North Side Community Recreation Center

Partnered with MA Architects, Latent Design led the design, community engagement process and facilitated the synthesis of community input into the initial conceptual design for a community recreation center in Des Moines. Undergoing a six-month inclusive and comprehensive planning process the feasibility study benchmarked comparable facilities and analyzed the potential of an existing facility versus a new construction facility. Concurrently throughout the project, community meetings and input guided the preferred building and partnership direction.

The City of Des Moines committed a minimum $12 million over four years to a new construction community recreation center and park with fundraising goals and partnership anticipated for an additional $6 million. The anticipated construction completion date is in 2025.