program / play park site / Le Fanu Park in Dublin, Ireland
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he Play Park Ballyfermot project is a unique opportunity for an innovative multi- disciplinary design collective, with a passion for working in community contexts to develop
a play and skate park for ‘The Lawns’ in Le Fanu Park, Dublin 10. The project is born out of a shared mission between the Irish
Dublin
Architecture Foundation (IAF) The Matheson Foundation and Dublin City Council (DCC) to develop a world class play and skate space for young people in Ballyfermot. Our ambition for this project is two-fold; we want to create a visionary, highly modern civic space which will inspire and empower a disadvantaged community, while creating new tools, processes and opportunities for collaboration
Dublin is the capital of Ireland.
and co-design in public realm projects. We want the local community to understand the impact that good public realm design can have on their lives, to improve ‘design literacy’, and to close the gap between architects, researchers and citizens.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES; 1. A commitment to Innovation and Creativity
Dublin central sta. Le fanu park
2. Accessibility and inclusion: enable by design 3. Health and well-being
Dublin central station is
4. Sustainable & environmentally friendly:
in east-northeast. It takes 17minutes from Le fanu
5. Incorporate and celebrate the rich history of Ballyfermot:
park to Dublin central
6. Integrate multiple synergistic uses: Play, Skate, Meditate
statiom by car.
7. Build for durability and legacy:
Planning area
Le fanu park
The leisure center is in the north side of the park. The park is surrounded by houses.
MIKU KUNITAKE WORKS
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