Construction recently kicked off at Guy Place Mini Park, a planned oasis with new trees and outdoor ‘rooms’ in Rincon Hill with an estimated one-year construction process. The mini park is set to span 4,000 square feet at 4-8 Guy Place between Harrison and Folsom streets, near the new Salesforce Transbay Terminal and the foot of the Bay Bridge, plus a mere 2 minute walk from Jasper.

SF Rec & Park recently released a few exciting details about the mini park:

“Guy Place Park is designed for quiet enjoyment as well as small group gatherings. To maximize usable space and ensure accessibility, the design will raise the sloping terrain with engineered retaining walls to create a level site.

The renovation will also create three defined outdoor spaces as ‘rooms’ with lush landscapes and three living green columns featuring native California grapevines. The entry fence and gates are art enrichment components of the project designed through the San Francisco Arts Commission.

The new park will also include a waterjet-cut steel fence designed by artist Adriane Colburn. Inspired by the historic and contemporary geologic record of the neighborhood, the design combines the contours of the local landscape, cartographic imagery and abstract forms.”

“Adriane Colburn’s fence design is meditative and modern in the way it evokes the site’s history and topography,” says Director of Cultural Affairs Tom DeCaigny to SF Rec & Park. “It ties a bow around this beautiful new urban oasis.”

“San Francisco’s fastest growing population is in District 6, so our need for open space and healthy recreation is growing as well,” District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim said to SF Rec & Park. “We must build complete neighborhoods while building housing. I am proud that years of community advocacy made this new park a reality.” In addition, her office secured a $60,000 add-back for the construction of a new pedestrian bulb-out with a 24-hour dog relief area in front of the park.

Looking forward to this new public addition to the neighborhood.

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Sources: SF Rec & Park, CurbedSF, Hoodline

Photo credit: Designs released in 2017. Courtesy SF Rec & Park