Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk

Written by Admin | June 10, 2022

Challenge

As the first project in the larger Marquette Plan, the City and the National Park Service had to redevelop a former brownfield site and create a better access to Lake Michigan.

Solution

The project team worked together to redevelop and design a 60-acre lakefront parcel, creating the City’s first park on the shore of Lake Michigan. This was achieved by taking a former brownfield site and transforming it into a LEED Gold National Park. The team provided structural investigation of the original bridge, access road, traffic studies, site utilities, parking and traffic circulation.

Awards

2010 Environmental Achievement Award | National Park Service
2010 Honor Award for Design| Illinois Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA)
2010 Gold Medal Design Award |Association of Licensed Architects
2010 LEED Gold Certification | United States Green Building Council
2009 Outstanding Park Development |Indiana Parks and Recreation Association

Project Name
Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk

Location
Portage, Indiana

Client
City of Portage, Indiana
National Park Service

Features

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Rated Multi-Use Pavilion Building.
Model of sustainability including geothermal heating and cooling, passive solar and other low impact design principles.
Redevelopment of a former brownfield site.

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