CRISTAL CASTROPORTFOLIO
Table of Contents.Design Fundamentals I + II
Design Fundamentals IIIThe Nest (Design Excellence Nominee + Winner)
Design Fundamentals IVConnections
Landscape Architecture ICaminada (Design Excellence Nominee)
Personal Artwork
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
Table of Contents.
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
Design begins with the understanding of the details. The little things
that make everyday life so beautiful. From shadows to how an object is seen through different
mediums, the beginning of design is to appreciate the complexity and
uniqueness of everyday life. Some of my works as a first year landscape
architecture student included learning about shadows and detail, pavilion design, large scale park
design, and model making with different materials.
Design Fundamentals I + II.
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
THE NEST
What made The Nest different from other bird sanctuaries and human
observation areas was my ability to create one place for both Verdin and human interaction. By creating a new trail that connected existing trails
in Mouer Park, I designed a trail with nodes that would accommodate
different groups of people and allowed for observation of the
Verdin. The trail was surrounded by vegetation that was preferred by the
Verdin. Trail and seating materials were kept simple and sustainable (rammed earth and
decomposed granite), giving the trail a natural feel that blended
beautifully in the park and allowed not only the Verdin to thrive in its
natural environment, but allowed humans to experience and appreciate
the Sonoran Desert.
(Design Excellence Nominee + Winner)
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWINGMAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
10 3020
10 3020 10 3020
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
CONNECTIONS
Connections was designed to connect the people of the present to those
of the past by creating experiences that allowed the visitor to
appreciate life. With different eye levels to play with views and the
idea of hide and reveal, the sense of smell was also incorporated.
Texas Mountain Laurel was placed throughout the site to give the area a unique smell that would give that
sense of place. Graves were continued from the original grid
pattern of the existing cemetery and a new visitor center was created
with a modern shape extracted from lines taken from the connections of
youngest death ages to highest. Connections is a place to not only
appreciate the beauty of design but to also appreciate and celebrate
life.
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWINGMAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
VEGETATION PALETTE
MATERIAL PALETTESITE PLAN1/8=1-0
EAST ELEVATION1/8=1-0
SECOND FLOOR PLAN1/10=1-0
BLACKFOOT DAISYCOLOR: WHITE RAY FLOWERS, YELLOW DISKHEIGHT: 20BLOOM: MARCH-DECEMBERHABITAT: DRY, ROCKY SLOPES, DESERT GRASSland
DESERT BELLCOLOR: DARK BLUE-PURPLE BLUEHEIGHT: 2BLOOM: FEBRUARY-APRILHABITAT: WASHES AND SANDY AREAS
BLANKET FLOWERCOLOR: REDDISH-PURPLE, TIPPED BRIGHT YELLOWHEIGHT: 2BLOOM: APRIL-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: ROADSIDES, FILEDS AND CLEARINGS
STEMLESS PRIMROSECOLOR: WHITE, TURNING PINK WITH AGE, 4 PETALSHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: APRIL-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: ROADSIDES, DRY, ROCKEY SLOPES
BRITTLEBUSHCOLOR: BRIGHT YELLOWHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: NOVEMBER-MAY (FROST-FREE AREAS)HABITAT: SLOPES, WASHES, FLATS
SCARLET FLAXCOLOR: SHADES OF RED AND OUTLINED IN BLACKHEIGHT: 2.5 BLOOM: MID-LATE SEASONHABITAT: IN SUN, LOW IN FERTILITY,
TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAURELCOLOR: PURPLE, LAVENDER, RARELY WHITEHEIGHT: 15-35BLOOM: SPRINGHABITAT: LIMESTONE SOILS
DESERT GLOBEMALLOWCOLOR: BRIGHT ORANGE (SOME PINK WHITE PURPLE)HEIGHT: 4BLOOM: YEAR-ROUNDHABITAT: ROADSIDES, BANKS, WASHES
HONEY MESQUITECOLOR: BROWN BARK, CREAMY YELLOW FLOWERSHEIGHT: 20BLOOM: MAYHABITAT: PLAINS, HILLSIDES, ALONG WASHES
CREOSOTECOLOR: GREEN WITH YELLOWFLOWERSHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: MARCH-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: SLOPES, HILLSIDES, ALONG WASHES
PALO VERDECOLOR: LIGHT TO LIME GREENYELOOW FLOWERSHEIGHT: 25BLOOM: SPRINGHABITAT: PLAINS, BANKS, ALONG WASHES
SEAMLESS MASONRY STONE
WHITE MARBLE
CORTENSTEEL
CONCRETE
PRICKLY POPPYCOLOR: WHITE FLOWER WITHYELLOW STAMENHEIGHT: 3BLOOM: MID-LATE SPRINGHABITAT: ROCKY SLOPES, WASHES, ROADSIDES
SOUTH SECTION1/8=1-0
SOUTH ELEVATION1/8=1-0
NORTH ELEVATION1/8=1-0
VEGETATION PALETTE
MATERIAL PALETTESITE PLAN1/8=1-0
EAST ELEVATION1/8=1-0
SECOND FLOOR PLAN1/10=1-0
BLACKFOOT DAISYCOLOR: WHITE RAY FLOWERS, YELLOW DISKHEIGHT: 20BLOOM: MARCH-DECEMBERHABITAT: DRY, ROCKY SLOPES, DESERT GRASSland
DESERT BELLCOLOR: DARK BLUE-PURPLE BLUEHEIGHT: 2BLOOM: FEBRUARY-APRILHABITAT: WASHES AND SANDY AREAS
BLANKET FLOWERCOLOR: REDDISH-PURPLE, TIPPED BRIGHT YELLOWHEIGHT: 2BLOOM: APRIL-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: ROADSIDES, FILEDS AND CLEARINGS
STEMLESS PRIMROSECOLOR: WHITE, TURNING PINK WITH AGE, 4 PETALSHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: APRIL-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: ROADSIDES, DRY, ROCKEY SLOPES
BRITTLEBUSHCOLOR: BRIGHT YELLOWHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: NOVEMBER-MAY (FROST-FREE AREAS)HABITAT: SLOPES, WASHES, FLATS
SCARLET FLAXCOLOR: SHADES OF RED AND OUTLINED IN BLACKHEIGHT: 2.5 BLOOM: MID-LATE SEASONHABITAT: IN SUN, LOW IN FERTILITY,
TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAURELCOLOR: PURPLE, LAVENDER, RARELY WHITEHEIGHT: 15-35BLOOM: SPRINGHABITAT: LIMESTONE SOILS
DESERT GLOBEMALLOWCOLOR: BRIGHT ORANGE (SOME PINK WHITE PURPLE)HEIGHT: 4BLOOM: YEAR-ROUNDHABITAT: ROADSIDES, BANKS, WASHES
HONEY MESQUITECOLOR: BROWN BARK, CREAMY YELLOW FLOWERSHEIGHT: 20BLOOM: MAYHABITAT: PLAINS, HILLSIDES, ALONG WASHES
CREOSOTECOLOR: GREEN WITH YELLOWFLOWERSHEIGHT: 4BLOOM: MARCH-SEPTEMBERHABITAT: SLOPES, HILLSIDES, ALONG WASHES
PALO VERDECOLOR: LIGHT TO LIME GREENYELOOW FLOWERSHEIGHT: 25BLOOM: SPRINGHABITAT: PLAINS, BANKS, ALONG WASHES
SEAMLESS MASONRY STONE
WHITE MARBLE
CORTENSTEEL
CONCRETE
PRICKLY POPPYCOLOR: WHITE FLOWER WITHYELLOW STAMENHEIGHT: 3BLOOM: MID-LATE SPRINGHABITAT: ROCKY SLOPES, WASHES, ROADSIDES
SOUTH SECTION1/8=1-0
SOUTH ELEVATION1/8=1-0
NORTH ELEVATION1/8=1-0
CAMINADA
Caminada is a master plan community designed with a radial circulation.
It is designed to be a walk able community. Having long distances and
our extreme heat in the desert, I created areas walk able within
themselves and then connected them through circulation that was either a bike friendly distance or through areas protected by vegetation. With an artificial canal running through
the center, new pathways allow residents to enjoy different walking routes. By having an extensive trail
system and a botanical garden as an entry, Caminada also focuses on the education of our desert
environment and the importance of sustainability.
(Design Excellence Nominee)
CAMINADA.The Sonoran Deserts walkable community
West Caminada
+Quiet Residential+Private Trail+Close to SDNM
+Main Trails System+Saguaro Buttes+Audubon Center+Camping+Hiking+SDNM
North Caminada
+Entry+Village core+Waterman Wash+Wash Way+Main residential+Commercial+Main Education+Botanical gardens
South Caminada
PARTI.Preserve
Integrate
Connect
Walkability
Healthy Living
Unpaved Trail
Natural Wash
Saguaro Buttes
Natural Landscape
20
5Buffer
5Buffer10
105 15
Sonoran Desert National Monument
Legend
North Caminada
South Caminada
West Caminada
Low Density residential
Mid Density residential
High Density residential
Hospital | Police | Fire
Light Industiral | Offices
Commercial
Botanical Gardens
Audubon Center
Agriculture
Enhanced Natural Landscape
Saguaro Buttes
Camping Sites
Trailhead
Proposed Highway
Arterial Street
Collector Street
Highway Exit | Entry
Trails
Wildlife Corridor | Land Bridge
Village Core
1 Mile
1/2 Mile
1/4 MileNorth
CAMINADA
Enhanced Natural Landscape
Artificial Wash
Paved trail Paved trail12 1210Path to
Local Street
105 15
Shared Street
Caminada Park
Gathering SpaceGathering Space
Enhanced Natural Landscape 40
30 308
Landscape Landscape
8
10 3020
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWINGMAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
MAIN GATHERING AREA TRAIL OPEN VERDIN HABITAT
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONscale: 1/4 = 1
THE NEST
25 6B
THE NEST
NESTTHE
TRANSECT 6
Verdin SizeWeight:
.2-.3ouncesLength:
4inches averageWingspan:
6inches average
Behaviour-Monogamous+RSDQG\5DUOH\VHHQRQJURXQG-Songbird
Diet-Various Insects-Fruits-Nectar-Feeders
RangeSouthwest America and Northern Mexico
Habitat7KULYHVLQWKRUQ\
vegetaion-Mesquites-Saguaros
PAPAGO PARK, PHOENIX , AZ MOUER PARK, TRANSECT 6
PROCESS
CREATE A HABITAT THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THE VERDIN TO THRIVE AND LIVE IN, YET ALSO AN OPEN AND INVITING OBSERVATION AREA
THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE VERDIN AND ITS HABITAT UP CLOSE.
-CREATE OPEN, YET INVITING SPACE-GIVE VERDIN OPEN SPACE PROVIDING ALL IT NEEDS TO THRIVE IN
-UNITE HABITAT AND OBSERVATION AREA FOR CLOSE YET APPROPRIATE INTERACTION
PLANscale: 1/4 = 1
Velvet Mesquite | Prosopis velutina
)RRWKLOOV3DOR9HUGH_3DUNLQVRQLDPLFURSK\OOD
Creosote | Encelia farinosa
Desert Senna | Senna covesi
Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens
&RPSDVV%DUUHO_)HURFDFWXVF\OLQGUDFHRXV
Saguaro | Carnegica gigantea
)UHPRQW7KRUQEXVK_/\FLXPIUHPRQWLL
Globemallow | Spaeralcea ambigua
3LQN0XKO\*UDVV_0XKOHQEHUJLDFDSLOODULV
VEGETATION
Rammed Earth
Stabilized Granite
Steel HQWU\OHWWHULQJ
MATERIALS
VERDIN CASE STUDY
CONCEPT & GOALS
SEATING AREAS VERDIN NEST
OPTIMAL VIEWING
PERSONAL ARTWORK
I enjoy design in every shape, form, and style it comes in. My spare time is focused on reading, drawing and
designing. One of my other favorite forms of design is fashion. I enjoy creating and designing things that
change. With Landscape architecture I can do that with the land and
nature, but with fashion I can do that with people. The way colors, textures, and forms cling to the
human body is such a beautiful art form. To me, fashion becomes the
exterior design of the human body.
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