Garth Newel Music Center

Garth Newel Music Center: Vastness and Intimacy The Office Plaza

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Understandings of Sense of Place

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ARTS & AESTHETICS ANALYSIS: PRESERVING VIEWS:

- DUNN’S GAPP

- THE KNOLL RIDGE

- ENTRANCE VIEW OF MANOR ARCHITECTUAL CHARACTER:

- WOOD CONSTRUCTION

- BOARD AND BATTEN STYLE

- FIELD STONE LAID WALLS

- SIMPLE AND CLEAN NATIVE ELEMENTS:

- FIELD STONE AND BOULDERS

- NATURAL FOREST EDGE

- SOUNDS OF THE WILD

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: NATIVE FOREST:

- RED OAKS

- WHITE OAKS

- HEMLOCK

- LOCUST

- PINE SOIL QUALITIES:

- TYPICAL 15-35% SLOPE

- COBBLY LOAM

- HIGH SHRINK SWELL CLIMATIC QUALITIES:

- LOW WIND SPEEDS

- UNDERSTORY CAMPUS

- EXTREMELY DRY OR WET

SOCIAL ANALYSIS: MANOR HOUSE:

- INTIMATE SPACE

- HISTORIC

- ACCOMMODATING HERTER HALL:

- SOCIOECONOMIC CORE

- CELEBRATORY

- GATHERING SPACE USE GROUPS:

- MAINTENANCE CREW

- OFFICE WORKERS

- STUDENT GROUPS

- VISITING GUESTS

Site Analysis

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1 - The Knoll - Accentuate views - Heighten intimacy of space 2 - The Court - Create an outdoor room - Create a welcome place of community gathering 3 - The Terrace

5 - The Corridor

- Resolve hydrological issues - Restore historical value - Create place out of space for small social gatherings

- Refine steps by regulating the rise and tread - Create a pleasurable experience of arrival at herter hall

4 - The Concourse

6 - The Veranda

- Increase safety - Optimize experience - Establish a stronger connection between the Manor House and Herter Hall

- Solve major hydrologic issues - Allow for more frequent outdoor social activities 7 - The Pit - Reorganize utilities - Allow for maintenance functions - Guide visitors through to main parking

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10 - The Deck

8 - The Cottage

9 - The Quad

- Re-mediate water issues on-site - Formalizing entranceway

- Establish further connection between buildings - Extend social function from the Veranda to allow for greater quality community space - Creating an outdoor room for recreation

Concept Design

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Goals And Objectives: + Create A More Unified Campus

- By Establishing Heter Hall As The Center

- By Re-evaluating Existing Pathways and Connections

- By Enhancing Contextual Relationships

- By Maintaining Aesthetic And Historic Character

+ Mitigate Existing Environmental Issues

- By Redirecting, Retaining, and Mitigating

Water Flow And Infiltration

-By Protecting Karst Terrain

-By Managing Excessive Site Gradients

+ Connect Users With Garth Newel

- By Enhancing Waiting Areas, Seating, and ‘Third Places’

- By Accentuating Views

- By Allowing Ease Of Flow Between Areas

MASTER PLAN WATER STRATEGY

Master Plan and Water Management Strategy

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UTILITY GROUP

THE GILES GARDEN

ANGLED PARKING 15 SPACES

THE PLAZA

Goals And Objectives: + Connect Herter Hall and Giles Cottage

- Retaining Walls Link Areas

- Patio Connects SpaceS

- Similar Aesthetic

+ Create A Greater Sense Of Place

- By Using Native Plantings That Blends With The Mountain

- Material And Texture Retain Rustic Feel

- Enhance Existing Views And Frame Prominent Views

Retaining Wall Texture

Shelter Elevation & Perspective

SITE PLAN WATER STRATEGY

Safety Railing & Fencing

Stairway & Wall Illustration

Site Plan - Design, Water Strategy, & Features

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- Flowering Dogwood - Redbuds - Willow Oak - Witchhazel - Spicebush - Encore Azalea - Mountain Juniper

- Inkberry Holly - Bottlebrush Grass - Sweet Fern - Eastern Bluestar - Shrubby St. Johnswort - Scarlett Beebalm - Shallow Sedge - Eastern Purple Coneflower

Planting Pallette and Aesthetic

- Firewheel - SUndial Lupine - Buckbrush - Blue Wild Indigo - Great Blue Lobelia - Alpine Mountain Thyme -Heather

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Bursts of Color and Texture Flowing Through the Rolling Hillsides

The Patio: Adding Views, Openness, Character, and Life

The Giles Garden: Natives Plantings That Serve Stormwater Function

Connecting Spaces to Create Places in Garth Newel

Preserving Views and Managing Stormwater

The Garth Newel Office Plaza: Before and After

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