W O O D L A N D PA R K
A thriving garden for a thriving community
About Woodland Park Conceptual Visualize Actualizing
1914
The Houston Parks Board web page for the Woodland Park states that this 30-acrew park is the second oldest in Houston. Located northeast of the intersection of Houston Avenue and White Oak Drive, the park was established in 1903 by the Houston Electric Company as a privately owned recreational destination for streetcar riders when HEC extended its rail line north from the Houston Avenue Bridge. Originally named Highland Park, the facility became known as San Jacinto Park a few years before the property title was transferred to the city of Houston in 1912. Renamed Woodland Park in 1914, the present amenities dating from 1947 include a gymnasium and outdoor fields/courts for baseball, basketball, and tennis.
The park was very successful and continued to thrive from 1903 to the end of the decade. In 1915, Houston’s first zoological collection started at Woodland Park with a pair of ostriches paid for by penny donations from Houston school children. Within one year, Woodland Park had collected up to 60 specimens and park attendance had increased to as many as 500 persons on Sundays. In 1916, the Department of Public Parks was created and the construction of a shelter building and a swimming pool were completed under the first parks bond issue.
A thriving garden for a thriving community This proposal hopes to bring the people around the community to experience a synthesis of the lush nature of the park itself and the men-aided nature, which is the community garden. By growing fruits, vegetables and herbs they will be able to sustain the Woodland Park. Selling their harvest at a local farmers market and using the profit to pay for the cost of upkeeping and maintaining the park.
community What is a
garden?
Any piece of land gardened by a group of people It can be urban, suburban, or rural. It can grow flowers, vegetables or community. It can be one community plot, or can be many individual plots. It can be at school, hospital, or in a neighborhood. It can also be a series of plots dedicated to “urban agriculture.
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Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz -Bodoni Bold
Fat Faces were originally referred to simply as fat types and this term probably included types from other groups, for example, the antiques, that is egyptians. All these fat types were extraordinarily bold and not intended for use in book work. This ‘fat face’ type was the inspiration to creating the form of the typographic herb bed. The forms of the letters matched with the history of the park while it was also timeless enough to be used in modern times.
The main typographic piece of the community garden will be the Thrive Herb Bed. Each letter will be at varying heights to create visually interesting side views. Surrounding the main herb bed will be an open gardening area to grow fruits and vegetables.
Actualizing
Size of Community Garden: 45 x 30 ft. Size of each letter: 3 x 8 ft. Material: Natural Cedar Wood
12 ft. 8 ft.
3 ft.
33 ft.
30 ft.
45 ft.