Austin Engineering was approached to assist with the Illinois Art Station site development in Normal, IL. We worked with the developer and architect to preserve the existing lots of wooded growth and habitats on site.
The Illinois Art Station offers helpful and engaging art classes and programs for children, youth, teens and their families. The Illinois Art Station also features art displays and exhibitions in its facility and acts as a unique rental venue for birthday parties and private events. In alignment with the goals of the developers and the Illinois Art Station, our landscape designs and site development aimed to produce as little an environmental impact as possible.
Keeping these low-impact goals in mind, Austin Engineering designed a layout that would keep most of the new development’s disturbance at the lot’s periphery. Once the layout met the architectural programming, the stormwater management plan was developed to be minimally invasive to the site. Finally, native planting design and permeable pavements were incorporated to help augment both the aesthetic goals as well as the sustainable aspects of the site.
