Design Challenge: Gorman Neighborhood Park was outdated and underused. It was on Sharonville’s west side. The park had antiquated playgrounds, a community pool, and unused baseball fields. The Sharonville Parks and Recreation Department needed a master plan to revitalize the park. The plan had to focus on public participation.

Design Solution: With input from the community and the Sharonville Parks and Recreation Department, MSP conducted a needs assessment for park elements for the site. This included a splash pad, dry and natural playground areas, multi-use shelters, additional walking paths and on-site parking. It also involved decommissiong an old playground and removing a pool facility. We led multiple meetings and designed various concepts and animations, refining them for each subsequent meeting. After finalizing these concepts, MSP facilitated a community input session where community members reviewed the final concepts and prioritized park elements. In addition, we provided preliminary budgets and phasing plans for this community park.

Design Outcome: Based on the approved Master Plan, MSP has developed construction documents for phase I which includes a playground, splashpad, park shelter and parking. During the splashpad design process, MSP collaborated extensively with Vortex regarding splashpad elements and water management systems. They completed Phase I construction in late 2021. Phase II is currently in progress.

Additional Subconsultant Firms: JS Held, Hudepohl Engineering, LLC, Professional Engineering Services, and Fischer Engineering Services, LLC.

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