Page 8 - Black Bay Vision Plan

SITE SYSTEMS

THREE SITE SYSTEMS - Black Bay Park is an incredibly
unique place. The site is home to diverse landscapes and
user experiences. We found much inspiration from the
power of the site’s beauty. The park aesthetic feel is special
and lead us as designers to utilize the prominent natural
features in our designs. The natural fabric of the site is
profound and important to the experience of the park. Our
design proposal focuses on protecting the natural features
and strategically inserting features and programming into
the existing site, to activate it and celebrate its unique
qualities. The site history revealed a natural landscape that
encompasses three main systems; natural rocky areas, vistas
& valleys, and primary water flow through the site.

NATURAL AREAS
The first most distinct natural system is the most naturalized
and expansive area of Black bay Park. Comprising
approximately two-thirds of the park area and is comprised
of dense, hard granite and gneiss rock formations, with
shallow soils and extensive moss and lichen groundcover.

VISTAS & VALLEYS
The second system located throughout the natural areas is
an array of vistas and valleys with comprised of dramatic
topographic changes. The variety in terrain creates special
niches and micro-climates within the park.

WATER FLOW
The third system being water flow from the high points in
north end to the lowest point at the southeast corner of the
park; the bay.

Each of these distinct systems and features are an important NATURAL AREA VISTAS & VALLEYS WATER FLOW
component in creating the unique and distinct landscape of
Black Bay Park and strongly influenced the design process.

VISION PLAN 8