The FOTO project was a blast to do. It encouraged students to visit different areas of Columbus, OH and reinvent the selected site for a new/better purpose. My group consisted of Taylor, Julie, Jenna, Josh, and myself, and for the first time working together, we worked extremely well; everyone contributed both ideas to the design and to the presentation aspect side of this project. Some ideas worked better with the overall concept of a multi-story park more than others; however, all ideas were discussed with the entire group before either agreeing or disagreeing with its inclusion to the project. There wasn’t a clear leader who leaned more on the bossy side, more like a cohesive group who each had an equal amount of say.
Before locating a site, we new we wanted to do a different take on a park. After discussing different options for awhile, the general consensus was a two-story park somewhere in Columbus, OH. This park includes multiple basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts on the ground level and playgrounds, swings, grass areas, and relaxation area on the second story. This design process took time to decide the minute details such as lighting (mostly natural lighting during the day and glow-in-the-dark design concepts at night), accessibly to second floor (stairs and ramp), what style of playgrounds and swings, etc. Once the concept was established finding a site was not hard. We knew Franklinton, OH is not is the best of shape. Knowing this, we decided a nice, new, kid-friendly park will help develop Franklinton and reinvent this area of Columbus. Overall, this project was fun and working with a great group only increased the amount of fun I had; a 10/10 on this project!
You can find the presentation and a link below!