storyboard….up to now

stroyboard — incidental vegetation

this story focuses on incidental vegetation under interstate. At present, in the east part there is existing green area. That takes a long time to evolve to the present micro-ecosystem through natural process. The small grove grows in the area where sunlight is allowed to come to the ground through I-10. What is more, the plant in this area is the first to absorb rainwater due to the space between I-10. The plant is taking advantage of the sun and water.

The same pheonmenon also happen in the west part. Grasses are growing well in the scoring within the sunshine areas. Those grasses could be pioneer plant in the west part. According to site observation, the west part is a secondary parking area. Due to the influence of people activities, this part is not as green as the east one. However, it could be a potential green space.

In the middle part, because of the primary parking lot, the plant barely grows there.

component

this diagram is more accurate than the last one. The first image is composed of three photos concentrating on the sunlight, which are taken respectively in the moring, noon, and afternoon.

As mentioned above, rainwater will come to the middle of columns first while raining. The plant nearby has the advantage.

storyboard…updating

vegetaion distribution

Diagrams

5 college bus stop of Perkins / Acadian

5 college bus route

I prefer the sunlight through the gap between the highway I-10.

sunlight diagram sapce/time

revised one

“Video” picture

In the last post the animated picture is GIF file. It is composed of several dozen of pictures.

steps
1. some pictures taken from one perspective.
2. download a software: Ulead® GIF Animator ™ 5

  there is a free trial version on the official website. But it needs to create an account first. Here is the link:
  http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=us-Ulead/UleadProcessLayout&lc=en&ppg=CorelCorp/Trials/Login&pid=1175263345855&cid=1179844639534

I found a link that this software can be down without creating an account…..
http://lcicnc.skycn.com/down/UGA505tbyb_E.zip

3. installation
4. to insert pictures or short-period videos to Ulead GIF Animator
then save in a GIF file

that is it……..

I found the software GIF animator yesterday. There is not much to learn. hope enjoy…..

Phenomena

Sunlight viewed under I-10

pigeon on the ground

perkins road underpass

sunlight through the gap between I-10

resting area..??

vertical plant

doodle

parking area underpass

final presentation

INVENTORY
Donnelly Park is situated in Gentilly, New Orleans. It is a community garden mainly serving the neighborhoods around. Before Hurricane Katrina, Japanese Magnolia and live oaks are planted in the park. After the hurricane, only live oaks stand here. Another change is that new house in this neighborhoods tend to be more than two-story height (20’ – 30’) in contrast with one-story old house before.

IDEA EXPLORING
The idea is division. Trying to create spaces for different programs for the neighborhoods. A strong path, a gathering deck, and topography are three important elements in this design. The idea dividing means using the path or the topography to divide the park into two parts. The topography lines come into the deck and then go to the south. During the process, I tried to shift these three elements in different places and fit programs into it, as the drawing above. This is to find a stronger scheme for this design.

The above one is the master plan for the park. As showed in the plan, there are five spaces: passive (shady), active (sunny), playground, deck (building), and community gardens. Meanwhile, the sections&elevations shows the texture of each space as well as the relationship between the surrounding houses and the park. The drawing Diagram is composed of program, vegetation (grasses, community gardens, and trees), circulation, and shade (different time in one day). As indicated in the program diagram, some programs overlap. That allows the park provide as many community programs as possible. The second one is vegetation diagram. The trees are composed of existing live oaks and proposal Japanese Magnolia and native trees. The circulation also concerns the surrounding streets and traffic. Finally, the shade study diagrams attempt to show the shade areas in the park with time changing.

perspective — path view

perspective — active space
varied active programs

perspective — passive space
white & pink feeling while magnolia blooming

Monday deskcrit

drawings shown on the coming Friday

1:20 site plan

1:10 section/elevation

diagrams: program, vegetation, circulation, shade, and idea exploring
perspectives….

 and 1:10 site model with some study models..

no idea….

still cannot work…
the thumbnail can be seen ,but the full size cannot….

some ideas

I don’t know why it cannot display the larger image…
try again tomorrow….