UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY AND DESIGN

ENCORE!
URBAN ACTIVATION STUDIO

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN
ADVANCED DESIGN C
SPRING 2019
JOSUE ROBLES CARABALLO, RYAN SWANSON
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INTRODUCTION
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THE FUNION
GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT 10
WALKING THROUGH TIME
NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL 22
PLACE YOURSELF
LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK 34
THE FRAME
JASON HENNING | AUDREY SCANLON | MICHAEL STEVENSON | VALERIA ZAITER 46
ALL 60
Wide Open office Encore PArk
BRIAN COOK 88
INTRODUCTION
The University of South Florida’s School of
Architecture and Community Design was tasked
with a new project for the spring of 2019. With funding
from the city of Tampa’s Housing Authority and
collaboration with artist Buster Simpson, students
were commissioned to design a permanent
installation in a park near downtown. The site in
question is a part of Encore! Tampa, a mixed-use
district consisting of housing opportunities, parcels
dedicated to hotels, offices, and retail, and a rich
history that helped to shape the community. With
two senior dedicated buildings and two, soon three,
multi-family housing buildings, the community at
Encore! combines people from all walks of life and
encourages them to interact together. The south
end of the development is home to a solar park
that helps to cool the buildings throughout the
Encore! district. This park will hold the sculptures of
Buster Simpson, the artist who invited the students
to create an installation for the park.
Students were asked to provide shade and seating,
a way to foster new connections through chance
meetings. While the community is still under
development, the students had to find a way to
bring people into the otherwise underutilized park.
The project is split between two semesters, from
January to July, with the first class consisting of a
competition for the final design of the permanent
installation and the second seeing it through
construction and marketing. The structure of the
first class was very unique, where for the majority
of the class, students were split into four groups of
four where, as their individual groups, they would
come up with their proposal for the site. Once
these ideas were presented, one proposal would be
chosen, and the students would work collectively
towards the final design.
Students spent weeks at the site, traveling there
at all hours of the day to observe how individuals
used the site. This time and research revealed who
was using the park and how they were using it,
finding the most populated times, and the times
where it was evident there was something lacking
in the space that the students’ installations could
fill. Once they settled on the design, the groups
had to build a 1:1 mock-up for their proposals.
Students learned and practiced woodworking,
metal working, how to specify and order supplies
from suppliers, and learned extensively about
different types of connections. These four mock-
ups were built at the school and later installed at
the actual site in downtown Tampa, where they
were presented to a large group of jurors.
These proposals explored the rich history of
Tampa, the influence music had on the site, how
to successfully create a landmark in a new area,
and how to encourage people to come together
from different backgrounds. The proposals were
titled Walking Through Time, Place Yourself, The
Bloomin’ Funion, and The Frame.
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JOSUE ROBLES CARABALLO
PROFESSOR | MArch. MSci.BUDD | USF SACD Faculty and Research Associate
Josue Robles Caraballo, a faculty and research
associate with the USF School of Architecture and
Community Design. Josue received a Masters in
Architecture from University of South Florida and
acquired a Masters in Building and Urban Design
Development from the Bartlett, University College
London.
Since, Robles Caraballo has been employed as
an architectural designer by Mesh Architecture,
Halflants + Pichette, Studio for Modern
Architecture, Thinking Development London, and
SchenkelSchultz Architecture assisting in several
housing, public, education, and civic projects.
At SACD, Josue has conducted urban and
community development research projects
for St Petersburg’s Planning & Development
Department, Aberdeen’s City Council in Scotland,
Florida Home Partnership. Critically confronting
socio-spatial challenges of local and international
communities, while illustrating the cultural
capital of communities in route of development.
In parallel, Josue has taught architectural and
urban design studios in London, Scotland, Bogota,
San Juan, Denver, Chicago, St. Petersburg and
Tampa. Robles Caraballo’s graduate studios
challenge current design practices, while inducing
regenerative and enabling design solutions for
the built environment. He has also taught urban
activation design-build studios for the Tampa
Housing Authority, Tampa Bay AIA, and Gobioff
Foundation. Installations have been featured
in St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts, Straub
Park, Ybor City, and Encore District in Tampa. The
urban Installations rethink social engagement and
questions environmental patterns of underutilized
locals, creating memorable spaces for urban
interaction. In addition, Robles Caraballo has
directed Sponsored Affordable Housing Design
Projects for Escambia Finance Housing Authority,
Florida Home Partnership, and Celebrate
Outreach. Sponsored research focusses in
attainable, equitable, and socially enabling homes
along the states of Florida.
 RYAN SWANSON
Ryan is the Founder / Executive Director of The
Urban Conga, a multidisciplinary design firm
that promotes community activity and social
interaction through open ended play. They achieve
this by creating interactive installations and
environments that spark creativity, exploration,
and free-choice learning into a variety of spaces.
The work ranges from their line of custom playable
products such as musical public park benches,
public ping pong tables, sound sculptures, touch
sensor murals to custom immersive environments
for both public and private clients. The firms work
has achieved a multitude of international design
awards and publications worldwide.
Along with running The Urban Conga, Ryan is
also a visiting professor at The University of South
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Florida School of Architecture and Community
Design. Where he is working with students on
exploring the importance of different scaled
interventions within the urban infrastructure. He
also was selected by The British Council as a part
of fifteen exceptional Creative Producers from
all over the world, encouraging a new kind of
conversation with creative communities, citizens
and city authorities. Through this work Ryan is
exploring both the qualitative and quantitative
data around the values of implementing play as a
part of our urban fabric. This work has led to him
hosting workshops and lectures around the world
including events like TEDx, SXSW, International
Placemaking Conference, and more.
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BUSTER SIMPSON
ARTIST
As an artist active since the late 1960s, Buster
Simpson has worked on major infrastructure
and planning projects, sight specific sculptures,
museum installations, and community
interventions. Simpson received a MFA in 1969,
and later, the Distinguished Alumni Award
in Architecture and Design, at the University
of Michigan. He is a recipient of numerous
awards, among them, NEA fellowships and the
Americans for the Arts Public Art Award in 2009.
Simpson’s work employs site specific
opportunities, engages social actions, and
sustainable opportunities, often considered
“poetic utility”. Humor and rich metaphors
distinguish his work, with deceptively simple
sculptures offering social and ecological
engagements and solutions to real problems.
In 2013 the Frye Art Museum mounted a major
retrospective of my work. In May of 2015 and 2016,
Simpson conducted Rising Waters confab at the
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation on Captiva Island,
Florida. This confab brought together a collaborative
team of scientist, artists, land use specialists,
and activists to create approaches to resilience
and the graceful migration of people and biota.
Simpson has exhibited at The New Museum, MoMA
PS1, Seattle Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, The
Hirshhorn Museum, Capp Street Project, Museum
of Glass. Simpson’s work is included in numerous
public commissions throughout North America.

Brian Cook is a registered landscape architect with
15 years of experience as a consultant and educator.
He has worked on significant public and private
projects throughout the United States, including
large and small-scale urban designs, parks, streets
and gardens. His recent experience has been
focused on public and institutional projects in
Florida, working on multiple university and health
care campuses.
BRIAN COOK
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
As an educator, Brian has focused on landscape
and urban design while teaching at the University
of Colorado Boulder, University of Georgia and
now at the University of South Florida. His work
and research is focused on the site-specific nature
of landscape and the interrelationships within site
ecologies.
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GROUP MEMBERS
 GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT
BLOOMING FUNION
THE BLOOMIN’ FUNION- CONSIDER THE
ONION. THE OBJECT IN QUESTION IS
UNIVERSAL, IT EXISTS IN ALL CULTURES.
AN ONION FEATURES ITSELF IN ALMOST
ANY MEMORABLE DISH ACROSS
CUISINE, AN ONION ACCENTS BUT
NEVER OVERPOWERS THE DISH, AN
ONION’S STRUCTURE LENDS ITSELF TO
MULTIPLE USES. THE ONION BECOMES
THE PERFECT ALLEGORY FOR WHAT
SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT THE PARK;
SOMETHING OPEN ENDED THAT
PROVIDES SHADE AND REST, DRAWS
ATTENTION TO THE SITE, AND FRAMES
THE ACTIVITY BUSTER SIMPSON’S
INSTALLATIONS WILL PROVIDE. TO
PREPARE THE ONION, YOU FIRST CHOP
OFF THE ADVENTITIOUS ROOT, WHICH
SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION. THEN YOU
PEEL THE SKIN, ACCESSING THE VIABLE
MEAT OF THE VEGETABLE. FINALLY,
YOU CHOP TO YOUR DISCRETION
TO GET THE SHAPE YOU DESIRE.
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SITE PLAN

SUN STUDies

09:00 AM 12:00 PM

06:00 PM 09:00 PM
 GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT
CONSIDER THE COLOR PINK. THE COLOR
IN QUESTION IS VIBRANT AND ALIVE, A
CALL TO ACTION AND REACTION. PINK
IS A BEACON OF ACTIVITY, OPINION
AND DISCUSSION. THE COLOR PINK
ALSO CREATES A VISUAL TIE TO THE
PINK AND BLUE CHURCH ACROSS
THE ENCORE ‘CAMPUS.’ CHOOSING
NEIGHBORHOOD TO SITE RELATION
PINK FURTHER TIES, THE ONION TO
THE SITE BY CONNECTING IT TO ITS
SURROUNDING CONTEXT. THE PINK
ONION BECOMES ICONIC, MUCH LIKE
THE CHURCH, NOT JUST SOMETHING TO
SEE, BUT SOMETHING TO EXPERIENCE
MORE THAN ONCE. FLORIDA IS KNOWN
FOR ITS ODDITY, WHY NOT LEAN INTO IT?
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE

 GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT
LAYERS OF THE FUNION
TO CREATE THE ONION, WE ESTABLISHED
A RHYTHM BY FABRICATING IT IN SLICES,
USING STRUCTURAL RIBS CLAD WITH
SOLID POWDER COATED STEEL. EACH RIB
IS FASTENED TO EACH OTHER CREATING
THE OBJECT ITSELF. THE OBJECT
CONSISTS OF TWO LARGER PIECES, ONE
THAT OFFERS SHADE, AND ONE THAT
OFFERS DYNAMIC SEATING. ENOUGH
SPACE EXISTS BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES
FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT ACCESS
THE LOUNGE SEATING, IF THEY WERE IN
NEED OF A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR, TO
BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE SPACE. THE
SHADE STRUCTURE IS ALSO FORMED
IN A WAY THAT IS COMFORTABLE TO
SIT IN AS WELL, CREATING EVEN MORE
SEATING OPPORTUNITY. THE ONION
IS FORMED IN A WAY THAT FRAMES,
ACCENTUATES, AND FUNNELS ACTIVITY
TO BUSTER SIMPSON’S DRUMS.
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STRUCTURE TO FOUNDATION STRUCTURE TO STRUCTURE

EXTERIOR PANELING TO STRUCTURE INTERIOR PANELING TO STRUCTURE

 GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT

ONION SECTION

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LIFE SIZE PROCESS

MOCK-UPS CONSTRUCTION
FABRICATING STRUCTURAL FRAME ON CNC STORE

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 TREVOR BRANNAN | NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL
WALKING THROUGH TIME
THROUGH VISITING THE SITE DURING
MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE DAY, WE
NOTICED THAT THE AREA NEEDED
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER, AS WELL
AS SHADING DEVICES. THE RESIDENTS
OF THE AREA THAT WE WERE TRYING TO
ATTRACT TO THIS PARK, WERE MAINLY
FAMILIES, CHILDREN WHICH WILL
BRING OUT THE ELDERLY. THE ELDER’S
LIVING IN THE APARTMENTS MOSTLY
SIT AROUND AND LACK EXERCISE. THE
CONCEPT FOR OUR INSTALLATION WAS
TO BRING THEM OUT TO THE PARK, TO
INTERACT WITH NATURE AND THERE’S
NOTHING BETTER THAN A CHILD’S
LAUGHTER TO BRIGHTEN UP THEIR DAY.
FOR OUR PROPOSED INSTALLATION,
CONSIDER THE IDEA OF CURIOSITY. TO
US CURIOUSITY IS THE ANTICIPATION
THAT YOU HAVE FOR SOMETHING, THE
ITCH THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU NEED
TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE EFFECT
THAT WE WANTED TO CAUSE WAS THE
INTERACTION AND THE EXPLORATION
OF THE SITE AND THE INSTALLATION
ITSELF CAUSED BY CURIOSITY. WE
LOOKED IN DEPTH AT THE BILLBOARD
EFFECT OF CREATING AN URBAN
ROOM THAT WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM
AFAR WHILE HAVING A SECONDARY
LAYER OF INFORMATION ONCE YOU
WOULD GET CLOSE TO THE PARK.
IN THE START OF THE PROJECT, WE
LOOK IN DEPTH ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF DOWNTOWN TAMPA AND YBOR.
WE SAW MANY MURALS AND CAME UP
WITH THE IDEA TO CREATE AN IMAGE
ABOUT THE HISTORY AS WELL THE
FUTURE.THESE IMAGES WOULD BE
SHOWN AS PERFORATION THROUGH
METAL AS IT ALLOW WIND AND
NATURAL SUN TO PASS AND CAST
SHADOWS ON THE GRASS AND PANELS.
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MOVEMENT DIAGRAM
 TREVOR BRANNAN | NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL

PROCESS THROUGH TIME

P H A S E 1:
IN THE START OF THE PROJECT, OUR GROUP WANTED TO CREATED A
SEATING THAT WILL ACCOMDATE FOR ALL AGES AS WELL A PLACE
FOR PEOPLE TO SIT, PLAY, AND RELAX. THE SEATING TURNS INTO AN
OVERHEAD CONDITION WHERE RESIDENTS WOULD BE PROTECTED
THROUGH ANY WEATHER. WE ASK RESIDENTS AT ENCORE WHAT
THEY MAINLY DO ON THEIR SPARE TIME AND MANY SAID THAT
THEY MOSTLY PLAY GAMES WHICH IS WHY WE CREATED A TABLE
WITHIN OUR CHAIR SO THE RESIDENCE CAN PLAY GAMES OUTISDE.

P H A S E 2:
EACH INDIVIDUAL CREATED A MODEL ABOUT MOVEMENT ON THE
SITE. MANY OF US CREATED A DATUM STRUCTURE THAT CREATED
AN OVERHEAD CONDITION AS WELL POCKETS OF AREA RESIDENTS
WILL INTERACT. OUR CONCEPT AT THE TIME WAS TO DIVIDE THE
SPACE FOR KIDS AND ADULTS BUT IN A WAY BOTH AGE GROUP WILL
INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER BY SEATING AND ACTIVITIES. MANY
OF THESE STRUCTURES ALLOW KIDS TO CLIMB, CRAWL, AND WEAVE
THROUGH THE SEATINGS. EACH STRUCTURE FACES DIFFERENT VIEWS.

P H A S E 3:
THROUGH THE HELP OF OUR PROFESSOR, WE CAME UP A “FOLDABLE
WALL” STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS TWO TYPE OF GRAPHICS ON THE
PANEL TO PRESENT A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME. FROM THESE WALL
STRUCTURE, SEATING BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE GROUND AND UNTO
THESE WALL AS RESIDENTS CAN SIT DOWN AND INTERACT WITH THE
GRAPHICS. NOT ALL SIDES ARE THE SAME NOR EACH PANELS AS THIS
WILL CREATE A SPARK OF CURIOSITY AMONG OTHERS AND MOVEMENT.

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
1. 1/8” thick metal perforated metal sheets
2. 1/8” thick metal sheet connector
3. 1/8” thick 6x6” black rubber
4. 1/8” thick black rubber
5. 1/4” anchor bolts
6. 1/2” x 3” vestile concrete expansion anchor bolts
7. concrete footing.
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DAYTIME RENDERING
 TREVOR BRANNAN | NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL

SITE PLAN & SUN STUDIES

SUMMER SOLSTICE WINTER SOLSTICE

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JUNE 21, 06:30 AM DECEMBER 21, 08:00 AM

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JUNE 21, 07:15 PM DECEMBER 21, 05:00 PM

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GROUP MEMBERS
TREVOR BRANNAN | NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL

LIFE SIZE PROCESS

MOCK-UPS CONSTRUCTION

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BASE DETAIL
 LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK

PLACE YOURSELF
OUR GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WAS
TO ACTIVATE AN URBAN PARK WITH A
SIMPLE, ELEGANT INSTALLATION THAT
FOCUSED ON HOW ITS OCCUPANTS
“PLACE THEMSELVES” WITH RESPECT
TO THE SUN, SHADE, AND EACH
OTHER. WE DREW DIRECTION FROM
A SERIES OF PRECEDENT STUDIES
THAT BEGAN TO REVEAL POSSIBILITIES
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

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GROUP MEMBERS
 LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK
THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WITH
NUMEROUS CONCRETE FORMS
WORKING TOGETHER AS A BASE THAT
SUPPORTS THE ENTIRETY OF THE
SYSTEM. THE STEEL SEATS HOVER JUST
ABOVE THE CONCRETE, NEVER COMING
INTO DIRECT CONTACT, WHILE THE
VERTICLE PANELS SINK DELICATELY
INTO THE CONCRETE FOR A STRONGER
CONNECTION. THE PERFORATIONS ON
THE PANELS ARE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL:
THEY BOLSTER THE THERMAL COMFORT
OF THE METAL WITH RESPECT TO
BOTH EXTREMES, CAST TEMPORARY,
PLAYFUL SHADOWS ON OCCUPANTS
PROCESS
AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS THROUGH AND
AROUND THE PANELS THEMSELVES.
THREADED RODS RUN THROUGH THE
CONRETE, BENCHES AND VERTICLE
PANELS WITH SPACERS BETWEEN EACH,
SECURING THE SYSTEM AND HIDING THE
THREADED RODS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THIS PROCESS IS USED TO CREATE
TWO SEPERATE SYSTEMS WITH CURVES
THAT RESPECT THE GEOMETRY OF
THE PARK AND EMBRACE EACH
OTHER TO CREATE SEPERATE ZONES
FOR INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, AND
GROUP SEATING RESPECTIVELY.
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RENDERINGS OF INSTALLATION AT
DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY

DAY AND NIGHT RENDERINGS

 LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

MASTER PLAN 39
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FINAL

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
 LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK
THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WITH
NUMEROUS CONCRETE FORMS
WORKING TOGETHER AS A BASE THAT
SUPPORTS THE ENTIRETY OF THE
SYSTEM. THE STEEL SEATS HOVER JUST
ABOVE THE CONCRETE, NEVER COMING
INTO DIRECT CONTACT, WHILE THE
VERTICLE PANELS SINK DELICATELY
INTO THE CONCRETE FOR A STRONGER
CONNECTION. THE PERFORATIONS ON
THE PANELS ARE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL:
THEY BOLSTER THE THERMAL COMFORT
OF THE METAL WITH RESPECT TO
BOTH EXTREMES, CAST TEMPORARY,
PLAYFUL SHADOWS ON OCCUPANTS
AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS THROUGH AND
AROUND THE PANELS THEMSELVES.
THREADED RODS RUN THROUGH THE
CONRETE, BENCHES AND VERTICLE
PANELS WITH SPACERS BETWEEN EACH,
SECURING THE SYSTEM AND HIDING THE
THREADED RODS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THIS PROCESS IS USED TO CREATE
TWO SEPERATE SYSTEMS WITH CURVES
THAT RESPECT THE GEOMETRY OF
THE PARK AND EMBRACE EACH
OTHER TO CREATE SEPERATE ZONES
FOR INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, AND
GROUP SEATING RESPECTIVELY.
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LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK

LIFE SIZE PROCESS

MOCK-UPS CONSTRUCTION

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THE FRAME
TITLED THE FRAME, THE GOAL OF THIS TO ALLOW FOR COUPLES AND
INSTALLATION WAS TO FOSTER NEW INDIVIDUALS TO BE COMFORTABLE,
INTERACTIONS. WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT VIEWS WERE HIGHLIGHTED.
SEATING TYPES AND PLACEMENTS, THE LOOKING IN AND THROUGH FROM
COVERED STRUCTURE INVITED PEOPLE DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS FRAMED
TO SHELTER FROM THE FLORIDA SUN, VIEWS OF THE PARK, THE ENCORE
AND MAYBE SPARK CONVERSATIONS DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PEOPLE
WITH A STRANGER. LARGE ENOUGH TO SEATED INSIDE THE STRUCTURE.
HOLD A GROUP BUT ALSO DESIGNED

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SITE TRAFFIC

SOLAR STUDY
north

south

west
east

The Frame 1/4”-1’ scale

ELEVATIONS
 JASON HENNING | AUDREY SCANLON | MICHAEL STEVENSON | VALERIA ZAITER

PROCESS
THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW LANDSCAPE DESIGN
AT ENCORE SOLAR PARK INVITES PLAY, INTERACTION,
AND COMFORT FOR ENCORE RESIDENTS,
FAMILIES, AND BYSTANDERS. TO ENLARGE THE
PARK’S OVERALL PERCEPTION, PHYSICALLY AND
PSYCHOLOGICALLY, PORTIONS OF PATHS AND PLANT
Individual
rom 4” to 10”
rom 16” to 2’
re is 8’
LIFE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GRASS.
ssibilities THIS ALLOWS FOR A BETTER USAGE OF THE SPACE
FOR ACTIVITIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HINDERED
BY THE LANDSCAPE (CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND
AND PLAYING, ETC). THE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION
OF BENCHES WERE CONSIDERED FOR BETTER
PLACEMENT. FOR REASONS OF SAFETY AND BETTER
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REST OF THE PARK, THE
BENCHES WILL BE LOOKING OUT ONTO THE PARK
AND STREET. THROUGH THE ENLARGEMENT,
Couple SIMPLIFICATION, AND REARRANGING A FEW
COMPONENTS, ENCORE SOLAR PARK WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO ATTRACT PEOPLE AND BECOME AN
ACTIVE, MORE DYNAMIC ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Group

Individua
ground planes vary from 4” to 10”
Seating blocks vary from 16” to 2’
metal shade structure is 8’
variety of seating possibilities

h elevation

Coupl

Grou
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tectonics
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RENDERINGS OF INSTALLATION AT
DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY

DAY AND NIGHT RENDERINGS

 JASON HENNING | AUDREY SCANLON | MICHAEL STEVENSON | VALERIA ZAITER

group 9 Couple 2 individual 4

Key

Area of proposal

axis framing the conection from

encore development in to the
park

axis framing the group seating

from perry harvey park

buster simpson’s intallation

pieces

10’ wall

Clara indian hawthorn

kaleidescope abelia

coontie

firepower nadina

MASTER PLAN

group 9 Couple 2 individual 4

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FINAL

TUBE STEEL
1/4” SHEET METAL
WOOD
CONCRETE

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
 JASON HENNING | AUDREY SCANLON | MICHAEL STEVENSON | VALERIA ZAITER
THE VARIETY OF MATERIAL AND
FINISHES WERE ALL CHOSEN BASED
ON STUDIES AND RESEARCH DONE.
THE COLOR OF THE PANELS WERE
TESTED ON PIECES OF RAW METAL
AND THEIR TEMPERATURE WAS
RECORDED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THIS DATA HELPED TO DETERMINE
SUN STUDIES
THE COLOR OF THE SHADING PANELS.
SUN STUDIES WERE DONE TO WORK
OUT THE BEST PLACEMENT FOR
THE STRUCTURE, LOOKING AT HOW
THE PANELS PROVIDED SHADE
THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT TIMES OF
THE YEAR.
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LIFE SIZE PROCESS

MOCK-UPS CONSTRUCTION

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PRESENTATION

STUDENTS PRESENT THIER FULL SCALE SCALE CONSTRUCTS

TO MEMBERS OF TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY

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 Tampa Housing officials, local community advocates and
members of the community of Encore! came together to
determine the winning direction for the final installation.
This jury decided on The Frame for its ability to comfortably
accommodate a large group of people and provide a quick
relief from Florida’s unrelenting sunshine.

Once a direction was chosen, the students started

collaborating on the final installation. The goal was to
enhance the initial design to better incorporate it into the
site and to further develop various aspects of the installation, all while trying to keep the
core values of the design the same. These concepts focused on the programming of the
seating and how the installation itself helped to frame views within the park, the structure,
and even further out into the Encore! community.

Each of the four initial proposals brought different aspects to the final permanent
installation. The undulating seating from Place Yourself was used to break up the larger
concrete benches and create a dynamic seating experience. Walking Through Time
pixelated the view by creating a multitude of perforations in their large panels which
carried over and helped to provide some transparency in the final panels of The Frame.
By placing a large, bright pink onion on the site, The Bloomin’ Funion successfully created
a landmark, this tactic was taken and merged with The Frame’s design, using an overall
bright color to create an icon that people will recognize and know.

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SITE PLAN

ELEVATION
 GENGY ALICE | PAIGE BEBOUT | EVAN KNOLL | ABBIE LAVENANT
FUNION IN A BOX
FUNION IN A BOX - CONSIDER WHAT
WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU BUILT A BOX
AROUND A BABY ONION, CONSTRAINING
IT TO BECOME THE SHAPE OF THE BOX AS IT
MATURES. OUR IDEA MOVING FORWARD
IS TO MAINTAIN THE FLUIDITY AND
ORGANIC NATURE OF OUR BLOOMING
FUNION BUT CONFORMING IT TO THE
PARTI OF THE FRAME. WHAT RESULTS IS
THE ONION IN A BOX. FROM PLAN AND
CERTAIN ELEVATIONS, THE INSTALLATION
IS RIGID, BUT AS YOU MOVE AROUND
THE ORGANIC NATURE REVEALS ITSELF.
INSTEAD OF AN ORTHOGONAL FRAME,
IT CREATES A SCOPE TO VIEW THROUGH.
BY UNROLLING THE ONION, IT CREATES
MORE SHADE AND CONVENTIONAL
SEATING AS WELL AS MORE LOUNGE
SEATING.
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SUN STUDIES: SUMMER SOLSTICE

JUNE 21, 06:30 AM

JUNE 21, 01:30 PM

JUNE 21, 07:15 PM

 NINI NGUYEN | IBETH PEREZ | KAMANI SAMUEL
FRAMING TIME
TO CREATE OUR TAKE ON THE FRAME,
WE WANTED TO KEEP THE SHELL
(HEART OF) THE FRAME WHICH WAS
THE METAL FRAME OR STRUCTURE AND
CONCRETE SEATING. WE WANTED TO
ADD OUR PERFORATION SINCE UT WAS
SUCCESSFUL AND COMBINE THAT WITH
OUR CURVED SEATINGS. THESE SEATING
WILL COME UP FOR SHADE AND DOWN
FOR PEOPLE TO SEAT AS THIS CREATE A
UNIFORM FLOW FROM THE STRUCTURE
DOWN TO SEATING. THE METAL SEATING
WOULD COME OVER THE CONCRETE
BLOCK INSIDE THE FRAME AS IT BREAK
UP THE SPACE FROM THE CONCRETE
ELEVATION & PERSPECTIVE RENDERINGS
BLOCK TO PREVENT PEOPLE TO SLEEP
AND LAYDOWN . AS SHADING AND GREEN
COMPONENTS BEING IMPORTANT, WE
WANTED TO PROPOSED A VERTICAL
GREEN WALL THAT PROVIDES ANOTHER
LAYER OF SHADING AS WELL A WAY OF
BRING LIFE TO THIS INSTALLLATION.
THE VERTICAL GREEN WALL WOULD BE
MADE FROM VINES OVERLAYING THE
MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE FRAME AND
LEAD DOWN TO THE SEATING. OUR
INTENT IS TO CREATE AN URBAN ROOM
THAT IS BOTH VERY ORTHAGONAL AND
ORGANIC IN SHAPE AND FORM.
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 GROUP MEMBERS
FRAME YOURSELF
TAKING THE UNDULATION OF THE
SEATING IN PLACE YOURSELF, THE
GROUP IMPLEMENTED THE CORE
DESIGN OF THE FRAME AND MADE IT
THEIR OWN. BY ANGLING THE SEATING,
IT HELPED TO CREATE MORE SEATING
THAT COULD FOSTER SMALLER GROUPS
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE USING
THE STRUCTURE. THEY MOVED IT TO A
CENTRAL LOCATION IN THE PARK TO
ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM VISIBILITY AND
ACCESS.
 LEENA ERCHID | REID FISHER | ALMOG NAHUM | TYLER SZYMKOWIAK

N 0 5 10

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THE FRAME
SIMPLIFICATION IS WHAT DROVE DIRECTION, MUCH OF THE SAME VIEWS
THE SECOND ITERATION FOR THE REMAINED FRAMED, WITH MORE OF A
FRAME FROM THE ORIGINAL GROUP. FOCUS ON SELF-REFLECTION TO THE
BY MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF PARK RATHER THAN LOOKING OUT
THEIR INITIAL DESIGN, THE TEAM TOWARDS DOWNTOWN. A BRIGHTER
ADDRESSED CONCERNS BROUGHT LANDSCAPING PLAN WAS PROPOSED
UP BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUCH WITH A POSSIBLE PLACEMAKING
AS MORE SHADE FOR THE SEATING ELEMENT ADDED TO THE FRONT OF THE
AND SIMPLIFYING THE SHADE PARK, A SIGN THAT DESIGNATED THIS
STRUCTURE. ORIENTED IN A DIFFERENT PARK AS A DESTINATION.
JASON HENNING | AUDREY SCANLON | MICHAEL STEVENSON | VALERIA ZAITER

ELEVATION RENDERINGS

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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FINAL COLLECTIVE DESIGN
The Frame is an intersection of two frames shaping
an urban room that creates a threshold between
the rest of the park and inside the installation.
This threshold over the path connects the artist
Buster Simpson’s sculptures and the solar park,
leading to the design of the raining pixels on the
shading panels. While inhabiting this room, one
automatically connects back with the community
as the framed views and ideals envelope the
individual. The structure creates a metaphorical
picture frame, holding the ideal images, we reflect
back to what Encore! is doing with their community
and how they are trying to create a rich community.
The long concrete seats from the initial proposal
were broken up to create a unique sitting experience,
some places suitable for one person and a few that
accommodated a pair. People could inhabit the
space with a large group or have multiple smaller
groups, with the space between the clusters
large enough to separate but not isolate. Varied
seating opportunities allows people to congregate
together, elderly and young children alike. This can
also foster chance encounters to help create new
relationships within the community.
As people congregate within the structure, they
are shaded by the large enclosing panels, broken
up in response to the seating below. Perforations
that came from the Place Yourself proposal were
adapted to fit the enlarged steel panels to allow
more light and air through the installation. Painted
a bright blue, The Frame becomes a beacon in
the green landscape, drawing passersby in and
sheltering them from the harsh Florida climate.
Spanning over a walking path, the curves of the
already laid paths in the park leads dog walkers
and visitors alike right into the installation. Walking
through, you look out to view the solar park to the
East of the park. This solar park is what powers the
chiller system to cool the community. A piece of
the overhead shade is angled to resonate with the
23 ° angle of the solar panels to optimize the sun’s
power in Tampa.
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 CONSTRUCTION
OVER THE SUMMER, STUDENTS WORKED
ALONGSIDE WITH MATERIAL SUPPLIERS,
FABRICATORS, ENGINEERS, AND LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS TO CONSTRUCT THE FRAME.
A CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT SET WAS
DRAWN TOGETHER AND USED TO DIRECT
FABRICATORS AND GET THE PROJECT
THROUGH PERMITTING.

Key Plan Material Key Key Notes

1. 2"x6" Tube steel. See drawings
Concrete
A20-A22.
Steel
2. Welded tube steel connection.
Earth
See drawings A20-A22.
Grass
3. Canopy anchor. See details A,
Gravel
B.

2"
2"

1
72"

9" 1"
Ø2 9" 3"

3"

General Contractor: Andrian Costache

License #: CGC1524514

Detail A Detail B

Engineer: Kurt Kelly

License #:

3'-3" 6" 2'-8"

THE FRAME AT ENCORE
TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY

9"

3
1217 E HARRISON ST

3'-5" 8" 2'-10"

TAMPA, FL 33602

CANOPY
1
ANCHOR
DETAILS

A17

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DIGGING IN PREPARATION FOR FOUNDATION AND ALIGNING OF PREFABRICATED FORM-WORK

PLACING REBAR IN FORMS

CONSTRUCTION
FABRICATION OF WOOD FORM-WORK

TYING REBAR FOR SECOND CONCRETE POUR

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 PREPARING FRAME FOR SANDBLASTING AND POWDER COATING

REMOVING FORM-WORK AND FILLING IN FOUNDATION AFTER 3,000

POUNDS STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS WERE BOLTED IN PLACE
SETTING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS IN PLACE

BOLTING SHADE PANELS ON STRUCTURAL FRAME

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 CONNECTION OF OVERHEAD CONDITIONS

TWO TONED CONCRETE SEATING

CONNECTION OF PANEL STRUCTURE TO SEATING

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FRAMED VIEW OF BUTER SIMPSON’S INSTALLATION
FRAMED VIEW LOOKING BACK TO ENCORE DEVELOPMENT

OVERHEAD SHADE STRUCTURES

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the spirit of collaboration, we have too many parties to thank. Including Michael
Lemieux for his constant support and fabrication insight during all aspects of the
project. Jason B. Taylor AIA, from Taylor Studios, for taking us under his wing during the
design development and construction permitting process. To Adrian Costache, from
MAC Construction, for your countless hours of construction support and mentorship
to students. To Alex Rodriguez Wilkes from Upper Limit Design & Juan Esparza for
welding. Juan Carlos Chanquin, Gulf Atlantic Powder Coating, for accommodating
our project in their busy line.

To the cocreator, Buster Simpson for giving us the opportunity to deliver a new vision
for the Encore’s Technology Park. The Tampa Housing Authority, particularly Lorenzo
Reid and David Hollis, for their undeniable patience and trust to our students.

While many have contributed in this process, there will be no project with out the
energy and talent from our students and to them, I dedicate this narrative of our
process and undertaking.
PROFESSORS
JOSUE ROBLES CARABALLO
RYAN SWANSON

STUDENTS
GENBY ALICE PAIGE BEBOUT TREVOR BRANNAN LEENA ERCHID
REID FISHER JASON HENNING EVAN KNOLL ABBIE LAVENANT
ALMOG NAHUM NINI NGUYEN IBETH PEREZ KAMANI SAMUEL
AUDREY SCANLON MICHAEL STEVENSON TYLER SZYMKOWIAK VALERIA ZAITER
AYDA KT CATY FOLH SIERRA MCCORMICK ADRIAN COSTACHE
JENNIFER CARR LAUREN MOSHER MATEO IRIGOYEN ABBY KEIL
JUSTIN ELCOCK

BOOK DESIGN
JASON HENNING NINI NGUYEN AUDREY SCANLON

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BUSTER SIMPSON
ENCORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY
BRIAN COOK
JASON TAYLOR, AIA
MAC CONSTRUCTION
UPPER LIMIT FABRICATION
JUAN ESPARZA
GULF ATLANTIC POWDER COATING

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ENCORE PARK
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SUMMARY

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ZONE ONE ZONE TWO

T
he existing roughly half-acre park located at 1200 E Harrison Street
is an integral part of the City of Tampa’s Encore neighborhood
development. The park sits atop significant stormwater infrastructure
which services the entire 28 acre development and functions as one of
many examples of sustainability located throughout Encore. Recently, as
the neighborhood continues to grow, the park has been under renovation
and is in need of new planting and an updated design. This presents an
opportunity to build upon the initial concept of the park as sustainable
infrastructure; creating a consistent theme and design centered around
native planting, wildlife, and interpretive educational experience.

The concept of this project is to “re-wild” this public space within the heart
of Tampa’s urban environment. This includes inviting native wildlife such as
birds and butterflies into the park by planting native species that attracts
them, incorporating existing artwork and sculptural elements to activate the
park, and including educational signage or story-telling to further illustrate
the importance and intent of the design.

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FLORIDA NATIVE GRASSES & WILDFLOWERS ZONE ONE ZONE TWO

4 5
3 7
6
1 2

ERAGROSTIS ELLIOTTII

ARISTIDA STRICTA

VERNONIA GIGANTEA

CARPHEPHORUS CORYMBOSUS

LIATRIS SPICATA

COREOPSIS FLORIDANA

ASTER

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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FLORIDA OAK HAMMOCK ZONE TWO

5
QUERCUS VIRGINIANA

ILEX CASSINE 8

9
13 16 10 11 15
12 14

SERENOA REPENS

CALLICARPA AMERICANA

RUBUS FRUTICOSUS

ZAMIA PUMILA

VIBURNUM OBAVATUM

STACHYTARPHETA

LANTANA MONTEVIDENSIS

NOT SHOWN IN SECTION: CALLISTEMON CITRINUS, VITEX, VACCINUM ASHEI, HAMELIA PATENS, PSYCHOTRIA NERVOSA,
MYRCIANTHES FRAGRANS, PENTASA LANCEOLATA, & PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLUS ‘PRINGLES’

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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ZONE ONE

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Z
one One’s planting palette is entirely comprised of native grasses,
shrubs, and wildflowers designed to reflect a natural composition
found in Florida’s grassland prairies. As the primary entrance to the
park, this planting zone will provide a robust amount of wildlife and flowers
to the most active parts of the site, including those simply passing by, and
serve as a colorful threshold into the core of the park.

Several species including Vernonia Gigantea (Giant Ironweed), Carphephorus

Corymbosus (Florida Paintbrush), Liatris Spicata (Gayfeather), and Aster,
feature spectacular seasonal purple flowers that attract various species
of hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Coreopsis Floridana
(Tickseed) is also a significant attractor for pollinators and maintains a
frequent yellow flower planted strategically at significant corners at each
planting bed. Native grasses like Eragrostis Elliottii (Elliot’s Lovegrass) and
Aristida Stricta (Wiregrass) provide a dense base planting as well as healthy
habitat for several species of small songbirds.

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GRASSES AND WILDFLOWERS

ERAGROSTIS ELLIOTTII “ELLIOT’S LOVE GRASS”

PERENNIAL NATIVE GRASS 1’-2’ HEIGHT
ZONES 7 - 11 COMMON

ARISTIDA STRICTA “WIREGRASS”

NATIVE GRASS 1’-2’ HEIGHT
ZONES 8A - 10B COMMON

VERNONIA GIGANTEA “GIANT IRONWEED”

PERENNIAL WILDFLOWER 2’-7’ HEIGHT
ZONES 8A - 10B COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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ENCORE PARK // ZONE ONE PLANT PALETTE

CARPHEPHORUS CORYMBOSUS “FLORIDA PAINTBRUSH”

PERENNIAL WILDFLOWER 2’-4’ HEIGHT
ZONES 8A - 10B COMMON

LIATRIS SPICATA “GAYFEATHER” “BLAZING STAR”

WILDFLOWER 3’-4’ HEIGHT
ZONES 7 - 11 COMMON

COREOPSIS FLORIDANA “TICKSEED”

WILDFLOWER 1’-3’ HEIGHT
ZONES 4 - 10 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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ASTER “ASTER”
WILDFLOWER 1’-3’ HEIGHT
ZONES 4B - 9A COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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ZONE TWO

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T
he planting palette for zone two encapsulates the character felt at the
fringe of a Florida oak hammock. Introducing two Quercus Virginiana
(Live Oak) to the park serve as an anchor to the south edge of the
park. Over time, these will provide long-term shade for visitors, cast over
almost half of the park footprint, as well as serving as habitat for wildlife.
Other flowering trees, such as Callistemon Cistrinus (Red Bottlebrush) and
Ilex Cassine (Dahoon Holly) will serve as potential habitat for a variety of
local bird species including the Florida mockingbird, bluejays, cardinals,
and the pileated woodpecker. Understory planting along the edge of the
park’s main walk include a collection of Florida-native, edible fruiting
plants like Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) and Vaccinum Ashei (Florida
Blueberry). These plants will fruit seasonally within arm’s reach of picking
for park visitors. Lastly, several flowering plants included in this zone, such
as Vitex, Stachytarpheta (Porterweed), Lantana Montevidensis (Lantana),
Pentas Laneolata (Pentas), Hamelia Patens (Firebush), Callicarpa Americana
(Beautyberry), and Psychotria Nervosa (Wild Coffee), will all flower or fruit
throughout the year attracting a significant amount of life to the park.

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TREES

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QUERCUS VIRGINIANA “LIVE OAK”

LARGE CANOPY 60’-80’ MATURE HEIGHT
ZONES 7B - 10B COMMON

CALLISTEMON CISTRINUS “RED BOTTLEBRUSH”

SMALL CANOPY; UNDERSTORY 10’-15’ MATURE HEIGHT
ZONES 9A - 11 COMMON

MYCIANTHES FRAGRANS “SIMPSONS STOPPER”

TREE/HEDGE 20’-30’ HEIGHT, 15’-20’ SPREAD
ZONES 9B - 11 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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ILEX CASSINE “DAHOON HOLLY”

SMALL TREE 20’-30’ MATURE HEIGHT; 8’-12’ SPREAD
ZONES 7A - 11 COMMON

LARGE SHRUBS AND PLANTS

VIBURNUM OBOVATUM “WALTERS VIBURNUM”

HEDGE 25’ MATURE HEIGHT
ZONES 7 - 10 COMMON

SERENOA REPENS “SAW PALMETTO” SILVER

PALM SHRUB 5’-10’ HEIGHT; 4’-10’ SPREAD
ZONES 8 - 11 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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RUBUS FRUTICOSUS ‘PRIME-ARK FREEDOM’ “BLACKBERRY”

SHRUB
ZONES 8 - 10 UNCOMMON

VACCINIUM ASHEI ‘RABBITEYE’ “FLORIDA BLUEBERRY”

SHRUB
ZONES 8 - 10 UNCOMMON

ZAMIA PUMILA “COONTIE”

SHRUB 3’-5’ HEIGHT; SPREAD
ZONES 8B - 11 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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HAMELIA PATENS “FIREBUSH”

SHRUB 15’ MATURE HEIGHT; 8’-12’ SPREAD
ZONES 9 - 11 COMMON

PSYCHOTRIA NERVOSA “WILD COFFEE”

SHRUB 4’-10’ HEIGHT; 4’-8’ SPREAD
ZONES 10B - 11 UNCOMMON

VITEX “CHASTE TREE”

SMALL CANOPY; UNDERSTORY 10’-15’ MATURE HEIGHT
ZONES 7B - 11 UNCOMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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CALLICARPA AMERICANA “BEAUTYBERRY”

SHRUB 5’-8’ HEIGHT, SPREAD
ZONES 7 - 11 COMMON

SMALL PLANTS & GROUND COVERS

PENTAS LANCEOLATA “PENTAS”

ANNUAL 2’-3’ HEIGHT; SPREAD
ZONES 8B - 11 COMMON

STACHYTARPHETA “BLUE PORTERWEED”

PERENNIAL 4’-8’ HEIGHT; SPREAD
ZONES 10 - 11 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLLUS ‘PRINGLES’ “DWARF PODOCARPUS”

DWARF SHRUB 2’-3’ HEIGHT;SPREAD
ZONES 8B - 11 COMMON

LANTANA MONTEVIDENSIS “LANTANA”

ANNUAL 18” HEIGHT; SPREAD
ZONES 8 - 10 COMMON

BIRD HABITAT SLOW GROWING POLLINATOR

EDIBLE FLORIDA NATIVE RARE/ENDANGERED

FAST GROWING FLOWERING DROUGHT TOLERANT

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MAINTENANCE

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A
s part of reintroducing wildlife and native planting to the urban core
of the city of Tampa, park maintenance will more closely resemble
what you’d expect to see in a natural park setting. Prescriptive
burning approximately every two-to-three years will serve this area both
functionally and educationally as a large part of the natural cycle wherein
the seeds and rhizomes of these plants are dispersed and perpetuated.
This process takes less work overall compared to traditional mowing and
trimming but requires more specialized knowledge. To establish planting –
especially in the native palette of zone one – irrigation will be required for
a short period of time after installation and possibly needed for extended
periods of severe drought. Specific irrigation demands will be required for
parts of zone two – especially the edible portions of the composition.

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