South Lake Union Park occupies a site rich with industrial heritage and maritime use, including the historic Armory and the Center for Wooden Boats, adjacent to a developing mixed-use neighborhood near downtown Seattle.

Intended as a park both for the community and visitors, the design expresses the site’s unique setting and physical attributes. A grove of trees provides a threshold to the park and a forecourt to a fountain that marks the transition from land to landfill. A model boat pond and islands of planting ‘float’ on the peninsula and entice visitors to the terraced lake edge. A new pedestrian bridge by Mithun connects the main park to a restored wetland lake edge and canoe and kayak launching beach.