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Bridgeview Park.

A full refresh of a 20-year-old Richmond Hill park, with new play areas, a splash pad, a dog park and a community garden.

Aerial rendering of the revitalized Bridgeview Park, Richmond Hill
client
City of Richmond Hill
location
Richmond Hill, Ontario
year
2022 to present
status
under construction
thinc's role
landscape architect: concept design, community engagement, detailed design, contract documents, contract administration
size
1.9 ha

Bridgeview Park is a 1.9 hectare community park in Richmond Hill that had gone about 20 years without an update. The City of Richmond Hill retained thinc design in 2022 to lead its revitalization, from concept through construction.

The design grew out of public meetings and close work with City staff. It keeps and retrofits the park's existing entrance archway and shade structure, reworks the paths so every part of the park connects, and adds new metal and wood site furnishings and shade trees throughout.

New features include junior, senior and swing play areas, a splash pad with a sandblasted paving pattern set among jets and bubblers, a dog park on the sloped east end, and a large community garden. The park is now under construction, with thinc design as contract administrator.

Drone view of Bridgeview Park under construction, with the new play area and shade structure
play area and shade structure under construction, September 2026
New play structure at Bridgeview Park during construction
new play structure, October 2026
Raised beds and shade structure in the Bridgeview Park community garden during construction
community garden raised beds, October 2026
Retrofitted shade structure on a new concrete pad at Bridgeview Park
existing shade structure, retrofitted
Planting beds and stone seating in the Bridgeview Park community garden
garden planting beds and stone seating
Bridgeview Park landscape plan
landscape plan
Rendering of the Bridgeview Park splash pad and shade structure
splash pad and shade structure, rendering

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