Interpretive Signage at Centennial Park
Rifle’s Centennial Park, one of the projects Design Concepts is currently working on, presents new opportunities for creativity. One of the unique aspects is the wayside locations that are positioned throughout this riverside park. The community of Rifle’s (with specific input from the Historical Society and the Downtown Districts) wanted a passive park that people could move through and enjoy. Because it is along a river the park moves in a linear way that gave birth to the idea of the park’s features moving through time. Working under the park’s title—which had been chosen when the community initially decided a park would be built in conjunction with the celebration of its centennial—DC came up with the idea of incorporating both the town’s 100 year history as well as that century’s global history into several aspects of the park.
Each wayside is unique so that interest is maintained throughout the park and repetition is minimized. The park is comprised of 10 waysides, one for every decade the city has experienced. In each, different styles of interpretive signage convey information about the decade represented (see photo). The first decade, 1905-1915, conveys the town’s rich history with oil. The area is shaped like an oil Derek to represent the town’s oil industry with signage showing the cityscape in silhouette. The signs are artfully done and are meant to inspire multi-generational interest along with seating and other aspects unique to each wayside.
Read more about Centennial Park’s unique features on our website.
Utah Park
We thought this would be a good opportunity to share a video for the park we've been working on with Cameron at Colorado Photo. The final product is ready and we love it. You can catch the video here.
The park also appears in the book Colorado Urbanizing, "The premier guide to Urbanism in Colorado."
This was an exceptional project for us to work on, and we're so excited about the attention it's getting.
Accelerated Development: Erie Community Park
The pace of the project has been a pleasant surprise and everyone is looking forward to seeing the completed project in November!
photo courtesy of Ken Obrien
Roxborough Skate Park
We've been working with Team Pain on a skate park in Roxborough, CO and it's nearly complete. Wow, it's amazing what those guys can do with concrete. It's not quite open yet, but will be soon. When it is, here's the address:
You can see more project photos at our project page
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