Environmental and Way Finding Project Project By: Jared Putnam
Environmental Design
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CONTENT Chapter 1: Project Statement & Case Study
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Chapter 2: Research
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Chapter 3: Sketches
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Chapter 4: Final Collateral
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PROJECT STATEMENT Longfellow Creek is a three mile waterway running south to north through the Delridge Valley in West Seattle and emptying into the Duwamish River at the head of Elliot Bay. The Longfellow Creek watershed is almost 3000 acrews in size. Longfellow is one of only four natural waterways left within the Seattle City limits that remains free flowing. Longfellow was once teeming with salmon, however the last known salmon spawning was in 1939. There has been a community effort to restore the creek for several years including yearly fish releases conducted by local schools. In 1995 fish returned to the creek for the first time since 1939.
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Some of the problems with the current way finding system that the creek currently has, is that they are far and few between, sometimes misleading, and lacks many features that successful parks have. Some of the features the park could use are park benches, water spouts, and better signage leading vistors to the park. Another problem that the park has with its current way finding system is that a good portion of the trail leads the visitors through residential neighborhoods where it’s easy to lose the trail or to be mislead into following a different trail all together. The goal is to solve these problems while remaining true to the parks history and to work around or with the current way finding system.
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CREATIVE BRIEF Client:
Longfellow Creek Watershed Council and Seattle Public Utilities
About:
Longfellow Creek Watershed Council is made up of the local community. Their goal is to reduce the non-point source pollution within the Longfellow Creek Watershed through education and community organization. They’re in charge of taking care of the trails, keeping the park clean, and bringing about awareness of the park.
Target Market:
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Client’s Needs:
Longfellow Creek currently has a wayfinding system in place but it needs improvement. Hikers and bikers get lost and loose their way on parts of the trails. The park also needs extra environmental designs to help encourage people to visit the park. The Watershed Council
would also like to increase awareness of the park so more of the local community can enjoy what it has too offer. The current wayfinding system and anyother envrionmental pieces need to remain intact and any changes will have to passed by the original artists.
Answer:
Use the current wayfinding system as a start and increase the signage to ensure hikers and bikers stay on the paths. The signage will be small to keep costs down for the client. Offering an electronic solution will also help hikers stay on the path, and for those who can’t utilize
the electronic solution there will be a more convenient and hands on solution. To encourage more hikers, bikers, and people from the community to enjoy the park there will be a variety of environmental designs utilizing comfort and refreshments.
Middle Class Families Local Communty Hikers Outdoorsmen
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Seattle Public Utilities overlooks and manages the properties and the expenses of the park since it remains on city property and is a state park. Over the years they’ve helped support many of the local artists paying them to design some of the current wayfinding systems and the art that is found along the trails.
Environmentalist Local Communty Hikers Outdoorsmen
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CURRENT COLLATERAL
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CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL
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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS
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WAYFINDING
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IPHONE APPLICATIONS
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History
Plants
Animals
Community WA Parks
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History
Plants
Animals
Community WA Parks
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History
Animals
Community WA Parks
PLANTS Tulip This is a plant and this is fill type. Please don’t read me because there’s nothing here to read. I love plants yes I do. I love plants how about you. Keep reading this and you will turn into a big pile of ashes.
Evergreens
Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail West Seattle, WA
This is a plant and this is fill type. Please don’t read me because there’s nothing here to read. I love plants yes I do. I love plants how about you. Keep reading this and you will turn into a big pile of ashes.
Speckled Grass This is a plant and this is fill type. Please don’t read me because there’s nothing here to read. I love plants yes I do. I love plants how about you. Keep reading this and you will turn into a big pile of ashes.
Blackberry Bushes This is a plant and this is fill type. Please don’t read me because there’s nothing here to read. I love plants yes I do. I love plants how about you. Keep reading this and you will turn into a big pile of ashes.
Roses This is a plant and this is fill type. Please don’t read me because there’s nothing here to read. I love plants yes I
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ENVIRONMENTAL PIECES
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SPECS AND MATERIALS
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Material:
Seamless Dark Smooth Concrete
Call Out:
- All Forms - All Bases
Typeface:
- Helvetica (TT) Regular
Paint:
- Sierra 208070 Gloss Black Paint Sku: 325523
Stainless Steal
- Water Fountain Map Containers Water Faucet Nozzel Dog Water Faucet Nozzel Water Drain
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IMPLEMENTED
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BROCHURE HOLDER
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iPhone Application
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Jared Putnam Advanced Design Environmental Design and Wayfinding Project