Project Credits

Project Owner: 

SuttonBeresCuller

Design Team credits: 

Ben Beres, John Sutton, Zac Culler

Consultant credits: 

Erik Barr at Urban Wedge

Photographer credits: 

SuttonBeresCuller

The Mini Mart City Park is a site-specific sculptural intervention.  We will design, construct, plant and maintain a public green space and botanical conservatory in the former Perovich Bros. Gas Station.  This multifaceted installation will blur the boundaries between art, architecture, and green design. We will transform the space both visually and functionally restoring it to it’s 1930’s aesthetic, while simultaneously incorporating contemporary green design.  Elements of the original building will be utilized and transformed--refrigerated display cases will be converted to climate-controlled environments, simulating tropical, temperate and arid ecosystems.  The park will include a meandering path, trees, fountains, and park benches.  Mini Mart City Park will be open and free to the public. We intend to make this project a permanent piece of public art to serve as an ongoing benefit to the community.   This project is a prototype for what we hope will become an eco-arts franchise. 

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