The City of Charleston, Stantec, and Liollio Architecture collaborated on the sustainable design and construction of Bender Street Park – located in the historic Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood in West Ashley / Charleston SC. Now renamed Carr-Richardson, this reinvented 3-acre park situated along the Ashley River, converted an abandoned contractor’s yard into a community asset, providing residents with one of the first city waterfront parks in West Ashley. The park now provides residents with ample program space in a small footprint, starting with deep porches, a sprawling front lawn and intimate rear lawn, interior event space, and an open-air pavilion. Site placement and orientation allows for the building to become the backdrop, not the focus, opening the site to the public and reconnecting the neighborhood to the river.

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2024 AIA South Carolina Honor Award
2023 AIA South Atlantic Region Citation Award

CARR-RICHARDSON PARK

Liollio Architecture