Focus Property Group is creating a pop-up pocket park at 3330 Larimer St. in Denver.
The park is designed to honor
(PARK)ing Day, an annual worldwide event on Sept. 18 where artists, designers and residents transform spaces into public parks. The effort will convert a single parking space into a temporary public park.
"The pocket park is a great amenity not only for the building's tenants but it's also a powerful way to activate a new stretch of Larimer," says Bahman Shafa of Focus Property Group.
The effort is a collaboration between Focus;
AMBIT, a newly formed intelligent design firm; builder/designer
VonMod; and
Corvus Design Build.
"While everyone who lives in and around Denver is watching the city's urban core transform overnight, we wanted to take an opportunity to create a bit of unexpected whimsy in the neighborhood," says Paige Damiano, one of AMBIT's founders. "To create a space that brings people together and gives them an opportunity to experience the area in totally different way."
Though the site will launch on (PARK)ing Day, the group plans to keep it open throughout the fall to observe use and interaction.
"The historically industrial corridors of RiNo and other areas of the city could benefit from this type of micro green space," says Jordan Vaughn of VonMod. "Underutilized urban areas and parkletts can offer real opportunities to produce some really calming and dynamic environments for tenants and the public alike."
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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