![]() The Park's restaurant is sited to take advantage of sightlines to the performance pavilion and event lawns. Additional play area elements include a rain shower interactive fountain, a berm slide, and a rock climbing wall.įood and Beverage options will be located on three corners of the Park ensuring easy access for visitors. In addition to the children's garden, a creative play area is accessible to all children and features a 150' long tree house platform that rises at an ADA accessible grade and spans the legacy live oaks. The gaming and reading areas offer ping pong, foosball, a putting green, chess, checkers, a piano and a shade arbor. A generous promenade circling the park connects a games area, play berms, decomposed granite seating courts, and a restaurant and food kiosks to be developed in the coming year. Several water features and a dog park afford additional interactive recreational opportunities. Programming for the park includes a multi-purpose performance pavilion and two large event lawns designed to accommodate the area's growing community. "We see tremendous potential for Levy Park as an urban commons: a place people of all ages and backgrounds come to experience community, to eat, cultivate, play, be inspired by art and performance, and escape the frenetic nature of urban life," said Overman. The adjacent parking lot was designed to accommodate a pop-up farmer's market ensuring the social importance of the space.ĭoug Overman, Executive Director of the Levy Park Conservancy sees extraordinary potential for the park to become a regular and highly popular Houston destination. The site of the park's future restaurant is immediately adjacent to the garden, facilitating farm-to-table harvesting of menu ingredients. A lively community garden provides an interactive opportunity for community engagement and investment in the park. The site's 40 to 70-year-old legacy live oaks helped shape the forms of the park and are strategically incorporated into the design as key components of the elevated boardwalk and tree house located in the children's garden. The garden presents a rich botanical experience while offering unique views from an observation deck. The 7,500-square-foot rain garden harvests and reuses stormwater, creatively mitigating Houston's frequent flooding and becoming an attractive on-site amenity. The design of Levy Park focused heavily on environmental sustainability. ![]() "The Park's modern, eco-conscious design, comprehensive and accessible programming, and unique appointments make Levy Park a must-see destination for locals and visitors." The Park's design highlights cutting-edge sustainability practices while offering visitors various opportunities to reconnect with nature and replenish the spirit," said OJB Principal Chip Trageser. "Located at the center of Upper Kirby, the new Levy Park reimagines the urban oasis.
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