HIGHER EDUCATION
Gonda
(Goldshmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Research
Center at UCLA
Los Angeles
Architect: Venturi Scott Brown Associates and Lee
Burkhart Liu
Construction Documents and Construction Observation
for landscape improvements on structure and at grade
for $35 million research building.
Parking
Lot 014 at UCSD
La Jolla
Parking and landscape design for parking lot, its
edges and interior plantings featuring lighting,striping,
walkways, canopy trees and native plants.
Scripps
Institution Ocean-Atmosphere Research Center at
UCSD
La Jolla
Architect: Barton Myers
Architect's Landscape design and construction documents
for innovative research building including tropical
courtyard and native reclamation planting.
Vaughan
Hall Replacement at UCSD
La Jolla
Architect: Seigel Diamond Architecture
Landscape design and construction documents for
research building including native reclamation planting.
SCHOOLS
Animo Pat Brown Charter School, Florence Firestone - LA County
Green Dot Schools
Architect: Richard Berliner Architects
Landscape design for high-performing charter school to earn LEED Certification from the USGBG, featuring drought tolerant
landscaping for re-use of an industrial building in a tight infill campus.
Hi-Tech
High School - Los Angeles
LA Unified School District
Architect: Richard Berliner & Associates
Landscape Design for innovative curriculum academy
featuring CHIPS-certified drought tolerant landscape, and comfortable outdoor learning environments
Noble
New Elementary School #1
LA Unified School District
Architect: Gerson/Overstreet Architects
Landscape and playground design for new elementary
school.
North
Hollywood New Elementary School #4
LA Unified School District
Architect: Siegel Diamond Architects
Schematic Landscape and Playgrounds Design for new elementary school.
Pacific Charter Beach Street School
Florence Firestone Neighborhood in Los Angeles County
Green Dot Charter Schools
Architects: Berliner Architects
Landscape Design for innovative High School in a converted industrial building
Sheridan Elementary Reading Garden
LA Unified School District
Garden design featuring decorative fountain, habitat plantings, strong shade and seating for thirty kids to create a supportive learning environment.
Ellen
Browning Scripps Elementary School
San Diego Unified School District
Architects: Perkins & Will, Pasadena
Schematic Landscape and Playgrounds Design for new elementary school.
PLAYGROUNDS
All
Saints Healthcare Universal Access Playground
All Saints Medical Center, North Hollywood
Design of universal access playground for severe chronic
care facility.
Beyond
Shelter Child Care Center
Architects: Siegel Diamond Architects
Landscape design for two age-appropriate playgrounds in center for toddlers
and preschool kids.
Eagle
Rock Elementary School
LA Unified School District
Grants applications and design for primary and elementary
playgrounds.
Fairburn
Elementary School East-West Heritage Garden
LA Unified School District
Landscape planting design for elementary school
learning
Hammel
Elementary School Design Workshop and Playground Renovation
LA Unified School District
Participatory design workshop for school community
for playground renovation.
Vintage
Magnet Elementary School
LA Unified School District
Landscape Design for Library Garden.
PARKS
& COMMUNITY GARDENS
Corralitas/Red
Car Conservation Plan
Silver Lake
Community Residents Association for Parks
Concept plan for trails and planting for neighborhood-based
conservation effort supporting application for LA
County Prop A parks funds.
Crescent
Heights Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
City of West Hollywood
Landscape Design and construction documents for a
mini-park with planting and irrigation demonstrating
drought tolerant plantings.
Donkey Trail Art Park
Highland Park
Occidental College UEPI
Concept plan for trails, sculpture, and plantings for neighborhood-based conservation effort
Elmwood Garden
City of Burbank
Participatory design workshops and landscape design for a garden featuring stormwater-filtering grassy-swale, fountain, native and habitat plantings, and community-created arts and community gardening spaces for a mixed-income neighborhood.
Howard
Finn Park Community Garden
Sunset Tujunga Los Angeles Conservation Corps
and Los Angeles Dept of Recreation and Parks
Participatory design workshop and construction documents
for Prop K-funded new community garden and construction
observation.
Little Big Horn Memorial Competition
Montana
Design for international competition for a memorial to commemorate the Native American experience at the battle of the Little Big Horn.
North Hollywood Native Landscape Demonstration
North Hollywood
LA DWP and LA Conservation Corps
Planting and establishment-irrigation plan for 1 acre of native chaparral planting to demonstrate how a DWP power right-of-way can be improved in a sustainable and low cost manner.
Rosewood
Community Garden
East Hollywood
Participatory design workshop for new community garden
with kids facilities.
Parks, Open Space and Beautification Project for Avocado Heights, Bassett & Valinda
LA County
Participatory design workshops and master planning for a series of park and trail improvements in Unincorporated LA County, and documents to support successful grant applications for California Proposition 84 parks funding.
Solano
Canyon Urban Farm & Orchard
Elysian Park
Landscape design and irrigation design for new community
garden and farm.
San Fernando Valley Habitat Demonstration Planting
LA Department of Water and Power
Landscape design for a low maintenance native garden in DWP powerline right-of-way to support neighborhood revitalization efforts and infiltrate stormwater into the ground.
Stanford Avalon Community Garden
Watts
Participatory design workshop for 7 acre large-lot community garden under DWP Power right-of-way including gardener designed gathering areas
West Hollywood Facilities Offices and Support Services
City of West Hollywood
Landscape design and construction documentation for the City’s own landscape crews featuring innovative drip irrigation system and drought tolerant plantings.
COMMERCIAL
Cho
Sun Galbee Restaurant
Koreatown, Los Angeles
Landscape design and construction documents for a
high style restaurant.
The
Embassy Hotel Apartments
Santa Monica
Landscape design and construction documents for renovation
of landscape of historic Moorish apartment building
from 1920's with two courtyards.
Home
and Garden Program
City of West Hollywood
Neighborhood redevelopment effort providing landscape
design and construction documents for city-funded
residential front yard renovations.
Katherine
Avenue Apartments
North Hollywood
Landscape design and construction documents for new
courtyard apartment building including on-structure
planting.
Kung
Pao China Bistro
West Hollywood
Landscape design and construction documents to change
a fast food place into a fine dining restaurant
Lakewood Mall Renovation and Costco
Macerich Corp
Landscape design including pavements, plantings, and water-conserving irrigation system to replace a former department store with Costco, and to improve the shopper experience with pedestrian gathering areas and parking area plantings and update the mall landscaping. Landscape design for Outback restaurant.
Las
Maravillas Master Land Plan
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Marsha Lee Planning and Design
Land plan including road layout, development areas,
parks and home site types on 555 acre parcel for application
to County and State planning agencies.
Los Angeles River Lofts
Elysian Valley, Los Angeles
Scott Anastasi Realty
Landscape design and construction documents for 56 homes for-sale on a parcel with
450 feet of Los Angeles River frontage and featuring state of the art watershed-friendly design features.
Operation
Face Lift
Echo Park
Echo Park Chamber of Commerce
Design to support revitalization of blighted commercial
strip on Sunset Blvd. including painting, awnings,
and street.
The
Pleasure Chest
West Hollywood
Landscape design and construction documents for renovation
of parking lot and street frontage landscape
Small but Smart
Watts
For Enterprise Foundation competition, design for an affordably priced small lot subdivision development featuring solar power and special provisions for families with children in three compact buildings.
Snake
Hill Land Plan
Saratoga County, New York
Land plan including road layout and custom home sites
on 25 acre dramatic lakefront parcel.
Glen Dake Landscape Architect
