Strauss Park - Grand Center Arts District

Grand Center, Inc.

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Project Details
Size
0.5 acres
Year
2016
Location
St. Louis, MO
Collaborators

Project for Public Spaces New York, NY

Honors
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Project Summary

Strauss Park “Heart of the Community Landscape” is a reimagined and reactivated landscape at the heart of the Grand Center neighborhood in St. Louis made possible by a placemaking  grant from Project for Public Spaces (PPS) sponsored by Southwest Airlines.

The process for reviving the park began with a number of community stakeholder meetings. Arbolope Studio then worked with PPS and Grand Center Inc. to create a cohesive site vision and oversee the project construction.

The Heart of the Community Landscape design focuses on creating a more welcoming and usable public space. Playful circular pads create a new park entrance and form a path that leads users through the park. These soft-surface circular pads are furnished with movable tables and chairs, inviting park visitors to personalize the space and socialize freely. The pads also connect to a new wooden deck in the center of the park that creates a larger and more usable stage area for performances and neighborhood events.

Scattered pavers in the lawn invite foot traffic into the park from bustling Grand Avenue and out of the sunken dining terraced to partake in lawn games. The park’s sculptural planting beds provide seasonal interest, frame park entrances and help define the active lawn areas.

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Documentation
Arbolope studio landscape design firm strauss park saint louis missouri detail photograph of grand center arts district
Soft-surface circular pads are furnished with movable tables and chairs and connect to a wooden deck in the center of the park that creates a large stage area for performances and neighborhood events.
Detail photo of pavers hidden pathway in grass at strauss park grand center st louis missouri
Scattered pavers in the lawn invite foot traffic into the park from bustling Grand Avenue and out of the sunken dining terraced to partake in lawn games.
Arbolope studio drone photography of strauss park grand center arts district in midtown saint louis missouri
Strauss Park “Heart of the Community Landscape” is a reimagined and reactivated landscape at the heart of the Grand Center neighborhood in St. Louis.
Streetview drone photography by arbolope studio of strauss park in grand center st louis missouri
Arbolope studio landscape design firm strauss park grand center art district midtown saint louis missouri
Live performance venue strauss park grand center by arbolope studio st louis misosuri

Strauss Park - Grand Center Arts District

Grand Center, Inc.

Location

St. Louis, MO

Size

0.5 acres

Services

Landscape Architecture
Public Art

Completion

2016

Collaborators

Project for Public Spaces New York, NY

Honors & Awards

Strauss Park “Heart of the Community Landscape” is a reimagined and reactivated landscape at the heart of the Grand Center neighborhood in St. Louis made possible by a placemaking  grant from Project for Public Spaces (PPS) sponsored by Southwest Airlines.

The process for reviving the park began with a number of community stakeholder meetings. Arbolope Studio then worked with PPS and Grand Center Inc. to create a cohesive site vision and oversee the project construction.

The Heart of the Community Landscape design focuses on creating a more welcoming and usable public space. Playful circular pads create a new park entrance and form a path that leads users through the park. These soft-surface circular pads are furnished with movable tables and chairs, inviting park visitors to personalize the space and socialize freely. The pads also connect to a new wooden deck in the center of the park that creates a larger and more usable stage area for performances and neighborhood events.

Scattered pavers in the lawn invite foot traffic into the park from bustling Grand Avenue and out of the sunken dining terraced to partake in lawn games. The park’s sculptural planting beds provide seasonal interest, frame park entrances and help define the active lawn areas.

Arbolope studio landscape design firm strauss park saint louis missouri detail photograph of grand center arts district Detail photo of pavers hidden pathway in grass at strauss park grand center st louis missouri Arbolope studio drone photography of strauss park grand center arts district in midtown saint louis missouri
Soft-surface circular pads are furnished with movable tables and chairs and connect to a wooden deck in the center of the park that creates a large stage area for performances and neighborhood events.
Scattered pavers in the lawn invite foot traffic into the park from bustling Grand Avenue and out of the sunken dining terraced to partake in lawn games.
Strauss Park “Heart of the Community Landscape” is a reimagined and reactivated landscape at the heart of the Grand Center neighborhood in St. Louis.
Streetview drone photography by arbolope studio of strauss park in grand center st louis missouri
Arbolope studio landscape design firm strauss park grand center art district midtown saint louis missouri
Live performance venue strauss park grand center by arbolope studio st louis misosuri