Emancipation Park Expansion and Renovation / Perkins+Will
In Houston?s Third Ward neighborhood, Perkins+Will has transformed the historic Emancipation Park into an interwoven tapestry of buildings and landscape that celebrate the park's rich history while embracing the present and future of its community.
© Mark Herboth
Architects: Perkins+Will
Location: Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, United States
Lead Architects: Perkins+Will, North Carolina Practice
Area: 16000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Mark Herboth, Luis Ayala
Structural Engineer: MMSA
Civil Engineer: Gunda
Mep Engineers: Rice & Gardner
Landscape Architect: M2L Associates Inc.
Sculptural Fabrication: Demiurge LLC
© Mark Herboth
Text description provided by the architects. In Houston?s Third Ward neighborhood, Perkins+Will has transformed the historic Emancipation Park into an interwoven tapestry of buildings and landscape that celebrate the park's rich history while embracing the present and future of its community.
© Mark Herboth
Site Plan
© Mark Herboth
Established in 1872 by four former slaves who pooled their funds to purchase ten acres of open space, Emancipation Park commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, today celebrated as Juneteenth. Until the 1950s, it was the only public park and swimming pool in Houston that was o...
© Mark Herboth
Architects: Perkins+Will
Location: Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, United States
Lead Architects: Perkins+Will, North Carolina Practice
Area: 16000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Mark Herboth, Luis Ayala
Structural Engineer: MMSA
Civil Engineer: Gunda
Mep Engineers: Rice & Gardner
Landscape Architect: M2L Associates Inc.
Sculptural Fabrication: Demiurge LLC
© Mark Herboth
Text description provided by the architects. In Houston?s Third Ward neighborhood, Perkins+Will has transformed the historic Emancipation Park into an interwoven tapestry of buildings and landscape that celebrate the park's rich history while embracing the present and future of its community.
© Mark Herboth
Site Plan
© Mark Herboth
Established in 1872 by four former slaves who pooled their funds to purchase ten acres of open space, Emancipation Park commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, today celebrated as Juneteenth. Until the 1950s, it was the only public park and swimming pool in Houston that was o...
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