VALLEY’S HISTORY - HISTORIA DEL VALLEVAMARIE
TIME LINE - CRONOLOGIA
1,000,000 b.c.
San Juan Mountains
Volcanic eruptions to the west.Erupciones volcani-cas al este. Firs contact between
the Ute indians and the Spanish.Primer contacto entre españoles y los indios Ute.
Hunting grounds rich in bu!alo, elk, deer, "sh and plants.Tierras de caceria, ricas en bufalo, alce, venado, pescado y plantas.
Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Massive earthquakes to the east.Grandes terremotos al este.
10,000 b.c.
Hunters in the Paleolithic period.Cazadores en el periodo paleolitico.
1,630 - 1,640 a.d.
Juan de Ulaterri claimed San Luis Valley for the king of Spain.Juan de Ulaterri reclama el territorio del Valle de San Luis para el rey de España.
1,708 a.d.
Zebulon Pike came into San Luis Valley and was taken prisoner by the spanish.Zebulon Pike llega al Valle de San Luis y es tomado prisionero por los españoles.
1,806 a.d.
John Fremont led an expedition into the San Luis Valley during the winter, he is known to have gotten lost during his journey.John Fremont lidereo una expedi-cion al valle de San Luis en el invierno y es conocido por haberse perdido en su travesia.
1,848 a.d.
Parishioners estab-lished Our Lady of Guadalupe. The "rst building was erected in 1858 and was a jacal structure - a hut with a thatched roof and walls consisting of thin stakes driven into the ground close together and plastered with mud.Nuestra señora de Guadalupe es la iglesia mas antigua de Colorado. la primera construc-cion del lugar era una choza con techo de paja y los muros constaban de estacas incadas al terreno.
1,858 a.d.
The Old Spanish Trail, a major trade route, witnessed a brief but furious heyday between 1830 and 1848 as a trade route linking Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California.La antigua ruta española era una ruta de comercio que conectaba Santa fe, Nuevo Mexico y Los Angeles.
1,830 - 1848 a.d.
First settled in 1851, the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis, is located in Costilla County in the southeastern part of the San Luis Valley. San Luis lies at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range with Culebra Peak at 14,047 feet above sea level in elevation towering above.San Luis es el poblado mas viejo de Colorado, situado en la parte sur-este del valle a los pies de la montaña Sangre de Cristo a unos 14,047 pies sobre el nivel del mar.
1,851 a.d.
The "rst irrigation water rights in Colorado were granted in this area during the 1800's.# This irrigation ditch is still in operation today.Los derechos de riego fueron conce-didos. Los ductos siguen en funciona-miento hoy en dia.
1,800´s a.d.
With the discovery of gold and silver in the San Juan and La Garita mountains on the west side of the San Luis Valley, a huge in$ux of miners and adventurers entered the area.Con el descubrim-iento de plata y oro en las montañas de San Juan y Garita en la zona oeste, llegaron mineros y aventureros a la zona.
1,900´s a.d.
The San Luis Valley is the 4th largest producer of potatoes in the U.S.San Luis es el 4to productor de papa en el pais.
Two natural under-ground water aquifers (one reported to the the second largest in the country).2 fuentes subterra-neas de agua (uno reportado como el segunto mas grande del pais).
The sun shines an average of 320 days a year.En promedio 320 dias al año hay sol radiante.
Ski Resort receiving the most snow in Colorado.Resort de ski con la mayor cantidad de nieve en Colorado.
2,000´s a.d. 2,010 a.d.
By 1878 the railroad had reached the newly founded Alamosa which soon became destined to be the rail hub for the area.Para 1878 llegan las redes ferroviarias a Alamosa convirtien-dola en el nucleo ferroviario de la zona.
1,878 a.d.
14,000 FOOT PEAKSSANGRE DE CRISTO
LA GARITASAN JUAN
4TH HIGHEST PEAK IN CO.BLANCA PEAK
MORE THAN 3 MILLION ACRESOF PUBLIC LAND
COLORADO OLDEST TOWNSAN LUIS
COLORADO OLDEST CHURCHOUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
GREAT SAND DUNESNACIONAL PARK
CUMBRES AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROADAMERICA´S LONGEST AND HIGHEST NARROW-GAUGE STEAM RAILROAD
BIRTHPLACE OF THE RIO GRANDE
UNDERGROUND HOT SPRINGSAND ARTESIAN WATER WELLS
WOLF CREEK SKI AREA463 NATURAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL
EACH YEAR
MORE THAN 250 BIRD SPECIES
miércoles 12 de mayo de 2010
SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE
THE BACA
COLORADO
SAN JUAN MTNS.
LA GARITA MNTS.
MOUNTAIN RANGES (ROCKY MOUNTAINS) THE VALLEY (SAN LUIS) BACA GRANDE AND GREAT SAND DUNES NACIONAL PARK
SAN LUIS VALLEYTHE BACA
BACA GRANDE
GREAT SAND DUNES NACIONAL PARK
RIO GRANDE
SANGRE DE CRISTO
SAN JUANMOUNTAINS
VAMARIE LOCATION - LOCALIZACION
RIO GRANDE
ZOOM 1 - SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO
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ZOOM 2 - SAGUACHE COUNTY PARKS
THE BACA
GREAT DUNES
CADENAS MONTAÑOSAS EL VALLE DE SAN LUIS
VAMARIE TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, POPULATION, ELEVATION - TEMPERATURA, PRECIPITACION, POBLACION, ALTIMETRIA
THE BACA
THE BACA
THE BACATHE BACA THE BACA
PER SQ. MILE
PER SQ. MILE
THE BACA THE BACA THE BACA THE BACA
THE BACA THE BACA THE BACA THE BACA THE BACA
TEMPERATURE
ANUAL PRECIPITATION ELEVATION POPULATION
TEMPERATURA
PRECIPITACION ANUAL ALTIMETRIA POBLACION
POR MI. CUAD.
miércoles 12 de mayo de 2010
VAMARIE RIO GRANDE WATERSHED - CUENCA DEL RIO GRANDEPER SQ. MILE
FLOWING ARTESIAN WELL
ARTESIAN WELL
WATER TABLE WELL
POTENTIOMETRIC SURFACE
CONFINED AQUIFER
IMPERMEABLE BEDROCK
CONFINING UNIT
ARTESIAN WELLS
brisilecone pineengelmonn spruce
subalpine !r
aspen
lodgepole pine
ponderose pine SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
SAN JUANMOUNTAINS pinyon juniper
sagebush
grossland shrub
seasonal lakes
greasewood, saltgrassrobbilbrush, sagebrushthousands of
artesian wells
extensive irrigation agricultureand pastureland
grassland shrub
sagerbrush pinyon
pinyon juniper
artesian aquifer
recent deposits andalamosa formation
ceho
zoic
tect
onism
sang
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e cr
isto
artesian aquifer
ponderosa pine
douglas !r
lodgepole pine
aspen
subalpine !r
engelmann spruce
precipitationexceeds
evapotranspiration
precipitationexceedsevapotranspiration
west east
vegetationzone
elevations14,000
13,000
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000 FT.
0
1
2
3
4
5 km
depositdepths
evapotranspirationexceedsprecipitation
wetland vegetation around lakes
greasewood and saligrass in sorrounding dunes
BACA GRABEN
evapotranspirationexceeds
precipitation
santa fe formation volcanic "ows, tu#sand breccias
echo park alluvium precambrian rocks
ARTESIAN WELLS
ALLUVIUMSITE
RIO GRANDE WATERSHEADCUENCA DEL RIO GRANDE
SCHEMATIC CROSS-SECTION OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADOCORTE ESQUEMATICO DEL VALLE DE SAN LUIS
POZOS SUBTERRANEOS
VAMARIE NATURAL ASPECTS - ASPECTOS NATURALESPER SQ. MILE
MOUNTAIN DRAININGSCRESTONE
THE BACA
URBAN CONFIGURATION THE BACA MASTER PLAN
ZOOM
CRESTONE
THE BACA
WINDSCRESTONE
THE BACA
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NACIONAL PARK, COLORADO, UNITED STATES
SUN PATH DIAGRAMGRAFICA SOLAR
ESCURRIMIENTOS CONFIGURACION URBANA PLAN MAESTRO BACA
VIENTOS
TIEMPOS DE, AMANECER, ATARDECER, LUZ, OSCURIDAD
OSCURIDAD
OSCILACION ANUAL
AMANECER LUZ SOLAR ATARDECER
SUNRISE, SUNSET, DAWN AND DUSK TIMES, GRAPH
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N
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09
07
12
12
15
1516
18
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300
JUN 21
DEC 21
MAR - SEP MAR - SEP
DEC 21
JUN 21
60
240 120
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DARKNESS SUNSHINE DUSKDAWN
ANUAL VARIATION
VAMARIE REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS
VAM
CREEKS
LAKESPEAKS
W E
N
SOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
COTTONWOOD LAKE
CRESTOLITA
PICO ASILADO
DEAD MAN PEAK
BLANCA PEAK
COTTONWOOD CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
WILLOW CREEK
SOUTH CRESTONE CREEK
CRESTONE
SSW
NW
SE
NE
VAM
W E
N
SOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
COTTONWOOD LAKE
CRESTOLITA
PICO ASILADO
DEAD MAN PEAK
BLANCA PEAK
COTTONWOOD CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
WILLOW CREEK
SOUTH CRESTONE CREEK
CRESTONE
SSW
NW
SE
NE
CONTEXT REFERENCES FROM LOT ABSTRACTION
VAMARIE REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS
VAM
W E
N
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
CRESTOLITA
PICO ASILADO
DEAD MAN PEAK
BLANCA PEAK
CRESTONE
SSW
NW
SE
NE
VAM
W E
N
SOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES
COTTONWOOD LAKE
CRESTONE
SSW
NW
SE
NE
VAMW E
S
N
VAMW E
S
N
VAMW E
S
N
86
61
36
30
4
154
102
83
77
63
75
60
42
37
NORTH CRESTONE CREEK
SOUTH CRESTONE CREEKWILLOW CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
COTTONWOOD CREEK
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
CRESTOLITA
PICO ASILADO
DEAD MAN PEAK
BLANCA BEAK
NORTH CRESTONE LAKESOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES
COTTONWOOK LAKE
VAM
W E
N
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
COTTONWOOD CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
WILLOW CREEK
SOUTH CRESTONE CREEK
CRESTONE
SSW
NW
SE
NE
REFERENCE FROM LOT TO CREEKS
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO CREEKSFROM NORTH TO EAST
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO PEAKSFROM NORTH TO EAST
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO LAKESFROM NORTH TO EAST
REFERENCE FROM LOT TO PEAKS REFERENCE FROM LOT TO LAKES
154
102
83
77
63
75
60
42
37
SUN PATH DIAGRAM
S
N
W E
30
09
09
07
12
12
15
1516
18
20 05
330
300
JUN 21
DEC 21
MAR - SEP MAR - SEP
DEC 21
JUN 21
60
240 120
150210
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO PEAKSSUN PATH DIAGRAM
S
N
W E
30
09
09
07
12
12
15
1516
18
20 05
330
300
JUN 21
DEC 21
MAR - SEP MAR - SEP
DEC 21
JUN 21
60
240 120
150210
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO LAKES
86
61
36
30
4
SUN PATH DIAGRAM
S
N
W E
30
09
09
07
12
12
15
1516
18
20 05
330
300
JUN 21
DEC 21
MAR - SEP MAR - SEP
DEC 21
JUN 21
60
240 120
150210
ANGLES AND TRACE FROM LOT TO CREEKS
VAM VAM VAM
WINTERSOLSTICESUNSET
WINTERSOLSTICESUNRISE
SUMERSOLSTICESUNSET
SUMMERSOLSTICESUNRISE
N
S
W ERANGE OF MOONSET ATMAJOR STANDTILL
RANGE OF MOONSET ATMINOR STANDTILL
RANGE OF MOONSET ATMAJOR STANDTILL
RANGE OF MOONSET ATMINOR STANDTILL
SOUTHERNMOONSET
SOUTHERNMOONRISE
NORTHERNMOONSET
NORTHERNMOONRISE
N
S
W E
SETTINGS RISINGS
SUMMER SOLSTICESUMMER SOLSTICE
SUMMER SOLSTICE WINTER SOLSTICE
LUNAR MINOR
LUNAR MAJOR
LUNAR MINOR
LUNAR MAJOR
LUNAR MAJOR
LUNAR MINOR LUNAR MINOR
LUNAR MAJOR
54
54
60
60
67
67
7 76 6
MOON DIAGRAMS EXAMPLE OF A SOLAR AND LUNAR CALENDAR
VAMARIE REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS
VAMARIE PEAK REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS A MONTAÑAS
BLANCA PEAK
DEAD MAN PEAK
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
CRESTOLITA
PICO ASILADO
= MAIN AXIS =
ENTRANCE?
= MAIN AXIS =
= MAIN AXIS =
TYPE OF REFERENCE
PEAK
VISUAL
WALKABLETEXTURES
LANDSCAPE
HORSE / BARN
S.S.S.
W.S.S.
S.S.R.
S.S.R.L.Mi.R.
L.Mi.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.S.
L.Ma.S.
L.Mi.S.
L.Mi.S.
CRESTOLITA
BLANCA PEAK
OBSTRUCTION PEAK
DEAD MAN PEAK
PICO ASILADO
VAMARIE CREEK REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS A RIOS
NORTH CRESTONE CREEK
SOUTH CRESTONE CREEK
WILLOW CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
COTTONWOOD CREEKENTRANCE?= MAIN AXIS =
= MAIN AXIS =
TYPE OF REFERENCE
PEAK
VISUAL
WALKABLETEXTURES
LANDSCAPE
S.S.S.
W.S.S.
S.S.R.
S.S.R.L.Mi.R.
L.Mi.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.S.
L.Ma.S.
L.Mi.S.
L.Mi.S.
COTTONWOOD CREEK
WILLOW CREEK
SPANISH CREEK
NORTH CRESTONE CREEK
VAMARIE LAKE REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS A LAGOS
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE
SOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES
COTTONWOOD LAKE
S.S.S.
W.S.S.
S.S.R.
S.S.R.L.Mi.R.
L.Mi.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.R.
L.Ma.S.
L.Ma.S.
L.Mi.S.
L.Mi.S.
TYPE OF REFERENCE
PEAK
VISUAL
WALKABLETEXTURES
LANDSCAPE
NORTH CRESTONE LAKE SOUTH CRESTONE LAKE
WILLOW CREEK LAKES COTTONWOOD LAKE
VAMARIE SUN AND MOON REFERENCES - REFERENCIAS AL SOL Y A LA LUNA
SUMMER SOLSTICERISING
WINTER SOLSTICE RISING
SUMMER SOLSTICE SETTING
WINTER SOLSTICE SETTING
LUNAR MINORRISING
LUNAR MINOR RISING
LUNAR MAJOR RISING
LUNAR MINOR SETTING
LUNAR MINOR SETTING
LUNARMAJORRISING
LUNAR MAJOR SETTING
LUNAR MAJOR SETTING
MOON OVER BLANCA PEAK
SUNSET ON SANGRE DE CRISTO
SUNSET ON SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOON OVER SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE
VAMARIE PROCESS
Stairs
Green houselayout of the spaces
16’
10’
12’
10’
8’
8’
8’
Bedroom/ceremony
Bathroom
Laundry space
Kitchen space
Studio
Living space
dinning space
14,000 sqft
basic foot print
shifting of spaces to allow light and cross ventilation extruding of heights of space
VAMARIE PROCESS
embedding the building to the ground to help for insula-tion and giving it a human scaled
pulling out the eves of the house
creating the pitch for the roofs
VAMARIE PROCESS
openings created by aligned points
aligning opening to creeks, ravines, and lakes
stairs that lead outside and to the ceremony space
VAMARIE First Plan
VAMARIE Second Plan
VAMARIE Roof Plan
VAMARIE Section A-A’
VAMARIE Section B-B’
VAMARIE Section C-C’
VAMARIE Section D-D’
VAMARIE Section E-E’
VAMARIE North Elevation
VAMARIE West Elevation
VAMARIE South Elevation
VAMARIE East Elevation