Killarney Park : creating a centre for play in the community
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Scott, Heather Anne
issued: 2009-11-24T21:01:41Z
issued: 2004
related degree: Master of Landscape Architecture - MLA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Public parks play an important role in the health of the community. Not only are they places to play sports and run the family dog, but they also provide an essential interface between the natural world and the built environment. Located in East Vancouver, Killarney Park and Killarney Community Centre were built (in 1962) as a sports-oriented facility. While the extensive sports fields are quite well-used during game times, the sparse landscape consisting mostly of flat turf lined with street trees goes largely unused for purposes other than sports-playing. As well, the current park design fails to meet several programmatic needs of the community. Tai chi practitioners and local youth find themselves without an appropriate venue for their interests. Killarney Park has failed to evolve to meet the needs of the evolving community of Killarney. By formally addressing the issues of structure, community, ecology and play, the design proposal considers the whole community and its needs. The proposal for Killarney Park results from a layering of social, cultural and ecological programs where stormwater management systems interface explicitly with the main circulation system to put the site's ecological functioning in the public eye. Existing sports facilities are maintained, while community and ecological programs are layered to make full use of the site's potential as a community hub. The design for Killarney Park is a place of local celebration where sports viewing, outdoor movie watching, and local produce selling all find a home. The needs of the natural world are addressed by enhancing the stormwater infiltration and fruit production on the site. By layering the ecological functioning of the site with its community programming, this project explores how the neighbourhood sport-park can benefit not only the community and its people but will add to the the healthy functioning of the local ecosystem.
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note: Killarney Park: Creating a Centre for Play in the Community By Heather Anne Scott BSc (Biology), Dalhousie University, 1999 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRE MENTS FORTHE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITEC TURE in Faculty of Graduate Studies (LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE) We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA JUNE 2004 ©Heather A. Scott, 2004 Library Authorization In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Name of Author (please print) Date (dd/mm/yyyy) Title of Thesis: fclUlftE^g^ ffecfcJ^ '. C^HATl N£| A <^eKT£JF ^ F b K f t - A l )H> T H E Q D M V A U M I T " { Degree: /sAL, fry Year : ^QD^f-Department of / ^ p | \>£>CAP& r\ t^W The University of British Columbia Vancouver, B C Canada ABSTRACT Like law and culture, environment tells us how to act without requiring of us a conscious choice (Lynch 1972, p.40) Public parks play an important role in the health of the community. Not only are they places to play sports and run the family dog, but they also provide an essential interface between the natural world and the built environment. Located in East Vancouver, Killarney Park and Killarney Community Centre were built (in 1962) as a sports-oriented facility. While the extensive sports fields are quite well-used during game times, the sparse landscape consisting mostly of flat turf lined with street trees goes largely unused for purposes other than sports-playing. As well, the current park design fails to meet several programmat…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2004-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0091516
language: eng
degree discipline: Landscape Architecture
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15627