Trident Technical College Berkeley Campus Courtyard Designed by Maggie Fitts.
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Trident Technical CollegeBerkeley Campus Courtyard
Designed by Maggie Fitts
Design Goals• Usable space for students to study or relax between
classes• Appealing views from walkways• Include pondless water feature• Include outdoor classroom• Include hardy and tropical plants• Use of interesting texture and color• Low maintenance plan• Easy to mow bed lines• Little to no pruning necessary• Little to no irrigation necessary
Usable Space for Students
• Plenty of turf space for spreading out
• Allows students to relax outdoors between classes
• Benches
Pondless Water Feature
• Easy to install• Visually appealing• Low maintenance• Provides soothing
sounds• Shaded to prevent
growth of algae
Outdoor Classroom
• Refreshing change of pace from traditional classroom days
• Simple design
• Covered by shade sail
• Cost efficient
Plenty ofturf space
Outdoorclassroom
Pondlesswaterfeature
Benches
Interesting Texture and Color
Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea
Interesting Texture and ColorGold Dust Acuba
Interesting Texture and ColorNatchez Crape Myrtle
Interesting Texture and ColorJapanese Sago Palm
Interesting Texture and ColorFirepower Nandina
Interesting Texture and ColorJapanese Fatsia
Interesting Texture and ColorFlowering Dogwood
Interesting Texture and ColorCanna Lily
Interesting Texture and ColorPurple Fountain Grass
Interesting Texture and ColorWindmill Palm
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