07. Post 2000 Skate Park – Capalaba Skatepark

Overview

The Capalaba skatepark or Redlands skatepark, as it can otherwise be known as is a plaza style skatepark that mimics skateable city landscapes. The skatepark also caters for other skating styles and other users, such as BMX and scooter riders with a multitude of quarters, blocks and a large bowl.

Society

Plan C guided a highly collaborative planning and engagement process where young people, skaters, BMX riders and community members were involved in concept development and detailed design of the Plaza. The conceptual development and detailed design process was carried out by Convic Design in Melbourne. The entire parklands cater for a wide variety of sporting activities and opportunities.

Culture

The skatepark has quite a substantial following, and on any given day you will see the skatepark being activated by a multitude of users. The skatepark integrates breakout spaces and other types of green spaces that users of the park can inhabit when not engaging with the skateable facilities.

Planning

Plan C helped the Redland Shire Council develop a grant application for the project, which was successful and subsequently became the first time a youth facility of this nature had ever been awarded a major grant. The skatepark is situated close to other sporting fields that cater for mainstream sporting leagues. A major shopping centre is also located opposite the skatepark and offers a wide range of hospitality and retail venues.

Environment

The Redlands skatepark is primarily constructed of concrete runs throughout the park that make use of banks, blocks, quarters and grind rails strewn around the park. There are multiple landscaped areas throughout the skatepark that act as buffers and termination points of large concreted areas and parts of the skatepark that cannot be utilised by skaters or BMX and scooter riders.

Info used from Plan C website can be found at: http://www.planc.com.au/