Process of design Sunday, Mar 2 2008

Our next step in creating a design for Donnelly Park was to fold, bend and score card stock paper into variations of our concept.  I tried to explore the concepts of “centerpiece” and “cracking” in this stage of the design process.  To better understand the topography and surface of these concept models we created section and clay models.   After creating the first 3 types of models we made 3 more.  This time we studied plantings and structures, canopy, and voids.  Although I felt like I failed to create solid plantings and structures at this stage, these study models helped me move forward in my design process. Our first “stab” at redesigning Donnelly Park was done at a 1″=10′ scale.  My first attempt started to bring to life my two concepts.  I created four dominant areas, two being hardscape and two being green space.  To incorporate my concept of “centerpiece” I used a planting design that connected program areas with each other.  These plantings also supported my concept by having the green spaces “cracking” into the hardscape.