trident technical college berkeley campus courtyard designed by maggie fitts

Trident Technical CollegeBerkeley Campus Courtyard

Designed by Maggie Fitts

Design Goals• Usable space for students to study or relax between

classes• Appealing views from walkways• Include pondless water feature• Include outdoor classroom• Include hardy and tropical plants• Use of interesting texture and color• Low maintenance plan• Easy to mow bed lines• Little to no pruning necessary• Little to no irrigation necessary

Usable Space for Students

• Plenty of turf space for spreading out

• Allows students to relax outdoors between classes

• Benches

Pondless Water Feature

• Easy to install• Visually appealing• Low maintenance• Provides soothing

sounds• Shaded to prevent

growth of algae

Outdoor Classroom

• Refreshing change of pace from traditional classroom days

• Simple design

• Covered by shade sail

• Cost efficient

Plenty ofturf space

Outdoorclassroom

Pondlesswaterfeature

Benches

Interesting Texture and Color

Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea

Interesting Texture and ColorGold Dust Acuba

Interesting Texture and ColorNatchez Crape Myrtle

Interesting Texture and ColorJapanese Sago Palm

Interesting Texture and ColorFirepower Nandina

Interesting Texture and ColorJapanese Fatsia

Interesting Texture and ColorFlowering Dogwood

Interesting Texture and ColorCanna Lily

Interesting Texture and ColorPurple Fountain Grass

Interesting Texture and ColorWindmill Palm

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