Mercado Park

This multi-purposed 3.5-acre park will be a central gathering landmark for the Market Park neighborhood. Together with nearby small parks and trails, the future Mercado Park is part of a significant open space network for a planned 3,600 residential units, offices and retail facilities.

For the future Mercado Park, HMH designed a large, central, multi-use lawn area bordered by a variety of amenities: tot lot, playground, BBQ and dining areas, and a parkour course. The lawn typography is stepped to create broad amphitheater-like seating. A native planting area contains both a hummingbird garden and a Zen-inspired mediation garden. HMH has infused the park with local history through sculptures, artifacts and the design of a main plaza. Inspired by San Jose’s once-dominant agricultural orchards, HMH utilizes a grid of trees on the park’s plaza, which frame tables, seating, lawn sports courts and barbeques. HMH landscape designers incorporated community input into the park design.

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Services

  • Land Use Entitlements and Land Planning
  • Civil Engineering
  • Land Surveying
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Stormwater Compliance

Location

San Jose, CA

Completion

2016 - Present

Key Facts

  • Client: City of San Jose
  • Client: San Jose Flea Market Entitlements
  • Create multipurpose spaces
  • Reference history of area and culture
  • Design to promote community gatherings
  • Incorporate public input into design

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