KAYAK STAND + RESTING AREA
CLEMSON SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
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LOCATION: Dolly Cooper Park, 170 Spearman Cir, Greenville, SC 29611
STUDENTS: Garris Killingsworth, Katie Kowalski, Stevie Chen, Linette Green, Cameron McRae, Yibo Zeng, Russell Zimmerman, Elisa Sowell, Yi Huang + Xi Cao
PROFESSOR: Blake Sanders
As part of the Spring 2018 Community 1:1 class at Clemson SoA, the Kayak stand was designed as a multi-functional solution to planning and design challenges on the Saluda River Blue Trail. After thorough research and meeting with local government members in the area, the project site was chosen as the boat launch at Dolly Cooper Park in Powdersville, SC. The site chosen is currently one of the main take out points for the river as well as a location where the city is currently developing a park for the patrons. Accessible to all patrons of the water as a temporary boat stand and as a bench for resting and enjoying the park, the design establishes standards to be used at different take-out/put-in points along the Saluda River Blue Trail.
This helps to create a brand identity for the amenities associated with the trail. As the trail expands, these structures will begin to populate the river trail and become markers for the boaters to know their location. Not only does the Kayak stand fulfill an immediate gap in the provided amenities for patrons, but it also serves as an opportunity for the community to see visible work progressing on a stalled county park.
 Kayak Stand + Resting AreaRendering |  Kayak Stand + Resting AreaLocation |
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 Kayak Stand + Resting AreaRiver approach |  Kayak Stand + Resting AreaWalking towards the river approach |
 Kayak Stand + Resting AreaDiamond pier foundation |  Kayak Stand + Resting AreaDiamond piece foundation |
 Kayak Stand + Resting AreaMayor Blake Sanders helping out! |  Kayak Stand + Resting Area |
 Kayak Stand + Resting AreaPart of the student crew |  Kayak Stand + Resting AreaDetails |
CSAW
The trail markers were designed as a future addition to the Saluda River Blue Trail to aide in wayfinding on the river and to allow easy tracking by kayakers during the trip. The trail markers are printed on reflective signs that are easily spotted from the river. The logo on the trail markers serves to associate any stretch of the river with the trail as a whole. The logo is designed with three white bars on the mountains to acknowledge the three rivers that feed to and become the Saluda River in the North Carolina Appalachian Mountains and the flood plains to either side represent the counties divided by the river and joined in shared recreational use of the same. As much of the river was used for textile mills and is peppered with dams over its entire length, the dam nods to the industry that gave rise to the cities and towns on the banks.
