Project Profile:
Iowa State Fairgrounds / Ruan Plaza
Project Summary
Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers were hired by the Iowa State Fair to solve a parking problem: not enough. Instead of making a sea of hot asphalt or concrete parking – in August, in the middle of Iowa – Kirkham Michael presented Grasspave2, a cooler and greener alternative. The Ruan Plaza transformed into a lush, green space that doubles as a parking lot for vendors during the fair.
Address
3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
Install Size
Phase I: 4,000 sq meters (44,000 sq ft); Phase II: 1,960 sq meters (18,200 sq ft); Phase III (2016): TBD.
Designer
Kirkham Michael
Contractor
Country Landscapes, Inc., Ames, IA
Project Gallery
Plaza installation complete. Area was sodded for use in time for the Fair.
Grasspave2 is ready for sand fill.
Grasspave2 installed. Grasspave2 was easily cut for lamp post bases and other obstacles.
The base is prepared and ready for Hydrogrow and Grasspave2. A good "before" picture.
The Grasspave2 installation from another point of view.