Draft Bannockburn Skate Park Design - Golden Plains Shire

BANNOCKBURN SKATEPARK CONCEPT DESIGN REPORT
CONSULTATION FORUM
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE BANNOCKBURN
SKATEPARK TO BE?
The consultation process connected Convic face to face with the Bannockburn
community through a presentation and forum taking place on Wednesday the
14th of August 2013, at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre.
The participants represented a range of community members, and highlighted
the range of people who are both interested in the project and may also be
future users of the space. Attendees included skateboarders, BMX riders,
scooter riders, residents, parents/guardians and councillors.
The forum centred around the question, ‘What type of facility do you want
the Bannockburn skatepark to be?’ With the aim of participants developing
creative ideas and solutions for the design. The session began with a
presentation outlining the three different types of skate park; street, transition
and a combination of the two. This included running through a series of
exemplar photos showcasing the different types of parks as well as presenting
three different layout arrangements that the skate park could take on.
The forum consisted of participants then choosing which type of park they
liked best and outlining what particular elements of those parks they wanted in
the new Bannockburn skatepark.
KEY CONSULTATION OUTCOMES
Following the collation of the community desires, the key outcomes from the
forum are outlined thematically below. These themes will be used to develop
the foundation for the concept design for the new Bannockburn skatepark.
UNIQUE, INTERESTING TRANSITION ELEMENTS
A total of 37% of the participants which included skaters/BMX and scooter
riders acknowledged both the aesthetical and technical aspects of transition
style elements, and saw the opportunity for the skatepark to contain a variety
of unique rideable pieces. In particular transition parks should include hips,
moguls, volcanos, pool coping and a mini ramp.
A STREET STYLE PARK
With closely located parks consisting of banks and quarter pipes, 22% of the
participants saw the need to have another street style skatepark. Elements
to consider in a street style park that were raised by the community include
ledges, manual pads, banks, hubbas and rails.
A COMBINATION OF STREET AND TRANSITIONS
The majority of participants, 41%, at the forum wished to have a park that
combined a street style park with transitions. A skatepark in this form would
increase flow and a number of the above mentioned elements would be
combined to create a series of skateable lines that would allow a variety of
different users at different skill levels to utilise the park at one time.
SUPPORTING AMENITIES
To ensure the comfort of users, and provide a complete facility for the
community, items such as a shade/refuge shelter, drinking fountain, bins and
seating were all raised as key considerations for the design.
INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE
Using the surrounding mature tress within the design was highlighted, due to
their existing shade and recreational qualities.
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PREPARED BY CONVIC FOR THE GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE