Pocket Park
|Pocket parks have been growing in popularity in the past couple of years but they have been around for more than a century. These small parks are located in urban cities and provide an escape from those cities when people need to relieve stress. The park will also bring the community together by giving the members of the community a place to meet.
The pocket park that I would like to build will be located in a small field next to Westlake High School. As a student at Westlake High School, I think a park near the school would be great for the whole community. The park can be used by the whole family. It will include a playground for kids, sheltered seating, a small field for any age group to play games or do different activities and pavilion for many different events. The advantage of having the park near the high school makes it very easy to access for everyone.
The theme of the park is community. This park will be built for the community and it will bring the community together. Since the park is for the community it will include space for all different age groups while still having areas separated for those different age groups.
The park will include many green features such as storm water capturing system, long lasting materials, and it will be easy to maintain. The park will use organic dirt for the plants and will include recycled materials for different structures in the park. There will be solar panels on the pavilion and there will also be a wind turbine.