Wilshire Park - studio crosson

Broadway

Professor Courtney Crosson Soha Sabet University Of Arizona Fall 2018

S. Craycroft Rd

ARC 451B

1. Existing Condition 2.Site Flooding 3.Framing Community Issues 4.Water Flow Diagram 5.Site Plan (High & Low) 6.Site Axon (High & Low) 7.Kit Of Parts 8.Section Perspective 9.Bird Watching Tower 10.Communiy Engagement 11.Migratory Pattern 12.Render

Table of content

13.Calculasion

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Wilshire Park

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D E

E

A C

ST h t 4 1 .

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Existing condition

A

Flooding

C

D

E.14th

ST

B

E

5

E WILLIAMS CI

S CRAYCROFT RD

Flooding Issue

E 14TH ST

E WILLIAMS BL

E NORTH

UNNAMED

E 16TH ST

Flooding Issue

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0

100

200

1 inch = 200 feet

E SOUTH WILSHIRE DR

400 Feet

Sit

S VAN BUREN AV

Legend

Wilshire Heights Park (#6B)

Dmax.ASC (ft) <VALUE>

E WHITTIER ST

S TRESTON LN

< 0.2

0.2 - 0.5 0.5 - 1.0 1.0 - 2.0 2.0 - 3.0

T

3.0 +

SE

CITY OF TUCSON

SSE

S TRESTON LN

X LN

S BR

NG L W NI N

WASH

S DO

N ON L IGHT

ALAMO

WILSHIRE DR

Alamo Wash Watershed te #6B - Wilshire Heights Park Date: 8/22/2018

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1. The Playground has no shading and based upon prop 407 one of the main requests from the residents consisted upon the need for shading.

2. There is no side walk or bike path next to the site.

3. Alamo wash is flooding the neighberhood.

Framing Community Issues

Site Problems

2 1

3

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1. A shade structure has been added to the playground area,

2. Side walk made out of permeable concrete has been added to the design for pedestrian access.

3. Flooding has been reduced by taking water off Alamo wash.

Framing Community Issues

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Site Solution

2 1

3

11

Water Flow Rain

Inlet

Wash

System Diagram

Basi (Storage)

in

Vegetation

Infiltration

Gravel Filter Fabric Earth Soil

Outlet

(Overflow)

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Site Plan (Low Option)

S. Craycroft Rd

1

2 Gravel Filter Fabric Earth Soil

Site Plan

3

E.14th St DN

2

lex L

S. El 3

n

1 DN

WASH WATER INFLOW

E. North Wilshire Dr

OUTFLOW FILTER FABRIC EARTH GRASS

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Site Plan (High Option)

S. Craycroft Rd

1

2

Site Plan

3

E.14th St DN

2

S. El

3

n

lex L

1

DN

WASH WATER

E. North Wilshire Dr

INFLOW OUTFLOW FILTER FABRIC EARTH GRASS

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Site Plan (Low Option)

Site Plan in Axon For High And Low N

16

S.C. 1/32

64 32

19

Site Plan (High Option)

Site Plan in Axon For High And Low

N

16

S.C. 1/32

64 32

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CONVEYANCE & STORAGE

Vegetation (HIGH, MID & LOW STORY)

Ironwood Tree

PERMEABLE SURFACE

Kit Of Parts

Cotton Tree

Velvet Mesquite Tree

SHADING & SEATING

Saguaro

36” Inlet Pipe 24” Outlet Pipe

PLAYGROUND

BIRDWATCHING Lechuguilla Verde Red Bird of Par-

adise

Smooth Agave Golden Barell

Prickley Pear

Sago Palm

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Q1: Since the Wilshire site already has wildlife, what are the design concerns I need to take into account so as not to ruin their existing habitat?

A: The first step is to assess your current conditions. Take a walk

through your property. Take special note of the areas along the waterway itself and conditions nearby. Let under-story, ground-level, and vegetation grow freely. If possible, fence cows out of the densest part of a gallery riparian area and away from the stream channel to protect young trees and fragile banks. If grazing must happen, keep it minimal, and only during non-growing seasons. Make every effort to keep livestock out of the stream channel itself and away from the banks. If there’s a shallow water table, pole planting can be a fast and inexpensive way to increase the number of trees, especially cottonwood and willow

Q2: How can I enhance the existing wildlife?

A: Adding The mid-story to the design which can consist of tall

shrubs, young trees, and vines climbing up the taller plants. This zone is very important for nesting birds; and many birds search for fruit, insects, and seeds here. • Avoid pruning large shrubs and trees during bird nesting season (March–August). • Plant native fruit-bearing plants, such as elderberry and hack-berry. • Maintain potential nest sites by leaving dead trees standing whenever possible and safe. • Consider installing nest boxes for native birds, especially if your property doesn’t have many natural tree cavities. More information and free nest box plans, visit: tucsonaudubon.org/nest box. • Plant armored vegetation, like wolf-berry and gray-thorn, to help protect nesting birds from predators. Adding Wildlife Escape Ladders to keep them from drowning Cover Your Pipes Do not remove large native trees whenever possible. • Remove invasive tree species, such as tree of heaven and Russian olive, and replace by planting native trees. • Conduct necessary tree felling and pruning during the non-nesting season (September–February) to allow birds to finish nesting and raising

Questions From the Audubon.

young. • If young trees are not present, plant some to create large trees in the future.

Wildlife (added to the site)

Gamble’s Quail

Mourning Dove

Cactus Wren

Verdin Bird

abert’s towhee

Black Tailed Gnatcatcher

House Finch

Vegetation (Upper story)

Ironwood Tree

Cotton Tree

Velvet Mesquite Tree

Saguaro

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Q3: What are some of the strategies I can add to the existing design in order to enhance the wildlife?

A: Help your wash flow better. If your property has small barren

washes, you can slow and spread flowing water by installing tiny trincheras or rows of rocks. These are easily made with rocks and larger sticks that might be lying around nearby. This helps trap blowing leaf litter (which holds water longer than the rocky soil), and blowing seeds. The seeds are planted in the perfect bed for them to sprout and establish. Repeated rows of a single layer of rocks are more effective than single rows of larger rock piles.

• Plant clumps of low-growing shrubs and flowering plants that are native to your region and appropriate to the type of riparian area you have. Native plants are more likely to be successful and support more wildlife. • Postpone mowing until after the bird nesting season (March– August) to avoid destroying or disturbing birds that nest on and close to the ground. • Once flowering plants lose their blossoms, give birds a chance to feed on the seed heads before removing them. Native plants that look “weedy” to us are an important food source for goldfinches and other birds.

Q9: What are the native vegetations I can add to the site as a food source?

A: It takes a robust plant to grow in the arid landscape along des-

ert washes. Desert willow, foothills and blue paloverde, velvet mesquite, cat-claw acacia, and ironwood all thrive here in differing areas. In the under story, you will find the desert broom, burro bush, mimosa, desert hack-berry, and wolf-berry. A desert wash will only flow when it rains, but these areas still have more moisture than the surrounding desert and act as a haven for food and shelter for wildlife.

Q10: Is my design going to affect the birds migration patterns? If it does what do I need to do differently?

Framing Community Issues

A: No that won’t affect the migratory pattern in such a small scale

but the migratory pattern has been changing due to climate change, Egg laying is occurring earlier,Migration times are shifting

Vegetation (Mid story)

Saguaro

Prickly Pear

Golden Barell

Sago Palm

Vegetation (Lower story)

Lechuguilla Verde

Red Bird of Paradise

Pink Muhly

Smooth Agave

Conclusion

1.Native Plants are the most attractable to birds and in order to enhance the wildlife, we need to get rid of the plants such as palms and other

ones. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for wildlife to keep a variety of plant sizes and species.

2.During Bird nesting season (March - August) pruning, mowing and other disturbances to the vegetation should be kept to a minimum in

order to keep birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; breeding and nursing cycles uninterrupted.

3.Areas Of particular interest for enhancing the site should be focused around planting a variety of native vegetation, removing invasive

plant species and improving wash flow.

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House Finch

Black Tailed Gnatcatcher

abert’s towhee

Verdin Bird

Cactus Wren

Mourning Dove

Gamble’s Quail

Framing Community Issues

Ironwood Tree

Cotton Tree

Velvet Mesquite Tree

Saguaro Prickly Pear

Golden Barell Sago Palm Lechuguilla Verde

Red Bird of Paradise

Pink Muhly

Smooth Agave

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House Finch

17 x 32 x 27 x

Black Tailed Gnatcatcher

30 x 25 x

abert’s towhee

20 x Verdin Bird

12 x Cactus Wren

6x

Framing Community Issues

Mourning Dove

Gamble’s Quail

8x

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N SWAN RD

Migratory Patterns

N

100

S.C. 1/200

400 200

E BROADWAY BLVD

WATER FLOWS SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST

S WILMOT RD

N CRAYCROFT RD

WILSHIRE PARK LOCATION

MAP KEY ABOVE GROUND WASH BELOW GROUND WASH DIRECTION OF WATER DURING FLOODING

41

N SWAN RD

Migratory Patterns

N

100

S.C. 1/200

400 200

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BIRD MIGRATION FOLLOWS WATER FLOW

S WILMOT RD

N CRAYCROFT RD

E BROADWAY BLVD

MAP KEY ABOVE GROUND WASH BELOW GROUND WASH DIRECTION OF BIRD MIGRATION POTENTIAL BIRD HABITAT FORMATIONS

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Rendering (HIgh P[tion)

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Rendering (Low Option)

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Rendering (High Option)

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Rendering (Low Option)

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Rendering (Low Option)

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Water Storage

503

Discharge -9%

Inlet

726

460

10 Years

695

25 Years Discharge -4%

Inlet

1118

Discharge -2%

Each Storage is an Acre/ft

Calculations

Outlet

1097

100 Years

Inlet

Outlet

Budget Calculation 10 Years Storage

8.7 A/F 25 Years Storage

12.2 A/F 100 Years Storage

BUDGET PROJECT TITLE: ADDRESS: WARD:

Wilshire Park 5500 E 14th St, Tucson, AZ 85 Ward6

ITEM QUANTITY UNIT LABOR Project Management and Coordination 225 Hours Final Design and Planning 100 Hours Native Plant Nursery Coordination & Pick-up 1,500 Hours Fine Grading, Planting, Detail Rock Work 420 Hours Maintenance 300 Hours

UNIT PRICE $90 $125 $90 $50 $35

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT Excavation Equipment Rental Drainage Excavation Removal of Concrete Curb Removal of Asphaltic Pavement

5 51,886 0 0

Days CuYd LFt SqYd

$1,780 $3 $2 $5

Hydroseed: Soil Stabilizer & Basin Bottoms 1 Gallon Plants 3 to 5 Gallon Plants 15 Gallon Plants

42,725 60 40 30

SqFt Each Each Each

$0.05 $6 $12 $40

Rip-Rap 8" to 18" Fractured Rock for Basin Edges Concrete

900 SqFt 0 SqFt 0 SqFt

$2.30 $1.50 $65

Steel Sheets Sidewalk Tree Grate

0 Each 100 SqFt 0 Each

$50 $3.50 $1,200

Shade Structure Tensile Shade Structure Bench Seat Wall Table and Chairs Wayfinding Signs Luminaire, Horizontal Mount PhotoElectric Street Light Pedestrian Safety Lighting

8 0 60 84 10 0 4 0 0

Each Each Each LFt Each Each Each Each Each

Pipe, Corrugated Metal 42" Pipe, Reinforced Concrete 18"

88 LFt 98 LFt

$10,000 $35,000 $2,750 $80 $5,000 $3,000 $500 $200 $4,700 $220 $160

Outlet

18.4 A/F

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