Town of White Springs Development Economic Opportunity Grant Design 5 | Professor Kohen | Fall 2014
Town of White Springs Development Economic Opportunity Grant
Copyright 2015 School of Architecture University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs Dean of Dcp College Christopher Silver Director Jason Alread Class Professor Martha Kohen Department of Urban and Regional Planning Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph. D Editors Andrew Bawtinhimer Hector Garcia Graphic Consultant Jissell V. Venegas Mayor Dr Helen B. Miller (p) Vice Mayor Walter McKenzie Mayor Advisor Ed Miller Town Manager William (Bill) Lawrence
Studio Work Submission March 30, 2015
Table of Contents Introduction
White Springs Background
Project 1 Carver Neighborhood
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Health
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Recreational Facility
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Restaurant Theater
Museum and Library
Economic Feasability Study
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Recreational Restaurant
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Parks
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Adriana Urbistondo Ana Cordero Andrew Bawtinhimer Camila Jaramillo Chani Chudasama Demu Ao Eric Eslinger Ezekiel Fairbanks Hector Garcia John Hampton Kaitlin Myers Karina Castrodad Katelyn Anderson Mardochee Thelusma Paulina Hurtado Sean Strayer Sophie Aguirre
White Springs Background
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White Springs has one of the strongest bike cultures in Florida. The town has attracted cyclists of all types to the area since the 1970’s to tour lesser-traveled scenic back roads and ride wild off-road single-track trails. Most roads have little vehicle traffic and all offer a relaxing view of North Central Florida countryside The Suwannee River Bicycling Association is headquartered in White Springs. There are picturesque well paved country roads accessible from White Springs. White Springs is surrounded by natural preserves which are crisscrossed by maintained hiking trails The Suwannee River section of the Florida National Scenic Trail is one of the most popular destinations for hikers in the state. Excellent views of the river from atop high banks, along with the occasional freshwater spring and small waterfall Stephen Foster Folk Culture State Park is the official start of the 170-mile Suwannee River Wilderness Trail The Suwannee River Wilderness Trail is a regional system of parks, forests, wildlife management areas and conservation lands. It provides miles of opportunity for a variety of tours along the river.
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Carver School Site background The Carver School Site in White Springs is a place rich in memory. Carver High School, a segregated school, provided education to many generations of White Spring’s citizens. The school often partook in many activities, a prominent one being dancing for the Folk Festival. The school was closed in the 60’s taking part in the end of segregation. For many of the White Spring’s townspeople, the school represents the idea of segregation. For others it is still a place where memories were created, memories that are still dear to them. The school has been an abandoned building since the end of segregation with only its vast green space to be of use to the town. Many festivals, cookouts, and communal gatherings occur in this green lot on the site. To this day the site is very important to the community having both symbolic meaning and recreational purpose.
Design Intent School of Architecture’s Undergraduate Design 5 class with Professor Martha Kohen as Instructor was asked to create programs for the 7 acre site and present them as a conceptual proposals. The programs must focus on meeting the needs of the community while also addressing the issue of the context being the Carver neighborhood. Another point of focus was the dismissed school buildings whose reuse was up to the discretion of the students as long as it was acknowledged and addressed. The proposals are diverse with many communal issues being proposed in multiple ways. Some overlap between themselves while others are independent and even create an opportunity for revenue and touristic attraction. This exercise was completed as a preliminary exploration to the Town of White Spring’s possibilities. The Economic development graduate class from the Urban and Regional Planning Master Program with instructor Abhinav Alakshendra conducted an economic evaluation of the proposals.
Project I Carver Neighborhood:
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Market Pavilion By Katelyn Anderson The Market Pavilon was designed with the intent to be a weekly farmers market. After
vide a unity for the surrounding community. This site also can be used for the festivals covered walkways and there is also parking available near the existir Carver School small band during festivals as well as shared space amongh visitors. The two covered walkways on either side of the pavilion are areas for vendors to sell their goods as well as a place for food for the festivals. The concept for the design of the three spaces was to create a boundary around a main central space, which includes trees
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for shade. This space is intended to be a community space for visitors to the site.
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site. The main space is the pavilion that can also be used as a stage for a small for a
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that currently are held in the same site. Parking is available for vendors to access the
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market but this site will give the farmers market a chance to grow as well as pro-
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researching the town of Whithe Springs, I am aware that there is a weekly farmers
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Comm[unity] Garden White Springs, Florida is a food desert, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
quality, festival-scale cookouts, it is plain that something about the food culture must The project solution is the Comm[unity] Garden, a space for White Springs to coalesce, ties; individual health is almost inseparable from the health of the large community. The Comm[unity] Garden consists of a community center housing the garden manager’s office and ;arge gathering space for meetings, classes, and events. An outdoor area for cookouts is attached to this center and faces a field to the norht., reserved for concerts
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to celebrate, cultivate, and cook food together, and to connect to neighboring communi-
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communal utility shed. Along the north side of the site is a space for farmer’s market
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to be set up so both, The Comm[unity] Garden and the other local vendors can meet to
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region closer together.
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and festivals. The community Garden is to the east, with the focal point being small,
sell their products regularly, boosting local businesses and tying the small towns in the
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change.
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With quickie-marts and fastfood stops as primary food suppliers in a town focused on
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Limited access to fresh, healthy food leads to widespread, long-term health issues.
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The Carver Green By Hector Garcia
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In the town of White Springs there is a de-
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mand in the Carver neighborhood for a de-
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spretely needed community area. The locals
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desire a gathering space in which the town can come together and become one big closely knit family. I propose a community park to oriented gatherings. Open green space en-
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veloped by the beautiful weaving traditions
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of White Springs, translated architectural-
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ly as a symbol for the community, embodies the unification of a community through this park space. The removal of the old Carver School ruins is symbolic for the fall of segregation but the restoration and celebration of the old foundation serves to never forget.
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tie the community through festive and family
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Carver Library By Ezekiel Fairbanks
vetion is to create an opportunity to revitalize the community
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and connect it with the current world. This library is set on the foundation of a structure that
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mind set in the community. The
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intervention sits on this historical foundation to remind the occupants of where they came from. This library will become a catalyst for the growth and the opportunity that is to come to White Springs.
The Carver High School was once a segregated school in the town of White Springs and it is currently not in use and decaying away. The proposed park built in its place is meant to promote community unity by offering a space for recreation open all days of the week. The community has an opportunity to enjoy a space they can be proud of and at the same time they can profit from it. The park includes a space for pavilions that the community members can rent for birthday parties and yoga classes. The skate park will attract the younger generations and will promote community interaction for the future.
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help promote a progressive
has historycal value and will
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The ultimate goal for this inter-
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Carver Clinic By Sean Strayer
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Crossings By Paulina Hurtado
isolated conditions are marked by natural and man made boundaries. The but it also holds transcendental significance in the culture of local community. In reference with the contextual surroundings, the location of the
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abandoned school not only has a direct impact on the physical landscape,
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social, and geographical features of the site. Its flatness, horizontality and
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A hostel intervention on carver school emerged after analyzing historical,
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ration affecting the development and growth of the town.
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In response to the site context and historical relevance, the concept for this
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project emerged from the crossing points along the train tracks which allow
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the communication between both sides of town. The architectural language in the design manifests a sensitive dialogue between the existing building and its natural environment. By implementing the main geometrical ele-
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ments of carver school, the hostel opens itself to its surroundings by break-
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ing trough boundaries and connecting edges. The engagement with the
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ground is marked by water features that reflect light and textures along its
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axis. Throughout the intervention, moments are paused by defining views, allowing air flow, and compressing spaces. This elements activate the senses and articulate the complexity between density and vastness.
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eastern side of train tracks. The effects of segregation led to a social sepa-
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Open a new road in the midle of the site and regard the west part of the site as reserve space. In order to show my respect of the original school I decided to keep it, redefine it’s functions,
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Portals Through Time By John Hampton
and let it to be a lodge. Separate one original classroom into three rooms for users, reuse the
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shaded path to be a “balcony-like” space. Design a restaurant at the southwest part of the
The past is an important and integral part of
school. Established outdoor eating space for users so they can choose wether to be inside or
human existence. We study it and explore it
outside based on their preference.
in order to better understand where we are
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Based on respecting the history, I want the reataurant to harmoniously stay with the school
in life and where it might take us. The Carver
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by redesigning the middle yard to let it have some connection with the forest that is behind.
school, in the town of White Springs, Florida, gives a glimpse back in time; It is the physical toric site more histpry will be made through the introduction of art exhibits. The art will
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be displayed among the systematically de-
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cayed, but preserved, site to show the rela-
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tionship between past (decayed site,) present (art exhibits and workshops,) and future (park-space to west of Carver School site.
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embodiment of history, and through this his-
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By Chandni Chudasama My proposal for the Carver School site is to create
this land was used in the past and how it is used in built and placed on railroad tracks in order to make
I learned that there are only two locations, a field, and an elementary school, whose main focus is the younger generation of the community. Therefore, I wanted to provide the community with a space where this generation would study, have fun, and present their school work. My site includes two
structures will be fully transformable according
is closer to the vegetation and away from the main entrance
to the program desired for the use of each space.
serves as a more quite space for studying. In addition, the
The wagon-like structures will collectively form
study space has a balcony with a view to a retention lake, and
the city’s club house. An area where the community
restrooms on the lower level. The second building is a more
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can gather for social events, recreational activities,
open space for gathering; the gallery is located towards the
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and learning. The flexibility of the space will allow
back of this room. Moreover, this space has the ability to open
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it to be used for various programs depending on the needs of the city and its residents, The former Carver school building will be left on site for future restoration and also for the poin of entry to the site.
up into the courtyard in order to accomodate larger events throughout the year. Around the building, the site is equipped
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with a basketball court and a soccer field as well as a sitting
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area around the retention lake. The Carver School, which is
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located directly across the youth center, will be demolished and only the foundation will be saved. The courtyard space of
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the old school will be transformed into a reflection pool, and
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the foundation will serve as a place for reflection on most
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days, and during festivities it will serve as a gathering area to set up tents.
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buildings connected by a covered courtyard. The building that
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ir moveable for efficient land use. These moveable
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present day, I propose a structurethat is sustainably
of the Carver School of White Springs. after visiting the site
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the landscape. After researching the factorson how
My program consists of a youth center located at the site
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a structure that responds to the characteristics of
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Canvas For The Youth By Maria Camila Jaramillo White Springs is a town that has not been renovated in many
people from the community, youth and adult can gather and teach each other how to make the beautiful handmade products produced daily. In the selves. Therefore, I think they need something that will not only entertain
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town of White Springs, there is currently no place for kids to distract them-
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center for th arts. My interventionconsists of a series of spaces where
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towards craft-making; Hence, I chose my program to be a multiporpuse
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years. Historically and culturally, the community has always beeninclined
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after demolition will be recycled and repurposed for the flooring of the
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intervention and the surrounding landscape. From the intervention there is a visual connection to the surrounding forest and a physical connection when nature comes into place and finds its way through the building by
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the hanging vines that are located throughout. The intervention contains
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two classrooms, an office, and a stage with backstage storage. It can also
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be used for the May 17th festival using its outside area and pavilion.
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existing Carver School. The materials of the school that will be left over
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Music Bridge By Sofia Aguirre
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flocked in from all over the country to bathe in hte rejuvenating mineral spring. Over de-
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cades the town has faded and lost its draw, yet still retains its natural beauty and charm.
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This assigment attempts to revive oart of this historic community. The proposing of a restaurant for the Carver neighborhood on the siteof the old school would be very beneficial for the community. The citizens of the town have no access to
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fresh food; their only options are convenience stores or traveling outsideof the city limits.
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A restaurant with a community garden would not only provide much needed nutrients,
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but also, it would help to bring the town togetherby drawing the downtown side of White Springs into the historic Carver neighborhood. Furthermore, as an added bonus, this project will employ sustanaiblemethods by salvaging the existing auditorium and foundation, encorporating them into design.
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The town of White Springs was a major tourist destination in the 19th century. People
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Carver Juncture By Karina Castrodad The concept behind this project is to bring the community of White Springs together. Currenta disconnection between the north and the south. North-east of the town, The Carver School remains meaningful to the neighborhood surrounding it. For this project, it is to be restored
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and brought to its best condition for the people of White Springs to contemplate this school.
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This project works as two programs; A community park and a museum. The community park
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is designed to bring people from both parts of town together and can also be used for activities, such as, gatherings, events held by the community, and for anybody’s leisure time. The museum provides a free space for visitors to look at all the historical references of the town beginning with the spring, the Swanne River, Stephen Foster State Park, and The Carver School. Along with the history are views of the community park that create visual spaces within the structure.
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ly, this town is segregated. The train track separates the town diagonally, eventually creating
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Carver Interventions Economic Evaluation The graduate course URP6541 economic development by assistant professor Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph. D received in class the town of White Springs town hall team for discussion of the future economic development of the town. The students then conducted an evaluation of the feasibility possibilities of the programs that had been proposed by the architectural students. They developed a social cost-benefit analysis that was presented in conjunction with the architectural projects in the community center on December 2014. The study was presented by Catherine Culver considering the specific project of Eric Eslinger as the architectural frame work
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Eco lodge site background The second exercise involved the 100 acres Barnet Tract that the town was awarded for development by the Suwannee River Management District. The Town proposed ideas for an Eco Lodge program. The Eco lodge site is in the outer part of the town bordering the Suwannee
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River. The site consisted of two location north and south of the intersection of Highway 100 (Interstate 41) and the River. The northern site was dominated by a tree farm of Long Leaf Pines but also inhabited by mixed native Florida vegetation. The south site is all natural mixed vegetation. The south site of the intersection currently has a boat access ramp with a few non paved parking spots. The whole site has a risk of flooding with severe occurrences on the south site. The River has increased in height almost reaching the road. The northern site also has a possible connection to the previous Carver project.
Design intent School of Architecture’s Undergraduate Design 5 class with Professor Martha Kohen as Instructor, was asked to design an Eco Lodge for the site. The first investigation resulted in a world survey Eco Lodge precedents from where the class constructed programmatic ideas. Each student then developed a land use master plan and strategic ideas followed by programmatic choices and architectural proposals. The students had the option to choose what aspect of the Eco lodge they would focus on. The project focused on creating a sustainable lodge experience that would be unique to White Springs. The needs of the community were to be considered as well as extensive park and outdoor space and facilities. The projects are divided between Cabins, Lodges, Restaurants and Recreation.
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Pine Line Paulina Hurtado
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springs. The complex aims to welcome ecoturism
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into the town of white springs by providing a place where visitors can escape into nature and explore the forest. The project serves as a retreat sensitive to
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florida’s climate conditions and the conservation of
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the landscape. The eco-lodge is composed by towers
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includes vertical shelters, a restaurant, an observato-
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ry, a river bridge, parking space and bike trails. The vertical structures intend to provide a unique experience in the woods by reaching out above the cano-
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py as they gradually rise through the trees. By analyz-
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ing the natural forces on the site, the project evolved from the environmental patterns of the landscape.
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ing itself in the natural environment. The compound
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The site proposed for the development of an eco-lodge offers various possibilities,
a successful attraction that would bring people from all over the globe, it was imthe site is located. White Springs has a rich history of tourism, being the first tourism the main attraction of the picturesque town. I chose to utilize and further develop the idea of healing water. The bath house thus became the preferred program. The positioning of the intervention is meant to create a connection between the natural black water river and the baths. The inspiration of a phoenix came from the idealizain the bath house and its surroundings.
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tion of the four elements, water, earth, air, and fire, all of which are to be represented
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attraction in the state of Florida. The natural spring, nowadays obsolete, used to be
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perative to understand the needs and opportunities of the site and the town in which
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ing concept for my individual eco-logde is the idea of regeneration. In order to create
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such as the Suwannee river, the pine tree farm, and the natural vegetation. The driv-
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The main idea of this design is to provide a harmony place,
to decrease the influence to nature. Narrow path and small squares could make sure that people can embrace the naimportant factor-------Suwannee River could be seen by
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ture. By cutting down some natural trees to ensure the most
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ly friendly materials, like woods, stone and rammed earth,
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and human and human. By using local and environmental-
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which includes the harmony between human and nature
people. All the lodges are set along the contours and grouped as one unit each five of them. Every unit has a tensile strucdoor opens to this space. By doing this, every customers living in the same unit could have one place to communicate or play music together.
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ture as public space and each lodge in the same unit has one
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ty restored and treated to created a park. The way the eco-lodge expands outward from the main a tree, it branches out following the existing vegetation and paths to avoid disturbing the existing
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lobby area to the cabins and finally to the public and recreational spaces is like a root system of
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their interactions with their surrounding. The water treatment plant part of the lot, is to be proper-
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this is done by mimicking the aspects of trees; from structure and support to light conditions and
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The proposed project is to design a space that allows the users to interact and be part of nature,
ecosystems as least as possible. One of the main activities of the eco-lodge is zip lining, which borders the lot and goes around the which is at the restaurant. The restaurant is above ground to allow direct views to the river and ventilation underneath; hanging bridges connect all the spaces. The roof of the restaurant consists
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main compound getting near the Suwannee River; it also connects at the main communal Âspace,
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The town of white springs is very unique by itself. There are many possibilities that can be made. Taking in advantage the amount of activities that can be done in this part of Florida. One of the things I decided to propose for this project are Ecolodge cabins that allow for the tourist to connect with nature. One of the most Important things in the environment is to learn to appreciate the 5 senses. Nature is not only about seeing things, it’s about involving yourself with it. I have proposed these cabins built withsustainable and ecofriendly materials in order for these connections to occur and to also respect the floura and fauna in these wildlife locations
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River Retreat Katelyn Anderson
Underneath the canopy of pine trees stands River Retreat. The upscale lodge invites visi-
wanee River edge. The cabins are two stories with a master bedroom suite along with an upstairs well as the downstairs deck. The restaurant not only caters to the visitors of White Springs but it rental center, which has kayaks and bicycles, provided for rental purposes as well as a shuttle to the local springs. The visitors and the community can easily rent bicycling equipment to use on the many biking trails within the River Retreat.
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also caters to the community with fresh and local food. Located across the street, is a recreational
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loft that leads to an outdoor terrace. The screened terrace provides a private view of the river as
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rooms as well as the condo style suites. The cabins provide visitors with an escape to the Su-
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tors to enjoy the outdoors within the lodge courtyard steps away from the traditional style hotel
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My aim for this project was to conserve and enhance the environment while being able to erect a construct made of only natural, readily available and recyclable materials. In order to have minimal impact on the land I proposed to consolidate all programs of the project into a compact area on the site and have the eco-lodge cabins close to the river providing its residents with a ho-listic experience in nature. The use of semi-enclosed spaces allows for natural ventilation and natural lighting, while the over-head canopies provide protection from the sun and also direct the water flow into ponds integrating water conservation to the project. The minimalistic style and construction methods of the lodge maintain the idea of ecotourism and its relationship with the environment, enhancing the natural assets of the site, while adding an interesting overhang condition.
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Pine View Eco Lodge strives to provide guests with a place where they can step away from ev-
While in the lodge, guests can pick from the many activities that are available to them such ness classes. Moreover, there are 6 large natural pools that represent the springs that were of large ceiling to floor windows in order to blur the line between inside and outside, making guests feel like they are truly in the forest. The use of more natural materials in the buildings such as wood and stone also enhances the relationship guests will have to nature. In addition, most of the buildings are elevated off the ground to facilitate the flow of air, resulting in cooler
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once White Spring’s largest attraction. The construction of every building emphasizes the use
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as zip lining, canoeing, hiking, biking, rock climbing, as well as a great variety of art and fit-
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in its multiple cabins; the communal cabins, the tree top cabins, and the honeymoon suites.
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eryday life while being one with nature. The lodge has the capacity to accommodate 62 guests
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Ezekiel Fairbanks Regrowth of White Spring is an eco-lodge where visitors are able to partake and be educated in
becomes one with the canopy. The lodges themselves are fragmented, separated into individual nodules. There is one central nodule that acts as a point for community and it is where the kitchen where their personal restroom is located as well. In an effort to reinvent the site, a trip to a farm
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and public lounging exists. Guests can then excuse themselves to their own sleeping quarters
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guest stay at, imitate the forest of pine trees that they are surrounded by. Structured like a tree, it
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you leave your car behind and are given a bicycle to ride to your lodge. The lodges where the
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sustainable systems. The journey begins when you are greeted at the welcoming center where
was what inspired Regrowth. Taking up approximately 30 acres of the site is an open pasture where cows are able to roam free and graze. The cows can eat from nature directly and in turn part of the farm activities and learn about the benefits to a pasture.
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fertilize it, completing a fully enclosed sustainable system. Visitors of the site may come and take
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focus of my project is to introduce a variety of ways in which one can experience the beauty
riences equally but in a different way. There is also a different experience to be had above the natural canopy, and at the center of my proposed eco-lodge lies an observation tower; allow stargazers to absorb an unhindered view of the night sky, free from the tree canopies
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where from it’s peak the trees seem to extend to infinity. By night the towers glass ceilings
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lodge, others may choose to just sit in their cabins and relax, but they will enjoy these expe-
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of natural Florida. Some may choose to hike or bike the many trails that run around the eco-
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Nature is not a one dimensional experience, it can be enjoyed in many different ways. The
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Yaha Lodge Kaitlin Myers
the Florida landscape; traces can be
means “one� in this native language, The ecolodge embeds itself next to the great Suwannee River, becom-
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a motif of the site and the project.
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American tribes, the Timucua. Yaha
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found of one of the largest Native
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place to which both locals and trav-
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juvenation, rest. The site has amenities that are eas-
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dents of White Springs to constantly
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engage in nature, while still having private spaces for the lodge guests as well. It will be provided food in part by a community garden on the Carver Site, as was proposed previ-
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ously this semester.
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history of the city. Yaha Lodge is a
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Mardochee Thelusma EverGreen is an ecolodge that focus on a safe and sustainable environment for its in-
20 rooms and 12 cabins, with an agricultural farm, and RV-park. While at EverGreen pact on the environment.
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guests will be educated on being eco friendly so that they may leave and make an im-
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activities such as, camping, biking, yoga, canoeing, and nature watching. the lodge has
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habitants.The concept behind EverGreen is being immersed in nature with numerous
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Canopy Walk Hector Garcia The Canopy Walk is about a project incorporating an eco lodge into the natural site of the
the canopy of the trees and vegetation. The site chosen is specifically right on the floodmatter the conditions. If it floods the ecolodge is sufficiently elevated to which the flood middle of the water of the suwannee river and the canopy of the trees, a truly magnificent sight. Visitors will be suspended in tree houses enclosed by screens in order to enjoy the breeze, smells and sights the site has to offer. In the background the suwannee river just within ears reach will relax any visitor. A proposal for an additional restaurant is suggested
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will merely be a visible sight in which you can enjoy. Visitors would be suspended in the
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elements of the landscape. The restaurant searches to bring the suwannee river and the
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landscape into the building literally and figuratively. This restaurant will also provide extra
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open to the visitors of the lodge and to the public in which fine dining will combine with the
revenue for the city of white springs as well as compliment the ecolodge with a contrasting
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plain which will create an attraction year round in which visitors will be allowed to stay no
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to touch the ground. The Canopy walk focus’ on exploring the florida landscape through
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suwannee river. This unlike any other ecolodge is an experience in which you’ll never have
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River Run Restaurant Andrew Bawtinhimer
various other types of tourism. It addressal language both unique to the surrounding specific to Florida. All structures on the site
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area and reminiscent of various archetypes
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es this by creating a continued architectur-
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plex which responds to the need for eco- and
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The goal of this design is to develop a com-
will in some way be embedded into the earth, employ the use of local and sustainable maslides will examine a restaurant on the site
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which would not only benefit the ecolodge,
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but also create new commerce in, and unify
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a resting place for those traveling the many paths and trails in the area and canoers trekking along the Suwannee River.
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terials, and be multi-functional. The next
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Suwannee Farm Adriana Urbistondo
This eco-lodge focus is on Agriturismo. This involves staying on a farm and being able to sample
indoor pool, spa and campfire facilities. We have lots of animals to see and feed. You can ride the tractors; help pick out crops that are in season and fish straight from the Suwannee River. The greenhouse where we grow herbs such as basil, oregano, parsley and rosemary. The main focus
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food served at the restaurant is all grown on-site. You get the unique experience of eating inside a
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for the outdoorsy and adventurous and the rest are a bit more luxurious by the main building,
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participate in the process. The farm has 32 cabins. 16 are elevated in the tree canopy fairly small
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and learn about the crops that are grown there. The visitors also get the opportunity to help and
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and at the same time to get a deeper understanding of the farming process through education
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