Winrock Town Center

The former Winrock Mall in Albuquerque has been transformed into a vibrant mixed-use town center, anchored by a new central park created in partnership with the City of Albuquerque. SITES served as the landscape architect for the park, working with PACE Advanced Water Engineering and Modulus to design a dynamic public space that supports recreation, gathering, and year-round activity.

The park features an event amphitheater and lawn, a large playground with both nature based and traditional play areas, a lake framed by bridges and restaurant patios, and a network of plazas and soft and hard surface trails. Additional elements include an educational kiosk, an orchard and entry plaza near the Dillard’s entrance, and a curving pathway system that guides visitors to spaces along the water’s edge as well as quieter, more contemplative areas set back from the lake.

Native planting was selected to support water conservation and climate resilience. A small high tech water treatment system supplies reclaimed water to the lake, which is then reused for park irrigation. Interpretive signage throughout the site shares the story of the park’s design and reinforces the community’s long term sustainability goals.