Bringing the Mountains Home Team MIS/ Master Plan Category 34% Increase in Green Space £ 1 s % Decrease in Irrigation £) <0 2.9 MILLION GAL. Storage Capcipty m- i a I NTRDDUCTION Bringing The Mountain Home, is a new vision of the current 34 acre on-campus family housing at Utah State University. This site is located on the northern part of campus, and is home to over 450 families. Designed and constructed during the late 1950's, the facilities are slated for for significant updates in the near future. The site represents and once in a lifetime opportunity to create a community designed to adapt to an uncertain economic, social, and environmental future. The design adapts the resiliency of the surrounding natural systems in both its goals, structures, and forms. Movement The site encourages movement of people, resources, and water through a interconnected circulation system. The system includes both ecological systems such as bioswales and strom run-off as well as those of a human impact such as vehicular and pedestrian movement throughout the site. Having these systems overlayed upon each other allows the site to utilize the best sustainably practices; instead of each being separately design apart from one another. COMMUNITY CORE WATER RETENTION AND OPEN SPACE View of area during the summer dry season. CROSS SECTION OF PARKING/BIOSWALES Bioswales are used to collect and move storm water from parking areas to collection sites. PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS Connection point to nearby alethic fields and additional housing areas. CROSS SECTION OF DETENTION POND Detailed cross section of the underground, constructed aquifer, corridor pathway, and surrounding bioswales. WATER FLOW This diagram shows how storm water runoff utilizes the existing slope to capture and store this precious resource for future use. BIOSWALES Aligned with the water flow, bio-swells filter large debris and water pollutants in situ, enabling the water to be used again. PEDESTRAIN AND VECHICULAR Design with the intent that the main corridor would be representing the nearby river, pedestrian traffic is centered within the site, while vehicular, remains accessible but located on the exterior of the site. DEVELOPMENT PHASES This design would phased into 6 development stages over a period of 20 years for full completion. Design development Site Inventory Codept Development i J.- . * I .J".'!, , I " 1 riinwSirfBwfljS* LEGEND rrr .... ^ =IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIllllllillilllllllllll> y Located within the desert region of the great west, we knew our design had to take into account all the many factors that come with living in a desert landscape. The project focuses on using storm runoff as a precious resource than a problem to be dealt with. When visiting the site in person we identified significant areas, connections, and viewsheds vital to create a livable community. The title, "Bringing the Mountain Home," was inspired by the amazing viewsheds and proximately to the nearby mountain range. Our team worked to mimic natural systems form and function within our site. The design mimics the organic, dendritic forms and replecates the stark contrast between the jagged mountains and sinuous Logan River in both form and context. UTAH Location CACHE VALLEY & LOGAN CANYON AGGIE VILLAGE USU LOGAN CAMPUS SCHEMATIC/BUBBLE DIAGRAM Final Master Plan This final design is functional representation of the hydrological cycle of Logan River and the three dams located along it. The design provides for adapatation for the uncertain enviornmental and economic future. The design establishes a new vision of a more resilient future that meets hydrologic, economic, and sociable needs we foresee in the future. Key Figures EXISTING DESIGN VS. PROPOSED DESIGN OLD NEW Total Open Space: 11.53 Acres 15.4 Acres Xeriscape 0 Acres 9.9 Acres Lawn 11.53 Acres 5.5 Acres Total Hard Scape: Building Paths Roads Parking 7.52 Acres 4.8 Acres 4.2 Acres 5.5 Acres 1.5 Acres 1.6 Acres 9.25 Acres 6.7 Acres Water Retention ogal 2,972,85igals ------- |