Middle Line Park: Recent activity

Is there anyway you could better take advantage of the corner lot your park occupies?

Don't be afraid to use a pen and some paper in your designs. It's a lot easier to convey your design with the simplicity of a pencil then it is through software.

For almost all decisions municipalities will employ what's called a strategic plan or loosely defined, an established definition of its goals. For example when designing a new park, Las Vegas would look at how this park would both fit into the parks it has already established, and how they can better capture their goals through this new space. So as important as it is too look around and figure out what is working for other places, its more important to look at existing, internal design and capitalize on that. I'm sure your experience included a lot more inquiry into the local parks, but make sure to show us what you found by posting it here.

It really looks like you spent a lot of time pulling resources and doing research about what would be a best fit for your park. I really admire the time you took to figure out what type of vegetation would go best in the landscape. I also thought your idea to add art to your park was such a great idea as public art and playscapes sometimes go hand in hand. Overall your work is really solid.

I would have liked to see you take more cues from parks that exist in Las Vegas or other cities in your region. It was hard for me to imagine how all of your brainstorming and solution development was going to come together based on the specific parks you referenced as inspiration.

In addition I would have really liked to see more variety of images, angles, and depth when you were showing us your final park images--remember people looking at your work may have not been to this specific region, you need to help us understand the area.

Great work!

I'm glad you included this step. I was just going to write and ask what would inspire your need for sculpture in your pocket park. Pulling inspiration from surrounding buildings is a great idea.

Great area for a park! It would definitely see a lot of use because of the nice mix of residential and commercial buildings.

I really like this rendering, it helps get the point across quickly about how you plan on using the space.

Very simple and laid back, but could use a bit more structures as well as shading for the grass areas. Overall it has a very welcoming feeling, and is decent design.

i like the idea of making the park a relaxing place for people, and I believe you were able to accomplish you goal with your design.

Actually, that is one of the things I thought of. It's one of the reasons why I removed the ditch entirely in the final design, making the park completely flat. Thanks for the comment, though!