Makers Quarter Pocket Park
Petersen Studio has been engaged by a developer team to design and program public realm streetscape and park improvements within the 5-block Makers Quarter district of downtown San Diego. The Makers Quarter Pocket Park will be one of several small parks and plazas that will collectively define the character and social fabric of this evolving urban neighborhood.
Pocket Park’s restaurant deck’s and communal tables will encourage indoor/outdoor dining and socialization in an informal beer garden context, while the tree-shaded plaza will host daily activities and a range of small performances and events. The plaza’s movable tables and chairs can be easily rearranged or removed to accommodate outdoor movies, music performances, weddings and various private events. Interpretive stormwater gardens treat runoff and provide desired separation between the private restaurant deck and the public plaza. Sculptural seating terraces frame the south edge of the plaza, providing informal amphitheater seating and performance platforms for plaza activities. Dimmable catenary lights allow nighttime atmosphere to be customized for specific activities.
Image: Petersen Studio
Makers Quarter Pocket Park
Petersen Studio has been engaged by a developer team to design and program public realm streetscape and park improvements within the 5-block Makers Quarter district of downtown San Diego. The Makers Quarter Pocket Park will be one of several small parks and plazas that will collectively define the character and social fabric of this evolving urban neighborhood.
Pocket Park’s restaurant deck’s and communal tables will encourage indoor/outdoor dining and socialization in an informal beer garden context, while the tree-shaded plaza will host daily activities and a range of small performances and events. The plaza’s movable tables and chairs can be easily rearranged or removed to accommodate outdoor movies, music performances, weddings and various private events. Interpretive stormwater gardens treat runoff and provide desired separation between the private restaurant deck and the public plaza. Sculptural seating terraces frame the south edge of the plaza, providing informal amphitheater seating and performance platforms for plaza activities. Dimmable catenary lights allow nighttime atmosphere to be customized for specific activities.
Image: Petersen Studio
Makers Quarter Pocket Park
Petersen Studio has been engaged by a developer team to design and program public realm streetscape and park improvements within the 9-block Makers Quarter district of downtown San Diego. The Makers Quarter Pocket Park will be one of several small parks and plazas that will collectively define the character and social fabric of this evolving urban neighborhood.
Pocket Park’s restaurant deck’s and communal tables will encourage indoor/outdoor dining and socialization in an informal beer garden context, while the tree-shaded plaza will host daily activities and a range of small performances and events. The plaza’s movable tables and chairs can be easily rearranged or removed to accommodate outdoor movies, music performances, weddings and various private events. Interpretive stormwater gardens treat runoff and provide desired separation between the private restaurant deck and the public plaza. Sculptural seating terraces frame the south edge of the plaza, providing informal amphitheater seating and performance platforms for plaza activities. Dimmable catenary lights allow nighttime atmosphere to be customized for specific activities.