gensler houston summer 2013 intern small group: intersperse

INTERSPERSEa scattered approach for a natural park

Cheng JiaAriel Rose Mucasey Ryan PietrowskiJames Thoreen

to preserve the sense of the dense vegetative surroundings, small activity nodes are interspersed throughout the park

SITE SITE1.4 million SF

PROPOSED5,040 SF

ENTRY BUILDING 2,304 SFBAYOU PAVILION 720 SFTRELLIS REST STOPS 704 SFLAKE PAVILION 384 SFOUTDOOR CLASS 384 SFKAYAK STORAGE 288 SFWATER REST STROPS 128 SFDOG/BIKE WASH 64 SFVIEWING TOWER 64 SF

PROPOSED5,040 SF

SITE PROPOSED SITE1.4 MILLION SF

PROPOSED5,040 SF

meeting lodge bayou overlook shaded trellis lake veranda outdoor classroom watersport rental water rest stops dog / bike shower observation tower

SMALL scale - < 80 SF FOOTPRINTMEDIUM scale - 80 to 400 SF FOOTPRINTLARGE scale - 400 TO 800 SF FOOTPRINT EXTRA LARGE scale - 800 TO 2,400 SF FOOTPRINT

interspersed scales of activity - DEPENDENT MODULE SYSTEM with INDEPENDENT APPLICATION

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trail development

site contours

trail development

100 year floor plain - highest ground

trail development

main trails

trail development

trail network

program interspersed in the park

site plan N

1 - meeting lodge

2 - bayou overlook

3 - lake veranda

4 - watersport rental

5 - dog / bike shower

6 - shaded trellis

7 - observation tower

8 - outdoor classroom

9 - water rest stop

10 - pedestrian bridge

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MEETING LODGE

EXTRA LARGE scale activity2,304 SF FOOTPRINT

WATERSPORT RENTAL

MEDIUM scale activity288 SF FOOTPRINT

stabilized banks create scattered paths along the bayou and the freshwater lake

LAKE VERANDA

MEDIUM scale activity384 SF FOOTPRINT

BAYOU OVERLOOK

LARGE scale activity720 SF FOOTPRINT

OBSERVATION TOWER

MEDIUM scale activity128 SF FOOTPRINT

DOG / BIKE WASH

SMALL scale activity64 SF FOOTPRINT

WATER REST STOP

SMALL scale activity64 SF FOOTPRINT each

a light, airy bridge connects the park to the neighborhood

a landscaped bridge access point becomes a neighborhood meeting point

bridge section

bridge plan

bridge meeting point at post oak timber dr.bridge concept diagram

small branches turn the long, neighborhood bridge into a series of interspersed meeting spaces

activities scattered throughout a range of elevations

typical site sections