Construction officially began on June 27 on Beckley Creek Park, one of four major new parks planned along Floyds Fork as part of the nearly-4,000-acre Parklands, and now one of the major pieces of architecture in the park is taking shape.
![Rendering of the Gheens Pavilion. (Courtesy Parklands) Rendering of the Gheens Pavilion. (Courtesy Parklands)](http://brokensidewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gheens_pav_const_02.jpg)
The Gheens Lodge, designed by local architecture firm Bravura, sits on the banks of Floyds Fork, will accommodate 300 people, and features a glass wall and projecting roof facing the creek. The surrounding 616-acre Beckley Creek Park, designed by Philadelphia-based landscape architects WRT will feature a half-mile-long, tree-lined Grand Allee and a 23-acre egg lawn along with new trails, wetlands, playing fields, and 650 new trees. Both the park and the Gheens Lodge are expected to open in early 2013.
![Rendering of Beckley Creek Park showing Gheens Pavilion. (Courtesy Parklands) Rendering of Beckley Creek Park showing Gheens Pavilion. (Courtesy Parklands)](http://brokensidewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gheens_pav_const_03.jpg)
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