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Tracey Miller •
Synthesis
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This
exercise asks us to synthesize our past work, developed at various scales,
into a design that can be interpreted as a complex whole which extends and
transforms onto the larger city in such a way that it enriches the city
beyond the bounds of Fens Park. This design proposes a Sediment Necklace
composed of abstracted glaciated forms and dredged materials as a way to
separate silt from street water run off as well as from culverted drainage.
The design proposes exposing the culverts and manholes where possible within
the flood zone. Gardens built around the drains will separate silt from
runoff. Silt will be further separated within the park by a series of wetland
ponds. Mounds and paths that engage the park and wetlands will create opportunities
for people to engage infrastructure and the processes. The wetlands will
further be designed with benefits to wildlife and habitat. The sediment
necklace will enhance best management practices in and around the park in
order to facilitate the jobs of the city employees who presently clean the
drainage system under difficult circumstances during storms in order to
prevent sediment build up and flooding. The excavations will enhance and
reveal aspects of the park's history while other areas of the park will
be preserved or restored, including the Victory Gardens, the baseball and
basketball fields, and sections of Shurcliff and Olmsted's designed landscapes.
The drainage gardens will connect to existing paths outside of the park
including the Charles River and the Pierre Lillemonte bicycle paths. |
