LIZ SACKS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
ABOUT EDUCATION
Ball State University, College of Architecture and Planning, Muncie, IN M.L.A. Expected Spring 2017 Graduate Merit Scholarships 2015, 2016
Temple University, School of Environmental Design, Ambler, PA Part-time coursework toward M.L.A. (Spring 2013-Spring 2014)
Haverford College, Haverford, PA B.A., History Major, May 2009
EXPERIENCE
Ball State University, Department of Landscape Architecture, Muncie, IN Graduate Assistant to Professor Martha Hunt (August 2014 to present)
Langsam Stevens Silver & Hollaender LLP, Philadelphia, PA Paralegal (March 2012 to June 2014), Legal Assistant (June 2010 to March 2012)
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, Philadelphia, PA Paralegal (August 2009 - June 2010)
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator SketchUp AutoCAD GIS
CONTACT
Microsoft Office Suite Sketching Lettering Figure Drawing Research Written Communication
Elizabeth Sacks (nĂŠe Parsons) liz.c.parsons@gmail.com (585) 267-0496
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CONTENTS
McKINLEY ECO-VILLAGE
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MOUNDS GREENWAY INTERPRETATIVE CENTER
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GOING OUT(SIDE) IN DOWNTOWN MUNCIE
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TEMPLE GREEN
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McKINLEY ECO-VILLAGE MUNCIE, INDIANA
INTRODUCTION
The McKinley Neighborhood in central Muncie is a prime example of the vacancy, population decline and poor quality of life that plague the city in general. Muncie has lost more residents per capita than Detroit, and 15% of its housing stock is vacant. In the McKinley Neighborhood, abandoned houses are open to the elements, their once cheery facades turning into a haunted-house gray. Yet, this picture need not be the end of Muncie’s story. Given the future challenges of climate change, including rising sea levels, drought and hurricanes, the Midwest may be a secure place to invest in the future. The McKinley Neighborhood is particularly well situated in Muncie; just across from the central High School, just north of downtown, and surrounded by greenways and parks, it has all the pieces for a vibrant community. By investing in McKinley, a place that already possesses history and infrastructure, we would be investing in both people and place, a strategy that reinforces quality of life.
FRAMEWORK
For this project, we were asked to design an Eco-Village in the McKinley Neighborhood that addresses the Water-Energy-Food nexus, developed by social scientists as a sustainability framework. These three elements sustain civilization and must be managed in coordination with one another.
SITE ANALYSIS
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1200 Feet
PRECENDENTS
RADBURN, NEW JERSEY
VILLAGE HOMES, DAVIS, CALIFORNIA The design for Radburn provides separate pedestrian paths, and the car is treated as a service entity that accesses homes by the rear. Included with these primary pedestrian paths are interior parks, intended to be the stage of communal life.
In Village Homes, houses are oriented away from the street and toward communal spaces, which serve as the grounds of community building through shared agriculture and landscape maintenance.
RESERVOIR, AQUAPONICS COMPLEX, AND PERMACULTURE FIELDS FROM CARDINAL GREENWAY
The existing Greenway passes by the reservoir, which serves a hydroelectric station, beautifully clad in local stone. The generated hydroelectricity powers the grain mill, which processes the grains grown on site. To the right of the Greenway, fields of vegetables and fruits as well as the Aquaponics Complex in the distance beckon Greenway users to explore the water, energy and food systems that sustain MicKinley Eco-Village.
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MASTER PLAN
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WALNUT STREET
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RACE STREET
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Muncie Central High School
24 Grain Mill
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Muncie Field House
25 Apiary
3 Social Security Building 4
Car Share
27 Recycling Center
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Concannon’s Pastry Shop
28 Compost Facility
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Townhouses
29 Goat Barn
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Geothermal Well Field and Agriculture
30 Chicken Coop
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4-Story Mixed Commercial/ Residential 10 Child Care Center 11 Church
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12 Community Pantry/CSA
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Community Center
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13 Grains and Legumes 14 Brewery and Pizzeria
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15 Commercial Space
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16 Commercial Space
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17 Historic Rail Depot 24
18 4-Story Mixed Commercial/
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Residential 19 Maker Space
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20 Art Center
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21 Water Tower and Lookout
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22 Aquaponics Complex
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26 Maintenance
23 Cardinal Greenway
31 Hydroelectric Power
Reservoir
32 Hydroelectric Generator 33 Vegetables and Fruits 34 High-Line Garden 35 Orchard 36 Grains and Legumes 37 UV Radiation Water
Treatment 38 Constructed Wetland 39 4-Story Mixed Commercial/Residential 40 Meadow 41 Edible Gateway Park 42 Amphitheater
43 Playground Plaza 44 Existing Railroad 45 Arboretum Park
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SECTION A-A’ HIGH-LINE GARDEN ON CARDINAL GREENWAY 15
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Scale 1”=30’-0”
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SITE PLAN
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SUGAR PARK
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WALNUT STREET
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MULBERRY STREET
CONCANNON’S PASTRY SHOP
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COMMUNITY VISION
Different households can choose from a variety of housing types, including apartments, townhouses and single-family homes. The private landscape is subsumed to the efficiency of community-managed and productive green space. Lots are oriented in the southwest direction so that photovoltaics panels on the roofs receive the maximum possible solar radiation. Shared parking lots are tucked behind the houses, as some houses are oriented toward a conventional street and others are oriented toward a common green lined with pedestrian lanes. This design aims not only to privilege the pedestrian and reduce impervious surfaces but also to connect to the existing network of roads and greenways in Muncie. Residents should be able to easily travel locally on foot and access buses or shared cars for farther trips. The connections should make the neighborhood feel welcome to the High School and those using the Greenway.
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Community Center
14 4-Story Apartment Building,
First Floor Commercial Space 4-Story Apartment Building Drop-Off and Main Entrance 15 with First Floor Arcade Street Parking Only Nut Tree Groves and Forage 16 Oak and Maple Woodland Dog Run Garden Single-Family Homes, Street 17 Native Wildflower Meadow Parking Only Single-Family Homes,Shared 18 Child Care Center Driveways, 2 Parking Spots 19 Single-Family Homes Shared Driveways per House Townhouses Conventional 1 Parking Spot per House Parking 20 Single-Family Homes Electric Car Share Lot and Shared Driveways Charging Stations 1 Parking Spot per House Car Share Office 21 Community-Managed Green: Lawn, Meadow, Groves, Bike Share Herbs, Vegetables Bus Shelter 22 Pedestrian-Only Lane Event Lawn
4-Story Apartment Building with First Floor Arcade Street Parking Only
23 Pedestrian-Only Lane 24 Church
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The park, named for its Sugar Maples and tucked into the clustering of apartment buildings, offers a backyard to apartment dwellers. Ample lighting, lack of cars, and visibility to the apartment windows makes this a safe place for children to play. The park is divided into three sections--a woodland garden, an open lawn, and a wildflower meadow--that are stitched together by curving allees of trees.
SUGAR PARK TOWARD CHILD CARE CENTER
Single-Family Houses embrace the New Urbanist colorful aesthetic; homeowners are encouraged to express individual taste with architecture and landscape, but the scale of houses meets community guidelines. Roofs are oriented Southwest to capture sunlight on photovoltaics that power the homes. The pedestrian lanes connect to Sugar Park and Walnut Street. Students can easily walk to High School, and elders can grab a donut from the beloved Concannon’s Pastry Shop without hopping in a car. Buses also stop on Walnut Street and provide access to most Muncie destinations.
SECTION B-B’ THROUGH SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
Single-Family Home, Oriented toward tree-lined Street, with extra parking
Single-Family Home Oriented to Community Green
Shared Parking Lot, One Spot Per House
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Community-Mana lawn space for rec vegetable and orna Wide Pedestrian Lane can accommodate vehicles in emergency
Single-Family Home, Oriented toward Single-Family Home, Oriented toward aged Green can offer tree-lined Street, with extra parking Community Green creation as well as amental gardening Shared Parking Lot, One Pedestrian Lane Scale 1”=30’-0” Spot Per House
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MOUNDS GREENWAY INTERPRETIVE CENTER ANDERSON, INDIANA
SITE PLAN 14
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Interpretative Center
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Arts and Events Lawn
12 Drop-Off and Entrance Plaza
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Terrace
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Solar Aquatic Greenhouse
13 Shade Garden
3 Prairie Garden
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Prairie Garden Meadow
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Greenway
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Trailhead
Conference Room with Green 14 Entrance Drive Roof 15 Bioretention 10 Bike Parking 16 Boardwalk 11 Colonnade 17 Retention Pond 9
VISION STATEMENT
The Mounds Greenway Interpretative Center will connect visitors to local ecology, inspire people to explore trails, and demonstrate sustainable landscape practices. Visitors will experience a dynamic sequence of naturalistic and semi-formal garden spaces. The building is sited in an existing meadow to capture southern sun in the winter. The central location places it within easy bicycle distance of the greenway while not encroaching on the flood zone. The center and its parking also demonstrate sustainable stormwater management, including a cistern, bioswale, retention pond, green roof, and solar aquatic system greenhouse.
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RANGELINE NATURE PRESERVE 8
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GOALS & OBJECTIVES 1
Celebrate the Natural Ecology of the Site a. b. c.
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COURTYARD GARDEN
Provide naturalistic plantings that reflect the historic ecology of the site Offer opportunities for visitors to view wildlife Integrate the building and parking lot sensitively and with minimal visual impact
Demonstrate Sustainable Stormwater Management and Landscape Maintenance a. Minimize lawn b. Demonstrate “Right Plant Right Place� i. Masses of prairie plants in the meadow ii. Shade garden at edge conditions iii. Hardy plants near parking lot c. Invite visitors to slow down and learn about the cistern i. Educational Garden Room d. Highlight bioswale and retention pond i. Make focal point to visitors from parking lot with semi-transparent enclosure
3 Enhance Views of the Meadow from the Interpretative Center a. b. c.
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Provide sweeping open views of prairie and low-lying plantings
Frame views with trees
Enhance edge of woods at southern end to create strong horizon
Attract Greenway and Trail Users to Site a. b.
Enhance drama at meadow/woodland threshold Create dynamic sequence of plantings that draw users up to building
SHADE GARDEN
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Paperbark Maple: Extends Rhythm of Corten Columns, Winter Interest, Height Not Overwhelm Scale of Courtyard
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Fragrant Sumac ‘GroLow’: Fall Color, Low Profile, Dense Foliage
Mertensia virginica
Heuchera ‘Stainless Steel’
Lamb’s Ear, Lavender, Catmint: Fragrant, Fuzzy, Silver, Low Profile
Carex pennsylvanica
Tsuga canadensis Aesculus parviflora
Heuchera ‘Dale’s Strain’
Hosta ‘Ivory Queen’
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PLANTING PLAN
Pinus sylvestris
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Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Bouteloua curtipendula Coreopsis palmata
KEY Shade Trees ACE-G ACE-A ACE-S ACE-J CAT-S CLA-K FAG-G GYM-D
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BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
3 12 25 7 2 1 2 2
Paperbark Maple Armstrong Maple Sugar Maple Autumn Fest Maple Northern Catalpa Yellowwood American Beech Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree
PLA-O QUE-A SAL-A Ornamental Trees CER-C CER-F
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Acer griseum Acer rubrum ‘Armstrong’ Acer saccharum Acer saccharum ‘JFS-KW8’ Catalpa speciosa Cladrastis kentukea Fagus grandifolia Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso JFS’ Platanus occidentalis Quercus alba Salix abla ‘Tristis’
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Cercis canadensis Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’
Eastern Redbud Cherokee Princess Dogwood
4 20 17 62
Picea omorika Pinus sylvestris Pinus strobus Tsuga canadensis
Serbian Spruce Scotch Pine Eastern White Pine Canadian Hemlock
95 163
Bottlebrush Buckeye Brilliant Red Chokeberry
Evergreen Trees PIC-O PIN-SL PIN-ST TSU-C Deciduous Shrubs AES-P ARO-B
Ratibida pinnata Sporobolus heterolepis Monarda fistulosa
American Sycamore White Oak Golden Weeping Willow
COR-C COR-SG HYD-L
176 115 87
ILE-BP ILE-MP ITE-LH LIN-B RHO-WL RHU-A VIB-CP
27 3 79 198 30 1,374 40
VIB-W Evergreen Shrubs KEY RHO-WC Perennials AMS-T ASC-T BAP-A BOU-C CAR-C CAR-P CER-P CHA-L COR-P ECH-P ELY-C EUP-M FOR-A HEU-D
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Aesculus parviflora Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’ Cornus sericea ‘Silver and Gold’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lamb’ Ilex verticilliata ‘Berry Poppins’ Ilex verticilliata ‘Mr. Poppins’ Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Lindera benzoin Rhododendron ‘White Lights’ Rhus aromatic ‘Gro-Low’ Viburnum nudum ‘Count Pulaski’ Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’
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BOTANICAL NAME Rhododendron ‘White Cascade’
COMMON NAME White Cascade Azalea
528 1,260 133 3,040 247 5,894 3,015 7,025 1,260 3,129 2,520 342 1,432 219
Blue star Butterfly Weed Blue False Indigo Side-Oats Grama Crested Oval Sedge Pennsylvania Sedge Plumbago Northern Sea Oats Prairie Coreopsis Purple Coneflower Canada Wild Rye Spotted Joe Pye Weed Christmas Fern Coral Bells ‘Dale’s Strain’
HEU-S HOS-G HOS-I IRI-S IRI-V GAU-L
218 330 327 331 63 23
LAV-G LIA-A LUP-P MER-V MON-F NEP-W PHL-G RAT-P ROS-B RUD-S SAL-A SCH-S SOL-O SOL-R SPO-H STA-B SYM-NA VER-L
7 2,687 1,260 501 145 162 323 1,510 46 1413 1,260 3,260 548 1,685 2,520 330 1,680 593
Amsonia tabernaemontana Asclepias tuberosa Baptisia australis Bouteloua curtipendula Carex cristatella Carex pennsylvanica Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Chasmanthium latifolium Coreopsis palmata Echinacea purpurea Elymus canadensis Eupatorium maculatum Folystichum arostichoides Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ Heuchera ‘Stainless Steel’ Hosta ‘Grand Tiara’ Hosta ‘Ivory Queen’ Iris shrevei Iris virginica var. shrevei Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling butterflies’ Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' Liatris aspera Lupinus perennis Mertensia virginica Monarda fistulosa Nepata x faasenii ‘Walker’s Low’ Phlox glaberrima Ratibida pinnata Rosa blanda Rudbeckia subtomentosa Salvia azurea Schizachyrium scoparium Solidago ohioensis Solidago rigida Sporobolus heterolepis Stachys byzantina Symphotrichum novaue-angliae Vernonia lettermannii
Baptisia australis
Redtwig Dogwood Yellow Twig Dogwood Little Lamb Hardy Hydrangea Winterberry ‘Berry Poppins’ Winterberry ‘Mr. Poppins’ Little Henry Sweetspire Spicebush White Lights Azalea Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac Count Pulaski Smooth Witherod Winterthur Smooth Witherod
Coral Bells ‘Stainless Steel’ Grand Tiara Hosta Ivory Queen Hosta Wild Iris Southern Blue flag Whirling Butterflies Fat Bud French Lavender Rough Blazing Star Wild Lupine Virginia Bluebell Wild Bergamot Catmint Smooth Phlox Gray-headed Coneflower Meadow Rose Sweet Coneflower Blue Sage Little Bluestem Ohio Goldenrod Stiff Goldenrod Prairie Dropseed Lamb’s Ear New England Aster Ironweed
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
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PRAIRIE GARDEN AND TERRACE
Open Views from Terrace
1/16” = 1’-0” 2X Vertical Exaggeration Lawn Pathways
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Masses of Colorful Sun-Loving Perennials
Specimen Trees in Distance
BIORETENTION PARKING LOOP
1/16” = 1’-0” 2X Vertical Exaggeration New England Aster provides fall interest
Two species of Iris -planted on shelf in pond- bloom in spring
Sugar Maples surround parking loop, set into existing woods
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GOING OUT(SIDE) IN DOWNTOWN MUNCIE MUNCIE INDIANA
VIEW OF TERRACED BIOSWALE FROM PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
SITE LOCATION Ball State University
White River
Walnut Street
Downtown Muncie is dominated by a surplus in parking that stretches out and severs activity, hindering the growth of street life. However, it offers more charm, history, and character than the many chain establishments that align nearby suburban highways. One of the liveliest blocks of downtown Muncie is anchored by the popular Savage’s Ale House. At the northern end of downtown, it is close to residential neighborhoods and Ball State University, with many adults looking for a “third place.” I propose a design for this urban block that activates the street and attracts people downtown.
32 Project Area Downtown Muncie
NTS
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SITE ASSESSMENT
CONCEPT
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AVERAGE USE
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Savage’s Ale House
Savage’s Ale House
Commercial Office Commercial Office
Dull Views of Parking and Backs of BuildingsViews of Courthouse
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AVERAGE USE
Ivy Tech Community College Parking
Vacant Retail Record Store Vacant Retail
Vacant Retail
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High Street - 2 Lane Traffic, Street Parking
Commercial
Bike Lane
Franklin Street - 2 Lane Traffic, Street
Washington Street 3 Lane Traffic, No Street Parking
Beer Garden Parking Pocket Park Edible Plants
Main Street - 2 Lane Traffic, Street Parking NTS
PROCESS
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SITE PLAN WASHINGTON STREET SAVAGE’S ALE HOUSE
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COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE
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HIGH STREET
FRANKLIN STREET
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Sunken Beer Garden with Lounge Seating, Bistro Lights, Refurbished Outdoor Tables and Chairs, and Painted Fire Escape 3 Stormwater Feature Parking Lot with 44 3 Car Capacity 4 Terraced Bioswale with Check Dams and Steel-Cable Railing 5 Orange PowderCoated Steel Pedestrian Bridges 1
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RETAIL
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MAIN STREET A street-side beer garden, with an atmosphere that 0 is both urban and relaxed, would draw people to Washington Street, while the enhanced reputation would attract people to the nearby pocket park during the day. Workers from the Delaware County Court could lunch in the park and go to happy hour in the evening. Edible plantings on the corner near the Muncie central bus station would cohere to the neighboring urban farm. Finally, ample parking is integrated into the design without dominating the block. Plenty of trees in the parking lot shade cars and break the monotony of the horizontal plane.
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70 Feet
Pocket Park with Curvilinear Benches, Mural and Orange Powder-Coated Steel Arches Espalier Apple Trees on Orange Posts
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Bike Racks
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Raised Planters
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Plants cleanse runoff and C slow its velocity. e e
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VIEW OF POCKET PARK FROM HIGH STREET
LAND USE
VEGETATION AND TREE COVER
CIRCULATION
TERRACED BIOSWALE
Check Dams serve to encourage infilration at each successive terrace.
Drains in the parking lot and lawn collect runoff and direct it to the swale.
Cleansed Stormwater is used to supply a water feature.
Sunken Beer Garden has views of water feature. Scale 1” = 30’ - 0”
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Stop
Paley Library
TEMPLE GREEN
Founder’s Garden
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N.T.S.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA COMPOSITE ANALYSIS - EXISTING CONDITIONS
NATURAL FEATURES - EXISTING CONDITIONS
NaturalSite Features Diagram - Existing Conditions Existing Character
Composite Analysis Diagram - Existing Conditions
Major Path Major Pathway
Pedestrian Path Pedestrian-Only Pathway
Norris Street
Existing Trees Runoff Flow Direction Line Line Contour Biolife Building Contour Existing Tree
Paley Library
Direction of Stormwater Runoff
Retail Space Retail Space Node Node
Biolife Building
Biolife Building
Car Parking Car Parking
12th Street
Liacouras Walk
13th Street
Landmark Landmark
Bike Parking Bike Parking Campus Shuttle Campus Shuttle Stop Stop
Polett Walk
Paley Library
Founder’s Garden
Founder’s Garden
Paley Library
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North
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N.T.S.
TEMPLE GREEN MASTER PLAN
Existing Section Through Beury Hall Facing Northeast
UNIVERSITY MAIN CAM TYLER SCHOOL TEMPLE OF ART MASTER QUAD PLAN Beury Hall
Barton Hall
Existing Tree
Direction of Stormwater Runoff Contour Line
Biolife Building
13th Street
First Floor Entrance
NORRIS STREET
Scale 1” = 40’ - 0”
TYLER PLAZA
Section Through Proposed Quad Facing Northeast
New Library
13th Street Pedestrian Only Founder’s Garden
Paley Library North
TEMPLE GREEN
Scale 1” = 20’- 0”
BIOLIFE BUILDING
LIACOURSE WALK
N.T.S.
Biolife Building
12TH STREET
Natural Features Diagram - Existing Conditions
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS QUAD MASTER PLAN
POLETT WALK
FOUNDER’S GARDEN
PALEY LIBRARY 0
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130 Feet
Basement Entrance
TYLER PLAZA SITE PLAN
VISION
SCULPTURE FOUNTAIN
An open green space at the academic core of Temple’s main campus will create a collegiate atmosphere, provide much-needed urban relief, and serve as a large gathering space. It will be anchored by a contemporary plaza--a gateway to the arts.
GOALS 1
Increase Stormwater Infiltration
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Beautify the Academic Core
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Attract New Students
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Create Collegiate Atmosphere
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Host Large Events, Including Graduation
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Inspire Student Creativity and Community Engagement
SLOPING TERRACES AND ARBOR
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