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Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. (BKI) was selected by
the New Orleans Museum of Art to provide all site engineering services
for the creation of its new Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
The garden was commissioned by the Museum to display sculptures donated
by Sydney and Walda Besthoff.
The Garden includes three unique and different entranceways to the
multi-acre site. The main entranceway consists of a plaza between two
steel and concrete pavilions. Additional design features of the garden
include foundations for approximately forty-five sculptures, three
pedestrian bridges over existing lagoons, paved walking paths, a
reflecting pond with pumped water overflowing a weir, steel perimeter
fencing, and relocation of an existing amusement train including a new
bridge. As the sole engineer, Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. was responsible for
all civil, structural, and mechanical aspects of these features.
The project was built in a developed area of New Orleans City Park
consisting of established live oak trees and lagoons. The final design
included dredging and shaping of the lagoon to reach an optimum depth
for aquatic life.
The estimated construction cost for this project was $5,000,000. |
