Design Studio III - A Park Living in Time

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Back to LAR301 Site Information         The Exisiting Udall Park Site Research Udall Park is located in northeast Tucson, Arizona. This 172.8 acre park has been remodeled multiple times, the late time being 2001 (a master plan for the park’s renovation was approved in 2011 but has yet to be physically applied). The park consists of numerous sports fields and courts, recreational play, and gorgeous Arizona vegetation.  The image on the left shows the park layout as it exists currently. Below is a map and site information used to support the design and translate age into a design process. 
Through this data, collected from the  Udall Park Master Plan Update made in 2011) the park becomes an active area used by many different groups and people throughout Tucson. 


When entering the park, one might not understand the population using the park. Recreational spaces like the soccer and baseball fields have a lot of use. There is also a need for programming for the amount of senior citizens and children that use the park via the senior center and summer camps. Many events occur at the park, including the Symphonic Winds, a Tucson community band, which adds to the need for a large and useful amphitheater. 


Through this research, the design became focused on recreation, both passive and active. The social hubs were inspired by the lack of connection between programming throughout the  park, as seen in the existing map. A larger park and ramadas were made based on the ample amounts of middle age visitors as they most likely bring their families. The amphitheater and open spaces were designed to further the use of the park with programming that may be more individual i.e classes, public events, kid’s camps, and miscellaneous.