Farnham-Connolly State Park

The Project began as an environmental clean-up of an abandoned municipal airport site. Surrounding wetlands were re-mediated and PCB impacted soils were collected under a permeable geo-textile cap for the location of a new park. As the park’s landscape design began to conceptualize, the addition of multi- function pavilions were added to the Project. The orientation of the pavilions axes are generated by an alignment with the park’s open lawn to its south and to the view corridor overlooking the wetlands. The formal dialogue and calibrated placement of the Park Pavilion’s two planes create a series of overlapping forms that facilitate a diverse range of uses. A larger pavilion provides shelter for performances and orients itself towards the lawn to create a dynamic space for public gatherings. The smaller pavilion provides intimate gathering spaces where education groups and classrooms can meet under shade and within an outdoor room. Additionally, the overall composition creates a variety of passive sitting options where families and individuals can relax and enjoy. Interpretive graphic plaques are also incorporated into the Park Pavilion columns to support a self-guided narrative of the history of the site.