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Downtown Haven

By haidygirl | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/19/15
The sun travels around the Southeast corner and especially around noon which is lunchtime it is hitting the corner. A way to control the amount of sunlight that gets into the park would be to include trees that block that heat and harsh light that is constant at noon.

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Help us understand the existing conditions and the location of this park. The following types of work should be uploaded:

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  • site plan drawing of your existing parks or lot.

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Comments

SunCalc is a good way to understand and depict the sun's movement throughout the day. It's good that you incorporated it in your design process.

By timon, Student at 10:08 am, 28 May 2015