Dalton Pocket Park
Pocket Parks - what are they? how can they be used?
A pocket park is a small public area which provides a pleasant setting for people to enjoy in an urban area.
They can be used alone or offer somewhere to meet. Depending on their size, they can also provide space to gather with other people from the community. Planting and trees can create a soft, green space, improving access to nature in an urban area.
Examples of pocket park in other places:
Chillingham Road, Newcastle
A pocket park on Chillingham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne next to a busy main road and primary school which includes rain gardens, playful routes, permeable paving, talk tubes, sociable seating, a vibrant mural, bird boxes, bee posts, new trees and perennial planting.
What this design achieves: Transforms a once-forgotten ‘street end’ into a safe, green and joyful space for children and families.
Designer: Layer Studio
Briggen Park Passage, Gothenburg, Sweden
Briggen Park Passage in Göteborg , Sweden, designed by MARELD for the local authority activates a small disused space behind shops, bringing it to life in a sustainable, low cost, but highly effective way.
What this design achieves: Opened new entrances, revitalised the existing pond, introduced new planting and regraded slopes to form planting beds.
Tøyen Rainforest,Oslo
Tøyen Rainforest in Oslo, is a temporary urban space initiative that focuses on the challenges we face today with climate change and loss of biodiversity. The project aims to show how nature in urban areas can help solve some of these challenges and is coordinated by the Planning and Building Agency at ByKuben, in collaboration with Oslo’s Historic District, the Environmental Agency and Deichmann Tøyen.
What this design achieves: The design transforms previously neglected spaces into small, inviting landscaped parks for the community to enjoy.
Designer: Grindakerform planting beds.