INTERSPERSE
a scattered approach for a natural park
Cheng Jia Ariel Rose Mucasey Ryan Pietrowski James Thoreen
to preserve the sense of the dense vegetative surroundings, small activity nodes are interspersed throughout the park
SITE SITE
PROPOSED PROPOSED
5,040 SF
SITE SITE 1.4 1.4 MILLION million SF SF
PROPOSED PROPOSED 5,040 5,040 SFSF meeting lodge
ENTRY BUILDING bayou overlook BAYOU shadedPAVILION trellis TRELLIS REST STOPS lake veranda LAKE PAVILION outdoor classroom OUTDOOR CLASS watersport rental KAYAK water STORAGE rest stops dog / REST bikeSTROPS shower WATER observation tower DOG/BIKE WASH VIEWING TOWER
2,304 SF 720 SF 704 SF 384 SF 384 SF 288 SF 128 SF 64 SF 64 SF
interspersed scales of activity - DEPENDENT MODULE SYSTEM with INDEPENDENT APPLICATION
TOTAL BUILT AREA
EXTRA LARGE
LARGE
SMALL MEDIUM
SMALL scale - < 80 SF FOOTPRINT MEDIUM scale - 80 to 400 SF FOOTPRINT LARGE scale - 400 TO 800 SF FOOTPRINT EXTRA LARGE scale - 800 TO 2,400 SF FOOTPRINT
trail development
site contours
trail development
100 year floor plain - highest ground
trail development
main trails
trail development
trail network
program interspersed in the park
1 - meeting lodge 4
2 - bayou overlook
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3 - lake veranda 3
4 - watersport rental 5 - dog / bike shower 2
6 - shaded trellis
8 6
7 - observation tower 8 - outdoor classroom
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9 - water rest stop 10 - pedestrian bridge
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9
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site plan
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MEETING LODGE
EXTRA LARGE scale activity 2,304 SF FOOTPRINT
WATERSPORT RENTAL
MEDIUM scale activity 288 SF FOOTPRINT
stabilized banks create scattered paths along the bayou and the freshwater lake
LAKE VERANDA
MEDIUM scale activity 384 SF FOOTPRINT
BAYOU OVERLOOK
LARGE scale activity 720 SF FOOTPRINT
OBSERVATION TOWER
MEDIUM scale activity 128 SF FOOTPRINT
DOG / BIKE WASH
SMALL scale activity 64 SF FOOTPRINT
WATER REST STOP
SMALL scale activity 64 SF FOOTPRINT each
a light, airy bridge connects the park to the neighborhood
a landscaped bridge access point becomes a neighborhood meeting point
bridge concept diagram
bridge plan
bridge section
bridge meeting point at post oak timber dr.
small branches turn the long, neighborhood bridge into a series of interspersed meeting spaces
activities scattered throughout a range of elevations
typical site sections