UNITY PARK / THE VISIONPROPOSED DESTINATION · VANDALIA, ILLINOIS
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UNITY PARK / EXPLORE THE PROPOSED DESTINATION

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your curiosity.

Explore the authentic concept plan. Choose a feature to see its architectural rendering, cinematic scene and proposed experience.

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THE MASTER PLAN / EXPLORE BY PLACE

Find your place
in the possibility.

Choose a numbered feature in the authentic Utz plan. See the idea, its source and how you could be part of it.

UTZ + ASSOCIATES / CONCEPT MASTER PLAN
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Authentic Utz + Associates numbered master plan

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Locations follow printed references in the earlier Utz concept drawing. They are not survey coordinates or confirmation of an approved current boundary. Earlier materials label 10 acres; current public copy describes 15. All displayed park features remain proposed.

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SOURCE REFERENCE 3 / GATHER

Performance pavilion

Proposed in source plan

The curved-roof pavilion and amphitheater create a proposed setting for shared performances and community gatherings.

Utz + Associates architectural rendering

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

SOURCE REFERENCE 4 / ARTS

Sculpture — central area

Proposed in source plan

Public sculpture is woven into the central landscape. This marker follows the northern printed reference 4; the rendering illustrates the broader sculpture vision, not an approved commission at this exact point.

Associated Utz sculpture/play rendering; individual artwork selection is not established.

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

SOURCE REFERENCE 5 / ARTS

Interactive music garden

Proposed in source plan

A proposed music garden makes rhythm and sound part of the outdoor experience. The marker follows the printed music-garden reference, not an invented location.

Utz + Associates architectural rendering

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

Authentic source plan enlarged around Play area
SOURCE REFERENCE 6 / PLAY

Play area

Proposed in source plan

The source plan identifies a play area here. Final equipment, inclusive-access details and a dedicated architectural perspective are not confirmed. Woodland and vendor images elsewhere are concepts, not the selected design.

Authentic source-plan detail. No dedicated Utz play-area perspective was found.

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

SOURCE REFERENCE 7 / GATHER

Shade canopies & seating

Proposed in source plan

Proposed shade and seating offer a place to pause between activities. Final structure, landscaping and access details remain subject to design and funding.

Associated Utz shade-canopy rendering

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

Authentic source plan enlarged around Walking path & art displays
SOURCE REFERENCE 8 / CONNECT

Walking path & art displays

Proposed in source plan

Walking paths connect experiences and proposed art displays. This is one of three printed references 8, not a newly surveyed route or a claim that the path is built.

Source plan; reference 8 is repeated along the walking route.

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

Authentic source plan enlarged around Baseball field — north
SOURCE REFERENCE 9 / PLAY

Baseball field — north

Proposed in source plan

One of the two ballfields in the concept. Field layout, operations, lighting and delivery sequence are subject to further design, funding and approvals.

Northern ballfield in the authentic source plan

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

Authentic source plan enlarged around Baseball field — south
SOURCE REFERENCE 9 / PLAY

Baseball field — south

Proposed in source plan

The second ballfield is shown south of the proposed parking area. This marker follows the source drawing; no construction or field-opening milestone has been verified.

Southern ballfield in the authentic source plan

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

Authentic source plan enlarged around Multi-use field
SOURCE REFERENCE 11 / PLAY

Multi-use field

Proposed in source plan

Flexible field recreation is part of the concept. The source does not establish a public schedule, final sport allocation or confirmed completion date.

Multi-use field shown in the authentic source plan

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Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

SOURCE REFERENCE 4 / ARTS

Sculpture — southern area

Proposed in source plan

A second sculptural reference extends creative encounters through the landscape. The numbered plan supports this location; the art itself requires selection and organizational approval.

Associated Utz sculpture/play rendering; not a selected commission at this exact point.

Discuss supporting this feature

Potential support is reviewed by the Family YMCA of Fayette County. No price, naming availability or gift commitment is established.

THE EXPERIENCES / A CLOSER ENCOUNTER

Follow what
moves you.

Art. A rhythm. A gathering. A path that leads somewhere new. Discover the proposed experiences in their own light.

Utz + Associates proposed public-art rendering
01 / PUBLIC ART

Art, without the walls.

Encounter color and sculptural form as part of an everyday walk. Public art belongs to the landscape, not apart from it.

Associated architectural concept. Individual artworks and commissions remain subject to selection and approval.

Architectural concept rendering · Utz + Associates

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Project rendering

Supplied project concept. Not a completed facility or a final approved design.