Pine Avenue Park

Creation of the 7.7 acre community park began with a “take part” workshop with city staff and the local community, led by Glen Schmidt, FASLA. Groups participated in generating ideas for the park. The park includes active and passive elements: a community center (designed by Manuel Oncina Architects), an informal amphitheater, a lighted multi-purpose synthetic-turf field, basketball courts, batting cages, children’s play area, picnic areas, and traffic calming street improvements. Five tall ceramic mosaic tile sculptures, created by Kim Emerson, were installed at key focal points in the park. Each of the sculptures represents a different flower important to the commercial flower industry in Carlsbad. Another key visual identifier of the park is the ocean theme which is carried out by sail-shaped shade structures and wave patterns in the playground resilient surfacing, pavement, and natural turf mounds.
Client: City of Carlsbad
Location: Carlsbad. CA