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Pocket Park 2015

By Modus | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/22/15
"Antelope Hills Park" is home to a variety of flora. Included are three Fern Pine trees, four Western Sycamores, and scattered are Godietas and California Lilacs. All can withstand drought-like conditions exceptionally well, hence why I chose them in favor of others not suited for the unforgiving heat.

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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

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Comments

It's great that you researched the vegetation and plants that are well-suited for your city's climate. Great rendering!

By timon, Student at 01:51 pm, 28 May 2015

Thank you timon. For sustainable design, native plants are imperative! The drought-like conditions that define Southern California only allow for an arbitrary palette of greenery that's drought tolerant. As for the rendering, all 3D-models were developed in Sketchup. No actual rendering extension was used, only the source engine's. Due to the minimal specs of my computer (such as the 2 gig RAM! ;__;), I knew my limits when it came to the final renderings. There's things such as bitmaps, lighting fixtures, and a plethora of other intricacies that can be manipulated in other programs, but I settled for Sketchup. I've made it a priority to purchase a new computer that's capable of undertaking the needs of programs such as blender, autoCAD, etc.

By Modus, Student at 10:45 pm, 28 May 2015