Southbank Park

Southbank Park

Client

Private Developer

Size

2.5 acres

 

Collaborators

Perkins + Will (Development Master Plan)

Hoerr Schaudt (Design Landscape Architect)

     

2019 Best New Open Space Award - Friends of Downtown

;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;

Southbank Park

Chicago, Illinois

 

This new park along the Chicago River serves as a green oasis within the gritty urban edge of the South Loop neighborhood.

Located on the former site of the Baltimore & Ohio Grand Central Station, the visionary developers are developing the area as a new high-rise neighborhood focused around a central park space and bordered by an ecologically rich serpentine riverwalk. Our team was hired to be the Landscape Architect of record to refine the final park design approach and site detailing, prepare construction documents, and provide construction administration to make this ambitious plan phasable, buildable, and affordable.

Many original park details were complex and expensive, and our task was to refine the details to eliminate expenses while retaining the design intent and character. The refined design integrates the riverfront boardwalk, stone block amphitheater, and diverse plantings. To accommodate future construction of three adjacent buildings, our team anticipated work zone needs and reimagined portions of the design to allow for future construction - thus limiting any impact of the newly constructed park.

Related Work

   
Mission Hills Senior Living Project Mission Hills Senior Living McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center Project McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center Children’s Museum of South Dakota Project Children’s Museum of South Dakota Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum Project Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum 700 at the River District Project 700 at the River District The Lawn at The Legends Project The Lawn at The Legends Gold Star Families Memorial and Park Project Gold Star Families Memorial and Park Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor Project Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor Kansas City Zoo: Billy Goats Gruff – Exhibit Renovation Project Kansas City Zoo: Billy Goats Gruff – Exhibit Renovation North Dakota Governor's Residence Project North Dakota Governor's Residence Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan Project Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan Raven Industries Corporate Headquarters Project Raven Industries Corporate Headquarters Hawk Ridge Park Project Hawk Ridge Park VA Hospital Healing Garden Project VA Hospital Healing Garden River's Bend at the Preserve Project River's Bend at the Preserve Arc of Dreams Project Arc of Dreams E H Young Riverfront Park Project E H Young Riverfront Park The Park at Wrigley / Gallagher Way Project The Park at Wrigley / Gallagher Way 590 West Madison Pocket Park Project 590 West Madison Pocket Park The Park at the Mart Project The Park at the Mart Wolf Point West Project Wolf Point West Broadway Square Project Broadway Square Downtown River Greenway Project Downtown River Greenway North Kansas City Gateway and Wayfinding Signage Project North Kansas City Gateway and Wayfinding Signage Old Town Square Revitalization Project Old Town Square Revitalization Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park Project Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park Merle Hay Road Redevelopment Plan + Design Guidelines Project Merle Hay Road Redevelopment Plan + Design Guidelines Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan Project Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan Staunton State Park Master Plan Project Staunton State Park Master Plan Three Floyds Brewery and Brewpub Expansion Project Three Floyds Brewery and Brewpub Expansion National Museum of the Marine Corps Project National Museum of the Marine Corps HANSEN TRIANGLE PARK Project HANSEN TRIANGLE PARK Stockyards Plaza Park Project Stockyards Plaza Park Veterans Memorial Park Project Veterans Memorial Park Triumph Park Project Triumph Park Coralville Youth Sports Complex Project Coralville Youth Sports Complex West Central Valley Athletic Complex Project West Central Valley Athletic Complex McKennan Park Project McKennan Park Turner Yards Recreation Complex Project Turner Yards Recreation Complex FM Rotary Natural Playground Project FM Rotary Natural Playground Detroit Mountain Natural Play Area Project Detroit Mountain Natural Play Area L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan Project L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan Burrus Old Mill Park Project Burrus Old Mill Park Legacy Park Amphitheater Project Legacy Park Amphitheater Johnston Town Center + City Hall Project Johnston Town Center + City Hall West Des Moines Amphitheater Project West Des Moines Amphitheater Raccoon River Park Boathouse Project Raccoon River Park Boathouse Paladino Hohm Sculpture Garden Project Paladino Hohm Sculpture Garden Rotary Park + 26th Street Bridge Improvements Project Rotary Park + 26th Street Bridge Improvements Wilder Bluff Park Project Wilder Bluff Park Good Earth State Park at Blood Run Project Good Earth State Park at Blood Run Gillson Park Beach House Project Gillson Park Beach House The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan Project The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan Project Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan Snowmass Village Project Snowmass Village Big Shoal Heritage Area Master Plan Project Big Shoal Heritage Area Master Plan Garden Rapids at the Big Pool Project Garden Rapids at the Big Pool Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner Project Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner Lake Olathe Park Project Lake Olathe Park Wilder Bluff Park Project Wilder Bluff Park John Barkley Plaza at Shawnee Mission Park Project John Barkley Plaza at Shawnee Mission Park Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum Project Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park Project Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park Lions Park Master Plan Project Lions Park Master Plan St. John's Entry Plaza and Fountain Reconstruction Project St. John's Entry Plaza and Fountain Reconstruction Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center Project Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center Linden Square Project Linden Square Anchorage Museum Common Project Anchorage Museum Common The Hellinikon Project The Hellinikon