Attraction Bringing People To AJ Chandler Park Existing site condition The first time I got to Dr AJ Chandler Park, I didn’t know where the park was. If you go to a park and you don’t know where it is, this is a big problem. I walked through the grass lawn area because I noticed there’s one art structure, but the problem is you have to go close to it, because the grass area has a lot of trees around it creating a dark shade. A few seconds later, I saw an interesting water feature, but the problem is the ground is so dirty and has no shade.
Site Analysis
Diagram and Processes
Art structure for people to discover the open spce
irregular geometry walkway material: concrete gray color
Bench behind the water fountain, and it has a shrub behind it. When people sit down here, they can close to the nature
Canna
This entrance can make sure people can walk through from parking lot to this park material: concrete gray color
This walkway is made by concrete with different color, each color will gives you different emotion because every area have a different feeling
Water fountain with a light( People can see it when they walk at night)
Sophora secundiflora
B
Plant name : Boxwood Beauty Natel Plum Evergreen and white flower( fragrance) Size : 2 feet hight and wide
Stair as a transition between concrete walkway and grass lawn Material: concrete
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This grass area is for concert, the total area is about 200 feet
Playgrounds for kids Material: Composed wood
Site Plan
Section BB
Section AA
Concept
People were upset about the highway dividing the park, and Dr. Chandler, especially, did not like the change but ultimately thought the introduction of a state highway was best for the town. For this reason I wanted to connect this park again and I also want people to walk through the entire park. In order to ensure people used the entire park, I needed to add excitement. That became my concept, Attraction by water, art and light. I want people to not just come here in the daytime, I hope they can also come here at night.
Goal My goals is I hope I can give people two feelings from my site-daytime and nighttime. I hope people will come here with their family members; friends and pets too. They can have concerts here, they can have barbecues here and they can do a lot of things instead of stay at home. I want them feel life is going to be better. I hope my Dr AJ Chandler Park would become a landmark in downtown Chandler.
LDE 362: Spring 2016 Landscape Architecture II
Student: Zhuyi Yue Instructor: Allyce Hargrove