CLIENT: TOWN OF MADISONVILLE LOCATION: WATERSTREET - MADISONVILLE, LA
Development of a plan for the Madisonville waterfront area to make it more attractive and usable by the public, while taking into account existing amenities, usable areas, and aging facilities. This required multiple planning meetings and incorporating input and comments from local residents while working with the Waterfront Steering Committee and local civil leaders to develop a design, renders, and opinion of probable cost in order to give the city of Madisonville a design direction and drawings in order to begin the process of sourcing funding.
Working together on a pro-bono basis, the two firms came up with a conceptual plan that would provide a public green space for community events, more attractive waterfront access, and an improved parking scheme for Water Street on both sides of La. 22.The area where Town Hall now sits would be converted into a quadrangle with a stage for public performances and flanked by a pair of open-air pavilions that could be used for a farmers market or other activities.A wide boardwalk would extend over the river and include a gazebo. The grassy area between the boardwalk and the street where people often perpendicular park would be made more usable by providing parallel parking spots. A low safety fence with an open design would run along the waterfront side of the area to provide additional security for children playing in the green space. Additional parking would be provided behind the stage area.
