GGCuba's Account

Great work throughout the design process! I really enjoyed how you experimented with ideas and how your design evolved over time based on your findings and tests. This is so important in developing a strong final project. Nice work!

Be sure to include scale! I'm not sure how big your site is and/or how big your park is in relationship to the full site.

How big is this site? Does it meet the "Pocket Park" criteria? Pocket parks are generally a single vacant lot.

Dinosaurs are a nice touch!! ;) Great to see these inspiration images.

This is important site research - Make sure you tell us what decisions you've made based on this information.

Yeah that's what I was going for with the curved slab.

I think you did a really great job showing clear evidence of the design process and really using what you learned to develop a final solution.

I really appreciate a rendering in this perspective! I didn't notice the potential of your curved slab at the intersection until I saw this. It would be a great place to put your park's name!

I think I disagree with the other commenters about the separation of the playgrounds. I think that giving an energetic kid a reason to run THROUGH a park is a really effective use of the space. And it's nice that both are in view from the seating area for parents. You may get some crushed plants in your landscaped area though!

I agree with my fellow students Mr. Trowe and jackhife in saying that the two separate playgrounds aren't as effective as you intend them to be. Having two is understandable due to an overflow of people in the park at the same time, but there is too much distance that it results in another problem from you trying to solve that problem. Also, from the northwest street corner, the two buildings blocking the view of the inner park might deter people from wanting to go in. From an aerial perspective, your park is very well laid out, but a more open feeling should be added towards your park rather than buildings surrounding a big lot of grass, but that's just my opinion. Overall though, the layout of your park is well-thought out, despite the playgrounds, and I like your choice of color scheme. Good job!

Yes, I agree with my fellow student Mr. jackhife in this, the separation the playgrounds just seems completely too distant from one another. Also, as another side note, the small gap that you have due to that top left hand corner just doesn't necessarily look appealing to the eye.