Miller Park, Chattanooga Public Space, Tennessee Landscape Design, Architecture Images
Miller Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Urban Public Space Development, USA – design by EskewDumezRipple and Spackman Mossop Michaels
Apr 15, 2019
Miller Park
Design: EskewDumezRipple and Spackman Mossop Michaels
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Miller Park is located in the heart of Chattanooga in the center of the city?s thriving Innovation District and one block from City Hall, the transformation of Miller Park is a two-acre urban placemaking project designed and led by the collaboration firms EskewDumezRipple and landscape architects Spackman Mossop Michaels.

The design challenge involved reconsidering the 1970s-era sunken plaza which, in its existing configuration, created a disconnect between city and public space. By elevating the entire park to street level and applying a ?shared street approach? between Miller Park and the adjacent Miller Plaza, the team strived to create a unified civic space and encourage pedestrian traffic throughout the park.
In its flexible layout, the park plays host to numerous cultural events. Bolstered by underground internet and electricity, its state-of-the-art pavilion serves as an ideal space for immersive, technology advanced productions. Beyond its civic and social benefits, the reimagined park provides immense ecological benefits in a dense urban area. Stormwater management solutions and a strategically positioned soil cell ...