CrashX Design's Account

Hello CrashXDesign. I've enjoyed reviewing your project. I agree with the comments Eric left above. The information you have here is great - but much of it belongs in the Collect Info or Brainstorm Ideas steps. It would have been helpful to see images of other parks' features and vegetation that you admired / researched / or were inspired by.
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In the final design steps, I like how you dropped in your design to the photo of the existing site. But we need to see more context of the neighborhood. Questions I have: Where will your new signage go? What will the park look like from inside? Why did you make the design decisions that you did? You can use the captions to do more than just say "another view". Instead, help us understand your thinking and tell us more about your rationale.
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Keep up the sketching and painting! It gives a nice feel to your overall project. Keep going...!

This is too long to be an overview. Much of this information belongs in your "information collection" step. That said, this does include excellent information about the site and the challenge.

Overall, your attention to the neighborhood demographics and needs for the park is great. I think you end up trying to cram too much into the park, and I worry about accessibility from the street. I also don't see sustainable features. The pond suddenly appears in the last step, and I really don't think that's a sustainable item to include. Your sketches and rendering to show your vision for the park pretty well.

I actually like the openness of the park - it doesn't look as fenced in as I expected from your earlier posts. But I still think that the scale of the structures and objects in the park means that this is a lot to cram into such a small site. I'm not sure it all fits.

I'm worried about the environmental sustainability of this park. Are your plantings drought tolerant? What about the pond? Would have liked to see more emphasis on green features.

I'm concerned that this is the first time we're hearing about a pond! Safety is an important consideration - but so are environmental factors! Where does this water come from? What happens if it evaporates?

What are lantana bushes? Do they grow well without water?

I'm worried to see that the bathroom building is the same size as the playground. Unless it's a very large playground, I think the bathroom building is probably too small as shown here. Remember that you usually have to have separate bathrooms for men and women, and they have to be large enough to be handicap-accessible. Pocket parks don't often have restrooms because they take up so much room!

Do the bathrooms have sustainability features as called for in the design brief? Some ideas might be reusing rainwater to flush, generating solar power on the roof, or composting toilets.

Good question! Especially since you've chosen a site a long way from the streets, how will people find it and access it?

What about the gate makes the park accessible to people of all ages?

What kind of grass would be sustainable to plant here? Also, is that swingset drawn to scale? It makes the grassy area look pretty big!

Again, why should it be gated like this? Is security a concern? Parks are often open to be more inviting. How would I even know to walk through this gate? Will it be open? Will there be signs?

Why did you choose to pattern your park after this one? Is it a successful park? Have you spent much time there?