Fontainebleau State Park Cabins
Fontainebleau State Park is a 2,809-acre Louisiana State Park on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. Founded in the 1930s, the park includes the former site of a sugar plantation once owned by Bernard de Mandeville de Marigny, remnants of which can still be seen today.
TPA served as the prime in a joint venture with Jeff Carbo Landscape Architecture and MESA to design the first major improvements to the park since its inception in the late 1930’s. The original project was expanded to include a Master Plan for the Park to guide it through the next twenty years of development followed by concentrated and specific construction projects.
The goal of the Master Plan for Fontainebleau State Park was to provide a realistic Recreational Development Plan, capitalizing on public access to the site’s diverse natural resources. These resources are the primary asset of the site and are meant to be conserved, protected and enhanced within a Resources Management Plan, the second critical component in the long-term success of the Park.
Outcome
The Fontainebleau Master Plan applies systems thinking, amplifying bio-resources and establishing wayfinding tracks that connect visitors to nature, history, and information. This development positions the Park within a framework of national recreational trends, connecting with Office of State Parks programming, and aligning with realistic project funding. The park now provides public access to natural and cultural resources, the distinguishing characteristics of the site.
Awards
Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape ArchitectsMerit Award, 2001