Norpoint Park
ENTERTAINMENT FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
| Client: |
Metro Parks Tacoma |
| Size: |
19 acres |
| Services: |
Landscape Architecture |
| Leadership Team: |
Mark Sindell |
| Markets: |
Civic |
“We really like this park! We love the splash park, it is a neat idea and well-maintained. A lot of interesting playground toys make this place fun and unique!”
– Otto R, Visitor
GGLO led the master planning and design for Norpoint Park, which is one of only five “signature parks” in the Tacoma Park District. The 19- acre site includes a significant wetland, wooded hillsides and a large community recreation center. The public facilitation process led to the goal of re-connecting the surrounding community to nature and their neighbors by celebrating and enhancing the existing natural features of the park.
Design features include a sprayground, custom restroom building with greenroof, community plaza, skate plaza, playfields, playground, and an extensive trails network and raingardens. The project included a rigorous public process that identified key elements and led to the program of the park. CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design) principles were integrated throughout the Park’s design.