Greenspace
Senior Member
^Not really. The concepts released were preliminary, to get feedback on a number of directions. All these uses were listed as possibilities.
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Warehouse District Park
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archited
Senior Member
^^^^ In other words zero leadership.
EdmTrekker
Senior Member
I think what has been outlined is very basic, excepting the water feature and what you would expect to see in any new suburban community being constructed. Ho-hum.
IanO
Superstar
Imagine (for a second) a true destination fountain with dynamic lights to make it quite something at night.
Not gaudy, but elegant and incredible.
Not gaudy, but elegant and incredible.
Stevey_G
Active Member
Has anyone ever been to Stony Plain's flood rink at Rotary Park or Spruce's Central Park in the Winter time? They flood a track through their park where people can skate along casually and they're a huge hit, I wonder if something like that can be incorporated here.
IanO
Superstar
In my opinion the wrong place for that since we have it in Victoria Park and the Leg to some degree.
Stevey_G
Active Member
What would you put in for winter activities?
I think this area would be actively utilized. Those other areas are a bit out of the way.
IanO
Superstar
City Hall, Leg, Vic, etc. etc.
I am all for skating, lights, usage, but would love to see fire pits, walking paths and amazing lighting.
I am all for skating, lights, usage, but would love to see fire pits, walking paths and amazing lighting.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Yes and no. They were listed. But none of the images showed them and it created a horrible perception on social media of what the park would be. It broke public trust to see tens of millions being spent on grass and trees. The need to do better PR and marketing.
Stevey_G
Active Member
I definitely agree with all those things as well. The park is huge, lots of space for multiple activities.
IanO
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DutchBoy
Active Member
I think a small water feature like in Paul Kane, or Toronto's upcoming Love Park will make a massive difference in atmosphere. I like the other stuff too, of course. We just need to clear up more parking space...Off to EDC on September 6th.
Should we expect anything interesting to come out of EDC? And when? I noticed it seems that minutes take quite a while to process!
Edit: I read this https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/news/2016/12/brief-overview-edmonton-design-committee
Gronk!
Senior Member
Downtown Edmonton’s Warehouse Park to be timeless, elegant, flexible—by design - Transforming Edmonton
Claude Cormer et Associés are rock stars in the world of landscape architecture. They’re also really good with sidewalks, grass, hills, fountains and art—renowned as experts in designing city parks where people instantly feel they belong. “It is so amazing to see a park when there are people and...
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thommyjo
Senior Member
We should be hearing back on this soon, right? September 2022 was preliminary design concept I think.
Here’s a video in case it wasn’t shared on here yet. Gives a good walk through. Really hope we can hit a home run on this one. Transformational potential.
Here’s a video in case it wasn’t shared on here yet. Gives a good walk through. Really hope we can hit a home run on this one. Transformational potential.
archited
Senior Member
^^^^ That video shows disaster in the making... hoping the improvement over what was originally "leaked" is far, far, far better. But it is not encouraging when the lead landscape architect on the project says that the park will be able to be adaptive to future design improvements over time.