Cedar Park
The general area of the designated construction site has been thoroughly researched as of looking at the demographics, physicality of neighborhood, and economic stability. Looking at the general consensus of the amount of income, I found that the area is currently averaging$27,864. This gives me knowledge that this area is below the average than the rest of Las Vegas. From the past three years, the population in the area has been decreasing as well, at a -17.3% change. Three schools surround the area, including an elementary, junior high, and high schools (Advanced Technologies Academy and Veterans Tribute).
The proximity of these schools is fairly close, all of which interconnect as a triangle around the pocket park. The area does not have a lot of entertainment or a ‘getaway’ place for the residents to go to. Addressing the problem that the area is resulting in low economic and low demographics, however, the aesthetics of 89106 is also at a loss. Spanish colonial and stucco rules over the range. I want to present a more modern look to give it a more up to date feeling.
In all, to report these complications I have interviewed local residents, teachers, and students surrounding the area. To get a more physical view of the pocket park I have managed to create a 3D model and video to help one understand the aesthetics of the site. Also incorporating adaptive reuse, eco-friendly installments, reuse of biofuels from plastic waste, and wind turbines, I have succeeded to create a healthy environment as well. I will originate the requirements for the pocket park as well as including creating creative notions based off the general area.
FaithInMe's work for the Collect Information step:
Summary
I have successfully collected data by looking at the demographics of the surrounding area of my floor plan. By doing this I have found the physicality of neighborhood and economic stability.
To gather more information about the environmental aspect of pocket parks in Las, Vegas Nevada, I...
Pro:Having some sort of structure in your design is beneficial to the aesthetics of the pocket park...
The honey comb texture or hexagon tilling has inspired me to reiterate my thinking on the flooring...
FaithInMe's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:
Summary
One should believe that a park on this particular site is well fitted for the reasons being that the shape is rather small and elongated at some proportions approriately.
This picture depicts the planting system of my plan demonstrating where the native plants will be...
The design demonstrated above is shown as a flow chart demonstrating where the people will walk...
This rough sketch shows how the sun is used in the plan to create less heat, since Las Vegas is one...
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Solar panels implanted on the roofing of the shading structures in the front of the site are used...
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A windmill/turbine to be implanted in the rear of the site, which produces energy from kinetic...
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Rough bubble map sketch to elicit the ideas of where what things will be placed in the pocket park.
Mulch to hold and sustain plant life and trees integrated in the ground.
Helps with drainage,...
FaithInMe's work for the Develop Solutions step:
Summary
In order to achieve my solutions in this process, I needed to know where on my site are elements that needed assistance to import or have background knowledge on.
Adding a water feature consisted of knowledge of where exactly to get the water from.Surrounding by...
Implementing Solar panels into the site creates reusable energy for the area, however, attaining...
This collage of different pictures depicts how I found out exactly how many solar panels I needed....
‘Nevada is one of the best states for wind power for two reasons: its abundant wind energy and its...
FaithInMe's work for the Final Design step:
Summary
I have reached my final design by completing the following steps: overview, collect information, brainstorm solutions, and develop solutions.
This picture displays a medium rendering of the plan. This gives a more conceptual look of the park...
Site Plan of design gives a birds eye view for the audience to show where the park is placed.
Perspective of where the building will be placed. The purpose of this is to give the audience a...
East Elevation view of the site. This gives the client a different perspective showing how...
This area of the plan displays the abundant amount of sitting for the community to come and relax...
Comments
Dear FaithInMe. I've enjoyed reviewing your project. Much of the text you include in the Overview actually belongs in the Collect Info stage. But kudos to you for this type of research and for contacting other architects/designers/ park planners around the country for ideas!
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But I struggled to understand where your park was located. Is it in a dense neighborhood? Outside the city limits? Near housing or schools? By not identifying a specific location for your park, you've lost the chance to use the existing pocket site to help inform your design decisions. And this shows up in your final model, because it has no context (it's sort of floating in space now). What's around it? Which way is north? How does it connect to the neighborhood? It's important to show this.
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I do like your use of various environmentally friendly elements throughout the park and the research you did to choose them! Keep up the good investigation work. It will serve you well in college.
I really appreciated your outreach and all of the process that went into your design. I would encourage you to utilize the space of your park a little more. If you engage the outside boundaries of your park, all of the fun happens in the middle. When all of the fun in bundled in the middle, the outside grassland just becomes something you have to cross to get there.
I love your enthusiasm for incorporating eco-friendly design into your park. A little more exploration into how form can meet function would do your park wonders! Solar panels can get incorporated in really unique ways.
Keep up the great work, and thank you for all of the evidence you uploaded to show me your process!