City Park Headquarters

Replacement of a building destroyed in Hurricane Katrina sets a new aesthetic for New Orleans’ City Park and demonstrates good stewardship of the land.

Their former administration building ruined by Katrina, City Park chose Waggonner & Ball to design a new headquarters as a base of operations for the rebuilding of The Park. The first new structure to be built in The Park after the storm, strict FEMA funding guidelines regulation replacement costs were a constant challenge to our team as we searched for a design solution that was both practical and appropriate to the natural setting, a design that would inspire and give confidence to those tasked with rebuilding and maintaining the Park over time.

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01 new orleans city park headquarters office building exterior 800 0x0x800x533 q85

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05 city park administration building interior conference room with high ceilings 800 0x67x533x667 q85

Year
2011
Area
12,000 sf

15 city park headquarters site plan with programming 1200 0x118x800x533 q85 — Meeting spaces are separated from offices by the entry and board room.

18 city park headquarters section long with labels 1200 0x0x800x383 q85 — The building organization is inspired by traditional dog trot forms.

10 city park final office and sections rendering with labels 1200 44x0x735x489 q85 — The roof form shelters from rain and sun and gives character to offices.