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| Nancy Best Fountain, Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX |
DALLAS,
TX (OCTOBER 10, 2022) – Outside the Lines (OTL),
a design-build construction company that specializes in creating one-of-a-kind
water features, fountains, rockwork and themed environments, in conjunction
with the City of
Dallas and Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation,
has announced the completion of the Nancy Best Fountain, an interactive water
fountain at Klyde Warren
Park, located at 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas, TX.
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| J. Wickham Zimmerman |
The
one-of-a-kind show fountain, which was designed by Fluidity
Design Consultants and built by OTL, is an extension
of several existing interactive fountain experiences at Klyde Warren Park.
According to J. Wickham Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer for OTL, an iconic
water feature had always been envisioned for the north end of the park.
“While the
interactive deck and park have always extended to the north end of the park at
Pearl Street, a phased approach was taken regarding the water features,” says
Zimmerman. “The fountain is now complete and is the crowning gem of the
project.”
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| Barry Caylor |
Since its
opening in 2012, Klyde Warren Park has been a popular destination for visitors.
The completion of the tallest interactive water feature in the world will draw
in both locals and tourists alike, ultimately increasing foot traffic and time
spent at the park, adds Barry Caylor, Vice President of Business Development
for OTL.
Typically
shooting jets up to 55 feet in the air, the Nancy Best Fountain has the ability
to shoot jets 95 feet into the air during occasions and special events.
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Nancy and Randy Best
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The
fountain was named after longtime Klyde Warren Park board member and
philanthropist, Nancy K. Best after she and her husband Randy donated $10
million to the interactive water fountain project.
According to
Jim Garland, AIA NCARB, Hon ASLA, President of Fluidity Design Consultants, the
high-powered air canons are encircled by custom-fabricated stainless steel
sculptural “trees,” which will keep people away from the high-velocity water
and provide a vertical art element to the park’s Pearl Street Entrance.
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| James A. (Jim) Garland |
The fountain
will be illuminated with over 250 programmable color-changing LED lights,
creating a variety of sequences and effects.
"The
success of Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park is celebrated in the design of its
next-generation Nancy Best Fountain, which interprets an artistic fusion of
nature and music,” says Garland.
“All the fountain’s animated and
color-illuminated jets are patterned after trees, leaves and flowers, which are
woven into a composition in repose.”
In the heart of
the fountain, three abstract, highly polished and sparkling tree sculptures
establish the scene's monumental scale, superlative quality, and memorable
iconography. And the design’s specially selected, cross-cultural musical
score—over which the dynamic jet action plays—generously provides an
all-inclusive invitation to enjoy the park’s new theatrical experiences, he
adds.
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| John Cunningham |
OTL coordinated
very closely with the project designers, the park’s management team, and the
general contractor, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., to
facilitate construction of the fountain as efficiently as possible, says
John Cunningham, Vice President of Operations based in the Dallas office at OTL
and project manager of the Nancy Best Fountain.
“The pipe
routing required careful study to the limited space available and the
importance of running the pipes in the right sequence to avoid additional
cross-overs that could necessitate unnecessary elevation changes. Those could
lead to the creation of air pockets and traps, which might compromise the
system’s functionality,” says Cunningham.
While the
project did not come without challenges, including constructing a large-scale
fountain within an open park in the middle of a busy downtown area, elevated
above a busy freeway and working on an extremely tight deadline to minimize any
disruptions to the park’s visitors, all players involved within the
construction of this project were able to collaborate and develop creative
solutions to each obstacle.
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Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX
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“It has been a
pleasure working with Outside the Lines in the construction of the unique Nancy
Best Fountain. We have worked with OTL on several major commissions and know
them to be experienced, energetic and fully committed to first-class
results," says Garland.
Privately
operated and managed by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Klyde Warren Park
serves as a central gathering space for the city of Dallas and its visitors.
The urban green space is a 5.2-acre deck park built over the recessed Woodall
Rodgers Freeway in downtown Dallas.
Contact:
www.otl-inc.com.
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