Located amid the waters of the Willamette River and across from the Riverfront Park in Salem, Oregon, the 880 acre Minto-Brown Island Park is a recent wastewater storage site for the Boise Cascade paper company. The main objective of this project was to bridge the slough separating the Riverfront Park from the Minto-Brown Island Park creating refined entry into the expansive recreational area. Borrowing from Olmsted’s historic examples of Prospect Park in New York and Jackson Park in Chicago, this design attempts to blend the linear nature of the park with curving strolling paths that reflect the gentle topography of the site. The park is split by a strong central north/south axis, while a secondary east/west axis connects the boathouse with the wetland viewing deck. The initial entry point (A), at the head of the central axis is the terminal point for those crossing the bridge from Riverside Park. The open plaza is surrounded by trees, offering respite to visitors from across the slough. Further within the park along the central axis, a more secluded hiatus (B) provides shade and seating within a diverse grove of trees and marks the junction of the primary and secondary axis.
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