ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
I N N OVAT I O N
the action / process of innovating
to introduce new methods, ideas, or products
to make change in something established
“INNOVATION DISTRICT”
CLEAN WATERWAYS
COLLABORATIVE HUB
CAMPUS TO DOWNTOWN GREENWAY
ATHENS, GA
UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA
COMPLETE STREETS
INNOVATION
DISTRICT:
An Innovation District is a multi-use environment; created to host a variety of forward thinkers; in hopes of inspiring intellectual and creative growth within a community.
GOAL:
Create an innovation district that has a positive impact on the Athens community and the University of Georgia; a place that welcomes creativity and new ideas, while fulfilling
the needs of the Athens community as a whole through a number of programs co-operating to form an established area between the University and downtown district.
INNOVATION AND
COLLABORATION
PROBLEM:
Athens host a wide variety of fields, but what it lacks is the ability for young professionals to find work
in their field. The potential affect the 34,536 students could have on Athens, is often left through the
arches among their graduation.
UNIVERSITY
OF
GEORGIA
ATHENS
COMMUNITY
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS:
1
2
Initial thoughts and brainstorming
What is an Innovation District?
3
What are the significant needs and themes of Athens and UGA?
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS:
4
What and Why?
5
Program Development Outline
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
THE PROGRAM:
1). Living Labs are spaces, preferably outside, which allow for flexible experimentation to occur. Living Labs, such as the one in Midtown, Atlanta,
encourage community members to “engage with their surroundings and collaborate to make Midtown a better place to live, work and visit,” this
aligns with the goal of an innovation district for Athens. The Midtown Innovation website also suggests that walkable areas support living labs
because they allow for people to be more observant of their surroundings and interact with the living labs more easily.
2). Community design labs allow for space for different design firms to collaborate and hold meetings. These spaces can hold planned
meetings or be a space for designers to take breaks and bounce off different ideas/ work out problems with the help of others. The picture
below was taken in a community design lab in Baltimore where community members gather to discuss different issues, big and small scale.
According to Baltimore community design lab’s website, it is an inviting environment where the only thing individuals need to have in common
is the motivation to inspire change
3). There needs to be a strong connection from the innovation district to campus and to downtown Athens, and all near surround areas on site.
Having many alternative routes would allow for many different forms of transportation. Some good options for Athens would be a continuation
and stronger connection of the existing greenway. This also creates the opportunity for the Oconee River to have a stronger connection to the
city and campus.
4). The area should be pedestrian friendly to encourage people to get out and move freely through the district.
5). Parking should be available, but done in an efficient way, such as parallel parking and back in parking. This allows for more pedestrian space.
6). The district should have a large flexible park that can serve as a town square. This space could also become the host locations for events in
town. Currently Athens closes down College Ave for city events and after it turns back into a road. This could also serve as a new home to the
Athens farmers market, making it more centrally located. People enjoy being outside. Having green space that is Wi-Fi accessible allows for
individuals to hold meetings outside and encourages people to be outside. It gives people the opportunity to move around during work instead
of being confined to a desk. It also allows people to become familiar with their neighboring business owners and employees; more
conversations among these individuals are likely to occur. A good example of an urban, multi-use park is Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Israel.
7). Co-Working spaces for people who are not quite ready to launch their businesses. Good for start-ups, beneficial for students who are
looking into starting their own businesses.
SITE VISIT
rail ruins
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
historical innovation
Oconee River
materials
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
MIXED USE
+
LUXURY LIVING
APARTMENTS
DOWNTOWN ATHENS
UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA
CAMPUS
UNDEVELOPED
ARMSTRONG AND
DOBBS SITE
OCONEE GREENWAY
TRAIL SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CAMPUS
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
CONCEPTUAL THINKING...AN EVOLUTION
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
FORMING A CONCEPT-INSPIRED BY MATERIALS
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
FORMING A CONCEPT-INSPIRED BY HISTORY
1893
1903
1908
1913
1918
MASTERING A CONCEPT
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
MASTER PLAN
FARMERS EXCHANGE BLDG RENOVATED INTO NEW
ATHENS’ FARMERS MARKET WITH GREEN ROOF
URBAN LIVING + RETAIL +
PARKING FACING BROAD STREET
C
PUBLIC LIBRARY
C
E AST B
E
E
R
T
S
ROAD
T
O CO N E
E ST R E
C
C
ET
EXT.
POTTERY
TOWN
M
PARKING DECK + BIKE SHARE + ROOFTOP
RIVER VIEW DINING
C
INNOVATION
PARK
OUTDOOR
OU
CLASSROOM
STORMWATER INFILTRATION
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
D
D
D
D
S
S
T
D
D
PARKING UNDER BUILDING
S
D
S
RAIL TO TRAIL OVERPASS
D
T
S
REALIGNMENT OF WILKERSON STREET
D
D
S
NE
W
AD
O
R
T
T
OCONEE
RIVER
EXT. NUCI’S SPACE
S
LEGEND:
T
PARKING
DECK
STEEPLE
PARK
T
RAIL RUIN
GREENWAY
PARK
D
design + arts studios
T
technology + indusrty labs + offices
S
environmental sciences labs
C
community amenities
M
mixed use building
parking
T
bike share
riparian buffer plants
complete streets
environmental science research
+education
++living labs
N
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
MASTER PLAN
0
50’ 100’
rail inspired circulation
(informing form)
200’
SCALE 1”=100’-0”
CARLEY RICKLES
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http://tipton-associates.com/portfolio/west-baton-rouge-parish-comprehensive-plan/
COMPLETE STREETS SECTION
compacted subgrade
paver edging
concrete slab with reinforcement
minimum 4” thickness
permeable pavers
gravel
minimum 4” thickness
fixed wooden
lounge chairs
crushed stone
minimum 4” depth
crushed stone
minimum 4” depth
bike ballard/
buffer
RAIL RUIN GREENWAY PARK PERSPECTIVE
paver edging
native vegetation
strolling/sitting lane
6’-0”bike lane
native vegetation
RAIL RUIN GREENWAY PARK DETAIL
SCALE: 1/2”=1’-0”
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
MASTER PLAN
SITE PLAN-INNOVATION PARK
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INNOVATION PARK SITE PLAN
NATIVE FLOWERING TREE (TYP.)
OUTDOOR RAIL CAR CAFE
MOVABLE TABLES AND CHAIRS (TYP.)
NATIVE DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES (TYP.)
RIPARIAN PLANTS FOR WATER FILTRATION
WITHIN SWALE
MAIN ENTRANCE WALKWAY FROM
DOWNTOWN
N
W
A
L
PED
E
C
A
R
TER
STEP
STORMWATER BASIN
SHADY NATIVE TREES
N
W
A
L
KEN
SUN
GRANITE AND GNEISS SEAT ROCKS (TYP.)
LITTLE OCONEE
INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURE
N
O
I
T
A
K
V
R
O
A
N
P
N
I
RE
U
T
P
SCUL
GRANITE AND GNEISS
BLOCKS (TYP.)
E+
G
D
I
BR +
PATIO ULAR
C
I
H
E
R
V
O
F
S
S
ACCE S
T
EVEN
N
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INNOVATION PARK SITE PLAN
0
5’
10’
20’
SCALE 1”=10’-0”
CARLEY RICKLES
LAND 4900
SPOONER
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SITE DRAWINGS
WATER FEATURE PERSPECTIVE
gneiss sitting block
gneiss cobble bed
turf
pipe outlet
compacted subgrade
pool depth: 1’-0”
compacted subgrade
compacted crushed stone
minimum 4” thickness
concrete slab w/
reinforcement
minimum 4” thickness
crushed stone
minimum 4” depth
gravel
minimum 4” thickness
gneiss sitting block
1’-0” below grade
native mix of riparian
plants
stormw
ater filt
ered by
riparian
plants
WATER FEATURE DETAIL
SCALE: 1/2”=1’-0”
INNOVATION PARK SITE PLAN
STORMWATER BASIN
SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INNOVATION PARK GRADING PLAN
0
5’
10’
20’
N
SCALE 1”=10’-0”
CARLEY RICKLES
LAND 4900
SPOONER
SPRING 2015
PLANTING PLAN
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
PLANTING PLAN
5
22
3
CF
PO
SS
31
CF
29
14
RC
SS
5
14
RC
MC
16
SS
17
MC
16
204 sqft,
SS
RF
19
MC
208 sqft,
16
EP
SS
208 sqft,
18
RF
MC
16
SS
17
4
308 sqft,
MV
EP
MC
33
MC
10552sqft.
ZJ
5
MV
226sqft.
7
EP
6
MV
7
AR
AR
5045 sqft.
ZJ
194 sqft.
RF
56
SS
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INNOVATION PARK PLANTING PLAN
0
5’
10’
SCALE 1”=10’-0”
20’
262sqft,
262sqft,
RF
HA
142sqft,
206sqft,
HA
CA
24 sqft,
250sqft,
BA
EV
71 sqft,
HA
102 sqft,
PLANT LIST
90 sqft,
CL
PC
275 sqft,
105 sqft,
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
Magnolia virgiana'Henry Hicks
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'
Cornus florida ' Appalachian Spring'
Platanus occidentalis
Henry Hicks Sweetbay Magnolia
Autumn Blaze Red Maple
Appalachian Spring Flowering Dogwood
American Sycamore
Rhododendron catawbiense
Catawba Rhododendron
Muhlenbergia capillaris 'Regal Mist'
Chasmanthium latifolium 'river mist'
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Camper'
Carex albolutescens
Elymus virginicus
Regal Mist Muhley Grass
River Mist River Oats
Little Bluestem 'Camper'
Green White Sedge
Virginia Rye
Zoysia japonica × Z. tenuifolia
Emerald Zoysia
Baptisia alba
Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'
Pontederia cordata
Wild White Indigo
First Light Swamp Sunflower
Purple Pickerelweed
Black Eyed Susan
Purple Cone Flower
TREES
BA
EV
177 sqft,
CL
64 sqft,
290 sqft,
BA
SHRUBS
CA
GRASSES
62 sqft,
PC
333 sqft,
RF
102 sqft,
CL
88 sqft,
BA
216 sqft,
TURF GRASS
47 sqft,
CL
217 sqft,
PC
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
CL
55 sqft,
60 sqft,
HA
EV
216 sqft,
334 sqft,
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum'
CA
Echinacea purperea
BA
PLANT SCHEDULE
QTY.
SYMBOL
SIZE/ # of FLATS
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
SPACING
ADDITIONAL NOTES
MV
AR
CF
PO
5
5
5
5
Magnolia virgiana'Henry Hicks
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'
Cornus florida ' Appalachian Spring'
Platanus occidentalis
Henry Hicks Sweetbay Magnolia
Autumn Blaze Red Maple
Appalachian Spring Flowering Dogwood
American Sycamore
12'-0"o.c.
12'-0"o.c.
10'-0" o.c.
22'-0"o.c.
white bark
1 gal.
Rhododendron catawbiense
Catawba Rhododendron
5' o.c.
pink flowers
MC
CL
SS
CA
EV
1 gal.
17 flats
3 gal
17 flats
5 flats
Muhlenbergia capillaris 'Regal Mist'
Chasmanthium latifolium 'river mist'
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Camper'
Carex albolutescens
Elymus virginicus
Regal Mist Muhley Grass
River Mist River Oats
Little Bluestem 'Camper'
Green White Sedge
Virginia Rye
3'-0" o.c.
1'-0" o.c.
2'-0" o.c.
1'-0" o.c.
1'-6" o.c.
ZJ
15597 sqft.
Zoysia japonica × Z. tenuifolia
Emerald Zoysia
BA
HA
PC
RF
EP
9 flats
4 flats
1 gal.
11 flats
8 flats
Baptisia alba
Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'
Pontederia cordata
Wild White Indigo
First Light Swamp Sunflower
Purple Pickerelweed
Black Eyed Susan
Purple Cone Flower
TREES
16
13
53
5
1/2" cal.
1/2" cal.
1/2" cal.
1/2" cal.
SHRUBS
34 RC
GRASSES
118
822
137
822
212
flats of 50
flats of 50
flats of 50
TURF GRASS
sod
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
402
152
200
514
380
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
INNOVATION PARK PLANTING PLAN
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum'
Echinacea purperea
0
5’
10’
1'-6" o.c.
2'-0" o.c.
1'-6" o.c.
1'-6" o.c.
1'-6" o.c.
flats of 50
flats of 50
flats of 50
flats of 50
20’
SCALE 1”=10’-0”
CARLEY RICKLES
LAND 4900
SPOONER
SPRING 2015
I N N OVAT I O N
the action / process of innovating
to introduce new methods, ideas, or products
to make change in something established
“INNOVATION DISTRICT”
CLEAN WATERWAYS
COLLABORATIVE HUB
CAMPUS TO DOWNTOWN GREENWAY
ATHENS, GA
UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA
COMPLETE STREETS
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
FARMERS EXCHANGE BLDG RENOVATED INTO NEW
ATHENS’ FARMERS MARKET WITH GREEN ROOF
QUESTIONS?
URBAN LIVING + RETAIL +
PARKING FACING BROAD STREET
C
PUBLIC LIBRARY
C
E AST B
E
E
R
T
S
ROAD
T
O CO N E
E ST R E
C
C
ET
EXT.
POTTERY
TOWN
M
PARKING DECK + BIKE SHARE + ROOFTOP
RIVER VIEW DINING
C
INNOVATION
PARK
OUTDOOR
OU
CLASSROOM
STORMWATER INFILTRATION
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
D
D
D
D
S
S
T
D
D
PARKING UNDER BUILDING
S
D
S
RAIL TO TRAIL OVERPASS
D
T
S
REALIGNMENT OF WILKERSON STREET
D
D
S
NE
W
D
A
RO
T
T
OCONEE
RIVER
EXT. NUCI’S SPACE
S
LEGEND:
T
PARKING
DECK
STEEPLE
PARK
T
RAIL RUIN
GREENWAY
PARK
D
design + arts studios
T
technology + indusrty labs + offices
S
environmental sciences labs
C
community amenities
M
mixed use building
parking
T
bike share
riparian buffer plants
complete streets
environmental science research
+education
++living labs
N
ATHENS INNOVATION DISTRICT
MASTER PLAN
0
50’ 100’
rail inspired circulation
(informing form)
200’
SCALE 1”=100’-0”
CARLEY RICKLES
LAND 4900
SPOONER
SPRING 2015
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