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View the Updated 2020 Master Plan QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN MASTERPLAN Update to 2002 Plan Adopted by the QBG Board of Trustees, February 11, 2020 PROJECT TEAM BKSK Joan Krevlin, Partner Julie Nelson, Partner Kelsey Willis, Designer QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN Board of Trustees / Capital Committee Neil Fleischman, Board Chair Saul Kupferberg, Trustee & Co-Chair Capital Committee Brian Carey, Capital Committee & Former Trustee Staff Susan Lacerte, Executive Director Rebecca Wolf, Assistant Director/Director of Education and Garden Operations Stephanie Ehrlich, Director of Development Gennadyi Gurman, Head of Interpretation Dylan House, Public Programs Manager Regina Minerva, Visitor Services Manager Morgan Potter, Supervisor of Gardeners 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Introduction 5 Proposed Program Elements and Areas 7 Existing Site Conditions 8 Existing Site Plan 9 Existing Paths, Roads, and Entrances 10 Site Topography and Flood Plains 11 Existing Water Management and Flood Zones 13 Proposed Master Plan 14 Conceptual Garden Zones 15 Proposed Site Rendering 17 Phasing Diagrams 27 Appendix 28 Sewer Line Drawings 30 Existing Maintenance/Service Area Plans 32 Existing Program Square Footage Diagram 33 Proposed Program Square Footage Diagram 35 Program Element Description Sheets 3 INTRODUCTION This Master Plan is an update to the 2002 Master Plan developed by Conservation Design Forum and Atelier Dreiseitl in close collaboration with Queens Botanical Garden leadership, staff, and community. The 2002 plan has guided the ongoing evolution of the garden for the past 18 years, including the siting of the award- winning Visitor and Administration Building, the Maintenance facility, and their related landscapes. The central tenet of the 2002 plan was the celebration of the connections between water, culture, and the environment, and an opportunity to inspire a new way of thinking about botanical gardens in an urban context. The updated plan stays true to this thinking, positioning proposed structures on the garden perimeter, and using them to inform garden expressions and expand the visitor experience, while celebrating the inherent landscape qualities (and challenges) of the 39 acre garden. The plan suggests garden typologies as a planning tool to allow for incremental growth in support of a holistic vision: Exhibition Gardens, Meadow and Wetland, Working Gardens, Education Gardens, Maintenance and Horticulture zones. Each of these typologies can be home to unique garden experiences that reinforce Queens Botanical Garden’s unique position as the place where people, plants, and cultures meet. The 2002 plan identified a need for an Education Center. The current, proposed location differs from that plan, which in turn informs the siting of the Kids Culture Garden and subsequent gardens and structures. The phasing diagrams included with this master plan are a working tool, to gently guide future thinking and fundraising efforts. Decisions have ripple effects and our goal is to identify logical next steps and related projects—with the understanding that no plan is ever static. We expect the next 20 years of the Garden to be filled with new thoughts; every intervention inspires new possibilities. A Master Plan is best seen as a living document to frame current thinking and serve as a vision of the future. 4 PROPOSED PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND AREAS Quantity Existing Area (approximate) Proposed Area (approximate) BUILDINGS Greenhouses 2 4,800 SF total 3,500 SF each for 7,000 SF total Community Conservatory 1 N/A 7,000 SF Pavilion 1 N/A 3,200 SF Bridal Suites 1 In the V&A Center, varies 600 SF GARDENS Farm 1 Approx. 1 acre - 40,000 SF No change Kids’ Culture Garden 1 N/A Approx. 1/2 Acre - 20,000 SF Welcome Garden 1 N/A Approx. 1/2 Acre - 20,000 SF Sun and Moon Garden 1 N/A 16,000 SF Wedding Garden 1 16,500 SF 20,000 SF Herb Garden 1 3,700 SF 8,000 SF World Farm 1 5,500 SF 16,000 SF Children’s Garden 1 10,000 SF 11,000 SF, with proximity to farms for additional space Bee Garden 1 3,000 SF 4,000 SF BACK-OF-HOUSE AREAS Service Area 1 Approx. 20,000 SF Approx. 40,000 SF Compost 1 9,000 SF across multiple locations 18,000 SF Additional Storage Sheds 2 N/A 1,500 SF 5 6 EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS 7 M AIN E N T R AN C E IN M D A & R O MAIN VEHICULAR IT ENTRANCE IS EXIT V G SIN HORTICU LTURE AN E LE OP D C IOT E B MAINTEN ANCE H SOIL S N IO T WORLD C SERVICE FARM B U AREA & A LE ER N E S L COMPOST H D CHERRY AVE N R O GREENHOUSE A C S G E O I NG G T DI EXISTING SITE PLAN E N RS D BEE I TRAILE EDUCATION WE DEN K A C TR R BuildableArea GARDEN AR GARDEN U G A P D TREE COLLECTION E BLOSSOM AVE N IO TREECT CROMMELIN ST LE COL G IN N DAHLIA AVE K E R D A R P A G MEADOW / WETLANDS N IO T G E IN US O E CA D H R U ELL U IL W T D U E U F B MAIN ST MAIN D E H S FORMER PLAYGROUND TREE COLLECTION FARM PECK AVE COLLEGE POINT BLVD QBG BRIDGE ELDER AVE 138TH ST 137TH ST 136TH ST 134TH ST 135TH ST BOOTH MEMORIAL AVE 8 EXISTING PATHS, ROADS, AND ENTRANCES A S CHERRY AVE BLOSSOM AVE CROMMELIN ST ed us Un DAHLIA AVE MAIN ST MAIN PECK AVE COLLEGE POINT BLVD QBG BRIDGE ELDER AVE 138TH ST 137TH ST KEY 136TH ST 134TH ST Service Entrances 135TH ST Service Roads Main Entrances Primary Paths Special Use Gates of Circulation Service Routes Footpaths BOOTH MEMORIAL AVE Through Garden 9 EXISTING WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES CONSTRUCTED WATER FEATURES WETLAND GARDEN WATER RETENTION 2050 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN KEY Wetland Gardens / Water Retention Features Constructed Water Features 100-Year Floodplain 10 CURRENT AND FUTURE FLOODPLAINS CURRENT YEAR FLOODPLAIN 2050 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN 2080 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN 11 12 PROPOSED MASTER PLAN 13 PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL GARDEN ZONES DROP-OFF EXHIBITION GARDENS MAINTENANCE & HORTICULTURE EXHIBITION WETLAND MEADOW AND WETLAND EXHIBITION GARDENS EDUCATION GARDENS WORKING GARDENS 14 M AIN E E N C T N R AN TRA C N E E CE SERVI E E L G L IN A AK RELOCATED O AR MAIN VEHICUL SERVICE ENTRANCE ENTRANCE &A BUILD V HORT. 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