Echoing Hope ECHOING HOPE RANCH MASTER PLAN • THE TEJIDO GROUP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The experience of working with Echoing Board of Regents, 2007. This report had a Hope Ranch’s (EHR) Board of Directors critical role in informing many of our core and in particular Marla Guerrero has design and planning decisions. allowed us to grow in unexpected ways. The Thanks to Cochise County’s planners, unique nature of this project broadened ADEQ, Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch staff and our horizons as fellow humans perhaps residents and Dennis Rogers of Safe Haven more than as designers, although we will Farms for ensuring we were on the right be better designers for the lessons. As many track. dreams as EHR’s advocates have, through Special thanks to the University of this process have come to dream of EHR too, Arizona Departments of Agriculture; and synthesize these visions into possible Environmental Engineering and Speech and realities. We are incredibly thankful for Hearing as well as to Cochise College Sierra having been a part of the visioning process Vista Campus Departments of Nursing and hope that this document will serve to and Education who all provided invaluable assist in seeing EHR’s dreams come true. advice. Tejido would also like to sincerely thank Finally, thanks to Dean Jan Cervelli Sherry Ahrentzen and Kim Steele for their and the University of Arizona College of wonderful research report: Advancing Full Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Spectrum Housing: Designing for Adults Planning for supporting Tejido. with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Arizona 2 ECHOING HOPE RANCH MASTER PLAN • THE TEJIDO GROUP . within the collaboration of client and designer an interweaving occurs, thus the tapestry of the garden is created . TEJIDO developing innovative concepts through the THE TEAM LEFT TO RIGHT: For the last 20 years, the Tejido Group, application of research initiatives. We believe BACK : Dr. Mark Frederickson designers gain insight and inspiration from (professor), Ayman Al Hajji, Helen headed by Dr. Mark Frederickson, has been Erickson, Becky Blacher, Beth dedicated to research, design, planning, a variety of sources, which are reviewed Johannessen, Maria Voris and Alison and most importantly, the needs of the in depth and incorporated into the design Furuto community. This innovative group is based intentions of our teams of landscape MIDDLE: Autumn Ela, Fernando in the University of Arizona College of architecture and architecture students. Chiquette, Chris O’Brien and Justin Fritch Architecture, Landscape Architecture Tejido selects projects in which it wishes and Planning. Our primary focus is the to participate based on several criteria FRONT: Lana Idriss, , Ashley Loberg, Jim Sauer and Mark de la Torre generation of conceptual alternatives for our including project uniqueness and pedagogic (assistant professor) clients. Concentration of our efforts is on value, client need, and the project’s potential impact on society and the environment. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUctION APPENDICES Echoing Hope Project and Process ..........8 Architecture and Autism .................102 What is Autism ............................11 Resource Use ............................104 Water Systems ...........................106 ANALYSIS Agricultural Systems .....................108 Site Location ..............................14 Background References ..................113 Environment ..............................18 Image References ........................114 Aesthetics ................................24 Resources and Contacts. .116 Interviews and Questionnaires ............26 Terminology .............................117 PROGRAM Therapeutic Strategies ....................32 Economic Possibilities .....................41 Environmental Systems ...................42 CONCEPTS Life In Balance ............................46 Arroyo ....................................48 Nucleus ...................................50 Giving and Growing .......................52 Interim Review Feedback. .54 MASTERPLAN Masterplan ...............................58 Focus Areas/Details .......................60 4 INTRODUCTION ANALYSIS PROGRAM CONCEPTS MASTERPLAN APPENDICES 5 "A place where they can manage their own lives." - Norm smith 6 Introduction Introduction ECHOING HOPE RANCH MASTER PLAN • THE TEJIDO GROUP "Lifelong growth in a safe and respectful home and community" -eChoing hope's mission statement ECHOING HOPE BOARD MEMBERS, employee growth. Respect for all people LEFT TO RIGHT: Shirley Kenan (former member), Della Thompson, Marla at EHR will ensure a happy, productive Guerrero (president), Norm Smith working and learning atmosphere. EHR (vice president), Glen Kreider and Tina will thrive on a climate of acceptance, Friel (secretary) individuality and choice. First and foremost, Not pictured: Lynn Ewan (treasurer), EHR is home to a unique group of people. Harlie Garcia and Ken Jacowsky Home is a safe harbor, a place to be loved and have fun, and a place to be comfortable and accepted. Community is built by creating a “home” for all people that set foot on EHR. This idea is premier in all we do. PROJect detaILS AND PROCESS WHAT IS ECHOING HOPE RANCH? EHR’s board approached Dr. Mark Frederickson after having been informed of Echoing Hope Ranch (EHR) will provide his work with Tejido via Cochise County. opportunities not only for adolescents and EHR asked for assistance in turning their young adults who access the ranch, but for vision of a sustainable residential “ranch” for our residents throughout their entire lives. adults and teens with autism into a reality. We never stop learning and changing. A book incorporating initial concepts and EHR will offer opportunities for people a master plan were decided upon as the with autism to discover new things, to deliverables to allow EHR to approach future continuously expand their range of skills fundraising with a breadth of ideas. and to experiment with new interests and The diagram on the following page independence. EHR employees and families outlines the Tejido design process. The will also experience growth as they learn circular nature of this process allows for through interaction and life with people built in checks and balances to ensure the on the spectrum. No growth will occur end product has been thought through and without safety. In addition to physical challenged over and over again. The outer safety, EHR will provide an emotionally ring depicts the three main techniques safe environment to encourage client and for gaining a base of knowledge for the 8 ECHOING HOPE RANCH MASTER PLAN • THE TEJIDO GROUP Aesthetic: has the design DESIGN PROCE series of design alternatives. Design reviews ! THE SS identified and created an are used in order to identify positive design aesthetic appropriate to the Field history and culture of the Work feedback in order to consolidate design solutions into a single master plan. The region and its vision of the future? master plan is then subject to magnification Introduction Ordering Review Sources of detail deemed appropriate to fully achieve Economic: is the design Systems of Form $ economically sustainable? Conceptual Design Ideas Implications the project’s scope. Does it create jobs and income sources for the community? Final Design SUstaINABILITY PRINCIPLES Environmental: is the design Synthesis Analysis What really constitutes sustainability? environmentally sensitive? Does it connect and enhance Literature Data Tejido Group uses the ordering systems at Review Collection existing ecosystems? Does it Sustainable Strategies right to achieve sustainable design. When reduce our carbon footprint? designs account for not one but all of them Design Socio-cultural: does the Inspiration and designers return to them frequently design create opportunities for throughout the process—the goal of meaningful social exchange and learning? sustainability is achievable. For EHR, a sixth design aspect was Function: does the design project, these three components inform circulate effectively? Is it safe? Is each other and continue to be revised as added, therapeutic, because it is at the heart it easily maintained? of EHR’s success. The following gives a brief more information is needed and discovered. Therapeutic: unique to EHR is Literature review involves extensive theory introduction to the ordering systems and that a therapeutic component how we apply them in iterative questioning. to every aspect of EHR must based research from books and journals, be accounted for. Does the coupled with data gathering. Data collection design provide spaces for skill involves interviews of similar project development, safe socialization and physical healing? managers as well as research on similar projects. Field work includes site analysis to understand how the physical site functions. The three interior circles represent the primary design processes undertaken for any project. They again inform one another and further refine the outer ring. They are directly influenced by the literature review, data collection and field work. The design process is categorized by the employment of the applicable analysis in order to arrive at a 9 ECHOING HOPE RANCH MASTER PLAN • THE TEJIDO GROUP RIGHT: Program diagram showing will help in enjoying a productive natural relationships between the program elements in this project lifestyle. In addition to adults living at the ranch, teens can attend after-school programs and summer camps to get the ranch experience. Teens and adults not living at the ranch can still