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Arcadia Park

By irososhi | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/20/15
This is the entrance of Arcadia Park, situated in 6th and Garces. Just from the outside, I intended to employ the "green" and "environmental" aspect of the park. The entrance is made by two openings from live/green walls. I did not want to create a big opening because I wanted to keep the secluded nature of the park. However, through the color schemes, I wanted to make sure that the park still resonates a receptive feeling.

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Comments

I like the enclosed aspect of your park, as with hedges serving as barriers it is aesthetically pleasing from the outside and intrigues the public to walk into Arcadia Park to see what exactly it's all about. I like how you incorporated multiple entrances while also keeping it mostly enclosed to ease traffic flow. The color scheme you used is also complimentary to the community around it. Overall, really great job.

By twoflips, Student at 01:26 pm, 27 May 2015