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Renderings in the link.

The Park on San Felipe

The Park on San Felipe provides a new opportunity to augment and enhance Uptown’s public realm and reinforce its position as one of Houston’s most prominent addresses. Currently, the park sits across from a new mixed-use development under construction including restaurants, residential space and a Whole Foods Market set to open in April 2014. The park is also within walking distance from multiple office, retail and residential buildings. Directly south of the site, future plans for development is unknown and studies for potential shade models and screening were mandatory to
create a design that would sit well with and connect to the near future development as well as become a
trademark open space for the Uptown District. The design focuses on maximizing the space of the park through connectivity and flexibility and providing a comfortable refuge for pedestrians. We image the Park on San Felipe to be an modern oasis within its new urban setting, a great space to have lunch with friends, grab a coffee during a shopping
break, watch a small performance like a quartet after dinner in the district. SWA prepared a series of design studies that move from an interim function (“Uptown Is Moving”) to a permanent ppark space with changing programmed events.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...on-san-felipe/

Looking forward to moving to Houston soon.