A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Wilson Boulevarde, Reservoir, Melbourne 2009
A part of the Merrilands Estate, designed 1919. The Darebin council has recently redesigned this reserve (the decision to dedicate one housing block at the entrance to open space having been made much earlier). Most of the internal reserves on this estate have been subdivided or opened up to be street-fronting parks. You can see in the google map below another reserve to the south which is no longer dedicated public space.
See Google map for context here.
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