Form Storm Group Photo

Final Group Building Perspectives

Final Site Model Photos

- More photos of the site model are located on the IAR student server.

Group Boards After Final Presentation

Final Community Park Perspectives For Presentation

First Sketch Idea of City Park

After narrowing down my findings in my Library Book Form Storm, I felt like creating a design incorporating my favorite selected images.

The sketch includes:

- a grid system of both paved and grass sections

- raised fountains in which individuals could also use as benches

- planters

- large fountain facing the corner of Tate and Lee Street, using the blocks idea

- concrete and grass blocks for multiple use

- children's flat fountain

- central sidewalk with a sectional raised dividing wall

Favorite Images from Library Book Form Storm

Library Book Form Storm for City Park

I found 5 great books from UNCG's Library. These images were quite inspiring, and it would be neat to incorporate some of these ideas in my design of the city park.

The Books:
1. Ultimate Landscape Design, by: teNeues
2. Innovative Design Solutions- In Landscape Architecture, by: Cantor
3. Urban Parks and Open Space, by: Alexander Garvin and Gayle Berens
4. Great City Parks, by: Alan Tate
5. Experiential Landscapes - An Approach to people, place and space, by: Kevin Thwaites and Ian Simkins

Preliminary Space Planning Diagrams for the City Park

After my group completed the final footprint of our building I began to analyze the site. I went to the actual site and took pictures of the surrounding buildings.... I also created diagrams for the circulation, proposed areas and public vs. private zones. I chose to display the second two being the circulation pattern is very similar to the public vs. private zone diagram.

Final Group Footprint on Site

My Thoughts on how to manipulate the site

Here I tried to focus on the community park which is on the corner of Tate and Lee Street. I was thinking it would be neat to incorporate water features being they are very popular in most public gathering spaces. On the east side of the building we proposed a large window over looking the park. On this window could be a large LED screen which could have any image for advertising... After doing some research I found a waterwall which would be a great feature to run down the side of the building. Pedestrians could walk under the waterfall without getting wet! The water would be captured in a way that could run under ground to a flat fountain which children could run and play onto. The flat fountain would shoot up at certain times of day, and could also have colored lights for a creative night scape.

The ground would be manipulated with hills of grass and soft scapes for paths and the patio area. I would also use the proposed stone retaining wall in a way that would feel as if it is sinking into the ground at the end of ramps to the entrance or patio spaces. Around the flat fountain I was going to use slightly raised stone walls that could be used for benches, or for direction. Infront of the building on the south side there would be a retaining wall which would have a built-in fountain which would give pedestrians a sense of nature walking into the building. On the retaining wall would be the school name providing the comuters with a welcoming drive onto campus.

After our class review here were a few comments:
- exagerate the fountain
- engage the people on the site
- look at the different people's point of view of the site
- look at different shadow points over the day
- look at both sides of the building when thinking of the landscape
- could bring the water inside

My Materials Board

The Materials Used:

Flor Terra/Corncrib
Kirei Board
Kirei Coco Tiles
modwalls- Stainless Steel Penny Rnds.
modwalls- Modrocks/ Yosemite
modwalls- Modrocks/ Glass Pebbles
Recycled Wood Paneling
Recycled Pavers
Combination of exterior landscape materials
Recycled Steel Paneling

All of the materials are eco friendly being made of a natural susbstances or have been recycled.

Group Proposed Model

The materials represented on the model are:
Perferated metal which would be rapped around the building
Glass with metal or wood framing
and some type of layered paneling

Group Proposed Design

Group Proposed Design Ajacency Diagram

Group Proposed Context and Site Plan

The Trip to Atlanta that never happend!!

Welcome to our adventure to South Carolina. We intended to meet our class in Atlanta but well as most know we didn't. We sat on the highway for 7 hours, just sitting there sleepy and tired. Well Kemmena, Sara and I made it home finally the next day around at 8am.

Group Refined Form Study