The Acre
Gensler · London, United Kingdom
Projects / Project
Atlantic Park
A pedestrian-first mixed-use district combines year-round surfing, entertainment, homes, retail and landscape on the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
- Design team
- Hanbury, Gensler and Cooper Carry
- District
- 10.2 acres
- Surf lagoon
- 2.67 acres
- Entertainment venue
- 70,000 sq ft
- Homes
- 309 apartments
The story
The story behind the work.
Atlantic Park organises a 10.2-acre coastal district around North America's first Wavegarden Cove surf lagoon. A diagonal paseo links the lagoon, a 70,000 sq ft entertainment venue, more than 100,000 sq ft of retail, a hotel and 309 homes.
Hanbury, Gensler and Cooper Carry developed the project as a connected indoor-outdoor destination rather than a collection of isolated attractions. Nearly two acres of beach and re-naturalised landscape support public life and give the district a locally grounded coastal character.
Credits
- Collaborating design practice
- Gensler
The practice