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AL CANAND N AI IO G G E R
REGIONAL to LOCAL
The Finger Lakes Region represents a number of different bodies of water interconnecting from small ponds to oceans. Water moves from body to body, collecting and affecting multiple users over time. Through this movement, water will pick up and develop habitats, landscapes and memories. Canandaigua Lake currently plays a role as one of these factors, as a waterfront and playspace. However, new and old relationships are always developing through the waters movement in and out of Canandaiguas waterfront as time passes on. Although the Lakes historic travels are unknown to eye, an unspoken understanding of the water and its space is revealed.
CANANDAIGUA: gameboard
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WETLANDS The majority of vegetation on site is fragmented wetlands. Site conditions include ornamental shrubs and medium growth trees. MUSEUMS AND TOURISM AREAS Within a two mile radius, there are three museums and two visitor centers. The closest museum is one minute away driving and seven minutes away walking while the furthest museum is seven minutes away driving and twenty-seven minutes away walking. Two of the museums are about history and the third is about wine and culinary. GREEN SPACES Most of the green spaces in Canandaigua are parks with baseball fields and empty lots. These parks also include small activities including jogging / walking trails, play equipment, enclosed pavilions and picnic areas. Canandaiguas only waterfront park, Kershaw Park, is close to our site and has boating docks and a beachfront. The park also has other types of recreational activities with panels describing historical information. HABITATS Canandaigua is located in Ontario County of New York State, home to many types of habitat species. This list includes 157 birds, 39 reptiles / amphibians, 4 fishes and 2 insects. This range states that although quite diverse, Canandaiguas habitat species can still grow significantly and sufficiently.
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Kayak/Canoe Patio Runoff Bioswale Water Eddy Swimming Pool Elevated Lawn Space Museum Boardwalk Fountain Play Space Elevated Lawn Steps Permeable Pavement Plaza
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WATERFRONT EDGE The site has a strong waterfront edge which provides scenic views and allows many recreational activities to take place for residents and visitors. This site can be continuously designed for users in many different ways and can stem other forms of various activities all throughout the area. ART & CULTURE SPACES Canandaigua is peppered with small art designs thus indicating there is some interest in starting art and culture establishments within the area. These pieces are located quite far from the site, so bringing these artistic elements into design and combined with waterfront activities can be interesting for final results.
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MUSEUMS AND TOURISM AREAS Within a two mile radius, there are three museums and two visitor centers. The closest museum is one minute away driving and seven minutes away walking while the furthest museum is seven minutes away driving and twenty-seven minutes away walking. Two of the museums are about history and the third is about wine and culinary. ART & CULTURE SPACES Canandaigua is peppered with small art designs thus indicating there is some interest in starting art and culture establishments within the area. These pieces are located quite far from the site, so bringing these artistic elements into design and combined with waterfront activities can be interesting for final results.
WETLANDS The majority of vegetation on site is fragmented wetlands. Site conditions include ornamental shrubs and medium growth trees.
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WATERFRONT EDGE The site has a strong waterfront edge which provides scenic views and allows many recreational activities to take place for residents and visitors. This site can be continuously designed for users in many different ways and can stem other forms of various activities all throughout the area.
Forms of Construction
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IMMEDIATE CANANDAIGUA
One of the larger aspects of bringing people to a space is art & culture and museums/tourism. Canandaigua does have a small abundance of both but they are all lacking in placement and significance in the area. If the Finger Lakes Museum is supposed to be a huge success, how can we prove to visitors that the Museum and the space around it is worth visiting? This is where making connections between Canandaiguas existing urban art and tourism offices to the new site design is crucial.
The waterfront edge has a limitless end of habitats strewn from their numerous bodies of water and connecting green space. Because of this, many new wetlands have developed over time within the Kershaw Lake shorelines. This specific hub of ecological activity holds potential future design site ideas.
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movement of water into eddys; developing story and history while passing through
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Kayak/Canoe Patio Museum Boardwalk Permeable Pavement Plaza Elevated Lawn Steps
Designing Canandaigua
Both water and road access again hold significance within the area of Canandaigua. Focusing on these two forms of transportation will allow the waterfront area to function sufficiently in a tourism ideal. Crowds will be able to relate to both settings by following a major road within the streets and have immediate folloing along water access.
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floatable concrete with permeable pavement walkway
ip tropical hardwood floatable concrete
road access
FINGER LAKES MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM
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Museum Boardwalk
wooden platforms directing traffic throughout the space
Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents
Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents
Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents
Pool Tunnel
pool tunnel with steps into pools
Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents
Hot Tub
central chlorine water hot tub with managed pipes built into structure
Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents
Museum Boardwalk
platforms directing traffic throughout space
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walking
bicycling
Museum Boardwalk
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platform
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eddy pool
kayaking/canoeing
fountain
fountain
eddy pool
fountain
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fountain e.p
fountain
Deck
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