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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

2013 HOK INTERN PROJECT LESLIE WHEELER / DAGMARA NOWAK / MILENA ROSTAD / MONINA INGLE

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

SITE ANALYSIS

SITE

Clifton Heights Park is located in St. Louis, Missouri. The park is composed of a lake, walking + bike paths, as well as a playground, swing set, and basketball court. The park is surrounded by residential homes of roughly 3, 074 families of which 87% have children that may utilize the park. The 300 SF. square west of the playground is designated for redesign.

It faces an issue of water drainage that first needs to be addressed.

QUICK FACTS

SIMPSON AVE.

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COLUMBIA AVE.

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

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The 300 sf. site is currently unused due to a drainage issue. The water flows down the slope east of the site and accumulates in the northeast corner of the site. There is an existing drain to the south west that is currently on a higher grade then the site. This creates a muddy ditch that deters use.

The objective of the project is to create a sustainable space that adds value to the park as well as solving the problem of water flow within a 20,000$ budget.

EXISTING WATER DIVERSION

path of water flow existing retaining wall existing manhole

water accumulation

existing drain

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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

CONCEPT DESIGN

REGRADE

+

RESURFACE

+

RAIN GARDEN

CONCEPT The problem of the site lies within improper water diversion, the proposed solutions are to REGRADE, RESURFACE, + RAIN GARDEN. The design synthesis includes elements of all three original concepts. In addition objectives such as RELAX, GATHER, + INTERACT are included throughout the design.

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SYNTHESIS REGRADE new landforms for interaction + water diversion

RESURFACE integrated benches + amphitheater seating for gather

RAIN GARDEN native vegetation for relaxation

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CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK SCHEMATIC DESIGN

no mow grass new benches granite chat for transition steel slide raised mounds for interaction + water diversion swell for vegetation + water absorption

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B

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section AA

section BB

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

DESIGN PROPOSAL

0’

-1’

+1’ -2’

+2’

+3’ +4’ +5’

+6’

-1’

+7’

+8’

area of no mow grass (2,165 SF.)

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+9’

a +1’

+10’ +9’

+8’

-7”

+3’6” +7’

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+6’ +3’6”

area of granite chat (404 SF.)

+5’

+3’ +2’ +4’

+1’

+3’ -6” +2’ +1’

brazilian ipe for bench resurface (66 SF.)

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REGRADE DETAIL section aa

regrade detail

no mow grass sod fill soil existing grade

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10’-0 ” 9’-0 ” 8’-0 ” 7’-0 ” 6’-0 ”

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5’-0 ” 4’-0 ” 3’-0 ” 2’-0 ” 1’-0 ” 0’-0 ”

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

VEGETATION - BLOOM CHART SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

short-stemmed iris iris brevicaulis 6 - 12 inches high sun - shade

prairie dropseed

sporobolus heterolepis 18 - 24 inches high 24 - 30 inches wide full sun

sideoats grama

bouteloua curtipendula 24 - 36 inches high 12 inches wide full sun

indian grass

sorghastrum nutans 24 - 36 inches high 24 - 30 inches wide full sun

WINTER

PLANTING PLAN

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

BENCH RESURFACING NATURAL WOOD ipe

brazilian walnut $15.00 board -fit

cumaru

brazilian teak $3.00 board -fit

massaranduba

brazilian redwood $6.00 board -fit

western red cedar $5.00 board -fit

MODIFIED WOOD

accoya

$5.00 board -fit

timbersil

$5.00 board -fit

existing views proposed views proposed benches benches to be relocated

bench with single proposed view

bench with double proposed view

adult circulation

child circulation

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

SLIDE DETAIL 6” (4” minimum required)

section CC

90°

90°

24”

8” minimum (toddler) 12” minimum (pre-school age) 16” minimum (school age)

30”

C

25’-0”

handrail galvanized steel slide

conc. pad 18” sono tube to frostline

12”

CLIFTON HEIGHTS PARK

LIGHTING DETAIL

solar powered LED casing

2.4” 3.3” solar LED pavers

concrete sidewalk

Thank you to everyone that made this project possible!