The document describes a large park site between Edinburgh and Leith. It notes the large trees on site, interesting gradients, and a historic house to the north. Currently there is a lack of amenities and poor path circulation. The design response is to keep the large open spaces while creating smaller spaces, keep most large trees but clear some to emphasize gradients, frame the historic house with trees, and include new amenities like sports facilities and a pond. The path network will also be redesigned to better connect entrances and routes through the park in a double loop design to take people where they want to go or provide interesting secondary routes.

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6. Site Character
-­ Large park between Edinburgh and Leith
-­ Large Sycamore, Beech, Ash and Oak trees
-­ Interesting swooping gradients on site
-­ Historic Pilrig house to the north of park
-­ Lack of amenities
-­ Poor path circulation-­ Poor path circulation
Design Response
-­ Keep large spaces and create new smaller spaces to retain character
-­ Keep majority of large trees
-­ Clear some trees in centre of park to emphasise interesting gradient
-­ Frame Pilrig house between 2 lines of Poplars
-­ Include football pitch, tennis, basketball, playground, bowling green and pond
-­ Redesign path network. Link entrances properly and more directl-­ Redesign path network. Link entrances properly and more directly. A double
loop design was chosen for fluidity. Primary path function is to take people where
they want to go. Secondary function to provide interesting route around all of the park