//Wisteria floribunda Site Design

Stroll Garden [new renderings]

Co u r t y a r d

Fo r e s t

Te r r a c e

V. PERFORMANCE + METRICS

PROGRAMMING

Infrastructural Changes Our infrastructural approach focused on a few primary goals. Capture all water that falls on site, as well as from adjacent spaces to the west and east. This approach consisted of creating bioswales that run adjacent to the property following the grade. The bioswales have intermediate catchment zones where infiltration can occur to replenish groundwater. Any overflow from these zones will be channeled into two cisterns, one located at the end of each bioswale. These cisterns are located at the low points of the site in both the front and rear yards. They have a 30,000 gallon holding capacity, plenty room to accommodate for average years of rain, as

well as wetter seasons. Water from the roof of the home will also be channeled to these bioswales. Another goal was to take advantage of the existing topography, in order to create minimal impact to the site. This goal was applied through the rear yard where a large slope was turned into a series of spaces for social gathering. The slope is still retained though slightly altered, to create terraces that maximize usable space, which are retained by walls made from recycled concrete. These goals regarding infrastructural changes on site helped to maximize the efficiency of the design to create spaces that operate as sustainable systems.

Performance + Metrics

D E S I G N CA PAC I T Y

The Beautiful Resilience approach focuses not only on an aesthetic landscape but also on sustainable design that works with the characteristics of the site. One of our project goals was to capture all water that falls on site. This includes capturing water from the roof as well. The roof itself is 5,000 square feet, a large plane for potential water capture. On an average year of rain in Riverside, about 10.3 inches of precipitation will occur. On the 5,000 square foot roof alone, on an average year of rain, 32,000 gallons of water will fall. In reference to these statistics, and the reuse of captured water in irrigation throughout the year, two 15,000 gallon cisterns will be installed per the design in the low points of the front and rear yards of the site. This 30,000 gallon holding capacity will easily accommodate runoff from any wet years. These cisterns will be located at the low point of each bioswale, which have water holding

BIOSWALE CURB CUTS

Allows for greater water capture and eliminates runoff pollutants

zones that allow for infiltration and groundwater recharge for the immediate area. In considering the habitat portion of our design, we focused on creating spaces that utilized plantings that are native to the region. Our plant palettes for our spaces reflect local plant climatic zones including coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and desert plantings. There applications of native plant material benefit the local wildlife community by providing food, shelter, and space for these animals to inhabit. This is very crucial as many of the remaining native environments continue to be encroached upon. This design also notes two species of native birds that are currently endangered due to loss of habitat. The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and the California Gnatcatcher. Our design accommodate these species through applications of plant materials that benefit these species that are so crucial to animal and plant community.

Moderate Water High Water Low Water

Carex pansal// Carex Spissa// Nassela spp. Juncus pallidus// Juncus effusus Baccharis piluaris// Muhlenbergia spp.

BARRIERS

PHYTOREMEDIATION

Plants filter water through roots, creating cleaner water

GROUNDED FILTRATION Recharges aquifiers

Create pooling and slow down water while allowing for groundwater filtration

CURB CUTS

ROOF 5,000 SQ. FEET - Avg Year of Rain 10.3 inches - Potential Capture Quantity 32,000 gallons

- Reduce Pollution

BIO-SWALE - Retains all water that falls on site - Creates habitat

RAIN GUTTERS W/ DRAINPIPE - Collect water at roof edge - Funnels water through pipes to collection point

UCR ORCHARDS

RAVINE

WATKINS DRIVE

Dimensions: 10’ H x 30’ L 30,000 Gallon Storage Capacity

CISTERN (2)

Performance + Metrics

EPHEMERAL QUALITIES DIAGRAM Desirable garden wildlife, such as hummingbirds, butterflies, and songbirds. As this diagram demonstrates, these plants are preadapted to harsh climates, allowing them to require significantly less water to thrive as they become established (although seasonal summer watering is often necessary). This is what makes this plant palate resilient. In terms of beauty, a rich variety of arctostaphylos, ceanothus, lonicera, and salvia spp. (to name a few) attract a variety of birds and butterflies that heighten the beautiful experience of this place. This

diagram is not to express that only these plantings should be used; rather, it is appropriate to incorporate this plant palette in the gardens of the Riverside region for their beautifully resilient and ephemeral qualities. Ultimately as time passes, these well-established plants attract wildlife of the region, especially taking advantage of the variety of songbirds that reside nearby at the UCR Botanic Gardens.

lonicera spp. hummingbird clematis fragrant

milkweed butterfly

WATER USE

MEDIUM

desert willow hummingbird

LOW

butterfly ceanothus

western redbud

manzanita berries

COASTAL SAGE SCRUB PLANTS

Summer

VERY LOW

hollyleaf cherry fragrant butterfly berries euryops butterfly

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

nter

Southwestern Willow FlyCatcher

Southern California Gnatcatcher

Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Spring

Performance + Metrics

P L A N T I N G PA L E T T E

Performance + Metrics

P L A N T I N G PA L E T T E

Performance + Metrics

VI. READING ANALYSIS The Beautiful Resilience approach focuses not only on an aesthetic landscape but also on sustainable design that works with the characteristics of the site. One of our project goals was to capture all water that falls on site. This includes capturing water from the roof as well.

CIVILIZING TERRAINS William Rees Morrish

In Civilizing Terrains, William Rees Morrish makes interesting points in deconstructing society’s static perception of the topographic character landscape has got to offer. There is a vast vocabulary the landscape has to offer, and this communication can be beautifully integrated to a design for optimal results and solutions to issues we currently face. Urbanism basically razes through the topographic character the landscape has to offer – it confronts and neglects the heavy potential the curves, edges, and hills. The product of mass urbanism and topographic negligence, as Morrish explains, are pads with little environmental and topographic value. Although these pads may be immediately convenient to live on because they are flat, they accumulate a large number of issues in the long run that require massive accommodation.

If there was more consideration in conforming to the geomorphic characteristics that are offered in a rich landscape, there would be less to worry about in the long-run. There is specific spatial language topography has to offer – it is much more valuable to decipher this language and design using it than to exhaust resource in order to completely raze it. Urban living in Riverside is a perfect example of how urban design completely neglects the language of terrain. Creating a dichotomy between topography and residence lessens the effectiveness of a design – there is an opportunity to reverse this polarity between urban design and topography. Riverside is rich with topographic identity but is completely ignored in the urban planning and design because they are totally isolated from each other.

Blatant stratification of urban planning and topographic elevation.

S PAC E A N D P L AC E : T H E P E R S P E CT I V E OF EXPERIENCE Yi-Fu Tuan

Tuan’s writings resonate well with the ‘Beautiful Resilience’ approach; first and foremost, in relation to sensory articulation of the landscape. His overall theory is that landscape experience is characterized by our emotions and thoughts during the exploration of landscape. In relation to our design approach, designing with the goal of heightening the senses of sight, smell, touch, and hearing are most applicable; while taste is important, our team’s design approach is not particularly concerned with the benefits of this sense for the site. In designing with the senses of sight, smell, touch, and hearing in mind, we realize that the combination of these variegated experiences adds character and dimension to create a beautiful design. Because these aspects work together and create a complex

-Hard -Crunchy -Rough -Earthy

-Rustic -Moist -Rough -Cool -Scratchy

-Wind -Rush -Dry -Soft -Flowing

-Cool -Splashing -Wet

system that could sustain plant life, wildlife, and human function/ interaction, the aspect of resilience is gleaned from a landscape that expresses itself through more than just our visual perception. The root of this theory is that landscapes are actually images of feeling. For example, we enjoy a plethora of flower fragrances that contribute positively to our emotional state; our feel of temperature resulting from the cool shade of a tree also contributes to our thought processes, making us feel comfortable; a symphony of sounds, or ‘musical space’ is experienced from the chirping of birds, or the wind rushing through lush grasses. Ultimately, a landscape of ‘Beautiful Resilience’ encompasses every aspect of these basic human experiences, and we see those qualities as a baseline strategy to design from.

-Sweet -Smooth -Soft -Thin

-Smooth -Warm/cool (Sun/shade) -Clicking

Realm of Experience

Thoughts

Emotions

-Logic -Structure -Patterns

-Impressions -Attraction -Aesthetic

Landscape as an Image of Feeling

-Sensory articulation -Character and dimension

Reading Analysis

MY KIND OF COUNTRYSIDE Roger G. Courtenay

For many years, beauty within the landscape has been something humans have tried to picture and recreate but fail to accomplish. The battle is not whether or not it can be achieved, but instead will one be content with the outcome. Humans and their thoughts mold the spaces we live in today making it difficult to satisfy our own minds. The mind creates a location and reminisces on this image very vividly in some situations even surpass what one would actually see in person. The thing about beauty is that its something that continues

to evolve over time it cannot be stopped, nor can it be tamed. The battle of beauty within the landscape is something that is not easily accomplished, true beauty lies within the eyes of the beholder. We have to learn to control the figments of our imagination. The land is always in motion and undergoing change by nature. Instead of fighting nature, these figments of our imagination should be interpreted in a way that can be accomplished to accommodate the phenomenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of nature.

DESIGN FOR LIFE Van der Ryn

For many years, beauty within the landscape has been something humans have tried to picture and recreate but fail to accomplish. The battle is not whether or not it can be achieved, but whether one be content with the outcome. Humans and their thoughts mold the spaces we live in today, making it difficult to satisfy our own minds. The mind creates a location and reminisces on this image very vividly in some situations even surpass what one would actually see in person. The thing about beauty is that its something that continues to evolve over time it cannot be stopped, nor can it be tamed.

The battle of beauty within the landscape is something that is not easily accomplished. True beauty lies within the eyes of the beholder. We have to learn to control the figments of our imagination. The land is always in motion and undergoing change by nature. Instead of fighting nature, these figments of our imagination should be interpreted in a way that can be accomplished to accommodate the phenomenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of nature.

Technosphere Culture

Ecosphere

Design and Technology Nature Support Human Civilization

Early humans

TIME

Present

Throughout history, as consciousness has grown, the middle circle (design & technology) has become thicker. It will grow to the point where it nearly wipes out nature. At this point consciousness must and will change to preserve humanity. Integral consciousness.

Life support for the planet

Eco-Logic Design

Meet human needs while maximazing continuing capacity of natural systems to provide essential services.

Reading Analysis

THE MEANING OF A GARDEN Mark Francis + Randolph T. Hester, Jr.

Gardens are a source of well-being for people. Also, they bring people to a space of tranquility. There are a number of reasons people enjoy gardens. First, there is the idea of gardens. Gardens are idealized as spaces of sanctuaries. Since ancient times people have associated gardens with paradise. The idea of gardens and paradise has been written in ancient scriptures, such as the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita. Thus, a garden is a special space with a deep significant alluding to the perfection of the world. Second, people value a garden as a place. A garden is a place where people can connect to the natural world, which is something that is lacking in the daily routines of responsibilities. According to a study done by Francis, The Meaning of Gardens M. and M. Hill in 1989, connecting to nature is very important and the reason they go to gardens. Another obstacle people face is

accessibility to natural spaces. Cities today are built of hard materials such as concrete. Thus, a place with vegetation is a highly desired space, where people can interact with nature. Lastly, people look for gardens as a space of action. In a garden people can become physically involved. People can design a garden to their desire. The process of designing a garden and working in the garden gives people a sense of accomplishment and responsibility. The action of working in a garden also enhances the connection between people and nature.

THE IDEA OF A GARDEN Michael Pollen

In the selected reading “The Idea of a Garden” from Michael Pollan’s book titled “Second Nature, A Gardener’s Education”, the author questions society’s thought on man’s understanding of nature and land use. Pollan asks the questions of a man-made land use such as a garden, and selective land preserved deemed as wilderness. By contrasting the dilemma of a community’s beloved fallen wilderness preserve, that is instantaneously wiped out from a storm in minutes, a controversy arises within society about the rebuilding of the land. Pollen describes and analyzes the societal choices of how man makes choices to deal with nature, when given the opportunity to recreate it. He aligns these choices to “the gardener’s viewpoint of nature and suggest a different outlook on how man’s relationship with nature might take a lesson form the gardener’s viewpoint. In man’s classic environmental battle, it is society’s ethics and values

of how we approach land use. The idea of land use being “all or nothing” is definitely a question for society in governing land use for preservation. Not to call it a sanctuary/ or current day “open space” and not to build buildings on it because it’s now vacant, but maybe a marriage between the two. A society that fits a community within nature, not overtakes it.

Reading Analysis

THE IDEA OF A GARDEN (continued)

Pollen’s suggestion that, thinking of “wilderness ethics”, as an untouchable pristine segment of land, (which in reality has most likely been altered many times over in history) is just an ideal concept, that perhaps it is time to let go of. The author suggests the gardener’s viewpoint of nature is much more realistic approach in recreating our environmental land use values. The gardener accepts nature’s alterations and interventions (Pollan 1991). What is summarized for me in the author’s thought, is that the gardener does not idealize nature, but instead learns from it. As a gardener, we take our lead from natures guidelines of what we can and cannot do. In other words, we should not try to control it, nor expect nature to cooperate with our ideal expectations of

Photo: David White Studio & Ruaridh Stewart/Zuma

what it should be. The thing that we love most about nature, is its unpredictability. Yet we can help nature by making the choices of what might work within that particular environment. As a gardener, we work with nature, not by completely leaving it alone, nor fighting it, and definitely not by completely wiping it out. As a gardener, we search for alternatives, taking into account, the lands historical past and current day meaning. We use our knowledge to investigate environmental changes and patterns to aid the land. By trying to understand the land as it is, we are respectful of nature and it’s many idiosyncrasies, just happy to be working along nature’s side.

Reading Analysis

VII. CASE STUDIES The Beautiful Resilience approach focuses not only on an aesthetic landscape but also on sustainable design that works with the characteristics of the site. One of our project goals was to capture all water that falls on site. This includes capturing water from the roof as well.

URBAN OUTFITTERS HEADQUARTERS D.I.R.T Studios

URBAN OUTFITTERS HEADQUARTERS is a model example of revamping stern resilience into a design that demonstrates beauty and exhibits ingenious sustainability. This design tells the story of Philadelphia’s history of heavy industry and beautifully uses physical remnants of its past as materials to create a beautiful, traditional landscape. This idea of using a site’s history and showcasing its importance is a main component of a strong design that exudes resilience. The idea of using Philadelphia’s industrious past not only works in favor of expressing its resilience as a site but also worked in reusing physical materials that would typically be sent to landfills in any other designs. “Barney Rubble,” which is a porous pavement that expresses a beautiful pattern, was created by the excess of blasted concrete and rubble. The plant palette used in this design is composed of mostly native trees and grasses that require little maintenance but produce plenty of shade.

The meticulous placement of the blasted concrete, bricks, and gravel all produce interesting patterns. Although these materials are gritty, a graceful execution is demonstrated that many users find appealing and comfortable. The idea of minimally implementing sculptural aesthetics by using the current site conditions is the main design strategy that makes the landscape design beautifully resilient. Because the site carries its past in a way that is environmentally considerate suggests its elasticity and can influence many other designers to be fluid while retaining a sculptural demonstration. It is a perfect harmony of historical preservation, sophisticated sustainability, and resilient beauty.

Resilience of materials + finding resilience in tough materials.

Case Studies

FRONTIER PROJECT EPT

The Frontier Project is a design that was based upon water and energy conservation practices to produce a beautiful and sustainable public space. Given the rise in popularity for sustainable designs in Southern California, this site is highly relevant to our team’s vision for creating a beautifully resilient landscape for the UCR Chancellor’s residence. The EPT Design firm approached this site by first addressing rainwater retention, irrigation reduction, CO2 emission reduction, heat island effect reduction, and necessary maintenance reduction. Using this as a baseline for the Frontier Project’s design, an aesthetically appealing site was created that provided unique programming opportunities. The positive impacts of the Frontier Project extended from the ecological realm to the social realm; people are attracted to this place because of its beauty, and remain there because of the calming effect

the design has on people. The aesthetic and functional aspects of the site call attention to the design, and the sustainability factor puts it in the spotlight. As a result, additional social programs have been put in place by the Rancho Cucamonga Water District to use this space as a teaching tool for the multi-faceted successes of sustainable design practices. Our team believes that the success of a beautifully resilient design hinges on our understanding and portrayal of what a sustainable design can be. EPT was successful with this project because they let the form follow the function. Understanding the site’s ecological history and looking toward the future is a design tactic they used that made the Frontier Project so successful; I believe that carrying out these design tactics to a high standard could lead to the emergence of a beautifully sustainable landscape for the Chancellor’s residence, as well.

1 Cobble Swale 11

2 Chaparral Hillside

3 Rain Garden

4 Roof Garden 5 Desert Garden 6 Water-Less Garden

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7 Cistern (Below) 8 Infiltration Basin (Below)

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9 PV Shade Structure 10 (10) Existing Plans 11 (4) Existing Palms 12 Existing Parking Lot

Cool Tower

-Naturally moves air through building without fans.

Metal/Glass Curtain Wall: Kawneer

-Reduces electricity usage/saves energy.

Green Roof

Rain Garden

-Helps to reduce water consumption by 50%.

Low Slope Roofing

Concrete:

-Robertson 40% Fly Ash Sog

Previous Concrete:

-Holiday Co./Rossi Concrete

Social Space/Entrance/Threshold

-This is the central threshold of the site, where the visitor is able to see, experience, and learn the benefits of a sustainable design. Many of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prominent sustainable features can be viewed from this area.

On-Site Water Retention System:

Xerxes Recharge Tank, Atlantis Infiltration PI.

Case Studies

BURBANK WATER AND POWER “ECO-CAMPUS” AHBE

The Burbank water and power utility company has shifted the atypical thought on how facilities should look and perform in today’s so¬ciety. This utility campus has transformed into a site that is beautiful and functional. The campus has kept a close eye on all forms of sustainable strategies to offer a new form of renewable services. The centennial courtyard displays how two binaries can coexist to create a beautiful multipur¬pose area to inhabit. Numerous items where repurposed to elaborate on how to create sustainable features such as the un-used substation, the old utility tunnel, and the large boulders and concrete ruins. The old electric substation shows its resilience as it’s been transformed into a “super trellis” allowing vine to climb its metal skeleton and offering shade beneath.

In addition to the trellis BWP also repurposed an old utility tunnel into a Phyto-extractor, as the courtyard builds runoff it is re-directed into the canal where plants capture and filter the storm water before it’s released into the ground or reused in the courtyard fountains. Both concrete and large boulders where reused to avoid wasting precious resources by going to the landfill. The boulders where used to create fountains and the old concrete was used as sculpture pieces to show history of the site. It goes to show that there is more to it than just production at BWP, but also beauty in its sustainability.

P E T E V. D O M E N I C I U . S . C O U R T H O U S E Rios Clementi Hale Studios

This project re-connects this site to place, and accomplishes goals set out in designs centered on sustainability. This has been achieved through key improvements in water, material re-use, energy, habitat, and culture. The mindset of Rios Clementi and his team was to use the context of New Mexico, specifically Albuquerque, to generate a design that told a story through art, ecology, engineering, and cultural history. The result is a SITES certified multi-use landscape that acts as a park, with native planting, bio-swales, and re-used materials that give the site a local cultural identity.

- Water quality enhanced using rock garden swales with reused concrete. - Salvage materials reused on site, concrete removed results in higher infiltration rates. - Match biomass of previous site by replacing with native plantings. - Soil condition improved

Storm water contained on site, resulting in a 90% water storage improvement. - Irrigation for landscape reduced by 86%, due to collection of water in 16,000 gallon cisterns.

Case Studies

NEW PORT BEACH CIVIC CENTER Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architecture PWP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The Newport Beach Civic Center and Park designed by the architectural firm of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson as a surburban community center plays on many variations as a case study for public landscape architecture. Even though the land was deemed in many ways as unusable by the the City of Newport Beach, because of its lack of views in a prominent beach resort community due to height restrictions, as well as being a man-made wetland without use of environmental redemption. The City of Newport Beach turned the 20-acre ugly duckling over to the firm of BCJ to create a public building that runs alongside a wetlands park that serves for many public events.

DESIGN STATEGIES: PARK/ WETLANDS Overall BCJ/ PWP managed to design a space for public use that incorporates a community sense of sophistication yet inviting environment. The Newport Civic Center Park is an open transparent sophisticated building married to the comfortable natural outdoor setting of the Southern California environment, allowing for various public use between formal public events to casual walking through the wetlands. BCJ/ PWP accomplished designing a beautiful inviting atmosphere for a wealthy beachside resort town for all to enjoy for various applications.

HERCULES CAMPUS EPT Design

EPT Design designed the landscape at the Hercules Campus in Playa Vista with the concept of innovation. The site is where Howard Hughes built his spruce goose in the early 20th century. The target market for this space is innovators primarily in the technology industry. The design is focused on the harmonious relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces. The weather of southern California permits for large openings into indoor spaces, as well as the creation of outdoor rooms. The common design goal is to provide ample space for the occupants. The theory, as stated by the campuses landlords, is that great ideas happen in the wild and not in cubicles. Furthermore, innovation is created when the mind is stimulated from a different perspective, such as playing. The Hercules Campus is built for playing.

The design offers, a sand volleyball court, bike paths that lead to and from the site amongst other fun activities and amenities. Another design strategy was the plant design. The Ballona Wetlands, which are about 3 miles from the campus, inspired the plant design. The delicacy of the wetland is of high importance, since the Ballona Wetlands are one of the last wetlands in Los Angeles. The design takes into consideration the history of the site, which is the innovation Mr. Hughes embodied at Playa Vista, as well as the respect to the site, which is designing the site in parallel to the Ballona Wetlands.

Case Studies

VIII. PERFORMANCE TOOLS The Beautiful Resilience approach focuses not only on an aesthetic landscape but also on sustainable design that works with the characteristics of the site. One of our project goals was to capture all water that falls on site. This includes capturing water from the roof as well.

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i -T R E E E CO

i-Tree Eco is a tool used in order to sample environmental data that describes the estimate ecosystem services in an urban area. This tool produces an array of environmental structure of urban forests and the impact of the population in the area. These accurate estimates are critical in creating environmentally considerate designs. Because this tool uses trees and urban population to measure pollution and volatile organic compound emissions, it can be a great tool to select a tree palette that can positively impact environmental issues.

The impact an optimal tree palette can be significant and this i-Tree is the best tool to find measurements. These measurements can later be used to select trees that are most compatible with the urban setting and the already existing vegetation that surrounds it. This tool can also produce data regarding pest susceptibility â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this gives a rather accurate idea of what kind of ecosystem is in the immediate site.

NATIONAL TREE BENEFIT CALCULATOR

LAFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Tree Benefit calculator determines the energy, carbon, air quality, stormwater, and property value benefits for individual trees on a site according to tree size, land use, and climate zone. These individual benefits are important to our approach because it is another way we can quantify the success of our ultimate design. On any small site, benefits of individual trees have little if any effect on our environment. However, since the Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence is serving as a showcase home, effective planning of what trees to plant would help us drive

the point home about sustainability; plant selection would be based on climate and beauty, in addition to these value benefits derived from using the calculator. Furthermore, if other residents used our design of the Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence as a reference point for similar design implementations on suburban properties, the positive benefits of the trees planted would increase drastically, working in conjunction with the rest of the sustainable aspects of the sites as a living system.

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NATIONAL STORM WATER CALCULATOR

The National Stormwater calculator is a tool that estimates the annual amount of rainfall within a site. The system was designed to create scenarios that help grasp a better understanding of how much runoff a site generates. When designing the use of material is one of the most important components both aesthetically and functionally. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s society, every square inch of land is an opportunity to capture and use it. Rather than covering every surface in impervious materials, we should find better ways to accommodate for these hardscape areas.

The implementation of pervious materials should be used when designing so that sustainability would be accomplished by helping contain and reuse runoff on site. The better we understand pervious materials, the better the final design will function. Designers today have to take into consideration that there are scarce amounts of water so designing with the intent to capture rather than dispose water should be the key in the design.

Perviouse Surface Imperviouse Surface

RECYCLING AND REUSING LANDSCAPE

Costs calculated in increments of 1, 3, 6, 10 years for each disposal method. Environmental impacts are calculated by the amount of reusing and recycling of landscape materials in a project, instead of them ending up in a landfill. This tool is important and relevant to our approach in terms of focusing on sustainability and ecologic design. The site is grossly inefficient in many ways, one with large swaths of concrete that have potential to be replaced with a more porous material. This concrete can be reused in swale designs, water capturing systems, and other features. There is potential also for the composting of removed

Site potential for recycled material

landscape materials that will be removed due to their lack of water efficiency, resulting in less materials being sent elsewhere. There is potential to reuse a vast majority of materials that might be removed with a greater design, which can result in environmental benefits and lower costs for the project.

Swales

Walls

Steps

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BEAUTIFUL RESILIENCE The Beautiful Resilience team consists of six graphic designers and six landscape architects, eight undergraduate students and two graduate students. Beautiful Resilience is set to transform the UC Riverside Chancellor Residence to be a sustainable environment that is aesthetically pleasing. The landscape architects are tasked with producing the design for the Residence. The graphic designers are tasked with visually conveying the information produced by the landscape architects. Together, we have set out to design a perfect vision of beautiful sustainibility.

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Top Row (from left): Magdelena Torres, Christian Gutierrez, Chase Conk, Alan Johnson, Aldo Barajas, Adrian Arevalo, Marco Castillo, Amanda Flores 107 Bottom Row: Lisa Strong, Maya Laursen, Josh Landincho, Carmela Ocampo

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