All Nations Park, not your average park

I’ve always thought of the All Nations Park as being some weird park, with this intimidating mountain of rocks (hill top), which I was not keen to try and climb.  With these two unusual, very formal lines of trees running up to the mountain. I really didn’t like this park.

After living here for a while and understanding Melbourne and actually properly checking it out, I now love this park.

I like it from a design and aesthetic point of view. Further the different feelings that one gets. Also from the point of view of being, I think, a sustainable park. Because it meets all of the aspects which are needed to be sustainable - environmental, economic and social.

Below are photos and descriptions, showing how I came to these views

 Veiw from one of the entrances. The two lines of trees, creating a formal entrance. I could see this appealing to the many cultures that are in Northcote. I kind of like it.  

These two photos were taken from about the middle height of the hill top.

From a sustainability view, this shows the park ticking a social box. The social apect means that a design provides for the well being of all the community. This is attractive to the older community and also this man looks to be European, attracting the European community. I think because of the formal European entrance and because of the park being open and safe.

The grasses that have been planted look really nice. They give the landscape movement by blowing in the wind. Also looking good when it is backlit from the sun, catching the light. Im a huge fan of grasses, how they give you a feeling of being in the wild or being by the ocean.