A historic site and a modern take on old principles of sustainable outdoor living spaces. Passive and some active water harvesting methods, with temporary irrigation, is being planned to serve a landscape that mimics ground patterns and plant species of the surrounding lower Mojave Desert ecoregion. |
A mix of native and adapted plantings to provide entry experience, screening, and a Chihuahuan Desert sense-of-place in a new part of Las Cruces. |
At the dry end of Chihuahuan Desert Grassland, where it meets the lower parts of the foothills, this project will feature simple plantings that mimic the bold, yet spare forms of the ecoregion and the importance of atomic energy research nearby. |
A renovation of an ordinary home, but set against the Organ Mountains, in a rich desert grassland setting. This will be all about outdoor living that embraces the views and seclusion.
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A huge site designed with site-salvaged plants is planned for a new school, with stunning views. |
Subsidized housing is planned to incorporate some of the vegetation that was once native to the Rio Grande valley onsite, prior to centuries-old urbanization. |
This design is about modern, industrial simplicity, plus some splashes of durable form and color that will handle the unforgiving and arid sand hills site, situated between the Rio Grande valley and the Albuquerque heights. |
Three landscape zones were designed around the visitors center, to show the change within the Chihuahuan Desert of Valencia County - desert scrub to desert grassland to central New Mexico foothills. And instead of a wild, chaotic mix of every plant known, this is about using locally native plants in a more restrained manner, so visiting public will be inspired to actually use them! |
A residential development's drainage channel area is designed to become an asthetic feature that also provides welcome arroyo restoration, for human and wildlife habitat. Of course, native Chihuahuan Desert species to the sand hills are primarily used. |
This is a design that will embrace the local flora of the southeastern flatwoods of central Florida, displaying design principles that are less wild and chaotic than most native plant designs. Water will be provided via storm water and A/C condensate, courtesy of their inredibly high humidity during their warm season. |
A typical turf and irrigation design for two ballfields, bisected by a small oasis of native plants, and some erosion control plantings on the extensive slopes, formed by grading the impressive Franklin Mountains south bajada to accomodate those sports fields. |
