DESIGN OF A COM CAMPUS AT HWDEN LAKE. LENAWEE COUNTY, MiG-”6AM ThosisbrfhobmefMLA. MiClflfiAN STATE UNIVERSITY Martin Richard Van Valktnbum 1963 MSU LIBRARIES “ 12 I I 31 1;» :5 RETURNING MATERIALS: Place in book drop to remove this checkout from your record. FINES will be charged if book is returned after the date stamped below. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY M 11!, MC!“ NI DESIGN OF A COLLEGE CAMPUS AT HIDDEN LAKE, LENAWEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN By MARTIN RICHARD VAN VALKENBURG A COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM REPORT Submitted to the School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture of Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 1963 J — x l ,‘ 5. 1;: ,5; . I! U \ I -I CONTENTS ANALYSIS Page I. INTRODUCTION ' 1 Table I. Regional Location Table II. Location in Relationship to Other State Supported Colleges and Universities II. SITE ANALYSIS A. General Location 3 B. Geology 3 C. Topography 3 D. Climate h E. Soils and Water A F. Vegetation S G. Summary 6 Table III. Three County Location Showing Pepulation and Geographic Centers Table IV. Graphic Analysis - Vegetation Table V. Graphic Analysis - Topography - Soils - Drainage Table VI. Graphic Analysis - Climate — Noise - Vistas III. JUSTIFICATION 8 Table VII. Three County Service Area and Surroundings IV. ENROLLMENT 10 Table VIII. Projections of 18-21 Year-Olds in the Three County Area for 1970 Table IX. Projection of College-Age Youth in Michigan for 1970 Table X. College Enrollments and Projections of College Enrollees for Michigan (As Percentage of Collage Age) Table XI. Proportion of College Age Enrolled for the Three County Area V. CURRICULUM 12 Table XII. Curriculum VI. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Table XIII. Calculation of Space Requirements Table XIV. Non-Academic Space Requirements NOTES 15 DESIGN CONCEPT 1. II. III. IV. VI. VII. BASIC ZONING TYPES Table XV. Basic Zoning Types ZONING OF THE SITE Table XVI. Zoning of the Site JUSTIFICATION BUILDING SITES A. Dormitories B. Faculty Housing C. Parking D. Academic 1. General College 2. Arts, Speech and Music 3. Natural Science A. Specialties Building E. Library F. Administration G. Auditorium H. Medical Center I. Athletic Field House J. Student Union K. Chapel L. Maintenance, Power Plant, etc. MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION CHARACTER OF THE BUILDINGS BUILDINGS A. Dormitories B. Faculty Housing C. Parking ' D. General College E. Arts, Speech, Music F. Natural Science G. Specialties Building H. Library I. Administration J. Auditorium K. Medical Center L. Athletic Field House M. Student Union N. Chapel 0. Maintenance, Power Plant, etc. Page 16 17 19 2O 2O 2O 2O 2O 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 2h 25 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 VIII. IX. CIRCULATION A. Vehicular B. Pedestrian MASTER PLAN Table XVII. ENGINEERING I. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. CALCULATION OF PROPERTY COORDINATES Table XVIII. Conversion from Latitude and Longitude to the Michigan Grid System Table XIX. Calculation of Property Coordinate Table XX. Supporting diagram WATER SUPPLY Table XXI. ELECTRICAL SUPPLY A Telephone Table XXI I o STEAM AND HEAT SUPPLY Table XXIII. FUEL SUPPLY STORM WATER DISPOSAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL TRASH AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL LAYOUT Table XXIV. l-lO Road Calculations Table XXV. Layout Sheet GRADING Table XXVI. Grading Sheet Page 30 .30 31 32 33 33 35 36 37 38 39 . ... .. a . . . . . .. .:. -:.: _. -. .. _ . _ , . . . . ‘ ...... «r. ....r‘... 1.0... .I .0 ) . .. . . N .... n ...b .. .. . o Iva . . on. to. .Iv .... . .. . . . _ k ..-.‘v .1 to. v_vh.l .. .. ... . . .5 I I: .~ . . .. J. o o . o . (a DO. .. . . . . . q I I. .. ... a 3 .u . . . . . ... r . . . . t ..r. A 04“ “42* . Na... v}l‘§ o‘ .. .p‘...‘ .4 .l 0 qr. ' o. . o .. . .. ... o ... a , . . . . . .. a 6 . . l- .. .... w . . . . .. . . .. . . . . u ' a . 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INTRODUCTION 1 Table l. Regional Location Table II. Location in Relationship to Other State Supported Colleges and Universities ll. SITE ANALYSIS 3 A. General Location 3 B. Geology 3 C. Topography 3 D. Climate 4 E. Soils and Water 4 F. Vegetation 5 G. Summary 6 Table III. Three Count Location Show- ing Popu ation and Geographic Centers Table IV. Graphic Analysis - Vegetation Table V. Graphic Analysis - Topography - Soils - Drainage Table VI. Graphic Analysis - Climate - Noise - Vistas Ill. JUSTIFICATION 8 Table Vll. Three County Service Area and Surroundings IV. ENROLLMENT 10 Table VIII. Projections of l8-2l Year-Olds in the Three County Area for I970 Table lX. Projection of College-Age Youth in Michigan for 1970 Table X. College Enrollments and Projec- tions of College Enrollees for Michigan (As Percentage of College Age) Table XI. Proportion of College Age Enrolled for the Three County Area MlCHlGAN STATE UNE‘JERSlTY SCHQchwlgt KJYQYLHHG AND LA.3U:;.:;.¢.~.. A...::zi”itCTURE FAsT IANSHVG.RNCFHGAN L{[[[[t[[({.{ [Ill l[ll[([l|| [[[Illl‘llffqr Page V. CURRICULUM 12 Table XII. Curriculum VI. SPACE REQUIREMENTS 13 Table XIII. Calculation of space Requirements Table XIV. Non-Academic Space Requirements NOTES 15 Introduction This comprehensive problem is based on the hypothesis that the property known as Hidden Lake Gardens, endowed in 1945 by Mr. Harry A. Fee along with the sum of $6A6,6l2.31 to Michigan State University has been turned over to the State of Michigan for the express purpose of creating and establishing a college campus to service the area of Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee Counties. As a Landscape Architect, I have been commissioned by the State of Michigan to develop a unique and functional design for this college. This problem is unique in the sense that it affords the opportunity to correlate the knowledge acquired in the undergraduate program into one vast project, beginning with the actual need and culminating in the final design with specific details. In addition to this, it affords the landscape architect the opportunity to design for the functional utilization of space for people as well as the aesthetic qualities within the landscape which would be lacking, generally, if done by another profession. It is understood that it would be a very rare occasion that the State of Michigan would accept a parcel of land with such a stipulation as this, due to future encumbrances which it would most probably generate. Ordinarily the land would be turned over by transfer of deed to the Department of Administration with the Administrative Board accepting all further control. At this point local interest groups would pressure their legislative representative to introduce a bill for the creation of a new college. The bill would probably be tabled for a short period while an appointed legisla- tive committee studies the recommendations. After the findings of this committee are presented to the legislature, the bill will either pass or fail to pass. Assuming the bill has passed, the legisla- ture will appoint a Board of Trustees, Regents or Governors, depending upon the administrative l framework which has been set up, and the controlling duties will be turned over to the State Board of Education. The actual construction of the college would be con- trolled by the Building Division unless otherwise stipulated by legislative action, with financing coming from the original endowment and from monies received through legislative appropriation. TABLE I: ’ REGIONAL LOCATION R H ."uu..Major Highways Grand Rapids ,RRF E X Lansing]ggfin. g H JTSIséen att'i'é" \§ rppk O 4 \\ \\ '“t. : :x Tb r 3 \ Greater Hi dé'h'-Lalée O." \Ch i cago ". o p g “E E .“- E ... ~ 'Vry ‘ . ‘ L \\\\\\‘ ' :' South ; .faié36” Fort Wayne . an TABLE II: SITE LOCATION IN RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STATE SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES \II ichigan Tech Northern Michigan :::I c3629 Q 00 f i —* é: EeLLLssle'tifn .' .C%ntra 7 'Grand 4alley SU MSUe z. f H n e 0. V as rn 9+”ch gan en L e U 1////Z; es ern Michigan Site Analysis A. General Location The h07-acre Hidden Lake site is located near the northern boundary of Lenawee County in Franklin Township, TSS, R3E, in the section known as Irish Hills, two miles west of Tipton, Michigan, north of and adjoining Michgan Highway 50 and directly west of and adjoining Nortley Highway. 0f the #07 acres in Hidden Lake proper, IZO acres lie between M-SO and Munger Road to the north, while the remaining 287 acres lie north of Munger Road. (See Table V.) Geology The soils of the site have developed entirely from drift of the Late Wisconsin (Cary) glaciation which occurred some l2,000 to l3,000 years ago. The un- weathered glacial material is a limy, unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of silt, clay, sand, gravel and fragments of rock deposited as a moraine. Topography Approximately 50 percent of the land is open, low and rolling, while the re- mainder is heavily to sparsely wooded and steeply sloped. There is a difference of l28 feet from the “low point“ to the "high point" on the property. Nestled in the steep wooded slopes of the 287 acre tract is Hidden Lake, the focal point of the entire property. The Lake is spring fed at its northern end and covers 5.7 acres. Approximately 700 feet south of the lake is a small artificial pond which covers .hZ acres, whose water level is controlled by pumping, with an overflow into the lake through a small drainage ditch. (See Table VI.) Climate Lenawee County has a humid tem- perature climate. It is in a latitude of #20 north. The waters of the Great Lakes have slight effect on the summer temperatures. The temperatures are fairly uniform and precipitation is distributed uniformly throughout the county. The average temperature in winter is 25.8OF., but winter temperaturesorange from a high of 69°F. to a low of 26 below zero. Periods in which temperatures are continually below freezing normally last less than two weeks. As a rule, the soil is frozen to a depth of several inches to one foot from one to three months each year, depending on the soil type. Temperaturesoin summeg range from a maximum of 108 F. to 33 F. The average frost-free season is IDS days, or from May 5 to October l0. Average annual precipitation is 33.93 inches and about half of this falls during the growing season. There is an average of Il0 days each year with 0.0l to 0.25 inch of rain, and 30 days with 0.26 to l inch. Soils The soils in this area range from the Fox Sandy Loams of 12-25 percent to several low areas of Houghton Muck at 0-3 percent slope. The Fox soil of the Grey-Brown Podzolic great soil group is moderately coarse to coarse textured. In most places they consist of a l-3 inch layer of humus and leaf mold, 18-42 inches of Sandy Loam with the substratum being porus sand and gravel. These soils, being well drained have a sub-soil which is enriched by clay washed down from the overlying horizons. These '8' Horizons are finer textured than either the overlying or underlying horizons of the profile. This soil is moderately L1 low to low in moisture holding capacity and fertility with shallow frost penetra- tion. This gives the soil excellent "buildable" qualities but may require special erosion control where subsurface "cuts" are made. The Houghton soil is a bog (organic) soil ranging to l4 feet in depth on the site. The soil is very poorly drained and holds water in the Spring. It is composed of unidentifiable plant remains and is a dark brown to black granular soil. Approximately 5 percent of the site is composed of this soil type. Because of the composition of this soil and the deep frost resulting from its high water-holding capabilities, this soil should be considered unbuildable for all practical purposes. As the climate varies little within the county, there are few local soil differ- ences due to differences in climate; how- ever, the climate of this area has been responsible for the formation of the soils. The cool, humid climate has leached out the easily soluable constituents from the upper horizons of most of the soils and therefore they have a slightly acid to strongly acid surface soil. The_water supply for the Hidden Lake property will be by well, driven into the unconsolidated drift. Wells in this area are driven to depths ranging from 25 feet to I50 feet. Water in the sandy and gravelly drift is plentiful, with springs and artesian wells located in this area. Vegetation The vegetation on the 287 acre tract to the north of the property is comprised mainly of two ecological associations. 0n the steep slopes and more rugged terrain we find the Oak-Hickory Association, while the lower rolling portion is comprised mainly of the Northern Hardwood-Conifer Association. G. The tract of land to the south of Hunger Road contains primarily the Abandoned Fields Association. About 5 percent of the total land belongs to the Bog Association. This definite division in plant associ- ations or types of plant materials is due mainly to the subsurface drainage charac- teristics of the corresponding soils and the previous land use, if any. (See Table IV.) Summary From this site analysis I find the property of Hidden Lake contains a variety of different characteristics, all of which will have some effect upon the final design. Considering topography, the only limi- tation to building would be on the very steep slopes surrounding the lake. It is not that these slopes are unbuildable, but rather that there would have to be too great a disturbance of the soil, in most cases, for proper circulation, service and parking. Also from this data, I can assume that the soils of the entire property, with the exception of the Houghton Muck, will have the load bearing qualities and correct frost potential to support the building of a structure. The climate of the area will also have an effect on the location of structures. I believe those areas of the site with a South-East, South or South-West exposure to be best, in order to utilize the sun's light and heat during the winter months. Still another factor is the vegetation. I feel it important to disturb as little as possible of the heavily wooded slopes, as this is one of the things which make this site unique.. Instead, I would try to utilize the more open and sparsely wooded areas for my buildings, circulation and parking, thus safeguarding the natural beauty of the site. 6 Due to the character of the topography and vegetation, the wind should not be considered as a primary factor in the building layout. However, the fact that snow drifting will occur on North-South circulation routes and East-facing slopes must be taken into consideration. The water supply on the site should be no problem, except that the cost would be greater in the higher areas as the wells would probably have to be drilled deeper. The lake is, and I feel should remain, the focal point, or point of reference with- in the site. Views within the site are excellent, but views off the site, over the surrounding farmland,are good also and should not be Ignored. TABLE III: POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHIC CENTERS OF THE THREE COUNTY AREA: HILLSDALE, JACKSON, LENAWEE Source: J. F. 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I. mh‘hl ARI-I Y1 cc no. v-1 Justification Under the hypothesis that the State of Michigan has accepted this Hidden Lake property from Michigan State University for the express purpose of creating a h-year, degree-granting college, the need arises for a justification of such an action by the State. The first fact is that neither Hillsdale nor Lenawee County has a public institution of learning nor does it seem practical in terms of finance and population for them to establish their own. Jackson County has, at present, a 2-year community college but it is not degree granting and therefore all advanced study must be done elsewhere. This fact is emphasized to an even greater degree when it is pointed out that the majority of college-age students in a h-year program, from each of these three counties, attend Michigan State University. Therefore the burden of educating these people falls squarely on existing state institutions and private colleges. Because of the great increase each year in our state population, and in the percentage of college- age youth attending, (See IV. Enrollment), the existing facilities have become overburdened and in some cases expansion is physically impossible. Because of this, tighter admis- sion restrictions are continually being enforced with a greater number of students being turned away. This process is in direct opposition to the keen concern on the part of the American public in the past, that higher education should not be restricted by social and eco- nomic levels of the individual seeking such education. This concern for the provision of educational opportunity to the largest possible proportions of our population is stimulated by our response to our own social needs, and has been particularly manifest within the past century in the tremendous growth of our colleges and universities. How, then, can we not neglect this public concern? - Another fact is that the need in the three county area has been realized by the people of these counties and already an Executive Advisory Board has been set up by the County Boards of Education to study such needs. Their study results indicate that the number of college youths in the three county area will go from h,037 in 1960 to an expected 5,770 by 1970. It is also pointed out in their study that the combination of Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee Counties as a service area for education is not unreasonable. Three surrounding counties, Branch, Monroe and Washtenaw, have proposed community colleges. Two other counties, Calhoun and lngham, have existing community colleges. lngham and Washtenaw have large state supported universities. Of these two, Michigan State University in lngham County led all state supported colleges by drawing the most students from 30 Michigan counties. Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant followed with 18. The other, the University of Michigan in Washtenaw County, was sixth in the standings with only 3 counties.2 This shows that Michigan State is carrying the State's educational burden while the University of Michigan draws heavily from out-of-state. There is then a definite need for additional state supported schools to relieve this burden of educating our Michigan students. To this end, a new State college is being created in Ottawa county on the Western side of the state and preliminary investigations have been carried out for another state college in the Bay County area to the East. \0 ll! [Ill ill [I ll [Ill {ll ’llllll TABLE VII: THREE COUNTY SERVICE AREA AND SURROUNDINGS EATON INGHAM LIVINGSTON .Lanslas .*_______ Communit ;_ Eoilege __. fi__Jf_. CALHOUN JACKSON WASHTENAW Kellogg g§c_sog_§ommunity_ Proposed New Community nglege Community College i, College ‘ —L— BRANCH HILLSDALE LENAWEE i_“ MONROE Proposed C! Progosed New Community New Community College College 7 1 JACKSON-HILLSDALE-LENAWEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT in ~ \lr‘ l .. 1- \~>---.-Lz!ui\'i;_ \‘ I-r‘_ ..“; \I, ~ I ASI- IH,_}~7...\.: 1., .i‘i—JJIAM In Table X are given data summarizing college-age and college engollment figures for the State of Michigan. The actual figures for the years l9AO, 1950, 1955 and 1957 indicate a definite increase in the percentage of college-age youth in Michigan who attend higher educational institutions. The most recent computation, for 1957, would indicate that college enrollments are almost #0 percent of the college age youth of Mic igan. So, not only are college enroll- ments increasing numerically, but there has been a definite increase in the percentage of college age youth attending colleges and universities in the State of Michigan. With these figures for the number of 18-21 year olds in the three county area (Table Vlll) and using the 1957 percentage of college age in college (Table X) as a base for our "low” along with the rojected percent of #5.0 for 1970* (Table X as our "high," we can calculate-the number of college-age youth in the three county area who will be enrolled in college in 1970. Table Xl. These figures show a possible increase over the 1960 enrollment for the three county area to be approximately 3500 to 3900 stu- dents. With the addition of those students from outside the three county area and from out of state who might attend if such a facility were provided, it seems reasonable to plan for an enrollment of 5,000 students in 1970. * -Based on a very conservative gain of .5 percent per year. See Table XI. ll TABLE VIII: PROJECTIONS OF 18-21 YEAR OLDS IN THE THREE COUNTY AREA FOR 1970 Constant Survival Percent Rates 1960 [970 [970 Michigan 7,823,194(2) 9,600,000(2) 9,600,000(2) Number of 18-21 Year Olds in Michigan 376,699(h) 624,995(l) 595,222(l) Percent of State Population 4.81 6.51 6.20 Three County Population 24h,525(2) 291,513* 291,513* Number of 18-21 Year Olds ' in Three County Area 11,762 18,977 18,074 Totals taken from an average of three figures calculated by natural increase-migration method; ratio trends and rate of growth trends (2) pp. 41-h7. TA_BI;E IX: PROJECTION OF COLLEGE-AGE YOUTH IN MICHIGAN FOR 1970 Number of 18-21 Year Age Number in 1952 Olds in 1970 4 152,337 150,032 3 151,546 149,274 2 149,867 148,049 1 154,493 147,867 Total: 608,243 595,222 PROJECTION OF COLLEGE AGE YOUTH IN MICHIGAN FOR [975 Number of 18-21 Year Age Number in 1957 Olds in 1975 4 178,612 175,678 3 183,609 175,979 2 186,508 183,564 1 182,037 174,038 Total: 730,766 709,259 TABLE X: moumE_umm ommummo__ou 03» mo co;m_z 03h woumE_umo ommuomo__ou 03“ mo L630. ugh ‘ AA F-N o.m: :.mm o.m: :.mm o.m: :.mm om<-mmo__oo mo ucmu com mm_.m_m :o:.m- m:m.~o~ n.m.:m~ ~:N._m~ Nm~.o:~ mo_u_mto>wc: w mumm__ou .:u.: c_ mucmE——OL 1cm mmo__oo oom.mom oom.mo~ -~.mmm -~.mmm mmm.:~o mmm.:~o :mm_;u_z c. om< owe—.09 Anv Amy Avv Aug AQVQN _ Amy A ANV mmmm A_vm~a_ ANVo~m_ A_v u m.m: :.mm m.m: :.mm :.mm :.om 0 AN 0 m. mm<-omm__oo m0 ucou me mmm.m- ~m_.mom mno.m_~ :am.:m_ :om.nm_ mmm.m__ m-.:m m_m.~m mm_u_mcm>_:: a mumm__ou.;u_z c. mucus—.0; -cu mam—.00 mo~.o~m mom.o~m ma:.:m¢ m~:.:m: ~mm.~:m mm_.m~m mmm._mm _::.mmm cmm_;u_z c_ om< 0m0__ou .3 m E c: m HMM cm. ~_.mm _ wmm_ mmm. 0mm. cam; Amu<-uom44ou Lo muu