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The p ro jec t d e s i gn was d e r i ve d f ro m t h e co nce p t o f co nne c t a nd d i s co nne c t. There’s a di sco nnec ti o n b et ween the hi sto r y o f Chandler, Ar izona a n d i t s re ce nt d e ve l o p e d c i t y. I n t he p ro ce s s o f d e ve l o p i ng a b i g g e r c i t y the o utco me was slow ly di si ntegrati ng Chandler ’s h is tor y l eav i n g C ha n d l e r w i t h o n e t r u e p o s s e s s i o n o f i t s hi s to r y, d ow ntow n. D owntow n C h a n d l e r i s e m b e l l i sh e d w i t h r i c h hi s to r y b u t i t s co re ( t he p a r k ) i s a l so b ei ng f ragmented w i th the enlargement o f Ar i zo na Avenue l oc ated i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e si te a nd t he i nco r p o rat i o n o f m o re p a r k i ng sp aces. Wi th thi s di vi si o n o f D ow ntow n’s co re there la cks th e con n ec ti o n to b r i n g co h e s i o n i nto t he p l a ce to fe e l l i k e o ne. The goa l fo r t h i s p ro j e c t i s to c re ate a co nne c t i o n w i t h t he E a s t a nd We s t s i d e s o f the p ar k to have co hesi o n. How I i ntend to create t h at coh e s i on i s by u si n g fo r m a l g e o m e t r y f ro m hi s to r y, w i t h e m b e l l i s he d p o i nt s o f co nnec ti vi t y and p o i nt o f b ar r i ers. The desi gn w i ll i nclude a rea s o f co n n e c t i o n an d d i s co n ne c t i o n a s a re p re s e nt at i o n o f C ha nd l e r ’s i ssue. The emp hasi s o f Chandler ’s hi sto r y b eco mes t h e fles h o f t h e d e s i gn , a s e l e m e nt s o f t he s i te co nne c t b a c k to i t s hi s to r i c a l co ntent.
55’-7”
Site Plan B u f f a l o St re e t 5
Discon n ec ted S eat i n g Sp a ces Ar izo na Ave nu e
M edia n
421’ - 9”
“Ca n a ls & Cro ps” Fi e l d
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O p en Eve nt S pa ce 73’ - 9”
C W C Sh a d e St r u c t u re Cross Wa l k
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St age S et U p G ra s s Lowered 3 2 ” O pen Event S pa ce G ra s s at l eve l
Le ng t h O f Par k 1056’ - 1”
“ Wor ke r s” Fi el d
G ra s s R a i s e d 3 2 ” 560’ - 7”
“Gra s s ph i t h ete r ” G ra s s Le vel ed
D eser t Wi llow
G ra s s R a i s ed 3 2 ”
Chi nese Pi stache
3
R em ova bl e S e at i ng S p a ce
1
Chi nese elm
“G enerat i o n s” Fi e l d
Ash Tree N or th E nt ra n ce
Dalb ergi a si sso o 80’
B o s to n St re e t
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Section 1
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Agr i culture feel w i th the t y p e o f vegetati o n i n these p lanters.
Pavers that run ho r i zo ntal acro ss si te to co nnec t the si te.The p avers are di f ferent tex tures to sti ll create that di sco nnec ti o n.
Sale 1:20
Th i s se c t i o n i s d e m o ns t rat i ng a re a s o f co nne c t i o n a nd p o i nt o f b ar r i ers.
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Ar i zo na Ave nu e
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40’
80’
32” Cut Planter
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Th i s se c t i o n i s d e m o ns t rat i ng how t he c a na l s ha d e struc ture co nnec ts the E a st a n d We s t s i d e s o f t he s i te a c ro s s Ar i zo na Ave nue. O p e n Eve nt S p a ce
Section 3
Si dewalk
G ra s s p hi t he te r
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4
N o r th to S o ut h
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Lowe re d gra s s fo r s e at i ng and wa l l s b o rd e r i ng gra s s are e ngrave d w i t h C ha nd l e r s h i s to r i c a l f a c t s.
Ope n Eve nt S pa ce
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90’7 ”
31’7 ”
Chi neese Pi stache
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Th i s s e c t i o n i s d e m o ns t rat i ng t he a re a s o f p o i nt o f b ar r i ers. ( areas o f d i s co nne c t i o n) Desert Wi l l ow
G ra s s e s : M u hl e nb e rggi a R i g e ns M u hl e nb rgi a c a p i l l l a r i s M u hl e nb u rgi a d u m o s a N a s s e l l a te nu i s s i m a B o u te l o u a c u r t i p e nd u l a B o u te o u a gra c i l i s N o l i na m i c ro c a r p a H e s p e ra l o e p a r v i f l o ra D a s y l i r i o n w he e l e r i Agave g e m i ni f l o ra Eu p ho r b i a l o m e l i i
8’ Si de walk 18” x 2’ S eati ng
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LDE 362: Spring 2016 Landscape Architecture II
Student: Kimberly Rodriguez Instructor: Kristian Kelley