Победитель Record Awards 2026: Модернизация парка Бейливик от In Situ Studio

The improvements to the City of Raleigh’s Baileywick Park, realized by In Situ Studio, expand recreational offerings with an added dog run, new parking and landscape, renovated bathrooms, and basketball and pickleball facilities. The centerpiece is a large shelter that houses multiple courts and can accommodate other activities, including roller sports, markets, and dance. Carefully sited and partially sunken into the sloping landscape, the shelter minimizes its scale while retaining views and connections to the surrounding green space. Its steel structure is lifted above the site on 12 columns and features deep trusses that create large spans and dramatic cantilevers.

Wrapped in a translucent polycarbonate skin, the shelter admits natural light during the day and glows from within at night, revealing the structure and bustling activity inside. Chain mail curtains separate the court bays to prevent errant balls from crossing between games, while the westernmost courts remain open to the sky. A ramp connecting the shelter to existing park amenities incorporates seating for gathering and people-watching. Concrete site walls retain the slope and extend beneath the shelter, allowing areas of landscape to flow into the structure. A white roof reflects heat, while roof drains discharge into a rain garden between the shelter and parking area. The polycarbonate skin is highly recyclable, and the parking areas incorporate stormwater-management best practices and low-impact-development strategies.

“There is a lightness and simplicity in this project. The detailing and materiality are both what you might expect from this typology—exposed beams, columns, decking, and concrete—but also unexpected and innovative with its transparent polycarbonate and metal curtains.”— Miriam Peterson

Design Team

Engineers: Lysaght & Associates (structural); Diversified Consulting Group (MEP); Grounded Engineering (civil)

Consultant: Site Collaborative (landscape)

Client: City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation

Sources

Velux, Stick Built, Armstrong MetalWorks, DuPont, All American Ironworks