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THE GREAT PARK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483560590472-TOERQ12PLIM9QD7QHYHF/PARKS_large+image-boulder.JPG Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483741362712-9NOZYMAA5PUAVF4VK56G/ENVIRO_Large+image-descanso.JPG Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498694382061-9HHH1WZREUSB41ML9A4X/PARKS_large-coldwater_v.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498694901809-5VDMVPL0MOMIOOKLK8WL/PHLPMP-AERIAL_after_1500.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498700090122-QS1SML26E7TW6MKYHQ0Z/PH_Youth_Park-Ambassadors.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499979917165-0010ZG58IC94BZKSAL1G/CIVIC_bike+rider.jpg Portfolio https://www.withersandsandgren.com/project-sheets daily 0.75 2017-01-04 https://www.withersandsandgren.com/parkcoldwater daily 0.75 2017-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483563829539-LECLS7CLKTX2UXRPWC3T/COLDWATER_Couple+walking.jpg PARK-Coldwater - COLDWATER CANYON PARK / Beverly Hills Green oasis atop a reservoir. Once the terminus of Coldwater Creek, this passive park sits on the concrete lid of a new eight million gallon subterranean reservoir. Tucked into the hillsides of Coldwater Canyon, many local residents look down on the 1.2-acre site below. Intriguing swirls of textural plantings, wheel spokes of multi-colored concrete, vine-covered trellises, large shade trees, and a custom bronze fountain define the aesthetics of this instantly popular destination. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483563829539-LECLS7CLKTX2UXRPWC3T/COLDWATER_Couple+walking.jpg PARK-Coldwater - COLDWATER CANYON PARK / Beverly Hills Green oasis atop a reservoir. Once the terminus of Coldwater Creek, this passive park sits on the concrete lid of a new eight million gallon subterranean reservoir. Tucked into the hillsides of Coldwater Canyon, many local residents look down on the 1.2-acre site below. Intriguing swirls of textural plantings, wheel spokes of multi-colored concrete, vine-covered trellises, large shade trees, and a custom bronze fountain define the aesthetics of this instantly popular destination. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483563809590-7LV4063M3RB5EZIS5QUA/COLDWATER_053.JPG PARK-Coldwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483563124173-BT05H7LPQT8QLBDE3WNU/COLDWATER_02427.JPG PARK-Coldwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484594185070-YWQYZ806VE4XFOBULLVA/COLDWATER_Kids+in+Runnel.jpg PARK-Coldwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484594409091-EKPF9CESKQSVG3GE8O62/COLDWATER_plan.jpg PARK-Coldwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484594346630-4GE6YY8LGJKAN4IR4FWT/COLDWATER_plants.JPG PARK-Coldwater https://www.withersandsandgren.com/news daily 0.75 2018-01-09 https://www.withersandsandgren.com/news/2018/1/9/wiseburn-walking-path-corps-network-project-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1515532005170-O00WERYO70FI83W5ENYS/IMG_20170909_105044_web.jpg News - Wiseburn Walking Path Receives "Project of the Year" from Corps Network https://www.withersandsandgren.com/news/2017/12/6/meet-the-beyonce-of-jacaranda-park monthly 0.5 2017-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1512600498575-CW74P28ZAYAPGA10G356/Allison+Simon_Kim+Johnson+daughter+4.jpg News - Meet the Beyonce of Jacaranda Park! 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An extraordinary scenic lakeside site nestled along Boulder Bay, was dedicated to the City of Big Bear Lake in 2004. Withers & Sandgren designed the park and prepared construction documents for the City. Shoreline erosion was controlled by defining access points to the water, a new dock for fishing installed and a boat launch ramp created. The existing pine trees were carefully preserved and native alpine plants, tolerant of the cold climate of the San Bernardino Mountain winters, were introduced to meet the City's strict water-conservation guidelines. A new shade pavilion with a view terrace provides an excellent lakeside destination within the park. CLIENT: City of Big Bear Lake, Department of Public Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483569840006-1ZFHNH9CD8M0HBA0K9FS/BB_wildflowers.JPG PARK-Boulder Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483569882841-7ZVEKNBWTJEOIR4JD0XP/BB+Overview.JPG PARK-Boulder Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483569904164-9IGM1X12H6P4OD2B26RS/BB+Meadow+Signage.jpg PARK-Boulder Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483569918857-PLSW8B7WBIFDSU7MNS0O/BB+dock.JPG PARK-Boulder Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484594740497-A22NKZO5ON5VOX62Z9N3/BB+Graphic_Plan+Only.jpg PARK-Boulder Bay https://www.withersandsandgren.com/parktaylor-yard daily 0.75 2017-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499809773751-A752WSIZNZ27LAE9BA6D/TAYLOR_sports-Soccer.jpg PARK-Taylor Yard - RIO DE LOS ANGELES STATE PARK / Los Angeles From brownfield to urban parkland. The 2007 grand opening of the 40-acre Rios de Los Angeles State Park in a former railyard was the first tangible piece in the revisioning of the Los Angeles River as a 100-acre urban greenway. Withers & Sandgren representing the interests of the City of Los Angeles, in tandem with State Parks, developed the active and passive recreational elements within a framework of sustainable LEED design solutions. The site was acquired by State Parks in 2001 and a portion of the site leased to the City of Los Angeles to build and maintain much needed soccer and sports fields in a park poor area. The park concept was the result of consensus by more than three dozen communities. Seven hundred trees and a palette of California native plants restored the aesthetic and habitat of the former brownfield, reweaving it back into its greater context at the edge of the Santa Monica Mountain range. Vegetated swales replace traditional drainage pipe networks, filter pollutants, trap sediment and attract wildlife. The receiving 7-acre wetland is designed to capture a 100-year storm. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499809773751-A752WSIZNZ27LAE9BA6D/TAYLOR_sports-Soccer.jpg PARK-Taylor Yard - RIO DE LOS ANGELES STATE PARK / Los Angeles From brownfield to urban parkland. The 2007 grand opening of the 40-acre Rios de Los Angeles State Park in a former railyard was the first tangible piece in the revisioning of the Los Angeles River as a 100-acre urban greenway. Withers & Sandgren representing the interests of the City of Los Angeles, in tandem with State Parks, developed the active and passive recreational elements within a framework of sustainable LEED design solutions. The site was acquired by State Parks in 2001 and a portion of the site leased to the City of Los Angeles to build and maintain much needed soccer and sports fields in a park poor area. The park concept was the result of consensus by more than three dozen communities. Seven hundred trees and a palette of California native plants restored the aesthetic and habitat of the former brownfield, reweaving it back into its greater context at the edge of the Santa Monica Mountain range. Vegetated swales replace traditional drainage pipe networks, filter pollutants, trap sediment and attract wildlife. The receiving 7-acre wetland is designed to capture a 100-year storm. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483574803775-NONBQEMLI0M0ZIHI6CJX/TAYLOR_sports-Soccer.jpg PARK-Taylor Yard - RIO DE LOS ANGELES STATE PARK, Los Angeles, CA From brownfield to urban parkland. Withers and Sandgren was the prime design consultant for this State-owned, City-leased parkland. Years of planning with community input determined the specific active recreation facilities. Active recreation facilities include softball and baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, three traditional turf soccer fields and a multi-purpose synthetic-turf field. Special amenities such as accessible playground and splashpad, picnic areas, restrooms, and a community building were also developed for the Park. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498603836167-651CCT8QNTAOWL7S1RHR/TAYLOR_sports-Soccer.jpg PARK-Taylor Yard - RIO DE LOS ANGELES STATE PARK / Los Angeles, CA From brownfield to urban parkland. Withers and Sandgren was the prime design consultant for the development of this State-owned, City-leased parkland. Years of planning with community input determined the specific active recreation facilities. these facilities include softball and baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, three traditional turf soccer fields and a multi-purpose synthetic-turf field. Special amenities such as accessible playground and splash pad, picnic areas, restrooms, and a community building were also included in the Park. 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The City of La Habra desperately needed active recreation facilities incorporated into their 22-acre hillside park. Withers & Sandgren eliminated one dilapidated ballfield replacing it with a cloverleaf complex of four ballfields that included a new concession building at the top of the hill. Many existing trees were preserved and more added to create comfortable picnic spots and buffer views to the surrounding community. Wide accessible pathways throughout the park connected the various park elements including a children’s play structure, a restroom, and a community building. A deep shady green swale running through the park no longer retained the volume of run-off created during a capital storm event, contributing to serve flooding below the park. The Park Improvement Drainage Study called for the construction of a dual pipe storm drain beneath the swale connecting to a detention basin at the lower elevation of the park. The sylvan landscape of the swale remained serving only as an emergency overflow to the new drainage system. CLIENT: City of La Habra, Department of Public Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484093970357-268F73BQ8YJ89ZBVET1W/LABONITA_sign.JPG PARK-Labonita - LA BONITA PARK / La Habra Park to accommodate community facilities and control neighborhood flooding. The City of La Habra desperately needed active recreation facilities incorporated into their 22-acre hillside park. Withers & Sandgren eliminated one dilapidated ballfield replacing it with a cloverleaf complex of four ballfields that included a new concession building at the top of the hill. Many existing trees were preserved and more added to create comfortable picnic spots and buffer views to the surrounding community. Wide accessible pathways throughout the park connected the various park elements including a children’s play structure, a restroom, and a community building. A deep shady green swale running through the park no longer retained the volume of run-off created during a capital storm event, contributing to serve flooding below the park. The Park Improvement Drainage Study called for the construction of a dual pipe storm drain beneath the swale connecting to a detention basin at the lower elevation of the park. The sylvan landscape of the swale remained serving only as an emergency overflow to the new drainage system. CLIENT: City of La Habra, Department of Public Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1509065454195-68QT3LQMCM438NCN86XL/LABONITA_field.JPG PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1509065307498-QN74D68GP97R12PR1EOM/LABONITA_plan.jpg PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483638591527-XGZAEHBSFDI4XY354RTL/LABONITA_field.jpg PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484094013806-FBURAQYFZ0JLQB77DN9T/LABONITA_plaza.JPG PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483638673906-2T9RSZAQD2YWDO621XNX/LABONITA_bldg.JPG PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483638646981-5PBM8ZOH4Y5V3RGXFDZW/LABONITA_walk.JPG PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483638657678-DYIM0CJBCZSGO4NHK3QE/LABONITA_bridge.JPG PARK-Labonita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484093981046-H49QJN8ZFS83CK5ZUL8P/LABONITA_play.JPG PARK-Labonita https://www.withersandsandgren.com/new-gallery-2 daily 0.75 2017-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484159777466-ES8ZRRVFZRCEW1RO7BH1/NMC+cover.jpg PLAN-NMC Street - NEW MODEL COLONY STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN Winner of the 2008 Focused Planning Award, American Planning Association, Inland Empire Division. The New Model Colony Streetscape Master Plan builds upon the legacy of the historic street layout that already established so many boulevards and medians with their remarkable abundance of heritage trees. The plan for this immense 8,000-acre development is intended to provide landscape and hardscape design standards to ensure consistency of development. Conformance to the Master Plan will result in a unified aesthetic through the selection of architectural materials, street furnishings, and landscape palettes. CLIENT: City of Ontario, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484159777466-ES8ZRRVFZRCEW1RO7BH1/NMC+cover.jpg PLAN-NMC Street - NEW MODEL COLONY STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN Winner of the 2008 Focused Planning Award, American Planning Association, Inland Empire Division. The New Model Colony Streetscape Master Plan builds upon the legacy of the historic street layout that already established so many boulevards and medians with their remarkable abundance of heritage trees. The plan for this immense 8,000-acre development is intended to provide landscape and hardscape design standards to ensure consistency of development. Conformance to the Master Plan will result in a unified aesthetic through the selection of architectural materials, street furnishings, and landscape palettes. CLIENT: City of Ontario, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483642135476-08SII8VJIX0IPT9YG8JT/NMC+cover.jpg PLAN-NMC Street - NEW MODEL COLONY STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN The New Model Colony Streetscape Master Plan builds upon the legacy of the historic street layout that has already established so many remarkable heritage trees. The Plan for this 8,000-acre development is intended to provide landscape and hardscape design standards to ensure consistency of development and assure conformance to the City of Ontario’s General Plan resulting in a unified quality of aesthetics for developers. CLIENT: City of Ontario, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484159137370-RSO8HBCXX7BUM9J2FGAB/Archibald.jpg PLAN-NMC Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484159581902-QN3ML4HJY4G69ELYYMWM/Archibald+Plants.jpg PLAN-NMC Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498507391330-EWHGL4Z61MESAX8223V3/NMC_Edison+median.JPG PLAN-NMC Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484159700063-JDL0Q104EGLCNLQB2NQR/Edison+Avenue+Bridge+Revised+Monument+Proportions+2013+10+08-1_Page_1.jpg PLAN-NMC Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484160061588-KE3C3DEIXWGGZG43WBN8/NMC+Trail+Map.jpg PLAN-NMC Street https://www.withersandsandgren.com/new-gallery-3 daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484606375495-SWMAYGW3K5ZSMHOIKDW3/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_Aerial_Levels.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484606375495-SWMAYGW3K5ZSMHOIKDW3/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_Aerial_Levels.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485376186407-3IMI3RNZ3ZCYUNFAN723/PH_aerial-layout.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills - PUENTE HILLS LANDFILL PARK MASTER PLAN From trash to treasure: a plan that transforms America's second largest landfill into the next regional park. The creation of the County’s newest regional park is facing unparalleled opportunities and challenges. Withers & Sandgren managed the design team for a 1-1/2 year master plan and EIR process to envision a new life for this imposing 500 foot-tall mountain made of 130 million tons of waste. An unprecedented community outreach process informed the visionary plan. The park design balanced community desires, changing recreational trends, on-going management of landfill operations, and preservation of a critical wildlife corridor in the Puente-Chino Hills. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483643481246-35EVMSW19840AD0UFQ7V/PROPOSED+PROJECT_2016-09-20.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484603050222-A7HEOWUS3MDDR4IFF5TZ/160525+PH+aerial_desat+base.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills VIDEO: A PARK 4 ALL by Day One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484611476887-JMI7QT7QJZQXU9YKRL00/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_WestEastDecks.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Hillworks: Landscape + Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484606788189-451GUSSH78Q1PEUIJBI6/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_ScenicOverlook_web.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Lehrer Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483643741807-C1I8BALUHEHDWTMBG1PG/160112A_PHperpective_nike+hill+sw.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Hillworks: Landscape + Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483643681802-D7YV2VYZUT3D963IMACU/160110A_PHperspective_one.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Hillworks: Landscape + Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484612830474-QDF1UBCLHEE1ORUCHTA6/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_FlareSite.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Lehrer Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483643615098-E5J5NIW99MA6BSP112PO/160107A_PHperspective_westdeck.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills Rendering by Hillworks: Landscape + Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484606365473-3RIYEW847IXJWVBV2RGC/PuenteHillsLandfillPark_Workshop1.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484606371930-LG8ZCXUR7CEX3USAHR2M/PH_Youth_Park-Ambassadors.jpg PLAN-Puente Hills https://www.withersandsandgren.com/new-gallery-4 daily 0.75 2017-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483644231817-I8D22S9X9Z1MOVIPGU9F/Garcia+Trail+103.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness - RIVER WILDERNESS PARK ENTRY IMPROVEMENTS Gateway to the San Gabriel Mountains. Aiming to entice an urbanized San Gabriel Valley public to discover the wild San Gabriel River and Mountains so close to home, the Watershed Conservation Authority recently acquired 73 acres to create the River Wilderness Park. This significant land parcel spans an upper reach of the river at the northern boundary of the City of Azusa. Withers & Sandgren was selected to bring the vision for the park to reality. The First Phase Entry Improvements is for an 8-acre portion adjacent to the San Gabriel River and Highway 39. Taking advantage of the dramatic location, the proposed park design includes river overlooks and trails, environmental interpretive installations, event spaces, children’s exploratory play area, a terminus for an extension of the San Gabriel River Bicycle Path, and in a future phase, a National Parks-style lodge with a cafe concession.   CLIENT: Watershed Conservation Authority https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483644231817-I8D22S9X9Z1MOVIPGU9F/Garcia+Trail+103.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness - RIVER WILDERNESS PARK ENTRY IMPROVEMENTS Gateway to the San Gabriel Mountains. Aiming to entice an urbanized San Gabriel Valley public to discover the wild San Gabriel River and Mountains so close to home, the Watershed Conservation Authority recently acquired 73 acres to create the River Wilderness Park. This significant land parcel spans an upper reach of the river at the northern boundary of the City of Azusa. Withers & Sandgren was selected to bring the vision for the park to reality. The First Phase Entry Improvements is for an 8-acre portion adjacent to the San Gabriel River and Highway 39. Taking advantage of the dramatic location, the proposed park design includes river overlooks and trails, environmental interpretive installations, event spaces, children’s exploratory play area, a terminus for an extension of the San Gabriel River Bicycle Path, and in a future phase, a National Parks-style lodge with a cafe concession.   CLIENT: Watershed Conservation Authority https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506028863849-QTXZCLHTQR8ZZNC43AW7/RWP_pres+plan.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483644330360-DTZZXNV5XLNMLLC96TNS/canyon+inn+035.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484162881126-WNIQJM4YWKMSGZT4929E/Ewing+Plan+%26+Elev.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness Architectural Design: Ewing Architects, Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483644308016-CVATFEOQ1PA08X08V3U5/Canyon+Inn_view+rainbow+ranch.jpg BOARDS-River Wilderness https://www.withersandsandgren.com/parkreeves daily 0.75 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639837269-X13KHLQNKNUHYFHTJ50R/REEVES_fountain.jpg PARK-Reeves - REEVES PARK / Beverly Hills A quiet pocket park within the busy corporate city corridor. Custom-designed garden amenities and stately trees were chosen for this roof top park site, one of four mini parks to be renovated in Beverly Hills. Using the wonderful style and flavor apparent in the local urban landscape, special features including a fountain, steel trellis, statuary, and children's play structure were added to attract adjacent residents back to the park. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639837269-X13KHLQNKNUHYFHTJ50R/REEVES_fountain.jpg PARK-Reeves - REEVES PARK / Beverly Hills A quiet pocket park within the busy corporate city corridor. Custom-designed garden amenities and stately trees were chosen for this roof top park site, one of four mini parks to be renovated in Beverly Hills. Using the wonderful style and flavor apparent in the local urban landscape, special features including a fountain, steel trellis, statuary, and children's play structure were added to attract adjacent residents back to the park. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639865792-53V395021H9K0DXM5TQY/REEVES_trellis+3.jpg PARK-Reeves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639898097-WRBLMP9EIX622B7N1MZ5/REEVES_trellis+1.jpg PARK-Reeves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639928755-SQTSI4RR1TA7HWKKW4CI/REEVES_plan.jpg PARK-Reeves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483639854294-KFW6301O3LYFN6C4K0KB/REEVES_trellis+2.jpg PARK-Reeves https://www.withersandsandgren.com/planemerald daily 0.75 2017-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483640913455-B3NLJCVJBK1U40X9NYCE/EN_Rubio+Bridge+022.JPG PLAN-Emerald - EMERALD NECKLACE FEASIBILITY & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Planning for regional recreation and alternative transportation linkages. The Emerald Necklace is a 17-mile interconnected network of bikeways, multi-use trails, parks, and greenways along the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel Rivers, extending from Peck Road Water Conservation Park in the north to Whittier Narrows Regional Park in the south. The project was a phased feasibility study which ranks and describes potential projects along the Emerald Necklace within the LA County right-of-ways. The joint venture team of Withers & Sandgren and BlueGreen Consulting developed and refined the first 16 of 44 projects for review by the regulatory agencies. Extensive outreach included cities, agencies and community groups for input and project selection for further development. CLIENT: Watershed Conservation Authority   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483640913455-B3NLJCVJBK1U40X9NYCE/EN_Rubio+Bridge+022.JPG PLAN-Emerald - EMERALD NECKLACE FEASIBILITY & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Planning for regional recreation and alternative transportation linkages. The Emerald Necklace is a 17-mile interconnected network of bikeways, multi-use trails, parks, and greenways along the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel Rivers, extending from Peck Road Water Conservation Park in the north to Whittier Narrows Regional Park in the south. The project was a phased feasibility study which ranks and describes potential projects along the Emerald Necklace within the LA County right-of-ways. The joint venture team of Withers & Sandgren and BlueGreen Consulting developed and refined the first 16 of 44 projects for review by the regulatory agencies. Extensive outreach included cities, agencies and community groups for input and project selection for further development. CLIENT: Watershed Conservation Authority   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506557867318-GO8PVR2MF9Q6RCW0I6G6/EN_Master-Plan-Poster.jpg PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483649130875-WJSERWTNB8ZXNESETKYR/EN_sangab+riders.JPG PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506557801730-0NPQE0MG21SQ2952UWMK/EN_Phase+I.jpg PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483648945049-LCINOP9NNARJ1TF8U3EM/EN_lashbrook.JPG PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484158905415-W0EM84KZSPIGUDIK0IH2/Rosemead-Plan_shack.jpg PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1488578045523-CGD6XXUW0U9FE6NSU0C6/Lasebrook-biker.JPG PLAN-Emerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1488578060820-FWSM5P0C1SBVCBDH46FK/Lashbrook-couple.JPG PLAN-Emerald https://www.withersandsandgren.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2017-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484953706435-OM2JA0VK53CW4S1I9XN8/SANTA+ANA_OC+board1.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana - SANTA ANA RIVER BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Re-envisioned river corridor for cross-county recreation connection. Reach 9 of the Santa Ana River poses a critical link within the greater regional effort to connect a bikeway and soft trail from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Three counties have been working together to bring this vision to completion. The master plan focuses political will on recreational trail development and greenway corridor protection in the significant, but long-ignored riparian corridor. River cyclists and trail users will gain vital regional connections to Chino Hills State Park, the Coal Canyon wildlife corridor, Featherly Regional Park, Yorba Linda Park and surrounding open space. CLIENT: Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484953706435-OM2JA0VK53CW4S1I9XN8/SANTA+ANA_OC+board1.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana - SANTA ANA RIVER BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Re-envisioned river corridor for cross-county recreation connection. Reach 9 of the Santa Ana River poses a critical link within the greater regional effort to connect a bikeway and soft trail from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Three counties have been working together to bring this vision to completion. The master plan focuses political will on recreational trail development and greenway corridor protection in the significant, but long-ignored riparian corridor. River cyclists and trail users will gain vital regional connections to Chino Hills State Park, the Coal Canyon wildlife corridor, Featherly Regional Park, Yorba Linda Park and surrounding open space. CLIENT: Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483647694124-46JI1XZDDW0GGN8S71FV/Trail%2BKiosk.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498509849642-W2F5O9X4BMLA42QJK0G8/SANTA+ANA_river.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484953819638-11ZOC9YQZCLC1WJEJWIF/SANTA+ANA_OC+board2.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498509590386-4N7ZEE9V0X6DCR3BR2Q5/SANTA+ANA_dam.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484160197215-2B5CR67QY3NPALDZY2DE/O_board1-11x17.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana - ORANGE COUNTY TRAILS & BIKEWAY MASTER PLAN / SANTA ANA RIVER The extreme significance of this riparian corridor focuses political will on the necessity for trails and greenway corridor implementation along reach 9 of the Santa Ana River. Both north and south trail alignments are being considered prior to a final determination based on mitigated impacts and costs. Regional connections to Chino Hills State Park, the Coal Canyon wildlife corridor and open space beyond are enormously important resources. Featherly Regional and Yorba Linda Parks are established recreational components that will be accessible from the bikeway and trails. The ultimate goal is to connect a bikeway and soft trail through 3 counties from the ocean to the San Bernardino mountains. CLIENT: Harbors, Beaches & Parks, County of Orange, CA Funded by the Wildlands Conservancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498510229043-97CSOR3HMIBFKMR61DVS/SANTA+ANA_Trail%2BOranges.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483647528009-MIQHJDLVO8SBZVU87SJF/O_board1-11x17.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana - SANTA ANA RIVER MASTER PLAN / Orange Cty., CA The extreme significance of this riparian corridor focuses political will on the necessity for trails and greenway corridor implementation along reach 9 of the Santa Ana River. Both north and south trail alignments are being considered prior to a final determination based on mitigated impacts and costs. Regional connections to Chino Hills State Park, the Coal Canyon wildlife corridor and open space beyond are enormously important resources. Featherly Regional and Yorba Linda Parks are established recreational components that will be accessible from the bikeway and trails. The ultimate goal is to connect a bikeway and soft trail through 3 counties from the ocean to the San Bernardino mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483646190049-8VTHX2Y6ETFQLR22AWKW/O_board1-11x17.jpg PLAN-Santa Ana - SANTA ANA RIVER MASTER PLAN The extreme significance of this riparian corridor focuses political will on the necessity for trails and greenway corridor implementation along reach 9 of the Santa Ana River. Both north and south trail alignments are being considered prior to a final determination based on mitigated impacts and costs. Regional connections to Chino Hills State Park, the Coal Canyon wildlife corridor and open space beyond are enormously important resources. Featherly Regional and Yorba Linda Parks are established recreational components that will be accessible from the bikeway and trails. The ultimate goal is to connect a bikeway and soft trail through 3 counties from the ocean to the San Bernardino mountains. https://www.withersandsandgren.com/planla-river daily 0.75 2017-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483658321346-AZOI46NUL3LSZ1N6CTKO/LARIVER_river.JPG PLAN-LA River - LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Beginning the new vision for the Los Angeles River. As the first supporting document to the County’s Los Angeles River Master Plan, the "Landscaping Guidelines & Plant Palettes" document provides a solid framework to inspire future recreational development and habitat restoration along the entire length of the Los Angeles River from Calabasas to Long Beach. The Guidelines promote sustainability, ecological enhancement, and re-connection of the River to the local urban neighborhoods. The project addresses broad issues such as circulation, safety, and flood control through planning criteria as well as site-specific issues including interpretive features, planting palettes, and custom site amenities through detailed illustrations and specifications. Its use over time has created a unified visual and landscape identity. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Watershed Division https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483658321346-AZOI46NUL3LSZ1N6CTKO/LARIVER_river.JPG PLAN-LA River - LOS ANGELES RIVER LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES Beginning the new vision for the Los Angeles River. As the first supporting document to the County’s Los Angeles River Master Plan, the "Landscaping Guidelines & Plant Palettes" document provides a solid framework to inspire future recreational development and habitat restoration along the entire length of the Los Angeles River from Calabasas to Long Beach. The Guidelines promote sustainability, ecological enhancement, and re-connection of the River to the local urban neighborhoods. The project addresses broad issues such as circulation, safety, and flood control through planning criteria as well as site-specific issues including interpretive features, planting palettes, and custom site amenities through detailed illustrations and specifications. Its use over time has created a unified visual and landscape identity. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Watershed Division https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483657546675-GVV7AN46156M2HLLAKNB/LARIVER_Guidelines+Cover.jpg PLAN-LA River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1490653593837-P727O79CFKTF5OXOAOQL/LARIVER_Reaches.jpg PLAN-LA River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1490299862159-TZMPCVBVXJ4SOZHDGHN4/LARIVER_sunnynook-rocks.JPG PLAN-LA River Sunnynook River Park City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering Architectural Division, Richard Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483657737556-6LEDXPP7BRJDHUJGZRCM/LARIVER_Drawings.jpg PLAN-LA River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485200814370-GMVJRHU96DDZNJN7UCU4/LARiver_sunny-interpretive.JPG PLAN-LA River Sunnynook River Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1490394215721-MU1K76GYWWMKWDDAV8QU/LARIVER_sunnynook-biker.JPG PLAN-LA River Sunnynook River Park https://www.withersandsandgren.com/envirodescanso daily 0.75 2019-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484851472118-VKD6Q5XP0071A1YWUT07/DESCANSO_boardwalker.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso - OAK WOODLAND RESTORATION at DESCANSO GARDENS Oak woodland reclaimed to showcase the California landscape. Withers & Sandgren was invited by the renown La Canada-Flintridge Garden to design its most significant public expansion in more than two decades. Descanso’s new vision opens up an underutilized area, restoring oak woodlands, meadows and chaparral which embody the surrounding native hillsides, but have been reduced across the County due to development. Strategically placed overlooks take in the majestic San Gabriel Mountains, and sensitively graded trails weave through mature Coast Live Oak habitat and thematic planting zones, circling the lake and historical Boddy Lodge. The project site connects the wild and manicured sides of the Garden and signals Descanso’s embrace of native landscapes along with their commitment to environmental stewardship. CLIENT: Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles County, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484851472118-VKD6Q5XP0071A1YWUT07/DESCANSO_boardwalker.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso - OAK WOODLAND RESTORATION at DESCANSO GARDENS Oak woodland reclaimed to showcase the California landscape. Withers & Sandgren was invited by the renown La Canada-Flintridge Garden to design its most significant public expansion in more than two decades. Descanso’s new vision opens up an underutilized area, restoring oak woodlands, meadows and chaparral which embody the surrounding native hillsides, but have been reduced across the County due to development. Strategically placed overlooks take in the majestic San Gabriel Mountains, and sensitively graded trails weave through mature Coast Live Oak habitat and thematic planting zones, circling the lake and historical Boddy Lodge. The project site connects the wild and manicured sides of the Garden and signals Descanso’s embrace of native landscapes along with their commitment to environmental stewardship. CLIENT: Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles County, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000091225-BECL7CCK6FKH2S8MI6QZ/DG_Native+Oak+Grove+Concept+2012-10-07.jpg ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483999571248-Q44H8B4L3IVUL58VPCV0/DESCANSO_oaks.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1548892731516-35Q8DZWHV2PHBZOOKR6V/DESCANSO_ropewalk.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484851520883-U952YG8BPCKLLS5JV7AG/DESCANSO_lake.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484851639995-ZFIDEPUP0IY404RN0KDC/DESCANSO_jan-in-oaks.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484874859654-J7H5FLKR8SRVB7GTJPL2/DESCANSO_road-vert.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1548892784501-UMS5MG92P679VP4IILKD/DESCANSO_boardwalk02.JPG ENVIRO-Descanso https://www.withersandsandgren.com/enviromill-creek daily 0.75 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485543975967-AXUWDP09F4TGHS6ESZO3/MillCreek_Heron.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek - MILL CREEK WETLANDS Constructed wetland receives $1.5M from National Resources Agency. An innovative water quality treatment facility within the greater Prado flood control basin was developed to capture and clean the pollutants generated by urban runoff and agricultural land use within the Cucamonga Creek watershed. Withers & Sandgren working with the assembled team, provided the vision for a recreation and interpretive overlay to this engineered landscape. Wildlife viewing areas, interpretive and way-finding signage and interactive educational features were designed to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the riparian and upland habitats. Future regional multi-use trails and bikeway connections to the Santa Ana River Coast to Crest Trail were incorporated into the planning process. CLIENT: City of Ontario & New Model Colony Builders, LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485543975967-AXUWDP09F4TGHS6ESZO3/MillCreek_Heron.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek - MILL CREEK WETLANDS Constructed wetland receives $1.5M from National Resources Agency. An innovative water quality treatment facility within the greater Prado flood control basin was developed to capture and clean the pollutants generated by urban runoff and agricultural land use within the Cucamonga Creek watershed. Withers & Sandgren working with the assembled team, provided the vision for a recreation and interpretive overlay to this engineered landscape. Wildlife viewing areas, interpretive and way-finding signage and interactive educational features were designed to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the riparian and upland habitats. Future regional multi-use trails and bikeway connections to the Santa Ana River Coast to Crest Trail were incorporated into the planning process. CLIENT: City of Ontario & New Model Colony Builders, LLC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506376882326-60XEXZJFWYURVM8PFJVT/MILLCreek_Welcome+Sign.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000474621-W4WP36W63KQ2O6ZMQ31S/IMG_7245.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000784902-HI9XIZCZDYBGD3SFMJ3Z/MillCreek_NewModelColony+aerial.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000429335-3Z9GZIKYNCRSVOE5XL8Z/IMG_7245.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000940320-APVTNTNGT7YZAL80FYR7/MILL_sign+installation.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484000985961-NVYCRCU7I5NRIWVLGDBE/MILL_Bird+Sign.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484001016570-UZZ89RDE9JEOYXZ1OX99/MillCreek_BIA+table.jpg ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485543065228-6CFBQDK6M8A3DWSUU4A2/MillCreek_welcome-area.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485543457172-JJ9C49N0GPIKMZQ79MZG/MillCreek_pond.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1485541818890-S3ONSLHH5I1YZX2HD5QW/MillCreek_entry-sign.JPG ENVIRO-Mill Creek https://www.withersandsandgren.com/envirobig-canyon-creek daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499278628776-XSHU1EIXZV0OVRANIMOD/6-24-03+028+bridge.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek - BIG CANYON CREEK RESTORATION PLAN Recaptured tidal lands define habitats and elevate visitor esperience. As envisioned by this conceptual plan, over an acre of tidal wetlands were targeted for restoration. Working in conjunction with a team of terrestrial and marine specialists, Withers & Sandgren mitigated on-site environmental degradation caused by sedimentation, pollution and the construction of urban infrastructure. The restoration plan of the tidal flood and control of urban stormwater runoff will slow the proliferation of non-native species and re-establish a range of native habitats. The recreation plan included boardwalks, interpretive features, trails and overlooks developed and strategically placed for community use. CLIENT: Community Conservancy International & City of Newport Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499278628776-XSHU1EIXZV0OVRANIMOD/6-24-03+028+bridge.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek - BIG CANYON CREEK RESTORATION PLAN Recaptured tidal lands define habitats and elevate visitor esperience. As envisioned by this conceptual plan, over an acre of tidal wetlands were targeted for restoration. Working in conjunction with a team of terrestrial and marine specialists, Withers & Sandgren mitigated on-site environmental degradation caused by sedimentation, pollution and the construction of urban infrastructure. The restoration plan of the tidal flood and control of urban stormwater runoff will slow the proliferation of non-native species and re-establish a range of native habitats. The recreation plan included boardwalks, interpretive features, trails and overlooks developed and strategically placed for community use. CLIENT: Community Conservancy International & City of Newport Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484002257238-6MCO5ZV9L5TZE2MX95ZB/051603+007+wetland.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek - BIG CANYON CREEK RESTORATION PLAN Recaptured tidal lands for estuary restoration. As envisioned by this conceptual plan, over an acre of tidal wetlands will be restored. Working in conjunction with a team of terrestrial and marine specialists, Withers & Sandgren mitigated on-site environmental degradation caused by sedimentation, pollution and the construction of urban infrastructure. Restoration of the tidal flood and control of urban stormwater runoff will slow the proliferation of non-native species and re-establish a range of native habitats. Boardwalks, interpretive features, trails and overlooks were developed and strategically placed for visitor use. CLIENT: Community Conservancy International & City of Newport Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499278659220-N4BMIW2N8SBBBY3RP98W/BCC_biker.JPG ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484002270908-RA45F9PV3X1RJT1F2Q3Q/BCCplan.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499718471243-8CEV9BS2F6MOLOUVUE8F/BCC_wetland.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484002339122-46BOMVO58DQH9NIVYP8L/x-section.jpg ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499279088247-MA3RVHZOIOWCALOE6VL5/BCC_walkers.JPG ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499279380459-5V2Z85TKU0PD3GN517HZ/BCC_trailentry.JPG ENVIRO-Big Canyon Creek https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civichollywood-hs daily 0.75 2017-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484003561226-PKBCF5FBAKEFU9KCUNGP/Panorama_HHS+Field.jpg CIVIC-Hollywood HS - HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL / Los Angeles, CA The full range of high school sports within a single field. Hollywood High School, located two blocks from the heart of downtown Hollywood, was struggling with overused and undersized sports fields. Withers & Sandgren created the Basis of Design Report and implemented all the recreation elements within the original athletic field. a new synthetic turf field and track accommodates football, soccer, baseball and softball, track, long and triple jump, pole vault and shot put within the historic footprint of the field. The DSA-certified project also consisted of designing accessible paths of travel to the field, the bleachers, restrooms and ADA upgrades to the existing restroom building. CLIENT: LAUSD and Hector Baylon Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484003561226-PKBCF5FBAKEFU9KCUNGP/Panorama_HHS+Field.jpg CIVIC-Hollywood HS - HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL / Los Angeles, CA The full range of high school sports within a single field. Hollywood High School, located two blocks from the heart of downtown Hollywood, was struggling with overused and undersized sports fields. Withers & Sandgren created the Basis of Design Report and implemented all the recreation elements within the original athletic field. a new synthetic turf field and track accommodates football, soccer, baseball and softball, track, long and triple jump, pole vault and shot put within the historic footprint of the field. The DSA-certified project also consisted of designing accessible paths of travel to the field, the bleachers, restrooms and ADA upgrades to the existing restroom building. CLIENT: LAUSD and Hector Baylon Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484003649721-WEZ9G7RBIKNMKQLL5D7Q/P1040065.JPG CIVIC-Hollywood HS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484003669624-0M3AKQGP27SDXNVDVPQW/IMG_0534.JPG CIVIC-Hollywood HS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506102594774-LJG2JXQU4SD4GH0QVSDF/HHS_plan.jpg CIVIC-Hollywood HS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1508798363841-E60EOED4PCKTUXE5TEBW/P1040102.JPG CIVIC-Hollywood HS https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civicnature-play daily 0.75 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498068108812-4JO8YBB723VH1ZYNWG6K/A_Entry+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play - LAUSD NATURE EXPLORE CLASSROOM / Los Angeles, CA “Unpaving the way” for delightful green playgrounds. In a city full of outdated asphalt playgrounds, Brooklyn Early Education Center’s success story has given the nation’s largest school district a model to “unpave the way” for transformational greening of its school campuses. Transforming a lifeless blacktop to Los Angeles Unified School District’s first Certified Nature Explore Classroom has given these 2-5 year old urban preschoolers in East Los Angeles an engaging, nature-based, adaptable and green outdoor play space for delight and discovery. Withers & Sandgren provided extensive, customized construction documents to redefine the play experience for children and staff at Brooklyn EEC. The design incorporates the guiding principles and areas required to become a Certified Classroom: Entry, Gathering Area, Climbing, Dirt Digging, Building, Nature Art, Music & Movement, Garden, Water Play, Sand Play, Trike Track, Greenhouse, and storage containers, and is one of only twelve in California (2012). CLIENT: Los Angeles Unified School District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498068108812-4JO8YBB723VH1ZYNWG6K/A_Entry+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play - LAUSD NATURE EXPLORE CLASSROOM / Los Angeles, CA “Unpaving the way” for delightful green playgrounds. In a city full of outdated asphalt playgrounds, Brooklyn Early Education Center’s success story has given the nation’s largest school district a model to “unpave the way” for transformational greening of its school campuses. Transforming a lifeless blacktop to Los Angeles Unified School District’s first Certified Nature Explore Classroom has given these 2-5 year old urban preschoolers in East Los Angeles an engaging, nature-based, adaptable and green outdoor play space for delight and discovery. Withers & Sandgren provided extensive, customized construction documents to redefine the play experience for children and staff at Brooklyn EEC. The design incorporates the guiding principles and areas required to become a Certified Classroom: Entry, Gathering Area, Climbing, Dirt Digging, Building, Nature Art, Music & Movement, Garden, Water Play, Sand Play, Trike Track, Greenhouse, and storage containers, and is one of only twelve in California (2012). CLIENT: Los Angeles Unified School District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004174622-O29F7D9FU53RXRHC6RS7/A_Entry+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play - LAUSD NATURE EXPLORE CLASSROOM From black top to green garden, expanding children's opportunities for play. Brooklyn EEC is LAUSD’s first Certified Nature Explore Classroom, and one of only twelve in California (2012). Transforming a completely asphalted playground to a Nature Explore Classroom has given these 2-5 year old urban preschoolers an engaging, nature-based, adaptable and green outdoor play space for delight and discovery. Withers & Sandgren provided extensive and very customized construction documents to redefine the play experience for the children and staff at Brooklyn EEC. The final construction design incorporated the Ten Guiding Principles and areas required to become a Certified Classroom. Areas include: Entry, Open/Gathering Area, Climbing, Messy Materials/Dirt Digging, Building, Nature Art, Music & Movement, Garden, Water Play, Sand Play, Wheeled Toys (Trike Track), a Greenhouse, and many storage containers located throughout the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484003755416-BRTLMTYVLQUQ5ITVI18R/bamboo+tunnel.jpg CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004019746-WIHQQ3W18SBPL757MR4U/Z_Connections+2.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004005989-PD8NZJEGG609A141YLNO/G_Music+2.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004048013-MWZGL9IOBK08BGYNS8LJ/Xylephone_adjust.jpg CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004033500-4P3M2G835Y5BWWNZELYX/Z_Connections+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004064981-Z7W72S7LW9SDHPZP087M/N_Wheeled+Toy+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004085093-UZROK3IEPUMI6P61PQFI/H_Garden+1.JPG CIVIC-Nature Play https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civic daily 0.75 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506103936877-ZFTPQ88F73LFQ8DA4Y5U/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA / Los Angeles, CA Knitting together a historic cultural destination. Japanese Village Plaza, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is an iconic walking street and shopping/dining destination. The massive renovation project of the historic storefronts and pedestrian areas included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed throughout the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. The materials, street-level details, and custom-designed fixtures perform exceptionally well with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and knit together this touchstone for the Japanese community, locals and tourists for generations to come. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506103936877-ZFTPQ88F73LFQ8DA4Y5U/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA / Los Angeles, CA Knitting together a historic cultural destination. Japanese Village Plaza, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is an iconic walking street and shopping/dining destination. The massive renovation project of the historic storefronts and pedestrian areas included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed throughout the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. The materials, street-level details, and custom-designed fixtures perform exceptionally well with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and knit together this touchstone for the Japanese community, locals and tourists for generations to come. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004603230-KHEAOU54DZK246TJNMU1/JV_DSC02042.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484597391193-NB9QPRRD7USFPK9WX4ML/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA / Los Angeles Knitting together a historic cultural destination Japanese Village Plaza, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is an iconic walking street and shopping/dining destination. The massive renovation project of the historic storefronts and pedestrian areas included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed throughout the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. The materials, street-level details, and custom-designed fixtures perform exceptionally well with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and knit together this touchstone for the Japanese community, locals and tourists for generations to come. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498168390129-KACC1YX64UMKW1OW7L3N/JV_Stage-umbrellas.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499975187443-X4R737OST1TSUZRT3QGP/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA / Los Angeles Knitting together a historic cultural destination Japanese Village Plaza, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is an iconic walking street and shopping/dining destination. The massive renovation project of the historic storefronts and pedestrian areas included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed throughout the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. The materials, street-level details, and custom-designed fixtures perform exceptionally well with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and knit together this touchstone for the Japanese community, locals and tourists for generations to come. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1499976006407-GKYK3I6PILUD8E4H134D/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE PLAZA / Los Angeles, CA Knitting together a historic cultural destination Japanese Village Plaza, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is an iconic walking street and shopping/dining destination. The massive renovation project of the historic storefronts and pedestrian areas included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed throughout the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. The materials, street-level details, and custom-designed fixtures perform exceptionally well with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and knit together this touchstone for the Japanese community, locals and tourists for generations to come. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506376160430-MIDDJCBSULKGSJVRKCLX/JV_planter.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004635742-8U7H1OBKDVLJENXTTYH4/JV_DSC02051.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506375811414-HCLO6P9RJ3L10F3M6IEJ/JV_rocks.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484004617983-JYLG4PGLR30253V3Y2GY/JV_DSC02050.JPG CIVIC-Japanese Village - JAPANESE VILLAGE Japanese Village, located in the heart of the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, is a popular walking street and shopping center. The massive renovation project of the storefronts and pedestrian open space area included water features, planters, paving, new building facades and special public street-facing entrance treatments. Withers & Sandgren worked with the team of developers, architects and engineers to design and construct the landscape amenities within the pedestrian shopping corridor. Low seat walls, street furniture, trees and tree grates, paving, fountain stones, and a selection of large pots were placed through-out the renovated street to enhance the storefronts and public spaces. CLIENT: Japanese Village, LLC & Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civiccross-creek-road daily 0.75 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484005941763-EOE1B4J3NEMTSPU6WPV0/Malibu_037.jpg CIVIC-Cross Creek Road - CROSS CREEK ROAD / Malibu, CA Upgrade the infrastructure, but keep the intimate character. Cross Creek Road is the one block shopping street off Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The City desired the traditional street infrastructure of curbs, sidewalks, with a new road alignment to solve a variety of safety, traffic speed, and drainage issues, but without losing the unique character of the area. A serpentine road design was selected to calm traffic, increase planting and provide for a pedestrian friendly experience. Unique to the streetscape is a permeable concrete paver sidewalk as well as the use of large boulders which both lend a relaxed ambiance to this affluent but rural California-casual streetscape. Custom pilasters with Malibu tile work were designed and constructed to help anchor the streetscape and the feeling of arrival in the heart of Malibu. CLIENT: City of Malibu, Department of Public Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484005941763-EOE1B4J3NEMTSPU6WPV0/Malibu_037.jpg CIVIC-Cross Creek Road - CROSS CREEK ROAD / Malibu, CA Upgrade the infrastructure, but keep the intimate character. Cross Creek Road is the one block shopping street off Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The City desired the traditional street infrastructure of curbs, sidewalks, with a new road alignment to solve a variety of safety, traffic speed, and drainage issues, but without losing the unique character of the area. A serpentine road design was selected to calm traffic, increase planting and provide for a pedestrian friendly experience. Unique to the streetscape is a permeable concrete paver sidewalk as well as the use of large boulders which both lend a relaxed ambiance to this affluent but rural California-casual streetscape. Custom pilasters with Malibu tile work were designed and constructed to help anchor the streetscape and the feeling of arrival in the heart of Malibu. CLIENT: City of Malibu, Department of Public Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006002474-5EYMK28LDSN20PTFEVJS/Malibu_008.jpg CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006028812-7VQ9SWMAL25YBVSOY7KU/Malibu_014.jpg CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006058855-EREBFO2F155B0IK1JUIR/Malibu_0326.JPG CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006117243-GPGTG6609G8WMR5UFY6J/Malibu_0327.JPG CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006135200-5TGTD6LUUNPUB3FHIX0E/Malibu_0330.JPG CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006181856-7KTAX0R1K70ORN32KNIG/Malibu_crosscreek.jpg CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006154210-9IKJEBK3N4SBYEDRYVLL/Malibu_0332.JPG CIVIC-Cross Creek Road https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civicmission-promenade daily 0.75 2017-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006485383-MQQDXGOSULEB301DEJD4/site+photos_050307+040.jpg CIVIC-Mission Promenade - MISSION PROMENADE / Pomona, CA An urban oasis redefines downtown. A compact city block of elegant, mixed-use development was constructed on the prime location across from Pomona's City Hall. Four stories of retail, offices and condomoniums completed Phase I. Phase II balanced an eight story combination of live/work flats, condominiums, rooftop planting, and a parking garage. Fountains, courtyards, decks and roof gardens provide the amenities necessary for this dense urban environment. Mature Camphor and Oak trees protected on-site added mass and scale to the entryways. CLIENT: Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006485383-MQQDXGOSULEB301DEJD4/site+photos_050307+040.jpg CIVIC-Mission Promenade - MISSION PROMENADE / Pomona, CA An urban oasis redefines downtown. A compact city block of elegant, mixed-use development was constructed on the prime location across from Pomona's City Hall. Four stories of retail, offices and condomoniums completed Phase I. Phase II balanced an eight story combination of live/work flats, condominiums, rooftop planting, and a parking garage. Fountains, courtyards, decks and roof gardens provide the amenities necessary for this dense urban environment. Mature Camphor and Oak trees protected on-site added mass and scale to the entryways. CLIENT: Rothenberg-Sawasy Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006495805-W43JGBTQAO22W2C89MAA/site+photos_050307+045.jpg CIVIC-Mission Promenade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006507031-JC7TYBN7PN0CTF4EE108/site+photos_050307+047.jpg CIVIC-Mission Promenade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484006517782-M7I9H69YUWV8M362K617/site+photos_050307+063.jpg CIVIC-Mission Promenade https://www.withersandsandgren.com/civicbeverly-hills-sign daily 0.75 2017-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484007284802-KZF9D3Q3JAJWHRC500WA/BH+SIGN_photo-op.jpg CIVIC-Beverly Hills Sign - BEVERLY HILLS LANDMARK SIGN / Beverly Hills, CA Modernizing a world famous photo-op Wildly successful, the re-created Beverly Hills sign is the Instagram-worthy landmark for millions of visitors to Beverly Hills. Set within a lush, linear park system along Santa Monica Boulevard, the sign was commissioned by the Rotary Club for the City’s Golden 100th Anniversary. Withers & Sandgren with Young Signage Co. designed and constructed the fountain, surrounding landscape and sign for the City of Beverly Hills. The original lettering outlined in light bulbs has been modernized with golden letters arching across a green structural frame. Tiffany globe lights flank the sign, completing “the look” from archival photographs of the original design. The location’s instant popularity has since prompted the City to further re-create the historic lily pond that graced the sign in the early 1900’s. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills & The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484007284802-KZF9D3Q3JAJWHRC500WA/BH+SIGN_photo-op.jpg CIVIC-Beverly Hills Sign - BEVERLY HILLS LANDMARK SIGN / Beverly Hills, CA Modernizing a world famous photo-op Wildly successful, the re-created Beverly Hills sign is the Instagram-worthy landmark for millions of visitors to Beverly Hills. Set within a lush, linear park system along Santa Monica Boulevard, the sign was commissioned by the Rotary Club for the City’s Golden 100th Anniversary. Withers & Sandgren with Young Signage Co. designed and constructed the fountain, surrounding landscape and sign for the City of Beverly Hills. The original lettering outlined in light bulbs has been modernized with golden letters arching across a green structural frame. Tiffany globe lights flank the sign, completing “the look” from archival photographs of the original design. The location’s instant popularity has since prompted the City to further re-create the historic lily pond that graced the sign in the early 1900’s. CLIENT: City of Beverly Hills & The Rotary Club of Beverly Hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498159021238-17WUDN4F7APYRJDGE1F5/BHSIGN_sideview.jpg CIVIC-Beverly Hills Sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498159058349-6U4471MJM7YHSHQ71HCE/BH+SIGN_plaque.jpg CIVIC-Beverly Hills Sign https://www.withersandsandgren.com/parkrosecrans daily 0.75 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484095316167-IEB1JRAS0WF820X78QNO/ROSECRANS_swale.JPG PARK-Rosecrans - ROSECRANS RECREATION CENTER / Los Angeles Expanded recreation facilities improved by the capture of local run-off. By tapping into two different funding sources, the City was able to update the aging sports fields and simultaneously improve water quality. A new synthetic turf soccer field along with the traditional baseball, softball and basketball facilities support a full range of local neighborhood teams. The bioswale running between the outfields cleans the first flush running off the ball fields and parking areas, and contains the 25-year storm. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484095316167-IEB1JRAS0WF820X78QNO/ROSECRANS_swale.JPG PARK-Rosecrans - ROSECRANS RECREATION CENTER / Los Angeles Expanded recreation facilities improved by the capture of local run-off. By tapping into two different funding sources, the City was able to update the aging sports fields and simultaneously improve water quality. A new synthetic turf soccer field along with the traditional baseball, softball and basketball facilities support a full range of local neighborhood teams. The bioswale running between the outfields cleans the first flush running off the ball fields and parking areas, and contains the 25-year storm. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484095690980-RD6L4TPCKLGYSS8Q0XI9/ROSECRANS_plan.jpg PARK-Rosecrans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1489004116123-YA719ZHR2TCF8W8DHSP4/ROSECRANS_swale-2.JPG PARK-Rosecrans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1489004222770-2UCRTWMED5EN7NLF61UL/ROSECRANS_picnic.JPG PARK-Rosecrans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1489004256663-XF0HCP0DYKKD315DCZQU/ROSECRANS_bball.JPG PARK-Rosecrans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1489004852290-9UF0EY88LGVXNMDAXM2I/ROSECRANS_backstop.JPG PARK-Rosecrans https://www.withersandsandgren.com/planelysian daily 0.75 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498765825864-IVD5ENKXKP99KU8VW18A/ELYSIAN_palms.JPG PLAN-Elysian - ELYSIAN PARK MASTER PLAN Preserving the eastern tip of the Santa Monica Mountains. As the City's oldest park, Elysian Park quietly persists as a refuge where Angelenos can experience nature in the City. By enhancing and conserving the Park's recreational and natural open spaces, an improved quality of life for millions is ensured. Urban trail connections, inspirational viewpoints, picnic areas and improved recreation facilities provide new outdoor opportunities for both nearby residents and area visitors. The Master Plan envisions new connections to the on-going greenway development along the Los Angeles River from Elysian Valley and Rio de Los Angeles Park to the Los Angeles State Historic Park on the edge of downtown. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498765825864-IVD5ENKXKP99KU8VW18A/ELYSIAN_palms.JPG PLAN-Elysian - ELYSIAN PARK MASTER PLAN Preserving the eastern tip of the Santa Monica Mountains. As the City's oldest park, Elysian Park quietly persists as a refuge where Angelenos can experience nature in the City. By enhancing and conserving the Park's recreational and natural open spaces, an improved quality of life for millions is ensured. Urban trail connections, inspirational viewpoints, picnic areas and improved recreation facilities provide new outdoor opportunities for both nearby residents and area visitors. The Master Plan envisions new connections to the on-going greenway development along the Los Angeles River from Elysian Valley and Rio de Los Angeles Park to the Los Angeles State Historic Park on the edge of downtown. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484097903226-12YYTOHNXZUOMW1LFGOX/ELYSIAN_palms.JPG PLAN-Elysian - ELYSIAN PARK MASTER PLAN Seemingly, fragmented downtown park has potential to draw diverse neighborhoods together. As the City's oldest park, Elysian Park quietly persists as a refuge where Angelenos can experience nature in the City. By enhancing and conserving the Park's recreational and natural open spaces, an improved quality of life for millions is provided. New urban trails, inspirational viewpoints, picnic areas, street trees, and recreation facilities provide opportunities for both nearby residents and the greater region. Future Greenway development along the Los Angeles River will link Elysian Park to Griffith Park and across Elysian Valley to Rio de Los Angeles State Park. CLIENT: City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484096927663-2V4Y2J58G29WKGKCI6IU/ELYSIAN_cover.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498766161411-G34S4NX445HJL8NBQ2SF/ELYSIAN_trail.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484097884584-5G44IDG5LYHFAJPNHVJ7/ELYSIAN_Reservoir.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484097918007-2NQSYE9LQP7QK53JA7M3/ELYSIAN_facilities.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1488583530746-PII6TTRCDOJV9ANH3XVU/ELYSIAN_Solano.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484098281626-NQFXRQYXWRZNKXOPJ7AG/ELYSIAN_landfill.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498766431658-FK1LKPB86DFIZ7U957SH/ELYSIAN_dtla.jpg PLAN-Elysian https://www.withersandsandgren.com/boardsjacaranda daily 0.75 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484343589642-KC1HB0Y61K7SC1S1WGG8/JACARANDA_DSC02447.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda - JACARANDA PARK Awarded $5 million Prop 84 Park Development Grant. The proposed 5.35-acre park is located in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles, an area with a critical lack of park space and a large number of families living below the poverty level. The Department of Water and Power utilizes the land for an overhead transmission line. Surrounded by single family residential and an elementary school, this long and linear park’s design includes beautifully landscaped play spaces and a colorful California-friendly demonstration garden. A combination of active and passive recreation facilities were included at the suggestion of the community during the extensive planning process. CLIENT: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484343589642-KC1HB0Y61K7SC1S1WGG8/JACARANDA_DSC02447.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda - JACARANDA PARK Awarded $5 million Prop 84 Park Development Grant. The proposed 5.35-acre park is located in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles, an area with a critical lack of park space and a large number of families living below the poverty level. The Department of Water and Power utilizes the land for an overhead transmission line. Surrounded by single family residential and an elementary school, this long and linear park’s design includes beautifully landscaped play spaces and a colorful California-friendly demonstration garden. A combination of active and passive recreation facilities were included at the suggestion of the community during the extensive planning process. CLIENT: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498499314048-O50TFJQ4ZOXXZR78JIXJ/JAC_Design.jpg BOARDS-Jacaranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484343476412-0H6REFURQZ1VCDNOP1HP/East+End.jpg BOARDS-Jacaranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484343430910-VT6N9QZ4GCXEMQMV9TTY/JACARANDA_DSC02447.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1498499273757-103RA1SDALP6NT93C2LN/JAC_construct2.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484343555228-VB7TZ8G8Q5FFNS2PE5MB/JACARANDA_DSC02447.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1510608271704-1CJSC7CEJXZC35GUMVJI/JAC_sails.JPG BOARDS-Jacaranda https://www.withersandsandgren.com/boardswhittier daily 0.75 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1507067848053-RVASGDTOCH2K5UKU4HND/WNEC_horse-walking.gif BOARDS-Whittier - WHITTIER NARROWS EQUESTRIAN CENTER A river-adjacent equestrian center requires a fresh look at stormwater management. Withers & Sandgren is designing a completely new equestrian area to relocate horses and waste pollution out of the flood plain and capture and clean on-site stormwater before it flows into the San Gabriel River. Extensive facility upgrades will include new barns, pipe corrals, arenas, training pens, designated parking, landscape and internal trail loops with connections to the river trail system. Extensive public outreach has yielded vigorous community involvement and feedback. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1507067848053-RVASGDTOCH2K5UKU4HND/WNEC_horse-walking.gif BOARDS-Whittier - WHITTIER NARROWS EQUESTRIAN CENTER A river-adjacent equestrian center requires a fresh look at stormwater management. Withers & Sandgren is designing a completely new equestrian area to relocate horses and waste pollution out of the flood plain and capture and clean on-site stormwater before it flows into the San Gabriel River. Extensive facility upgrades will include new barns, pipe corrals, arenas, training pens, designated parking, landscape and internal trail loops with connections to the river trail system. Extensive public outreach has yielded vigorous community involvement and feedback. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484344021802-RQ286FNRWBX0WXG5SP4N/WNEC_workshop.jpg BOARDS-Whittier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1507066741114-H5F69ERHVKCAK0YNFKBU/WNEC_horse-walking.gif BOARDS-Whittier - WHITTIER NARROWS EQUESTRIAN CENTER An equestrian facility requires a fresh look at stormwater management. Withers & Sandgren designed a completely new equestrian area with innovative biofiltration swales and ponds to capture and clean on-site stormwater before it flowed into the San Gabriel River. The extensive facility upgrades included an overnight campground, new barns, corrals, arenas, bridges, parking, internal trail loops with connections to the River trail system. Improvements to Rooks Road were design to ease local traffic circulation and additional arenas added to the adjacent day-use facility to accommodate training and show events. Extensive public outreach yielded vigorous community involvement and feedback. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484344600096-E0CGK4RULO6TJDEEZAUK/DSC00313.JPG BOARDS-Whittier Current facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484344045236-Q5HKYV66UWBU3NFHPR1R/WNEC_riders.jpg BOARDS-Whittier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1484344155728-FDRSFUE58TDQA1JV7RCT/WNEC_riders.jpg BOARDS-Whittier https://www.withersandsandgren.com/boardswiseburn daily 0.75 2018-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1511925128853-P9O5AMNBRGVTIWMHEMPK/IMG_20170909_100556.jpg BOARDS-Wiseburn - WISEBURN WALKING PATH Dramatic plantings punctuate a garden-like community fitness path. *Opened September 2017!* Cut off from existing parks by the 405 Freeway, unincorporated Hawthorne residents’ only recreation option was jogging along the edge of the freeway sound wall. Through a joint-use agreement a new ten block walking path was constructed on Caltrans property and will be maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation. Withers and Sandgren created a recreation trail set in a lush landscape with new exercise stations and seating areas at neighborhood intersections. The Wiseburn Walking Path showcases sustainable design with state-of-the-art solar light poles and bollards allowing safe day-or-night fitness. Colorful drifts of low-water plantings, shaded by native Coast Live Oak trees, lead to five distinctive seating areas along the half-mile fitness path, each displaying a coordinating color and plant palette. CLIENT: County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1511925128853-P9O5AMNBRGVTIWMHEMPK/IMG_20170909_100556.jpg BOARDS-Wiseburn - WISEBURN WALKING PATH Dramatic plantings punctuate a garden-like community fitness path. *Opened September 2017!* Cut off from existing parks by the 405 Freeway, unincorporated Hawthorne residents’ only recreation option was jogging along the edge of the freeway sound wall. Through a joint-use agreement a new ten block walking path was constructed on Caltrans property and will be maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation. Withers and Sandgren created a recreation trail set in a lush landscape with new exercise stations and seating areas at neighborhood intersections. The Wiseburn Walking Path showcases sustainable design with state-of-the-art solar light poles and bollards allowing safe day-or-night fitness. Colorful drifts of low-water plantings, shaded by native Coast Live Oak trees, lead to five distinctive seating areas along the half-mile fitness path, each displaying a coordinating color and plant palette. 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The goal of the Lower Hesse Park Improvement Project is to enhance accessibility, public recreational opportunities, and the overall aesthetic appeal of this stunning 16-acre site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with views of Catalina Island and the Santa Monica Mountains. Working closely with City staff, the conceptual design enriches the existing trail system with a wider range of walking paths, nature-inspired play features, picnic facilities and accessible parking. The design and plantings simultaneously protect the surrounding neighborhood’s views and privacy. Critical to the environmental health of the site, Withers & Sandgren has developed a strategy to create a beachhead against the invasive species that currently dominate the site. Drawing on the local knowledge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, the strategy takes a phased approach that incorporates low-growing native shrub buffers to capture and suppress wind-borne seeds, with regular removal of invasives to effectively lower the weed seed bank, and give new plantings the opportunity to thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506380321186-YSIE6L5XGMJYB8WXJEMB/HESSE_ocean+from+hill.jpg BOARDS-Lower Hesse - LOWER HESSE PARK / RANCHO PALOS VERDES Restoring ecological health to a spectacular site. The goal of the Lower Hesse Park Improvement Project is to enhance accessibility, public recreational opportunities, and the overall aesthetic appeal of this stunning 16-acre site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with views of Catalina Island and the Santa Monica Mountains. Working closely with City staff, the conceptual design enriches the existing trail system with a wider range of walking paths, nature-inspired play features, picnic facilities and accessible parking. The design and plantings simultaneously protect the surrounding neighborhood’s views and privacy. Critical to the environmental health of the site, Withers & Sandgren has developed a strategy to create a beachhead against the invasive species that currently dominate the site. Drawing on the local knowledge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, the strategy takes a phased approach that incorporates low-growing native shrub buffers to capture and suppress wind-borne seeds, with regular removal of invasives to effectively lower the weed seed bank, and give new plantings the opportunity to thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506379235094-WSWRP96Y6U8CU4TK56OI/Lower+Hesse+Concept+Graphic.jpg BOARDS-Lower Hesse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1510604685459-PM3LYF7KKZKTLSF299XO/HESSE_under+construction.JPG BOARDS-Lower Hesse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1506380061013-9AUYKY4OWLVLNW89ZGR6/HESSE_ocean.jpg BOARDS-Lower Hesse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1510607225028-9H2JLHEWZFO6XPMFSE8P/HESSE_construct+pan.jpg BOARDS-Lower Hesse https://www.withersandsandgren.com/new-gallery-1 daily 0.75 2018-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713481241-XL1D81FJW5GCYNA3ZTBU/Ontario_Great_Park_Civic+Birdseye+LOWER.jpg BOARDS-Great Park - THE GREAT PARK MASTER PLAN CONCEPT A vibrant green open space to connect educational, civic and commercial life together. Withers & Sandgren was invited to present a master plan concept for the City of Ontario’s Great Park. Our vision capitalizes on Ontario Ranch’s historic agricultural identity, and prioritizes an active outdoor lifestyle that will set this new home community apart from competing real estate markets. With this nearly 4-mile long greenway connecting restaurants, retail, entertainment, work, schools and recreation, residents of all ages will enjoy an unmatched amenity in Southern California: a potentially car-reduced lifestyle set in a bike-and-pedestrian focused urban park with a commercial component and “agrihood.” Ontario Ranch’s Great Park and the surrounding multi-modal trails introduces a new urban culture to the Inland Empire. CLIENT: City of Ontario / Planning Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713481241-XL1D81FJW5GCYNA3ZTBU/Ontario_Great_Park_Civic+Birdseye+LOWER.jpg BOARDS-Great Park - THE GREAT PARK MASTER PLAN CONCEPT A vibrant green open space to connect educational, civic and commercial life together. Withers & Sandgren was invited to present a master plan concept for the City of Ontario’s Great Park. Our vision capitalizes on Ontario Ranch’s historic agricultural identity, and prioritizes an active outdoor lifestyle that will set this new home community apart from competing real estate markets. With this nearly 4-mile long greenway connecting restaurants, retail, entertainment, work, schools and recreation, residents of all ages will enjoy an unmatched amenity in Southern California: a potentially car-reduced lifestyle set in a bike-and-pedestrian focused urban park with a commercial component and “agrihood.” Ontario Ranch’s Great Park and the surrounding multi-modal trails introduces a new urban culture to the Inland Empire. CLIENT: City of Ontario / Planning Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713255712-ERN650NJ702PLVB1HG04/Ontario_Great_Park_Civic+Birdseye+LOWER.jpg BOARDS-Great Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713277787-9XTO1ITYDW0I89YX1CXO/Area1_Site+Graphic.jpg BOARDS-Great Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713305844-8JHIMMHD9UBCMCEYEAXH/Area2_Site+Graphic.jpg BOARDS-Great Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713334955-3NAP31S1AA240KW3MGOG/Ontario_Great_Park_Pumpkin+Patch+LOWER.jpg BOARDS-Great Park Perspective Renderings by Kilograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713355578-3AQTVVCDUB08VIW28Y0K/Area3_Site+Graphic.jpg BOARDS-Great Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1541713371332-RZYLWMDMPNACDC5O4VNA/Area4_Site+Graphic.jpg BOARDS-Great Park https://www.withersandsandgren.com/projects-forte daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cb3e0bf85082a807c001fe/1456169868489-UIB361MRNY1FU5QNU3NF/MatthiasHeiderich-SpektrumZwei023.jpg Projects - 0 Water / October 2015 Photos by Matthias Heiderich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cb3e0bf85082a807c001fe/1456171157330-Z5XVKCTPUYUE2AD94EVD/MatthiasHeiderich-082-2500x1875.jpg Projects Photos by Matthias Heiderich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cb3e0bf85082a807c001fe/1456172520505-VBOZM0WDHSSUPJ8T5P37/MHeiderich-NIP01-edit.jpg Projects - Beast / March 2016 Photos by Matthias Heiderich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cb3e0bf85082a807c001fe/1456173535440-ZV82XLR8JP6UFD4AQHNT/MHeiderich_ReflexionenZwei-05-2500x1875.jpg Projects - Rust Nam tempor eleifend diam, nec rutrum turpis gravida at. Sed viverra suscipit mi, eget consequat leo tristique sed. Proin vestibulum egestas metus in convallis. Photos by Matthias Heiderich. https://www.withersandsandgren.com/about-xxx daily 0.75 2017-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483553043406-0UAUW9LC5VTBNPY749NS/image-asset.jpeg About Lacey Withers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1483552962504-OF3XWKM4M6C90U6USB8P/image-asset.jpeg About Jan Sandgren https://www.withersandsandgren.com/about daily 0.75 2021-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/586c211fff7c50bb14f40530/1508785028208-14IGHT7AVS3CBP09JEMY/Lacey_1web.jpg About Lacey Withers, Principal, CA License 3820 https://www.withersandsandgren.com/read-me daily 0.75 2019-07-31