Parks & Cultural Centers

Parks & Cultural Centers

About Founded in 1982, Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc. (RDLR) is recognized throughout Texas as a community-driven architectural firm providing design excellence and outstanding project management services in the Houston area.

With a near 40-year history, the firm has been involved in the design of a variety of transit, commercial, educational, urban design, residential, and renovation projects and continues to provide exceptional service to public entities including: City of Houston, Fort Bend County, Houston Airport System, METRO, HCTRA, The Harris Center, numerous ISD’s, GSA, USPS and TxDOT. Our firm is certified M/WBE and Texas HUB. RDLR Architects firm Principals: Jennifer DaRos, LEED AP, Howard Merrill, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lorie Westrick, AIA, LEED AP and Daniel Ortiz, AIA, LEED AP

40+ Awards AIA Houston Firm of the Year Texas Society of Architects Firm Award

40+ Design Awards

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Community Projects

Parks & Cultural Centers

PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTERS (PARTIAL) Godwin Park and Community Center Amateur Sports Complex Black Hawk Park Northline Park Alief Park and Community Center Settegast Park and Community Center Reveille Park Squatty Lyons Park Swiney Park and Community Center Turner Park and Community Center Moody Park and Community Center

URBAN DESIGN & STREETSCAPE

Little Cedar Bayou Park and Pool

UH Downtown Campus Development

Copper Lakes Recreational Center

East End Street Enhancements

Turner Park

METRO Downtown Street Improvements

APV Neighborhood Resource Center Cuney Homes Community Center Oxford Place Community Center

Allen’s Landing Improvements- Bayou Connectors Cotswold

India House Community Center

TAMU Wellborn Underpass

Cynthia Woods Pavilion

TXDOT US 59 Bridges

Bear Creek Pavilion Harvest Green Cross Creek Community Recreation Center The Reserve Pool Building The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

CULTURAL CENTERS Patanjali Yoga Center Eternal Gandhi Museum

Dr. Mark J. Hausknecht Memorial Garden

India House

Houston Parks Department and Fleet Services (HPD SW Substation)

AAMA Learning Center

Vibrant Street Life CITY OF HOUSTON COTSWOLD CITYSCAPES Houston, Texas

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City of Houston

Public art is an integral part of the city’s vision for Cotswold. Artists worked with the Cotswold design team to realize a key objective of the Master Plan: “to foster a thoughtful and vibrant sense of street life through the introduction of visual elements which range from intimate in scale to monumental.”

AWARDS

Texas Downtown Association – 2003 Awards Winners Public Improvement Big City American Consulting Engineers Council – Engineering Excellence Award AIA Houston Design Award – Architecture Honor Design Award American Planning Association – Highest Honor Award

Community Recreation CITY OF HOUSTON PARK Houston, Texas

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City of Houston

The COH parks projects was a five-year program of development and renovations for sixtysix (66) parks across the Houston area. Each of the parks had a different set of opportunities, issues and programs to serve the needs of the local community. Design solutions included swimming pools, spraygrounds, sports fields, community centers, multi-use pavilions, trails, playgrounds, skateparks, shade structures and plazas.

Campus Connection TEXAS A&M WELLBORN UNDERPASS Houston, Texas

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Texas A&M University

The Wellborn Road Grade Separation project establishes a transportation link for cars, buses, pedestrians and cyclists between the East and West Campuses of TAMU at College Station. To improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and provide an inviting and safe environment, expressly designated passageways have been created beneath Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks.

AWARDS

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC); Silver Award Transportation

Cultural Hubs INDIA HOUSE Houston, Texas

CLIENT India House

This 2-story center serves as a community hub for the Indo-American community.

Designed to build on India’s rich architectural principles, this community center houses various organizations, provides community services including cultural and language education, immigration services, medical and legal services.

Positive Image Identity EAST END STREETSCAPES Houston, Texas

CLIENT Houston’s Greater East End Management District

Houston’s East End district is unique in its diverse profile: it is historic, a mix of residential and industrial developments, home to the folk art community of Houston, and home to a large Hispanic population. The streetscape project serves as a catalyst for stimulating economic growth and enhancing the urban environment by creating a positive identity and by celebrating those unique elements representative of the East End’s inherent diversity in an unified and coordinated way.

Positive Force for Social Good ETERNAL GANDHI MUSEUM Houston, Texas

CLIENT Mahatma Gandhi Library

A place-base arts initiative, the museum will be the first of its kind in North America dedicated to addressing the complex social issues of our community—violence, discrimination, social inequity, and racial injustice—by studying and applying the teachings of the world’s greatest peace advocates, beginning with the apostle of peace, Mahatma Gandhi. EGMH will create a multi-generational, local model for sustainable social good - one that is sure to become a model for communities globally.

Neighborhood Connection HPD SOUTHWEST SUBSTATION Houston, Texas

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City of Houston

The Southwest Police station site covers 14 acres, and the project is a collaboration between Houston Parks Department and Fleet Services. The property was donated by the parks department and is part of a larger city park, Cambridge Village Park, that includes a running track and sports fields and a large community playground.

AWARDS

2020 AIA Houston Design Award

Spiritual Respite PATANJALI YOGA CENTER Houston, Texas

CLIENT Patanjali Yoga Center

The Houston center will be modeled after the Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar, India, and will accommodate 150 yoga students or 450 in a seated auditorium style setting. The Yoga Hall will be supported by additional Therapy Rooms and a Library to house 2,000 books and accommodate small seminars or lectures for up to 30 people. The entire complex will have elaborate landscaping with trees, shrubs, flower beds and grass to suit local climatic conditions including a detention pond with calming water features.

Celebrating the Arts CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION Houston, Texas

CLIENT Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike made its way through the region, leaving the fabric roof of the beloved Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in shreds. The new design doubled the seating capacity of the venue while increasing resistance to storm winds. Due to the diligence of the team, the project was designed and built in 164 days to meet upcoming performance schedules. On May 1, 2009 the pavilion reopened for the enjoyment of all.

AWARDS

2009 Texas Construction Awards of Excellence

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