The Facilities Management Landscape Architecture and Site Planning (FM-LASP) team recently completed the Physical Sciences District Framework Plan, a major design plan that aims to resolve long-standing safety concerns, enhance the campus environment, and create dynamic public spaces. We sat down with Mayton Xu, a licensed Landscape Architect (LA) on the FM-LASP team, and lead LA for this project, to learn more about this exciting redesign plan!
Our work and design approach is rooted in our understanding of the campus history, culture and landscape. Continuity, longevity and maintainability are our primary goals as we guide campus site and landscape development. Some of our staff's responsibilities include:
Acknowledging stormwater as a valuable resource, The UC Davis Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) has guided new campus construction to incorporate stormwater strategies to mitigate construction impacts by reducing runoff and improving water quality. Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture works closely with EH&S to guide and shape the designs for these features.
With the closure of the bike parking areas near Rock Hall and Walker Hall, Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture worked to identify solutions to the short-term loss of bike parking that would not require costly temporary improvements. Two areas were identified as appropriate for permanent long-term bike parking that would serve future and current needs — the west side of Rock Hall and the north side of Everson Hall. In both areas lawn panels that required considerable maintenance and water were converted to bike parking and low-water landscapes.
