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1 From Recreation to Education The James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center Introductions Owner Mike Arens, Chief Engineer - HCMA Landscape Architect Rick Espe, ASLA, LEED AP MSI Design Environmental Consultant John Keirtscher - Envirotech Architect Paul Urbanek, AIA, LEED AP - SmithGroup Statement of Purpose The James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center (JCEDC) will be a place of learning, play and gathering that seeks to open a window on the beauty and diversity of the natural world that exists in Southeast Michigan. 1
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4 EXISTING CONDITIONS 4
5 Schematic Design Booklet 5
6 James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center Site: +/- 60 Acres Analysis Topography Slopes Vegetation Wetlands Soils Opportunities and Constraints Larch Stand Division of Soil Types Open Area Flight Path Existing Sledding Hill Existing Pond Higher Elevation Low Wet Area Depression Steep Slopes Major View Steep Slopes 6
7 Concept Plan Existing Nature Center Existing Wetland Demonstration Garden Existing Pond Woodland System Environmental Center Playground Freshwater Lake Prairie System Sledding Hill Flocculation Pond Wetland System Site Related Function Diagram FOREST WETLANDS Demonstration Garden BUILDING PRAIRIE Existing Conditions EXISTING BUILDING RIDGE LINE EXISTNG WETLANDS HURON RIVER HEAD WATERS HILL 7
8 Entry Sequence HURON RIVER HEAD WATERS EXISTNG WETLANDS HILL RIDGE LINE PARKING BUILDING SITE All About Water HURON RIVER HEAD WATERS EXISTNG WETLANDS BIOSWALES EXISTNG WETLANDS WATER TABLE LAKE LOW FLOW WELL KETTLE LAKE MUCK POND FLOCK POND WELL Education Nodes (Council Rings) EXISTNG WETLANDS EXISTNG WETLANDS WATER TABLE LAKE Forest Ring Demonstration Garden Freshwater Ring KETTLE LAKE Lake Ring Entry Ring Marsh Ring MUCK POND Prairie Ring FLOCK POND 8
9 Master Plan EXISTNG WETLANDS Oak Oval Entry / Parking Demonstration Garden Wet Prairie WATER TABLE LAKE Emergent Marsh Shortgrass Prairie Lake Ring Prairie Barrens Tallgrass Prairie ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER KETTLE LAKE Marsh Ring MUCK POND RAINDROP PLAYGROUND FLOCK POND Endangered Species Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Blanding s Turtle Henslow s Sparrow Karna Blue Butterfly Ecosystems Wetland Complex Woodland Complex Prairie Complex 9
10 Forest Complex Existing Forest Restored Upland Ridge Restored Upland Ridge Oak Commons 10
11 Wetland Complex Existing Wetlands Open Water Ecosystem Emergent Marsh Ecosystem: > 18 Water Emergent Marsh Ecosystem: 6 18 Water Emergent Marsh Ecosystem: < 6 Water Sedge Fen Ecosystem Existing Wetlands Open Water Ecosystem 11
12 Emergent Wetland Ecosystem Emergent Wetland: Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens Three-square bulrush Sedge Fen Ecosystem Fen Seep: Angelica atropurpurea Angelica Aster borealis Northern bog aster Aster firmus Smooth swamp aster Aster laevis Smooth aster Aster lanceolatus Eastern lined aster Aster puniceus Swamp aster Bromus ciliatus Fringed brome Calamagrostis inexpansa Bog reedgrass Campanula aparinoides Marsh bellflower Carex aquatilis Sedge Carex buxbaumii Sedge Carex stricta Tussock sedge Cirsium muticum Swamp thistle) Cladium mariscoides Twig rush Deschampsia cespitosa Hair grass Eleocharis elliptica Golden seeded spike rush Eleocharis rostellata Spike rush Galium boreale Northern bedstraw Gentianopsis procera Small fringed gentian Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed Iris virginica Southern blue flag Juncus brachycephalus Rush Lathyrus palustris Marsh pea Lysimachia quadriflora Whorled loosestrife Muhlenbergia glomerata Marsh wild timothy Parnassia glauca Grass of Parnassus Rhynchospora alba Beak rush Rudbeckia fulgida Black eyed Susan Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens Three-square bulrush Senecio pauperculus Balsam ragwort Solidago ohioensis Ohio goldenrod Solidago uliginosa Bog goldenrod Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed Prairie Complex Wet Prairie Ecosystem Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem Shortgrass Prairie Ecosystem Prairie Barrens Ecosystem Monotypic Species Areas 12
13 Wet Prairie Ecosystem Wet Prairie: Agrimonia parviflora Swamp agrimony Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias purpurescens Purple Milkweed Aster dumosus Rice button aster Aster novae-angliae New England aster Chelone glabra Turtlehead Desmodium canadense Showy tick trefoil Eupatorium maculatum Joe pye weed Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw Hypoxis hirsuta Star grass Liatris spicata Marsh blazing star Lobelia spicata Pale Spiked Lobelia Lycopus americanus Water Horehound Lythrum alatum Winged loosestrife Mentha arvensis Wild mint Prenanthes racemosa Glaucus white lettuce Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain mint Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie dock Solidago graminifolia Grass-leaved goldenrod Solidago ohioensis Ohio goldenrod Solidago riddelli Riddell's goldenrod Teucrium canadense Germander Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple meadow rue Vernonia missurica Missouri ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Zizea aurea Golden alexander's Andropogon geradii Big bluestem Bromus kalmii Prairie Brome Calamagrostis canadensis Blue joint grass Carex pellita Broad-leaved wooly sedge Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Spartina pectinata Cord Grass Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem Tallgrass: Allium cernuum Nodding onion Asclepias purpurescens Purple Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed Aster oolentangiensis Sky blue aster Aster ericoides Heath aster Baptisia llactea White wild indigo Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge Gaura biennis Biennial gaura Hypoxis hirsuta Star grass Krigia biflora Cynthia Liatris aspera Button blazing star Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Penstemon digitalis Foxglove beardtongue Ratibida pinnata Yellow coneflower Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan Silphium laciniatum Compass plant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie dock Sisyrinchium albidum Blue-eyed grass Solidago nemoralis Old Field Goldenrod Solidago rigida Stiff goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod Taenidia integerrima Yellow pimpernel Tradescantia ohioensis Ohio spiderwort Vernonia missurica Missouri ironweed Andropogon geradii Big bluestem Carex bicknellii Copper-shouldered sedge Panicum virgatum Switch grass Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Shortgrass Prairie Ecosystem Shortgrass: Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Aster oolentangiensis Sky blue aster Aster ericoides Heath aster Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaf tick trefoil Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower Lespedeza virginica Slender bushclover Liatris aspera Button blazing star Lupinus perennis Lupine Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Phlox pilosa Prairie phlox Senecio plattensis Prairie ragwort Solidago nemoralis Old Field Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod Viola pedatifida Prairie violet Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats grama Carex bicknellii Copper-shouldered oval sedgekoeleria macrantha June Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Stipa spartea Porcupine Grass 13
14 Prairie Barrens Ecosystem Prairie Barrens: Arenaria stricta Stiff sandwort Asclepias viridiflora Green Milkweed Aster oolentangiensis Sky blue aster Liatris cylindracea Cylindrical blazing star Lupinus perennis Lupine Solidago ptarmicoides Upland white goldenrod Tephrosia viginiana Goat's rue Viola pedata Birdfoot violet Carex muhlenbergii Sand Bracted Sedge Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed Savanna: Agastache scrophulariaefolia Purple Giant Hyssop Aquilegia canadensis Columbine Asclepias purpurescens Purple Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed Aster azureus Sky blue aster Aster ericoides Heath aster Aster laevis Smooth blue aster Aster pilosus Frost aster Baptisia leucantha White wild indigo Coreopsis lanceolata Sand Coreopsis Desmodium canadense Showy tick trefoil Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower Lespedeza virginica Slender bushclover Liatris aspera Button blazing star Lupinus perennis Lupine Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Phlox pilosa Prairie phlox Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet black-eye susan Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant Solidago rigida Stiff goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root Zizea aurea Golden alexander's Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats grama Bromus kalmii Prairie Brome Carex pensylvanica Common Oak Sedge Elymus Canadensis Canada wild rye Hystrix patula Bottlebrush grass Koeleria cristata June Grass Panicum virgatum Switch grass Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Northern dropseed Stipa spartea Porcupine Grass Habitat Restoration Burn Spring 2002, Herbicide 2002; Seed Late Fall 2002 Burn Spring 2002, Burn Spring 2003; Herbicide 2003; Seed Late Fall 2003 Burn Spring 2003, No Seed Burn Spring 2003, Herbicide 2003; Seed Late Fall 2003 Construction Corridor Herbicide & Seed at Completion of Project 14
15 Challenge Maze Spray Zone Tot Lot Serpentine Path Climbing Wall Parking Zone Sledding Hill 15
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17 Master Plan AERIAL PHOTO MSI MASTER PLAN SKETCH EXISTING CONDITIONS 17
18 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WIND DESIRED EXPRESSION PORTAL 18
19 DESIRED EXPRESSION PORTAL OPAQUE OPAQUE 19
20 TRANSPARENT TRANSPARENT 20
21 ALL ABOUT THE WATER SYSTEM ALL ABOUT THE WATER SYSTEM ALL ABOUT THE WATER WETLANDS 21
22 SITE/GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION ALL ABOUT THE WATER WETLANDS ALL ABOUT THE WATER WETLANDS NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEM 22
23 NATURAL MATERIALS SYSTEM ABOVE THE WATER 23
24 ABOVE THE WATER ABOVE THE WATER AT THE WATER 24
25 AT THE WATER AT THE WATER IN THE WATER 25
26 IN THE WATER IN THE WATER 26
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31 From Recreation to Education The James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center Project Facts: Total Area of Project Restoration Area Adventure Play Area Building Area 60 AC 50 AC 10 AC 19,000 SF Project Costs: Building Building Site Work Habitat Restoration General Site Improvements & Utilities Total Construction Cost Architecture/Engineering/ LArch Services $5.5 Million $1.6 Million $2.7 Million $2.2 Million $12.0 Million $1.2 Million From Recreation to Education The James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center Project Team: Owner: Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Gary Bartsch, Mike Arens, Sue Nyquist, Paul Muelle, Dan Duncan, David Moilanen, Kim Jarvis, Steve Horn, Nolan Clark, Jim Soraghan, Laura Martin Landscape Architect: MSI Design Tim Schmalenberger, ASLA, Partner-in-Charge Richard Espe, ASLA, LEED AP, Design Partner/Project Manager Brad Kissling, ASLA, Project Landscape Architect Jennifer Gelb, Environmental Consultant: Environtech Consultants, Inc. John Kiertscher, Karl Curry, Carla Stimmel, Harold Gilbert, Vicki Derr Architect: SmithGroup Inc. Paul Urbanek, John Richards, Lokman Abbas, Brian Ingham, Jill Stewart, David Kistler, Bruce Comstock Environmental Engineering: Eco-Design & Engineering Scott Sonnenburg, P.E, ASLA Civil Engineer: Johnson & Anderson, Inc. John Emig, Greg Gucwa, Jim Dietrick Education Consultants: Dick Braun, Salley DeRoo John Covert Wildlife Habitat Consultant Dr. Bruce Kingsbury Geotechnical Engineer: CTI and Associates, Inc. General Contractor Building: JM Olson Corporation The landscape architect has created a sense of grace, beauty and healing, Making something like this is not Easy, yet it appears effortless Professional Awards Jury Comments 31
32 ASLA is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for non-aia members are available on request. This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation. AIA/CES LOGO Copyright Materials This presentation is protected by US and International Copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, display and use of the presentation without written permission of the speaker is prohibited. MSI DESIGN, SMITHGROUP, ENVIROTECH, HURON-CLINTON METROPARKS Learning Objectives 1. See the development of a sustainable project from the viewpoint of the key project team members; client, architect, environmentalist, and landscape architect. 2. Learn the importance of user identity and program in the development of learning environments. 3. Learn to use the natural site features to enhance the user and educational experience. 32
33 QUESTIONS?? This concludes a program registered with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Program Contact Information: Rick Espe respe@msidesign.com
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