PROJECT Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth
LOCATION Raleigh, North Carolina
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 4/22/2016
PROJECT CATEGORY Undergraduate / Upper Level Design
PROJECT TYPE Studio
ENTRANT Courtney Richeson
TEAM MEMBERS
SCHOOL North Carolina State University
FACULTY SPONSOR Patrick Rand, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Architecture / Architecture
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
For this project, students were asked to design an Urban Garden Center that would serve as an education demonstration facility for urban gardening. Programming includes outdoor gardens and indoor exhibits. In addition to this component, students were encouraged to incorporate other programmatic pieces that would compliment the Urban Garden Center. I chose to add two additional programs including an office space for Community Food Lab, and an urban gardening youth program. Community Food Lab is a Raleigh based food system design firm. The Urban Garden for Youth would teach disadvantaged youth how to grow and cook food. Together the two programs would help establish community gardens throughout the city.
The site is located in Dorothea Dix Park, former site of the Dorothea Dix Hospital, a mental health care facility. Currently it serves as a park with rolling hills and a greenway that runs along its north edge.
STUDENT'S STATEMENT
Concept: Separating Park + Garden
The goal of the scheme was to apply a geometric rigidity to an irregular site while maintaining a quiet presence. This goal was achieved by a retaining wall that creates a separation between Dorothea Dix Park and the facility’s gardens. The retaining wall begins at the entrance of the site, and then turns to nestle against the hillside to become a part of the main building. The massing of the building is a long slender bar with two voids that serve as outdoor gathering spaces. A greenhouse is pulled from the main building and has been arranged such that an open garden space is created, allowing the greenway to thread through the site. Rain gardens are located strategically and serve as gateways to main entrances. Building components are then extended out to connect to the rest of the site.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, Approach, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 2: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, 1/16" Model, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 3: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, View from Highway, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 4: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, Site Map, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 5: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, Approach from Greenway, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 6: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, Approach, by Courtney Richeson
IMAGE 7: Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth, 3-D Detailed Wall Section, by Courtney Richeson
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Raleigh Urban Garden for Youth
Category
AIA Maryland Student Design Awards > Undergraduate > Undergraduate / Upper Level Design
Winner Status
- AIA Maryland: Undergraduate / Upper Level Design - DESIGN AWARD
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