A key design element that organizes the site and provides clear and direct circulation is the Meto Spine pathway. The inspiration behind the form of this main thoroughfare is from the Marshallese tradition of using Meto Stick Charts as a sailing navigational tool. The intent of the stick chart is to learn and understand the land, currents, weather, and sea before taking to the water. This creates an instinctual connection between the user and their home. This tool represents a beautiful story of direction and connection, which has been interpreted to inspire the main navigational pathway for the Campus. The Meto Spine begins at the entry of the Campus and starts to make its way towards the west half of campus. The angular form of the path creates smaller niche areas with diverse programming throughout Campus.

The spaces around the Center for Non-Profit and the Harvey Jones Education Building have been refined to enhance the overall tenant experience and introduce innovative sustainable storm water techniques onto the Campus. A key concern of existing tenants was the lack of pedestrian connectivity between buildings which resulted in the proposed vision to narrow the drive between the buildings to create a more comfortable and safer pedestrian environment. There are smaller garden areas added around these buildings to provide peaceful getaway moments along with a rain garden feature to collect stormwater. The other important piece of this section is the JTL Courtyard that is a mix of hardscape and planted area to help soften the courtyard. This area provides flexible programming opportunity for events and pop-ups. The proposal for the existing Tire Building in this courtyard includes adding garage-like doors that can open up, creating an open-air type structure white also creating additional shade around the edge of the building.

The Community Common is organized by a large central lawn for flexible programming. The main lawn is lined with bleacher seating for smaller group gatherings and smaller areas for reflection and contemplation. Along the south edge of the central lawn is an area of sports courts including basketball, tennis, pickleball, and volleyball, with a communal table set within a formal grove of trees to create a shaded respite for family and friends to gather and watch. North of the central lawn is a linear pathway that connects The Jones Center to the large park pavilion with a restroom. Along this walk are a series of wildflower meadows, providing a vivid pop of color, and a series of informal seating areas for pause and reflection, and a larger picnic nook to the north of the path that includes seating and BBQs for community gatherings. Along the western edge of the Community Common is the market place. The market place is lined with trees for shade and has plenty of central open space for markets, performance, and events. The parking in this area has been reorientated to provide easy access for events or food trucks for the western half of campus.

The inspiration for this play area came from the beautiful natural landscape of Northwest Arkansas and the unique geologic arch formations found in the Ozark forests. This play feature is designed to go up and over the pathway to mimic the natural arches found in the region. Along with the main play structure are nature play elements and bleacher seating for easy viewing of the play area. To the east of the play structure is an additional shade shelter the comes off The Jones Center building creating an outdoor food court area to capitalize on the existing food services found within The Jones Center.

The design intent for this area is to extrovert the indoor recreational activities of the Jones Center to the outside. The Fitness Pad includes many workout opportunities such as circulation loops, a sand pit, a workout mound, bleacher seating, open flex lawn, and a workout patio. Included in the design is an extensive renovation to the existing Wash Plant to create a new indoor/outdoor building that can house fitness classes, Camp War Eagle groups, and a variety of community uses. The proposed renovation includes the removal of exterior walls to create an open-air pavilion spanning the Meto Spine along the building’s north side.

The eastern half of campus is focused on the expansion of the action sports offerings and introducing native landscapes eco-types to campus. The existing bike park will be expanded to include some soft-surface trails while multiple community pavilions, bike storage, and public restrooms will be added. There is a smaller parking lot to the north to provide easy access for users of this area, along with a drop-off drive off Emma Ave with parallel parking. This area of Campus incorporates the organic forms of flower petals and the flowing movements of dance in the pathway and the planting strategy. The landscape strategy is the inclusion of a native prairie plant palette that envelopes the action sports.

Additionally, there is the southern half of the Woven Links gardens near the entry to the Jones Center. This area takes inspiration from the cultural tradition of weaving and fabric arts and applies it to design form in the ground plain and planting layout. The gardens are a mix of Klingstone, pav- ing, planting, limestone seating, and a small bubbler water feature. All these elements create a quite and calm space for passive activity.

The Woven Links gardens are highly-designed and planted passive spaces that create a unique arrival experience for The Jones Center and extend the weaving patterns to the north of the Jones Center entry. This area is a bit larger than the southern portion and has room for additional uses like an outdoor classroom and larger gatherings. Just off the front of The Jones Center is the main entry experience that includes a main water feature surrounded by gardens in the same linear weaving form as the Woven Links. The major change to the eastern half of the Campus is the reorientation parking that unifies all the parking in one area and is closer to the building. The parking lot includes large planted areas performing important storm water capture and treatment. To the east of the parking lot is a proposed dog park that is wrapped in native landscapes to help shield the dog park from the busy streets. The final piece of the east campus is the expanded perimeter walk area that includes a soft trail next to the sidewalk. This helps in creating a place for bikes and connecting the Jones Campus to Fitzgerald Mountain and its extensive network of trails.