Plask
ett gestaltningsförslag för en ny park i Västerås
The park at Djäkneberget and its surroundings
is a beloved area in the city of Västerås. The
area is one of the most popular sites for outdoor
life and recreation of all sorts and it attracts
different kind of people at different times during
the day. The park includes a pond-system where
protected species of frog and toad live and breed.
These animals have been the objects for many
discussions concerning whether to explore the
closeby areas or not. The prospected area is
situated just next to one of the main ponds and
consists of valuable foundationwalls were experts
predict that the frogs and toads spend the winter.
The municipality has now decided to restore this
area to parkland.
Because of the areas fascinating history I have
chosen to do some research and give a short
resume about it. For example are the existing park
of Djäkneberget and its founder described together
with a short description of the watersystem with
the watertower that is situated in the area. The
protected frog- and toadspecies are important for
the area of Djäkneberget and they are described in
a separate section.
As a part of reaching the best possible design for
the new park I have chosen to make one section
about parks in the larger context. What they are
about, why we have them and what makes a
"good" public park.
In the analys-section are different kinds of analysis
described. Short reviews on how they have been
used to point out the basic conditions, main issues
and concernes for Djäkneberget is also included.
The designproposal is presented in a separate
section and consist of an illustrated plan over the
site, sections, detail-studies and perspectives. In
the conclusion I try to sum up my thoughts about
the designprocess and give the reader a review for
this work.