Rainelle Report by WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design

Rainelle, WV

Fall 2011 | Landscape Architecture West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia

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Community Park

Storefront Graphics Project Statement

Storefront Projects

Streetscape & Community Park Planting Design Statement

Site Analysis

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Project 3 Bank Site Design Gas Station Site Design West Entrance Planting East Entrance and Hillside Planting Municipal Building

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Contents

Streetscape Designs Project 1 Project Statement and Goals Program Elements View of West Entrance View of Rt. 60 View of Rt. 60/Rt. 20 Intersection View of Rt. 60/Kroger Intersection City Hall Streetscape Design East Rainelle Streetscape Detail Plan with Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market Design Downtown Streetscape Support Drawings Typical Planting Beds Rainelle East Entrance Sign and Planting

Streetscape Designs Project 2 The Concept Residential Conceptual Design Highway 60 Conceptual Design Commercial District Conceptual Design West Side Streetscale Conceptual Design Entrance Conceptual Design Plant Schedule

Table of Contents Banners

Community Park

Storefront Graphics Project Statement

Storefront Projects

Streetscape & Community Park Planting Design Statement

Site Analysis

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Project 3 Bank Site Design Gas Station Site Design West Entrance Planting East Entrance and Hillside Planting Municipal Building

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Downtown Danners tor Seasonal Lvents To be Furchased and/or Fabricated by Local Crafters

Summer Festival

Winter Festival

Banners

Memorial Da!J

Downtown Danners tor Seasonal Lvents To be Furchased and/or Fabricated b1) by Local Crafters

Summer Festival

Winter Festival

Banners

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RAINELLE, WV

30 7 36 4

Forsythia x intermedia

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

45 Pennisetum alopedcuroides 24

3 Picea gluaca “Conica” 12

1 Platanus x acerifolia 14 1 Platanux x acerifolia 14

North

Scale: 1”=10’

45 4

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

65 Rudbeckia hirta 27

3 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

6 Liriope muscari “BB” 23

5 5

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

8 24

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

2 22

Salvia x sylvestris

8 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Picea gluaca “Conica” 12

1 Quercus alba 17 1 Quercus alba 17 1 Quercus alba 17 Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Quercus alba 17

1 Carpinus caroliniana 3

2 Picea abies 10

3 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

8 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26

6 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 29

65 Rudbeckia hirta 27

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

1 Carpinus caroliniana 3

5 28

Salvia x sylvestris

2 25

1 12

Picea gluaca “conica”

Pennisetum alopecuroides

60 Pennisetum alopecuriodes 25

40 7

1 Betula nigra 2 11

Juniperis Horizontalus

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26 10 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

6 22

5 29

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

2 28

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

3 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

1 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

3 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

15 Sedum “Herbstfreude” 29

5 Salvia x sylvestris 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 2 28

2 Pieris japonica 12 8 28

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

7 Liriope muscari BB 23

5 Salvia x sylvestris 28

5 Euonymous alatus “BB” 6

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26

Community Park

Forsythia x intermedia

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

1 Pyrus calleryana “Bradford” 16

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

Community Park

2 25

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

6 25

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

Pennisetum alopecuroides

5 26

1 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

Rosa “Radiazz”

7 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

5 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 9 22

8 Carpinus caroliniana 3

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

3 29 11 20 5 12 5 5

Thuja occidentalis “Emerald Green” Picea glauca “Conica”

1 16 8 29

Juniperis horizontalus “Blue Rug”

10 28

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

Pyrus calleryana “Bradford”

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

13 Sedum “Herbstfreude” 29

Jacob Burns

LARC 261

Professor Kyber

May 5 2011

4 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

3 Picea abies “Nidiformis” 11 6 29 1 26

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

Rosa “Radiazz”

3 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

2 Rosa “Radiazz” 26 5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 5 Sedum “Herbstefreude” 5

Juniperis horizontalus “BB”

4 Rosa “Radiazz”_ 26

7 29

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

9 Pieris japonica 13

2 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

16 28

9 9

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

55 7

5 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Betula Nigra 2

1 Cornus kousa 3

5 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

37 7

Forsythia x intermedia

2 Cornus kousa 5

5 Rudbeckia hirta 27

5 20

Thuja occidentalis “Emerald Green”

9 28 5 25

5 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

8 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

2 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

7 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

45 7

Forsythia x intermedia

1 Betula nigra 2 45 4

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

55 Pennisetum alopecuroides 28

COMMUNITY PARK 3

RAINELLE, WV

30 7 36 4

Forsythia x intermedia

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

45 Pennisetum alopedcuroides 24

3 Picea gluaca “Conica” 12

1 Platanus x acerifolia 14 1 Platanux x acerifolia 14

North

Scale: 1”=10’

45 4

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

65 Rudbeckia hirta 27

3 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

6 Liriope muscari “BB” 23

5 5

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

8 24

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

2 22

Salvia x sylvestris

8 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Picea gluaca “Conica” 12

1 Quercus alba 17 1 Quercus alba 17 1 Quercus alba 17 Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Quercus alba 17

1 Carpinus caroliniana 3

2 Picea abies 10

3 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

8 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26

6 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 29

65 Rudbeckia hirta 27

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

1 Carpinus caroliniana 3

5 28

Salvia x sylvestris

2 25

1 12

Picea gluaca “conica”

Pennisetum alopecuroides

60 Pennisetum alopecuriodes 25

40 7

1 Betula nigra 2 11

Juniperis Horizontalus

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26 10 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

6 22

5 29

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

2 28

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

3 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

1 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

3 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

15 Sedum “Herbstfreude” 29

5 Salvia x sylvestris 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 2 28

2 Pieris japonica 12 8 28

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

7 Liriope muscari BB 23

5 Salvia x sylvestris 28

5 Euonymous alatus “BB” 6

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

5 Rosa “Radiazz” 26

Community Park

Forsythia x intermedia

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

1 Pyrus calleryana “Bradford” 16

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

Community Park

2 25

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

6 25

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

Pennisetum alopecuroides

5 26

1 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

Rosa “Radiazz”

7 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

5 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 9 22

8 Carpinus caroliniana 3

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

3 29 11 20 5 12 5 5

Thuja occidentalis “Emerald Green” Picea glauca “Conica”

1 16 8 29

Juniperis horizontalus “Blue Rug”

10 28

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

Pyrus calleryana “Bradford”

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

13 Sedum “Herbstfreude” 29

Jacob Burns

LARC 261

Professor Kyber

May 5 2011

4 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

3 Picea abies “Nidiformis” 11 6 29 1 26

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

Rosa “Radiazz”

3 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

2 Rosa “Radiazz” 26 5 Rudbeckia hirta 5 5 Sedum “Herbstefreude” 5

Juniperis horizontalus “BB”

4 Rosa “Radiazz”_ 26

7 29

Sedum “Herbstfreude”

9 Pieris japonica 13

2 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

16 28

9 9

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

5 Rudbeckia hirta 5

55 7

5 25

Pennisetum alopecuroides

1 Betula Nigra 2

1 Cornus kousa 3

5 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

37 7

Forsythia x intermedia

2 Cornus kousa 5

5 Rudbeckia hirta 27

5 20

Thuja occidentalis “Emerald Green”

9 28 5 25

5 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

8 22

Hermerocallis “Stella D’oro”

2 28

Salvia x sylvestris “Mainacht”

7 Picea glauca “Conica” 12

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

45 7

Forsythia x intermedia

1 Betula nigra 2 45 4

Chamaecyparis pisifera “GM”

55 Pennisetum alopecuroides 28

COMMUNITY PARK 3

Ashley Kyber – Instructor ashley.kyber@mail.wvu.edu

Office Hours: M 2-5PM and Wed 12-2PM T/TH 9:30-11:30AM T/TH 2:00-4:00PM Course Description: LARC 250. Theory of Landscape and Architecture Design Cr. 3. Project Suggested texts: The Universal Traveler by Don Konberg and Jim Bagnall

Storefront Statement

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Collaboration: The ability to develop basic knowledge of and experience in collaborative design endeavors.

analyze/identify potential sites for installation project 2. Investigate Rainelle via web research Th August 25

against a range of criteria. 10. Professional Awareness: Awareness of the unique characteristics of the design professions and disciplines represented in the College of Design. Rainelle, WV Storefront Graphics

Desk Crits Assignment:

Critical Evaluation: The ability to analyze and evaluate one’s own design work and that of others

Project 1:

Studio: Pin-up of InDesign Color Pallet Layout/Mural options

Studio: Go over findings for installation site/ Rainelle

Final Design Revision due Sept 15th @ 4PM.

Discuss design process and the meaning of “concept” in design

Rework Mural to full scale engaging best option for color pallet. This is your last attempt at the mural before a community

Demo: Collage methods/brainstorming/ developing word-webs

review. Develop up to two Adobe InDesign layout pages to show your design process. All work should be printed at 18x24.

Assignment: 20%

Develop one concept for the mural using the collage method format: 18 x 24”

Week 3:

This is a cut and paste by hand exercise. Craftsmanship of the collage should reflect design professionalism.

T Sept. 13

Your work should show evidence of the information you have gained through the previous homework

Aug. 25th- Sept. 15th

assignments and the classroom exercises. You should be able to articulate this in your presentation of the This four-week graphic design project is real world design problem. We will be designing graphics to be

Studio Desk-Crits load latest pdf of mural designs on Kyber’s Computer for Community Meeting Web Research Due: Katheryn Gustafson and Beverly Pepper

Th Sept.15

Faculty Review of Work in Ag Sci 2069

work. Keep all ideas/ sketches/ writings in your sketchbook.

displayed in storefronts in Rainelle, WV. This project is a follow-up project to the WVU Community Design Team (CDT) visit to Rainelle in April of 2010. West Virginia University has a design team that works with

Week 2:

West Virginia communities to help vision their community for future economic growth and tourism. The

T Aug 30

Reading Due: Chapter One Design Basics

This project is focused on helping you learn by using the basic design elements and principles and introduce

team is comprised of faculty and professionals from throughout the university and state and includes not only

Studio: Pin-up collage

you to Design Process and train you in the use of the Adobe digital design programs Photoshop and In-

designers from the landscape architecture and interior design program but also civil engineers, economists,

Lecture: Design Process (Ch. 1 Design Basics)

Design. While a storefront window design is essentially a 2 two-dimensional object (2D) a.k.a window pane,

business leaders, public administrators, and natural resource management professionals. The CDT offers

Demo: Adobe Photoshop

it is at landscape scale and functions as a component of a streetscape. Its size and its connection to a

a variety of design services to West Virginia communities from streetscapes to park design. Last spring,

Assignments:

community of users with a site make it a landscape design problem.

the LARC 261 Planting Design class designed the streetscape along Route 60, The Midlands Trail through

Read Ch 1 in Design Basics

Rainelle. Your designs will bring aspects of the spring students’ designs to life, allowing people to see new

Create three more collage ideas in the computer at 8.5 x 11 scale/format for Th Pin-up

Design Process: the ability to engage, through the processes of design, the external world and the

life in the streetscape. Your graphic images will combine historical photographs, oral histories and visions of

world of thoughts, ideas, and imagination.

what Rainelle was, is and can be again.

Th September 1

Storefront Statement

LARC 250 Project ONE Rainelle WV Storefront Graphic Project Theor y of Landscape and Architecture Drawing WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY F a l l 2 0 11

Web Research intro Studio: Pin-up 3 Concepts

The attainment of design process ability is complex, dependent on the achievement of the following

Design Process Videos:

learning outcomes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1fbpSfFf8

Critical Thinking: The ability to begin to think critically and to solve problems creatively, and to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubvkvkhu2z0&NR=1

Assignment:

apply these skills in the creation of one’s own work.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_desprocess

Read Article from “The Lure of the Local” and Chapter Seven in Art Fundamentals - Rework Concepts to

http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/packagedesignprocess/

create a final for Tue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ZMNnlXHIU

Develop final ideas for preliminary mural submission. Bring a 11x17” printout of Mural and an Adobe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uw_Tqv5UZQ

Photoshop photo edit of your final design for the mural

Visual Organization: The ability to recognize, understand, and apply fundamental concepts of visual organization in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional design.

Visual Translation: The ability to translate subjects observed and imagined through drawing, mapping, collage, model making, and other techniques.

Media: The ability to handle and understand a variety of media and material processes.

Research: The ability to research, analyze, and appraise a variety of references and resources.

Ethics: Awareness of the artist’s, designer’s, and planner’s potential impact on the individual, society, and environment.

Demo (Th): Adobe Photoshop photo edits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZksjcAxsabk COURSE SCHEDULE (tentative) see academic calendar:

Week 3: T Sept. 6

Reading Due: Chapter Seven in Art Fundamentals -COLOR 2069/Lab Studio: Pin-up Photoshop/InDesign Demo Develop Color Pallet for Mural

Week 1: T August 23

Studio: Course Projects Overview

Assignment:

Lecture: Course Introduction/

Develop 3 color pallet options for mural and create a layout in Adobe InDesign (8.5 x 11) and incorporate

Communication: The ability to demonstrate basic design literacy in verbal, visual, and written

Assignment:

color pallet options into mural. Print 3 (8.5 x 11) murals in all three color pallets

presentations.

1. Complete walk in downtown Morgantown and WVU campus

Th Sept. 8

Web Research Due: Martha Swartz and Peter Walker

Ashley Kyber – Instructor ashley.kyber@mail.wvu.edu

Storefront Statement

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Collaboration: The ability to develop basic knowledge of and experience in collaborative design endeavors.

analyze/identify potential sites for installation project 2. Investigate Rainelle via web research Th August 25

Desk Crits Assignment:

Critical Evaluation: The ability to analyze and evaluate one’s own design work and that of others

Project 1:

Studio: Pin-up of InDesign Color Pallet Layout/Mural options

Studio: Go over findings for installation site/ Rainelle

Final Design Revision due Sept 15th @ 4PM.

Discuss design process and the meaning of “concept” in design

Rework Mural to full scale engaging best option for color pallet. This is your last attempt at the mural before a community

Demo: Collage methods/brainstorming/ developing word-webs

review. Develop up to two Adobe InDesign layout pages to show your design process. All work should be printed at 18x24.

Assignment: 20%

Develop one concept for the mural using the collage method format: 18 x 24”

Week 3:

This is a cut and paste by hand exercise. Craftsmanship of the collage should reflect design professionalism.

T Sept. 13

Your work should show evidence of the information you have gained through the previous homework

Aug. 25th- Sept. 15th

Studio Desk-Crits load latest pdf of mural designs on Kyber’s Computer for Community Meeting Web Research Due: Katheryn Gustafson and Beverly Pepper

Th Sept.15

Faculty Review of Work in Ag Sci 2069

work. Keep all ideas/ sketches/ writings in your sketchbook.

Week 2:

West Virginia communities to help vision their community for future economic growth and tourism. The

T Aug 30

Reading Due: Chapter One Design Basics

This project is focused on helping you learn by using the basic design elements and principles and introduce

team is comprised of faculty and professionals from throughout the university and state and includes not only

Studio: Pin-up collage

you to Design Process and train you in the use of the Adobe digital design programs Photoshop and In-

designers from the landscape architecture and interior design program but also civil engineers, economists,

Lecture: Design Process (Ch. 1 Design Basics)

Design. While a storefront window design is essentially a 2 two-dimensional object (2D) a.k.a window pane,

business leaders, public administrators, and natural resource management professionals. The CDT offers

Demo: Adobe Photoshop

it is at landscape scale and functions as a component of a streetscape. Its size and its connection to a

a variety of design services to West Virginia communities from streetscapes to park design. Last spring,

Assignments:

community of users with a site make it a landscape design problem.

the LARC 261 Planting Design class designed the streetscape along Route 60, The Midlands Trail through

Read Ch 1 in Design Basics

Rainelle. Your designs will bring aspects of the spring students’ designs to life, allowing people to see new

Create three more collage ideas in the computer at 8.5 x 11 scale/format for Th Pin-up

Design Process: the ability to engage, through the processes of design, the external world and the

life in the streetscape. Your graphic images will combine historical photographs, oral histories and visions of

world of thoughts, ideas, and imagination.

what Rainelle was, is and can be again.

Th September 1

Storefront Statement

LARC 250 Project ONE Rainelle WV Storefront Graphic Project Theor y of Landscape and Architecture Drawing WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY F a l l 2 0 11

Web Research intro Studio: Pin-up 3 Concepts

The attainment of design process ability is complex, dependent on the achievement of the following

Design Process Videos:

learning outcomes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1fbpSfFf8

Critical Thinking: The ability to begin to think critically and to solve problems creatively, and to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubvkvkhu2z0&NR=1

Assignment:

apply these skills in the creation of one’s own work.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_desprocess

Read Article from “The Lure of the Local” and Chapter Seven in Art Fundamentals - Rework Concepts to

http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/packagedesignprocess/

create a final for Tue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ZMNnlXHIU

Develop final ideas for preliminary mural submission. Bring a 11x17” printout of Mural and an Adobe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uw_Tqv5UZQ

Photoshop photo edit of your final design for the mural

Visual Organization: The ability to recognize, understand, and apply fundamental concepts of visual organization in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional design.

Visual Translation: The ability to translate subjects observed and imagined through drawing, mapping, collage, model making, and other techniques.

Media: The ability to handle and understand a variety of media and material processes.

Research: The ability to research, analyze, and appraise a variety of references and resources.

Ethics: Awareness of the artist’s, designer’s, and planner’s potential impact on the individual, society, and environment.

Demo (Th): Adobe Photoshop photo edits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZksjcAxsabk COURSE SCHEDULE (tentative) see academic calendar:

Week 3: T Sept. 6

Reading Due: Chapter Seven in Art Fundamentals -COLOR 2069/Lab Studio: Pin-up Photoshop/InDesign Demo Develop Color Pallet for Mural

Week 1: T August 23

Studio: Course Projects Overview

Assignment:

Lecture: Course Introduction/

Develop 3 color pallet options for mural and create a layout in Adobe InDesign (8.5 x 11) and incorporate

Communication: The ability to demonstrate basic design literacy in verbal, visual, and written

Assignment:

color pallet options into mural. Print 3 (8.5 x 11) murals in all three color pallets

presentations.

1. Complete walk in downtown Morgantown and WVU campus

Th Sept. 8

Web Research Due: Martha Swartz and Peter Walker

The message I was trying to convey through out my design process was sustainability and moving toward a greener infrastructure for the future of Rainelle. My first two concepts took the composition of a saw blade. Where I was trying to show the history of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

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The fifth design I felt had the best functioning composition thus far. So I ended up altering and using most of the imager in this one to come up with my final design.

Rainelle West Virginia Storefront Graphic Project Concept Design Process

Which then lead me to the third concept. Where I went for more of a scenic history overlay. Nevertheless, I felt the overall design and layout of this concept was nice, but I was getting away form the sustainability theme I had in mind.

For my next two concept designs I thought of merging the previous three, choosing the best images from each. The fourth design was not very strong or appealing to look at. It was still missing a sense of direction and story.

For the sixth concept I kept the scenic background and was able to incorporate the saw blades and Meadow River water tower. This is also where my story line became more concert and relevant. I added in a train that had the look as if it were sawing lumber as it came down the tracks. For the background I added in wind turbines and went with the saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cutting A Greener Horizonâ&#x20AC;?. With a guy who looks to have climbed to the top of the mountain and is pointing out over the mountain ranges to the new scenic horizon.

For my final design concepts I added some trees behind the train. To make it seem as if the train was barreling out of the forest into the open. The train is pulling a ghostly image of a loaded train car of logs that fades into a recycling decal on the side of the golden train. I wanted it to depict that the lumber and the mill once was what fueled the town and train. Cutting a path towards the future, the town and train can be fueled by the new gold recycling products. I named the train the Golden Cass, referring to Cass Scenic Railroad and the idea of recycling products being the new gold. Then that leads down to the hiker climbing out of the wood and discovering the new green horizon of the wind farms. Class: LARC 250 By: Justin Pitsenbarger

Rainelle West Virginia Storefront Graphic Project Final Design

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With an assortment of recreation, green energy, and scenic photos depicting the area. While the saw blades did give a nice overall composition, they lacked functionality and a story line.

Class: LARC 250 By: Justin Pitsenbarger Date: September 18, 2011

Date: September 18, 2011

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The fifth design I felt had the best functioning composition thus far. So I ended up altering and using most of the imager in this one to come up with my final design.

Rainelle West Virginia Storefront Graphic Project Concept Design Process

Rainelle West Virginia Storefront Graphic Project Final Design

Storefront Projects

With an assortment of recreation, green energy, and scenic photos depicting the area. While the saw blades did give a nice overall composition, they lacked functionality and a story line.

Class: LARC 250 By: Justin Pitsenbarger Date: September 18, 2011

Date: September 18, 2011

Photogragh #1 3

Photograph #2

tribute to the Lumber workers would be a good way to convey Rainelle pride.

stacks become a symbol of the power Rainelle held. Rainelle controlled and supplied the country with lumber, making them an invaluable industry center.

Photograph #3 -

Web Research

illustrates the importance of the company to the progression and development to Rainelle.

I began my project by researching the town of Rainelle. Immediately it became clear that the Meadow pany established jobs, school, and an economy. I knew in

Conceptual Design #2 Knowing that the wood stacks symbolize power, I exaggerated the size to create a sense of monumentality. By mirroring the image and using a two point perspective, the

Conceptual Design #1

tion created the town of Rainelle. -

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the Meadow River Company.

Conceptual Design #3 To illustrate the development of education in Rainelle, I combined photographs of the past with the present. For example, the old scale of the teachers represents their importance to the history of ed ucation in Rainelle.

Amanda Cordelli LA 250

September 20, 2011

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Photogragh #1 3

Photograph #2

tribute to the Lumber workers would be a good way to convey Rainelle pride.

stacks become a symbol of the power Rainelle held. Rainelle controlled and supplied the country with lumber, making them an invaluable industry center.

Photograph #3 -

Web Research

illustrates the importance of the company to the progression and development to Rainelle.

I began my project by researching the town of Rainelle. Immediately it became clear that the Meadow pany established jobs, school, and an economy. I knew in

Conceptual Design #2 Knowing that the wood stacks symbolize power, I exaggerated the size to create a sense of monumentality. By mirroring the image and using a two point perspective, the

Conceptual Design #1

tion created the town of Rainelle. -

Rainelle Project

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the Meadow River Company.

Amanda Cordelli LA 250

September 20, 2011

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was able to show the ideas of my concept. Outdoor dining, street benches and colorful pavers will add a unique touch that will be attractive to businesses looking to come to Rainelle.

The concept I created for this project was that, “the future’s possibilities are endless.” I felt like this was a strong slogan because it accurately describes the current situation of the town. Rainelle has gone through so much negativity over the past 40 years and is now finally getting the chance to start a new chapter. A chapter full of revival and innovation!

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Concept 2 “Future’s Possibilities Are Endless”:

This graphic was the one I picked to use as my project. I liked its potential and the concept of designing the future of Rainelle.

Concept 3 “Made in the USA”: It was intended to celebrate Rainelle’s past, present and future in manufacturing.

In the next revision of this graphic, I began adding different elements to spruce up the main street. The Chevy Volt portrays future technologies and the motorcycles represent the Memorial Day traditions.

While continuing to add new people and elements, I also added a train and pickup to show a part of the culture. I also

A prominent feature that pops out is the streetscapes alongside the road. I believe in order to promote future economic growth along the main street in Rainelle, there needs to be an attractive atmosphere. There needs to be room for outdoor dining, street benches as well as new sidewalks with colorful pavers. With these elements incorporated into the town, new people, business owners and investors will be more enticed to move in! Another major part of the picture was the mountains that were added to the background. This helps accurately display the beauty surrounding the area!

The graphic really started to come together in this draft due to the sidewalks added to both sides as well as other street elements, text and mountains!

By using local interstates to their advantage, Rainelle has an opportunity to become a destination for tourists, outdoors enthusiasts and wedding parties!

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Concept 1 “Over the Speed Bump”:

The idea behind this piece was to display the brief history of Rainelle. Focusing on the series of unfortunate events and its future.

The first draft of my project differs greatly from the final product. Several different times through the design process I added and eliminated the modes of transportation on the main street. At first I wanted to address an eco-friendly/progressive message by having a Chevy Volt in the picture. However I decided it didn’t fit in fully with the message I was trying to portray. This also occurred with the third revision when I added a train. Fortunately, the pickup truck depicts the character of the area and this was a good addition to the main street.

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was able to show the ideas of my concept. Outdoor dining, street benches and colorful pavers will add a unique touch that will be attractive to businesses looking to come to Rainelle.

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Concept 2 “Future’s Possibilities Are Endless”:

This graphic was the one I picked to use as my project. I liked its potential and the concept of designing the future of Rainelle.

Concept 3 “Made in the USA”: It was intended to celebrate Rainelle’s past, present and future in manufacturing.

While continuing to add new people and elements, I also added a train and pickup to show a part of the culture. I also

The graphic really started to come together in this draft due to the sidewalks added to both sides as well as other street elements, text and mountains!

By using local interstates to their advantage, Rainelle has an opportunity to become a destination for tourists, outdoors enthusiasts and wedding parties!

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Concept 1 “Over the Speed Bump”:

The idea behind this piece was to display the brief history of Rainelle. Focusing on the series of unfortunate events and its future.

This collage tries to show how the Raine brothers built the entire lumber industry in Rainelle. The brothers are in the center to try and emphasize the point that their industry practically built the town of Rainelle. The research of Rainelle lead me to this collage. The lumber industry was so expansive there that it would seem foolish to leave it out.

For this collage I tried to modify a previous design. I replaced the train car with an open car to transport lumber. I also tried to show the process of how logs get transferred into plywood sheets. The colors attempted to draw the viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye towards the Raine brothers while still allowing the plywood sheets and logs to be noticed. The text tries to emphasize the importance of the lumber industry and to give the feeling that it will always be a part of Rainelle.

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye across the canvas like the information from the left side of the canvas was leading up to the right side. In this case the Raine brothers. This collage tries to bring together all the elements that are Rainelle. This town was built on lumber so raw lumber, a saw, and workers are included. Also I tried to show how the town looks now so that it is a recognizable design for the people. The motorcycles are involved to remind people that this is a very important place for some people and that there are celebrations in memory of that. I also tried to include the raw lumber processed to the

Final Design Description Raine brothers and the lumber yard that built this town. I felt it was important to include all the workers so that the people of Rainelle could look at their faces and see what this town was built on. The mountains in the background still hint at the rugged feel of the town while not being over imposing. The large stacks of plywood and train cars of raw lumber also give the impression that this industry was

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For this design I tried to show that Rainelle is a quiet town in the mountains. From the research I found I discovered that it is a very small town that not many people know about. I felt it was important to show that it is a nice quiet town and tried to give it a picturesque feel.

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Design Process and Previous Designs For this collage I tried to show the symbolism of the placement of the sugar maple in the state of West Virginia to be the location of Rainelle in the state. The train and motorcycle are to remember the history of the town and hint at what has happened here. The town in the branches of the tree symbolizes how the town was carved into the landscape and is very integrated with nature.

This is a color manipulation of the sixth collage. I tried to enhance the red of the sugar maple and the red stripes in viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention. The black for the train and motorcycle attempt to ground the entire design and the view into the state try to emphasize the greenness of the area.

lage in addition to the overall feel of Rainelle. I attempted to choose a message that would speak to the people of the town while also trying to inform passersby everything the town had accomplished.

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I decided to create a design based on the motorcycle rally that comes to town annually. I replaced the blue part of the flag with the POW MIA flag to show that it was about the prisoners.

I used a man with his motorcycle to symbolize the bikers who come to town every year. The playground in the background symbolizes the actual playground the bikers donated to Rainelle’s elementary school.

In my final design, I decided to improve my previous design. I put a memorable newspaper article in the background with a woody texture. The sparks created by the saw and the orange accent colors were added to brighten up the picture.

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I took a picture of the main street of the town and tried to “pave the road with wood” again. In the sky and treeline, a newpaper article and men from Meadow River are featured to serve as reminders of the past.

In my seventh design, I decided to make it simpler. The winding road comes out of Rainelle in the state of West Virginia. The saw is cutting the actual path of the road to what will be a brighter future. The winding road leads the viewer's eyes from one side of the page to the other.

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I took a picture of the town of Rainelle and tried to make the road look as if it was paved by wood. The town was created by the lumber industry, so I thought “The town paved by wood” was a creative play on words.

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I used this bare tree as the focal point for my first design. It fades into the background to symbolize its small importance in current day Rainelle. The people symbolize the town moving on from the past.

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I initially created three designs with themes that related to the town of Rainelle. However, none of them really succeeded in portraying their theme to my expectations. I then created three more new designs. All of them were improvements from the first three. I decided to apply a color palette to my fourth design and my sixth design because I believed they were the strongest. Nothing looked right, however, so I decided to start over and make another design. I created a simpler design which conveys its theme well. The color palette was not a problem this time because the design did not involve many different colors. After being critiqued, I concluded that I would improve this specific design to create a final design. My final design incorporates a newspaper article with a strong headline about Rainelle which tells of the town’s history. Brighter colors were also incorporated to catch the eyes of viewers.

I decided to create a design based on the motorcycle rally that comes to town annually. I replaced the blue part of the flag with the POW MIA flag to show that it was about the prisoners.

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This image was almost chosen as the final but it was scrapped because it was hard to expand the concept beyond the words written at the bottom. If the image in the sky represented a transition of time, whether a full day or a few years I believe it would have been stronger.

This image wasn’t chosen because it had failed to develop a concept and the illusion of a Harley rider’s ‘spirit’ was poorly captured.

For the above image I tried to have a theme related to the veteran organization ‘Run The Wall’. The idea never made it because it’s impossible to tell that the image has to do with Rainelle. If the background were a picture of Rainelle it would be a better starting point.

The concept of this image was ‘Mountaineers Are Always Free’ but the idea was thrown away because the purpose of this project was to make a poster for Rainelle, not a sponsor for WVU. Although the background picture is of Rainelle, there are few layers and the only thing relating to the concept is the bald eagle.

This images concept was ‘Journey of Honor’ because it features the Medal of Honor badge, with the route from Rainelle to Washington D.C. highlighted in red. It wasn’t chosen because it was too centered and didn’t evoke any higher levels of thinking after looking at it for the first time.

This image claimed the concept of ‘Small Town – Big Hearts’. The American flag in the heart-shaped arrowhead symbolizes how the residents of the town are all very patriotic and constantly express love for the men who served our country. However, this image wasn’t chosen because I didn’t think cupid was an appropriate image to relate veterans and Americans.

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This image wasn’t chosen because it had failed to develop a concept and the illusion of a Harley rider’s ‘spirit’ was poorly captured.

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This simple graphic is the primary composition of what is to become my finished product. The sunrise shining through the dim, deserted warehouse provides a sense of hope for what is to come. In the oval placed at the bottom of the page, are some of the workers from Meadow River Lumber Co.

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“Life after Lumber”

Being one of the first compositions, I explored the idea of using a Harley Davidson and POW/MIA theme. This graphic has a somber background that is contrasted with bright colors.

At this point in the process, the workers were cut out individually, making them look as though they belong in the warehouse rather than a graphic placed within another graphic.

Rainelle, West Virginia, “Where all of the Resources are in your Hands”. I tried to emphasize on the idea that Rainelle’s success in the lumber industry lead to a educationally focused Rainelle of today by paving a path to the school house with a newspaper clipping about the mill

This composition was meant to be a commemorative piece that highlights the history of Rainelle. The basis of the graphic begins with an outline of a two-man crosscut saw. Instead of wooden handles, the Raine Brothers are in place to celebrate the fact that they are the two men who made the town what it is, much like how a crosscut saw is useless with just one person. In place of where the blade would be, there is a collage of an assortment of photos of the lumber co., a train, and one of the Raine Brother’s tombstone.

During this next step, I filled the entire floor of the building with workers and placed a few amongst the stocked up lumber. It looks as though the workers are looking at the viewer questioning “What’s next?”

The concept of this image is to honor Rainelle but most importantly ‘Honor the Mill’. For a long period of time Rainelle had the largest hardwood sawmill in the world and it’s important that people do not forget this. The identical houses on the left hand side represent the Sears homes that were company owned and put up for the workers. The railroad track is included because the lumber was transported on flatbed train cars around the country; the carts are also seen on the opposite side of the track. I have the railroad vanishing into a saw blade, which also gives the illusion of a sunrise or sunset. Finally the flag in the tracks is to show for all the hardworking Americans that make up the town of Rainelle, West Virginia.

I advanced this graphic by adding some color to the background as well as the workers along the floor. The color tone in the background makes it look as though the sun is illuminating the building. I also faded a newspaper clip ontop of the workers

Life This graphic has more of a unified color palette that compliments the color of the text that flows from the shadows in the rafters.

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From start to finish, the design process for this final composition was filled with dead ends, u-turns, and new ideas that eventually come together in this final product. The perspective feel of the background graphic takes the viewer on a virtual journey through the warehouse towards the sunrise. I was striving to achieve that feel to help represent the journey that the town of Rainelle took from a lifestyle dictated by the lumber industry to the town of today. The one common theme that has held together this graphic from the beginning is the sunrise in the background. It symbolizes hope or the “light at the end of the tunnel”. The two silhouettes in the back of the warehouse symbolize business men with briefcases that are leading the way to the future of Rainelle, where the Raine Brothers in the foreground are greeting the viewer and welcoming them to the “journey”. The color of these sets of men coincide with the colors of the texts “before” and “after”. The floor of the warehouse is composed of binary code (computer language). This is supposed to symbolize a push for the future with a foundation of technology.

This is the part of the design process where I finalized the color palette. I opted against filling the floor with workers. I also tweaked the signs so that they look like they are hanging along the rows of lumber as well as placing various wood products within the lumber bays.

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Rainelle, West Virginia

Presented by Jim Haggar

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“Life after Lumber”

Being one of the first compositions, I explored the idea of using a Harley Davidson and POW/MIA theme. This graphic has a somber background that is contrasted with bright colors.

At this point in the process, the workers were cut out individually, making them look as though they belong in the warehouse rather than a graphic placed within another graphic.

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I started with a picture of a railroad crossing hoping to incorporate a timber train of some sort into the picture. to and another picture of a shot downtown. Next I added a photo of a custom Orange County Choppers POW and MIA Bike sitting on the tracks. As the cloud cover I found a photograph of clouds in the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. Next I added a lumber car with stacked timber and set that on the train track to show

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My concept for this graphic started when I found the picture of the train track perspective. I knew right away I wanted a train to be on the track surrounded by history of the town of Rainelle. I showed the train coming through almost passing different moments in history. The text in this graphic is the motto of the town. Rainelle is also displayed above the sun and train, and really draws the viewer's attention. The American flag shows the pride Rainelle has towards this country and their own town. There is a piece of lumber that is split up into the parts that it would be cut into. This represents the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich history with the Meadow River Lumber Company. There are several different pictures of the town itself passing as the train goes along. There is also the telescope that Rainelle calls the guide to the galaxy. The people on the front porch were the founders of the lumber company and also whom the town was named after. Arnold Carter was a professional baseball player that came from Rainelle so I decided he would show the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit. My pictures come together to make a contrasting but balanced graphic. The focal point is intended to be the train, but it does not take your eye away from anything in the picture. The perspective of the pictures on the side of the track draw your eye back towards the train and up in the sky to read the word Rainelle.

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support to the veteran bikers along with support to the military and the Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. I also added the Washington Monument to symbolize where the bikers ride to and to show that the names in the clouds were from the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC.

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Initially, I began with 6 different conceptual designs. Each design consisted of a different concept that promoted the town of Rainelle, West Virginia. In the first design I was looking to incorporate the West Virginia mountains into the design. Also I wanted to show the old mill town nestled into the mountains. Just as Rainelle is. I also used clippings from a book about the Raine brothers' industry to show a glimpse from the past. I also replaced the sky with a waving state flag. The second design also uses the mountain element as the background. This photo is actually a photo taken by me looking towards the mountains that surround Rainelle. Instead of the Raine brothers' lumber mill, I decided to focus on the bikers. Since the Run for the Wall is a large yearly event to take place in Rainelle. This poster shows the bikers riding in the sunset over the mountains and down a Rainelle street. In the third design, I decided to use the old train car picture. This concept goes back to the lumber aspect. I wanted to really show that it was Rainelle and I thought there wouldn’t be a better way than to use the Rainelle sign to cover the train car. Also I tried to incorporate lumber into the image and also the old photos from the mill like concept designs one and two. In the next two designs, I decided to change the layout of the poster and go with a portrait design instead of landscape. In the fourth concept I wanted to incorporate both the train (lumber) and the motorcycles. Seeing how this are two major parts in Rainelle. I also used a photo of tracks directly from Rainelle. This I felt would also bring the hometown feels to the poster. In the fifth design, I wanted to keep with the lumber theme. This time I decided to use an image of tracks through the forest. I also made it look as if the tracks were coming from Rainelle on the state. I also incorporated the historical sign about the Meadow River Lumber Company. After coming up with these five concepts I decided to uses parts from all the designs to make my final image. I wanted to keep with the idea of the train. So I used the image of the tracks from Rainelle. Next I placed a train on the tracks and made it appear as if it was coming through the image. I also like the concept of replacing the sky with a waving flag like I did in Concept #1. But this time I decided to show more patriotism and used an old American flag instead of the West Virginia state flag. I also like the idea of the “ghostly” old time images from the lumber company. So I decided to add those into the image along the tracks. This was to help show though this is no longer a part of Rainelle, it is a part of the history and it will always be there. I also incorporated the historical sign of the Meadow River Lumber Company and tucked in behinds the mountains. So that it wasn’t the main focal point but also helped to show what the concept was. After completing the image with all the images that I wanted to be in it. I decided to have some effects to the images. I added a cutout effect to the entire image. This effect helped to take away from the look of it being a real image that had be collaged. This effect gave the image more of a mural feel and softens up the changes. I then added text to the image. I didn’t want there to be a lot of text in the image. I didn’t want the text to take control of the image. I decided to keep with one idea of the text that helped to show the concept. I achieved this by adding the “Brightening the Future” slogan. I helped to convey its message by adding a glow to the image and making it appear as if it was coming out from the train’s headlight. The other text added was very subtle but it helped show that this was Rainelle. I achieved this by placing “Rainelle” along the side of the train. This creates the analogy that Rainelle is the truth and we are looking to brighten the future. You can see these changes in the design between the images Concept Design # 6 and Final Design. In conclusion, I feel that the poster conveys a simple idea that reminds people of the past of Rainelle but also shows some inspiration for the future. I think that the simple design will draw in people to look at and it will be easy to interpret.

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LARC 261 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR: ASHLEY KYBER Office Hours:

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PLANTING DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ashley.kyber@mail.wvu.edu Studio:

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Project DESCRIPTION: This project is a short “sketch” problem in Planting Design. You are asked to take your design lay-out from last term (LARC 250) and rework the design, adding plants and planting beds to the layout to help define the spaces you have already developed for the site. This may mean you have to do some re-design if you have plans that have little or no planting.

Streetscape/Planting Design Statement

Project OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES: The major objective of the course is for the student to demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of plant materials to properly use them to achieve aesthetically pleasing and functional design solutions for exterior spaces. A student earning a passing grade should be able to demonstrate: • • •

An understanding of the aesthetic aspects of plants, including form, color, texture, seasonal change, and flowering and fruiting characteristics. An understanding of the layout and development of a schematic planting plan with co-related section drawings and plant schedule An understanding in the process for developing a plant schedule and 3D graphic plant library for this project

METHODOLOGY Step One: Develop a Plant Schedule/Design Characteristic of Plants Your first step in developing this design is to develop a plant schedule. Afterwards, you are to relate the plants in the plant schedule to the the plant features used in design like forms (shapes) ie – round, conical, upright ect. and sizes most commonly used in planting design from canopy trees to groundcovers. You also need to develop other design features of the plants in the plant schedule like flower color, foliage attributes or seasonal interests. This may be done by adding columns to your excel plant schedule.

Assignment Due:

Thursday: Jan. 20th

Step Two: Site Analysis Plant design takes into consideration how plantings are used to define spaces. Thus, in order to develop appropriate planting, you must first analyze your site for planting design and then we will rework your initial site design to incorporate that analysis. This analysis will incorporate design questions and environmental factors that inform plant selection. In this analysis phase, we will think about your proposed site uses. You will ask yourself the following 10 questions: 1. What are the sun and shade conditions on my site? 2. Where is the water flowing on the site? 3. Where is the wind coming from/ how harsh is it? 4. What is the primary, secondary and tertiary site circulation? 5. Where does the site need screening or privacy? 6. Do I have any hazards, site features that I need special attention? 7. Where do I want to draw the eye? 8. Do I need tall or short plants to accomplish my goals for the space I am envisioning… 9. What do I want the walls, ceiling and floor in each of my spaces look like, feel like..ect. 10. Are each of designed the spaces in my site design: a) comfortable spaces to inhabit/use or b) the spaces are designed to be looked at? 2) Use of variety in plant size (canopy to groundcover) to define spacial characteristics of site design: 3) Appropriate plant masses (numbers and overlap): Assignment Due for Deskcrit:

Tue: 1st

Once you have feedback, redesign on trace. Once you make all the corrections, transfer the work into the computer. For final layout. Bring a 24x36 black and white print of your work for deskcrit. Thurs. 3rd

Step Six: Finalizing Design and Preparing Document Set After you get a desk-crit on your design you are ready to make final changes and create final drawings. For this assignment, you can complete the drawing set by hand or in Google sketch-up or CADD. If you are drawing by hand make sure you complete your plant leadering and sheet layout digitally. There should be no hand lettering on these drawings. Follow the following guidelines when Leadering plants: • There should be one leader for each plant or planting mass • Each leader has three parts, a arrowhead or bullet, an angle line with a diagonal and a horizontal and a note.

8) Overall Craftsmanship of Drawing Set: Zero

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Grading for this project will be considered according to the following: 1) Use of a variety of Plant Forms (shapes) to define spacial characteristics of site design: Zero

Step Five: Re-work Design after Desk Crit

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• The arrowhead should touch the center of the plant or one plant in a plant mass • All leader notes should be justified right and left of the drawing on one guideline on each side. (Draw a line through your design to help you see which side of the drawing the plants should be leadered.) • All leader notes should be outside the drawing are at least 2” • All notes should be comprised of common name and bubble with number of plants on top and plant key from plant schedule on the bottom. • Layout leaders by hand and then transfer to the computer. PLEASE Check your drawing before you finalize. You WILL miss plants on the first pass. DO NOT WAIT TILL THE MORNING THE PROJECT IS DUE TO DO THIS STEP or YOUR WORK WILL BE LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Follow the following guidelines when laying out your document set: All students are to prepare a two page set of drawings including: 1) a design plan view drawing at 1”=10’ with a plant schedule 2) another sheet with two annotated site section drawings 3) Plan drawing and sections to be rendered in color

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Streetscape/Planting Design Statement

Rainelle Streetscape and Community Park Planting Design

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2) Use of variety in plant size (canopy to groundcover) to define spacial characteristics of site design: Zero

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3) Appropriate plant masses (numbers and overlap): Zero

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4) Appropriate Plan Graphic Representation: Zero

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5) Appropriate Section/Elevation Graphic Representation: Zero

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6) Attempt at leadering plants: Zero

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7) Attempt at plant list: Zero

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LARC 261 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR: ASHLEY KYBER Office Hours:

M: 10:00-3PM PM W: 1:00-3PM PM

PLANTING DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ashley.kyber@mail.wvu.edu Studio:

T/Th: 9:30-11:20AM T/Th: 2:00-3:50 PM

Streetscape/Planting Design Statement

Assignment Due:

Thursday: Jan. 20th

Tue: 1st

8) Overall Craftsmanship of Drawing Set: Zero

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9) Overall Craftsmanship of Model: Zero

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10) All dayly assignments met ontime for class crit: Zero

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Grading for this project will be considered according to the following: 1) Use of a variety of Plant Forms (shapes) to define spacial characteristics of site design: Zero

Step Five: Re-work Design after Desk Crit

Assignment Due:

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Streetscape/Planting Design Statement

Rainelle Streetscape and Community Park Planting Design

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2) Use of variety in plant size (canopy to groundcover) to define spacial characteristics of site design: Zero

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3) Appropriate plant masses (numbers and overlap): Zero

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4) Appropriate Plan Graphic Representation: Zero

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5) Appropriate Section/Elevation Graphic Representation: Zero

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6) Attempt at leadering plants: Zero

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7) Attempt at plant list: Zero

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Buidling could use a touch up with paint and also could be another good site for a mural design.

Sidewalk could be widend, planters inserted and seating could be placed in front of restruarnts for people to sit outside.

Open lot could be used for various activities. It would be nice space for a green park with a lot of open space for recreation and maybe ampitheatre. Anything to bring the community together.

The abandoned automobile garage can be utilized for retail, enabling the space to appear more inviting. A simple facelift is essential as well. US 60 Midlands Trail Highway needs an extension on the shoulder for Pedestrian safety.

Sub canopy trees, large shrubs and other varying size shrubs are needed to fill this space to create a visually pleasing sight, as well as hide the electrical box.

Planter box needs resized, a change of building material and an abundance of plant life.

A sidewalk can be added to the shoulder of US 60 for pedestrian use up to the sign.

I-60 running through downtown could use some planting bump outs creating parallel parking spaces and a rain gardens in the center to catch run-off from the street.

The dominating structure on the corner could use a face lift with a new building facade or simply a community mural. The students in the community could even do a volunteer project, painting different themes exemplifying the communities values.

Building could use some new paint and new awnings on the front of building. Also a good place for a mural on the side of the building.

The width of US 60 in the area of downtown can be shortened in order for more sidewalk space as well as parking maneuverability.

This large vacant lot can be utilized as a community garden or park.

Site Analysis

Open lot could be created into possible recreation space, public park or oportunity for a new business.

Building could use a new paint job and also would be a good opornunity for a High School art class or community mural.

Current bussiness building could use a new paint job and a face lift to make the building more attractive and to make the two seperate business buildings look more a like.

US 60 basically dominates the downtown area. Once again the road must shortened in width in order to promote more comfort for the pedestrians of Rainelle.

The stream bank should be planted with native plants that are aesthetically appealing to offer a sense of calming to passerbys.

This structure needs minimal work to add visual character to the town. With a little revamp it could be a nice balance to the overall aesthetic of the area.

There is no existing pedestrian crosswalk, nor sidewalk to the middle “island.” A sidewalk is essential in order to promote safety in this location.

The sidewalk must be widened in order to allow for more pedestrian traffic flow. The could be small planters and benches placed along this portion the sidewalk to take in the view of town with the noise of the stream below.

The front of this middle “island” could use a bioswale area to collect run-off and pollutants that accumulate in the junction of these two roadways.

PROFESSOR KYBER LARC 261 APRIL 12, 2011

ERIC SCHUTZ GREGORY MILLER JON ERNEST PATRICK LYDON

Sidewalk area that could be cleaned up by inserting planting bed bump outs and some street trees.

The facade of the buildings could use a more appealing exterior that attracts passerbys to want to stop in the town and take in what there is to offer.

Rainelle Site Analysis

I-60 that runs through the center of town could be shorted in width to create more sidewalk space and clean up the streetscape.

The scrub trees that border the back of the vacant lot can be removed and replaced with layers of canopy and sub canopy trees, as well as varying shrub sizes. This addition of plant life will also create a buffer between the downtown area and the small neighborhood located to the right in this image.

The buildings highlighted in red should be restored with more appealing building material. As of now they are lackluster, dulling the surrounding landscape.

Great place for a triangular planting bed or small rain garden to catch run-off from streets and walkways.

Streetscape Designs

The sidewalks that border US 60 through downtown must be widened in order to promote more pedestrian traffic and comfort. They must also be resurfaced in order to enhance the overall traveling quality.

Telephone pole needs to be removed and lines ran underground to create more sidewalk space and parallel parking spaces for vehicles. Also creates less hazards.

Rainelle Site Analysis

PROFESSOR KYBER LARC 261 APRIL 12, 2011

There should be a sidewalk in place on the right side of the middle “island” area. Pedestrian safety is heavily overlooked.