Beacon Park and Restaurant Detroit, Architecture in Michigan, Architectural Design
Beacon Park Lumen Restaurant
Grand River Avenue Building in Detroit, Michigan, USA – design by Touloukian Touloukian Inc.
Jul 14, 2018
Beacon Park Lumen Restaurant Detroit
Major mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Detroit
Location: Grand River Avenue – Detroit, Ml
Design: Touloukian Touloukian Inc.
The Beacon Park and restaurant building, situated along Grand River Avenue, welcomes visitors into the center of downtown Detroit.

photos courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum
This urban revitalization project and new public space is being created to anchor the emerging neighborhood, spur economic development and provide a quality place for the community in the surging and vibrant downtown district.
Central to its modern geometry are strong cantilevered roof forms gesturing towards the historic G.A.R. building and the park’s elliptical lawn, and a grand stair leading to a roof deck on axis with the historic Book Tower Building.

Connections to the park landscape are further created with a green roof, and sliding glass walls that provide a flexible indoor outdoor floor plan that supports restaurant seating, a farmer’s market, musical performances and a community meeting room. Forms, systems, and details are evocative of the automotive legacy of Detroit.
Planning, Design, and Construction Process
The structural system utilizes steel and concrete in a series of comp...