Community Workshop
On Tuesday, November 13th, Horizons K-8 School hosted a community workshop with more than 40 members of the school, neighborhood, and Frasier Meadows present. Students from the Make a Difference Class presented what they have learned and their ideas for Burke Park to the whole community, and then groups worked on design ideas for outdoor learning, pathways, community garden, and active play areas of the park. One of the most exciting outcomes of the workshop was the exchange of ideas between seniors, children, and families who all share an interest in the use and design of Burke Park. Many ideas focused on multigenerational design, with shared spaces, and place especially designed for seniors or for young children's play.
For more images from the workshop, click on the photo gallery below.
For more images from the workshop, click on the photo gallery below.
Who are we designing for?
On Monday, November 11th, students from each of the Design groups summarized who they designed for, what those design elements were, and the benefits that might come from their design ideas. Students have considered ways to design for seniors, wildlife, and the community as a whole.
Ideas Synthesis
On Thursday, November 8th, students from each of the Design groups (pathways, nature play, community garden, and wildlife habitat) presented their ideas. Students then ranked the most interesting ideas for each of the design groups. The following week on Tuesday, November 13th, students summarized what they learned or where they wanted some of their ideas to be located as a wrap-up to the project. Some of these ideas are pictured below.
Model Making
Photographs by Katherine Buckley
On Wednesday, November 7th, students developed models with materials from the schoolyard. These models represent a design component they would like to see on the site.
Model Photographs by Lynn Lickteig
CU Program in Environmental Design
Students Initial Site Drawings
On Thursday, November 1st, students looked at many of the design ideas presented on this website and then drew pictures of the kinds of structures and elements they would like to see in the redesign of Burke Park. Their ideas are many, and include willow or organic structures, natural tunnels, seating areas sheltered by willow, netting to climb on over a garden space, tipi structures with vines, labyrinths, climbing structures, water fountains, connections to the stream theme from the playground designs, a mushroom-shaped Smurf house, willow tunnels leading to an outdoor classroom, and happy, colorful pathways.