PrinciplesofParkPlanningSALA–VancouverSummerProgram

Lecture–PrinciplesofParkPlanning

•  ThePublicRealm

•  Anatomyofapark

•  Parkplanninganddesign•  Spiritofplace–‘geniusloci’

Day4Lecture

OVERVIEW

THE PUBLIC REALM

ThePublicRealmWHAT IS IT?

Strait ofGeorgia

Pitt

Lake

Fraser

River

Alouette Lak

e

Mt.SeymourProvincial

Park

Lynn

Headwaters

CypressProvincial

Park

Indian ArmProvincial

Park

Pinecone / BurkeProvincial Park

Golden EarsProvincial Park

UBCResearch

Forest

AlaksenNt'lWildlife Area

SturgeonBank

RobertsBank

BoundaryBay

SerpentineFen

Pitt-AddingtonMarsh

BCITWoodlot

Pacific Spirit

Iona Beach

Burns Bog

Boundary

Bay

Campbell

Valley

Aldergrove

Sumas

Mountain

Matsqui

Trail

Crippen

Capilano

River

Glen

Valley

Tynehead

Derby

Reach

Brae

Island

Kanaka

Creek

Blaney

Bog

Codd

Wetland

Minnekhada

Widgeon Marsh

Belcarra

Burnaby

LakeColony

Farm

Thwaytes

Landing

Surrey

Bend

Fraser River

Islands

Fraser River

Islands

Deas Island Delta

South Surrey

Greenway

Brunette-

Fraser

Greenway

Seymour

River

Greenway

Pitt

River Greenway

North

Alouette

Greenway

Barnston

Island

ApodacaBowen Island Ecological Reserve

Delta Nature Reserve

South ArmMarshes

Surrey

AbbotsfordDelta

LangleyTownship

Richmond

Maple Ridge

VancouverCoquitlam

NorthVancouver

District

Burnaby

PittMeadows

WestVancouver

Port Moody

Bowen Island

Anmore

PortCoquitlam

WhiteRock

New

Westminste

r

NorthVancouver

CityBelcarra

LangleyCity

TsawwassenFirst Nation

Lions Bay

ElectoralArea A

CoquitlamWatershed

SeymourWatershed

CapilanoWatershed

Lower

Seymour

Conservation

Reserve

Kilometers0 5 102.5

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Regional Parks & Greenways, Municipal and Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

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April 2015

12,622 haParks

Municipal

14,452 ha

Regional

Parks

Greenways

*Watersheds & WMAs not factored into summary calculations

Watersheds - - *

39,853 ha

Provincial

Wildlife Managment Areas

Parks & Ecological

Reserves

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Federal Sites

Institutional Sites

381 ha

5,078 ha

TOTAL 72,387 ha

- part of Fraser River Delta RAMSAR Site #243

ThePublicRealmWHAT IS IT?

…publiclyownedstreets,pathways,rightofways,parks,publiclyaccessibleopenspacesandanypublicandcivicbuildingandfacili9es…

§  Parks

§  Greenways

§  Urbanparks

§  Publicplazas

§  Publicbuildings

§  Laneways

§  Streets

§  Greenroofs

§  Publictransit

§  Beaches

ThePublicRealmWHAT IS IT?

…publiclyownedstreets,pathways,rightofways,parks,publiclyaccessibleopenspacesandanypublicandcivicbuildingandfacili9es…

§  Parks

§  Greenways

§  Urbanparks

§  Publicplazas

§  Publicbuildings

§  Laneways

§  Streets

§  Greenroofs

§  Publictransit

§  Beaches

ThePublicRealmWHAT IS IT?

ANATOMY OF A PARK

AnatomyofaParkPARK TYPOLOGIES

§  Largeparks

§  Neighbourhoodparks

§  Natureparks

§  ConservaSonareas

§  Plazas

§  Pocketparks

§  Sports/recreaSonparks

StanleyPark,Vancouver MidMainPark,Vancouver

AnatomyofaParkTHE BASIC COMPONENTS

§  Access+Entrance

§  CirculaSon(connec9ons,placestomovethrough)

§  Nodes(placestostay)

§  NaturalAreas/PlanSng

§  Features/pointsofinterest

…thebuiltandnaturalelementsthatmakeupapark…

EnglishBay,Vancouver

AnatomyofaParkACCESS

…HowdoIgettothepark,andhowdoIknowwhenIhavearrived?…

StanleyParkEntranceGateway1890 StanleyParkEntrance2016

AnatomyofaParkACCESS

…HowdoIgettothepark,andhowdoIknowwhenIhavearrived?…

StanleyParkEntranceGateway1890

AnatomyofaParkCIRULCATION

§  Ahierarchy

§  Designedfortype,frequencyandintendeduse

§  Defineshowpeoplemovethroughandexperiencethepark

§  DefinesplaceswithinthecirculaSonnetwork

§  Internalparkusersandthosemovingthroughthesite

AnatomyofaParkCIRULCATION

AnatomyofaParkCIRULCATION

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AnatomyofaParkCIRULATION

AnatomyofaParkNODES

….placetostay,spend9me.Des9na9ons…….

§  Gatheringspace

§  Openspace

§  Formalgardens

§  Beaches

§  Picnicareas

§  AcSvityzones

§  Markets

§  Playgrounds

§  Communitygardens

§  Programareas

AnatomyofaParkNODES

….placetostay,spend9me.Des9na9ons…….

AnatomyofaParkPLANTING / NATURAL AREAS / NATURAL FEATURES

§  ConservaSonareas

§  Noaccesszones

§  Boundary+edgedefiniSon

§  Farmareas

§  NaturalameniSesprotectedforEcologicalservices

§  Contributesound,airquality,visualinterestandbuffers,andnaturalsefngtoparkexperience

StanleyPark,Vancouver

MidMainPark,Vancouver

AnatomyofaParkFEATURES: POINTS OF INTERST

§  Art

§  InterpretaSon

§  Aview

§  Asurprise

§  Heritagefeature

§  Arelic

§  Abigtree

§  Amemorial

StanleyParkTotemPolesStanleyParkCarving

StanleyParkStatue

AnatomyofaParkTHE BASIC COMPONENTS – FEATURES: POINTS OF INTERST

StanleyParkTotemPoles

AnatomyofaParkTHE BASIC COMPONENTS – STANLEY PARK

StanleyParkTotemPoles

PARK PLANNING + DESIGN

ParkPlanning+DesignPROCESS

HOWDOWEGETFROM…..

ANEMPTYSITE

ParkPlanning+DesignPROCESS

TOAPARKPLAN+DESIGN

ParkPlanning+DesignPROCESS

TOANEWPARK?…..

ParkPlanning+DesignPROCESS

ParkPlanning+DesignRESEARCH AND INFORMATION GATHERING

§  RegionalPlans

§  Policy

§  ExisSngrecreaSonaldemandstudies

§  GrowthprojecSonsandtrendanalysis

Adopted by theGreater Vancouver Regional District Board

on July 29, 2011Updated to October 30, 2015

www.metrovancouver.org

SUSTAINABLE REGION INITIATIVE... TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION

Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping Our Future

Regional Growth StrategyBylaw No.1136, 2010

RegionalGrowthStrategyRegionalRecreaSonDemandStudy

SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS - ECOLOGICAL DESIGN

§  EcologicalDesign

§  GIS

§  EcosystemServices

IanMcHarg,1971

…designthatminimizesenvironmentallydestruc9veimpactsbyintegra9ngitselfwithlivingprocesses…

SimVanderRynandStuartCowan

ParkPlanning+Design

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – EXISTING CONDITIONS

§  Environmental

§  Geology

§  Soils

§  Hydrology

§  ExisSngvegetaSon

§  Wetlands

§  Wildlifeandhabitat

§  Climate–orientaSon,wind,precipitaSon,humidity

§  Topography

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – EXISTING CONDITIONS

§  SocioEconomic+Cultural

§  AdjacentcommuniSes

§  Cultures

§  FirstNaSons

§  TradiSonallanduse

§  ExisSnglanduse

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – EXISTING CONDITIONS

§  Infrastructure

§  Zoning

§  ExisSngbuildings

§  USliSes+servicing

§  Plannedinfrastructure

§  Road,trailandotherconnecSons

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – EXISTING CONDITIONS

§  ExperienSal

§  Views

§  Pointsofinterest

§  Specialfeatures

§  Sound+smell

ParkPlanning+DesignPUBLIC ENGAGMENT

§  Maslovesscaleofengagment

§  Whoaretheusers

§  Whataretheirinterests

§  Whatdotheywantinthepark?

§  Arethereothersnotbeingheard?

§  Whoisthisparkfor?

ParkPlanning+DesignPUBLIC ENGAGMENT

§  CommunitymeeSng

§  SpecialinterestgroupmeeSngs

§  Communityworkshops

§  Publicopenhouses

§  Response?

ParkPlanning+DesignPUBLIC ENGAGMENT

Sourcewww.bangthetable.com

FIRST NATION ENGAGEMENT

StanleyParkTotemPoles MusqueamFirstNaSonRepresentaSves

ParkPlanning+Design

Whatmakeaplacespecialordis9nct-itspast,currentandfutureessence

§  Naturalelements

§  Sounds

§  Smells

§  History

§  Builtform

§  Views

§  Thepeopleinthespace

§  Thetextures,colors

§  seasons

SPIRIT OF PLACE – ‘GENIUS LOCI’ ParkPlanning+Design

-ProjectforPublicSpace

…Placemakingfacilitatescrea9vepaPernsofuse,payingpar9cularaPen9ontothephysical,cultural,andsocialiden99esthatdefineaplaceandsupportitsongoingevolu9on…

SPIRIT OF PLACE – AUTHENTICITY ParkPlanning+Design

SPIRIT OF PLACE – THE SENSES ParkPlanning+Design

SPIRIT OF PLACE – THE SENSES ParkPlanning+Design

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

ParkPlanning+DesignSITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS – OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

ParkPlanning+DesignCONCEPT DESIGN

ParkPlanning+DesignCONCEPT PLAN

§  ParkProgram

§  Vision+Goals

§  ConceptPlan

§  Access+Entrance

§  CirculaSon

§  Nodes

§  NaturalAreas/PlanSng

§  Features/pointsofinterest

MatsquiTrailRegionalParkConceptPlan

ParkPlanning+DesignDESIGN

§  Designdevelopment

§  Detaileddesign

§  ConstrucSon

ParkPlanning+DesignIMPLEMENTATION

ParkPlanning+DesignSUCCESS?

§  Arepeopleusingthispark

§  Dopeopletakeownershipofthispark?

§  Dothosewhoengagedintheprocesssupporttheendproduct?

§  Isitperformingitsintendedecologicalservices?

QUESTIONS?