St. Petersburg, Florida

Petersburg Park

Petersburg Park, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, stretches beyond simply being a piece of the landscape. It is a living brand that reimagines what the city’s fabric and community will look like for future generations. It’s an inspiring place that embraces the surrounding neighborhood and honors people of all economic status and cultural backgrounds. Its goal is to become an oasis to recharge the soul by celebrating nature, the arts, healthy living and learning. Petersburg Park has the intention and power to create belonging and inclusion for all people by uniting the community and creating a sense of pride for the city.

Markets

Parks

Services

Branding & Logo Design

Client

Unicorp National Developments, Inc.

Design awards

THE CHALLENGE: A COMPLEX HISTORY

In the early days the site was home to a thriving African American community, a neighborhood previously known as the Gas Plant District. But in the beginning of the 1980’s residents and business owners were notified to leave, and the entire community was bulldozed and destroyed in order to make room for the development of a large stadium. Since 2016 The City of St. Petersburg has been working on plans to redevelop the area once again after the sports team announced their departure– this time with a different goal in mind: honor the place’s past and restore a once destroyed community.

The redevelopment in the 1980's for Tropicana Field caused 285 buildings to be bulldozed; more than 500 households, 9 churches, and more than 30 businesses moved or closed.

A city park that embraces the surrounding community on a human scale and becomes an oasis to recharge the soul by celebrating nature, the arts, healthy living and learning.

THE DESIGN PROCESS: EXPLORING THE BRAND VALUES

The branding and visioning process began with a series of community workshops, led by Unicorp, to ultimately gain critical insight from the public. Through key conversations it was decided that Petersburg Park would reflect the community’s desire for a park to simply be a place to gather with friends and family for a picnic. The brand kit of parts, such as name, color palette and logo, would become critical elements to how the park would be seen to the public. Embracing topics of diversity, community, friendliness, and forward-thinking ideas, the team developed each component in detail.