SITE PHOTOS I took a stroll through them again to see what we were missing in our site plan. One sees a lot more,now that we have been studying the site more closely.
Nick's photos, which seem to not have as much bright sun, and hence have shadows that are not so deep, are quite illuminating. Looking down the ramp - last pic - note how much planting there is on each side. Keeps it from feeling "squeezed".
Variety in the pavings and juxtaposition of materials - seems we need to do some rearranging, rather than wholesale replacement. There is an great deal more on the site than we are shooing in our drawing, which seems to give the experience a lot of richness, as well as some garbage.
I have a couple of questions, is that type of pavement allowed for ADA? because of the material is spaced out it can be potentally harming to a person coming in a wheelchair. In my programing and codes class the instructor mentioned that what they due in the street for the blind people (the change of structure) is very harmful to people in wheelchair because they can potentially have seizures. So I am thinking this material does not meet code, a smoter surface will be better. I may be wrong, please clarify.
Another question I have is that, I was looking into the grade and the fact that the bunker hill side where the gate is, is in a slope, which is not in a proper slope for a handicap person, and the fact that the gate opens from that sloped hill into the garden does not seem to me that is the best handicap accessible entrance ... Again I can be wrong, I am going off what I learned recently in my codes class.
So I was thinking that actually coming in from main street because is a flatter surface may be best suttable if this garden really wants to be code complaint :S...
I can work on some diagrams of new entry ways from main street, let me know what you guys think ... I am not an expert but it seems to me like bunker hill is not the best entryway for people in wheelchairs.
SITE PHOTOS
ReplyDeleteI took a stroll through them again to see what we were missing in our site plan. One sees a lot more,now that we have been studying the site more closely.
Nick's photos, which seem to not have as much bright sun, and hence have shadows that are not so deep, are quite illuminating. Looking down the ramp - last pic - note how much planting there is on each side. Keeps it from feeling "squeezed".
Variety in the pavings and juxtaposition of materials - seems we need to do some rearranging, rather than wholesale replacement. There is an great deal more on the site than we are shooing in our drawing, which seems to give the experience a lot of richness, as well as some garbage.
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ReplyDeleteI have a couple of questions, is that type of pavement allowed for ADA? because of the material is spaced out it can be potentally harming to a person coming in a wheelchair.
ReplyDeleteIn my programing and codes class the instructor mentioned that what they due in the street for the blind people (the change of structure) is very harmful to people in wheelchair because they can potentially have seizures. So I am thinking this material does not meet code, a smoter surface will be better. I may be wrong, please clarify.
Another question I have is that, I was looking into the grade and the fact that the bunker hill side where the gate is, is in a slope, which is not in a proper slope for a handicap person, and the fact that the gate opens from that sloped hill into the garden does not seem to me that is the best handicap accessible entrance ... Again I can be wrong, I am going off what I learned recently in my codes class.
So I was thinking that actually coming in from main street because is a flatter surface may be best suttable if this garden really wants to be code complaint :S...
I can work on some diagrams of new entry ways from main street, let me know what you guys think ... I am not an expert but it seems to me like bunker hill is not the best entryway for people in wheelchairs.
up for discussion~
Perla