Human Centered Design
Developing an adaptive master plan and detailed project management are integral to the park’s success. The master plan informs how multiple phase builds with vairing community partners will function as a whole. Master plan design considerations include: accommodating varying skill levels and skater preferences, establishing park flow, maintaining sightlines, designing lighting, and incorporating green spaces. Our goal was to create an inviting and accessible park that was comfortable for parents and provided park users a variety of obstacles that promote progression.
It’s important that park users can maintain agency throughout the park’s design and development processes. This is achieved through human-centered design charrettes during each phase build and placing skaters on design teams. Transitional Spaces solicits feedback on phase builds through community forums and posting plans both physically at the park and on their social media platforms. My co-director and I were at the park multiple times a week, including Saturday volunteer clean-up days, talking with park-users and building relationships.
