Farm House Lane . Feasibility Study
Programming Statement
Iowa State University
March 2011
Sloss House
Gerdin Building
Curtiss Hall
Ross Hall
Horticulture Hall
Jischke Building
Farm House
Food Science Bldg.
East Hall
FARM HOU
SE LANE
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W
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Heady Hall
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East Campus Parking Deck
Landscape Architecture
Iowa State University
Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Project Programming
March 2011
Working Committee Members
Dean Morton
Cathy Brown
Angie Solberg
Rhonda Martin
Margie Tabor
Kerry Dixon-Fox
Ray Klein
Labh Hira
Mike Whiteford
David Acker
University Architect and Director for FP&M Design
Assistant Director for Space Planning and Management
FP&M Landscape Architect, Farm House Lane Project Manager
FP&M Landscape Architect
Assistant Director for Space Planning and Management
FP&M Project Manager
Executive Director of Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dean, College of Business
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Dean, Academic and Global Programs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Planning Team
Jerod Gross, P.E., LEED AP
Snyder & Associates, Inc.
Daryl Metzger, AIA
Architects Smith Metzger
Brett Douglas, ASLA
Dylan Jones, Assoc. ASLA
Grant Thompson, LEED AP
Genus Landscape Architects
Genus Landscape Architects
Genus Landscape Architects
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Project Description
The University proposes to develop a pedestrian-focused corridor between Osborn Drive and Gerdin that
will connect Bessey Hall, Horticulture Hall, Troxel Hall, Agronomy Hall, Landscapee Architecture, Food
Sciences Building, Heady Hall, East Hall, Curtiss Hall, Ross Hall, Farm House and the Gerdin Building.
Relationship to Institution’s Mission and Strategic Plan
The Campus Master Plan identifies several design objectives that support the overall development of the
campus. These are organized around land use, transportation systems and open space. At a general level
the plan seeks to:
• Create an environment that supports the mission of the University and its programs in instruction,
research, extension and professional service;
• Establish an appropriate image for ISU which is an institution of regional, national and international
importance;
• Accommodate projected growth within the established physical fabric of the campus in a way
that reinforces and improves existing patterns of land use, circulation, parking and open space
while making wise use of limited land resources.
More specifically additional design objectives that relate to this project include:
• Reinforce and extend the concept of the campus as a primarily pedestrian environment.
• Limit the land area devoted to parking in the core campus area to maintain a high quality and
safe pedestrian open space.
• Enhance pedestrian linkages from the Central Lawn to campus edges.
• Expand and clarify the campus bicycle system.
• Maximize service efficiencies -- explore a regional service philosophy
The Campus Master Plan proposes several pedestrian links; one specifically is the partial closure of Knoll
Road (aka Farm House Lane) to provide a better and safer connection to the campus for students and to
place greater importance on the campus as a place for pedestrians rather than as a place for cars.
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Project Size and Disposition of Existing Space
This project constructs a new service access drive of approximately 1,500 feet, 21 parking stalls, building
service access, five bike parking areas, new widened walks, a court yard, special paving and other
landscape enhancements in an overall area of approximately four acres.
Physical Properties
• A site survey has been completed of the corridor.
• Geotechnical exploration of the site(s) has not been performed at this time.
• Identification of significant plant and cultural features has been performed at this time.
Adjacencies
Bus stops are located at the north and south corridor entries.
The North stop is a transfer site and the south stop is part of the ISC shuttle.
Existing Feature Design Considerations
Preservation of Central Campus:
• Preservation of Central Campus is an important consideration in the linkages
created between the Farm House Lane Corridor and Central Campus. Corridor
connections should guide how and where pedestrians enter central campus. These
connections should enhance the experience of entering central campus both
functionally and aesthetically while also minimizing any potentially negative
impacts, e.g. newly created desire paths.
Open green spaces:
• The existing open green spaces should be preserved, celebrated and enhanced
where possible throughout the corridor.
Vehicular Access:
• A widened walk currently connects the Honors Building to a small vehicular dropoff area. This walk with a vehicular drive connection must be maintained for emergency vehicular access or an alternative route provided. (Additional needs for
Ross, Curtiss, Gerdin, and the Farm House).
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Plant Materials:
• Care should be taken to preserve existing plant materials where possible, individual
plants have been identified for special designation.
View Vistas:
• Views into central campus should be carefully considered for design sensitivity and
pedestrian orientation.
• The view from the Gerdin building into the Curtiss courtyard should be considered
in the development of this courtyard.
• Views throughout the corridor should be created and used to enhance the
corridor’s character while guiding the pedestrian movement.
• Screening of select views, particularly the south elevation of Ross, will be taken into
consideration.
Site Entries:
• Entries into the corridor from the south and north should clearly define these as
points of entry, setting the stage for corridor theme(s) and facilitating users’
wayfinding.
Historic:
• Farm House was the first building on the Iowa State campus. It currently operates as
a University museum open to the public and offers educational programs and
tours. The Farm House Museum offers visitors a view into a 19th century home on the
campus at a time when most faculty members lived with their families on the
college grounds. Site for the Farm House should remain untouched as part of this
project.
• Provide for special event activities. Site access, view vistas and wayfinding are all
important considerations in the development of the corridor connection to the
Farm House site. Parking within proximity to the site is very limited. The final design
solution should solve this need for special event parking by providing a clearly
defined historically sensitive pedestrian route(s) to designated parking area(s).
• Medical parking (ADA accessible) is critical within the corridor.
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Design and Circulation Objectives
Sense of Place:
• The final corridor design should create a backbone to the collection of buildings/
walkways throughout the corridor. The final design should create a seamless
interface between the various building sites, resulting in a unique sense of place.
• The courtyard area east of Curtiss Hall and perhaps Farm House Lane may have a
component that celebrates the history of the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences and significant Alumni and leadership. The degree to which will be clarified
in programming and schematic design.
Pedestrian:
• Provide a safe environment for pedestrians. The corridor’s focus should very clearly convey the image of a pedestrian rather than a vehicular corridor.
Vehicular:
• The corridor’s final design should provide access along the corridor for school buses,
fire & emergency response vehicles as well as service vehicles (including commercial
delivery and garbage trucks). Although these vehicles must be accommodated in
the road width, turning radius and paving design; these roadways should be
minimized to emphasize pedestrian traffic. Additionally, the design should
encourage vehicular traffic to slow and pause for pedestrians. Traffic calming
techniques should be considered as well as aesthetic development of site features.
Potential also exists to limit delivery and service vehicle activity during peak student
use hours to reduce pedestrian and vehicle conflict.
• Parking areas should be screened from major views and separated from major
through walk ways as much as possible.
• Separate bike paths from walks paths where possible to provide a greater emphasis
on the pedestrian walkways.
Program:
Standard Parking
Provide a minimum of 21 standard parking spaces throughout the corridor. Standard
parking is required near Curtiss/Gerdin and the Farm House. Standard parking
spaces should be a minimum of 9 feet wide.
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Medical Parking (ADA Accessible)
Provide a total of 19 medical visitor/client parking spaces throughout the corridor.
Spaces are required adjacent to Curtiss, Gerdin, Farm House and Bessey with an
accessible route to the accessible entry of each building.
Service Parking
Provide 2 short-term vendor spaces and 1 service parking space adjacent to and
servicing Curtiss, Ross and Gerdin.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation:
• Provide eight foot wide walkways where possible and increase the number of bike
parking spaces from a total of 144 (86 @ Curtiss/Ross and 58 @ Dairy) to approximately
250. The greatest concentration of bicycle parking is required near East Hall, Ross,
Curtiss, Troxel, Food Science and Gerdin but additional parking should also be
provided near Bessey and Agronomy.
• Wider pedestrian walks should be considered at building entrances to acomodate
high use periods between classes.
• Consider possible shared use corridor that combines pedestrians, bicycles and
vehicles in one “shared roadway” section.
• Define the accessible route from medical parking spaces to each building’s
accessible entry.
• Provide accessible route to Wallace Road from the Farm House Lane corridor.
Entries:
South:
• The south entry should be developed at a pedestrian scale. Major pedestrian traffic
is anticipated to enter the corridor from the south. Pedestrians from the RCA resident
halls, the Greek houses, CyRide and parking ramp users will enter the corridor from
this location.
• There is a strong desire to provide an accessible route from Farm House Lane to the
East Campus Parking Deck.
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
• This entry should accommodate large groups and facilitate efficient entry and exist
while also providing a scaled appearance that sits comfortably on the site and
does not require the presence of am large number of users to give it life.
• Finally, the south entry should tie both functionally andmaesthetically to the new
parking ramp and Gerdin.
North:
• North entry will serve as the sole entry/exit point for vehicles. Although this entry
should functionally provide vehicular access; aesthetically the north entry should
set the tone for the corridor as pedestrian focused. Specific functional requirements
include:
• Provide access with appropriate turning radius for snow plows, delivery
and other service vehicles to Curtiss, Ross, Gerdin, Troxel and Jischke
• Maintain emergency vehicle access to Curtiss, Ross, Jischke, Troxel &
Horticulture greenhouses.
Seating:
• Corridor design should contribute to the goal of student collaboration by creating
nodes for interaction and both formal and informal group gatherings predominately
concentrated at major classroom buildings.
• Provide seating areas to accommodate groups of varying sizes throughout the
corridor.
Site Features:
• Additional design elements/furniture should be reflective of the ISU landscape
vernacular and enhance the corridor’s sense of place.
• Locations for artwork in addition to signage should be defined.
• Lighting and trash containers should be considered.
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Capital Project . Farm House Lane Feasibility Study
Service:
• Provide a location with service vehicle access for trash dumpsters at Gerdin,
Curtiss, Ross, and Bessy.
• Accommodate Fire, Dining, Deliveries, Central Stores, Building Maintenance, Mail,
Printing Services, Custodial and Book Store.
Building Uses:
• Farm House – museum
• Office, classroom/auditoriums, research labs etc…
• Review student clock hours
• Review faculty & staff
Plantings:
• Additional plantings added to the site should aesthetically and functionally
enhance the space.
• Focus on the use of native materials.
• Final planting design should not require excessive maintenance.
Utilities and Stormwater:
• Utilities have been located in the survey process.
• Location of utilities should be considered; particularly the implications of replacing
or relocating them based on design decisions.
• Methods for handling on site stormwater should be retained and preferably
improved.
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1875
Farm House
Old Main
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1898
Farm House Lane
Iowa State University
The Dinkey
Ames + College Railroad
Farm House
Old Main
Campanile
11
1915
Curtiss Hall
Access from Wallace (?)
Hort.
FH
Old Main
Campanile
Lyon
Knoll
12
1930
Significant
Campus Expansion
Hort.
FH
Old Main
Curtiss
Campanile
Knoll
13
1948
Osborn Cottage and Sloss
connected to FHL with parking
Hort.
FH
Curtiss
Campanile
Knoll
14
1979
Campus Development
buildings begin to frame FHL
Hort.
FH
Curtiss
Campanile
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Food. Sci.
2000
Knoll Road – thru street
Parking – surface southeast
of Wallace
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INFORMATICS
LABORATORY
KILDEE HALL
2011
PLANT PATH GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE
SEED SCIENCE
IOWA
FARM BUREAU BUILDING
PAVILION
USDA
GREENHOUSE
OSBORN DRIVE
WALLACE ROAD
HAMILTON
HALL
FOOD
SCIENCES
BUILDING
ROSS
HALL
FORKER
BUILDING
LA
CE
RO
AD
HEADY
HALL
EAST CAMPUS
PARKING DECK
EK
CR E
E
N
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ELM
URT
GERDIN
BUSINESS
BUILDING
OURT
FREEMAN
SLOSS
HOUSE
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
FARM
HOUSE
MUSEUM
JISCHKE
HONORS
BUILDING
CURTISS HALL
Future
Curtiss Hall Renovation
Troxel - 400 seat auditorium
Greenhouse Improvements
HORTICULTURE
HALL
AGRONOMY
HALL
GENERAL
SERVICES
BUILDING
W
AL
Gerdin Business Building
BUILDING
EAST
HALL
East Campus Parking Deck
BESSEY
HALL
FARMHOUSE LANE
Farmhouse Lane
South access eliminated
Student Circulation
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
JISCHKE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
Bus Stops
T
BESSEY HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
T
Lot 44
OSBORN DRIVE
Lot 49
Lot 43
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Primary Sidewalks
Bus Transfer
Primary Building Entrances
N
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Accessibility
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
JISCHKE
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
19
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
Lot 49
BESSEY HALL
Lot 43
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
Lot 44
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Accessible Door
Medical Parking /
Van Parking
Steep & Poor
Drainage
Elevator
Automatic Door
N
Localized Poor
Drainage
N
N
N
Bicycle Circulation
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
JISCHKE
TROXEL
F.H.
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
Bicycle Parking
Possible Connection
BESSEY HALL
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
Lot 49
W
Lot 43
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
Lot 44
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Off Street Route
On Street Route
N
20
Fire Service
Connection
Point
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
EAST
PKNG.
21
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
BESSEY HALL
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
AL
Lot 43
JISCHKE
Lot 49
W
Connection
Point
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
Lot 44
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Non-Sprinkled Building
Fire Lane [20’ min.]
Actual Attack Point
Sprinkled Building
How to address?
Fire Truck
Access Zone
with acceptable turnaround
N
Service Areas
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Existing Service Areas
Ex. Daily Service Area
Morning Mail
Possible Future Service Area
Ex. Weekly Service Area
Morning + Afternoon Mail
Ex. Monthly Service Area
N
22
Parking
Lot 49
Vendor/Dept
3
Medical
15
Meter
S.H.1
Reserved
8
Lot 43 [ total ]
Vendor/Dept
1
Medical
4
Reserved
60
CURTISS HALL
HORT.
HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
EAST
PKNG.
PKNG.
Lot 44
Going away
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING Medical
2
Reserved 3
On Street
Medical 3
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Campus Parking Lots
On Street / Loading
23
N
Historic Elements
7
CURTISS HALL
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
3
NHL
F.H.
W
4
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
2
5
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
1
BESSEY HALL
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
6
JISCHKE
AMES AND COLLEGE RAILWAY ‘DINKEY’
S.H.
HORT.
HALL
TROXEL
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
1 Farm House Arbor – Class 2002 Gift5
Blue Cheese Plaque
2 Farm House Plaque – Nat’l. Historic Landmark6
Ross Hall Plaque
3
Farm House Interpretive Sign
7
4
Farm House Building Sign
ASLA Plaque
N
24
Outdoor Art on Campus
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
4
CURTISS HALL
3
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
2
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
1
1 Janus Agri Alter – Beverly Pepper
2 History of Dairying – Christian Peterson
3 Bravo III - Bill Barrett
4 Untitled - Julius Schmidt
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N
Vegetation Inventory
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Very Special Tree
Special Tree
N
26
Utilities - Electrical
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
27
Utilities - Gas
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
28
Utilities - Sanitary
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
29
Utilities - Chilled Water + Steam
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
Steam Tunnel
Chilled Water
N
30
Utilities - Stormwater
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
31
Utilities - Telecommunications
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
32
Utilities - Water
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
33
Utilities - Composite
HORT.
HALL
S.H.
CURTISS HALL
HORTICULTURE
GREENHOUSES
GERDIN BUSINESS
BUILDING
BESSEY HALL
JISCHKE
OSBORN DRIVE
ROSS
HALL
TROXEL
F.H.
W
AL
EAST
PKNG.
LA
CE
RO
AD
EAST
HALL
HEADY
HALL
FOOD SCIENCES
BUILDING
AGRONOMY HALL
L.A.
N
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Farm House Lane . Feasibility Study
Programming Statement
Iowa State University
March 2011
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