Artisan Park at Celebration
Artisan Park at Celebration
Celebration, Florida
Client: St. Joe Towns & Resorts
2005 Aurora Award
2005 Grand Aurora Award
Artisan Park is the final village to be developed in the New Urbanist town of Celebration. The 600 unit community is unified by a string of parks that stretch through the site. The parks house a multitude of uses, including open fields for play, preserved natural areas, a bocce court, and an amphitheater. Additionally, many homes on the village streets face garden pocket parks. Dix.Lathrop was instrumental in establishing and implementing the vision for the project. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 1900’s, the project architecture reflects the craftsmanship of that era. Dix.Lathrop designed the public spaces and worked with local artisans to incorporate works of painted and mosaic tile, stone, pottery, metalwork, and woodwork into the overall fabric. At the heart of Artisan Park is the clubhouse and recreation center with architecture and hardscape elements that reflect characteristics of the Bungalow style.
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