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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
DESIGN DRIVERSDESIGN DRIVERSWhat is Driving our Design of Cloud City Park?
Community Gathering SpacesTo create a series of multifunctional gathering spaces, both formal and informal, throughout the park at a variety of scales.• Provide meeting places for community members, educational groups, and social groups,
connecting people to each other.• Off er ecological and cultural reclamation of the project.
Multi-Use/Multi-seasonalEnhance and build upon existing amenities to provide multi-use and multi-seasonal features.• Provide a regional mountain park to serve all of Lake Country as well as the immediate neighborhood.
CirculationCreate a comprehensive and connected network of paths, trails, bikeways and crosswalks that links key destinations, open spaces and focal points within the park.• Provide aesthetically pleasing buff er zones, good lighting, universal access by persons of all
ages and abilities, signage, and well-designed intersections.
Edge ConditionCreate a sense of boundary by enhancing edge conditions through thresholds and transitions• Build upon views of the mountain ranges and historical attributes of the city.
Existing Conditions
AmenitiesOpportunities: Multi-use facilities, resurfacingChallenges: Already in place
VegetationOpportunities: Privacy, existing natural conditionChallenges: Soil quality, elevation, exposure to harsh winds and sun
TopographyOpportunities: Retention walls, transition zonesChallenges: Steep slopes, water run-off , vegetation
Site Photos taken August 30, 2012
Vehicular access Emergency vehicle Major pedestrian Circuit exercise Gathering spaces
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
PLAN DIAGRAMPLAN DIAGRAM
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Ampitheater
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Central Green
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Plaza
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Southern Entrance Plaza
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Viewing Platform
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Northeast Entrance
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Outdoor Classroom
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Free Play Areas
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
PLAZA & OUTDOOR CLASSROOMPLAZA & OUTDOOR CLASSROOMNCLOUD CITY PARK CLOUD CITY PARK CLOUD CITY PARK LeadLeadLead
A copse of blue spruce creates a quiet hideaway just inside the NORTHEAST ENTRANCE.
The fi re pit and warming hut in the PLAZA area is a major hub of activity during all seasons.Children from Pitts Elementary have walking distance access to the OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
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Variation: fl at ground with circular planting
Fairy-ring’ natural seating in the round
warming hut in the PLAZA area is a major hub of activity during all seasons.Children from Pitts Elementary have walking distance access to the OOUUUUTTTTDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR CCCCCCCLASSROOM.
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
PROMENADE & CENTRAL GREENPROMENADE & CENTRAL GREEN
A PROMENADE lined with trees is the main access and leads the length of the park; midway, one happens on the CENTRAL GREEN -- an ideal place to gather, rest or play.
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of the park; rest or play.
Astor Place, NY
Foggy promenade (location unknown) Silverwood Park, St. Anthony, MNTrolley tracks, San Francisco, CA
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
The wooded AMPHITHEATER takes it shape from the council rings of Jens Jensen and is planted in the round to accentuate the space’s shape vertically.
Council ring at Camp Lowden in Illinois Lincoln Park, Chicago
Vegetated enclosure Camp Sidney Dew, Georgia
Signage and places for rest create a gateway at the SOUTH ENTRANCE of the park which is easily accessed from the parking lot adjacent.
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Vegetated enclosure Camp Sidney Dew, Georgia
AMPHITHEATER & SOUTH ENTRANCEAMPHITHEATER & SOUTH ENTRANCE
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CLOUD CITY PARK Leadville, CO
LDAR 6606 - 002 CAITLIN TAMPOSI JESSICA STONBERG JENNIFER KLICH YA’KING MASANI
FREE PLAY AREAS & VIEWING PLATFORMA A AS & G AT O
The ADULT PLAY area abuts the CHILDRENS’ PLAY area so little kids can watch the big kids (which they fi nd fascinating!) and the big kids can help keep an eye on the little ones.
Slack lines Age appropriate cargo nets for climbling
Boulder fi elds for scrambling and restingLoose parts play
The VIEWING PLATFORM is a gathering space that takes advantage of the signifi cant grade change on the north side of the park.
Advantage of elevation
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Boulder fi elds fLoose parts play
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watch the big kids on the little ones.
Slack lines Age appropriate cargo nets for climbling
Advantage of elevation