The Outlook
Context and Conceptual Master Plan
Concept Theatre Production and Design is the process of creating a staged picture. Ranging from costume, lighting, media, scenic, sound and stage management. Theatre production designers are creating extraordinary pictures and moments, but these moments are only temporarily. Even so, the process is not far from the design of Landscape Architecture. The Outlook on Forest Mall will serve as a duel outdoor amphitheater and a small oasis for all people of any abilities to come and enjoy. Most importantly, the larger amphitheater will be a space where designers of theatre production, as well as other disciplines, will be able to express their art or simply themselves. The sub-amphitheater will create opportunity for everyone and anyone who has a voice figuratively that they would like to share with the audience of Forest Mall. The site will also call for users to actively come out and participate in the role as a designer of theatre production. Simultaneously, these users will be also contributing to the local homeless shelter and more, by reusing unwanted apparel that can be turned into art and later donated. The whole site inclusive, will sustain, manage and capture storm-water to prevent further flooding to the adjacent area. Storm water management is indeed a powerful feature on site, however there was also room for opportunity to mange storm-water throughout Forest Mall and to further connect its brilliance to The Outlook.
Goals 1) Create a space that serves as a platform for theatre production an design, while also considering how this space can be used for other disciplines. 2)To bring theatre production and design on to Forest Mall and most importantly to the people. 3) To bring awareness to users, by promoting performances from theatre, as well as HIDA’s many other events.
Inspiration
4) Design the site to manage storm-water, while also cleaning the water to reuse for irrigation.
I took Inspiration from costume designing and lighting design.
Execution
Four Manikins with limbs that have mobility, have been placed on site for users to come with their unwanted apparel to dress and position the manikin based on their own expression.
Permeable block paving with same level stabilized DG
Site Plan The main amphitheater has approximately 500 square feet of stage to serve the needs of any performance. In addition, Outlets for the stage will be provided.
The subamphitheater will draw in people who feel intrigued by the performer.
Payne Hall
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Small stage provided for performers and the shade structure above has adjustable mood lighting.
Bike storage The triple pond system will manage and collect all the water on site through swales and will eventually be captured into a cistern tank to reuse for irrigation.
LED information kiosk for events throughout HIDA. The middle median bio-swale has two high points that will guide the water to the cistern tank located in front of coor. The water will be used for irrigation to the adjacent areas.
Two clothing donation boxes are on site for when the next person designs the manikin and places the clothes already on the manikin, into the box.
Proposed sculpture placement.
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Section A
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32’ 8’ Section A is portraying one of many events that can be taken place in the large amphitheater. The seating is designed to be sat on a sloped turf, while still providing accessibility for people of all abilities. The design also calls for wheelchair visibility from both the lower row and the typical top row. If an actor, singer, speaker, etc are on stage, the burm rises six feet above ground level to shield any obstruction coming from the Mall. Following after the burm, is the sub-amphitheater adjacent to the Mall. This allows easy access for anyone to quickly pull off to the side and listen to what is being shared. The shade structure above the stage will cast colored mood lighting onto the performer, who has total control of the mood he/she would like to have for what they are presenting.
Sustainable Features
Section B
Triple Pond Retention Center
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The water gathered on site and also the roof runoff from both Payne Hall and Farmers building adjacent to the site, will pool into the first basin where it will begin the first step of bioremediation. Eventually the water will find an outlet and this step will continue once more. The second outlet will lead the water into the retention area where it will be captured into a cistern.
Hydrology The topography of Forest Mall guides water from the North side of the Mall, to the medians in front of Coor building which has a cistern as well to collect water for irrigation. The water will go through a bioremediation process as well before entering the cistern. The south side of the Mall has the same characteristics, bringing the water to the middle of the Mall.
Plant Palette
Materials
The plant community that are in the basins and Forest Mall wash will filter out any contaminants and while also helping prevent soil erosion. The upper two basins have more shade tolerant plants and the lower one has more sun hearty plants.
The materials used on site are permeable paving and permeable concrete. The bridge and railing material was implemented to match the on-site bike storage which is stell bar grating. Concrete with mosaic tiles from the old child’s care facility is reused for the outlets inside the ponds. Gabion walls are implemented to seperate the two amphitheaters and also create opportunity for germination.
Pistacia chinensis
Bougainvillea
Tradescantia pallida
Ruellia simplex
Permeable paving
Parkinsonia florida
Agave parryi
Simondsia chinensis
Permeable concrete
Aloe vera
Gabion wall
Chilopsis linearus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
Euphorbia bracteata
Steel metal grating
Mosaic tile concrete
Muhlenbergia capalaris
LDE 361: Fall 2018 Landscape Architecture Design Studio I
Student: Christian Morales Instructor: R. Socha, K. Kelley, J. Azevedo