Crescent Park / Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

Pilar Caballero

8 years ago

Architects: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Principal In Charge: Mark Ripple, Allen Eskew
Project Manager: Amanda Rivera
Architect Of Record: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, Executive Architect
Landscape Architect & Design Lead: Hargreaves Associates
Design Architects Piety Wharf & Bridge: Adjaye Associates
Design Architects Mandeville Wharf & Bridge: Michael Maltzan Associates
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Timothy Hursley

Urban Design: Chan Krieger Sieniewicz
Structural Engineering: Kulkarni Consultants
Mep Engineering: Lucien T. Vivien Jr. & Associates
Associate Architect: St. Martin Brown & Associates
Associate Landscape Architect : Johanna Leibe & Associates
Lighting Design: Lam Partners PHA Lighting Design
Traffic Engineering: Urban Systems
Cost Estimating: C.P. O’Halloran Associates Inc.

Text description provided by the architects. Part of a larger master plan that envisions a new, greener future for the City of New Orleans and its riverfront, Crescent Park was designed to reconnect people with the river and transform the remnants of the city’s industrial and maritime past into a verdant, accessible, community asset.

The Park grants unparalleled physical and visual access to the river, creating an environment for locals and visitors to interact and promote a healthy, active lifestyle with unrivaled vistas of the city skyline and the picturesque Crescent City Connection Bridge.

This 1.4-mile linear park includes 20-acres of indigenous landscaping, a network of paths suitable for walking, jogging, and biking; picnic areas, a dog park, and the adaptive reuse of two industrial wharves: the Piety Wharf and Mandeville Shed. Both structures have been stabilized and repurposed to accommodate public gatherings, festivals and the host of artistic exhibitions that take place throughout the year. In lieu of ne construction, the architects made a conscious decision to build upon the layers of history and character that already defined the sight. A nod to the industrial past, the repurposing of both structures is a modern reinterpretation. In place of shipping and receiving goods, these two spaces provide opportunities for engagement and interaction, the exchange of ideas and conversation. By reconnecting to the river, New Orleans is following the trend of many world-class cities and exploring opportunities to restore and enhance the natural environment while simultaneously improving citizen’s quality of life.

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