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City reviews design and budget for Girard Park concession and restroom building
Summary
Architects presented a design-build concept for a centralized concession and restroom facility at Girard Park, showing site plans, materials, and a construction budget range; council members asked about existing buildings, batting-cage relocation and lighting upgrades. No formal vote was taken.
Matt Smith, an architect with 1 by 2 architecture, presented a design-build concept for a centralized concession and restroom building at Girard Park during the Columbus City Committee of the Whole meeting on Aug. 18, 2025. The project team includes BD Construction and consultants Morrissey Engineering, Lane Structural, RW (for veil), and Confluence for landscape design.
The project would replace several scattered concession and restroom buildings with one centralized facility intended to improve wayfinding and amenities for park users and to help the city attract regional tournaments. "It's a facility that can compete with Omaha and Lincoln," Smith said, describing a modern, durable building oriented around a prominent concession window with restrooms set to the side to reduce congestion.
City staff and the design team said the site plan calls for relocating existing batting…
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