The NewYorkCityHighLine

I think the New York City High Line uses greenery in aneffective wayas it helps pave outinteresting path shapes for civilians. It also retains the abandoned feel that the original High Line had but does so in a modernand functional way.

The New York City High Line honours its roots by keeping sections of the railway and maintaining its main shape. Having one long strip as the entire park is a unique choice of architecture that also connects multiple communities together as it passes througha large portionofthe city.

The path I made on sketch up serves as the foundatio n of the paths in the New York City High Line. It is a very repeatabl e design choice.

Tainan Spring

The Tainan Spring project was done to transform what was previously an abandoned city mall area into an urban lagoon park space that’s accessible for the local community.

The most interesting aspect of the springs would be the different shaped structures scattered around the space. These all have a similar but not identical shape which creates a natural feel to the park.

The use of water to separate the various spaces is an effective replacement to pavements as it brings an interesting element to the entire space. I like how grass is used to add another sense of nature / greenery to the place with the pillars providing a unique contrast due to their strong white colour. The positioning of every pillar although seeming random at a first glance is effective as it helps fill the entire space up without feeling too repetitive.

I really like the shape of the bushes found in Thames Barrier Park. Their curved shape is very similar to the formatio n of mountai ns as they vary in heights at different position s. Their form is also extreme ly smooth which helps make an intricate shape that can be easily repeate d around the park.

Thames Barrier Park

Thames Barrier Park has an extremely uniform pattern with its bushes whichcreates aninteresting bird's eye view image ashshowcased below.

I tried using the flowers as different park equipment. On the left is a flower inspired lamp which I think could be an interesting addition to my park renovation. Below is my attempt at making a small bench that has similar form to the flower branch. The only issue with this design would be the very thin branch that holds the upper part of the bench together. This section is supposed to act as shelter for rain and was simplified from the complex flower form it originally was,

Pavilions

Here I tried making a more complex seating area that derives from two flowers instead of just one like the previous idea. I was able to produce multiple designs with the same layering aspect that the flower and previous seating area contained

Here I tried making a more complex seating area that derives from two flowers instead of just one like the previous idea. I was able to produce multiple designs with the same layering as

I decided to use this very geometric pavilion and transform it into a more organic inspired design as showcased in the sketches below. These forms suit my design brief a lot better.

This pavilion contains a very simple shape with the circular roof acting as the focal point of the entire design. The different shaped pillars are what makes the pavilion a more complex space. The colour scheme also contrasts efficiently with the surrounding greenspace.

I attempted to recreate the pillars shown to the left in sketch up so I could better understand and grasp the general shape and structure of the pillars.