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architectsPortiaAltmanDisability

Resource

CenterCollege

ofLiberal

Arts

and

Sciences,

ForeignLanguages

DepartmentAcademic

AffairsCollege

ofLiberal

Arts

and

Sciences,

English

DepartmentFineand

PerformingArts

Budget,

Goals,

and

Plans

CommitteeDevelopment—FoundationSean

O’DonnellMatt

BellSusan

ShoemakerJonathan

NettlerAllison

AlbericciLeo

VaronePeterD.G.

BrownMary

Beth

CollierStella

Deen(Co-Chair)Christine

DeLapeAlan

DunefskySarah

ElswitStudentStudentLarry

FabbroniLeah

GazitWyattKrauseJulieMajakAdministrative

ServicesJulyChanJohnF.

McEnrueSimin

MozayeniTravisNanekFacilities

ManagementPresiding

Officer

ofthe

FacultyStudentFacilities

ManagementUndergraduateAdmissionsFacilities

ManagementCollege

ofLiberal

Arts

and

Sciences,

History

DepartmentStateUniversityConstruction

FundWallace

roberts

&

toDDJudithHeintzDiana

DrakeRogerBurleighNaphatsakorn

SitisaraBrian

PineDana

RinschlerJohnShupe(Co-Chair)Michael

VargasJeffrey

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Planning

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Cost

Estimate

(under

separate

cover)C

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Scale

Plans

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Places

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separate

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RobeRtS&todd1Executive

Summar

yexecutive

summaryeStateUniversityofNew

York

atNew

Paltzis

acampus

whoseorigins

established

acohesiveand

beautiful

environmentforlearning.Integratedintoacohesivewoodland

that

extends

fromthe

MohonkRidge,

across

the

village

ofNew

Paltzand

beyond,the

campus

featuresmature

trees,

green

quadrangles

and

spectacular

views

tothe

ridge

andadjacentwoodland.street

grid

ofthe

village

the

campus

is

moreorderlyand

defined

bytradi-tional

collegiate

quadrangles

and

walks.

Onthe

south,the

meanderingwaterofthe

“Gunk”

has

begun

todefine

amore“romantic”and

pastoralcampus

experience.

is

plan

proposestostrengthen

and

better

relatethese

two

very

powerful

organizing

ideas.It

shouldbe

pointedoutthat

while

the

campus

is

well

organized

and

itsunderlying

plan

is

quitegood,

somedecisionshavebeen

made

that

haveincrementallydiminished

the

overall

potentialofcampus

and

context.is

plan

has

been

developedtoensure

that

the

campus

continuestotakeadvantage

ofitsnatural

assets

and

historicformand

repair,tothe

extentpossible,the

interventionsthat

haveworkedagainst

this

heritagetocreateacohesivenetworkofopenspaces.

enext

sections

and

the

remainderofthis

reportdiscuss

howthis

will

be

achieved.estudents,faculty

and

staff

ofthe

college

and

the

residentsofthe

vil-lage

ofNew

Paltztake

full

advantage

ofthe

region’snatural

beauty

andopportunities

foryear-roundoutdooractivity.

is

beautiful

setting

hasalso

contributedtoastrongsense

ofplace

forthe

college,

complement-ing

itsacademic

standing

as

oneofthe

best

liberal

arts

colleges

in

thecountry.Thecampusisembedded

in

woodland.elandscape

and

openspace

plan

described

within

this

reportstrivestoreinforcethe

connectionofthe

campus

tothis

magnificent

landscape,clarify

the

campus’

boundaries

and

relationshiptoboth

itsurban

andrural

edges,

restoreand

reconnectthe

existing

openspaces

oncampus,developthe

campus’

landscape

toitsfull

potentialand

enhance

thesustainable

attributesofthe

campus

landscape.ReinforcingtheUrban&RomanticAreas

of

CampusBegun

in

the

early

20th

century

with

the

construction

ofOldMain,

thecampus

has

developedovertime

tocreateseveral

active

and

memorableplaces

-mostnotablythe

Academic

Quad

-and

otherswith

greatpotential

tocreate

avariety

ofexperience

across

the

campus.

is

varietystems

in

part

fromthe

campus’

locationatthe

edge

ofthe

village

ofNewPaltzonthe

north

and

adjacenttoactive

farm

land

onthe

south.eexisting

campus

has

grown

torespondtothese

two

contexts

in

itsmostfundamental

organization.

Onthe

north,adjacenttothe

urbanThecampushasboth

Urban/gridedandRomantic/naturalareas.SUNYNewPaltzSiteandLandscapeMasterPlanStateUniversityConstructionFundꢀꢀ15

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RobeRtS&toddAsserting

aNewFirstImpressionsociatedparking

lot.

Vehicularaccess

intothese

parking

lotshas

resultedin

pedestrian-vehicular

conflicts

in

the

very

heart

ofthe

campus.

SinceNew

Paltzis

suchacompactand

walkable

campus,

this

parking

can

beredistributedtoless

obtrusivelocationsand

still

be

convenient.Approaching

fromthe

north,the

first

impressionofthe

campus

is

estab-lished

bythe

intersectionofRoute32and

Plattekill

Avenue.

is

urbanedge

ofthe

campus

is

currently

undefined

and

is

dominatedbyparkinglots,missing

the

chance

topubliclyassert

the

qualities

ofthe

college,campus

and

landscape.

evisitorthen

travels

further

downRoute32

toAccordingly,this

plan

proposesremovingparking

and

temporary

struc-enteraconfusing

parking

lotin

frontofthe

Visitor’sCenter.

Accordingly,

tures

fromthese

quadrangles

and

restoring

amenablepedestrian

pathwaysthe

currentfirst

impressionarriving

atthe

campus

is

notapositiveone.with

seating

and

landscape

designed

tofostercasual

interaction.

eplanalso

proposesreinforcingthe

edges

ofthese

renewedplaces

with

buildingadditionstothe

Smiley

Arts

Centerand

the

WoosterScienceBuilding.is

plan

proposesthe

relocationand

reconfiguration

ofparking

withinthe

campus

tocreatean

opportunity

foranew

gateway

building

and

plaza

By

taking

advantage

ofthe

opportunities

forviews

across

these

quadran-that

define

the

urban

edge

ofcampus

atthe

intersectionofRoute32andPlattekill

Avenue.

is

building

and

itsplaza

will

announce

visitors’ar-rival

atagreat

place

oflearning.gles,

the

openfacades

ofthese

new

additionswill

also

enhance

the

edgesofthe

adjacentquadrangles.Thecampusiscompactand

walkable.As

visitorsprogresstowardthe

Visitor’sCenterthey

will

be

greeted

byanew

landscaped

arrival

that

unites

the

moreurban

portionsofthe

campus

As

the

openspaces

oncampus

are

enhanced

orrestored,the

connectionsStrengtheningConnectionsRelocatePolice(alternativesites)EltingParkingMohonk

Walkwith

the

morepastoral

and

organic.

eextensionofthe

“Gunk”

–aconnected

series

ofsmall

ponds–intothis

landscape

will

helplink

themoreorganic

tothe

moreurban

portionsofthe

campus

and

feature

thewateras

an

integral

part

ofthe

campus.between

them

will

also

be

strengthened

and

clarified.

Forexample,the

Concourse,

which

is

already

asuccessful

place

forall

ofthe

campuscommunity,will

be

enhanced

with

new

seating

opportunities

and

betterconnectionstothe

three

adjacentquadrangles.

Anew

elevatortowerwill

createanotablelandmark

atthe

southernendofthe

Concourseandbecomethe

accessible

routebetween

the

adjacentCourtyard

and

theConcourse.

eConcourse’sdrainage

will

be

channeled

intoabio-swalethat

will

further

manifest

the

campus’

commitmenttocreating

asustain-ableenvironment.PoolExpansionWestParkingConcourseLibraryFutureHousingSiteLibraryParkingReno.PathsCourtyardWoosterReno.WaterImprovementsBoathouseArts&SciencesQuadRestoringtheQuadranglesTerracesenorthernsectionofcampus

is

largely

defined

spatially

byquad-rangles.

However,overtime

vehicular

circulation

and

parking

haveencroachedintothese

spaces,

diminishing

their

presencevisually

andaffecting

their

use

bypedestrians

oncampus.

Aparking

lotintrudesintooneofthe

oldestand

mostsignificant

places

oncampus

–the

Aca-demicQuad

--

used

as

the

siteofthe

springcommencementceremony.Similarly,asignificant

portionofthe

adjacent“Arts&Sciences

Quad”has

becomethe

locationofatemporary

faculty

office

building

and

itsas-TheCornerHousingSiteRelocateFaciltiesandPoliceLikewise,

with

the

removalofparking

in

the

Academic

and

Arts

&Sciences

Quads,

the

new

MohonkWalkwill

createanew

pedestrianthoroughfare

in

the

alignment

ofthe

formerMohonkAvenue.

is

newwalk

will

becomeaprimary

East-Westpedestrian

routeacross

campuslinking

Route32

onthe

east

with

VandenburghHall

onthe

west.

NewTheArrivalRte32ImprovementsHasbrouckImprovementsNewRte32LotTheplan

renewsexisting

and

creates

new

places.StateUniversityConstructionFundSUNYNewPaltzSiteandLandscapeMasterPlanꢀꢀ15

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RobeRtS&toddpathways

will

better

connect

the

residencehalls

tothe

dining

area

inHasbrouckCommonsand

improveaccess

fromthe

parking

lotstotheacademic

core.Similarly,bikeracks

and

an

opportunity

forabusstopalong

Route32

willencourage

the

use

ofalternative

modesoftransportation,

reducingthe

genera-tionofcarbon

dioxideand

otherharmful

gases

and

reducingthe

consump-tionofnon-renewableresources.

Sitelighting

will

be

“dark

sky”

compliant,ensuring

that

everyoneoncampus

and

offcan

enjoyviews

ofthe

night

skyand

mitigating

any

impact

onnocturnal

animal

life,

while

providingasafenight-timeenvironmentforeveryoneoncampus.ImprovingtheDetailsAt

asmaller

scale

the

plan

has

established

apalette

ofplantings,

sitefurni-ture

and

paving

that

will

helpcreateamorecohesiveimage

across

the

cam-pus.

Currently,many

differentpavementand

sitefurniture

standards

are

inevidence,

confusing

way-findingand

reducingthe

overall

visual

coherenceofthe

campus.Finally,the

interstitial

area

between

the

new

SUB

additionand

theSmiley

Art

Centerwill

becomethe

“Terraces,”transforming

aconfusingand

mostly

inaccessible

system

ofpathways

intosimplified,

clear

andaccessible

pathways

facilitating

use

ofthis

important

campus

nodebystudentsand

visitorsalike.Anew

hierarchy

ofpathways

will

define

the

qualities

ofevery

path

onthe

campus

based

uponthe

prominenceofitslocationand

the

amountofpedestrian

traffic

itwill

carry

each

day.

ese

pathways

havebeen

designedtobe

both

attractive

and

easy

tomaintain

and

will

be

complementedbyaconsistentpalette

ofbenches,trash

cans,

bikeracks

and

light

fixtures.EnhancingAccessibilityOneofthe

majorthemes

ofthe

plan

is

tocreateacampus

that

is

invitingand

accessible

toall.

eproposedmodifications

tothe

sitewill

ensure

thatall

students,faculty,staff

and

visitorswill

be

abletoaccess

and

utilize

theresources

ofthe

campus

equitably.

To

achieve

this

goal,

the

plan

proposesseveral

changes

tocreatenew

and

better

accessible

routesthrough

the

land-scape

and

places

ofthe

campus.Integratingthe“Gunk”esouthernendofcampus

is

moreromanticand

pastoral

in

characterthan

the

urban,

northernendofcampus

adjacenttothe

village.

ispastoral

character

is

defined

in

large

part

byconnected

pondsthat

com-prisethe

“Gunk.”

However,muchofthe

campus

is

orientedawayfromthis

visual

amenity

and

the

presenceofasignificant

numberofgeese

is

aseriousproblem.A“vocabulary”

ofindigenousplantings

has

been

defined

tobetter

integratethe

campus

intothe

surrounding

woodland

landscape

visually

and

environ-mentally.ese

changes

includeanew

elevatorthat

will

connect

the

Courtyard

tothe

Concourse.

is

elevatorwill

be

housedin

aglassy,new

towerthat

willbecomeadistinguished

new

landmark

terminating

the

southernaxis

ofConcourse.

eplan

also

proposestorevise

the

pathways

between

the

SUBand

the

Smiley

Art

Center(anarea

nicknamed

the

“Terraces”)improvingthe

connectionbetween

the

SUB

and

the

Art

Center,increasing

the

acces-sibleroutesthrough

this

place

and

removingall

unnecessary

paving.

Whilethe

plan

in

general

proposestoremoveparking

fromthe

centerofcampus,

itretains

existing

orprovideslocationsfornew

accessible

parking

convenienttothe

many

destinations

oncampus.eplan

proposestobuild

uponthe

presenceofthe

“Gunk”

bylocatingnew

building

opportunities

along

itssouthernend(includinganew“boathouse”

forspecial

events),enhancing

pedestrian

access

tothe

waterbyremovingvehicular

circulation

between

HasbrouckQuad

and

theGunk

and

byextending

the

waterintothe

new

arrival

along

Route32.Each

ofthese

changes

will

make

the

wateramorecentral

elementofthecampus.

Withanew

morenaturalistic

planting

strategy

that

will

dis-courage

the

geese,

the

water’sedge

and

the

surrounding

area

will

becomemoreattractive

topedestrians.EnhancingEnvironmentalStewardshipBy

implementingthis

plan,the

college

will

enhance

itsuniqueconnectiontoitsregionand

sense

ofplace

and

becomean

evenstrongersteward

oftheenvironment.

Forexample,

indigenousplantspecies

will

visually

link

thecampus

tothe

surrounding

woodland,

helpreducethe

amountofmainte-nance

required

and

conserve

water.

By

reducingthe

amountofimperviousarea

within

the

campus

less

run-off

will

be

created.

Where

thereare

largeamounts

ofpavement,in

parking

lotsand

along

the

Concourseforex-ample,visually-appealing

bio-swales

will

retain

stormwateroncampus

andrecharge

the

local

groundwater.SUNYNewPaltzSiteandLandscapeMasterPlanStateUniversityConstructionFundꢀ0’200’

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RobeRtS&toddFosteringtheSafety

of

theCampusCommunityeplan

will

enhance

the

safety

ofthe

students,faculty,staff

and

visi-torsin

several

ways.

Oneofwhich

is

bythe

relocationofthe

campus

po-lice

tothe

College

Terracebuilding

providingacentral,

convenientbutunobtrusivelocationforthis

department.

Fromthis

central

location,emergencypersonneland

their

vehicleswill

be

abletoquickly

respondtoany

locationonand

offcampus.

is

plan

providesforthe

relocationofthe

functions

currently

housedin

the

College

Terracetothe

“boathouse”tobe

constructed

onthe

shoreofthe

“Gunk.”ImplementingthePlanImplementionofthe

plan

will

occur

overthe

next

five-yearcapital

planand

the

two

following

five-yearplans.

eCampus

Facilities

PlanningTaskForcehas

prioritizedprojectsbyplace

forthe

first

five-yearplan

as:DesignPrinciplesDesigN

PriNciPlesBuildon

the

great“DNA”ofthe

CampusProvideanotable

anddistinct“firstimpression”•

Concourse(part

ofthe

High

TemperatureHotWaterline

replace-mentunderway)Define

campusedge,minimizeviewsto

parking,andprovidesafer

pedestrianandvehicularcrossingsalong

Route32•

eCorner(withanew

sciencebuilding)•

MohonkWalkCreateagraciousarrivalexperience

throughadiscernable

mainentranceeplan

also

providesnew

guidelines

that

will

enhance

the

users’perceptionofdaytime

and

nighttime

safety

oncampus.

Forexample,the

currentpathwaylight

fixtures

are

often

mountedtoohigh.

is

fre-quentlyresults

in

the

adjacenttree

canopy

obstructing

the

light,

creatingdark

areas

forpedestrians

tonavigate.

New

lighting

standards

will

lowerthe

typical

lighting

fixtures

toamorepedestrian

scale,

twelve

feet

abovecampus

pathways

and

belowthe

typical

tree

canopy.

Better

illuminationofthe

pedestrian

pathways

will

be

complementedbyplanting

guidelinesthat

discourage

dense,

lowplantings

that

wouldobstruct

opensightlinesacross

the

landscape.

Instead,

the

guidelines

providearich

palette

oftrees

and

groundcovers.Improveparkingefficiency,access,

andlocation;maintainadequate

accessibleclose-in

parking;re-examine

parkingpolicies•

Arts

&Sciences

QuadMinimizepedestrian,vehicular,andservice

conflicts•

PoliceDepartment

relocation•

Replanting

the

erodedsecondpondofthe

GunkStrengthen

andbeautify

keyN-S

andE-Wpedestrian

circulationroutesBetter

define

andimprovelinkagesto

quadsandopen

space;improveacces-sibilitythroughoutthe

campusese

initial

projectswill

haveasignificant

impact

in

creating

an

ap-propriatefirst

impressionand

restoring

the

coreofcampus.

To

advancethese

projects,design

contracts

will

be

lettofurther

developthe

conceptsforuse

in

preparing

construction

documentsthat

can

be

bid.Strengthen

andenhance

qualitiesofthe

“Grid”Campusandthe

“Romantic”Campus;Identify

newbuildingsitesEnhanceopportunities

for

long

distanceviewsIncrease

opportunities

for

informalinteraction;create

smallscale

placesReduceexcessimpervious

pavement;rationalizesystemofpathsIncrease

opportunities

for

humanenjoymentofthe

waterImprovebuildingentrancesandinteractionswithopen

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RobeRtS&todd2PlacesPlacesIntroductionConvertforPoliceEltingParkingis

sectiondescribes

each

ofthe

campus

places

that

will

be

created,restoredormodified

as

part

ofthis

siteand

landscape

master

plan.

Eachofthe

conceptsdetailed

in

this

sectionbuilds

uponthe

establishedqualities

and

opportunities

ofthe

New

Paltzcampus,

itscontextand

theindigenouslandscape

toenhance

the

campus

and

ensure

the

creationofasense

ofplace

that

is

uniquetoSUNY

New

Paltz.Mohonk

WalkConcoursePoolExpansionWest

Parkingeplaces

described

in

this

sectionare:•

eCornerLibraryParkingFutureHousingSitePathsCourtyardArts

&

Sciences•

MohonkWalkWater

ImprovementsBoathouseQuad•

eConcourseTerraces•

eArrivalThe

CornerHousingSite•

eArts

&Sciences

Quad•

e“Gunk”RelocateFaciltiesandPolice•

eTerracesTheArrival•

HasbrouckQuadRte32Improvements•

Parking

Greening

&Expansion•

Route32

TrafficCalming•

Housing&New

Building

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RobeRtS&toddcorNereconceptforeCornermeets

the

needtoprovideanotableanddistinct

first

impressionforvisitorstothe

campus

arriving

via

Route32,the

main

vehicular

arrival.

Currently,this

area

is

dominatedbyasurfaceparking

lot.As

such,the

campus

edge

is

notwell

defined.is

extremely

important,

yetunderused,

sitepotentially

meets

severalneeds.

Anew

academic

building

and

civic-scaled

plaza

locatedatthissiteofferastrongfirst

impression,announcing

that

you’ve

arrived

atthecampus.

is

building

can

meetthe

college’simmediate

needforanewsciencebuilding

ofapproximately87,000gross

square

feet.

Campuscommittee

membersfavoredthe

conceptofan

openpass-through

ele-menttothe

building

that

wouldprovidevisual

and

physical

access

intothe

campus.

Housingthe

sciences,this

new

building

presentsawonder-ful

opportunity

toincorporateemerging

technologiestomeetsustain-ableneeds

suchas

photovoltaicpanels,

rain

watercollection,and

greenroofs.Parking

will

be

reduced,reoriented,greenedand

screenedbythenew

building

sites;while

retaining

necessary

access

forthe

disabled.Existing

conditions

atThe

Corner.TheCornerfeaturing

a

new

sustainable,gatewaybuilding

and

plaza.SUNYNewPaltzSiteandLandscapeMasterPlanStateUniversityConstructionFundꢀꢀm

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atitseastern

edge

bynew

building

sites,the

MohonkWalkre-spondstothe

needtostrengthen

and

beautify

key

pedestrian

circulationroutes.Running

East-Westacross

campus

fromthe

new

building

sitesalong

Route32,adjacenttothe

historicAcademic

Quad,

terminating

atvan

denBerg

Hall

and

intersecting

with

the

Concourseand

anew

Cam-pusWalk,the

MohonkWalkalso

helpstobetter

define

and

improvelinkages

tothe

quads

and

openspaces.

Interestingly,the

Walkreinstatesthe

routeofan

oldvillage

street

–MohonkAvenue.eMohonkWalkis

modeledonthe

classical

campus

walk,

suchas

theLocust

Walkatthe

UniversityofPennsylvania.It

is

alonglinear

spacefeaturing

opportunities

topause

and

sit,aloneorwith

others.

It

featuresatwenty

footwidecentral

surface

ofdecorativelyscoredconcretewithatumbledconcretepaveredge

and

two,

less

formal,

eightfootwidesecondary

sidepaths

ofasphalt,

both

edged

with

permeablepavers.epaths

are

flanked

byadoublerowoftrees

framing

longdistance

views

tothe

Shawangunk

Mountains.Thenew

Mohonk

Walkterminates

witha

view

to

the

Ridge.Precedent:LocustWalk,University

ofPennsylvania.Muchofthe

area

the

walk

will

traverse

is

currently

occupiedbythedangerous

and

unsightly

WoosterParking

Lot.

is

lot,which

bringscars

deepintothe

heart

ofcampus

in

conflict

with

pedestrian

movementin

the

area,

is

an

ugly

and

undistinguished

edge

tothe

picturesqueandhistoricAcademic

Quad.An

additiontothe

WoosterScienceBuilding,

with

the

potentialtohousenew

faculty

offices,

wouldbetter

define

the

quadrangle’sedge

andwouldprovidewonderful

views

fromthe

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akey

circulation

and

social

space,

is

oneofthe

mostimportant

and

successful

places

oncampus.

It

handles

the

great

volumeofstudentstraveling

fromdormitoriestoclasses

in

the

HumanitiesBuilding

and

the

Lecture

Center.It

is

the

functional

heart

ofcampus.However,froman

aesthetic

standpoint,the

Concoursecould

use

someimprovement.equality

ofthe

space

does

notadequatelyreflect

itsimportance.Akey

functional

constraint

with

the

existing

Concourseis

that

itdoes

notprovideequalaccessibility

forall

ofthose

whouse

it.ereis

noeasy

waytoget

fromthe

lowerlevel