Conceived as a public art installation, Playa Vista Central Park is organized into a sequence of discrete landscape experiences unified by a central spine with linear bands of specimen trees. The park is structured around a function lawn and performance pavilion, surrounded by bosques of shade trees. The nine-acre park includes, to the west of the lawn, sports courts, a playground, a soccer field, botanical gardens, water features, and a band shell. An immersive berm garden east of the green is composed of bold installations of southern California plant material. In Central Park, the berm gardens create an immersive landscape experience. A rhythm is established across the nine-acre composition that pairs sports-intensive activity areas with quieter spaces that encourage lingering, such as botanical gardens and water features. Wide bands of specimen plantings are arranged in bold, vertical swaths that provide exuberant color and movement throughout the seasons.
Playa Vista – Central Park
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Location
Los Angeles, CA -
Team
Architect: Michael Maltzan Architecture -
Photography
Marion Brenner, Dillon Diers, Paul Hester