Park of Light
|In the light of severe drought in California, I decided to create a park that provides the maximum amount of relaxation and refreshment and creates the minimum amount of wasted water. I also used different aspects of lights to make the park more unique and dynamic.
Hullabaloo's work for the Collect Information step:
Summary
Before looking for a site, I thought about what type of park will be suitable for my neighborhood, which is located in south bay area of California.
Drought is currently the most important evironmental issue in California. The natural disaster is...
Almost 50% of water that we use outdoor are wasted to maintain green grass on garden and parks. In...
Definition of a park: a piece of public land in or near a city that is kept free of houses and...
Cupertino library has a mini park in front of its building. However, the park does not have enough...
Cupertino is a rapid growing multicultural community. Around 60 thousands people are currently...
Cafes in park can both help the city's economy and let the visitors to enjoy the park evenmore...
While I was reading Gail Tsukiyama's book, The Samurai's Garden, I was introduced to a...
Hullabaloo's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:
Summary
After collecting basic information, I decided to build a park in Zen garden style to reduce the water usage and add a cafe to enhance the purpose of the park.
The images show aerial view and the site plan of the new downtown, where the new park will be...
The encircled area is currently designated for a pocket park, but the park does not have any plan...
The pocket park in the process of construction, but based on the rendering that the city has...
Assuming the park is facing the East, during daytiem, the sun passes from the front of the park (...
This is a bubble diagram that shows the overall site plan for the park.
Note: Again, at this...
Inspiration 1: Useage of light
The upper image is an interior picture of Gaudi's La Sagrada...
Inspiration 2: Usage of light
While I was researching different style of shades, I encountered...
Hullabaloo's work for the Develop Solutions step:
Summary
I started the developing solution by drawing out the site plan of the park. After that, I designed detailed sketches of specific parts of the park.
First draft (Site Plan): The brown rectangle that is surrounding the park represents the shade that...
As more companies are pouring into Cupertino, buildings are replacing nature. Therefore, I thought...
Another element of nature that I used for my design was a leaf. While I was studying architectures...
This is the first design for the shades. I still have to decide the design and location of poles,...
This is a first model of pavilion. I combined the usage of light in Gaudi's cathedral and...
I borrowed a base design from Sketchup's pre-made chair designs. I found an organic designed...
In this step. I changed my design from zen garden to a nature themed park. I thought zen garden was...
Hullabaloo's work for the Final Design step:
Summary
I made a digital model using Sketchup and used photoshop to render.
The image above shows the final site plan of the park. I used a theme of leaf and nature for the...
As the title of the project, park of light, I tried to utilize light as much as possible. The...
The problem with the current design of the park was that the park did not contain enough furniture...
I designed different style of benches for pavilions. instead of separated benches, benches for...
Another important part of the park is a stage inside of a pavilion. In order to provide a function...
Considering the drought in California, choosing the right vegetation for the park was essential....
I couldn't upload my video because of large file size.
However, the full version of the...
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In the light of severe drought in California, I decided to create a park that provides the maximum amount of relaxation and refreshment and creates the minimum amount of wasted water. I also used different aspects of lights to make the park more unique and dynamic.