Entry Improvement Concept Border Field State Park California State Parks Southern Service Center May, Walls 4I NTERNATIONAL

Transcription

1 Entry Improvement Concept Border Field State Park California State Parks Southern Service Center May, 2013

2 The entrance to Border Field State Park is the primary access point for the southern portion of the Tijuana River Valley. It serves as a gateway to significant natural open spaces and is a culturally important location on the International Border. While one of the primary destination points within the park is Monument Mesa and the Friendship Garden on the US-Mexico Border, due to heavy seasonal rains, the access road to the Mesa is often flooded and impassable, making the Border Field Entry the only location accessible to vehicles. The goal of this project is to create a space where people can not only park, but gather and enjoy the natural beauty of the Tijuana Estuary and Watershed surrounding them. In addition, visitors can also find educational and interpretive elements, illuminating the environmental importance of the area, as well as pollution and trash concerns and what the public can do to help. By providing an area that can be enjoyed by both community and educational groups in addition to individual visitors, we hope to encourage the respect, use and enjoyment of Border Field State Park for years to come. 5 UNITED STATES MEXICO Project Scope

3 WATER FLOW TOPOGRAPHY WIND DIRECTION SUN ANGLES VIEWS LAND OWNERSHIP Site Analysis

4 Horse Corrals Entry Path Nursery Staging Area Tire Pile Sediment Basin with Trash Stock Piles of River Cobbles Sediment Basin Maintenance Rd Park Entrance and Parking Area Park Entrance Sign Edge of Parking Area Equestrian Park Visitors Nursery Equipment Storage Existing Site Conditions

5 Existing Staging area for Native Plant Nursery Remains Path Towards Settlement Basin Paths Weaving throughout Native Planted Area, Passing by Ranch Ruins Seat Constructed using Recycled Plastic Bottles found On Site. Existing Fenced Equipment Storage Area Remains Concrete Pathway Continues into Fenced area to create a Continuous Gathering Space Sliding Fence that can be Opened to Promote free moving traffic for Public Events Central Interpretive Column, constructed using Recycled Tires, Recycled Glass and Plastic Bottles; Ties in to future shade structures Bollards Constructed out of concrete and Cobbles found On Site with Interpretive Elements Attached Tire Stops, made of recycled wood, tied to concrete beneath gravel parking lot Concrete Transition to ADA Accessible pathway Parking Dividers, flush with Parking Lot Gravel, made of recycled wood Seat Constructed using Recycled Plastic Bottles and Cobbles from on-site. Creates a seating area within Native Plantings IBWC Water Treatment Plant Easily accessible and screened by vegetation Horse Trailer Parking and New Location of Horse Corrals Bus Parking for Large Gatherings and Events Entrance Sign Updated Gate Remains in the Same Location N Phase 1: Plan

6 Central Column: Alternative 1 Central Column: Alternative 2 Glass Bottles Embedded in Planted Recycled Tires Stuccoed Over Recycled Tires Central Column: Alternative 3 Central Column: Alternative 4 Educational Recycling Display Weathered Steel Signage California Native Plant Palette Phase 1 Built Element

7 Bollards: Alternative 1 Bollards: Alternative 2 Interpretive Element On Bollard Top Bollards used as way-finding and interpretive element Seat Wall: Alternative 1 Children Designed Mosaic on Top of Seat Wall Plastic Bottle Ends Exposed within Finished Wall Existing River Cobbles on Site Used in Seat Wall Construction Phase 1 Built Element

8 Existing River Cobbles on Site Used in Column Construction River Cobble Details Existing Horse Corral to act as Model for Layout Aluminum Corral Framing Phase 1 Built Element

9 Amphitheater Seating Built into Berm Shade Structure for Nursery Plant Growing and Staging Curvilinear Fence to secure Extended Equipment Storage Area Amphitheater Seating Built into Native Planting Area for Classes and Events Extended Storage Area Vehicular Access from Easement Road to Equipment Storage Area Shade Structure for Amphitheater Area, ties into Central Interpretive Column Shade Structure for Potential Future Seating or Nursery Interpretation and Viewing Ties into Central Interpretive Column Curvilinear Fence for Security Purposes N Phase 2: Plan

10 Visioning Process

11 Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center City of Imperial Beach Seacoast Drive Naval Outlying Landing Field International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) County of San Diego City of San Diego California State Parks Saturn Rd Ball Fields U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Model Marsh Border Field State Park Monument Rd Sediment Basins SITE AREA BFSP Gate Staging Area Goat Canyon Bird and Butterfly Garden Smuggler s Gulch Hollister Rd Valley View Bluffs County Ranger Station Dairy Mart Ponds Eastern Staging Area Dairy Mart Rd IBWC Treatment Plant UNITED STATES MEXICO U.S. Navy Private Tijuana River NERR Roads Trails Destinations Yogurt Canyon Spooner s Mesa Matadero Canyon Monument Mesa Los Laureles Canyon Sauces Canyon City of Tijuana Land Ownership & Connectivity

12 TIJUANA ESTUARY VISITOR CENTER CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH 5 PROJECT SITE ES T A T S D E T I UN MEXICO CITY OF TIJUANA Park Aerial 4 I N T E R N AT I O N A L