Marina Park is a planned sub-regional park in Cork, Ireland along the River Lee. The park will consolidate existing parkland and purchase additional lands. A master plan was developed with input from stakeholders and experts. The plan focuses on making the park accessible to the public with a well-connected path system, active recreation areas, and spaces celebrating the local ecology and culture. The park aims to provide green space for residents, host events, and improve the public realm in Cork's docklands area.
Marina Park is a planned sub-regional park in Cork, Ireland along the River Lee. The park will consolidate existing parkland and purchase additional lands. A master plan was developed with input from stakeholders and experts. The plan focuses on making the park accessible to the public with a well-connected path system, active recreation areas, and spaces celebrating the local ecology and culture. The park aims to provide green space for residents, host events, and improve the public realm in Cork's docklands area.
Marina Park is a planned sub-regional park in Cork, Ireland along the River Lee. The park will consolidate existing parkland and purchase additional lands. A master plan was developed with input from stakeholders and experts. The plan focuses on making the park accessible to the public with a well-connected path system, active recreation areas, and spaces celebrating the local ecology and culture. The park aims to provide green space for residents, host events, and improve the public realm in Cork's docklands area.
Marina Park is a planned sub-regional park in Cork, Ireland along the River Lee. The park will consolidate existing parkland and purchase additional lands. A master plan was developed with input from stakeholders and experts. The plan focuses on making the park accessible to the public with a well-connected path system, active recreation areas, and spaces celebrating the local ecology and culture. The park aims to provide green space for residents, host events, and improve the public realm in Cork's docklands area.
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MARINA PARK
TEAM OKRA | 8TH JULY 2013
PLANNING CONTEXT INTRODUCTION Cork Citys Docklands are located to the immediate east of the city centre and comprise an area of approximately 162 hectares spread north and south of the River Lee - the North and South Docks areas C.P.O. OF LANDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINA PARK A major element of the Cork Docklands Development Strategy, 2001, is the creation of a high quality sub regional park - Marina Park, through the consolidation of undeveloped and underused land as well as existing parkland from the Showground area in the west through Pairc Uri Chaoimh and Atlantic Pond to Blackrock Village in the east. In 2005/2006 Cork City Council undertook a compulsory purchase order of lands to the north of Pairc Ui Chaoimh (the O'Keeffe lands 1.5ha) and their lands which had been leased to the Munster Agricultural Showground (8.86 ha) in 2005 for the purposes of developing a sub regional park - Marina Park.
SOUTH DOCKS LOCAL AREA PLAN AND PUBLIC REALM STRATEGY, 2008 Cork City Council adopted the South Docks Local Area Plan in February 2008. This Plan sets out the detailed planning and development framework for the South Dock area which comprises almost 100 hectares Provision of a sub regional park: Working with Cummann LuthChleas Gael Choiste Chontae Chorca to accommodate the upgrading of Pairc U Chaoimh to a modern stadium and to facilitate the development of a Centre of Excellence. Reservation of lands to the southwest of Atlantic Pond to facilitate surface water attenuation. Provision of a high quality public realm and eco-park in association with the Public Realm Strategy of this Plan. Upgrading of Marina slipways and rowing facilities. Require the protection and enhancement of the natural heritage and biodiversity of the area. Promotion of international design procurement competition for the design of Marina Park. Provision of public art and outdoor performance space.
DESIGN CHALLENGE The issues as set out in the Managers report to Council of 10 October 2011 to be specifically addressed in framing the master plan in the area of Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Showground's to integrate into the overall Marina Park are: The opportunity of maximizing linkages and Permeability between the Showground's and Atlantic Pond The integration of the development of the entire area with the main public access routes from Monahan Road and the Marina and the most appropriate access points to Marina Park and Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The need to provide detailed guidance on design elements of the stadium particularly with regard to stadium boundary treatment, accessibility and permeability. It is important to achieve an outcome which reflects positively on the status and importance of Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the Marina Park to the City. The parking needs for both the redeveloped Pairc Ui Chaoimh and for general public use of the Marina Park. It will need to consider how best to accommodate the long established tradition of the GAA with temporary parking facilities on big match days in a manner which does not adversely affect both the design and public use of the Marina Park.
CONSULTATION PROCESS
Boat clubs BGE GAA Design team Private landowner
CCC CORK CITY COUNCIL
Public & local
stakeholder
OCSC engineering and PSDP
OKRA REDSCAPE
VENHOEVENCS architects FEHILY TIMONEY & COMPANY biodiversity and environmental planning
DAVIS LANDON PKS
cost consultants HOWLEY HAYES ARCHITECTS conservation architect
MASTER PLAN 2.0 DESIGN CONCEPT Imagine walking in a 21st Century Marina Park along the river Lee. The park being a symbol of Corks pride, illustrating a shift in the priorities and thinking of the city, the value of nature and access to green space for all its inhabitants. In a spatial way: creating some distance and views in the park; in a functional way: being places where the rainwater can be collected, buffered and stored; in an educational way: showing how water is a precious resource to be managed, cleaned and reused. in a poetic way: reflecting skies and reflecting artificial light in the evenings, This place can: Bring people together; Be a place for memories, Be a place for events, Be a place for festivities.
SPORTS
URBAN
PARK
NATURE
The Master plan design has been developed around
different themes:
Accessibility
The Accessible Marina Park;
Activity
The Active Marina Park;
Ecology
The Blue Marina Park
The Green Marina Park
Culture
Architectural Heritage Arts & Culture strategy
MARINA PARK DRAFT MASTERPLAN
THE ACCESSIBLE MARINA PARK
The theme of accessible Marina Park focuses upon how the park will function in terms of routing and is connected to its urban context. The path system provides comfortable main routes, to allow larger numbers of pedestrians to move to destinations and events efficiently, but also allows people to discover new unexpected and adventurous trails. THE URBAN ZONE Events and other program are accommodated through meandering paths and generous promenades that widen into plazas. The lawn areas can serve as extra pathways whenever crowds grow too big and as informal routes. The main plaza and functional heart of the park is the area around the Central Hall of the former Showground's.
THE SPORTS ZONE
This zone is designed primarily to allow efficient crowd flow on large match days and that capacity can be met whilst considering that it should remain an attractive part of the park on a quiet day as well. The meandering paths evolve into entrance plazas near the main stadium entrances. The passage between the Stadium and the All Weather Pitch is approx. 13 meters.
Delivery and phasing
Current problems in the Marina Park are the lack of safety and visibility connected with the path system. Especially the old railway line has abundant undergrowth along it and is not properly illuminated. Making this a safer route can be an early win to improve park usage. THE PARK ZONE Pathways tend to be narrower here but more numerous to give the impression of being in the park rather than simply walking along it. A change in surface design can differentiate the paths for different users allowing paths to be shared whilst at the same time meeting the needs of different users.
THE NATURE ZONE
In the nature zone the distinction between the comfortable fast routes and the adventurous trails is essential. Currently the Old railway line is a very busy path that appears to be too narrow for all its users. The trails can thus increase the park capacity to absorb users without conflict and also connect to the Marina, so more closed circuits are provided.
PARK ENTRANCES DIAGRAM
ENTRANCES The entrances along Monahan road will mark the visitors arrival to the park and will be specially designed as such: a bridge or gate into the park
1. Blackrock, 2. Monahan Road and, 3. The Marina. These main entrances will permit limited access for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicular traffic to the park. The park will have a series of secondary entrances enabling access for pedestrians and cyclists. Finally a series of pedestrian only entrances will connect surrounding neighborhoods to the park, these entrances will only be provided following consolation with resident groups. These entrances may be closed at night. 4. MARINA PARK - CITY CENTRE CONNECTION There is an aim to connect the footpath along the quay wall, linking Marina Park and City Centre. Preference is for connection along the back of the boat storage facility of the Shandon Boat Club. This is an essential, but long term goal. Essential repairs to quay walls should be part of this construction. 5. Neighborhood Entrance from Barrington's Avenue 6. Entrance over the old Railway Line Related to parking Bus stops
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