GAISMAN PARK + COMMUNITY CENTER - Memphis, Tennessee

CLIENT - City of Memphis (program manager: MFA) / LRK

DESCRIPTION - DT design studio worked on two concurrent Accelerate Memphis projects at the well-loved Gaisman Park. A thorough public engagement period led by Memphis Parks and YancyArt served as the foundation for the transformation of the park. DT Design serves as the lead consultant on the first project to add a full-size soccer field and two youth soccer fields. Care was taken to retain as many existing mature trees as possible and to improve pedestrian circulation through the park. The second project for the site was a complete redesign of the community center. Working with LRK’s building design, DT Design’s landscape and hardscape design focuses on making the community center feel more inviting to park users and creating strong roots in the neighborhood.

Exterior photographs are by Ken West.