Pocket Park
05/07/15
INSPIRATION COLLAGE -- These images depict the main inspirations for this pocket park. The parklets of San Francisco are offer a small place in the busy, urban city for people to sit down and rest. Incorporating planters into a lattice wall is an appropriate alternative for a living wall in the hot southern Nevada climate where maintaining many green plants is not practical. The rock garden separating the different sections of the park is a desert alternative to using water. A unique playground such as the one in the Grand Park Playground will attract new visitors because it is different. The main color scheme in all of these inspiration images features greenery and wood, natural elements, which contrast nicely with the "industrial-ness" of the rest of the neighborhood, which is my goal. (Source: Google)
Top (L to R): Parklet in Tenderloin District of San Francisco, CA; Lattice wall with planters
Bottom (L to R): Rock garden; Grand Park Playground in Los Angeles, CA
This Step
Take A Book, Return A Book
Parks can be places to read, learn, dream, and share - Check out the Little Free Library project! They're popping up in communities all over the world!
What should I upload in this Brainstorm Ideas step?
Consider uploading
- hand sketches
- site plan drawings
- a quick study model of all your first ideas.
You can scan these drawings or take photos of your model.
Comments
You have very nice and creative ideas!!
Wow, this is such an insightful collage, I love all the pictures and details you incorporated into this. :)