Resilience Hubs In The Public Realm: Los Angeles Frances Aquino Joshua Agustines
The Baldwin Hills encompass 450 acres of protected parkland. Baldwin Hills Parklands has been used for oil and gas development since the early 1900s. oil and gas infrastructure cover the remaining 950 acres.
HUB SITE: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Vistors Center
Cal Poly Pomona Landscape Architecture LA 4621L.02 - Design VIII: Landscape Architecture Capstone Studio | SPRING 2021 CLIENTS | Los Angeles City Planning, Mayor’s Office of Resilience + Climate Resolve FIRM PARTNERS | SALT, DesignWorkshop, Terremoto
The circadian rhythm BALDWIN HILLS PARKLANDS Frances Aquino + Joshua Agustines
The Circadian Rhythm enhances cohesive connections of physical, social and ecological systems. The Circadian Rhythm explores spaces to enhance resiliency by empowering the individual users, the community, the city, and the region. It also emphasizes the effort in providing a public setting for a learning experience. Enhancing the connectivity of the city’s multi-modal transportation opportunities, equitable access to clean environment, increase biodiversity, open space and tree canopy, safe space for the community, and environmental sustainability. 1
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OIL IS DISCOVERED IN BALDWIN HILLS.
1951
1875
E.J. “LUCKY” BALDWIN BUYS 3,667 ACRES OF RANCHO CIENEGA O’PASO DE LA TIJERA FOR $60,000.
BALDWIN HILLS RESERVOIR + DAM BUILT
1963
BALDWIN HILLS DAM BURSTS, RELEASIN 292 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER.
9000 BCE - 1200 CE
EARLIEST DATED LA OCCUPATION + TONGVA TOVAANGAR PEAK IN CULTURE + EXPANSION
DEMOGRAPHICS
UNDER 18 YEARS
18.22%
FEMALE
61.26%
NATIVE
18 TO 34 YEARS
17.34%
MALE
38.74%
FOREIGN 9.35%
35 TO 64 YEARS
39.42%
65 AND OVER
25.02%
POPULATION BY AGE 3
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NATIVITY
90.65%
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HISTORICAL + SOCIAL Connectivity
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LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KENNETH HAHN TO REUSE THE LAND FOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
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500 ACRES OF PARK LAND PURCHASED IN BALDWIN HILLS
1900
1 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN A 5-MILE RADIUS OF BALDWIN HILLS
1988
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65 %
1.86%
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21.4%
INDO-EUROPEAN
3.89%
BEFORE 1990
68.95%
SPANISH 6.3%
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN
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BALDWIN HILLS PARKLANDS BOUNDARY BALLONA CREEK + WATER BODIES ARTERIAL STREETS SECONDARY STREETS
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Large patches of natural vegetation are the only structures in a landscape that protect aquifers and interconnected stream networks, sustain viable populations of most interior species, provide core habitat and escape cover for most large-homerange vertebrates, and permit near-natural disturbance regime.
SMALL PATCH HABITAT BENEFITS Small patches that interrupt extensive stretches of matrix act as stepping stones for species movement.
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ECOLOGICAL Connectivity
REGIONAL MAP | PATCH HABITATS
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SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 17.5 MILES
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VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
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SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS
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CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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MOUNTAINS
15.8 MILES
45 - 60 MILES
46 MILES
60 MILES
57 MILES
24.6 MILES
5 MILES
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the circadian rhythm Mapping Analysis + Site Research WHAT DO YOU DO AT THIS PARK? N = 1729 Walking - 1331
Bring Kids to Play - 448
Enjoy Nature - 832
Use Fitness Equipment - 370
Jog Within Park - 762
Meditate or do yoga - 243
Use Dog Park - 522
Birdwatch - 217
Have Picnics - 474
Other - 363
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WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD DO YOU LIVE?
Greater LA Area - 63% Culver City - 24% Baldwin Hills - 13%
45 MIN COMMMUITY LOOP TRAIL
HOW DO YOU GET TO THE PARK? By Biking - 13% By Walking - 22% By Car - 57% By Bus - 4% Other - 3% Train - 1%
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CULVER CITY
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Circulation / Trails
25 MIN
HAW
35 MIN
STOCKER CORRIDOR
LA BREA LOOP TRAIL
15 MIN BOWL LOOP TRAIL Baldwin Hills
HUB #2
HUB #1
FOX HILLS
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BALDWIN VISTA
PADILLA ST
CLOVERDALE AVE
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
POWER CORRIDOR
KENNETH HAHN VISITOR CENTER
UNDERUTILIZED OPEN SPACE
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY
BIKE LOCKERS + WATER
EXISTING OPEN SPACE
UNDERUTILIZED PARKING LOT
GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE
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Potential Neighborhood Connections
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Design Principles
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Frances Aquino + Joshua Agustines Re-defining Baldwin Hills Parklands through cohesively connecting physical, social and ecological systems.
ENERGY RESILIENCE
ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITATS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Provide equitable access to clean environment and essential goods and services; feel safe in their neighborhood.
Increase biodiversity, open space, and tree canopy coverage by using native or sustainable species in landscaping.
Focus on sustainable development and green infrastructure to address stormwater runoff.
EQUITABLE ACCESSIBILITY
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
Improve, enhance, and connect the city’s multi-modal transportation opportunities.
Create a safe space for community members to build and strengthen relationships, collaborate, participate in decision-making, and foster a sense of place and inclusiveness year-round.
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BALDWIN HILLS / CRENSHAW STRATEGIES EQUITABLE ACCESSIBILITY Multi-modal transportation: • Automobile • Pedestrian • Bus + Shuttle • Bikes
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE • •
HUB
Community Cohesion Connection to external educational facilities
ENERGY RESILIENCE • •
Existing transmission corridor Power station
ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITATS •
Existing patches (parks, open space, corridors)
VIEW PARK WINDSOR HILLS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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Existing green infrastructure at Visitor Center Enhance green infrastructure opportunities
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BIKE LANE STREET TRAILS G. Corridor
1000 FT
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LA CIENEGA BLVD
LEGEND
3 + 4
3 + BOWL LOOP
2 1 KENNETH HAHN VISITOR CENTER
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Walk N’ Ride
BALDWIN VISTA
The vision is to combine the existing Walk for Health intiative in the bowl trail but give users more variety to excercise, while at the same time providing more forms of transportation throughout the park.
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S. LA BREA AVE
1 Main Hub
• Visitor Center • Bike Rentals • Cafe
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Bus Stops
• Green Roofed Bus Stops.
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Bike Repair Stations
• Bike Repair Stations • Dispersed throughout the Park.
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Bike Rental Kiosks
• Encourages other modes of transportation. • Dispersed Throughout the Park.
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WALKING EXISTING STREET CONDITIONS Typical 30’ street with a typical 5’ Sidewalk.
Shared Bike Lane
ADDITION OF SHARED BIKE LANE Class 3 bike lane, streets designated for bicycle travel and shared with motor vehicles
BIKING
Small Tree Shrubs/ Perrienials
Bus Station
LOWER GREEN CORRIDOR + BUS STOP Lowers tree canopy and provides more lush vegetation, also includes green roof bus stop.
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Sidewalk Bike Lane
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PROPOSED STREET CONDITIONS
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DEMONSTATION GARDEN BIOSWALE
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SOLAR PANEL CARPORTS
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PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SHADE
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SEATING
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WATER FEATURE
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BEE HOTEL
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CA NATIVE EDIBLE GARDEN
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OUTDOOR KITCHEN
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PHYSICAL + CONNECTIVE INFRASTUCTURE: PARKING/ LOTS
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PHYSICAL + CONNECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
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the circadian rhythm Conceptual Urban Site Design WHY PERVIOUS PAVERS? Pervious pavement systems allow infiltration of stormwater into soils, thereby reducing runoff and the amount of pollutants that enter creeks, the Pacific Ocean, and other water bodies. This improves water quality, helps reduce creek erosion, and can facilitate groundwater recharge.
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Existing
Proposed
grey infrastructure
52%
grey infrastructure
31%
Green infrastructure
48%
Green infrastructure
69%
on site permeability is increased by 21%
PERVIOUS IMPERVIOUS
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DEMONSTATION GARDEN BIOSWALE
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SOLAR PANEL CARPORTS
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SEATING
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WATER FEATURE
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BEE HOTEL
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the circadian rhythm Conceptual Urban Site Design BENEFITS OF PATCH HABITATS LARGE PATCH HABITAT BENEFITS Large patches of natural vegetation are the only structures in a landscape that protect aquifers and interconnected stream networks, sustain viable populations of most interior species, provide core habitat and escape cover for most large-home-range vertebrates, and permit near-natural disturbance regime.
SMALL PATCH HABITAT BENEFITS Small patches that interrupt extensive stretches of matrix act as stepping stones for species movement.
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the circadian rhythm Kenneth Hahn Visitor Center WHY BIOMIMETIC? By demonstrating this affordable, accessible, modular, and scalable solution that communities can use to build a space/center for their own resilience needs as individuals and as a community.
BIOMIMETIC MODULAR SHADE STRUCTURE
HOW TO PARTICIPATE NATIONAL + STATE
PUBLIC
Provide physical example of the design that can be experienced by the public and can host outdoor workshops on how to design and build their own to suit their individual and community needs.
Public can come to workshop to learn about... • Size + scale according to their needs • How to select materials • Sustainable design
PARKS + EMPLOYEES
MATERIAL RESOURCES Biomimetic design taps into localizing resources as easiest as possible for the community. By not relying on virgin materials, community becomes the designers. 15’
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RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC.
POTENTIAL RESOURCES
Can provide recycled/ reusable materials for free.
Recovered urban trees turned into repurposed materials.
URBAN DESIGN
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11’-6” x 6” x 6”
JOIST
9” THICKNESS
WOOD FRAMING SIMPSON BRACKET
11’-6” x 1’ x 8”
JOINERY TREATMENT
CANOPY | MATERIALITY
SOLAR PANEL
FABRIC
MULTI-MATERIAL PANEL
EXPANSION + FLEXIBILITY
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PHASE TWO
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300’ 4.42’ ELEVATION CHANGE
ELEVATION PROFILE 5’
10’
SIDEWALK
BIOSWALE
COBBLE
BOULDERS
NATIVE PLANTS
FILTER FABRIC COBBLE
1’-4”
NO3
PO3
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BUS STOP
URBAN DESIGN
KEY MAP
NTS
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PARKING LOT
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PARKING LOT
URBAN DESIGN
KEY MAP
SHARED LANE
NTS
BIOSWALE
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RENTABLE BIKES
BIOMIMETIC M SHADE STRUC
URBAN DESIGN
MODULAR CTURE
KEY MAP
OUTDOOR KITCHEN
NTS
PERMEABLE PAVERS
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