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1 Historic Iconic Landscapes: Integrating Preservation & Sustainable Design 1 Virginia Capitol & Capital Square, Richmond VA Virginia DGS, Hillier RMJM team lead, National Mall, Washington DC NPS NAMA, HOK team lead, 2009-Phase 1 Underway NPS NAMA Mall Mapping, Heritage Landscapes 3 US Capitol Square, Washington DC AOC Capitol Grounds, Vitetta lead, Cultural Landscape Report 4 Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT Shelburne Farms non-profit, Heritage Landscapes & collaborators Heritage Landscapes LLC Preservation Landscapes Architects & Planners Patricia M. O Donnell, PLA, FASLA, AICP 1 Historic Iconic Landscapes: Integrating Preservation & Sustainable Design Sustainable Aspects: Limitation it ti of Disturbance & Site Protection ti Soil Management & Reuse Stormwater Management, Harvest, Reuse Vegetation Management, Selection, Protocols Energy & Carbon Imprint Heritage Landscapes LLC Preservation Landscapes Architects & Planners Patricia M. O Donnell, PLA, FASLA, AICP 2 1

2 Virginia Capital Square, Jefferson Origins Client Group Department of General Services, Project Executive Board Governor s Office, Legislature, Capital Square Preservation Council Project Team, Design & Construction, Team Leader George Skarmeas, Hillier Architecture, Preservation Studio with Heritage Landscapes, Landscape Architects, Robert Silman Associates, Structural Engineers, Draper Aiden Consultants, Civil Engineers, Steffy Design, Lighting, Gilbane-Chrisman Associates, Construction Managers Virginia Capital Square Overlay - Orange for 1907 Design Mandates: Reassert the Visual Dominance of the Temple of Democracy on the Hill Treat South Slope As a Green Plinth for the Jefferson Structure Recapture Visual Connections & Progression Create New Sympathetic but Distinguishable Additions Address Aspects of Sustainability Appropriately 2

3 Virginia Capital Square Preserve, Rehabilitate Sustainably Restored formal tree rows Reduced Impervious, path alignment toward historic character-experience Applied 1907 Landscape Forms surrounding Capitol, removed 220+ Cars New Formal, Ceremonial Inaugural Plaza New Extension Entry at Bank Street, with wall planted plaza and green roof US Capitol Square Cultural Landscape Report Project landscape of 56.3 acres, is the setting for the U.S. Legislative Branch Project Team: AOC Capitol Grounds, AOC Planning & Project Management, AOC Curator, Records Management & Photographic Archives Consultants: VITETTA, Heritage Landscapes, Charles E. Beveridge, PhD Pam Scott, Hord Coplan Macht Inc., Faithful & Gould AOC, Oct

4 Capitol Square Period Plans 7 Enhance Sustainability: Return to Olmsted Fundamentals Improve soil health for infiltration & to withstand use pressures Test mixed-species turf for diversity and durability 8 4

5 Enhance Sustainability: Return to Olmsted Fundamentals Improve soil health for infiltration and to withstand use pressures Increase tree and shrub plantings for better air quality and shade Add low, dense plantings for enhanced stormwater absorption Test mixed-species turf for diversity and durability Maintain historic green roof plant cases on Terraces Rebuild walks with historic plain concrete for better durability Low Shrub Ground Cover Native Low Shrub Dwarf Native Low Shrub Deutzia gracilis nikko Lysimachia nummularia Leucothoe axillaris Ilex glabra 9 compacta 10 5

6 What was our National Mall? Understand Evolution 1791 L Enfant Plan Unbuilt 1818 King Survey 1936 Olmsted Jr As Built ½ Section Dec Surface & Subsurface Disturbance 1818 to National Mall Rehabilitate Turf & Soils National Icon Demonstrations Patriotic Gatherings Free Speech Assembly 3,000 Permit Events per Year 25,000,000 Pairs of Feet per Year Compacted Soils & Struggling Turf Understanding Historic Design Intent Continuous Tapis Vert, Domed Profile Heritage Landscapes Contributing to a Interdisciplinary Team 6

7 National Mall Soils & Grading for Sustainable Turf National Mall Stormwater Harvest Curb-Grate-Cistern-Filter-Irrigate Curbs, Subsurface Drainage, Soils Underway, May

8 Shelburne Farms: Sustainable Agriculture Renewable Energy National Historic Landmark Sustainable Agriculture Environmental Education Market Garden, Restaurant Cheddar Cheese Swiss Brown Cows Fruits at Market, Cartago, Costa Rica Shelburne Farms Olmstedian Walking Path & Stormwater Management Fruits at Market, Cartago, Costa Rica 8

9 Shelburne Farms Olmstedian Walking Path & Stormwater Management Small basin to slow rainwater speed drop sediment Fruits at Market, Cartago, Costa Rica Shelburne Farms NHL Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels, Impacts Oil & Coal Zero Carbon Footprint, BioChar, Grass Pellets Shelburne Farms Solar Orchard Proposed 121 Ft Wind Tower Effectively Sited within Historic Landscape Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont USA 9

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