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Goodman Gardens

By lvsa1841 | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/20/15
The angular walkways that crisscross the park add an element of movement throughout the 1/3 acre pocket park. The added angular element keeps people in the park while allowing easy access from the perpendicular cross streets.

This Step

Summary

What should I upload in the Final Design step?

  • final hand or digital renderings
  • images of your finished physical model
  • or your finished digital model

You can even include links to a YouTube or Vimeo of a digital walk-through like this one: https://youtu.be/ncaVQ2V6XXU

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Comments

You have an interesting idea with the sloped planters. I really like the benches you created!

By Tbostic, Student at 11:10 am, 26 May 2015

Large trees will provide a lot of shade during those hot summers Vegas has. It's a nice idea to have different levels in your park; it makes it interesting. The paths are not all perpendicular to the edges of the park which is great.

By 423445, Student at 12:03 pm, 26 May 2015

You tried. That's a good thing.

By jerbear127, Student at 11:47 am, 27 May 2015

I know you've spent time considering the most appropriate plants for your design, and that's hard to detect in this rendering. If you develop this design more, it might be useful to try sketching by hand or making a physical model. It seems like you may have been limited by the technology as you were trying to express your ideas. Also, since you built this 3D model, a shot in plan view (looking straight down) would be helpful.

By KatherineS, Architect at 08:44 pm, 04 June 2015