Select Design Works // Stitching McMinnville
Master of Landscape
Architecture student
design studio project.
Project Type
Summary
McMinnville City Park pathway concept developed with input from McMinnville Public Library staff. This proposal establishes accessible paths across the approximately 30-foot deep valley that currently divides the park in two. The path system also incorporates a dispersed indigenous land acknowledgment through educational story trails.
Stitching McMinnville
All-season accessible paths across McMinnville City Park
Dr. Daniel Phillips
Instructor
Timeline
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Summary
McMinnville City Park pathway concept developed with input from McMinnville Public Library staff. This proposal establishes accessible paths across the approximately 30-foot deep valley that currently divides the park in two. The path system also incorporates a dispersed indigenous land acknowledgment through educational story trails.
Timeline
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Instructor
Dr. Daniel Phillips
Project Type
Master of Landscape Architecture student design studio project.
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Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Typical Sight
Concrete Stairs
Flat Asphalt Path
Cataracts - Cloudy lenses that generally blur vision, common for elders
Concrete Stairs
Flat Asphalt Path
Cortical/Cerebral Impairment - Neurological in origin, most common form of blindness in children
Concrete Stairs
Flat Asphalt Path
Glaucoma - Tunnel vision that develops over time due to pressure build up in the eye
Concrete Stairs
Flat Asphalt Path
Macular Degeneration - Central vision decay from decline of the macula at the back of the eye
Concrete Stairs
Flat Asphalt Path
Diabetic Retinopathy - Loss of vision in blotches from retinal damage
Visual Accessibility Analysis
The on-site accessibility analysis confirmed inaccessible slopes and identified additional obstructions that are safety and accessibility concerns for people with a range of disabilities.
The flat path is buckled asphalt with potential tripping hazards, but the concrete stairs are a greater concern, because there is no tactile warning at the top of the run and no contrast on the nosings.
These images show the primary circulation path in the upper park and the stairs down toward the creek through many different sets of eyes.
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Typical Sight
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Cataracts
Cloudy lenses that generally blur vision, common for elders
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Cortical/Cerebral Impairment
Neurological in origin, most common form of blindness in children
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Glaucoma
Tunnel vision that develops over time due to pressure build up in the eye
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Macular Degeneration
Central vision decay from decline of the macula at the back of the eye
Flat Asphalt Path
Concrete Stairs
Diabetic Retinopathy
Loss of vision in blotches from retinal damage
Design Goals Developed through Site Analysis and Stakeholder Feedback
Slope Accessibility Analysis
Slope Accessibility Analysis
These slopes indicate that people who use mobility devices and families with strollers have limited areas they can access without traversing potential hazards where the slope is too great to control their speed of descent.
These slopes indicate that people who use mobility devices and families with strollers have limited areas they can access without traversing potential hazards where the slope is too great to control their speed of descent.
Accessibility analysis began with evaluating site topography along existing pathways.
This axon diagram shows slope class analysis in plan and section profiles of existing paths. Note that every existing route around the site has substantial stretches that exceed ADA-compliant slopes.
Accessibility analysis began with evaluating site topography along existing pathways.
This axon diagram shows slope class analysis in plan and section profiles of existing paths. Note that every existing route around the site has substantial stretches that exceed ADA-compliant slopes.
Visual Accessibility Analysis
The on-site accessibility analysis confirmed inaccessible slopes and identified additional obstructions that are safety and accessibility concerns for people with a range of disabilities.
The flat path is buckled asphalt with potential tripping hazards, but the concrete stairs are a greater concern, because there is no tactile warning at the top of the run and no contrast on the nosings.
These images show the primary circulation path in the upper park and the stairs down toward the creek through many different sets of eyes.
Provide universal access paths down to the Creek from the Library (Phase I) and back up toward the neighborhood to the west (Phase II).
Plan for a bike/pedestrian skyway that reaches across both sides of the park (Phase III).
Incorporate a dispersed Native Land Acknowledgment through educational story trails
Design Goals Developed through Site Analysis and Stakeholder Feedback
Provide universal access paths down to the Creek from the Library (Phase I) and back up toward the neighborhood to the west (Phase II).
Plan for a bike/pedestrian skyway that reaches across both sides of the park (Phase III).
Incorporate a dispersed Native Land Acknowledgment through educational story trails