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AQUACIRCLE: REDESIGNING CANANDAIGUA

AL CANAND N AI IO G G E R

VICTORIA KAM | LSA 422

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.

Finger Lakes Museum

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

Designing Finger Lakes Museum


The Finger Lakes Museum is constructed like the Finger Lakes themselves; simply a mixture of various interferences encountering water and becoming new. Within the AquaCircle Invention, there will be a number of activities for all ages. These activities are intended to keep visitors in one location over a certain period of time by providing education, play and relaxation. Each of these factors is emphasized throughout the design, following through with use of water in each of the five sections. The two outer sections are dedicated to natural movement of water, as it passes through from the outer water source beneath the bridge. Visitors will be able to watch this movement while also viewing different ecosystems developing in the eddys. Although there will not be visible signs for visitors to read, tours will be given through the Museum in order to teach them about types of existing systems. In the middle section, an elevated lawn will describe movement of water via gravity. Visitors are welcome to sit and relax on this space, while also enjoying the view and activity around them. From the bottom up, the next section focuses on movement of the water uncontrolled. A grid of circles line the area, each one impacting the other. Visitors of all ages are welcome to step upon one circle and watch spouting water from a miniature domed fountain. This water will either land on the person and their standign circle, or in a concave netted circle with other differnt forms of eddyd developed ecosystems. The fourth section from teh bottom displays constructed floatable concrete swimming pool using water from the existing lake. This pool represents movement of water through control. The permeable pavement plaza becomes an ice skating rink during the winter, but is a visible example of rain water flow during the summer.

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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.

movement of water determines construction of space as a topographical image representation

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movement of water into eddys; developing story and history while passing through

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Finger Lakes Museum

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Bike Pathway Townhouses Commercial Facilities Tourism Office Creek Walk


use of green roofs and rain gutters to move water

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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

VIEWS VIA ACTIVITIES


Continuing with a selection of views from the main path within Canandaigua, different types of users will be able to see the new design in various ways. For example, a vehicle may see only passing settings while a walking person will see clear settings. Although there are many ways to see one view, what would be the best way to approach this space? Should a view be quickly or slowly seen? These are the questions toward designing within Canandaigua space and how water can help to appreciating each of those factors.

direct water access

road access
FINGER LAKES MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM

water

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water movement through ventilation systems

Museum Boardwalk
wooden platforms directing traffic throughout the space

Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents

Pool Entry Platform


entrance platform with steps into pools

Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents

Pool Entry Tunnel


entrance tunnel with steps into pools

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 Tunnel


pool path pool tunnel with lake with steps water vents into pools

Pool Path
pool path with lake water vents

Pool Entry Platform


entrance platform with steps into pools

Museum Boardwalk
platforms directing traffic throughout space

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walking

bicycling

Museum Boardwalk

Deck

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platform

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platform

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eddy pool

kayaking/canoeing

wooden platforms platform directing traffic throughout the space

fountain

fountain

eddy pool

fountain

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platform

fountain e.p

fountain

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