EMERSON STEPP MArch

Swede Hollow Urban Nature Center

Problem: Create a design that focuses on a Contested Terrain.  I chose Urban Nature as the contested terrain and a Visitor Center for Swede Hollow Park in St. Paul, MN as my program.

Solution:  Utilizing the overgrown southern portion of the part that is cut off from the norhtern portion by 7th street, the design centers on bringing the interaction of man and "nature" to the focus.  The design intention is to raise awarness of the importance of natural resources within a city.  Utilizing a walkway that connects the city above to the park below I attempted to created varied interactions with the site to generate new perspectives of Urban Nature.   The program of the design is split up and spread along the path to encourage visitors to interact with the enviroment.  

Primary Programs: AutoCAD, Sketchup+ Vray, Photoshop. Illustrator