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Play Equipment for Children
Not Important Somewhat Important Important Very Important
Active sports areas such as a multi sport court, basketball hoops
Not Important Somewhat Important Important Very Important
Unique sports activities such as bocce, ping pong, exercise equipment
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Open space for cultural events (neighbourhood party, movie nights)
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Public Art
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Trees
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Planted Spaces/Landscaping
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Environmentally focused landscapes such as rain gardens and pollinator gardens
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Areas for community gather, community picnics etc. (grouped benches + seating)
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Play equipment for children
Open space for cultural events (neighbourhood events)
Environmental landscapes such as rain gardens and pollinator gardens
Active sport areas such as a multi sport court, basketball
Public art
Areas for community gathering, community picnics, etc.
Trees
Unique sports activities such as bocce, ping pong, exercise equipment
Planted spaces, landscaping
We asked participants to rank proposed park amenities, these are the results:
The first design charette had a great response and through paper and online surveys, we have incorporated your input into a revised concept plan for the future Lorne Avenue Park.
This feedback, along with additional information collected in the surveys and consultation with the City of London, has led to the refined concept plan for Lorne Avenue Park presented here today.
21 people attended
97 responses with paper and online surveys
Design charette on November 15, 2018
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What We’ve Heard So Far
EXISTING SITE
CORNER TO CORNER PATHS
ACTIVITY NODE
POINTS OF PAUSE
The existing site is generally �at and rectangular, with 2 adjacent residential lots (1 existing, 1 proposed) to the south, existing streets to the north and east, and a proposed extension of Queens Place to the west.
The existing layout of the site is wide open and supports cross-site movement, interior programming, and strong connections to the surrounding streets.
Through public feedback, the community expressed a desire to be able to move through and make connections across the site from adjacent streets. By drawing the corners of the site together with primary paths, a clear opportunity for connection and entry is created. This cross-site system allows visitors to formally enter and move through the site.
‘X’ marks the spot to accommodate anticipated desire lines and natural entry points, supporting a circulation and movement-focused site.
The OEV community expressed a strong desire for the future park to be a space for the neighbourhood to gather and collect. The intersection of the paths naturally creates a location where this can happen, forming a central activity node. Here, organized activity is concentrated at the core of the site, away from the street, and easily accessed from the edge of the site.
This node becomes the central plaza where people gather, collect and interact, and where most site programming can be directly accessed.
By introducing small jogs or kinks in the pathways, opportunities for pause and gathering are created and allow the paths to serve more than just the function of movement. At these jogs, pathways become small-scale areas of interaction, inviting people to pause, meet with neighbours, and explore the park.
The tight-knit character of the neighbourhood was evident in the feedback provided by the community. Many people voiced the “friendly gathering” that takes place in the OEV, as well as people meeting to simply “collect and discuss”. The jogged pathway system creates new opportunities for neighbours to bump into one another, share news, take a moment to themselves, and be part of the OEV community.
EXISTING SITE
CORNER TO CORNER PATHS
CENTRAL ACTIVITY NODE
POINTS OF PAUSE AND INTERACTION
With adjacent residential lots to the south, existing streets to the north and east, and a proposed extension of Queens Place to the west, the existing layout of the site is wide open and supports cross-site movement, interior programming, and strong connections to the surrounding streets.
Through public feedback, the community expressed a desire to be able to move through and make connections across the site from adjacent streets. By drawing the corners of the site together with primary paths, a clear opportunity for connection and entry is created.
‘X’ marks the spot to accommodate anticipated desire lines and natural entry points, supporting a circulation and movement-focused site.
The OEV community expressed a strong desire for the future park to be a space where the neighbourhood can gather and collect. The intersection of the paths naturally creates a location where this can happen, forming a central activity node. Here, organized activity is concentrated at the core of the site, away from the street, and easily accessed from the edge of the site.
This node becomes the central plaza where people gather, collect and interact, and where most site programming can be directly accessed.
By introducing small jogs or kinks in the pathways, opportunities for pause and gathering are created, letting the paths serve more than just the function of movement. At these jogs, paths become small areas of interaction, inviting people to pause, meet with neighbours, and explore the park.
The tight-knit character of the neighbourhood was evident in the feedback provided by the community with many people mentioning the “friendly gathering” that takes place in the OEV. The jogged pathway system creates new opportunities for neighbours to bump into one another, share news, take a moment to themselves, and be part of the community.
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The Concept
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Concept Plan
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Park Perspectives
ENTRY PLAZA Lorne Ave. and English St.
CENTRAL PLAZA