Final presentation of displacement-3.14

The true inspiration that drove my entire project was the reality of the families that are moving back to the Gentilly neighborhood and are reclaiming their houses and lives once again. I interpret these families as plant who are once again growing roots in what was once their homes and begin to build the foundations that will provide stability and a base for their new future. As a result these roots displace the earth and create the landforms that are located throughout the Charles Donnelly Park. The park is essentially divided into 2/3 unprogrammed and open space…and 1/3 is a more programmed space for temporal activities, sitting, walking, playing, etc. The plan shows: the landforms, represented by black ink; existing trees with silver ink; proposed trees with white ink, and trellis foundations with wood.    Plant materials, both existing and proposed is further explained in the plant diagram. The Plant list includes Dogwoods, Merliton “chayote” vine, Fig trees and Cordia trees. Dogwoods would give a nice color and flower to both vertical and ground plane; Fig trees would provide a nice closed canopy and shade; Cordia trees give a low canopy, dark green leaves and orange flowers, but also give a closer relationship between park users and plant canopy; and lastly the Merliton vine would provide a nice trellis canopy and an interactive hanging fruit that could be use for personal cooking or as a way for the neighborhood to participate in the Merliton Festival…they might even be able to sell them and use the profits to finance any sort of maintenance that the park may need in the future, repay for construction fees or pay for future activities that may be held in the park.  The materials used in the park where wood, for the trellis and deck; poured concrete, for the main walkways; and recycled car tires, which are broken down into small pieces and used as an element of transition between the poured concrete and the grass.