PARKLET

DESGIN - BUILD

PARKLET M.ARCH 2015

This Fourth Avenue Parklet was designed and built by Architecture students. Students were assigned to different aspects of the project and given the chance to design details and to build them around the existing Food Cart area. We were first assigned to install the base structure and floor. I first worked on the metal piece both cutting and drilling. Then, within the wood group, I was responsible for wood staining and bench assembling. When completed, we moved them to the site for assembly in the field.

The Fourth Avenue Parklet provides an attractive gathering place and seating area for more than two dozen diners and neighbors at the popular food cart pod on Southwest Fourth between College and Hall Streets.

Main Features: •768 linear feet of sustainably harvested juniper•3,475 pounds of steel •250 linear feet of repurposed escalator handrail •Drought-resistant native plants