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Hill Range Park

By darkmango | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/20/15
This picture was taken from the North East corner of the park. It is used to show how the hill slopes and the vast amount of green space there is on this site. You can also see the interaction with the stage and the grass. Also, even if you are on the west part of the park, you can still see the stage from that location. This means everyone in this park with be able to get a view of the stage if they choose to.

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Comments

I like the openness of the park. It allows for various uses. The plant life, although not abundant, shows that you carefully thought of the low maintenance aspect of pocket parks. Not only that, but it shows that you really had careful planning and thought of what you should incorporate to fit the environment your park is in. The use of both an artificial shading structure (for the seating area) and natural shading structure (for the stage) is superb. My only concern is the accessibility of your park for those that have physical impairments. The entrance ramp to your park seems to be too steep, as well as how would those in wheelchairs come from the stating areas to the stage without having to go through the grass? Other than that, an excellent job in the design of the park, and keeping in mind the environmental aspects.

By irososhi, Student at 04:04 pm, 22 May 2015