Patriot Park
Concept Design
Marshfield is a community of 7,300 people, and is proud of their heritage, including the birthplace of astronomer, Edwin Hubble. There is a rich culture of honoring and commemorating individuals and organizations that have served their community as patriots and heroes, so their commitment and sacrifices are not forgotten.
Sapp Design conducted a prelim Master Plan process of a 40-acre city-owned property in 2017 with the primary purpose of identifying a location for a new city pool and Activity Complex.
Through a community forum, the land was dedicated as Patriot Park – in honor of those citizens.
Sapp Design conducted a Value-based workshop and developed a preliminary Concept Plan that will include various levels of celebratory symbols and places, from the incidental plaque or honorary park bench to more grand plaza spaces and/or monuments (such as a bronze eagle at a key focal point of the park.)
The client specifically chose not to focus the park on somber recollection, or cemetery-like memorials, but instead to celebrate the freedom and privileges that are afforded as a result of the commitment of those special men and women. (Yet at selected locations to still honor and remember the ultimate sacrifice that many of those individuals have given.)
FEATURES:
Primarily, keep the park as organic and natural as possible, by minimizing the impact of parking, and maintaining the natural setting and trees where possible.
- Pedestrian-focused, family-oriented, respectful, and thoughtful in nature.
- Create opportunities for impromptu events and activities not yet imagined by staff and planners.
- Address the growing pressure for regional team sport venues: Baseball, softball, soccer, etc.
- Playscapes for all ages, particularly directed toward age groups that benefit most from increased activity.
- An on-site trail with fitness stations, which can also be opportunities to celebrate local heroes, through naming or engraved notations, etc.
- Open recreation space for undefined play, dog walking, kite flying, etc.
- Shade and gathering spaces that range from full-service covered pavilions for family and other group gatherings to minimal shade structures nestled along the trail