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<br />RIVERSIDE PARK <br /> <br />ST. ClOUD, MINNESOTA <br />While employed at Bonestroo and Associates, Ana Nelson worked as a project designer <br />for the Riverside Park Improvements Master Plan, Design Development, and Construction <br />Documentation. Riverside park is located along the banks of the Mississippi River in <br />Saint Cloud Minnesota. The park has a beautiful setting with full grown oak trees and <br />wonderful views to the river. City staff requested to design a new attraction for the <br />park including trails, playground areas, and a splash pad. Ana Nelson worked with the <br />Recreational Facilities Group at Bonestroo to develop concepts for the renovated park and <br />produce construction documents for all the site elements. Challenges included minimizing <br />disturbance to the existing trees for both design and construction phases, and placing <br />designed components to take advantage of sunny areas for the splash pad and shaded <br />areas for seating and picnic areas. <br /> <br />SPRINGBROOK NATURE CENTER <br /> <br />FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA <br />While employed at Bonestroo and Associates, Ana Nelson worked as a project manager <br />and designer for the Springbrook Nature Center's Master Plan. Ana Nelson worked with <br />Springbrook Nature Center's Foundation and City Staff to envision their Master Plan <br />called the SPRI NG Project, designed to offer visitors more interpretative and educational <br />amenities when they first arrive at the nature center as well as to reduce the impact of <br />too many people in the more pristine areas of the park. The Nature Center is currently <br />the largest and most heavily used park in Fridley and its value is well recognized within <br />the metropolitan community. The SPRING Master Plan Project focused on adapting <br />sustainability practices and educating the community about the importance of protecting <br />natural resources. Ana Nelson worked on portraying these ideas and how to expand the <br />Nature Center's potential. Conceptual designs, precedent imagery, space programming, <br />visioning sketches, and preliminary architectural renovation concepts. <br /> <br />HUBER PARK <br /> <br />SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA <br />While employed at Bonestroo and Associates, Ana Nelson worked as a project designer <br />Huber Park's Master Plan and Design Development phase. Ana worked on developing <br />architectural design and custom features such as the performance area structure and <br />gateway features, as well as the design of trails, river stabilization measures, fishing decks, <br />rest room and storage facilities, parking area, site fumishings, and planting design. <br /> <br />RELATED EXPERIENCE <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />HKGi <br />Park Design Services . Page 27 <br />