Gammage

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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+ The Challenge

+ Vehicle Oriented Design

+ Parking Circulation

+ Lack of Functional Gathering Space

+ Managing Wright’s Legacy

+ Overall Concept and Images

+ Pedestrian Oriented Design

+ Improve Circulation

+ Identify Areas for Gathering and Education

+ Northwest Quadrant

+ Southeast Quadrant

+ Southwest Building Foreground and the City Park

+ Northeast Campus Quadrant

+ Gammage Parkway and Forest Ave. Intersection

+ Parking

+ The Building Perimeter and Apache Blvd Views

+ Gathering Spaces

+ Why this Project Matters and the Reason this Design Ought to be Built

Intro

THE CHALLENGEAs a design studio at Arizona

State University we were given

the challenge to revitalize and

improve the site of Gammage

Auditorium which is located on

the southwest corner of the

Tempe Campus.

After researching the original

construction documents, it was

determined that the landscape

was not considered to have

historical significance like the

building and fountains.

The holistic goal of this design

is to maintain the integrity of

Gammage Auditorium while

making the additions to the

landscape distinct yet

compatible with Frank Lloyd

Wright’s design.

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VEHICLE ORIENTED DESIGNThe site around Gammage

was design for vehicles. All of

the inner circulation around

the building and also on the

surrounding streets include

wide traffic lanes and parking

but no bike lanes.

This is inappropriate for the

context and use of the site

due to its immediate vicinity to

the university. To resolve this

issue my design will focus on

the pedestrians and bicyclists

that frequent the area.

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PARKING CIRCULATION

The parking lot at Gammage

Auditorium is inefficient and

over-utilized.

It is used by the students of

ASU during the day and also

by the patrons of auditorium in

the evenings and weekends.

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The parking lot appears to

have connectivity through the

entire site however those

roads are closed during

shows, leaving only one route

to exit and enter the lot.

The long rows of parking

increase speeding and make

the area unsafe for

pedestrians.

LACK OF FUNCTIONAL

GATHERING SPACES

Gammage now is surrounded

by underused large grass

areas both along the Apache

Blvd. curve and at the

intersection of Gammage

Parkway and Forest Ave.

Both of these lawn areas are

retention basins used mostly

for drainage when the site was

flood irrigated.

Currently, the lawns serve as

barriers to pedestrian

circulation and the vegetation

is used as a campsite for the

homeless.

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MANAGING WRIGHT’S LEGACY

Frank Lloyd Wright is one of

the most iconic architects of

history. His work on

Gammage Auditorium and at

Taliesin West are of great

significance to Arizona.

One of Wright’s main

conceptual legacies was

creating the effect of

compression and release. As

the design for Gammage’s

landscape emerges, I plan on

implementing my own version

of his concept as well as

maintaining the circular motif

of the building.

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OVERALL CONCEPT AND IMAGES

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The main concept of my design is the continuation of Wright’s circular motif which is seen throughout the entirety of Gammage Auditorium

Overall the design should promote pedestrian comfort and use while maintaining a distinct yet compatible appearance in relation to Gammage.

PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DESIGN

Around the building perimeter

the streetscape will become a

pedestrian plaza that only

emergency vehicles can

access.

Gammage is on Arizona State University’s campus therefore should accommodate patrons of the auditorium and students.

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In order to make this site

more of a pedestrian friendly

environment, traffic calming

elements need to be used.

For Forest Ave. this means

taking out the on-street

parking to make room for a

protected bike lane.

Vision

IMPROVE CIRCULATION

There is a lot of traffic in this

area of campus no matter if

there is a show at Gammage

or not. Commuting students

use the parking lot during the

day and there are multiple bus

routes that go down Forest

Ave.

But those are not the only

circulation issues with the

site. Pedestrians do not have

a safe crosswalk anywhere in

the area and when people

come to the shows it is even

more difficult to get to the

building due to lack of access

points and ADA ramps.

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IDENTIFY AREAS FOR GATHERING AND EDUCATION

Gammage should welcome utility and functionality of space for educational and social uses.

Gammage has three lawn

areas that are underutilized as

gathering spaces. There are

very few people that enjoy

and use the massive lawns

even if the weather is nice.

Vision

The lawn adjacent to campus should include an outdoor classroom setting as well as seating for students.

The front lawn can be used for small events and socializing before a show.

In this quadrant the design

focus will be on the parking lot

and views from Apache Blvd.

The parking lot will become

more linear and easily

navigated. And also will

provide a pedestrian safe zone

that leads to the Gammage

fountain. The circulation will

change dramatically to

enhance the use of the

parking lot

Views from Apache Blvd of

Gammage will be framed a

rammed earth wall.

NORTHWEST QUADRANT

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SOUTHEAST QUADRANT

Just like the Northwest

quadrant, this quadrant will

focus on parking and defining

the front edge of the site.

The walls will be built up to

initially hide Gammage then at

specific moments along the

wall a spectacular view of

Gammage appears.

There will be multiple access

points to the ticket booth with

an emphasis on ADA ramps

which are currently missing

on the site.

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BUILDING FOREGROUND

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The foreground of Gammage will look the most different in comparison to the other changes in the design.

This area will become a gathering and garden space that can be used before and after the shows. There will be a wall here as well which will display the signage for the building and hide the full frontal view of Gammage. If a driver is to glance at Gammage from the road, they should see the real money shots and not just the face of Gammage.

CAMPUS QUADRANT

The campus quadrant is the

main access point from ASU to

Gammage.

The intention is to maintain the

integrity of the two lawn

spaces by keeping the

sidewalk that splits the spaces.

The original Gammage design

is very symmetrical. The plan

is to mirror the spaces created

to match the other side.

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GAMMAGE PARKWAY AND FOREST AVE.

INTERSECTION

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This intersection is a cause of

concern for all bicyclists,

pedestrians and vehicles.

The roundabout will slow

down traffic and relieve

congestion caused by the bus

stop in the corner. Buses will

be the only vehicle allowed in

the outer lane which keeps

the traffic moving. Other

vehicles will now have the

opportunity to do a U-turn

safely without interfering with

pedestrian crossing

On Forest Ave. the on-street

parking was repurposed into a

protected bike lane on both

sides of the road.

PARKING

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The parking lot has been

transformed to be linear with

multiple exits and routes

within the aisles.

In the center aisle and at the

bottom of each wing there is a

designated pedestrian island.

These allow for safe passage

through the parking lot.

The center aisle is a direct

access to the front doors of

Gammage. The terminus of

the aisle leads to the historic

fountain which wrapped with

an inviting and elegant

staircase.

GATHERING SPACES

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These symmetrical gathering

spaces can be used as both an

outdoor classroom and hang

out place for students.

Students now have benches

and an amphitheater to use.

Also at the front of the site, the

lawn is now a place for sitting

and socializing before events.

THE BUILDING PERIMETER

Details

The building perimeter that

was once all parallel parking

is now a plaza for patrons to

use before, after and during

an event.

The plaza is elevated higher

than the parking lot and the

front lawn which also serves

as a gathering space.

The fountains are now a focal

point from the parking lot.

With stairs and ramps to

create an elegant and royal

entrance to Gammage

Auditorium.

SO WHAT?

This design gives some ideas

on how Gammage can be an

even more remembered and

utilized place for people.

The landscape around Gammage is a big part of the experience.

As a historically significant

building Gammage Auditorium

brings many people to the

ASU campus.