REVIVAL Reconnecting Icons of the Sonoran Desert Map Aerial y r r u
Site Context & History
Since 1914, the Papago Park became the PapagoSaguaro National Monument, and it was sold to the City of Tempe in 1930.The Moeur Park is an extension of the Papago Park that is located on the south side.The Moeur Park was named after Tempe’s first governor’s wife, Mrs. Honor Anderson Moeur, in 1977. The Moeur Park is located above the Red Mt. Freeway and is boarded by the Curry Road on the north side. The park is mostly used for hiking, biking, and other recreational activities in today.
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Red Mountain Freeway
Site Analysis
Secondary washes, providing more water for the surrounding plants
Between two existing trails, easy to have secondary trails to enter the site Scale: 1” = 400’
SITE PLAN Gentle slope, necessary requirement for saguaros
Land soil is good to build structures on the surface
viewpoint access point new trails major trails
Canal, providing large amount of water to the vegetation
vegetation wash canal bird habitat area
Design a habitat area to bring back the icons of Sonoran Desert in Arizona, both the Gila Woodpeckers and the vegetation. Looking for the connection between these two, and to make a functional space.
Male Gila Woodpecker
Scale: 1” = 400’
Female Gila Woodpecker
New Trails Building Structure
Mesquite Tree
Desert Carpet
Saguaro
SITE PLAN
Scale: 1” = 20’
Cottonwood Canal
Cross Section Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Mesquite & Desert Carpet
Building Structure
Person
Mesquite & Desert Carpet
Longitude Section Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Person
Building Structure
Saguaro & Desert Carpet
Saguaro & Desert Carpet
Cottonwood
Canal
VIEWS TO THE HABITAT
Physical Model Scale: 1/8” = 1’
ALA 225: Fall 2015 Design Fundamentals III
Student: Tian Fang Instructor: Allyce Hargrove