SEAMLESS
a new urban open space with connections to the past.
The new A.J. Chandler Park is both responsive, progressive, and evocative creating a SEAMLESS representation of Chandler. The park represents the past, present, and future of Chandler and its diverse urban environment.
History
Open Space
Arizona Pl.
Buffalo street
Highway 87 / Arizona Ave.
Rows of trees are planted in line with building features, this connects park to exterior spaces. The Chinese Pistache was chosen for its Fall colors.
San Marcos Pl.
Chinese Pistache
Urbanism
Comfort
Allée
Provides shaded path and seating area for office workers.
Grass field
Grasscrete
Canal & Shade
Rio Grande Cottonwood
Shaded area for relaxation and decompression buffered with trees and dense planting of shrubs.
Allows for unstructured use like concerts and is reminiscent of historic park.
The shade structure is made to evoke feelings of fluidity and water. Also representing old Commonwealth Canal that biseted park.
Populus deltoids ssp. wislizeni
A smaller less water intensive cottonwood that still gives the same feeling as the Freemont Cottonwoods that formally lined Commonwealth Ave.
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Passive Recreation
Cottonwood Promenade is open planned area to host farmers markets, events, car shows, Chandler Culture nights.
Gentle hills with dirt paths and tall grasses, changes the atmosphere of the park to a more natural feeling.
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Urban Agriculture Fields
Bike Path & Arizona Ave. Separates bikers from traffic e ncouraging a bike friendly environment.
A reference to Chandler history and a great use of open space for the community.
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BioSwale
Basketball Courts
Controls stormwater and also channels water to cottonwood swales and agriculture fields.
Adds active recreation to park and doubles as parking lot on late nights for businesses with l.e.d. lights in ground to mark spots.
N Scale: 1”=40’
Plant Palette
Phoenix canariensis
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Boston street
Hyptis emoryi
Bouteloua gracilis
During the day the canal shade structure floats over gathering areas while seamlessly connecting both sides of the park and representing the historic Commonwealth Canal that use to run through the park.
Dalbergia sissoo
Pistacia chinensis
Populus deltoids ssp. wislizeni
At night the center ribbon of the shade structure illuminates providing light along path while also connecting both sides of the park even at night with a band of light.
Plank colored concrete (under structure) Community garden
Path leads into open space area
River rock where structure and tables meet the ground, reminiscent of canal.
Cottonwood Promenade
Water collection swale to accomodate Cottonwoods water needs. Also receives water from restroom sinks and drinking fountain drains.
Agriculture fields West
N Scale: 1/4”=1’
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Scale: 1”=10’
Restroom
Shade Structure
Restroom
Bike path
Separated Sidewalk
Bioswale
Scale: 1”=20’ Shade Structure
North Scale: 1”=15’
East
Unstructured Paths
Fruit Stand
LDE 362: Spring 2016 Landscape Architecture II
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Structured path
Student: Brandon Ramirez Instructor: Kristian Kelley
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