MARION F. ALEXANDER PARK
Challenge
A developer completing a single-family residential community in Hummelstown donated three acres of land to the borough for the creation of recreational space for the community and other borough residents.
Solution
As the borough's retained engineer, HRG designed a community park that included a basketball court, picnic pavilion, and playground. In the future, the borough will connect this park to a pedestrian path and trail system planned to route around and through nearby neighborhoods along Swatara Creek.
Special features in the design integrated the character of the community into the facility …
HRG's landscape architects offer creative and distinctive recreational facility designs tailored to the unique identity of each community. Here in Hummelstown, we reflected the borough's architectural style and memorialized its talented youth to make this park reflect the borough's heritage and its residents.
For example, a concrete sign and seat wall at the entrance of the park uses architectural surface treatment to replicate the gray field stone that appears throughout the neighborhood. In addition, a sports motif in the engraved bricks that pave the park honor and memorialize the sports achievements of Hummelstown's young people.
HRG's knowledge of funding assistance programs helped the borough complete the project with a reduced investment from their own municipal budget …
In addition to designing the park, HRG also assisted the borough with its application for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. |
