BEND O’ THE
RIVER
PUBLIC WORKSHOP 3: LISTEN PRESENT DRAFT MASTER PLAN
Meeting Outline: 1. Public Engagement Summary 2. Site Contamination 3. Site Design Frameworks 4. Architectural Character 5. Draft Plan Walkthrough
1. Public Engagement Summary: Process Context Precedents Programming
Botanical Gardens NEAR TEXAS TRIANGLE
Site Context
PUBLIC MEETING 1, EDUCATE: POLLING HIGHLIGHTS
80% of respondents said they would visit
Botanical Gardens monthly or more frequently
Education, Beautiful Scenery, and Events were voted primary purposes for the site
Recreational activity most desired on the site is Walking Trails
PUBLIC MEETING 2, BUILD: OVERVIEW AND FINDINGS
Meeting 2 Design Elements: PASSIVE Programs ACTIVE Programs GARDEN Themes
Build Your Botanic Garden
PASSIVE programs: Self-generated Require no administration Walk-up and do Unscheduled Often dawn to dusk
PASSIVE RECREATIONAL SPACE
PICNICS
SAND BEACH
NATURE PLAYGROUND
PUBLIC ART
BIRD WATCHING
ACTIVE programs: Require administration Scheduled / Programmed Involve registration
EVENT SPACE
COMMUNITY SPACE
COFFEE | LUNCH | DRINKS | DINNER
CANOPY WALK
GARDEN THEMES (gardens within the garden)
BOTANICAL GARDEN (?)
NATIVE BOTANICAL GARDEN
POLLINATOR BOTANICAL GARDEN
SENSORY BOTANICAL GARDEN
FORMAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
FLORAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
ART BOTANICAL GARDEN
2. Site Contamination
Contamination Percentage of Contaminated Site, Top 4’ of Depth
COST COMPARISON: Option 1: Full Removal $2.5 to 3 million up-front No monitoring costs afterward Option 2: Cap-and-Cover $1.2 million up-front $5,000 annually for monitoring Additional costs for repair as needed
3. Site Design Frameworks: Circulation and Access Site Constraints
Site & Citywide Trail
Citywide Trail Option 1
Dallas Botanic Garden & City Trail
Alternative?
Citywide Trail Option 2a
Citywide Trail Option 2b
Citywide Trail Option 2a
First Phase
Future Phases as Funding Allows
Primary Path and Gardens
Secondary Path System
4. Architectural Character
Existing Site: Expansive Field
Proposed Architecture: Interior and Exterior
Responds to Flatness of Site
Site Walls, Wood Frames, Shed Roofs
Event and Classroom Buildings
Lone Oak Barn, Round Rock
Chapel at Caliber Oaks, Salado
ASU Campus Building (Lake Flato Architects)
Dallas Botanic Garden (Lake Flato Architects)
Existing Site: Horseshoe Lake
Existing Site: River Edge
Bird Watching, Canopy Walk
Access to Layers of the Forest
5. Draft Plan
Natural Topography
Preserve Habitat
Native / Nature Walk
Nature Walk Zones Site
Tree Removal / Contamination Zone
Nature Walk Zones Site
Draft Master Plan
PARKING
DROP OFF ENTRANCE PAVILION
Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza
Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza
PAVILION
FOOD GARDEN
KID’S GARDEN
Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza
Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza
Plaza / Pavilion / Restaurant / Cafe
Garden Collections Entrance
Garden Entry / Walk to River
Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza
Event Space
Event Space Social
Event Space to River
PAVILION
Gardens Collections
LANDMARK
LANDMARK
PAVILION
Gardens Collections
Gardens Collections
Garden Collections
Garden Collections
Gardens to River
WETLANDS
PRESERVED FOREST
GARDENS
Preserved Forest / Gardens
CANOPY WALK / BIRD TOWERS
ECOLOGY LANDMARK
Preserved Forest / Gardens
Preserved Forest / Gardens
Preserved Forest / Gardens
Preserved Forest / Gardens