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Heritage Park Recreation Complex - Simpsonville, S.C.
Like many communities throughout the Southeast, Simpsonville, S.C. needed additional park and recreation facilities to meet the rapidly growing demands of the city?EUR??,,????'?????<
The baseball-themed playground (Columbia Cascade) links visitors to the baseball training facility.
A new recreation complex and community park, would serve just that purpose. By including special event sites and revenue producing facilities the city would be able to offset operations and maintenance costs of the park.
Wood+Partners Inc. (WPi) led the area residents and elected officials through a discovery process that culminated in developing a new regional recreation destination that blends ballfields, playgrounds and civic open spaces for public gatherings and community festivals. WPi is a planning and landscape architectural firm founded in 1988 that serves clients throughout the southeast and the Caribbean. The firm has grown into a premier park and recreation planning and landscape architecture firm in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia, with offices in Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Tallahassee, Fla.
The planning and design team, led by WPi, consisted of landscape architects, architects, civil engineers, electrical engineers, structural engineers, environmental consultants and recreation professionals. The team began the project by assisting the client with site selection and continued leading the project through the public input phase; production of a business plan; master planning; schematic design; design development; construction documentation and construction administration.
WPi conducted numerous public workshops and focus group meetings to gather input from the community and create excitement and interest in the park. The site assessment phase led to creation of an innovative design that took best advantage of the existing site features, such as topography, hydrology and vegetation to minimize construction cost and produce a sustainable plan. The master planning also included the preparation of a business plan that assisted in establishing project priorities, the addition of revenue producing facilities and the ultimate reduction of operations and maintenance costs.
The project faced typical planning and design challenges, which were solved in different ways. Clearing and grading impacts were minimized and construction costs reduced by taking advantage of the site topography when locating facilities. Retention of existing vegetation was of primary importance to enhance stormwater management, reduce heat island effects and add to the sense of place created within the park. The completion of a business plan aided in identifying a unique mix of facilities and activities that would ultimately generate approximately 70 percent of the costs of operating the park.
Ballfield Complex While typical ballfield complexes are used for six to nine months of the year, Heritage Park embraced the development of internal open spaces and dual-use facilities within the confines of the ballfield complex to extend use throughout the year. This was accomplished through the introduction of civic open spaces, surrounded by wide sidewalks, a creative and exciting centrally-located playground, a park center and an internal baseball training facility.
Park Center Bldg. The main park center building features a two-story lobby with an elevated roof and wide overhangs. The curved building and sloping metal roof symbolize covered seating areas of professional baseball stadiums. This centrally located building has been designed to accommodate public meetings and gatherings, birthday parties and special events. It includes a café, an arcade room, public restrooms, offices and a police substation.
Baseball-Themed Playground Just behind the building, a baseball-themed playground links visitors to the baseball training facility with batting cages, soft toss nets and warm-up areas, all meant to function year around for use by local clinics, camps and individuals.
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Charter Amphitheatre The newest addition to the Heritage Park is Charter Amphitheatre, located adjacent to three soccer fields and designed by architects Craig Gaulden & Davis of Greenville, S.C. The city of Simpsonville wanted a ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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This new and diverse recreation offered at Heritage Park is a welcome addition to Simpsonville and South Carolina?EUR??,,????'?????<
About the Firm Wood+ Partners Inc. (WPi) is a planning and landscape architectural firm founded in 1988 and serves a diverse range of clients throughout the Southeast and the Caribbean. The firm specializes in park design, recreation planning, streetscape planning and urban design and community and resort planning.
WPi is committed to promotion and development of sustainable parks (LEED) and believes design should reflect nature and community.
Design Team Owner: City of Simpsonville, S.C. Recreation Director: Robbie Davis Team Leader, Park Master Planning: Wood+Partners Inc., Landscape Architecture & Park Design
Architecture: Craig Gaulden & Davis, Inc. Civil Engineering: Gray Engineering Site Electrical: DWG Signage Design: Donavon Design Assoc. Irrigation: STI
General Contractor: Sherman Construction, Allen & Andy Sherman, Greenville, S.C.
Block Masonry: A&A Masonry Construction Co. Electrical: Blankenship Electric E.F.S.: Construction Solutions Grading: McMillan-Carter HVAC: Carolina Heating Service Landscaping & Irrigation: Carolina Garden Co. Painting: Waddell Painting Plumbing: Lovelace Plumbing Service
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