Hydrocycle Engineering and Mary Weber Landscape Architecture were honored by
a Friends of the River Award for the Mars Hill Stormwater Demonstration Project.
I’ve been working on the redesign of the play area at Fairview Elementary School to be more inclusive. The design features an accessible looping trail, new play equipment, deck, art wall, sensory garden, sound garden, field and sound garden, and other features. The school is beginning a fundraising campaign for construction.
Here is a great blog post from Alice Webb which describes who landscape architects are and what we do.
What is Landscape Architecture? March 19, 2014 by Alice Webb
http://landperspectives.wordpress.com/
I attended the Tri-State American Society of Landscape Architects conference, held here in Asheville. I attended sessions on the positive economic impact of greenways, inclusive play spaces, low impact development and storm water management, design of meadows and other topics. I’m ready to implement some of these ideas!
On March 21-23 the WNC Home, Garden and Green Living Show will be held at the US Cellular Center in Asheville, featuring products and services for the home, garden and an eco-friendly lifestyle. I will be volunteering at a booth for the WNC Green Building Council on Sunday from 1-3. Please stop by and say ‘hello!’
This stormwater demonstration project features several different bioretention cells, wetlands, infiltration strip, mycofiltration strip, and pervious pavements to demonstrate best management practices for stormwater management. Hydrocycle provided the engineering services and MWLA did the planting design and layout of the elements such as bridges, pathways, arbor with green roof, signage, and site furniture.
Hydrocycle Engineering and Mary Weber Landscape Architect won a Friends of the River Award for the project.
After investigating several possible sites for the memorial garden, a level wooded area along Flat Creek was selected. The memorial garden nestles into the woods with a minimum of site disturbance. The garden includes a stone entry structure, columbarium, path, gathering spaces, seating, meditation garden, and native plantings. The columbarium wall was designed to be expanded and demand for niches was so high that an expansion occurred within two years of initial construction. Please click the link below for the video and experience the garden yourself. Montreat Memorial Garden Video
As part of the historic courthouse renovation, this North Carolina Main Street award winning project included the redesign of the courthouse plaza, grounds, and parking lot. The plaza features a “Memorial Walk” with numerous monuments commemorating past wars and veterans. Other features include benches, plantings, lighting, and brick paving with central insignia reflecting the architecture of the courthouse.
The clients have large family gatherings and retreats at this large estate property, so it was important to create a restful atmosphere with many options for gathering spaces and recreation. The design included coordinating with the planning and construction of two new homes and a paddock, as well as a driveway, swimming pool, spa, and cabana, several water features, fire pit, patios, stone retaining walls, and roadside buffer plantings.
A site plan was developed for this small and challenging property to accommodate the building expansion, new entrance and walkway, outdoor spaces for the animals, and planting beds. A remote parking lot was later developed on a steep site requiring sensitive grading and attention to drainage issues.
