Park Design Contacts

Quick update on who to contact in regards to any tweaks you want to make to the design.

Skaters – Matt Robinson
Inliners – Sean Harrison
BMXers – Aaron Bellerby

Kingston Park 7D Footage

Well looks like James beat me to it. Nice footage of 7D at Kingston skatepark.. damn that camera can make any park look good

Kingsfield Skatepark Results

Well it looks like maverick won to build the new Kingston skatepark. The designs were real good but i think some tweaking really needs to be done. Lets hope it turns out as awesome as everyone hopes. Its looking good so far.

“Congratulations to Maverick Industries for winning the young people’s vote for the new Kingsfield Skate Park.”

1st place: Maverick 123 votes.
2nd place: Bendcrete 103 votes.
Joint 3rd place: Gravity and Wheelscape 1 vote.

Gravity Submitted Park Designs

Well it looks like Gravity have finally sent us the park design for Kingsfield Skatepark. Not sure how much use it is now as most of you have already voted but thought you might want to check it out anyway. Voting closes this Sunday (17th January) 4pm.

Bendcrete Submitted Park Designs

Here we go, Bendcretes submitted park designs. Doesn’t seem to have a jump box which a lot of people will hate, I quite like the wallrides, what do you guys think?. I don’t normally bother putting the spec in the post, but as a special Christmas treat here it is. Apparently this was a quick turn around and they are happy to modify if needs be.

1: Vert Quarter Pipe: 2.850m High, 3m Wide.
2: Quarter Pipe: 1.5m High, 7.2m Wide.
3: Spine: 1.5m High, 8.4m Wide.
4: Roll-in: 0.3m high 2.4m Wide.
5: Quarter Pipe: 1.5m High, 6.8m Wide.
6: Flat Bank: 1.5m High, 25 degree, 4.8m Wide.
7: Quarter Pipe: 1.5m High, 4.8m Wide.
8:Curved Grind Block: 0.35m High.
9:Flat Bank: 0.5m High,1.2m Wide, 15 degree, Grind Block:0.35m High.
10:Manual Pad: 0.3m & 0.8m High, 1.5m Wide.
11:Flat Bank: 1m High, 2m Wide, 20 degree.
12:Decending Block: 0.65m High, 0.4m High.
13:Euro Gap: 0.7m High Bank, 0.3m High Step, 3.15m Wide.
14:Decending Tubular Rail: 0.7m High, 3.2m Long.
15:Decending Block: 0.5m High, 0.25m Wide.
16: Flat Bank: 1m High, 1.2m Wide, 20 degree.
17: Decending Block: 0.4m & 0.55m High, 0.6m Wide.
18:Steps x 4: 0.6m High, 1m Wide.
19:Flat Bank: 0.4m High, 2.2m Wide.
20:Flat Bank: 0.6m High, 1.2m Wide.
21: Decending Tubular Rail: 0.52m High.
22: Decending Tubular Rail: 0.45m High, 1.75m Long.
23:Decending Block: 0.42m High, 0.4m Wide.
24:Quarter Hip: 1.5m High, 2.4m Wide.
25:Rolled Over Bowled Quarter: 1.2m High.
26:Driveway/ Hex Pyramid: 0.45m High.
27:Grind Block: 0.45m High, 0.4m Wide.
28: Rollin: 1.2m High, 0.9m Wide.
29: Bowled/ Hipped Quarter: 1.2m High.
30: Bowled/ Hipped Quarter: 1.5m High. Curved/Wall Ride :1.2m High.
31: Driveway/ Pyramid: 0.6m High, 4.8m Wide.

Meeting Update

Just come back from the Kings Field skatepark meeting. Seems like Gravity pulled it out of the bag. Presented with a different type of design with some really awesome features. We let them know good and bad point about the layout and they have gone away to modify the design. They should be sending a re edited design through next week so I can put it up on the site.

For those who weren’t at the meeting, features included:

• Rhythm section (Two Jump boxes)
• Step up in the rhythm section
• Spine mini
• Curved wall ride next to the spine (same height)
• Street plaza area
• Vert wall
• Grass gaps (not real grass)
• Rails
• Flatbanks/pyramid
• Hips
• Sub box on top of quarter
• Driveways
• Grind boxes
• Nice size quarter

I think that’s about it, check in the week for the designs.

Maverick Submitted Park Designs

Maverick sent over their revised park plans. They have tweaked it slight to include a jumpbox in the layout. Out of all the designs I’ve seen I have to say this is my personal favourite. Could do with some more tweaks, as Bellerby was saying, is there any need for a shelter.. just chuck maybe a flatbank to sub there.

Additions i would suggest would be: Sub somewhere on a quater, Flatbank to sub somewhere, Steeper spine mini section, Replace hut with ramp, Remove pump bump before jumpbox (Can see this become more of a hindrance if built as a sharp pump bump)

Overall awesome layout with some tweaks could be amazing. Suggestions anyone?

Fearless Submitted Park Designs

Got another load of plans to feast your eyes on. This time its from FEARLESS RAMPS. These plans have not presented, they sent over some plans to compete with the other designs. I’m not sure they have seen the brief or not as I reckon this is just a standard template skatepark layout they have. Nothing creative just your bog standard layout.

If there is a positive reaction then they will present with Gravity next week.

Gravity presenting at the Kcafe on the 12th Dec!

Wheelscape Submitted Park Designs

Wheelscape have submitted their designs for the new construction of Kings Field Skatepark. To date there have been two designs submitted, one from Wheelscape (as seen here) and one from Maverick (Images to come soon).

In my opinion these aren’t the best designs that were presented, seems like a lot was left out of the original brief.. Jump box, Spine, Spine/mini, no bowl. This seems like more of a skater skatepark. Be interesting to here everyones opinion. Its important to know that this is NOT the final designs. Tweaks will be made.

Skate Park Presentations

Managed to get some more info about the skatepark presentations that are being held over the weekend:

Skate Park Rebuild
(April-July 2010)
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Come and see presentations on what the
new skate park could look like

Saturday 28th Nov

12.30pm Maverick

2.30pm Gravity

Sunday 29th November

12.30pm Wheelscape

2.30pm World Skate Parks

Message from David:

Is there any possibility of organising a core group of skaters/bmxers to run the day (greet the firms, arrange questions etc.) I’ll be there as will Stuart (for most of the days) but we are keen to make sure you are all really engaged with the event.

– i guess the same main people that were at the skatepark meeting

Oegstgeest Edit (Kingston Like)

Just thought this would be funny to post as its exactly the same type of ramps at Kingston.. at least we are not the only ones…

Park Design Update

A little update about Kings Field park designs from David Lemon:

“Maverick, Gravity, Wheelscape and World skate (? not sure this is the exact name) all working up designs. Any other firms that should be invited?

They will be down to present to skaters/bmxers etc on the weekend of 28 and 29 Nov with a view to get one selected by Christmas.”