YWCA WATER COMMONS Empowering the community through water and history
CREATORS
Courtney Crosson Assistant Professor
Luz Rosario Pina
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The YWCA project serves as an opportunity to bring back to the community the concept of agriculture. Through the creation of three main nodes, the project invites passers and users of the site to participate of the learning experience of food production and the self-sustainability of the site through complex water treatment systems.From linking back the site to its agricultural roots and relationships to the Santa Cruz River, this project provides a connection between the community, the city and its history through the treatment, usage and care of water.
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LEGEND 1890
MENLO PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT YWCA SITE SANTACRUZRIVER MISSION GARDES WATERSHED BOUNDARY
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URBAN NETWROKS PLAN
CULTIVATED FIELDS
1921 SUPPLEMENTAL MAP
1992 NEIGHBOORHOOD SUBDIVISION
STATEMENT & GOALS
SITE CONTEXT
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
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Menlo Park Historic Distric has its roots on being mainly agricultural land. The YWCA being located in this area has the great opportunity of being part of this rich land. The main water characteristic of the site is its strong connection to the Santa Cruz River.
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Bioretention Pool Bioretention Pool Seating AreaPool Seating Area Bioretention
Seating Area
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Water Commons
2,500 sqft
3,000 sqft
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Sample Garden Sample Garden 720 sqft
YWCA growing areas that would be able to suit the needs of the community for quality foods and easy access.
Sample Garden Sample Crops Sample Crops
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Water Features Water Features
Sample Crops
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Water Features
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GGOOAAL LS S
Since flooding a major city issue, several areas Since flooding is aismajor city issue, several areas of of thethe city have man-made channels, the YWCA being one city have man-made channels, the YWCA being one of of these sites. Through treating the channel and creating these sites. Through treating the channel and creating Since flooding is awith major city issue, several areas of to the interaction with vegetation the project intends to interaction vegetation the project intends city have man-made channels, the YWCA being one of in in provide the man-made feature with natural qualities provide the man-made feature with natural qualities these sites. Through channel and creating order link ittreating back its main source the Santa Cruz order toto link it back toto itsthe main source the Santa Cruz
interaction with vegetation the project intends to provide the man-made feature with natural qualities in order to link it back to its main source the Santa Cruz
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945 sqft
Growing Garden Growing Garden
Growing Garden Crops Crops
Kitchen Kitchen
GOALS Provide the connection between the YWCA and surrounding neighborhoods. Provide the connection between the YWCA and itsits surrounding neighborhoods.
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2,500 2,500 sqftsqft
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Crops Bioretention Pool Bioretention Pool Kitchen
720720 sqftsqft 787 sqft
961 sqft
Cisterns Cisterns
Cisterns Bioretention Pool
450450 sqftsqft
720 sqft
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To link back the “ agricultural land” to its relationship with the Santa Cruz River.
450 sqft 3,000 3,000 sqftsqft
3,000 sqft
Outdoor Kitchen Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen
Kitchen
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Water Commons Water Commons Through years Menlo Park Historic District faced constand Through thethe years Menlo Park Historic District hashas faced thethe constand development of Park the urban grid, this one losing most of its agricultural of the urban grid, this one losing most of its agricultural Throughdevelopment the years Menlo Historic District has faced the constand land and this one becoming mainly housing and commercial. land and becoming housing and TheThe development of this the one urban grid, thismainly one losing most ofcommercial. its agricultural project intends to provide YWCA with the opportunity of bringintends to provide thethe YWCA with opportunity of bringland andproject this one becoming mainly housing andthe commercial. The ing to the are a main node filled with educational experiences mainly ing to the are a main node filled with educational experiences mainly project intends to provide the YWCA with the opportunity of bringin the areas of sustainability, rainwater harvesting and food producin the areas of sustainability, rainwater harvesting and food producing to the tion. are a main node filled with educational experiences mainly tion.
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THE PROGRAM
STATEMENT & GOALS
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This common area is based upon the creation of an area capable of avioding rainfall flooding within the site through the addition of a bioretention pool and a pervious surface. Its main quality is that it serves as a welcoming space for the potential site users.
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RAMADA Occ : 50 ppl Area: 10,166 ft
961 sqft.
Bioretention Pool
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Seating
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Solar panels
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SAMPLE GARDEN
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This sample garden would allow for the creation of a small microclimate, based on sample vegetable crops that would allow a learning experience for the users of the site.
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GARDEN Occ : 10 ppl Area: 3,126 ft
760 sqft.
Crops
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Water Features
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SOLAR KITCHEN
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This kitchen allows for the preparation of the produce from the growing garden.Its main purpose is to provide the organization with more opportunities of empowering the community through food production and preparation workshops.
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KITCHEN Occ : 150 ppl Area: 25,166 ft
961 sqft.
Crops
945 sqft.
Kitchen
787 sqft.
Cisterns Bioretention Pool Seating
720 sqft. 450sqft.
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By the collection and retention of water within the elements of the solar kitchen, the main water system in order to maintain the crops fucntionality is an underground irrigation system that is hidden below each of the crops planters.
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Tomatoes
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GROWING PLANTING
20 PEOPLE 71 GALLONS
HARVESTING Cucumbers
Peppers
WATER COMMONS
Potatoes
Zucchini
Green Beans
142 GALLONS 7 PEOPLE
Spinach
Broccoli
SAMPLE GARDEN Cauliflower
Cabbage
Lecttuce
105 GALLONS 125 PEOPLE
Carrot
WATER USAGE B. Spraut
OCCUPANCY GROWING GARDEN
THE NETWORK
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