The Park at North Union
Omni Infinity Media comprises the growth media in the showcase open space for Chicago’s largest residential development in decades. While North Union’s anchor park is at-grade and publicly accessible, it is over a subterranean parking garage, which limited both the weight the structure could support and the possible locations for stormwater detention vaults on site. Omni Infinity Media’s light weight and high capacity for stormwater management solved both challenges on this project, while also supporting beautiful and robust plantings. The sloped lawn achieves its grade changes through the use of a geofoam and includes a geosynthetic expandable grid within the soil profile to withstand foot traffic and winter sledding and to prevent soil erosion. Tree root balls are anchored using dead man anchors and strapping, as typically done in on-structure landscapes and within engineered growth media.
Project Data:
Location: Chicago, IL
Project Type:
New Construction
Open SpaceProject Team:
JDL Development
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Omni Workshop (now Greenprint Partners)
Intrinsic LandscapingNews: North Union
Omni Infinity Media on this project:
Coverage Area: 9,994 sf
Volume Control: >98,148 gal
Installation Complete: 2024
Key Takeaways:
Publicly accessible, at-grade open space
Light weight soil atop a subterranean parking garage
Green stormwater management within soil pore space
