south bend city cemetery

SOUTH BEND CITY CEMETERY

JONATHON S. GEELS | DESIGN . INNOVATE . ADVOCATE | jsgdesign.wordpress.com

CITY CEMETERY PROPOSED CONCEPT DESIGN

CITY CEMETERY

CASE STUDY MOUNT AUBURN

ANALYSIS SITE CONTEXT

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GOALS

1. INCREASE SAFETY1. INCREASE AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY2. DEVELOP A MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WITH

VEHICULAR CONSIDERATIONS3. IMPROVE LIGHTING

2. HIGHLIGHT HISTORY AND ESTABLISHED HEIRARCHY1. DEVELOP HISTORICALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM2. UTILIZE HISTORIC LEXICON FOR PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS

3. MAKE CONTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS1. HIGHLIGHT ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY HISTORIC COMPONENTS2. DEVELOP PROGRAM ELEMENTS (EDUCATION/HISTORY/TECHNOLOGY)

4. PRIORITIZE FUNDING MECHANISMS AND PROJECT PHASES1. RESTORATION PROJECTS (MONUMENT REPAIR, LANDSCAPE

MAINTENANCE)2. ENTRY UPGRADE, PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD

CONNECTIONS3. EXPANSION PLAN AND INTERNAL PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS

CONCEPT DESIGN CONNECTIONS

CONCEPT DESIGN COLFAX SECTION

CONCEPT DESIGN ENTRY SECTION

CONCEPT DESIGN CONNECTIONS

CONCEPT DESIGN CHARACTER

CONCEPT DESIGN CURRENT SIGNAGE

CONCEPT DESIGN WAYFINDING

CONCEPT DESIGN SITE FURNITURE

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