Senior Design Project: Oconee Hill Village

Oconee H i l l Vi l l age Res to r i ng t he Urban Fab r i c

LAND 4900 Sam Va len t i ne

Sp r ing 2009

S e n i o r D e s i g n P r o j e c t

I wou ld l i k e t o e xpre s s my s i nce re s t g ra t i t ude t o t he f ami l y who nur tu red me a s I g rew, suppor t ed my i n t e re s t s a s t hey deve loped , and has encouraged my c rea t i v i t y a l l a long .

“Oconee H i l l Vi l l age : Res to r i ng t he Urban Fab r i c”

By

Sam Va len t i ne

Cour se In s t ruc to r : Da l e Ha l lDes ign Adv i so r : A l f i e Vick

A Sen io r Des ign P ro j ec tP re sen t ed t o t he Schoo l o f Env i ronmen ta l Des ign

Co l l ege o f Env i ronmen t and Des ignUn ive r s i t y o f Geo rg i a

in pa r t i a l f u l f i l lmen t o f t he r equ i r emen t sfo r t he Deg ree o f

Bache lo r o f Landscape Arch i t e c tu r e

Athens , Geo rg i a

Sp r ing Semes t e r, 2009

Sec t ion 1 : Pro jec t Background

Pages 1 -6

Sec t ion 2 : S i t e Inventory and Ana lys i s

Pages 7 -13

Sec t ion 3 : Conceptua l Des ign Phase

Pages 14 -16

Sec t ion 4 : Conc lus ions f rom Concept Phase

Pages 17 -18

Sec t ion 5 : Proposed Mas ter P lan

Pages 19 -38

Sec t ion 6 : Deve lopment o f Focus Area

Pages 39 -42

Sec t ion 7 : Suppor t f or the Des ign

Pages 43 -52

O c o n e e H i l l V i l l a g e

Con ten t s

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Context

I n t roduc t i on

History

Ecology

Community

FAST FACTS:

To ta l Acreage : 10 .3 Acre s Loca t i on : A thens , Georg ia Curren t Use : Commerc ia l Warehouse Proposed Use : Mixed -Use Deve lopmen t

The c i t y o f A thens , Geo rg i a i s home to t he Un ive r s i t y o f Geo rg i a and ha s a popu l a t i on o f ove r 100 ,000 peop l e . The re i s a h i s t o r i c down town d i s t r i c t t h a t i s t he o lde s t pa r t o f c ampus f ace s . The re i s a 10 .3 - ac r e p ro j ec t s i t e t ha t s i t s on t he edge o f Downtown Athens and o ff e r s a wea l t h o f deve lopmen t po t en t i a l .

The t r a c t o f l and s i t s on t he s l ope o f t he h i l l upon wh ich A thens was founded and f rom wh ich t he t own has s i nce sp r ead . The p ro j ec t s i t e i s i n c l o se p rox imi ty t o Downtown Athens , t he Un ive r s i t y o f Geo rg i a , s eve r a l r e s i den t i a l deve lopmen t s , a pa rk , and t he Oconee R ive r

The goa l o f t h i s de s ign p ro j ec t i s t o mas t e rp l an a m ixed -use deve lopmen t on t he now-vacan t p rope r ty. The deve lopmen t o f t h i s p rope r ty mus t emp loy a c a r e fu l , b a l anced unde r s t and ing o f t he con tex t , h i s t o ry, e co logy, and communi t y i s sue s t ha t make t h i s s i t e so va luab l e .


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Si t e Loca t i on

Figure 1 : The red s t a r i n t he image above i nd i ca t e s t he l oca t i on o f t he p roposed p ro j ec t s i t e . Th i s map shows t he con t i nen ta l Un i t ed S ta t e s . Th i s map was ob ta ined f rom Goog leMaps .

Figure 2 : Th i s image i l l u s t ra t e s t he s i t e ’s l oca t i on w i th in t he s t a t e o f Georg ia . Th i s map was ob ta ined f rom Goog leMaps .

Figure 3 : The red s t a r i n t he image above i nd i ca t e s t he l oca t i on o f t he p roposed p ro j ec t s i t e . Th i s map shows mos t o f A thens -C larke Coun ty. Th i s map was ob ta ined f rom Goog leMaps .

Figure 4 : Th i s image i nd i ca t e s t he s i t e l oca t i on a t a much c lo se r s ca l e . No t e t he s i t e ’s c l o se p rox im i t y t o Down town A thens , Un ive r s i t y o f Georg ia Campus , and t he Nor th Oconee R i ve r. Th i s map was ob ta ined f rom Goog leMaps .


united states georgia

clarke county athens

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Aer i a l Pho tog raphs

Image 1 : The image a t r i gh t i s an ae r ia l pho tograph o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The go ld f rame h igh l i gh t s t he p ro j ec t ed s i t e boundary. The image was ob ta ined f rom www.maps . l i v e . com .

Image 2 : Th i s image , a t r i gh t , i s a nor th - fac ing a e r ia l pe r spec t i v e o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The image was ob ta ined f rom www.maps . l i v e . com .


project site

facing north

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Image 5 : The image a t l e f t i s a wes t - fac ing a e r ia l pe r spec t i v e o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The image was ob ta ined f rom www.maps . l i v e .com .

Image 4 : The image a t l e f t i s a sou th - fac ing a e r ia l pe r spec t i v e o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The image was ob ta ined f rom www.maps . l i v e .com .

Image 3 : The image a t l e f t i s a eas t - fac ing a e r ia l pe r spec t i v e o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The image was ob ta ined f rom www.maps . l i v e .com .


Aer i a l Pho tog raphs

facing west

facing south

facing east

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Guid ing Concep t and Cr i t i c a l I s sue s

Context

History

Ecology

Community

Due to t he p ro j ec t s i t e ’s conven i en t p rox imi ty t o Downtown Athens and t he Un ive r s i t y o f Geo rg i a ’s ma in campus , t he s i t e ho ld s g r ea t deve lopmen t po t en t i a l . Gene ra l l y, mos t commerc i a l , r e s i den t i a l , and i n s t i t u t i ona l ven tu r e s shou ld f a r e we l l i n t h i s p r ime l oca t i on .

To p rope r ly add re s s t he un ique contex t , h i s tory, e co logy, and communi ty o f t h i s s i t e , t he de s ign so lu t i on mus t be a p roduc t o f c a r e fu l r e s ea r ch , i nnova t i ve de s ign , and so l i d t h ink ing . The p roposed de s ign w i l l b l end s eamle s s ly i n to t he i n t r i c a t e , ove r l app ing u rban f ab r i c t ha t su r rounds t h i s s i t e .

I n i t i a l r e s ea r ch and b r a in s to rming i l l umina t ed s eve ra l conce rns t ha t shou ld be t aken i n to accoun t . The fo l l owing i s sue s a r e c r i t i c a l t o a succe s s fu l de s ign :

- An i n -dep th ana ly s i s w i l l r evea l t he s t r eng th s and weaknes se s o f t he ex i s t i ng s i t e - A concep tua l de s ign phase w i l l exp lo r e a w ide v a r i e t y o f goa l s .

- A mas t e r p l an o f t he s i t e w i l l need t o s en s i t i ve ly add re s s bo th t he s i t e ’s phys i ca l cond i t i ons and i t s cu l t u r a l i s sue s .

Gu id ing Des ign Concept :

“To t rans fo rm a vacan t l o t o f warehouses pe rched on a h i l l s i de in to a un ique bu t con t ex tua l l y -appropr ia t e ex t ens ion o f A thens ’ u rban fabr i c , and t o do a l l o f th i s wh i l e mak ing an ove ra l l pos i t i v e impac t on the Oconee R ive r Wa te r shed .”


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Deve lopmen t P r eceden t s

Seas ide , F lor ida

- 80 ac r e s- Mas t e r-p l anned commun i ty- Des igned by Duany -P l a t e r -Zybe rk- Commun i ty space i s c en t r a l

Kent lands , Mary land

- 200+ ac r e s- Mas t e r-p l anned commun i ty- Des igned by Duany -P l a t e r -Zybe rk- Seve ra l sha r ed g r eenspaces

Herry ford Vi l l age , Virg in ia

- 22 ac r e s- Mas t e r-p l anned commun i ty- Nea r a m i l i t a ry ba se- 1 , 630 a f fo rdab l e homes- Sha red g r eenspace


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I nven to ry and Ana ly s i s

S imi l a r t o o the r s i t e s l oca t ed on t he i ndus t r i a l edge o f Downtown Athens , t h i s p rope r ty ha s had a l ong h i s t o ry o f po l l u t i ng ac t i v i t i e s . The cu r r en t owne r o f t he s i t e , a bu i l d ing ma te r i a l s d i s t r i bu to r named Arms t rong & Dobbs , pe rmanen t l y c l o sed fo r bus ine s s l a t e i n Sep t embe r 2008 a f t e r u s ing t he p r ope r ty fo r mos t o f t he twen t i e t h c en tu ry.

An A thens Banne r-He ra ld a r t i c l e abou t Arms t rong & Dobbs , “one o f A thens o lde s t bus ine s se s , ” g ive s a b r i e f h i s t o ry o f t he i ndus t r i a l u sage o f t he s i t e ove r t he l a s t c en tu ry. “Geo rge Arms t rong and E rn i e Dobbs s t a r t ed t he company i n 1912 a s a coa l bus ine s s , bu t ove r t he yea r s , g inned co t t on and so ld hea t i ng o i l , f e ed and i c e . The company began s e l l i ng bu i l d ing ma te r i a l s i n 1953” (On l ineAthens ) . Un t i l i t s c l o su re i n 2008 , Arms t rong & Dobbs had been mak ing mos t o f i t s bus ine s s o f f o f t he s a l e s o f cons t ruc t i on ma te r i a l s and t he mak ing o f cu s tom doo r s and w indows .

The pho to a t r i gh t , t aken be tween 1908 and 1912 , on t he s i t e t ha t i s now Arms t rong & Dobbs g ive s a t a s t e o f i t s i ndus t r i a l pa s t .

( Va n i s h i n g G e o r g i a ( h t t p : / / d b s . g a l i b . u g a .e d u / g a p h / h t m l / c l a r k e .h t m l )

Si t e H i s tory


project site

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So i l Type Map As th i s image i nd i ca t e s , t he en t i r e p ro j ec t s i t e f a l l s w i th in one so i l t ype . PgD3 ind i ca t e s a r ea s o f s eve re ly e roded Paco l e t s andy c l ay l oam so i l w i th t en -pe r cen t t o f i f t e en -pe r cen t s l opes .

So i l s Inventory


soilsN

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Slope Percentage

Slopes Less than 5%

5 - 10% Slopes

10 - 15% Slopes

Slopes Greater than 15%


Slope Inventory Map The image a t r i gh t i l l u s t r a t e s t he va r i ous ex i s t i ng s l opes on t he p ro j ec t s i t e . I n o rde r o f i nc r ea s ing i n t ens i t y t he s l opes a r e 0 -5%, 5 -10%, 10 -15%, and +15%.

Slope Inventory


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Dra inage Map I n t he image a t l e f t , b l ue a r rows i nd i ca t e t he d i r ec t i on o f s t o rmwa te r f l ow ove r t he su r f ace o f t he s i t e .

Hydro logy Ana lys i s


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Vege ta t ion Ana lys i s Map The vege t a t i on i nven to ry p i c tu r ed he r e , ba sed upon ae r i a l image ry and on s i t e obse rva t i on , de sc r i be s t he ex i s t i ng vege t a t i on . The l i gh t g r een fo rms show a r ea s o f g round cove r. The da rke r g r een fo rms r ep re sen t c anopy cove rage .

The unco lo r ed a r ea s w i th in t he s i t e bounda ry a l so show the g l a r i ng l a ck o f vege t a t i on ove r much o f t he s i t e .

Vege ta t ion Inventory


vegetationN

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Percentage of Cover

Impervious - Rooftop

Impervious - Paved

Vegetation - Groundcover

Vegetation - Canopy


Land Cover Ana lys i s Map Thi s map o ff e r s an ana ly s i s o f t he d i f f e r en t su r f ace s on t he p ro j ec t s i t e . Based upon ae r i a l images and t he ba semap , t h i s map d i s t i ngu i she s t hose a r ea s cove red by roo f s , pavemen t , g roundcove r vege t a t i on , and canopy vege t a t i on .

Land Cover Ana lys i s


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Cul tura l Inventory Map Th i s map i nd i ca t e s some o f t he mos t impor t an t cu l t u r a l and h i s t o r i c l andmarks t ha t a r e i n c l o se p rox imi ty t o t he p r o j ec t s i t e .

Cul tura l Inventory

1 . A thens Mu l t i -Moda l Transpor ta t i on Cen t e r, 2 .“Georg ia Trad i -t i ons” H igh -R i se Condo , 3 .“Weaver D’s De l i c i ous F ine Foods” , 4 .“Hodgson O i l Re f i n ing Co .” Bu i l d ing , 5 . H i s to r i c UGA Nor th Campus , 6 .“The REM S t eep l e” , 7 . Dud ley Park and Oconee R i ve r Greenway, and 8 . H i s to r i c Ch i copee Complex


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Concep tua l Des ign Phase

STRENGTHS:-E l im ina t e s s t e ep s l opes on s i t e

-Crea t e s s eg rega t ed a r ea s o f u se

- Inc ludes ‘pa t ches ’ o f t he su r round ing u rban f ab r i c .

WEAKNESSES:-Too much s eg rega t i on

-Requ i r e s deve lopmen t o f t he sou thea s t co rne r

-Un ive r s i t y bu i l d ings mi sa l i gned ac ro s s Oconee S t r ee t

Conceptua l Mas ter P lan #1

“S tepp ing Ter races”Th i s concep t addre s se s t he s eve re e l eva t i on change (~100 ’ ) on t he p ro j ec t s i t e .


concept 1N

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STRENGTHS:-Leaves room fo r na tu r e !

- Inc r ea se s on s i t e s t o rmwa te r t r e a tmen t

-More su i t ab l e deve lopmen t on s t e ep s l opes

WEAKNESSES:-Lack o f engagemen t be tween ‘man’ and ‘ na tu r e ’

-Poo r r e l a t i onsh ip t o ad j acen t s t r e e t s


“Leave Room for Na ture .”Th i s concep t g i ve s generous accommoda t ions t o t he eco logy o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e .


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STRENGTHS:-Eco - r eve l a to ry de s ign ; hyd ro logy

- Inc r ea se s on s i t e s t o rmwa te r t r e a tmen t

-More su i t ab l e deve lopmen t on s t e epes t s l opes

WEAKNESSES:-Lack o f f u s ion be tween academic , commerc i a l , and r e s iden t i a l a r ea s .

-L igh t r e s i den t i a l bu i l d ings back up t o ‘Ra i l - t o -Tra i l ’


“The Pa th o f Wa te r”Th i s concep t i s t i ed t oge the r by a w ind ing s t ream.


concept 3N

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Conc lu s ions f rom Concep t Phase

Conc eptua l Phase : Conc lus ions

Conc lu s ion D iagramTh i s d rawing i l l u s t ra t e s t he conc lu s ions t ha t have been reached t h rough t he concep tua l de s ign p roces s .

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Conceptua l Phase : Conc lus ions

Conc lu s ions f rom Concep t Phase

EFFECTIVE SITE DESIGN:

1 ) The no r thwes t e rn co rne r - h i ghes t i n e l eva t i on and c lo se s t t o t he down town co re – shou ld f ea tu r e a deve lopmen t pa t t e rn r e f l e c t i ve o f Downtown Athens .

2 ) The deve lopmen t de se rve s a command ing foca l po in t t o un i fy t he ove ra l l de s ign .

3 ) The Un ive r s i t y needs a connec t i on ac ro s s t h i s s i t e . Deve lopmen t on t h i s s i t e shou ld he lp t o l i nk two a r ea s o f c ampus .

4 ) The p ro j ec t shou ld i nc lude med ium dens i t y r e s i den t i a l deve lopmen t .

5 ) The sou thea s t e rn edge o f t he s i t e i s no t r e ad i l y conduc ive t o cons t ruc t i on . Th i s a r ea may be be s t su i t ed fo r s t o rmwa te r med i a t i on .


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Proposed Mas t e r P l an

Maste r P lan : D iagrammat i c Perspec t ive

Exploded Perspec t ive View

Thi s pe r spec t i ve o f f e r s an exp loded v i ew o f t he mas t e r p l an de s ign so lu t i on .

The fou r ba s i c d i s t r i c t and t he de f i n ing foca l po in t - a s i n t roduced i n t he l a s t s ec t i on - c an be c l ea r l y de t e rmined i n t h i s d r awing .

Not t o Sca l e


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Arch i t e c tu r a l Cha rac t e r

Commerc ia l D i s t r i c t

Th i s s ec t i on o f t he s i t e i s de s igned t o r e f e r ence t he t r ad i t i ona l a r ch i t e c tu r e o f Downtown Athens .

Perspec t ive

Arch i t ec tura l Precedent s

57 ,000 SF Res iden t i a l150 ,000 SF Commerc i a l23 ,000 SF Academic


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Acade mic Bu i ld ing

Th i s bu i l d ing w i l l be de t a i l ed i n t he s t y l e o f t he H i s to r i c Ch i copee Complex . The foo tp r i n t i s mode l ed a f t e r s eve ra l c ampus bu i l d ings .

Perspec t ive


169 ,000 SF Academic


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Res ident ia l Cot tages

The dozen mu l t i f ami ly r e s idences o f t h i s s ec t i on o f t he s i t e may s e rve a s s t uden t o r p ro f e s so r hous ing , bu t w i l l be bu i l t i n t he ‘wood land co t t age ’ s t y l e .

Perspec t ive


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Mas te r P l an Sec t i on

I l lu s t ra t ive Sec t ion (Not to Sca l e )

section


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Mas te r P l an Sec t i on

Sec t ion View o f Des ign

The image on t he f ac ing page i l l u s t r a t e s how the mas t e r p l an add re s se s t he d r a s t i c t opog raph i c change ac ro s s t he s i t e .

The no r the rn end o f t he s i t e - t he p roposed commerc i a l d i s t r i c t - s i t s a t t he h ighes t e l eva t i on a top a cove red pa rk ing ga r age . The en t r ance o f t h i s pa rk ing ga r age i s f l anked by t he command ing foca l po in t .

A t t he foca l po in t , t h e s i t e s t ep s down on to t he pub l i c g r eenspace and academic bu i l d ing t ha t su r rounds i t .

F ina l l y, t he a cademic bu i l d ing s t ep s down to r e s iden t i a l co t t age s ne s t l ed i n to ro l l i ng , r e s t o r ed wood land s l opes .


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Des ign Gu ide l i ne s

I l lu s t ra t ive P lan(Not to Sca l e )

Res tored Wood lands

Some a r ea s o f t he s i t e a r e no t su i t ab l e f o r deve lopmen t . O the r a r ea s r equ i r e s c r een ing .

These a r ea s w i l l be p l an t ed w i th a dense b l end o f na t i ve ha rdwoods :

- Ace r Spec i e s -Red Map le -Ca rya Spec i e s -Mocke rnu t H icko ry -P ignu t H icko ry - Jug l ans Spec i e s -B l ack Wa lnu t -Que rcus Spec i e s : -Pos t Oak -Sou the rn Red Oak -Whi t e Oak

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Des ign Gu ide l i ne s

I l lu s t ra t ive P lan(Not to Sca l e )

S tormwater In fras t ruc ture

A de s ign goa l o f n ine ty pe r cen t o f s t o rmwa te r shou ld be cap tu r ed and i n f i l t r a t ed on s i t e .

The fo l l owing p r ac t i c e s w i l l be imp lemen ted :

- Cu rb - l e s s pavemen t - Ra in ga rdens - Roo f co l l e c t i on and c i s t e rn s - Vege t a t ed swa l e s - Unde rg round pa rk ing

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Exte r i o r Pe r spec t i ve s

Birds Eye View: Exi s t ing

Th i s i s an ae r i a l pe r spec t i ve o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e and i t s su r round ings .

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Birds Eye View: Proposed

Th i s i s an ae r i a l pe r spec t i ve o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e and i t s su r round ings .

proposed


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Th i s i s a s t r e e t - l eve l pe r spec t i ve l ook ing t owards down town .

Uphi l l View on Oconee S tree t :Exi s t ing

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Uphi l l View on Oconee S tree t :Proposed

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Downhi l l View on Oconee S tree t : Exi s t ing

Th i s i s a pe r spec t i ve o f t he s i t e f a c ing away f rom down town .

existing


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Downhi l l View on Oconee S tree t : Proposed

Th i s i s a pe r spec t i ve o f t he s i t e f a c ing away f rom down town .

proposed


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Uphi l l View on Eas t Broad S tree t : Exi s t ing


existing


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Uphi l l View on Eas t Broad S tree t : Proposed


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View f rom Above :Exi s t ing

Th i s i s a pe r spec t i ve a s v i ewed f rom the roo f top o f t he ad j acen t Geo rg i a Trad i t i ons bu i l d ing .

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View f rom Above :Proposed

Th i s i s a pe r spec t i ve a s v i ewed f rom the roo f top o f t he ad j acen t Geo rg i a Trad i t i ons bu i l d ing .

proposed


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View f rom Acros s the Oconee R iver :Exi s t ing

Th i s i s t he v i ew o f t he s i t e s een f rom the oppos i t e end o f t he ru ined r a i l b r i dge .

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View f rom Acros s the Oconee R iver :Proposed


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Focus Area P l an

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RAIN

GARDEN

REFORESTED

WOODLANDS

COTTAGE

STREAM BED

Plan ViewSca l e : 1” = 30 ’

Plan Render ing

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Focus Area P l an


planting

NATIVE

HARDWOOD

BLEND

WETLAND

GRASSES


Plant ing P lan

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Focus Area P l an

Grading P lan

grading


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Focus Area P l an

So i l and Eros ion Sed imenta t ion Contro l


sesc


TYPE C DOUBLE

SILT-FENCE

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Suppor t f o r t he Des ign

Pedes t r ian Connec t iv i ty S tudy: Exi s t i ng

Th i s d i ag ram shows t he ex i s t i ng pedes t r i an pa thways a round t he s i t e .

I l l u s t r a t i ve D iag ram - No t t o Sca l e

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Pedes t r ian Connec t iv i ty S tudy: Proposed

Th i s d i ag ram shows t he p roposed pedes t r i an pa thways t h rough and a round t he s i t e .


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Bui ld ing He ight S tudy: Exi s t i ng

Th i s d i ag ram shows t he ex i s t i ng number o f s t o r i e s o f ad j acen t bu i l d ings .


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Bui ld ing He ight S tudy: Proposed

Th i s d i ag ram shows t he p roposed number o f s t o r i e s o f ad j acen t and p roposed bu i l d ings .


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Cons truc t ion De ta i l s

S tree t Tree Sec t ion - ( Not t o Sca l e ) Th i s de t a i l shows how s t r ee t t r e e s w i l l be i n s t a l l ed du r ing cons t ruc t i on . Th i s de t a i l w i l l b e emp loyed i n a l l a r ea s o f t he p ro j ec t .

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Phases o f Deve lopment

Phase One

Phase Two

-Academic Bu i ld ing

-Res to r ed Wood land

-Pa rk ing Ga rage

-F i r s t ½ o f Commercial D i s t r i c t

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Phases o f Deve lopment

Phase Three

Fu l l Bu i ld -Out

-Second ½ o f Commercial D i s t r i c t

-Commercial D i s t r i c t

-Pa rk ing Ga rage

-Academic Bu i ld ing

-Residential Co t t age s

-Res to r ed Wood lands




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Conc lu s ion

The De ve lopment o f Th i s Des ign


The deve lopmen t o f t h i s de s ign ha s come a s a p roduc t o f c a r e fu l i nven to ry, ana ly s i s , and r e sea r ch . The unde r t ak ing o f t he se impor t an t t a sk s have r e su l t ed i n a much s t r onge r, more r e spons ib l e de s ign so lu t i on t ha t add re s se s more t han j u s t phys i ca l ex i s t i ng cond i t i ons o f t he s i t e . Du r ing t he concep tua l de s ign phase , s eve r a l un ique so lu t i ons we re p r e sen t ed , and each concep t had i t s own s t r eng th s and weaknes se s . Wha t was i nva luab l e abou t t he concep tua l de s ign phase we re t he conc lu s ions t ha t we re r eached . The concep t conc lu s ions e s t ab l i shed a c l e a r v i s i on fo r t he p ro j ec t . The mas t e rp l an de s ign was p roduced u s ing t he 3 -D des ign p rog ram Ske t chUp . Th i s p rog ram p roved t o be a nece s sa ry t oo l t o a ccu ra t e ly v i sua l i z e t he mas t e rp l an a s i t f o l l owed t he na tu r a l con tou r s o f t he s i t e . The focus p l an s e rved t o p in down the ae s the t i c and de t a i l ed de s ign o f one po r t i on o f t he mas t e rp l an . I t wou ld have been i r r e spons ib l e t o mas t e rp l an t he p ro j ec t s i t e w i thou t t he r equ i r emen t o f g round ing t he de s ign w i th a f ocus p l an .

F rom the ea r l i e s t s t ep o f t h i s p ro j ec t t he r e l ay unexpec t ed oppo r tun i t i e s and cha l l enges j u s t a round t he co rne r. These su rp r i s i ng cha l l enges - and t he t hough t t ha t wen t i n to so lv ing t hem - su r e ly c r ea t ed a s t r onge r, more un ique , and more t ho rough de s ign so lu t i on .

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Ci t ed Sources

Sources o f Insp i ra t ion

1) Mass Trans i t ( h t t p : / /www.mass t r ans i tmag . com/web /on l i ne /Indus t ry -Announcemen t s /A thens -Mul t i -Moda l -Transpo r t a -t i on -Cen t e r-Wins -ULI -At l an t a -Deve lopmen t -o f -Exce l l ence -Award /1$7056 )

2 ) Onl ine Athens , Athens Banner-Hera ld ( h t t p : / /www.on l i n -ea thens . com/s to r i e s / 080208 /news_2008080200338 . sh tml )

3 ) Van i sh ing Georg ia , Photograph Database : ( h t t p : / / dbs .ga l i b . uga . edu /gaph /h tml / c l a rke .h tml )

4 ) Ra in Garden Cons truc t ion De ta i l : (h t tp : / /www.c i . de s -mo ines . i a . u s /depa r tmen t s /p r / images / r a in_ga rden )

5 ) S t ree t Tree Cons truc t ion De ta i l : h t tp : / /www.a r l i ng tonva .u s /DEPARTMENTS/CPHD/p l ann ing / app l i c a t i ons

The fo l l owing books we re immense ly he lp fu l i n ana lyz ing , de s ign ing , and suppo r t i ng my mas t e rp l an . They s e rve a s g r ea t de s ign and g r aph i c r e sou rce s f o r any s t uden t o f l andscape a r ch i t e c tu r e o r p l ann ing .

Kr i e r, Rob . Town Spaces : Con temporary In t e rpre ta t i ons in Trad i t i ona l Urban i sm . Bos ton : Base l , c2003 .

Kr i e r, Rob . Arch i t ec tura l Monographs No .30 . New York : S t . Mar t i n ’s P r e s s , c1993 .

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Execut ive Summary

Th i s p ro j ec t c en t e r s on t he mas t e rp l ann ing o f a 10 .3 ac r e s i t e on t he edge o f a h i s t o r i c down town d i s t r i c t i n A thens , Geo rg i a . I n o rde r t o i n f i l l t h e u rban f ab r i c r e spons ib ly, an i n -dep th p roce s s o f i nven to ry, ana ly s i s , and r e sea r ch was pe r fo rmed . Th roughou t t he de s ign , emphas i s was p l aced on t he contex t , h i s tory, e co logy, and communi ty s i gn i f i c ance o f t he p ro j ec t s i t e . The r e su l t i ng mas t e rp l an f ea tu r e s an e f f ec t i ve d i s t r i bu t i on o f h igh -dens i t y commerc i a l and r e s iden t i a l , a cademic i n s t i t u t i ona l space , med ium-dens i t y r e s i den t i a l , and r e s to r ed wood lands . The p roposed bu i l d ings - and t he space s t hey c r ea t e - a r e de s igned t o f o l l ow the s t y l e o f l oca l a r ch i t e c tu r e and ad j acen t deve lopmen t pa t t e rn s .

Dur ing t he deve lopmen t o f t he mas t e rp l an , s eve r a l s t ud i e s we re pe r fo rmed t o s t udy t he impac t o f t he p roposed de s ign . These s t ud i e s we re bene f i c i a l bo th because t hey exposed de f ec t s i n t he de s ign t ha t r equ i r ed co r r ec t i on and because t hey showed t he e f f ec t i venes s o f t he de s ign so lu t i on .

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