Kingsbury Site Master Plan

City Council Presentation October 20, 2009

 Kingsbury will be a pinnacle
park carved within the
Kansas Prairie, celebrating
the effects of wind and
water.

The Kingsbury Site Master Plan

 Kingsbury Site
420 Acre Site
Currently being mined
Adjacent to the Brooks Landfill
Along the Arkansas River

Kingsbury Site
 Kingsbury Site

Current Conditions
 The Master Planning Process

Traditional Design Concept

FOLDED Design Concept

Folded Design Concept

Quiet Design
Concept

Initial Concept Development

 What is Folded?

Kansas Lake with “ Fingers”

 420 Acres of Park
215 Acres of Lake

Illustrative Site Plan

Elements of
Kingsbury
Lake Shoreline Concepts
 Creation of Lakes

Shoreline Design Section

Swimming Beach Design Section

Shoreline construction
 The Vehicular Circulation Plan

City Connection Streets as Complete Streets

The Vehicular Circulation Plan Parking Stalls Paved 1280
Overflow Stalls 940
 The Pedestrian Circulation Plan

Pedestrian Trail

Native Park w/ Trails

Pedestrian / Biking Trail Nature / Hiking Trail

 Paved Trails 13.2 Miles
Nature Trails 1.5 Miles

The Pedestrian Circulation Plan

 Program Elements Land and Water

Jet Ski Course

Swimming Beach

Crew Course Cable Wake Park

 Program Elements Land and Water

Fishing Point & Pier

Personal Watercraft Launch Lake Scuba Diving

 Program Elements Land and Water

Playgrounds / Natural Play

Festival Lawn

Wetland Interpretive Boardwalk

The Program Elements Plan
 The Structures Plan

Building Interior Typical Building Exterior

Flexible, Permanent and long lived structures

Sustainable and zero net energy building
Open-Air Structures Use local materials and reflect regional influences
Mariah Point – Special Events Building

Special Events Building

1,000 person capacity -40,000 SF

Large Enclosed Shelter -2 Bldgs

Tailwind Terrace 250 person capacity – 6,750 SF

Special Events Building and Large Enclosed Shelter

Driftwood Amphitheater – fixed seating for 1000

The Shire – Corporate Shelter

Open Air Shelter
500 person capacity – 7,500 SF
Cove Marina - 1,500 SF

Major Structural Elements

 The Structures Plan

South Bay – Wake Park Service Beach House 2400 SF

Building 1500 SF

Major Structural Elements

 Enclosed Shelters
6 Shelters
75 person capacity
2025 SF

Heated Crappie House

Major Structural Elements

 Open Shelters
10 Shelters
20 to 60 person capacity
600 – 1200 SF

Open Shelters

Major Structural Elements

Site Structures Plan
 The Landscape and Habitat Plan

Upland Prairie

Emergent Zone Plantings

Mixed Prairie & Woodlands

Mixed Prairie

Savannah Dry Prairie Wet Prairie

The Landscape and Habitat Plan 168 Acres of Restored Habitat
22 Acres of Manicured Landscape
Art & Culture at Kingsbury
 Integrated Public Art Concepts
Prairie – History, Geology, Indigenous Species,
Agriculture, Color and Texture

Wind – Weathervane, Windmill, Sky Formations,

Cirrus Clouds, Aviation, Wind Socks, Wind Currents

Wind/Water – It Snakes, Changes, Debris, Process,

Collects, Vortex, Erosion, Whilpool, Dune

Water – Color Blue, Land Maker, Islands, Floodlines

and Watermarks, Eddies, Currents

Related Concepts – Time, Native American Indian

Culture, Poetry, Literature, Photography, Energy
Technology

Art & Culture at Kingsbury

 Energy & Lighting at Kingsbury

Energy Self Sufficient

Park

Installation of clean and

renewable energy
sources – Solar, Wind,
and Water Energy
Light Blossom Fixture

Collection of energy
from the site – Methane
harvesting and
Geothermal
Larger Wind Turbine

Wind Turbines
 Energy & Lighting at Kingsbury

Feature Lighting

Pathway Lighting
Effect Lighting

Energy Efficient Lighting

Respect Dark Sky initiatives
Layered Lighting – Not lighting is
as important as lighting
Parking Area Lighting Solar-Powered Lighting
The Three Zones of the Park:
Water, Wind & Prairie
The Three Zones of Kingsbury
Park Core
Active Zone - Water

Park Entrance Gateway

Active Zone - Water

Mariah Point – Special Events Center

Active Zone - Water

Tailwind Terrace
Active Zone - Water

Driftwood Amphitheater
Active Zone - Water

Festival Lawn
 Active Zone - Water

Wake Park & Beach

Cable Wake Park
 Transition Zone - Wind

North Shore Enlargement Plan

Transition Zone - Wind

Marina and Cove

Transition Zone - Wind

Mariah Bridge
Nature Center & Quiet Zone Enlargement Plan
 Quiet Zone - Prairie

Interactive Learning with

Nature

Open-Air Shelters