DORCHESTER COUNTY ASHLEY RIVER PARK
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Liollio, in association with SeamonWhiteside, developed a new park for Dorchester County SC - this 85-acre park stretches alongside the headwaters of the Ashley River. The site is a beautiful, but flood-prone property in a riverine floodway, and is now home to the county’s first major investment in parks. Liollio’s project scope included architecture and interior design, along with coordination and management of engineering services. The new park features many amenities, including walking trails, a fishing pier, dog park, interactive play foundation, playgrounds, open lawn, gatehouse, picnic shelters, event pavilion, restroom building, and outfitters center. The buildings are designed to celebrate the vernacular, to be compatible with the region’s ecological needs, and respectful of the landscape. The most prominent building is the open-air event pavilion, oriented to overlook a festival lawn and freshwater pond and designed for a wide variety of events, including family reunions, corporate events, weddings, music venue, etc. The outfitters center includes the park offices, tenant space for the future ropes course company, large conference room, a screen porch for school group programming, and public restrooms. The team worked together to integrate the buildings and landscape, and to provide a much-needed setting for civic life in a growing but still rural part of the State of South Carolina. The park has been warmly embraced by the community since its grand opening in March 2022.
For inquiries related to this project, please contact jennifer@liollio.com. -
2022 AIA South Carolina Honor Award
2022 AIA Charleston Honor Award
2022 AIA South Atlantic Region Merit Award
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