Pic of glass NY Botanical Garden Top, Lower Totem pole in Park with Swimming Center in Background.
D.C. Alexander Park on Atlantic Beach, US-1 Fort Lauderdale
New Design for D.C. Alexander Park. In front of International Hall of fame Building.
June 17th 2014,
Design Concept
Fort Lauderdale Beach. The design of the Movie Theater at night Chess area, and Yoga
Canopy over looking Atlantic. The new park will bring the much needed urgent need for public bathrooms.
The Design will allow for open space, lawn area for functions such as runs, walks, music festivals or air shows. The Design will also allow for private function and semi-private functions
as well as open to the public. Night films are free. Tables are not free. Have to be reserved. 4 seat tables. Chess tables four and two people. This allows for income from the park.
The Idea of Copy the Icon NY Botanical Garden is to establish a focus point within the park, in
front of the ISHOF. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Original structure.
The design is to allow picnicking on the lawn and tables turning the day. With a Theater Concept at night. Concession stands. Selling various goods. Such as Yogurt, and more.
The entire Park with some exceptions for ramps and foliage is raised Four feet, this will allow
the protection of the park in the future years a head. There by saving costs in the future cost.
The Site
Atlantic Ocean and Beach, US1 Fort Lauderdale
Location just South of Las Olas Boulevard. In front or ISHOF (International Swimming Hall of Fame, facing the Atlantic Ocean
West
South facing Beach and Atlantic Ocean
The Yoga Canopy in Yellow is a
removable fabric ~ Blue.
The four poles also disconnect due to storms.
The Yoga Canopy is for special events and Yoga only.
Rock Garden in front or Canopy
at entrance. Raised 4 feet to main park level. The park should be
raised due to beach erosion and the cost of fixing. 4 feet should be good.
The Statue could be placed at entrance with surrounding granite bench.
Seating along water garden facing Atlantic Ocean - Granite
Water Sculpture Garden in Granite and Sand. Various shooting sculptures in
Iron, Steel. coated in rubber for heat.
Chess area has side ramp entrance and various full trees. Foliage on Western side.
Pebble flooring.
Lawn for day picnics and night movies and live streaming on projection wall.
Pebble ground area for outdoor dinning areas. By Yoga area, Concession and Chess Area. Providing seating for 90 people.
West Side Driveway - Long enough for 2 semi trucks. For back of the house services such as trash dumpster to deliveries to concession stands. To full Catering vans food...etc. for full access to park. Driveway can use foliage to minimize it size and function.
The Main Building
Bathroom Facilities and the Back of the House
Before I describe the main building, that is a modern replica of the NY Botanical Garden Building. I must first inform you of how round buildings before in Hurricanes. I was watching a documentary after the major hurricanes of recent. It showed computer analysis that a round building with a dome roof will stand up much better to another form in high speed winds.
The design of the main park building is round in order to allow for a large size building with
little foot print. The design is replica to of garden building in NY Botanical Garden. Instead of
windows, the area of roof are solar panels. Detachable. The structure will have white glass block to allow for privacy yet light. Hanging audio speakers at the 12 foot mark of building facing lawn and chess area for music events.
The Movie Screen and live streaming. HDTV projection on the Southern Wall. Diagram in red shows line of sight to projection screen. This screen should have not a projection but a live, cable broadcast of films, shows, as well as live events. Able to have live events broadcasted on a large screen. Such as Tennis, Soccer, Boxing. Or the meeting of the dive match at the Hall of Fame Pool.
The seating around the lawn, are tables of four. Also Chess Tables are permanent seating.
The use of the water garden during large movie events will allow many more seats for theater.
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Green dots - along West and North represent tall palm trees
White Circle on pebble ground represents tables
Chess Area is Surrounded by Foliage on West Side. Trees on South Side, and more palms between chess tables and seating area. This U shaped foliage should supply much needed shade for park and Chess Area. Chess, Seating and special reserved section. For special events such as school events, Camp Events to Corporate functions. Entire section can be closed off to public.
West side will provide for a long drive way. Leading to Covered Dumpster and Landscape Service Ramp. This driveway will function for delivers for the concession stands to park deliveries. This Driveway which can be hidden from park with foliage can be loading area for
catering vans. During Semi or Private functions food needs to be prepared and ready to serve.
This driveway will act as a loading area for such events. The West Side Driveway can fit 2 semi trucks.
The Main Entrances for the public. Are located on the North Side a handicapped brick ramp leading to entrance to water garden section and chess area. The East Entrance is granite steps with outdoor seating area around the totem pole viewing rock garden, water garden and yoga canopy. This is the Entrance from the Beach sidewalk, US-1.
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The Water Garden will provide relief for beach goers when they are unable to swim in
Ocean for various reasons. The Garden should have more then 5 Water Sculptures. Thereby dispersing crowd of people. Also and are of the water garden should be shaded by fabric.
The Water Garden Aspect of the park is a necessity. How Grand you make it makes it more Iconic. The Bathroom Facilities and the back of the house I decided to make it Icon as well. So like a major Domo in Italy. This one just sits on the beach. Lighthouse included. Besides the Bathrooms, many rooms are need to make this park function.
The pebble ground plus lawn are an inexpensive form of flooring rather then marble or granite.
The Entrance in Granite of blue slate. The Water Garden in all granite and blue slate. With Sand for sculptures area for safety. The inside of the garden has seating built in to wall in granite. The whole area is four feet of the ground with a small fence 4 feet high surrounding Water Garden for safety.
Some of the Water Sculptures - Water shooting or spraying at public for amusement as well as comfort. Entire park is raised four feet due to hurricane and beach erosion. The Water Garden should have a filtration system laid under Alexander Park. There is seating within the Water Sculpture Garden as well on the Side Walk side facing the Atlantic Ocean all in Granite.
The diagram below shows the D.C. Alexander Building. Taking the basic concept of roof of NY Botanical Garden in structure and into today's function and needs. Instead of the handsome glass roof it is replaced with color solar panels the are detachable. Each section of solar panel representing the glass panel in original structure. So from Top we have a rectangle with a metal sculpture Inside there is a "Light Beam". First vault is solar panels then glass blocks in ribbon form the larger barrel vault with more solar panels. The First Floor is were all the rooms are located.
All Designs above were done by
KMT
