{"id":10807,"date":"2015-06-05T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:57:57","slug":"lakeflato-confluence-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/","title":{"rendered":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato’s Confluence Park for San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects<\/a> has looked to Mother Nature for inspiration on their latest project, channeling the natural environment of Texas in Confluence Park<\/a>, a new public amenity combining leisure and education in their hometown. The park is designed to educate visitors about the natural cycles and diverse habitats of the San Antonio River and encourage greater environmental stewardship of this key ecological location within the state of Texas.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n

The park has been envisioned in collaboration with landscape architects Rialto Studio and concrete specialists Matsys, working with the San Antonio River Foundation and the River Authority to combine aesthetic qualities with an in-depth educational experience. Different zones within the park will offer insight into five distinct ecosystems present in the local region: the Grassland, the San Antonio River, the Trans Pecos\/Chihuahua Desert, the Texas Oak Conservatory, and the Savannah.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n

A series of thin concrete shells will form a sculptural pavilion at the far end of the park, reminiscent of F\u00e9lix Candela<\/a>\u2019s elegant canopies constructed from the same material. The forms are molded to funnel rainwater, speaking to the natural cycle of water through San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek and will provide ample shade and shelter for visitors. Satellite pavilions entitled \u201criver,\u201d \u201cenergy,\u201d and \u201cwater\u201d are sprinkled throughout the rest of the park, echoing the language of the primary structure.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n

A multipurpose building is proposed for the southeast corner of the site near to the river itself, which will be used as a classroom, meeting space, and function room for different events. The green-roofed structure reads as an extension of the natural landscape and will have integrated photovoltaic panels that should provide 100% of the park\u2019s energy requirements year-round.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n

All told, Confluence Park \u2014 particularly the distinctive concrete pavilion at its heart \u2014 should provide a valuable cultural stimulus for this part of San Antonio, which the architects say has been traditionally underserved in the past. Construction of the facility should begin before the end of this year, with the San Antonio River Foundation anticipating completion in the fall of 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects has looked to Mother Nature for inspiration on their latest project, channeling the natural environment of Texas in Confluence Park, a new public amenity combining leisure and education in their hometown. The park is designed to educate visitors about the natural cycles and diverse habitats of the San Antonio River…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"projects","architizer_featured_image":"1195740","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-10807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry","category-inspiration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects has looked to Mother Nature for inspiration on their latest project, channeling the natural environment of Texas in Confluence Park, a new public amenity combining leisure and education in their hometown. The park is designed to educate visitors about the natural cycles and diverse habitats of the San Antonio River…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paul Keskeys\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paul Keskeys\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paul Keskeys\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79af14ed3c248baba88bb9b29a6891d1\"},\"headline\":\"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato’s Confluence Park for San Antonio\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\"},\"wordCount\":384,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Industry\",\"Inspiration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\",\"name\":\"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato’s Confluence Park for San Antonio\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Journal\",\"description\":\"Inspiration and Tools for Architects\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Architizer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"width\":36,\"height\":36,\"caption\":\"Architizer\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79af14ed3c248baba88bb9b29a6891d1\",\"name\":\"Paul Keskeys\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6706d82e23250fb6bcbe3379682c3f6e5655fbc27c6eca093ae999c3a67b652?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6706d82e23250fb6bcbe3379682c3f6e5655fbc27c6eca093ae999c3a67b652?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Paul Keskeys\"},\"description\":\"Paul Keskeys is Editor in Chief at Architizer. An architect-trained editor, writer and content creator, Paul graduated from UCL and the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with distinction. Paul has spoken about the art of architecture and storytelling at many national industry events, including AIANY, NeoCon, KBIS, the Future NOW Symposium, the Young Architect Conference and NYCxDesign. As well as hundreds of editorial publications on Architizer, Paul has also had features published in Architectural Digest, PIN\u2014UP Magazine, Archinect, Aesthetica Magazine and PUBLIC Journal.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/paul-keskeys\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal","og_description":"San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects has looked to Mother Nature for inspiration on their latest project, channeling the natural environment of Texas in Confluence Park, a new public amenity combining leisure and education in their hometown. The park is designed to educate visitors about the natural cycles and diverse habitats of the San Antonio River…","og_url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/","og_site_name":"Journal","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","article_published_time":"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00","author":"Paul Keskeys","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Architizer","twitter_site":"@Architizer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paul Keskeys","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/"},"author":{"name":"Paul Keskeys","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79af14ed3c248baba88bb9b29a6891d1"},"headline":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato’s Confluence Park for San Antonio","datePublished":"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/"},"wordCount":384,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Industry","Inspiration"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/","name":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato's Confluence Park for San Antonio - Architizer Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-06-05T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-31T14:57:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/lakeflato-confluence-park\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A River Runs Through It: Lake|Flato’s Confluence Park for San Antonio"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","name":"Journal","description":"Inspiration and Tools for Architects","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Architizer","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","width":36,"height":36,"caption":"Architizer"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79af14ed3c248baba88bb9b29a6891d1","name":"Paul Keskeys","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6706d82e23250fb6bcbe3379682c3f6e5655fbc27c6eca093ae999c3a67b652?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6706d82e23250fb6bcbe3379682c3f6e5655fbc27c6eca093ae999c3a67b652?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","caption":"Paul Keskeys"},"description":"Paul Keskeys is Editor in Chief at Architizer. An architect-trained editor, writer and content creator, Paul graduated from UCL and the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with distinction. Paul has spoken about the art of architecture and storytelling at many national industry events, including AIANY, NeoCon, KBIS, the Future NOW Symposium, the Young Architect Conference and NYCxDesign. As well as hundreds of editorial publications on Architizer, Paul has also had features published in Architectural Digest, PIN\u2014UP Magazine, Archinect, Aesthetica Magazine and PUBLIC Journal.","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/paul-keskeys\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10807"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_project?post=10807"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_brand?post=10807"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_firm","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_firm?post=10807"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_product?post=10807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}