BB1 at Three Corners, Vero Beach

PrizeHonorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Urban Planning
Firm LocationSt. Louis, United States
CompanyHOK
Lead ArchitectEli Hoisington
Design TeamTim Gaidis, Jolanda Oud, Peter Zhou, Oliver Vranesh, John Pirtle, Qian Huang, Erica Vranesh, Kenneth Brandl, Antonius Hill, Margaret McDonald, Molly Mastin, Jeremy Kramer

The City of Vero Beach, FL decommissioned Big Blue - a power plant on the Indian River Lagoon - positioning it for development among privatized beachfront. Our winning competition bid envisioned a rare civic opportunity to create a publicly accessible waterfront and mixed-use realm for “all” with free to various price-point activities. Big Blue reimagined is a community hub linking its Generator Hall Marketplace to a Festival Piazza, Hotels, Waterfront Village, Event Center, Marina, Pier, and Skatepark - preserving mangroves, integrating living seawalls and building long-term resilience.