Kinetic Park

Architect: JEMA
Landscape Architect: DG2 Design
Master Planning: Vireo
General Contractor: Friese Construction
Playground Installation: Byrne & Jones Construction
Location: Dardenne Prairie, MO

A skatepark reconceived as a universally designed adventure park for all ages and abilities, rebranded with the theme of energy in motion. The plan is organized around the pavilion, a contemporary take on the traditional park fieldhouse. It houses activities currently in vogue, including a climbing wall, an esports room, and a pickleball court. The kinetic theme extends into the park terrain: custom-built towers linked by rope bridges and jute crossings, embankment slides cut into a hillside, and an underground cave lined with stalagmites and stalactites. The defining feature is the pavilion's extended roof canopy with an oculus, its underside clad in mirrored stainless steel that catches the motion of the park below.