Point Pleasant Park International Design Competition / Concours international pour le parc Point Pleasant
2005
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada- Architecture for culture, research, sport or leisure
- Garden
- Park
Point Pleasant Park lies on a rocky promontory jutting into the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of the Halifax peninsula, in Nova Scotia, Canada. This park has been a place of recreation for the citizens of Halifax since the city's founding in 1749. It is open year round permitting a variety of use such as walking, picnicking, skiing, cycling and dog walking.
In late September 2003, Hurricane Juan hit the Nova Scotia coast not far from Point Pleasant Park. It caused millions of dollars of damages in Halifax, and destroyed more than 75 000 trees in the park.
Point Pleasant Park was closed to the public for nine months in order to clean up the debris. With almost 85 per cent of the trees removed and its shoreline damaged, the park needed to be completely renewed.
In response to the contest, 26 projects were submitted in the first stage, and 5 were selected for the second stage (4 Canadian teams and a Japanese team). The jury thought wise to compromise and proposed two prize winners, choosing the best of two worlds and hoping that NIP Landscape with its master plan and Ekistics Planning and Design with their strategic management qualities would combine their efforts for the best results.
Principles and goals:
The theme, Regenerate Restore Renew helped competitors define a sustainable project that restores the feeling of the original landscape of the park previous to Hurricane Juan.
The participants had to submit a phased approach for the master plan implementation incorporating specific renewal projects within the following time frames: 1 year, 2 to 5 years, 6 to 20 years, and 21 to 50 years.
The design also had to reflect the relationship between the citizens and their park, defining it once more as a place of regeneration, exercising, picnicking by the sea, meeting place and much more.
(CCC text)
In late September 2003, Hurricane Juan hit the Nova Scotia coast not far from Point Pleasant Park. It caused millions of dollars of damages in Halifax, and destroyed more than 75 000 trees in the park.
Point Pleasant Park was closed to the public for nine months in order to clean up the debris. With almost 85 per cent of the trees removed and its shoreline damaged, the park needed to be completely renewed.
In response to the contest, 26 projects were submitted in the first stage, and 5 were selected for the second stage (4 Canadian teams and a Japanese team). The jury thought wise to compromise and proposed two prize winners, choosing the best of two worlds and hoping that NIP Landscape with its master plan and Ekistics Planning and Design with their strategic management qualities would combine their efforts for the best results.
Principles and goals:
The theme, Regenerate Restore Renew helped competitors define a sustainable project that restores the feeling of the original landscape of the park previous to Hurricane Juan.
The participants had to submit a phased approach for the master plan implementation incorporating specific renewal projects within the following time frames: 1 year, 2 to 5 years, 6 to 20 years, and 21 to 50 years.
The design also had to reflect the relationship between the citizens and their park, defining it once more as a place of regeneration, exercising, picnicking by the sea, meeting place and much more.
(CCC text)