The Big Reveal: First Designs of the Ridge Avenue Pocket Park
Groundswell Design Group | Courtesy of Roxborough Development Corporation
The landscape design gods at Groundswell Design Group are working their magic in Roxborough and the proof is in the first designs of the proposed Ridge Avenue Pocket Park, unveiled last week during a community meeting with local residents. Check ’em out in the gallery below and be sure let us know what you think in the comments!
According to a press release from the Roxborough Development Corporation, the neighborhood group working in tandem with Groundswell on the project, the park is set to have stadium style seating, a wall mural, movie area, and an “artistic entrance.” A rain garden boardwalk is also in the works, with the aim of allowing pedestrians “to experience unique moments” as they make their way through the park. Gardens and circulation paths “that create feelings of smaller spaces at the site” will also be incorporated.
What’s more, integral to the design of the pocket park are elements of sustainability. Aside from the rain garden boardwalk, Groundswell has proposed including native trees, perennials, shrubs, and grasses as soil-water-plant systems. These would be used purify potential storm water runoff from the Schuylkill.
“The design for the Ridge Avenue Pocket Park has exceeded our expectations by building on Roxborough’s strong sense of community and connection,” said RDC Executive Director James Harry Calamia, noting how they “are now closer to the blueprint which will spearhead our fundraising efforts to turn these images into reality.”
Below, the designs.
Images courtesy of the Roxborough Development Corporation.
