Recreation and Open Space

Public parks host public interaction, chance encounters, recreation, and exercise, and have been shown to have positive mental health benefits. Our multidisciplinary approach to park design allows us to create signature spaces that provide social and physical resilience, protect ecological resources, celebrate history and culture, and serve community needs in an inclusive and equitable way.

Each public space is unique, serving a distinct and diverse constituency. This diversity of users places a great deal of importance on community engagement to ensure the success of any public planning or design exercise. Community input and buy-in broadens appeal, strengthens and hones ideas, and creates a critical sense of ownership over public space.