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COMMERCIAL RETAIL BUILDING IS NOTORIOUS FOR USING “THROW-AWAY” BUILDING MATERIALSAND CONSTRUCTIONTECHNIQUES.THE NATURE OFTHE BUSINESS ISTO FOLLOWTHE NEXT BIG MONEYMAKINGTREND, WHICH MEANS HIGHTENANTTURNOVERAND REMODELING COSTS. THE STATISTICS WE FOUNDARE STARTLING. ACCORDINGTOTHE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 60% OFALL MATERIALS FLOW INTHE US ECONOMY IS CONSUMED BYTHE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. 92% OFTHAT CONSTRUCTIONRELATED WASTE IS DUETO RENOVATIONSAND DEMOLITION.THISACCOUNTS FOR 30% OFALLTHE WASTE PRODUCED INTHE UNITED STATES AND WEARE HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. BETWEENTHEYEARS 2000AND 2030,THERE WILL BE 213 BILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW SPACE BUILT.1

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ATLANTA IS ONE OFTHE FASTEST GROWING CITIES INTHE UNITED STATES.ITS FRINGE DEVELOPMENT ISA SUBJECT OF CONSTANT CONCERNAND DEBATED INTERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY WITH INTHE DESIGN COMMUNITY.THE SITE FORTHE NEW GEORGIA WILDLIFE FFEDERATION IS LOCATED AMIDST THIS SUBURBAN SPRAWL.

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A NEWVISITOR CENTER, OURTEAM’S FIRST CONCERN WAS HOWTO RECONCILETHEIR MISSION WITHTHE WASTEFULAND DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OFTHE SITE’S SURROUNDINGS. BEING INTHE MIDDLE OFA BUSY COMMERCIAL DISTRICTTHAT INCLUDES STRIP MALLS, BIG BOX STRUCTURES,ANDVAST PARKING LOTS BROUGHTTO MIND SEVERAL HARSH REALITIESTHAT SEEMEDTO UNDERMINETHE GWF’S MISSIONTO PRESERVE WILDLIFEANDTHE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.

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THE MALL OF GEORGIA’S PARKING LOT HASA SEASONAL RELATIONSHIP.IT IS BUILT FOR MAXIMUM CAPACITY DURINGTHE CHRISTMAS SEASON.AFTERTHE CHRISTMAS SEASON HAS PASSED THE PARKING LOT RARELY REACH FULL CAPACITY.THIS CREATES PAVED WASTELANDS WITHINTHE LANDSCAPE.

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BEFORE THE MALL OF GEORGIA WAS CONSTRUCTED IVY CREEK AND LITTLE IVY CREEK CREATED A WATERSHED OF 11,000 ACRES WHICH INCLUDED THE NATURE CENTER’S WETLANDS. AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE MALL THE WATER PATTERNS WERE CHANGED AND RUN OFF WATER WAS DIRECTED INTO DETENTION PONDS AND ONCE PURIFIED PIPED INTO THE CREEK. THIS CHANGE HAS AFFECTED THE WETLANDS GREATLY. THEY NO LONGER RECEIVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER RECHARGE THAT THEY ONCE DID AND ARE AT RISK OF DRYING OUT.

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THE REHABILITATION OFTHE SITEWITH NATIVE SPECIESTOTHE GEORGIA PIEDMONT IS DEMONSTRATEDTHROUGHA STRUCTURED FORM WHICH PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE PLANTING DESIGNAND PROVIDESA STARK CONTRASTTOTHE INFILTRATION OF EXOTIC, INVASIVE SPECIES. THEAWARENESS OF WILDLIFEANDTHEIR NATURAL HABITAT IS NOT ONLYA STATED MISSION OFTHE GEORGIA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, BUT ISALSO CRUCIALTOTHE EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITYAND PLACE.

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HERBACEOUS / SHRUB WETLAND WETLANDS AREAN EXTREMELY DIVERSE ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. THESE LANDS LIE BETWEENTHE DRY UPLANDS AND OPEN WATER. THEY PROVIDE HABITAT FOR SEVERAL BIRDS, REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANS WHILEALSO SERVINGASA NATURAL WATER FILTER3.

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A MAJORTHREATTOTHE NATURE CENTER WETLAND ISTHE CHINESE PRIVET. IT ISAN INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANTTHAT CAN DESTROYTHE WETLANDS BIODIVERSITY IF NOT REMOVEDAND MAINTAINED4.

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THE PLANTS CHOSEN FORTHE GARDENARE NOT ONLY PLANTSWHICH COULD BE FOUND INA MEADOW SUCCESSION INTHE GEORGIA PEIDMONT, BUTALSOTHRIVE WITH LITTLE IRRIGATION. THE GEOMETRIC FORM OFTHE DESIGN HIGHLIGHTSTHE SEASONAL INTERESTAS WELLAS DISPLAYSTHE SPECIES PEDOGALOGICALLY.

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THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SUCCESSION INCLUDEANARRAY OF GRASSES WILD FLOWERSAND PINE SEEDLINGS. IT IS IMPORTANTTHATTHE SLOPE IS PLANTED WITH GRASSES FOR EROSION CONTROL. ASTHE PINE SEEDLINGS GROWTHEY OVERTAKETHE MEADOW, SHADING OUTTHE GRASS,AND EVOLVINGTHE PLANT COMMUNITY INTOTHE HARDWOOD FOREST3.

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HARDWOOD FOREST LATER STAGE SUCCESSIONTREES CREATEA DENSE,TOWERING CANOPY MAKINGTHIS ECOSYSTEM DISTINCT FROM OTHER HABITATS ON SITE3. elliot’s blueberry3

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BREAKING DOWN THE BOX. IT MAY BE FRIGHTENING, BUT WHATAN OPPORTUNITYTO RETHINKTHE WAY WE BUILD. GIVENTHE MISSION OFTHE CLIENTANDTHEIR INTEREST IN PRESERVING NOT ONLYTHE IMMEDIATE BUILDING SITE, BUT THE EARTH IN GENERAL, WE FELTTHIS WASTHE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKEA CHANGE. THE PROJECT HASTHEABILITYTO SERVEAS A SHOWCASE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING OPTIONSAND, BEST OFALL,THEY CAN BE USEDTO BUILD FOR LONGEVITY BYTHEIR EVER-CHANGING RETAIL NEIGHBORS. CHANGE INTHE RETAIL WORLD SEEMSTO BE INEVITABLE, SO WHY NOT MAKE IT EASIER? WHAT IF BIG BOXES WERE MADE UP OF SMALLER BOXES? WHAT IF WE MODULARIZEDTHE PIECES NEEDEDTO MAKEA BIG BOX,AND WHAT IFTHOSE PIECES COULD BE USEDAGAINAND AGAINTO MAKE OTHER BIG OR SMALL BOXES? WE BEGANTO RESEARCHTHE CONCEPT OF DESIGN FOR DECONSTRUCTION (DfD).

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THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN USED THROUGHOUT HISTORY.THINKTEPEES.THINK IGLOOS.THINKTHE POMPIDOU CENTER.THESEARE STRUCTURESTHAT WEARTHEIR SKELETONS PROUDLY. ANYONE CAN FIGURE OUT HOWTHEY WERE PUTTOGETHER JUST BY LOOKING.IN ORDERTO DESIGN WITH DECONSTRUCTION IN MIND,THE PIECES HAVETO BE MODULARAND INTERCHANGEABLE,ANDTHE ASSEMBLYAND DISASSEMBLY HAVETO BEAPPARENTAND WELL PLANNED.

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LOW-EVISION GLASS W/ ARGON GASAIR CAVITY THIS PANELALLOWS FORVIEWS OUTTOTHE WETLANDS,AS WELLAS INVITES DAYLIGHT INTO INTERIOR SPACES.

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WE HAVE DESIGNEDA SYSTEMOF PIECESTHAT, INTHIS CASE, FORM SIMPLE PAVILIONSTHAT SERVETHE FUNCTIONS OFTHEVISITOR CENTER. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PULLEDAPART IN ORDERTOALLOW IT TO BE INTERRUPTED BY NATURE ITSELF. THE FLOW OF INDOORAND OUTDOOR SPACESALLOW FORAVARIETY OF WAYSTO EXPERIENCETHE WETLANDS.EQUALATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVENTO HOWTHE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM WORKSASTO HOWTHE NATIVE PLANTSAND WILDLIFE WILL INHABITTHE SITE.ASTHE PAVILIONSARE MADE UP OF MODULAR PIECESTHAT CAN CONFORMTO CHANGING PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS,THE PLANT LIFE HAS BEEN DESIGNEDTO REINVENT ITSELF WITHTHE CHANGING SEASONSAS WELL.

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