Village Parks Plan

The Village Parks Plan is the first parks master planning process undertaken by The City of The Village, a small municipality now surrounded by Oklahoma City.

LAUD Studio looked at six parks across The Village, and developed a clear path forward for each park with updated site plans and cost estimates. The plan goes beyond what can be accomplished with current bond funding to guide future development and

LAUD Studio looked at six parks across The Village, and developed a clear path forward for each park with updated site plans and cost estimates. The plan goes beyond what can be accomplished with current bond funding to guide future development and fundraising efforts.

Community engagement was essential in this landlocked city to make sure that the parks land available best serves the needs of its residents. LAUD developed online and paper surveys and held community chats, all publicized through local signage and

Community engagement was essential in this landlocked city to make sure that the parks land available best serves the needs of its residents. LAUD developed online and paper surveys and held community chats, all publicized through local signage and flyers. At the city’s block party LAUD talked to residents, and got kids involved in designing their dream playground.

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At the Community Chats residents, city leaders, and city employees all talked together to shape the parks.

At the Community Chats residents, city leaders, and city employees all talked together to shape the parks.

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The master plans for each park show programming, circulation, and planting zones so that The Village can make improvements over time add to an effective whole.

The master plans for each park show programming, circulation, and planting zones so that The Village can make improvements over time add to an effective whole.

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Year: 2018 ___________________ RECOGNITION Oklahoma Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects: 2018 Merit Award - Communication

Year: 2018

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RECOGNITION

Oklahoma Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects: 2018 Merit Award - Communication

Studies have shown that recovery can be expedited when there is direct interaction with nature, and this garden engages patients to walk along the garden loop, participate in group exercises, plant in raised garden beds, and commune with loved ones.
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Moore’s connection to its railway goes back to the town’s founding. Old Town Park engages this connection physically with the simple, classic form of a square situated along the active railway corridor through Old Town. Recognizing the power of art
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Constructed of metal and charred wood, FIRE:ESCAPE uses the intriguing geometry of stairs and landings to create a repetitive geometrical pattern.
Lighting, innovative design, and use of materials are elements that greatly contribute to the success signage that helps create an identity for the context that surrounds it.
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