First Draft of the Bend O' the River Master Plan

BEND O’ THE

RIVER

PUBLIC WORKSHOP 3: LISTEN PRESENT DRAFT MASTER PLAN

Meeting Outline: 1. Public Engagement Summary 2. Site Contamination 3. Site Design Frameworks 4. Architectural Character 5. Draft Plan Walkthrough

1. Public Engagement Summary: Process Context Precedents Programming

Botanical Gardens NEAR TEXAS TRIANGLE

Site Context

PUBLIC MEETING 1, EDUCATE: POLLING HIGHLIGHTS

80% of respondents said they would visit

Botanical Gardens monthly or more frequently

Education, Beautiful Scenery, and Events were voted primary purposes for the site

Recreational activity most desired on the site is Walking Trails

PUBLIC MEETING 2, BUILD: OVERVIEW AND FINDINGS

Meeting 2 Design Elements: PASSIVE Programs ACTIVE Programs GARDEN Themes

Build Your Botanic Garden

PASSIVE programs: Self-generated Require no administration Walk-up and do Unscheduled Often dawn to dusk

PASSIVE RECREATIONAL SPACE

PICNICS

SAND BEACH

NATURE PLAYGROUND

PUBLIC ART

BIRD WATCHING

ACTIVE programs: Require administration Scheduled / Programmed Involve registration

EVENT SPACE

COMMUNITY SPACE

COFFEE | LUNCH | DRINKS | DINNER

CANOPY WALK

GARDEN THEMES (gardens within the garden)

BOTANICAL GARDEN (?)

NATIVE BOTANICAL GARDEN

POLLINATOR BOTANICAL GARDEN

SENSORY BOTANICAL GARDEN

FORMAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

FLORAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

ART BOTANICAL GARDEN

2. Site Contamination

Contamination Percentage of Contaminated Site, Top 4’ of Depth

COST COMPARISON: Option 1: Full Removal $2.5 to 3 million up-front No monitoring costs afterward Option 2: Cap-and-Cover $1.2 million up-front $5,000 annually for monitoring Additional costs for repair as needed

3. Site Design Frameworks: Circulation and Access Site Constraints

Site & Citywide Trail

Citywide Trail Option 1

Dallas Botanic Garden & City Trail

Alternative?

Citywide Trail Option 2a

Citywide Trail Option 2b

Citywide Trail Option 2a

First Phase

Future Phases as Funding Allows

Primary Path and Gardens

Secondary Path System

4. Architectural Character

Existing Site: Expansive Field

Proposed Architecture: Interior and Exterior

Responds to Flatness of Site

Site Walls, Wood Frames, Shed Roofs

Event and Classroom Buildings

Lone Oak Barn, Round Rock

Chapel at Caliber Oaks, Salado

ASU Campus Building (Lake Flato Architects)

Dallas Botanic Garden (Lake Flato Architects)

Existing Site: Horseshoe Lake

Existing Site: River Edge

Bird Watching, Canopy Walk

Access to Layers of the Forest

5. Draft Plan

Natural Topography

Preserve Habitat

Native / Nature Walk

Nature Walk Zones Site

Tree Removal / Contamination Zone

Nature Walk Zones Site

Draft Master Plan

PARKING

DROP OFF ENTRANCE PAVILION

Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza

Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza

PAVILION

FOOD GARDEN

KID’S GARDEN

Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza

Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza

Plaza / Pavilion / Restaurant / Cafe

Garden Collections Entrance

Garden Entry / Walk to River

Entry / Parking / Event / Plaza

Event Space

Event Space Social

Event Space to River

PAVILION

Gardens Collections

LANDMARK

LANDMARK

PAVILION

Gardens Collections

Gardens Collections

Garden Collections

Garden Collections

Gardens to River

WETLANDS

PRESERVED FOREST

GARDENS

Preserved Forest / Gardens

CANOPY WALK / BIRD TOWERS

ECOLOGY LANDMARK

Preserved Forest / Gardens

Preserved Forest / Gardens

Preserved Forest / Gardens

Preserved Forest / Gardens