Urbs + City of Austin Parks & Austin Independent School District

 The Reilly Gardens // Places // ongoing

Design Project Team: Urbs, Design Director, Kate Catterall Design Collaborator, Emma Overholt, Graphics, Michael Herndon, Landscape Architecture Design, Brandon Buerk, furniture system.

The Reilly project started with Kerriann Duffy, Alyson Beaton and Kate Catterall conceiving of an idea to create a wonderful garden on the shared use site of Reilly School Park. The concept behind the gardens is one of social, emotional learning, where the Highland community and kids can come together to collectively nurture these restorative gardens. The gardens are designed as a respite from modern life and a wildlife refuge. The project was funded in large part by a $130,000 St. David’s Foundation, Parks with a purpose grant. The rest of the project was supported by our studio through design time, UT Austin, students and faculty member, Kate Catterall. The park was made possible by donations from Austin Parks Foundation of mulch and dirt. Special thanks to the PARD, AISD, and EdFund for being a partner for the management of the funds.