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Metropolitan Park
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Metropolitan Park is a 15-acre urban waterfront park that serves as a multi-purpose, family-oriented destination. It is a prime site for some of Jacksonville’s most beloved festivities and the eastern anchor of the City’s ambitious $1.1B North Riverfront development.
Critical to the design process was active community engagement, in which Jacksonville community members were invited to share their past experiences with Met Park and their priorities for its future through a series of four community engagement events and multiple online surveys. With over 500 completed surveys and over 300 in-person attendees, the enthusiasm for this large civic project was clear. Throughout the process, it was clear that the community valued a nature-based experience, prioritizing the preservation of over 70 mature Live Oak and Cypress trees that exist on site.
Inspired by the Gullah Geechee tradition of basket weaving, the proposed design honors the many descendants who live in Jacksonville’s Out East neighborhood by weaving together a series of geometries and spaces to unify the highly fragmented existing park. By improving the park's event hosting, expanding, and enhancing its programs, and creating gathering places for groups of all sizes, the park will offer all users a comfortable, exciting destination.
Rather than relying on hard infrastructure, the design team approached Metropolitan Park as a living system capable of absorbing, adapting, and recovering. The project’s defining feature is a 100-foot-wide “Living Edge” along the St. Johns River. This expanded riverfront zone enhances the shoreline with a layered landscape of wetlands, native plantings, and gently sloped banks that function as a natural sponge. The Living Edge is designed to dissipate wave energy, reduce erosion, and provide approximately 3 feet of storm-surge protection without the expense of replacing the existing bulkhead.
Critical to the design process was active community engagement, in which Jacksonville community members were invited to share their past experiences with Met Park and their priorities for its future through a series of four community engagement events and multiple online surveys. With over 500 completed surveys and over 300 in-person attendees, the enthusiasm for this large civic project was clear. Throughout the process, it was clear that the community valued a nature-based experience, prioritizing the preservation of over 70 mature Live Oak and Cypress trees that exist on site.
Inspired by the Gullah Geechee tradition of basket weaving, the proposed design honors the many descendants who live in Jacksonville’s Out East neighborhood by weaving together a series of geometries and spaces to unify the highly fragmented existing park. By improving the park's event hosting, expanding, and enhancing its programs, and creating gathering places for groups of all sizes, the park will offer all users a comfortable, exciting destination.
Rather than relying on hard infrastructure, the design team approached Metropolitan Park as a living system capable of absorbing, adapting, and recovering. The project’s defining feature is a 100-foot-wide “Living Edge” along the St. Johns River. This expanded riverfront zone enhances the shoreline with a layered landscape of wetlands, native plantings, and gently sloped banks that function as a natural sponge. The Living Edge is designed to dissipate wave energy, reduce erosion, and provide approximately 3 feet of storm-surge protection without the expense of replacing the existing bulkhead.
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