Fall 2009 ID Design CharrettePeople in Place: Ron Basford Park & The Mound

Participants: Sarah Bailey, Billy Lam, Edgar Sandoval, Pat Christie, Ben McLaughlin, Stephanie Vacher

Table of Contents

Research: Space AnalysisRules & LimitationsSchematicsUser Observation

Thesis DevelopmentVisualizationsConcept DrawingsDerailment

New HypothesisRecessThe Prototype

Video Presentation

Additional Slides:StoryboardProof of Concept

Research

Ron Basford Park

ten tiers of seating in ampitheatre.

disjointed walkway system creates visual dissonance.

limited protection from incliment weather.

analysis of zone 1:ampitheatre

Ron Basford Park

flagpole at apex of hill provides focal point

goose excrement

analysis of zone 2:“the mound”

steep grassy surface.

Rules & Limitations

users must allow the public to pass by unimpeded.

tent or structure construction must be approved by the gics.

the space cannot be used for commercial purposes.

chairs are not allowed.

Image on right gathered from:http://www.giculturalsociety.org/OPS/OPSamp.htm

park schematics

user observation

observations of park use:

30 minutes on a rainy day

Thesis Development

visualizations

concept drawings

derailment

New Hypothesis

recess: outdoor exploration

prototype concept

PROTOTYPE APRON

engineered to fit multiple test subjects.

waterproof material decreases friction.

cinching at waist creates attractive silhouette

note: test subject is shown wearing appropriate footwear

long apron deters grass from staining user.

wide wrap protects user from injury.

user testing video

storyboard

proof of concept