Evolution of the Site Plan

From the start of the project, our group had decided that we absolutely wanted a lush bioswale to continue with the sustainability of wind power and living a more ecological lifestyle.  With the west-northwest winds coming on to our site, we wanted to block off those harsh winds to allow a nice path to the building, but we didn't want to take all of the wind out of the situation because this is a wind interpretive center

Below shows the solution to some of the problems stated above.   Parking is no longer flanking the building and being a focal point and it is now pushed back behind the bioswale.  a few coniferous trees were put on the west to help slow wind going across the pathway.