THE ASHANTILLY CENTER
DARIEN, GEORGIA
Katherine Laco_LAND 4900 _Steffens_Spring 2014
CONTEXT // Regional
The mission of this project is to establish the Ashantilly Center as a culturally sensitive and sustainably designed destination that promotes the history of the site
and uniqueness of the region through a variety of outdoor activities.
DARIEN
Provide educational opportunities for visitors, community members, and students.
• improve existing letterpress, vegetable garden, and tabby building class
• establish productive orchard -- involve Future Farmers of America student group
• outdoor classroom with connection to garden, house, and letterpress
• make the entrance and parking lot accessible for buses
Increase connectivity of recreational activities with the site
• make a connection to the SE Coastal Paddling Trail
• viewing platform for birding
• greater connection with Highlander bike trail
•
Low maintenance and sustainable design
• establish cistern to provide irrigation water
• collect rainwater from building roofs for vegetable and native gardens
• provide areas for increased ecological habitat
• use low-maintenance and sustainable materials for pathways, roads, furnishings,
etc..
•
• provide spaces that support large events
• outdoor lighting for nighttime activities
• create spaces that promote daily use and provide interest without an event
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PROGRAM // Goals
45 miles
Wormsloe Historic Site
Fort McAllister State Park
Fort Morris Historic Site
20 miles
Sapelo Island Research Reserve
DARIEN
ANALYSIS // Regional
Jekyll Island State Park
Educational Context
3.2 miles to
McIntosh Academy
ASHANTILLY SITE
Black Island
Downtown Darien
Rhetts Island
ASHANTILLY SITE
Todd Grant
Elementary
Fort King George
Darien River
Butler River
McIntosh Middle
1.3 miles
Recreational Trails
ANALYSIS // Local
main paddling trail
highlander bike trail
spur paddling trail
water access sites
Schools
ANALYSIS // Circulation
EXISTING
highway 99
bike trail
roads
PROPOSED
paddle trail
high tide spur
roads
REMOVED
roads
1
7
2
3
5
6
4
1_main entrance
8
10
2_vegetable garden
9
11
3_parking
4_print press
5_storage
ANALYSIS // Existing Conditions
6_ashantilly center
7_fountain
1
8_tabby station
9_cottage
7
2
3
5
6
4
8
10_marsh
10
9
11
10_bluff
ANALYSIS // Existing Conditions
11_cemetery
AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION
INCOME
GENERATION
COMMUNITY
BUILDING
SOCIAL
INTERACTION
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
RECREATION
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
BUILDING
SKILLS
LOCAL +
HISTORIC
EDUCATION
INCOME
GENERATION
CREATIVE
STIMULATION
EDUCATION
INCOME
GENERATION
NATURAL SYSTEMS
TABBY BUILDING
PRINT PRESS
ANALYSIS // Key Findings
main
entrance
main
entrance
main
entrance
parking
native plant
garden
market/
nursery
parking
local
store
open
lawn
orchard
event
space
exercise
classes
demonstration
site
hammocking
private
kayak
stop
parking
Recreation
PROPOSAL // Concepts
veg.
historic
garden
preservation
learning
site
center parking
open
space
demonstration
area
shaded
garden
birding
nature
center
market
veg.
garden
parking
space
parking
picnicking
native plant
garden
secondary
entrance
maritime
tree area
parking
camping
outdoor
classroom
cabins/
yurts
marsh
garden
kayak
stop
tent
camping
secondary
entrance
secondary
entrance
Agriculture
Education
21
1
4
2
3
5
12
10
9
6
8
20
7
11
16
15
13
19
14
17
18
1 Entrance
22
PROPOSAL // Master Plan
2 Market
9 Dropoff + parking
peach
3 Productive
orchard
4 Historic colonial
native garden
5 West event lawn
10 Vegetable garden
11 Flexible open space
6 East event lawn
12 Flexible bus parking
connection to
13 Trail
central site
7 Outdoor classroom
14
press with
8 Bathrooms + storage 15 Print
outdoor courtyard
16 Tabby demonstration area
cottage
17 Work/study
+ parking
18 Terracing and lookout dock
19 Shaded waterfront lawn
20 Hammocking area
Hiking trail/frisbee
21 golf course
connection to
22 Trail
cemetery
FLEXIBLE EVENT LAWN
RESTORED
NORTH PATIO
TO NATIVE GARDEN
TABBY PAVERS
EXISTING
COVERED PORCH
MAIN HOUSE
EXISTING STAIRS
STAIR LANDING
FLEXIBLE EVENT LAWN
SHADED SEATING
TO ORCHARD
PROPOSAL // House Site Plan
SOUTH PATIO
EXISTING
COVERED PORCH
FORMAL AXIAL
PATHWAY
CODE
TREES
MV
OV
PB
PC
RC
GRASSES
MC
SC
SB
SHRUBS
BH
SS
GROUNDCOVER
MR
HOUSE // Planting Plan
QUANTITY
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
SIZE
SPACING
Magnolia virginiana
Carpinus carolinana
Persea borbonia
Prunus caroliniana
Rhus copallina
Sweetbay Magnolia
American Hornbeam
Swampbay
Cherry Laurel
Winged Sumac
FG 8'-12'
FG 2-5" C
15G
7G
3G
15' O.C.
15' O.C.
20' O.C.
10' O.C.
8' O.C.
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Schizachyrium scoparium
Spartina bakeri
Muhly Grass
Little Bluestem
Cordgrass
1G
1G
3G
2' O.C.
3' O.C.
4' O.C.
15
47
Baccharis halimifolia
Solidago sempervirens
Saltbush
Seaside Solidago
3G
1G
5' O.C.
3' O.C.
99
Mitchella repens
Partridge Berry
1Qt
18" O.C.
21
7
11
3
3
126
48
27
EVERGREEN
DECIDUOUS
Swampbay
Persea borbonia
Winged Sumac
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
Hornbeam
Rhus copallina
Carpinus caroliniana
Cordgrass
Little Bluestem
UNDERSTORY
HOUSE // Plant Palette
Baccharis halimifolia
Saltbush
Schizachyrum
scoparium
Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
GROUNDCOVER
GRASSES
Spartina bakeri
SHRUBS
CANOPY
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens
HOUSE // West Event Space
HOUSE // South Patio
1
2
tabby stair + patio detail
scale: 1/2” = 1’
HOUSE // Construction Details
2
2
tabby patio + seatwall detail
scale: 1/2” = 1’
FLEXIBLE WATERFRONT LAWN
KAYAK LOADING ZONE
EXISTING TREES
FORMAL AXIAL
PATHWAY
TERRACED SEATING
PRIVATE COTTAGE
SPACE
RAMP
METAL GRATED
LOOKOUT DOCK
BENCHES
EXISTING TREES
PROPOSAL // Waterfront Site Plan
SALTMARSH
CODE
TREES
MV
GRASSES
MC
SC
SB
SHRUBS
SS
WATERFRONT // Planting Plan
QUANTITY BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
SIZE
SPACING
Sweetbay Magnolia
FG 8'-12'
15' O.C.
14
Magnolia virginiana
32
32
16
Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhly Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Spartina bakeri
Cordgrass
1G
1G
3G
2' O.C.
3' O.C.
4' O.C.
44
Solidago sempervirens
1G
3' O.C.
Seaside Goldenrod
EVERGREEN
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
GRASSES
SHRUBS
CANOPY
UNDERSTORY
WATERFRONT // Plant Palette
Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Cordgrass
Spartina bakeri
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrum
scoparium
Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
FORMAL PATH
TERRACES AND RAMP
WATERFRONT // Terracing+Lookout Section
LOOKOUT DOCK
SALTMARSH
WATERFRONT // Perspective from Marsh
1
2
pathway + terracing connection
scale: 1/2” = 1’
WATERFRONT // Construction Details
2
2
terracing + lookout connection
scale: 1/2” = 1’
• Begin interactive demonstrations
for tabby construction
• Implement day camps and classes
for visitors
• Use the products to construct
proposed tabby site components
PHASE 1_
TABBY
• Build permanent market structure
•
the orchard and provide the site an
‘entrance building’
• Market/cafe will provide year long
income by selling local produce,
plants, and art from print press
PHASE 7_
NEW DEVELOPMENT
PHASE 2_
BASE CONSTRUCTION
• Construct pathways and patios to
• Repurpose storage building into
bathrooms + maintenance
PHASE 3_
AGRICULTURE
PHASE 6_
GARDENS
• Implement paths for garden
• Place plants with supplemental educational
markers
• Use plant trimmings to sell at on-site market for
income generation
• Involve nearby schools for class credit
• With volunteers, plant orchard and begin
developing vegetable garden
• Sell produce at market located on-site in future
new-development space
• Generate income for construction from market
proceeds
PHASE 5_
RECREATION
• Clear trails for walking + frisbee golf
• Encourage use of new SECT paddle trail spur to site
• Implement waterfront terracing + lookout for
IMPLEMENTATION // Phasing+Funding Plan
PHASE 4_
PRINT
PRESS
• Provide classes that generate income for
materials and construction
• Develop adjacent outdoor courtyard space
for increased productivity
• Implement artist work/study to increase
interest