Wilmington Parklets

In 2021 we worked with the City of Wilmington’s Planning & Economic Development Deputy, Aksel Palacios, on designing and implementing design standards for parklets. The parklets would provide outdoor seating for restaurants along the historic Avalon Blvd corridor, providing support for small, local businesses while bringing more activity into the public spaces of Avalon.

Given the exposure along Avalon, the challenge was to provide adequate shading as well as plant life to help reduce hyper-local temperatures along the asphalt and concrete surfaces where seating would take place.