Landscape Architecture LDE262 Kiersten Luttrell / Martens

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PHOEBE’S CUT

CONCEPT STATEMENT

Moeur Park is to be transformed into a public bird habitat by increasing vegetation, water, and incorporating user friendly observation points for all ages. The abandoned railroad cut throughout the southwest end of the park will provide a comfortable seating and walking area for the public to relax and observe the Black Phoebe species interact within it’s natural environment. The improvements will not only increase the existing Black Phoebe’s population, but also encourage the public to use the park more often.

GOALS

- Create a natural habitat for the Black Phoebe species to thrive to it’s fullest potential. - Improve pedestrian circulation to enhance experience of the bird habitat. - Increase Black Phoebe population in Moeur Park by adding vegetation and water throughout the existing site.

Abandoned Railroad Cut (Moeur Park)...

‘ This cut was made by the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad Company line that linked Phoenix with Tempe and Mesa, and then continued along the Gila River to terminate at Winkleman.’

SITE INVENTORY

BLACK PHOEBE Saynoris Nigricans Food + Water Requirements Forages by watching from a perch and darting out to catch insects, often just above water; Fed by both parents; Beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, bugs, damselflies, dragonflies, termites, spiders, small minnows Habitat Requirements Shady streams, walled canyons, farmyards, towns; near water; Rarely found away from vicinity of water; Water ensures the availability of mud for nests; Nest is made of mud mixed with grass and weeds, lined with soft materials such as plant fibers, rootlets, hair.

SITE ANALYSIS

OPPORTUNITIES + CONSTRAINTS

‘WHAT’

‘SO-WHAT’

MASTERPLAN SCALE: 1/200” = 1’- 0”

Black Phoebe’s must have access to water in order to collect mud to build their nests

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Elevation throughout the railroad cut is the perfect height for Black Phoebe’s to build their nests and hunt for food

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SECTIONS Parkinsonia microphylla

SITE PLAN 1:20

Larrea tridentata

WEST - EAST Parkinsonia microphylla

30’

Olneya tesota

44’

Larrea tridentata

SOUTH - NORTH SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

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20’

40’

16’

32’

20’

SCALE: 1/20” = 1’-0”

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8’

80’

SITE PLAN 1:8

PLANT PALETTE

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MATERIALS

Penstemon parryi Lycium fremontii

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CORTEN STEEL

Opuntia ficus-indica Larrea tridentata ADOBE (RAMMED EARTH) Parkinsonia microphylla

Olneya tesota

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

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8’

16’

32’

CONCRETE

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LDE 262: Spring 2018 Landscape Architecture Design Fundamentals IV

Student: Kiersten Luttrell Instructor: Lora Martens


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