We are Teaming for Adventure! The Riverside Regional Park: Adventure in the Making project is the opportunity for a transformational change in Riverside Park on the former Riverside golf course. Riverside Park is one of the largest urban parks in Indianapolis’ historic system.

Working with the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department (Indy Parks) and with surrounding neighbors and the larger Indy community, the design team will produce a plan that furthers the Riverside Regional Park Master Plan vision and activates and opens the site for enjoyment and recreation through the public engagement process. One common thread we heard from the Master Plan process was that many neighbors haven’t had a reason to visit the former golf course grounds so the park open house and art opening on September 12 aims to give people a reason to visit and experience the site.  

V3 Companies, a multi-disciplinary firm with unique expertise working with the natural environment. They will utilize landscape architects, civil engineers, natural resource scientists, and surveyors to understand the site, the master plan, and public input. They will use this understanding to create a park design that  provides a nature-based recreational experience for the local community and the Central Indiana region. 

Groundwork Indy is a non-profit organization that changes places and changes lives by engaging youth in community-based projects that equitably enhance environmental, economic, and social well-being. They are headquartered in the Riverside neighborhood and have been working alongside neighbors for many years. They will utilize this relational strength and intimate knowledge to lead public engagement.  This is a new park opportunity for the surrounding neighborhoods and addressing their needs will be critical for a successful park development.

Green 3, LLC is an environmental planning and design firm founded in 2002 and is located in the Fountain Square Historic District in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the past 18 years Green 3 has gained an award-winning reputation as a small firm with big talent. Green 3’s staff is an eclectic team of planners, ecologists, historians, and cultural resource specialists. Green 3 is providing cultural resources research and project team support for all aspects of the project.

RLR Associates is a graphic design team leading the development of the signage and wayfinding master plan to guide branding and signage across all of Riverside Regional Park. Their work will also include design for entry and wayfinding signage at Riverside Adventure Park.

Meticulous Design + Architecture was formed in 2015 as a collaborative practice of architecture, planning and construction management. Their architectural work will focus on the Central Nature Zone iconic shelter.

HCO Architects is an award-winning and nationally published architecture firm based in Indianapolis. Their architectural work will focus on the River Zone iconic shelter.

Mader Design is a landscape architecture firm whose work includes projects with civic, community, parks and recreation, education, healthcare, and commercial clients. Their design work will focus on the River and Racing Zone improvements.

JQOL is an engineering firm who works with clients to provide core solutions that can help improve lives, giving their work greater purpose and contributing to the vision of improving quality of life through engineering. They are providing site civil engineering in the River and Racing Zones, and structural engineering for the iconic shelters.

KBSO Consulting is a Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Technology Design and Energy Engineering firm providing Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing design for the project.

7NT Engineering and Roger Ward Engineering provided site data collection, including geotechnical investigation and topographical survey, respectively.