WEST END VILLAGE
PERSPECTIVE
SCULPTURE GARDEN
ELENI JONES LARCH 414 FALL 2016
sculpture garden. Varying plant heights are
strategeically placed to create an anticipation
for the reveal of each artist’s sculpture. Each
sculpture is revealed at distinct spots on the
winding path. While plant heights create the
revelatory experience of artistic creation, they
also reveal sensory experiences along the
visitor’s journey. Plants have been grouped
together in mixes that include height, texture,
The West End Village is an up and coming
artist’s village. This design creates a space for
those who create art and those who admire it.
The West End Village Sculpture Garden has a
distinct art distric theme. This is a revelatory
design. It reveals artistic creativity through a
winding path of exploration, and reveals
sensory experiences. Planting design is used
to create the sensory experiences of this
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color, and fragrance. A contest will be
facilitated by the James gallery for artists who
wish to design a sculpture for the garden. The
installations will last for one year, making the
contest an annual event as well as an annual
festival for the sculpture unveil each year. This
space will add artistic life into the West End
Village and become a public space for those
working in the area.
SCALE: 1” = 15’
SENSORY
EXPERIENCE
VOLUMETRIC SPACE
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One of eleven sculptures
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Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
Phlox stolonifera ‘Sherwood Purple’
Stachys byzantina ‘Helene Von Stein
Brilliance autumn fern
Sherwood Purple creeping phlox
Helene Von Stein lamb’s ears
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Carex oshmensis ’Evergold’
Phlox divarcata ‘Blue Moon’
Polemonium reptans ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Evergold golden sedge
Blue Moon woodland phlox
Stairway to Heaven greek valerian
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Dark Knight blue mist shrub
Beyond Blue fescue
True Blue bottle genetian
Silver Gem prostate blue violet
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Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’
Festuca glauca ‘Beyond Blue’
Gentiana andrewsii ‘True Blue’
Viola walteri ‘Silver Gem’
MID PLANTING GROUPS
Amsonia hubrichtii
Aster laevis 'Bluebird'
Baptisia australis 'Carolina Moonlight'
Baptisia australis 'Midnight Prairieblues'
Baptisia australis ' Solar Flare Prairieblues'
Osmunda regalis 'Spectabilis'
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Agastache foeniculum 'Purple Haze'
Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black'
Baptisia x varicolor 'Twilite Prairieblues'
Echinacea ' Cheyenne Spirit'
Heuchera 'Frosted Violet'
Purple Haze giant hyssop
Lady in Black calico aster
Twilite Prairieblues false indigo
Cheyenne Spirit coneflower
Frosted Violet coralbells
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Muhlenbergia capillaris
TALL PLANTING GROUPS
Andropogon gerargii ' Red October'
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Superba'
Pink hairgrass
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
TREES
Amelanchier spp.
Cercis Canadensis
Cornus mas
SHORT PLANTING GROUPS
Carex dolichostachya ‘Gold Fountains’
Coreopsis verticillata ’Creme Brulee’
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Medium Deep Rose’
Thermopsis chinensis ’Sophia
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Edge trees;
providing barrier from sidewalk
Survival Gear Experts
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SENSORY PLANT PALETTE
Small civic space
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Upward slope from site entrance
Representative forms of vegetation heights
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SPATIAL EXPERIENCE SHOWN THROUGH ABSTRACTED PLANT FORMS
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Descending the upper pedestrian loop
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Approach to the West End Village Sculpture Garden; entrance to the sculpture path
First bend and approach to first inner path sculpture
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Serviceberry
Eastern redbud
Cornelian cherry dogwood
Gold Fountains sedge
Creme Brulee tickseed
Sensation garden sage
Sophia pea bush
TEXTURE
FRAGRANCE
Threadleaf bluestar
Bluebird smooth aster
Carolina Midnight wild indigo
Midnight Prairieblue false indigo
Solar Flare Prairieblues false indigo
Spectabilis royal fern
COLOR
Red October big bluestem
Karl Foerster feather reed grass
Superba russian sage
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Reveal of sculpture where upper loop meets lower loop
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Approach to the final bend in the sculpture garden path
Convergence of upper and lower path loops
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Beginning of sculpture reveal; rounding the bend
Upper path loop
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Approaching the sculpture garden exit
Reveal of the highest pedestrian vantage on site; multiple sculptures are revelaed
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Reveal of the streetscape at the end of the garden path