THE RECL AIM OF
THE WETLANDS The Campground and the Bottom City of Mobile, Alabama
THREE MILE CREEK STUDIO Master of Landscape Architecture Spring 2018
Natalia Almonacid
Downtown City of Mobile, AL Photograph taken from The Bottom
Three Mile Creek Mobile, AL
Street intersection at The Bottom Mobile, AL
Heritage housing at The Campground Mobile, AL
Housing units at The Bottom and The Campground Mobile, AL
Vacant lots at The Bottom Mobile, AL
Maple Street at The Bottom Mobile, AL
Access to Maple Channel [One Mile Creek] at The Bottom Mobile, AL
Maple channel [One Mile Creek access] from The Bottom Mobile, AL
People from The Bottom Mobile, AL
MASTER PLAN
M ixed use Commerc ial
Axis Revitalization
Heritage conservation
59’
HERITAGE CONSERVATION The Campgroung
Productive Housing
Productive Housing
Productive Housing
Productive Housing
52.5’
HOUSING RENOVATIONS The Bottom
SC AL E BAR 5’
20’
50’
MASTER PLAN
Common area
Housing Commerce and services Productive housing
Productive housing
Parking
Productive housing
42’
52’
H O U S I N G R E N O VAT I O N S [proposed]
Intermediate public space Local complete street 59’
N E W H O U S I N G D E V E LO PM E N T: T H E E D G E [proposed]
P U B L I C S PA C E P R O J E C T : T H E W E T L A N D [proposed]
INTEGRAL EDGE DEVELOPMENT The Bottom
S C AL E BA R 5’
20’
50’
MASTER PLAN
STORM WATER STORAGE 1 year storm event
Average block area=96,906 ft3 One block runoff water= 8,043 ft3
Service area= 32 blocks 262,512 ft3 flood storage 75% parcel occupation 2.5” depth
D
Service area= 14 blocks 115,019 ft3 flood storage 60% parcel occupation 2” depth
B
C A
Service area= 15 blocks 48,159 ft3 flood storage 45% parcel occupation 2.5” depth Service area= 32 blocks 105,005 ft3 flood storage 75% parcel occupation 2.5” depth
MASTER PLAN
CONCEPT PLAN FOR INDIVIDUAL SITE
1. WETLAND DESIGN DETAIL
. Wetland inlet labeling
Lotus flower crop
Cranberry crop
Riparian vegetation
Flood-able circulation [Boardwalk]
2. LOCAL STREETS DESIGN DETAIL
Stormdrain inlet labeling
2%
2%
Bioswale: linear, planted drainage channel that moves stormwater runoff as slowly as possible along a gentle incline.
One Mile Creek boardwalks Stage 1: 5 years
One Mile Creek boardwalks Stage 2: 10 years
Pervious sidewalk and parking lots material
One Mile Creek boardwalks Stage 3: 50 years Native vegetation
Create intrinsec relationships between the community and its emmediate context [the wetlands] by implementing low impact water and land management strategies.
THREE MILE CREEK STUDIO The Campground and the Bottom
Mobile, Alabama
Natalia Almonacid
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SITE PLAN
Bo ard wal k
Pi cn i c a re a
Ma i n Stre e t
Culvert for stormwater drainage
Amphi theate r + de te ntion pond
SECTION A Trucks Day
Saturdays from 10:30am to 4:00 pm
Pla yg round
Bo ard wal k
Pi cn i c a re a
Ma i n Stre e t
Culvert for stormwater drainage
Am phi t heate r + de te ntion pond
SECTION B
Farmers Market
Sundays from 9:30am to 3:00 pm
Pla yg round
Par k
SECTION C
Church Extension and Parking lot Monday through friday all day
Ma i n s tre e t a s a fle x i b l e s p a ce
Ex te n i o n a re a f o r th e ch u rch
Communi t y la bor - Fa i t h Mi ni s t ri es PAW.
ACCESS TO WETLANDS One Mile Creek
Canoe Trailers: Saturdays and Sundays