Pocket Park
For this project we are to take a piece of land near our school or community and transform it into a pocket park. The pocket park most not be any larger than 14,500 square feet. A pocket park, according to the dictionary, is a very small park or outdoor area for public leisure, especially an urban plaza or courtyard with benches and fountains. So, it is basically a normal park just in a more compact manner.
I plan to have an urban park to go with the changes that are going on in my hometown, Las Vegas. I want it to bring an oasis to the desert feeling that we constantly have throughout the year.Not only do I want it to be an oasis, but I also want to help conserve water. I plan to do this by using plants that do not require constant watering and that can live in the desert climate that Las Vegas is known for. I think that the best way to make this a modern park is to use colors and shapes to bring some color to the bland neutral colors that the desert is known for.
I plan to have an area where people can go and sit and play or eat in the shade, provided by a canopy. The park will be cyclist friendly and i will therefore have a bike shelter. This will help the bike from getting to hot in the desert sun. There will also be a playground for children to play in. I also plan to have an area in which people of all ages can go and relax. A place where they can meditate or just sit an relax.
To community seems to be growing according to the increase in home sales in the area. Also, this area is predominately a Hispanic neighborhood. Here many different types of families can go and spend time with their children at the park.
The plants that will be chosen will be plants that are mostly self sufficient and need very little taking care of. These plant will be desert plants like the Arizona Ash tree and others. I also plan on making this a green park. This is to help give the oasis feeling to the park. The park will also have ornamental grasses that are water saving and low maintenance like the Blue Grama grass and others like it.
Although the park will be a green park, the type of plant will be those that help save water. Not only that, but the oxygen that will be created by the plants will help the pollution that is in the city. This will help kids, and other age groups, that have breathing difficulties to breath better. .
Pumbaa's work for the Collect Information step:
Summary
The community in this part of town is predominately Hispanic/Latin and where there has been an increase in children that are younger than 14 years old.
I have chosen this as the site in which i will design the park. it is near the art district which...
I think that it should be a park where there is a lot of open space where children can run. There...
This is how green I think the park should be. This picture was taken at a local park. I think that...
This is the aerial view of the site that I chose to build the park on. I think that it will greatly...
Like in this area I think that it would be a good idea to idea to incorporate a statue into the...
I think that parks should not be just grass. there should be colors in the park, because in the end...
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This is a local park that is located near my neighborhood. Here you can can see the essence of what...
Pumbaa's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:
Summary
I am developing idea that will work, not only with the climate and everyday weather of the Las Vegas desert and help conserve water in the dry area that we live in.
I like the idea that is shown in this picture of having a very modern canopy covering the benches...
I developed this park. It had three paths that lead to the center of the park where there will be a...
I think that these trees, the Texas Mountain Laurel, would be great for a park here in Las Vegas,...
I like the idea of having benches that somewhat resemble the benches in the picture above. I want...
I like this idea that i found on the internet about having a step like area where people can go sit...
I wanted the park to be something that would be unique to the traditional park that we have here in...
Pumbaa's work for the Develop Solutions step:
Summary
I found a way to incorporate all of the things that i wanted to have in my pocket park. I want it to be modern, because of the location of it, the art district.
This is what I want to use for the center of the park. I want to use this, because i thinks that it...
I propose this as a way in which people can sit down and have an area where they can just relax and...
The site that I have chosen for the park is near the art distrct here in Las Vegas. I thought that...
This is what the final center will look like I believe that this will be a calming place where...
I wanted the playground to be the nothing like anything that we have here in Las Vegas. Kids love...
In order to give people a place to sit ans unwind I decided to incorporate picnic tables. I thought...
Pumbaa's work for the Final Design step:
Summary
In order to create a park that would suit the vibe that Las Vegas is known for and the modernization that the town is going through, I decided to make this park a place where one could appreciate the
I incorporated everything in order to create an oasis. The park has an area where one can relax by...
This is what the steps would look like from the point of view from someone standing at 5' 4...
This is what the bike shelter will look like. I think that it will promote people to be active by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6UXzUkg9Cg
This is a video of a walk-through of Garces Park...
This is another rendering of the park. This is what it would look like without the bike shelter....
Comments
Your overview is both fantastic and reasonable. Pocket parks are meant to be simple and seamless in their environment, which you have outlined well.
Conserving water through the use of specific plant species was impressive in your research. The park design has many different uses and features which will successfully draw many users from the community.