THE LEGACY PROJECT.
FOURTH + CO. 201723
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our vision audience & purpose key design elements
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direct travel routes
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herman millers living office concept
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directional seating closures
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public art
3.5 south commons continuity 3.6 sustainability 3.7 use of colour 3.8 non-motorized access 3.9 wayfinding technology 3.10 accessibility 3.11 safety general description detailed description
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the plaza the steps the core
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1.0 our vision The Arts Quad will be transformative; embodying the best of Waterloo’s innovative identity by providing an inspiring social space, while increasing the speed, safety, and accessibility for commuting pedestrians. It will be vibrant. It will be modern. It will rejuvenate South Campus.
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2.0 audience & purpose There are two major categories of users of the space.
students and professors
visitors
Students would be the primary users of the space and thus it is this group’s needs that we prioritized. To understand the needs of this group, we conducted a survey of 36 students passing through the Arts Quad. We found that currently, the predominant function of the space is a commuter zone to either access the DP, or to reach another academic building. We also found that despite 95% of students being either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the newly constructed South Commons, 56% responded that they have never used it. The main features of the new South Commons that students enjoyed were the chairs/benches, umbrellas, and modern design. When asked what they would like the function of the new Arts Quad to be, 73% responded that they wanted the space to be a social space to relax and meet with friends, and 48% wanted it to be a space to host campus events.
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“modern design” “social space” “host campus events” All this data enabled us to distil three major functions of the space. Firstly, from the site’s current use, it is clear that it is a key commuter zone for many students. Recognizing that this is an important function of the space, the new design will aim to create more direct travel routes between the main destinations on campus. Secondly, recognizing that the newly designed study space while aesthetically pleasing, is limited in its use by students as a study space. This site will instead aim to create more social spaces for students of different faculties to interact and integrate. This will be done through a variety of techniques such as through Herman Miller’s Living Office Concept, use of interactive public art, and the use of bright, inclusive colours. Lastly, recognizing the lack of spaces on campus that facilitate outdoor performances and events, and the importance of such activities in building community spirit and improving the Waterloo student experience, the third function of the space is to serve as a gathering space for students. This is created through direction orientated seating and the creation of enclosures.
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The secondary users of the space will be the multifarious international visitors that visit campus every year. The project brief mentions the influx of prospective students, high profile government officials, and industry leaders that visit our site every year and thus identifying their needs is key when identifying the function of the site. We identified two major functions of the space for visitors. Firstly, the Arts Quad must serve as a central core that facilitates wayfinding for visitors. This will be satisfied through the use of new Waterloo-created interactive way-finding technology and the use of accessible signage. The second function of the space is to truly represent the spirit of innovation that Waterloo students embody and showcase the true character of the university to visitors. This will be constructed through the use of modern design and public art displays.
Overall, since the Arts Quad’s construction between 1960-1969, its function has vastly changed. With the exponential growth the university has seen in the past decade, and that which is likely to continue for decades in the future, it is time for public spaces on campus to truly represent Waterloo’s growing international status. This design will be bold, vibrant, and highly functional in a way that transforms this current commuter zone into a core of social life on campus.
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3.0 key design elements 3.1 direct travel routes Having identified a major function of the Arts Quad as facilitating the movement of students across campus, an important design element is the establishment of direct, defined paths between the major destinations on campus. To establish this path, we conducted two levels of analysis.
Firstly, we interviewed the head Urban Planner at the GSP Group, Mark Zuzinjak, to understand the analysis behind the newly constructed paths in the South Commons area. Mark played a key role in the design of the South Commons and gave us incredible insight into its design process. Through the interview, we found that the paths had been built in order to maximize visibility across the site and establish clear sight lines. Understanding the importance of maintaining clear sight lines in encouraging interaction between students of different faculties and in increasing student safety, we decided to retain the current paths (refer to Figure 1).
The careful analysis of such existing content and current needs of the student enables us to create direct travel routes that help fulfill the sites function as a commuter zones. In our enthusiasm to create a social space, it is easy to forget such a core function of the site. Our team not only identifies this function but also has conducted extensive research on them to sure appropriate paths.
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figure 1. movement analysis map
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3.2 herman millers living office concept According to Herman Miller, a renowned interior designer, there are ten unique workspace activities that employers carry out and ten unique types of seating that facilitate these different activities. He believes in creating a range of spaces and enabling mobility between them to allow one to move between spaces that best suit their needs. The belief is that trends change, but our core needs remain the same. Thus, we must design for our core needs in order to ensure the long-term success of our site.
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While Miller initially created this concept specifically for office design, it is widely applicable to our campus design. Below is an adapted list of the activities he talks about, what space on campus currently satisfied them, and which activities the new Arts Quad will facilitate.
figure 2. table of core student activities
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four distinct types of seating will facilitate these activities...
1. active edges: to chat
figure 3. active edges During our interview with Mark, he mentioned that an important element of their design was the use of Active Edges (Figure 3). This refers to the process of creating curves and edges that students can sit on and utilize. We plan to use this concept throughout our side, and more specifically on the paths shown in Figure 4. This is a space for students to sit down, have a quick chat, and move on.
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figure 4. active edges map
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figure 5. enclosed seating
2. enclosed seating: to warm up and cool down, to process and respond This refers to the C-shaped angular seating that we plan to introduce (Figure 5) to the Quad. This seating incorporates vegetation and seating area to create an enclosed space where students can gather to conduct short activities and meetings. Its unique shape enables students to both interact freely with each other and still have a view of the wider arts quad. Thus, students sitting here can enjoy privacy while still interact with the wider gathering space.
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3. wide step seating: to contemplate, to socialize
figure 7. wide steps figure 6. steps at waterloo square We recognized that the change in elevation of the site proposed a unique design challenge. We understood that it is out of our budget to try to level the site, and so decided to treat the steps as an opportunity rather than a constraint. Inspired by the way the steps were constructed in the Waterloo Square (Figure 6), we decided to utilize the steps to create seating. As seen in Figure 7, we decided to transform the steps into a multitude of concrete and green spaces that students can sit in. Concrete steps at certain locations of the site would be used to access the next level. This is an effective, yet cost effective way of utilizing the existing steps to create a social green space that can be used by students to socialize with their friends, and relax.
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figure 8. patio table on steps
4. patio seating: to warm up and cool down, to socialize As seen in Figure 8, rounded tables will be placed at certain levels of the steps. These are not very large, and function as space for students to socialize or conduct quick activities. Their placement on the steps helps establish the steps as an social area. Our last activity, to mobilize, will be facilitated through our next key element of directional seating.
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3.3 directional seating & creation of enclosures In order to create the gathering place we envisioned, it was important to create an enclosure where students felt comfortable gathering. In order to do this, we decided to angle the enclosed seating such that they were orientated to face the centre of the gathering space. This enables students to observe events occurring in the arts quad. Additionally, the seating creates a division between the pedestrians on the paths and the centre gathering area, and thus enables a degree of privacy important to host events.
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3.4 public art As the last question of our survey, we asked students what they wanted to see in the new Arts Quad. Over seven students mentioned the word “Public Art.” We too think public art is vital to building the sense of place and identity of the Arts Quad. On our site, we aim to integrate public art in three main ways; a light sculpture, student art display panels, and creative tiling.
figure 9. light sculpture Our most dominant art feature will be our light sculpture similar to that seen in Figure 9. This feature will lay around the large tree near the Modern Languages buildings. We envision there to be six figures, each embodying one of UW’s six faculties. Such a feature enables students who would be using the stairs area to face an interesting facade. Such a unique, yet simple art feature both, embodies the universities commitment to innovation and also creates an inclusive environment for all of UW’s faculties. Currently, when students visit campus, they tend to take pictures with the iconic Waterloo sign at the tip of South Campus. This art installation serves to create another such unique element on campus that truly represents UW.
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figure 10. art display panels The second art feature will be the installation of art display panels alongside the side of the central constructed path (Figure 10). These panels will display art created by UW students and will be changed every three months. The purpose of this is twofold. Firstly, it gives Art students a portal to display their work. There is a lack of visibility of the work created by our Art Faculty, instead a focus on the achievements of our engineers. Waterloo, while may have started off as an Engineered school, today hosts a large distinguished Arts faculty. By displaying work created by this faculty, we are increasing the visibility of, and respect for, the often marginalized Arts faculty on campus. This creates a more inclusive environment on campus. The second purpose is to instill ownership of the Quad within the students that use it. When students see their art being displayed in the quad, there is a greater sense of connection with and ownership of the site. This increases its use and encourages interaction in the quad.
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Finally, our last art feature is the use of a vibrant tiling pattern in the pavilion area above the steps. Inspired by the Queen’s Quay1 tiling on Toronto’s Harbourfront, we aim to lay out an indigenous art inspired/ iconic Canadian symbolic pattern of tiles in the large open space of the enclosed pavilion (Figure 11). There are two main reasons for the use of this tiling. Firstly, it allows us to acknowledge the local, geographic, cultural, and historical context of Waterloo and commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary. Secondly, it adds a splash of colour to the site, that remains even as the seasons change. This colour is an important element of bringing vibrancy to the site and encouraging its use during all seasons.
figure 11. queens quay tiling
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3.5 south commons continuity Students at UW often criticize the lack of unity of the various buildings and elements on campus. In response to this complaint, we decided that the new arts quad must flow seamlessly from the newly created South Commons area adjacent to our site as to create a more unified campus design. In order to do so, we have incorporated several elements of the South Commons into our site. Firstly, we decided to use the same types of pavement tiling as those used in the south commons. This includes the use of the two styles of pavement used on the site; Type A: Speckled, Type B: Uni Standard 6x6 Square. This will make the paths on the site flow from the newly constructed paths in the South Commons. Next, we decided to use the same vendor of fixtures as that used in the South Commons. We identified that the fixtures were imported from landscapeforms.ca, a Michigan-based furniture design company. Armed with this knowledge, we decided to retain key elements such as the style of streetlights, type of charging stations, and design of bike racks on the new Arts Quad. Thus, even though we will have different landscape forms, such elements will ensure continuity along the site.
Finally, currently, we see a dichotomy between the clean, straight lines of the South Commons and the organic, wavy lines of the Arts Quad. This breaks the cohesiveness of the site and makes it less visually appealing. We plan to bring the modern, straight edges of the South Commons to the rest of the Arts Quad by creating distinct parallel paths and reshaping the steps such that they form linear edges. These clean lines ensure a fresh, clean look to the Arts Quad, and create unity within its various elements.
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3.6 sustainability We recognize the University of Waterloo’s unique emphasis on the development and the utilization of innovative and realistic solutions to pressing environmental issues. To further its commitment to becoma an environmentally sustainable campus, we are using two main sustainable technologies on our site. Firstly, all the lighting on the site will be LED Lighting. LED lighting is the newest, most energy effective lighting in the market. There are three main categories of lighting; incandescent, fluorescents, and LEDs. While a typical Incandescent bulb uses a 60W of energy and a typical fluorescent bulb uses 40W, a LED bulb uses merely 13W of energy. The brightness of all three is quite comparable with the only different being their technologies and consequent energy consumption. Additionally LED’s come in all colour temperatures and can be easily controlled. Previously LED’s were very expensive to buy and consequently less widely used. Now with the advancement of technologies, their price has been reduced significantly. Additionally, the government of Ontario has launched an initiative called the “Save on Energy” program that enables those who retrofit to LED’s to gain a rebate of up to 50%. Thus the use of LED’s throughout the site is both economically and environmentally sustainable in their installation, and through the lifecycle of the project (significant energy savings).
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Next, we will be using interlocking tiles as paving for the majority of the surfaces on the site. Interlocking tiles slow down the flow of stormwater and allow for its infiltration into the soil underneath. This reduces stormwater runoff and prevents the contamination of adjacent water bodies (Laurel Creek). Finally, we will be increasing the amount of green space on the Arts Quad and retaining all the current landscape buffers. In our survey, many students expressed a desire for increased green space and sorrow for all the trees lost during the SLC/PAC expansion. We understand the importance of green space as both a mediator of the local ecosystem and a tool to improve the mental health of students. Consequently, we plan to increase green space through the creation of several green grassy spaces across the wide steps and retention of the existing landscape buffers.
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3.7 use of colour The new Arts Quad will be vibrant, bright, and inclusive. As it currently stands, the site is rather dull, lacking bright colours, and portraying a brutalist and boring image to visitors and students; it is not a site that inspires innovation nor creativity nor social interaction. Colour will be used for two purposes in the site, first, to increase the visual appeal of the site while reflecting the Waterloo identity, and second to improve safety on the site. The site will use bright bold colours throughout. We will integrate rich dark wood in the angular seating, and in the tables. We will also use bright white paving for the paths and colourful paving for the pavilion. The site will also be remarkably green as there will be grass, trees, and landscaping throughout including on portions of the steps and on the angular seating. Colour will also be used to create separate paths for vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and for those who have accessibility challenges. Though the plaza will be relatively open for those who want to socialize and enjoy the space, the different colours will direct commuters on where to go and minimize the potential for unsafe interactions between the different modes of transportation.
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3.8 non-motorized access The old Arts Quad was built to prioritize the car above all other modes of transportation, despite its position as a major pedestrian commuter space. A major focus of the new arts quad is to level the playing field between three major modes of transportation through the site. In our circulation analyses, we observed that walking was the most common way to get through the site, followed by cycling, followed by driving. Despite this, vehicles have the most space dedicated to them and appear to have an unwritten right-of-way forcing students out of the way to move through the site. The design seeks to dramatically reduce the dominance of motor vehicles on the site while increasing safety and infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists and increasing accessibility. By clearly demarcating commuter space and social space, and by regulating what mode of transportation travels where, the new Arts Quad will reduce negative and potentially dangerous interactions between commuters. The existing parking spaces for vehicles will be retained and the bicycle parking lot that was built as part of the south commons site will be dismantled and spread out across the site. These cyclist parking spots will be located closer to the buildings for students who just want to park their bikes and go to class. There will also be a few parking spots for cyclists located near the social areas of the new Arts Quad to encourage people to bike to their group meetings and to meet up with friends. The new Arts Quad will provide two ramps for those who have mobility challenges, these ramps will also be wide enough to allow cyclists to utilize. Cyclists, however, will be separated from pedestrians with mobility issues by demarcating space for both groups. Furthermore, the accessibility ramp from the site to Dana Porter will be widened to allow people with accessibility challenges to access that important student hub.
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figure 12. separate modes of transport Key parts of safely moving all these different people is signage, colour, and paving materials. Coloured lines and areas will be used to separate cyclists from pedestrians in high traffic areas, and to separate vehicles from both pedestrians and cyclists in areas where they may interact. The paving that will be used in both the plaza and the main seating area will be brick, similar to the materials used in the new south commons project adjacent to the site. This will illustrate a clear right-of-way for pedestrians and cyclists and force vehicles to slow down due to the bumpy nature of the paving. Finally signage such indicating where certain modes travel will help reinforce the demarcation through colour (Figure 12).
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3.9 wayfinding technology The new Arts Quad will be an important and well traversed space for students, staff, and visitors the University. A place with as much traffic from both students commuting to class and for visitors needs to have a way to navigate through it. The new Arts Quad will accomplish this in three ways. First, the new Arts Quad will have signs for buildings and activities within the site. This entails new, larger, and brighter signs in front of Modern Languages, Dana Porter Library, and Arts Lecture Hall. These signs will also incorporate a braille feature for those who are visually impaired (Figure 13). The second method will be signs directing students to other parts of campus. This will be done on sign posts that will be tall and thin, with signs with the names of key buildings pointing in the direction in which those buildings are. This signage is consistent with existing signage found throughout south campus and will continue that established and successful theme (Figure 14). The final method of wayfinding will be one that truly pushes Waterloo’s spirit of innovation and technological advancement. Sheltered from the elements underneath the building canopy of the Dana Porter Library, the new Arts Quad will have an interactive map, on a LED touch screen, of all of campus, similar to the ones found in major malls such as the Pickering Town Center and Yorkdale Mall (Figure 15). This sign will allow users to zoom in on specific parts of the map and gives them a comprehensive map of campus, its buildings, and its paths. This sign will be acquired from MappedIn, a company that was started by students of the University which also employs several co-op students every term.
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figure 13. braille
figure 14. signage
figure 15. interactive map
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3.10 accessibility The new Arts Quad will prioritize accessibility and revamp the site to reflect the standards we expect in the 21st century. Accessibility has already been touched on in other sections, of this report. The site will have two accessibility ramps; the first will be on the north end of the site (closer to Dana Porter Library) leading from the lower western portion of the site to the elevated eastern portion of the site. The second ramp will be on the southern end of the site adjacent to Arts Lecture Hall. While conducting our analysis, we noticed that individuals who used both motorized wheelchairs and manual wheelchairs had to slowly and carefully maneuver themselves on the thin existing ramp. For this reason, we are widening the ramp significantly so that individuals do not have to feel extremely confined while using them. During our circulation analyses, we also noticed that individuals who needed to use the ramp and entered the site from the north western end had to go all the way to the southern end of the site to get to the ramp and then go all the way back across the site to access Dana Porter Library. This inspired us to put in a second ramp. The signs in the new Arts Quad will all be brightly and the font will be large to help those who have trouble reading smaller words, the signs will also have braille located on them for those who cannot see. The main interactive campus map underneath Dana Porter Library canopy will have an option to verbally say the names of areas of the map that are clicked. Accessibility will also ensure that the University of Waterloo’s goal of an inclusive campus for all is met.
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3.11 safety We identified two key factors that made the old Arts Quad unsafe. During our circulation analyses, we determined that a lack of demarcation resulted in a “free for all� between drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. By delineating the space, we will organize and restrict movement through the site and increase safety by reducing unsafe interactions between pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.
figure 16. wallpack lighting The second major factor was a lack of lighting on the site. During our night visits to the site, we noticed that the entire site was dark and deserted. The lack of light made the site feel unsafe and did not inspire innovation. We noticed people who walked through the site, mostly students leaving Dana Porter, walked quickly through the site trying to exit is as fast as possible. To increase safety and to make the site more usable during the night, we will be increasing lighting throughout the site. Firstly, we will use fluorescent paint on the ground to make the site brighter (Figure 16). In addition to this we will be placing wallpack style lighting along the facades of Modern Languages, Dana Porter Library, and Arts Lecture Hall and aiming these lights towards the site to ensure the site will be well lit at night. The new Arts Quad will encourage students to socialize and feel comfortable in the area during the evening and during the night.
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function diagram
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4.0 general description Iconic. Innovative. Inspiring. What is now a characterless stretch of land will become a center of social interaction and a symbol of the University. The new Arts Quad will establish a sense of place, one which has been missing in south campus, bridging the gap between the university’s seven faculties. The new Art’s Quad aims to be accessible, well lit, multipurpose, social, sustainable, and innovative; it aims to showcase the arts faculty to the rest of campus and be a place where students and staff from all seven faculties can meet and work together in a central and vital space on campus. The site can be divided into three portions all connected by design elements into one coherent outdoor space (Figure 17). 201723
figure 17. zoning map
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4.1 the plaza The western portion of the site will be an open plaza. Paving will clearly demarcate a pedestrian right-of-way while still being open enough to safely move vehicles through the site.The large tree in the southern portion of the site would be retained, and an abstract art piece symbolizing Waterloo’s seven faculties would be integrated just north of that tree. This plaza will also have two accessibility ramps on either side leading to the two eastern sections.
4.2 the steps The western portion of the site will be an open plaza. Paving will clearly demarcate a pedestrian right-of-way while still being open enough to safely move vehicles through the site.The large tree in the southern portion of the site would be retained, and an abstract art piece symbolizing Waterloo’s seven faculties would be integrated just north of that tree. This plaza will also have two accessibility ramps on either side leading to the two eastern sections.
4.3 the core The rocky seating in the spot will give way to the easternmost portion of the site. The site will be characterized by crisscross paths based on the current transportation paths of students, along these paths will be innovative edge seating, grass patches, art corridors, and light columns. The spaces’ prime location allows students to see the iconic Grad House, the modern Tatum Center, Arts Lecture Hall, Modern Languages, and the tallest building on campus; Dana Porter. The central space in the new Arts Quad will be called the Pavilion, it will have artistic tiling and will serve as the main gathering and social space in the square, with angular chairs and edge seating.
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5.0 detailed description 5.1 the plaza The Plaza is intended to be a space for the movement of all; motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. Understanding the need for all the buildings to be accessible by a motor vehicle, we decided to keep this space free of any obstructions. As requested by the brief, we retained the nine accessibility parking spaces and placed them in a way such that they least obstructed the flow of movement around the site. We also decided to retain the large tree in the Quad due to the historical and environmental value it holds. Moreover, we decided to leave the current landscape buffers on the face of the Modern Languages building untouched because we recognized the important role they play in providing habits to biodiversity and reducing stormwater runoff.
figure 18. concrete and red brick paving meeting
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There are, however, three significant changes we decided to make in this area of the site. Firstly, we noticed that the concrete in the area is extremely old and cracked. We will be replacing this with interlocking tiles similar to those that lead up to the Arts Quad from the Environment Buildings (Figure 18). This will ensure continuity of the site into the rest of campus, add colour to the site, and reduce the speed of vehicles (since paving is a traffic calming measure) so that the vehicles can safely interact with the cyclists and pedestrians on site. Secondly, we will be adding a public art feature around the tree. This feature, as described in section 3.4, will create an interesting facade for the students utilizing the steps as seating to look onto and serve to build the uniqueness of the site. Lastly, we will be changing the facade of the steps from the relatively symmetrical C-shaped steps to an asymmetrical S-shaped facade. This is done in order to maintain the straight lines the South Commons area uses and also to create seating that surrounds the large tree.
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5.2 the steps This part of the Arts Quad will be going through major changes. The existing nine steps will be combined to form three separate levels (Figure 19). This will allow the steps to be significantly deeper (from 12 cm each to 36 cm each), and allow for students to use the steps as seating. There will be three separate textures on the steps. Firstly, some areas will be grassy and serve as spaces where students can come to relax. This will add the much needed green space element to the Quad. Secondly, some areas will be concrete and serve as a ledge that students can sit on. These wide ledges enable students to sit comfortably to socialize with friends or finish quick work. Lastly, some areas will be constructed to look like patios. They will be floored with wooden planks (similar to the new lounge chairs area) and fitted with small tables. This variety of textures creates a vibrant juxtaposition of functions and colours that embody the creative spirit of the Quad. Lastly, there will be two ramps on either side on the steps that will serve as both accessibility and bicycle ramps. It must be noted that we have widened the ramp next to the Arts Lecture Hall as it was much too narrow before. On the south side of The Steps, there will be steps that pedestrians can take to The Plaza.
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figure 19. the steps diagram
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5.3 the core The Core will serve as the main social area for students in the Arts Quad. There are certain elements of the area we will be retaining. Firstly, we will not be altering the newly built study tables at the edge of the quad since they provide a valuable study space for students. Next, we will not be altering the paths that were recently built due to their ability to increase visibility. Finally, we will also not be altering the current landscape buffers. Apart from these elements, everything will be changing. First, we will be moving the newly built bike rack area to the sides of the site. This means that we will be retaining the bike rack fixtures but simply placing them elsewhere. The rationale behind this decision is to enable us to use that central area for a more vital gathering space. Bike racks can be effective at several locations on the site while this would be the only location that we could create such a gathering space. During our interview with Mark, he informed us that they had intended for the bike rack area to be temporary and that it would not be very costly to move it to another location. In place of the bike area, we will be creating what we have named “The Pavilion;� the site’s major gathering space to host orientation week events, outdoor performances, and club activities. The pavilion will have C-shaped enclosed seating on its edges. The purpose of this seating, as described previously, is to enclose the space and create social spaces where students can meet their friends. The pavilion will have patterned titling that adds colour to the site and draws students to it. At one edge of the pavilion, there will be two sided art display panels where UW student work will be displayed. The placing of these panels not only allows those passing the adjacent path to view them but also for those in the pavilion to interact with them. The panels also add a vertical component to the Quad, which is otherwise very wide and low.
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Next, to make the area safe for student use at night, we will be adding additional lighting to the area. We will be replacing the existing lighting fixtures with those used by the GSP Group for the South Commons. We will also be adding four more lighting fixtures to the site, and several wall packs on the sides of the buildings to illuminate the area. A conversation with Muzammil Hussain from SimplyLED Lighting solutions assured us that these lighting adjustments would cost no more than $20000 and are well within our budget. Another major change will be the creation of formal and informal paths on the site. We will be creating two new formal paths and one informal path. The first new path runs from the end of the newly constructed path outside the DP to the door of the AL. This path is intersected by another that begins at the TC and ends at the steps. These paths are strategically placed such that they enable the movement of people in the direction they most frequently travel. They are also strategic in that they lie parallel to existing paths and thus create a sense of unity on the site. The path that runs from the DP to AL will use speckled tiling just like the path parallel to it. The Path from the TC to The Steps will use Uni Standard 6x6 Square titling just as the one parallel to it uses. An informal path will be created from The Steps to the DP. This is to enable accessible access from both sides of the site. It is informal to minimize disruptions to the grassy area there. Finally, it must be noted that the accessibility ramp to the DP will be widened. Finally, the site will use Wayfinding technology and accessible signage in order to make it easier to navigate. The first involves the use of an interactive monitor placed in the shelter of the DP area where visitors can find any building they choose. Its placement shelters it from the elements yet keeps it visible to visitors. Clear signage will be placed at key intersections of the site to indicate the direction of the major buildings including the DP, AL, ML, SLC, RCH, and SCH.
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6.0 phasing phase 1. new stairs & new ramp We will begin by constructing the new stairs which will consist of both commuter stairs and wide social amphitheatre style stairs. We will also add the additional accessibility ramp on the north side of the site. Once the new accessibility ramp is complete we will remove the existing ramp on the south side of the site and replace it with a wider more conforming ramp. During this first phase, electrical work will also be done for lighting in the area around the stairs.
phase 2. paving This phase will focus on paving the plaza continuing on with the interlocking bricks used in the Environment 3- Arts Lecture Hall corridor. During this phase, accessible parking will also be paved and bright paint will be used to demarcate these spots.
phase 3. paths & ramp widening During this phase, the commuter paths will be created all throughout the site and the Dana Porter Library accessibility ramp will be widened.
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phase 4. bike parking relocation During this phase, the existing bike parking will be relocated to better suited parts of the Arts Quad and the Pavilion will be paved using an artistic paving pattern.
phase 5. seating features The different seating features will be added throughout the site during this phase.
phase 6. details This phase will focus on the details. Fluorescent paint will be used to brighten the site and to demarcate different areas for different modes of transportation. During this phase, wall packs will be installed along the building facades, the art corridor will be built, trees will be planted and landscaping will occur. Furthermore, the light sculpture will be installed as well as the electronic sign and conventional signs.
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