The Land

The overall design intent for The Land was to create a family-friendly, multi-use park that could be used by every member of the community. The recreation center is a highly flexible space that will allow for both indoor and outdoor sporting and recreational events. The main gymnasium can be configured for recreational or tournament play for basketball, volleyball, or pickleball, or for seated banquets and community events. Additional amenities within the facility were programmed to meet the needs of community members of all ages, including a quiet/mother’s room, child-watch facilities, climbing structure, and senior-focused group fitness.

The site design focuses on connecting venues and utilizing the in-between spaces to provide amble options and opportunities for visitors to experience more than a single venue. Playgrounds are sprinkled around the ballfields, ample green spaces with naturally sloped lawn seating, corn hole equipment, and food truck hook-ups will be used for concerts and movie nights, and a network of walking paths weaves through the site and wooded areas, even connecting to the indoor walking track within the recreation center. Each element is centered on community play and gathering.