Sault Ste. Marie’s Ashmun Bay Park is currently an underutilized area with great potential. Ashmun Rise seeks to incorporate the current plans for Ashmun Bay Park, in a way where the desired uses of the park are not inhibited but enhanced. Based on the needs of the city Ashmun Rise provides a natatorium, gymnasium, fitness and weight area, a climbing wall, beach front, fishing pier, boat launch, pedestrian boardwalk to the future lighthouse, several sports courts, and a revitalized nature area at the center of the park. Following the tenants of the Living Building Challenge, Ashmun Rise seeks to become a part of the surrounding ecosystem in both function and program. The three primary spaces pull you toward the highlights of the park: St. Mary’s River, The peninsula and future lighthouse, and the historical Headgate. The facade features a copper cladding, which draws from the Upper Peninsula’s historic copper exports. The copper patinas as it ages, visually representing the building slowly becoming incorporated by it’s natural surroundings.