The Ashantilly Center - A discovery of history through nature Brian Reed - Professor Steffens - LAND 4900 - Spring 2015 Table of Contents Inventory and Analysis..................................................................................... page 4-14 Master Plan...................................................................................................... page 15 Site Plan........................................................................................................... pages 16-17 Construction Drawings.................................................................................... pages 18-21 Perspective Details.......................................................................................... pages 22-25 Planting Plan.................................................................................................... pages 26-31 Planting Plan - Planting Palette........................................................................ pages 32-35 Phasing Plan.................................................................................................... pages 36-43 The Ashantilly Center Page 3 Mission Statement: Location Map: Georgia Location Map: McIntosh County Location Map: Ashantilly Property To celebrate the legacy of Ashantilly through an ecological approach using environmental restoration as a foundation in order to promote the development and restoration of the historic site and further public education and engagement. • Allow for easier access into site - New placement of signage for easier Program Goals: maneuverability - Widen road or create pull offs for better • Create initial income through restoration projects. vehicular movement - Look for grants protecting rare and endan - Create a permanent parking area that meets gered plants and animal habitat ADA requirements - Through grant money and projects, sections of • A visually pleasing and wide path the property can be restored one at a time guiding patrons through the site - Invite public to participate in projects, which - Allow for bus access and parking contributes labor and raises awareness of - Encourage/promote entrance to the house Ashantilly from front • Incorporate existing connection points, regionally • Create an indoor/outdoor educational experience and locally, into the redesign of the site. - Restoration projects include signage teaching - Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail students about the site. • Designate a branch trail off the main -Ethno-Botanical Garden path with a dock for access and storage •A hands-on experience - Highlander Bike Trail - Provide pavilions and teaching space for all • Extend bike path into the site with bike size groups storage -Hiking/nature tours - East Coast Greenway •Night tours • Trail is incomplete in Darien • Biologist for a day tour • Helping to finish and establish a •Kayaking/marsh biology tour branch trail to Ashantilly can increase • Prolonged stays attendance and profits - Build a campground for revenue and - The city of Darien increased activity • Encourage city participation in - Build additional cottages for renting advertising Ashantilly - Remodel the upstairs in the Ashantilly home - Highway 99 and I-95 for artists to keep watch over the house and to • Provide sign design for Ashantilly generate income - Use income generated to finish the home restoration. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 4 Surrounding Networks • This area lies with in the William Bartram Trail Corridor and the Gullah/ Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 5 Views/Circulation/Historic Buildings • Important views for preservation are looking at the house and out onto the marsh The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 6 Existing Vegetation • Important to preserve as much of the existing landscape as possible • Existing topography is shown on the map The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 7 Endangered Plants and Animals of Georgia’s Coast Mammals: Right Whale Florida Panther Humpback Whale West Indian Manatee Endangered Plant and Animal Cross-Section Birds: Piping Plover Kirtland’s Warbler Arctic Peregrine Falcon Bald Eagle Wood Stork Reptiles: American Alligator Loggerhead Sea Turtle Green Sea Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle Eastern Indigo Snake Hawksbill Sea Turtle Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Shortnose Sturgeon Insects: American Burying Beetle Plants: American Chaffseed Canby’s Dropwort Fringed Campion Longleaf Pine Relict Trillium The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 8 Habitat and Animal Conservation/Restoration Grant Programs Conserve Georgia http://conservegeorgia.org/ Georgia Land Conservation Program http://glcp.georgia.gov/ Private Lands Program http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/landowner-programs Recreational Trails Grant http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/ Land and Water Conservation Fund http://lwcfcoalition.org/ Wetlands Reserve Program http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/easements/ Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/conservation Green Growth Coastal Management Program http://coastalgadnr.org/cm/green The Coastal Regional Commission http://www.crc.ga.gov/ Georgia Soil and Water Commission http://gaswcc.georgia.gov/ The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/georgia/index.htm The Georgia Conservancy http://www.georgiaconservancy.org/index.php?page=coast The Georgia Land Trust http://www.galandtrust.org/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA http://seagrant.noaa.gov/ - Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration - http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/funding/coastalrestoration.html - The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/landconservation/?redirect=301ocm Georgia Wildlife http://georgiawildlife.org/Conservation/Restoration?cat=6 Conservation Grant Program http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/MultiState/MS.htm The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 9 Concept 1 Pedestrians First This concept focuses on the pedestrian experience and ease of access. I have designated the main entrance road to be free of vehicles. It is for bike and foot traffic only. Visitors to the site will use one of two side roads that lead you to Bond Road. Private event guests and service vehicles will use the north enterance and all other visitors will use the south enterance. The two main features are a camp ground with five group campsites, and an area for five cabins. These areas will connect up with the properties trai lnetwork and the users will provide a steady flow of income to Ashantilly. I have also proposed the restoration of the formal garden to the specifications indicated in the drawing by Mr. Haynes. Instead of a fountain in the center of tha garden, I have placed an Antebellum era gazeebo in the center to enable easier maintenance and smaller costs for the Ashantilly center. This also provides a nice shady spot for visitors to relax and enjoy the formal garden. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 10 Concept 2 A Focus on Land Learning about the landscape and preservation are the main focuses in this concept. I have preserved the existing hardwood area and placed the campground in the already slightly disturbed area next to the press, minimizing the amount of trees that will need to be removed. The farm center has an added pavillion to accomidate large groups that are doing activities in the ethnobotanical garden. The main focus of this site, besides Ashantilly, is the nature center in the northern end of the site. With its own parking, nature trails and connection to the formal garden, this center will be the starting point for all nature tours, events, and learning. It will help visitors understand the ecology of Ashantilly and help them understand the importance of a marsh habitat. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 11 Concept 3 A Glance Through Time This concept focuses on the history of the site and the many different types of activities that have occured here throughout time. There is a nice teepee campground right at the edge of the marsh with an excellent view. This space honors the area’s history with the Creek Indians and allow visitors to experience a night in a different type of setting. The campground is placed around the formal garden which has been left in ruins in order to give it a mysterious feeling. Using the old fountain as a fire pit with seating, groups can gather in the center of the campground and learn about the history of Mr. Haynes and his family. The gardens surrounding the Ashantilly home are modeled after historic Antebellum gardens with careful plant selections of the time period. An Antebellum era gazeebo is placed there, roviding relaxation for visitors, but also creating a strong visual enterance, guiding pedestrians around to the front of the home and inside. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 12 Concept 4.1 Combining Features After looking over my previous three concepts, I picked out the features I liked most and the location of each site that works the best. I decided on the formal garden, a nature center, a farm center, and events area, and a camping and cabin rental area. I continued to make small adjustments as I settled on the placement and area of each activity space. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 13 Concept 4.2 Combining Features I then drew a concept where I changed the location of the nature center and stage. I wanted to have the nature center located closer to the rest of the buildings creating a centralized activity area. I felt that this placement of the nature center was too close to the campground, so I decided to go with the previous placement. I also realized that I would prefer to have the stage with the marsh in the background so that it creates a nice backdrop for the public. As you will see in my masterplan, I made a few more changes such as the facing of the nature center, and circulation of vehicles and pedestrians through the site to create a better unified plan. The Ashantilly Center Inventory and Analysis Page 14 Notes on Ashantilly • The main entrance will remain off of GA Notes on Ashantilly HWY 99 with additional planting and signage. It will beThe one main way toentrance promote awill centralized • remain off of GA HWY 99 with additional and slower traffic parrern and ease of access planting and signage. It will be one way to promote a centralized and slower traffic parrern section and ease of access • The southern of Bond Road will Hiking Trails remain open and be used as a secondary • The southern section of of Bond entrance/exit. The northern section BondRoad will remain open and be used Road has been eliminated to prevent cut as a secondary entrance/exit. The northern section of Bond Road has been through traffic eliminated to prevent cut through traffic Long Leaf Pine Restoration Main Entrance • Parking has been expanded and circulation • been expanded and circulation improved in order to improvedParking in orderhas to accommodate busses accommodate busses • Farm center with picnic pavilion provides Nature Tour Trails Restored Historic Garden educational space for ethno-botanical • Farm center with picnic pavilion provides educational space for gardening and markets ethno-botanical gardening and markets • Circulation is improved guiding visitors • Circulation is improved guiding visitors to the front of Ashantilly past to the front of Ashantilly past the relocated the relocated fountain andnative through the new native garden fountain and through the new garden Nature Center Event Lawn Ethno-Botanical Garden • The historic garden has beenhas restored • The historic garden beentorestored to the original plans, and the the original plans, and the fountain has fountain has been replaced with anbeen 19th century gazebo Teepee Camping Ashantilly replaced with an 19th century gazebo • A nature center with additional parking helps promote • A nature center with additional parking environmental education and is theand start of all nature tours and activities helps promote environmental education Farm Center Native Garden Picnic Shelter Stage Garage Playground Event Lawn Printing Press Tabby Fire Pit Boardwalk to Marsh Long Leaf Pine Restoration Scale: 1” = 50’ Boat House Outdoor Amphitheatre Cabins Restrooms/Showers Sign Side Enterance shower facility with a joint picnic and campfireAn shelter • event stage overlooking the marsh provides space for concerts, weddings, shows, etc. • An outdoor amphitheatre overlooking the The Ashantilly Center Master Plan • The campground has a restroom and shower facility with a joint picnic and campfire • The campground hasshelter a restroom and meetings, educational talks, and group gatherings Bird Watching Shelter Scale: 1” = 70’ offer overnight stays and an excellent opportunity to generate income • An event stage overlooking the marsh provides space for concerts, weddings, • An outdoor amphitheatre overlooking the marsh provides space for shows, etc. Boardwalk to Marsh Campground is the start of all nature tours and activities • Teepee camping, cabin rentals, Ashantilly bedroom rentals, and the • Teepee camping, all cabin rentals, Ashantilly group campsites offer overnight stays and an excellent bedroom rentals, and the group campsites all opportunity to generate income Dock marsh provides space for meetings, • A boardwalk out to the creek connects the Ashantilly property to educational talks, and group gatherings the kayaking trails, provides bird watching opportunities, and a chance for visitors to get out into the marsh and discover a new ecosystem • A boardwalk out to the creek connects the Ashantilly property to the kayaking trails, provides bird watching opportunities, and a chance for visitors to get out into the marsh and discover a new ecosystem Page 15 Porous Concrete Driveway Small Flowering Tree Hiking Trail Medium Evergreen Tree Small Evergreen Shrubs Native Grasses Uplighting Entrance Sign Annual Flower Bed Existing Entrance Highlander Bike Trail US HWY 99 Site Plan - Entrance Page 16 Shell-Filled Concrete Sidewalk Medium Evergreen Shrubs Main Entrance Ashantilly Path Medium Flowering Tree Path Lighting Wildflower Meadow Fountain Large Evergreen Trees Site Plan - House Plantings Page 17 Pea Gravel Pathways The Ashantilly Center Construction Drawings Page 18 Pathway Lighting The Ashantilly Center Construction Drawings Page 19 A A’ Entrance Sign Elevation View Entrance Sign Plan View The Ashantilly Center Construction Drawings Page 20 Entrance Sign Section View A A’ The Ashantilly Center Construction Drawings Page 21 Entrance Sign Perspective The Ashantilly Center Perspective Details Page 22 Wildflower Meadow Looking at the Ashantilly Home The Ashantilly Center Perspective Details Page 23 View of the Fountain Looking Northeast The Ashantilly Center Perspective Details Page 24 Overview of Ashantilly The Ashantilly Center Perspective Details Page 25 Front Entrance Planting Plan PLANTING NOTES: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Contractor shall locate and verify the existence of all utilities prior to starting work. No plant shall be put in the ground before rough grading has been finished and approved by the Project Architect or equal. Contractor shall mark locations of all trees and plant beds for approval of Landscape Architect prior to installation. All materials shall conform to the guidelines established by the current American Standard for Nursery Stock, published by the American Association of Nurserymen. All plants shall be installed as per details and the contract specifications. All plants shall be balled and wrapped or grown as specified. No container stock shall be accepted if rootbound. ALL root wrapping material made of synthetics or plastics shall be removed before planting. With container grown stock, the container shall be removed and the ball shall be cut through the surface in two vertical locations. All plant beds shall be neatly edged with 2” deep trench borders. All areas within plant beds to be mulched with 3” deep decomposed hardwood bark mulch. Bring mulch away from the base of the trees by 2”. All sod areas to be Bermuda Grass, machine cut, with strong fibrous root systems. Do not prune central leaders of trees. Stake all trees on slopes and any other tree indicated by Landscape Architect. All plants and stakes shall be set plumb unless otherwise specified. All plants shall be watered thoroughly twice during the first 24 hour period after planting. All plants shall then be watered weekly, as necessary, during the first growing season. Contractor is responsible for maintenance of plants, including watering and weeding, until time of final acceptance. Contractor to warranty planting for a period of one year after date of final acceptance by Owner. SCALE: 1” = 30’ The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan Page 26 Entrance Plant Schedule Code Quantity Botanical Name Common Name Size Spacing Remarks 12 Cornus florida 6 Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Flowering Dogwood 'Little Gem' Magnolia 15 GAL. 15 GAL. varies varies $69.50 $67.50 38 Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' Dwarf Yaupon Holly 3 GAL. 4' o.c. $6.75 20 Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass 1 GAL. 36" o.c. $3.25 seasonal variety 4" pot 12" o.c. $0.50 Trees FD LG Shrubs YH Grasses MG Annuals An 1,386 seasonal variety Meadow Plant Schedule Code Quantity Botanical Name Common Name Size Spacing varies varies Panicum virgatum Saccharumï‚ giganteum Switchgrass Sugarcane Plumegrass 1 GAL. 1 GAL. varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies varies Aletris lutea Asclepias Baptisia alba Echinacea purpurea Eupatoriadelphus spp. Liatris pycnostachya Monarda spp. Rudbeckia hirta Solidago spp. Vernonia gigantia Yellow Colicroot Milkweed White Wild Indigo Purple Coneflower Joe-Pye Weed Grassleaf Blazing Star Bee Balm Black-eyed Susan Goldenrod Giant Ironweed seed seed seed seed seed seed seed seed seed seed scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering scattering Remarks Grasses Meadow Meadow $3 $3 Perennials Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow Meadow $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet $2.95 per packet The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan Page 27 Front of the House Planting Plan The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan SCALE: 1” = 30’ Page 28 House Plant Schedule Code Trees EC LG SM LP Quantity 4 3 2 3 Botanical Name Common Name Size Spacing Remarks Juniperus virginiana Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Magnolia x soulangeana Pinus palustrus Eastern Red Cedar 'Little Gem' Magnolia Saucer Magnolia Longleaf Pine 15 GAL. 15 GAL. 7 GAL. 15 GAL. varies varies varies varies Aesculus parviflora Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Lantana camara Monarda didyma Myrica cerifera Bottlebrush Buckeye Giant Rose Hibiscus Lantana Beebalm Wax Myrtle 3 GAL. 7 GAL. 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 3 GAL. n/a 36" o.c. 4' o.c. 4' o.c. 10' o.c. $6.50 $45.00 $5.50 $5.50 $6.75 Pink Muhly Grass Switchgrass 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 36" o.c. 24" o.c. $3.25 $3 Butterfly Weed Holly Fern Blue Flag and Yellow Flag Iris Scarlet Sage Society Garlic 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 1 GAL. 12" o.c. 18" o.c. 12" o.c. 12" o.c. 12" o.c. $2.95 $3.75 $5.50 $2.95 $2.95 Asian Jasmine 4" pot 12" o.c. $1.50 $60 $67.50 $28.50 $129.75 Shrubs BB GR La Bb WM 4 10 28 15 25 Grasses MG SG 64 Muhlenbergia capillaris 47 Panicum virgatum Perennials BF HF Ir SS So 34 72 30 176 38 Asclepias tuberosa Cyrtomium falcatum Iris virginica shrevei and Iris pseudacorus Salvia splendens Tulbaghia violacea Vines AJ 242 Asiatic jasmine The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan Page 29 Planting Details The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan Page 30 Planting Details The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan Page 31 Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ Cornus florida Myrica cerifera Flowering Dogwood Wax Myrtle Muhlenbergia capillaris Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ Annuals Pink Muhly Grass Dwarf Yaupon Holly Aesculus parviflora Asiatic jasmine Cyrtomium falcatum Bottlebrush Buckeye Asian Jasmine Holly Fern ‘Little Gem’ Magnolia The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan - Plant Palette Page 32 Lantana camara Monarda didyma Salvia splendens Lantana Beebalm Scarlet Sage Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Iris virginica shrevei and Iris pseudacorus Magnolia x soulangeana Blue Flag and Yellow Flag Iris Saucer Magnolia Asclepias tuberosa Tulbaghia violacea Juniperus virginiana Butterfly Weed Society Garlic Eastern Red Cedar Giant Rose Hibiscus The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan - Plant Palette Page 33 Rudbeckia hirta Vernonia gigantia Solidago spp. Black-eyed Susan Giant Ironweed Goldenrod Liatris pycnostachya Asclepias Panicum virgatum Grassleaf Blazing Star Milkweed Switchgrass Echinacea purpurea Monarda spp. Purple Coneflower Bee Balm Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane Plumegrass The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan - Plant Palette Page 34 Baptisia alba Aletris lutea Pinus palustrus White Wild Indigo Yellow Colicroot Longleaf Pine Cost Estimate Plants Cost + Installation: $14,164.20 Brick Pavers: $8 per square foot Concrete for Driveway: Labor for forming and grading - $1.10 per square foot Concrete - $100 a yard Pine Straw: $3.25 per bale Land Clearing: $5,000 per half acre lot Pea Pebbles: $75 per ton Decking: $30 per square foot 1,210 feet long x 10 feet wide $363,000 for completed deck The Ashantilly Center Planting Plan - Plant Palette Page 35 Phase 1: Entrance and Parking Lot Remodeling • Construction of entrance sign with new vegetation • Designation of original road as a one-way road • Construction of new expanded parking lot with bus parking spots and a drop-off zone The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 36 Phase 2: Installation of the House Garden and Meadow • Construct new walking paths • Build fountain centerpiece • Install plants around the house and meadow The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 37 Phase 3: Construction of Campground and Cabin Rentals • Build three additional cabins and parking lot • Construct campground road and camping pads • Construct camping bathhouse/pavilion The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 38 Phase 4.1: Construction of Hiking Trail Network and Formal Garden • Construct hiking trails for the campground, long leaf pine forest, and around the formal garden • Restore and install the formal garden to original plans The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 39 Phase 4.2: Construction of TeepeeCampground and Events Stage • Construct new Teepee campground area • Build events stage for entertainment and new revenue possibilities The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 40 Phase 5: Construction of Farming Center and Ampitheatre • Reduce the size of the garden • Build a barn/education building • Construct a pavillion for gathering • Build a playground • Redo landscaping around the printing press • Build ampitheatre overlooking the marsh The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 41 Phase 5: Construction of Dock • Build the dock for marsh access • Build the bird watching pavillion The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 42 Phase 5: Construction of the Nature Center • Build the nature center and new parking lot • Construct the nature center educational hiking trails The Ashantilly Center Phasing Plan Page 43 Page 44 The Ashantilly Center • The m HWY 99 It will be and slow Hiking Trails • The s remain entranc Road ha through Long Leaf Pine Restoration Main Entrance • Parkin improve • Farm educatio gardenin Nature Tour Trails Restored Historic Garden Event Lawn Ethno-Botanical Garden • The h the orig replaced Teepee Camping Ashantilly Farm Center Native Garden Picnic Shelter Stage Garage Playground Event Lawn Printing Press Tabby Fire Pit Boardwalk to Marsh Long Leaf Pine Restoration - 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