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Department of Landscape ArchitectureCollege of Architecture and PlanningBall State UniversityMuncie, Indiana

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Context and Focus Area

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F a y e t t e U n i o n

After identifying the open and high intensity developed space, I determined the focus area as the city with the most opportunity for development, Richmond.

Note the developed open space that de nes the grid of minor roads. Restricting the suitability to developed high intensity areas eliminated most of these areas.

2408 N Hollywood Ave Muncie [email protected] 765-860-3542

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McKinley Ecovillage

Community Planning

An ecovillage is an intentional community focused on ecology and sustainability. They use “local participatory processes to holistically integrate ecological, economic, social, and cultural dimensions of sustainability in order to regenerate social and natural environments.”

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) proposes building a shared set of principles as well an implementation plan to carry out the investment strategy.1 I based the principles on the theory put forward by Maslow on the individual’s motivation for action, among them the basic needs of food and water.2 I based the implementation plan on the organization of the community as a collective body.

I argue that the ecovillage’s ability to meet the needs of the individual are what make the community resilient in times of crisis, because it increases the individual’s emotional, even spiritual, connection to the community.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES1.http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2013/wef_nexus_2013.pdf2.Maslow, A. H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-96.

1. WATER1.1. Access

1.1.1. Residential Catchment - Rain barrels catch a small amount of water from rooftops for watering some outdoor plants as well as indoor plants.

1.1.2. Residential Catchment - Cisterns catch a large amount of water from rooftops for residential irrigation.

1.1.3. Commercial Catchment - Cisterns catch water for public agricultural irrigation.

1.2. Availability1.2.1. Water in the home

1.2.2. Public drinking fountains will allow hydration when away from home. Strategic placement is at commercial centers, along bikeways, in park space.

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WEF CONCEPT APPLIED

public, naturalized pool uses not chlorine, but plants, to purify the water. This invites the greater Muncie Community.

2. ENERGY2.1. Access

2.1.1. Self energy production - Free Electric bicycle generators in the fitness center produce electricity for the center and other commercial buildings.

2.1.2. Solar energy production - HCPVT (High Concentration Photovoltaic Thermal) system reduces space needed for panels and heats water (analysis of efficiency is needed, given Indiana’s Direct Normal Irradiance value of around 1400 kWh/m^2).

2.1.3. Solar heated water production - HCPVT

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2.1.4. Geothermal heated water and air

2.1.5. Wind energy production

2.1.6. Anaerobic digester (Biodigester) energy and heat production

2.1.7. Future investment in Graphene Geothermal Cables

2.1.8. All buildings are connected to the grid and use net metering.

2.2. Availability2.2.1. Home use - Lighting, cooking, appliances run on the locally produced electricity.

2.2.2. Landscape lighting - lighting improves safety and feeling of security in public spaces. Street lighting, smaller scale overhead lighting and ground plane lighting will all be connected to solar panels.

Biodigester/PackagingBiofuel

Living Machine

Constructed Wetland Natural Pond Fitness CenterBasketballIce Rink Multifamily Housing

AquaponicsKombuchaMushrooms

Bee-keeping Grains - Barley BreweryGreen Corridor

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3. FOOD3.1. Access

3.1.1. Personal plots - food is produced in residential plots for familial use or contribution to the CSA, or the lot can be subleased.

3.1.3. Commercial plots - food is produced for the ecovillage CSA as well as the greater Muncie community. Plant-based packaging - wheat straw, hemp, and bamboo (with containment plan) are potential sources.

3.1.4. Fruit trees compliment the

vegetable plots for a diverse diet.

3.1.6. Aquaponics produces plants as well as fish as a food. Waste from the fish is used to fertilize the plants.

3.1.8. Pollination - Keeping bees allows the production and sale of honey and local pollination of many local plants including fruit trees.

3.1.9. Residential composting is accessible for everyday food scraps and other compostables produced from living quarters.

3.1.11. Anaerobic digester - Fertilizer from the digestion process is used in the commercial plots or can be purchased for personal plots.

3.2. Availability3.2.1. Self Production - Personal plots of 200 square feet are available near the home.

3.2.3. Purchase from Community Supported Agriculture - Community members foster relationship with farmers by buying shares in farmer’s harvest in exchange for weekly produce.

Restaurant Water Feature Sculpture Garden Riparian Park

Brewery

Ford Residence

Site Engineering / Stormwater Management

Grading is imperative for any structure, in this case a small home, to stand peacefully without water damage for many years. This project focused on draining water away from the Ford Residence through bioswales and rain gardens. These techniques are also crucial for stormwater management. I designed the topography to allow many points of infiltration, diverting water from the existing sewage system that runs along the road to the west. Rainwater catchment also allows the residents to irrigate plants when rainshowers are sparse.

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Burris Pergola

Structural Engineering

Burris Laboratory School is a K-12 school on Ball State’s campus. The current condition requires students to cross the street to be picked up or dropped off by parents. I proposed a two-lane drop off on the school’s side of the street, with a pergola to define the space and offer protection to the students. I provided the construction details and collaborated with Construction Management students for cost estimation. The Provost of Ball State is currently working with Burris to realize the implementation of the project.

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Site Suitability

GIS Processing

Planning is more than layering inventory maps. However, establishing a process for including, excluding, altering, and processing data based on researched criteria is a valuable tool for determining suitability for land uses. In this exercise, I utilized GIS to offer five counties in Indiana suitable sites for developing a constructed wetland for wastewater management. A simplified flow chart is provided to illustrate the steps taken to produce the maps. The next steps would involve slope analysis and on-site verification.

Introduction A Landscape Architect and alumna of Ball State’s MLA program is intent on developing a constructed wetland (CW) for wastewater management. She has studied the current wastewater system to know that a CW will reduce energy demand and combined sewer over ow events while exposing the water purifying power of wetlands to the public. She envisions all of the high intensity developed areas of the selected counties utilizing CWs, but she needs to focus on a pilot project to demonstrate its economic viability for urban conditions. She determines that 3 acres of land for the CW will be an adequate demonstration. This area will process waste from approximately 4,083 people, which correlates to 2.7 square miles, according to the population density of Richmond in 2010. She estimates this area would be reduced to 2.0 square miles in a high intensity developed area (for reference, this is about 10 times the area of Downtown Muncie). A constructed wetland should not be developed where existing wetlands

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Management

Conclusion The model successfully located suitable land for a constructed wetland. The maps re ect patterns based on the objectives. Future studies should include a topographic analysis. A constructed wet-land should be at a lower elevation than the developed area it is serving, so that sewage can gravity ow to the wetland. Another factor that should be con-sidered is proximity to major water bodies, such as the river. A traditional wastewater treatment plant releases water into a river; however, a wetland has the opportunity to in ltrate water to an aquifer, further cleaning it through sediment percolation. In this case, further research is needed to determine how far away from a river the wetland should be located and the loca-tions and types of aquifers in the area.

Dylan FordLA604 Regional PlanningMartha Hunt2/14/16

or opportunity for natural wetland restoration exist. The suitability study addresses this by excluding the oodplain and hydric soils. The wetland also needs to be developed on sites with low runoff soil types. These are good indications that cleansed water will have an adequate absorption eld to in ltrate aquifers, while minimizing erosion.

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Goals and Objectives1. Provide CW for a dense population without

developing a ‘green eld’a. Locate within developed open area no more

than .25 miles from a developed high intensity area - limit piping

b. Locate area of at least 3 acres to process waste water from 4,083 people

2. Preserve natural wetlands and potential wetland restoration sitesa. Locate outside of oodplain (in uplands)b. Locate on nonhydric soils

3. Ensure proper in ltration into aquifers and minimize erosion a. Locate on ‘negligible’ to ‘low’ runoff soil types

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After identifying the open and high intensity developed space, I determined the focus area as the city with the most opportunity for development, Richmond.

Note the developed open space that de nes the grid of minor roads. Restricting the suitability to developed high intensity areas eliminated most of these areas.

Constructed Wetland Sites

A large portion of suitable land that lies to the southeast, along with the large tract to the northeast, may be unreasonable to include. I did not expect the suitability to be continuous over that large of an area. My strategy to include open space that had any portion of it within .25 miles of high intensity was based on the ability to pump water throughout a 3 acre site once it reached the edge of the site.

A good way to make the suitability more reasonable would be to buffer high intensity areas at .25 and another number, say .45 miles, and then clip the open space in between.

There is some suitable land toward the center of the city that could serve the downtown area, what may be the most intense development.

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Low Runoff Sites

Including only soils with low runoff paired the suitable tracts of land down further. The large portion that existed to the southeast was signi cantly diminished, while the one to the northeast was completely eliminated.

More land was also eliminated from the heart of Richmond, making it dif cult to serve the central area without piping water farther than the .25 mile goal.

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Built Works

Residential Improvements

I enjoy helping people improve their everyday spaces. The spaces we live in have a large impact on our sense of peace, pride, and comfort. In these projects, I used flagstone, precast concrete pavers, wall blocks, and plants to improve residents’ landscapes. The clients always appreciated the professional, friendly manner with which I approached their project. I believe hands-on experience is invaluable for designing with knowledge - of materiality, plant combinations, connections, and simply what it will take for someone to build a design.

Sense of Place

Sketching Exercise

Imagination is a powerful ability. This exercise required me to produce six designs - in plan and perspective - in a three-hour class, given a footprint and perspective outline for a plaza. I could not look at any imagery for precedents, but simply rely only on previous experience and imagination. The first three had to be rectilinear in form; the next three had to be curvilinear. I chose to assign a sense of place first, then base the sketch on the sense of place.

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