CASE STUDY
Juan Tabo Hills Park Creates Visual Impact with Iconic Shade
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Superior Recreational Products worked with our SRP Certified Partner PLAY! to create a custom shade for Juan Tabo Hills Park in Albuquerque, N.M.
entry road into the neighborhood and is a magnet to draw visitors into the park,” Miller said.
Each shade panel combines to create an overall large structure. It creates both shaded and open spaces that allows visitors to find a spot that’s most comfortable to them.
Juan Tabo Hills was a new park that was on a topographically-challenging site, so they chose five triangle sail shades to custom fit the space in the central plaza area.
The shade was an original concept created by Greg Miller of Morrow-Reardon-Wilkinson-Miller Architecture that was designed and engineered by Superior. This custom shade design was meant to represent the shutter of a camera when viewed from above and below. “We wanted to have a large area covered by the shade structure. We also wanted a design that had some dynamic visual character,” Miller said. “The angle of the posts and varying connection heights gives a sense of swirling movement and reinforces the flow in the overall park design.” The angle of the posts and varying connection heights gives a sense of swirling movement and reinforces the flow in the overall park design. -Architect Greg Miller
The shade design provides comfort to park guests in both warm and cool seasons.
“The shade allows a lot of visitors a place to feel comfortable,” Miller said. “This allows the use of the park in the hot summer months. The central open part of the structure also allows sunlight to warm the space in winter months.”
President of PLAY! Gabriel Garcia successfully coordinated the design through multiple revisions to create a successful project.
“I am very pleased with the results and we have received great positive feedback from the City of Albuquerque parks staff and the architectural firm for the project,” Garcia said. “Both designers and sales consultants should embrace the opportunity to develop completely original designs that can make a project truly unique. In my experience, Superior has always been enthusiastic about assisting with new and challenging ideas for shade.”
As well as providing shade, the size and visual impact of this shade design provides a stunning visual focal point for the park.
“We knew we needed something large to balance the steep hill in the background. This structure is visible from the main
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