Mt. Vernon Children’s Park
FTLA is designing a new urban children’s playground located in the heart of the Mount Vernon Historical District. The entry to the park includes a new memorial brick plaza with colorful decorative planters. The main entry off Calvert St. is focused on a piece of sculpture or gazebo structure which the neighborhood is commissioning, a seating area for parents and a large sand box for small children. The park design includes using modern pieces of stainless steel play equipment, a water park designed for small children, new site lighting, and play surfacing. Brick retaining walls with steel fencing will enclose and secure the park during off hours. Construction complete summer 2006.
While most of this project’s budget went into design and construction of hardscape elements, FTLA also used flowering trees to create an oval boarder around the plaza. A new American Elm provides added shading, and grasses are placed strategically along the entry path to give visual relief and draw the pedestrian along.