DURKIN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TERRA designed site improvements and landscape zoning compliance for the annex addition to an existing Chicago Public School. Site improvements consist of innovative stormwater features including capturing rainwater runoff from an extensive green roof in five custom concrete cisterns that overflow into bio-swales to reduce runoff to the municipal sewer. The courtyard garden, the centerpiece of the design, offers a space to learn about native landscaping stormwater management. A new community garden with raised planters provides the opportunity for students and residents to grow produce and flowers. This project achieved LEED Gold.
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
CLIENT: SMNG-A Architects / Chicago Public Schools / Public Building Commission
SERVICES: Landscape Architecture, Survey, and Water Resources
AWARD: LEED Gold