Vago Park, Maryland Heights

Vago Park Shelter

Maryland Heights, Missouri

The site of an abandoned trolley car right of way the property of Maryland Heights was the location for a new public recreation area.  After years of disregard the city established a program to convert the land to a functional asset.  Designed for the park were picnic shelters as well as a restroom station and a storage area.

The goal of the design was to provide structures for the program requirements while acknowledging the former rail use and adjacent residential property.  The goals were accomplished with wooden structures evoking architectural detailing of an earlier period.