What’s in a Park?

Parks define communities and places, whether they be neighborhood, regional destination, athletic complex or urban parks. From an aesthetic perspective, they artfully meld architecture and horticulture into original, inventive, and inspiring visual concepts. From a practical perspective, they are central to the wellbeing of a community and its citizens, encouraging active living and providing a crucial connection to nature.  

Parks are complex. It takes the mindset and skill set of both the artist and the scientist to create these vital centers of community life.

Components of Park Design

  • Supporting healthy communities

  • Appropriate elements in response to community needs

  • Play and recreation for varying age groups, play is not just for kids!

  • Green and natural spaces

  • Locally adapted landscape materials

  • Sustainable, resilient design and materials

  • Intuitive signage and wayfinding design

  • Promote social gathering

  • High-quality design and detailing

  • Features to support, encourage, and facilitate outdoor activity

  • Structured or unstructured activity

  • Active and passive opportunities

Park Design Services

  • High-level planning

  • Design for neighborhood parks, community parks, regional parks

  • Public and community outreach and input gathering

  • Synthesizing public input into programming and design

  • Athletic fields and sports complexes

  • Innovative ideas to stay current with trends in recreation

  • Cost estimating

  • Construction documents and technical specifications

  • Wayfinding and signage design

  • Public art in parks


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