Westchase District breaks ground on a new, destination park
— also collaborated on Woodchase Park, with OJB handling the overall project and Appel's firm designing a structure with restrooms and storage. For Camden Park, Appel's firm will design the restaurant, performance pavilion and playground pavilion.
Fox said that Westchase District has always been interested in parks and quality of life issues, but didn't have a funding mechanism until it got a Chapter 380 economic development agreement — similar to a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone — with the City of Houston. The district has paid for infrastructure projects such as the Walnut Bend street reconstruction and Westheimer streetscape with that funding.
Success with Woodchase Park also helped the district gather private donors, such as Camden Property Trust, and a long list of donors who added $3.7 million to the project, allowing them to keep in amenities they otherwise might have had to live without. Those who gave $25,000 or more will have naming rights to different elements. For example, Green Mountain Energy Sun Club will sponsor the botanical garden, BGE Inc.
Curved pathways and organic forms are believed to be more restorative than straight lines, generating biophilic responses that help people connect with nature, and their own health and recovery, she said. One more element that will be different from other parks is its materials. Rubber is no longer a material of choice; instead, they will use natural wood materials.
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