The document provides a master plan for improvements to the Axtell Campus. It discusses conducting an analysis of the existing conditions and opportunities for enhancement. The plan envisions creating a more residential, family-oriented environment through additions like staff housing, a market square, and improved pedestrian connections. Specific projects are outlined like a new bridge entrance, welcoming quad, barns redevelopment, and community gardens. The long-term vision discusses expanding programs for therapies like equine, drama, cooking, art, and dance. The overall goal is to encourage community, pursue goals, and connect Axtell through a more vibrant campus environment.

1. Axtell Campus
Master Plan Project
Axtell, Nebraska
Professors Ron Sakal and Sallie Hood
University of Notre Dame
Center for Building Communities
September 2012

2. Historic Views

3. Aerial View of Campus and Axtell

4. Existing Conditions

5. Street Views: Bethesda

6. Cedar Street Entrance View

7. Current Main Entrance

8. Tabor Museum and Pavilion View

9. 1 Areas of opportunity
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Existing Conditions

10. The MOSAIC Vision
 Create a place that encourages family and residential
activity.
 Create a place that encourages community
activities and possibly bring in revenue.
 Create an environment that can further aid residents in
pursuit of their goals.
 Create a connection between the MOSAIC campus and
Axtell.
 Introduce new landscaping techniques to define
spaces and pedestrian movement

11. 1 Areas of opportunity
Axtell Campus
Existing Conditions
Master Plan

12. Bridge

13.  A bridge north of
campus will create a
landmark entrance to
Bethphage Village.

14.  The bridge will also
serve to create a
pedestrian
connection between
Bethphage Village
and the nearby
nature and bike trail.

15. Main Circle and Welcome Quad

16. Main Circle and
Welcome Quad

17.  Trees, grasses, and shrubs for
creating beauty, natural
edges, shade, fragrance, bordering
, and wind block
 American Arborvitae, Thuja
Occindentalis
 Sugar Maple, Acer Saccharum
 Norway Spruce, Picea abies
 Red Twig Dogwood, Cornus
sericea
 Eastern Gamagrass, Tripsacum
dactyloides
 Sweetgrass, Hierochloe hirta
ssp. Arctica
 Junegrass, Koeleria macrantha

18.  Create staff housing that will
allow staff to live in
Axtell, decrease commute
times, and create a more
lively community.
Bathesda pic

19. Market Square

20. The Market Square

21. Xagra
Square, Malta
 Across
Europe, America, and the
world, the traditional town
square is a vital part of any
vibrant community.
Covent Garden, London
Old Town Square, Prague

22. Bethesda, Maryland
 The town square acts as
a center of community
life by promoting both
culture and commerce.
Weikersheim Market Boston, Massachusetts
Square, Germany

23.  Pedestrian-oriented, the
square will use special
paving, interactive
fountains, landscaping, and
seating to create a pleasant
exterior space.

24.  The chapel, museum, and activities center will bring
existing local activity to the square.

25.  The addition of a café, gift-shop, market pavilion, and
visitor‟s center will turn it into a center for commerce
on the campus.

26.  Create amenities such as a
café, a convenience
store, and a gift shop to
promote interaction and
provide everyday
necessities.

27.  The flexible interior and
exterior space will promote
local culture by allowing for
community events such as
art fairs, farmer‟s
markets, and outdoor
performances to take place.

28.  It will also
provide a
meaningful
pedestrian
link to
other areas
of campus.

29. Barn and Pedestrian Path

30. Barn and Pedestrian Path

31. Barn and Pedestrian Path
 This path will be a
primarily
pedestrian, tree – lined
promenade that will
both highlight and lead
residents and visitors
towards the barn.
 It will also help beautify
and conceal the service
areas of campus.

32. Connection to Axtell

33.  Single-family homes
along 2nd Avenue will
create a purposeful
connection with Axtell.
Highly functioning
residents, visiting
families, and
employees of MOSAIC
might live here.

34.  A pedestrian trail will create a safe and enjoyable
connection with Axtell.
 This will be achieved through appropriate
landscaping and illumination.

35. The Orchard

36. Orchards/Groves
 The orchard
provides a
beautiful backdrop
to the Miracle of
the Prairie Lodge
for weddings and
other events.

37.  Orchards will not only provide
beautiful scenery and fresh
fruit for the Bethphage
community, but will also be an
attraction for families.
 Orchards provide activities for
families and provide a great
setting for outdoor festivals.
 Apples, pears, and pumpkins
grow well in Nebraska.
 A pumpkin patch can attract
school fieldtrips and provide
jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.

38. The Labyrinth

39. Labyrinth

40.  Unlike a maze, a
labyrinth only has one
path that meanders back
and forth, side to side
until you reach the
center.
 The meandering path of the
labyrinth is a means of
meditation that leads one to
their destination and allows
the mind to be calm and
contemplative.

41. Garden Spaces

42. Garden Spaces
Gardens with a connection to proposed
therapy and wellness center.

43.  Formal gardens create strong axes indicating
important views, buildings, and directions.

44. Community Gardens

45. Community Gardens
 Will be used to
indicate the
more residential
areas of the
campus.

46.  These gardens will provide a hobby
for residents to enjoy.
 The gardens can include beautiful
floral species that provide healing
colors and pleasant aromas.
 Some easily maintained floral bushes
are:
 Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
 Bridal wreath Spirea, Spiraea
prunifolia
 Lilac, Syringa
 Sunflowers

47. Additional Housing

48.  Flexible and long
term housing
options for staff and
transitional families
(single family
homes or
apartments) could
be made available.
 Possible location
for a “college”
experience for the
residents

49.  Pervious paving along the garden paths in the area
surrounding the group homes provides a location for
landscaping as well as pleasant places to walk.

50. Proposed Plants
 American Arbovitae, Thuja Occindentalis
Conifer evergreen
 Grows 25‟ to 40‟ tall and spreads 10‟ to 15‟
 Used as a privacy hedge tree or for windblock
 Easy care and maintenance; drought-resistant
 Green leaves and reddish-brown or grey bark
 Named “tree of life” due to the vitamin c in its
bark preventing scurvy
 Has no serious pest problems

51. Bridal wreath Spirea,
Spiraea prunifolia
 Fragrant, tiny white flowers, other species can come
in pink, red, and yellow.
 Hardy in zones 5 to 9
 Small deciduous shrubs that produce cascades of
flowers during spring and summer.
 Easy care/ low maintance; drought-resistant
 No major pest problems
 Supports birds

52. Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
 Deciduous green leaves that turn
purple and red in fall.
 Deep red bark in winter
 Produces white berries and white
flowers in spring
 Hardy in zone 2 to 7
 Very low maintenance
 Grows 7‟ to 9‟ tall and spreads 12‟
 Other species produces pink and
red flowers and red, orange, and
yellow barks

53. Butterfly Bush
Buddleja
 Easy maintenance and drought-resistant
 Purple, white, red, pink, blue blooms
 Attracts birds and butterflies
 Can grow under harsh conditions
 Beautiful fragrance

54. Sugar Maple
Acer Saccharum
 Can grow up to 80 „+ feet tall
 Colorful fall foliage
 Grows in zones 3 to 8
 Relatively pest free
 Good for shade
 Produces sap for syrup

55. Norway Spruce
Picea abies
 These are excellent wind
blockers.
 Can withstand winds up to
100mph
 Generally pest free
 Have some fragrance
 Are low maintenance and
support birds
 Prefers full sun and grows 2‟ to
3‟ a year
 Can grow up to 40‟ to 60‟ feet
tall 25‟ to 30‟ feet wide

56. Long Term Vision

57.  Expand programs and
create new spaces that
heighten public and
social interaction.

58. Equine Therapy
 Form of therapeutic intervention
where horses are used to help gain
self-understanding and emotional
growth
 Helps children who are unwilling or
slow to trust others
 Also acts as a diversion

59. Equine Therapy
 Improves confidence by learning
how to care for the horses
 Working with the horses provides
structure, planning and an
opportunity to learn how to deal with
frustration
 Possible source of revenue and
entertainment for visiting families

60. Drama Therapy
 Drama therapy is the use of theater techniques to
facilitate personal growth and promote mental health

61. Drama Therapy
 Used to:
 Solve a problem
 Achieve catharsis
 Delve into truths about
self
 Understand the
meaning of personally
resonant images
 Explore and transcend
unhealthy personal
patterns of behavior
and interpersonal
interaction

62. Cooking Therapy
 Allows participants to gain a higher level of
independence
 Cooking for others leads to self-confidence and
feelings of value

63. Cooking Therapy
 Preparing a meal together works on cooperation and
social skills
 Part of the “college” experience in residence living
 And you get to eat!

64. Art Therapy
 Mainly used for healing
 Can use any type of medium, whatever best speaks
to the person

65. Art Therapy
 In contrast to other forms of therapy, because it does
not rely on communication using words or language
 About focusing your feelings, perceptions, and
imagination

66. Dance Therapy
 Psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance for
emotional, cognitive, social, behavioral and physical
conditions
 Based on the idea that movement and emotion are
directly related

67. Dance Therapy
 Movement improvisation
 Goal: sense of whole and well-
being
 Specialized treatments for
different needs

68. MOSAIC
Vision
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 Create a place that encourages family and residential
activity.
 Create a place that encourages community activities and
possibly bring in revenue.
 Create an environment that can further aid residents in
pursuit of their goals.
 Create a connection between the MOSAIC campus and
Axtell.
 Introduce new landscaping techniques to define spaces
and pedestrian movement.

69. Thank you!

70. THE END