Railyard Park
Kate Joyce Studios
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
Site furnishings Landscape Forms
LightingLumenpulse
LightingDesignplan Lighting, Inc.
Corrugated wall panelsCENTRIA Architectural Systems
Modular container structuresContekPro
LightingErco

Product Spec Sheet
Site furnishings
Lighting
Corrugated wall panels
Modular container structures
Lighting
by Erco

Railyard

Ross Barney Architects as Architecture and Landscape Architecture

With a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, the City of Rogers, Arkansas and Ross Barney Architects designed a new downtown park that  enhances economic development, spurs placemaking, and improves connectivity. Situated on the east boundary of Rogers' historic downtown district, the new park has capitalized on recent public space investments and has helped to make downtown Rogers a regional destination.

Railyard Park received the 2023 American Institute of Architects National, Regional and Urban Design Award. 

photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios
photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios

The project utilized a robust community outreach effort, which helped build a sense of ownership and pride from city staff and the residents. Through a digital survey that collected over 1,000 responses and in-person charrettes the design team helped define the park's desired outcomes and objectives through the words of the community. This shared vision resulted in five emerging priorities: Inviting, Memorable, Challenging, Beautiful, and Authentic. 

photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios
photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios

Rogers, as a city, has been defined both economically and physically by the railroad. The first plat of survey, completed in 1881, used the rail to create a strong dividing line.  The park’s design ignores the rail as a barrier and unites the east and west together. The result is a series of plazas that  transform throughout the day, week, month, and year. These versatile and flexible spaces create a new and distinct rhythm that extends beyond the park into adjacent streets and becomes the new city center.

photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios
photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios

Material Used :
1. Centria, corrugated wall panels
2. Palram Americas, polycarbonate roof panels
3. Vortex Aquatic Structures International, interactive water features
4. Contekpro, modular container structures
5. Acrylotex (California Sports Surfaces), pavement surfacing
6. DuraPlay, rubber playground surfacing
7. Unilock, precast unit pavers
8. Tensile Shade Products, shade structures
9. Iron Woods, IPE decking
10. Landscape Forms, site furnishings 
11. Vestre, site furnishings 
12. Landscape Structures, playground equipment
13. Ligman, lighting
14. Targetti, lighting
15. Designplan, lighting
16. Hydrel, lighting
17. ERCO, lighting
18. Lumenpulse, lighting
19. MCI, lighting
20. Gotham, lighting
21. Pinnacle, lighting
22. Meteor Lighting, lighting
23. ETC, lighting control
24. Lutron, lighting control

photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios
photo_credit Kate Joyce Studios
Kate Joyce Studios
Project Spotlight
Product Spotlight
News
Urban plan for Oostenburg in Amsterdam’s city center combines industrial heritage with urban density
31 Oct 2024 News
Urban plan for Oostenburg in Amsterdam’s city center combines industrial heritage with urban density

The artificial island of Oostenburg is the final large-scale development in Amsterdam’s city c... More

Serene home in Mexico by HW Studio is cocooned in wood and bathed with warm zenithal light
30 Oct 2024 News
Serene home in Mexico by HW Studio is cocooned in wood and bathed with warm zenithal light

Completed in July 2024, Casa Emma was designed by Mexican architectural practice HW Studio. Located... More

ITECH Research Pavilion 2024 demonstrates novel approach to bio-based hybrid architecture
30 Oct 2024 Innovations
ITECH Research Pavilion 2024 demonstrates novel approach to bio-based hybrid architecture

The latest ITECH Research Pavilion project asks the question: “How can technology drive a bala... More

Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Projects
29 Oct 2024 Archello Awards
Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Projects

Archello Awards 2024 has revealed the projects nominated as finalists to win each of this year&rsquo... More

Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Products
29 Oct 2024 Archello Awards
Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Products

Archello Awards 2024 has revealed the projects nominated as finalists to win each of this year&... More

Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Firms
29 Oct 2024 Archello Awards
Archello Awards 2024 Finalists – Firms

Archello Awards 2024 has revealed the projects nominated as finalists to win each of this year&... More

De Zwarte Hond completes circular renovation and extension of 1970s Leiden University building
29 Oct 2024 News
De Zwarte Hond completes circular renovation and extension of 1970s Leiden University building

Architectural studio De Zwarte Hond has completed a considered circular renovation and extension of... More

Footbridge-like Villa Sidonius in Czech Republic experiments with architecture and technology
28 Oct 2024 News
Footbridge-like Villa Sidonius in Czech Republic experiments with architecture and technology

Prague-based architectural studio Stempel & Tesar architekti has completed Villa Sidonius, a ste... More