Mansfield Auxiliary Corporation Park

The Mansfield Auxiliary Corporation is a public charity organization that provides support to Mansfield University, its students, community, and mission. In alignment with their goal to serve and aid the community, the proposed park is an endeavor by the organization to improve the quality of life where students live, work, and engage as members of the Mansfield Community. The goal for the design of the park is to redevelop a vacant lot two blocks from the Mansfield University campus. The intent is to develop this land and transform an otherwise discarded space into a neighborhood asset; a place for people to gather, relax, and enjoy the outdoors.

• Design of a neighborhood park to promote gathering and enjoyment of the outdoors.
• Collaboration with university students and the immediate community to learn and prioritize desires for the park space.
• Community engagement lead to a program wishlist including a flexible, accessible, safe, and dynamic space that accommodates outdoor dining, gathering, and outdoor performances and encourages a diverse population to take advantage of the pocket park.
• Design that meets the needs of daily and seasonal activities.
• Development of multiple concept options and 3D renderings to aid in design development, community engagement, and fundraising.
• Dynamic tensile shade structure that provides the physical form for a performance area.
• Outdoor dining and gathering is accommodated by a combination of lawn seating, fixed benches, and seat walls.
• The pocket park is defined by a perimeter brick wall and ornamental fencing and a complementary materials palette with the surrounding neighborhood aesthetic.
• The design includes a playful walkway, oval lawn, and colorful plantings.