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Mint Plaza - San Francisco, California
Sherwood's work with CMG Landscape Architecture in converting the historic Old Mint in downtown San Francisco into a park and public plaza will set future development standards for green street design. Stormwater runoff from the plaza and surrounding rooftops is collected in two rain gardens, and then filtered to a level far exceeding current City standards. Additional runoff is infiltrated through the plaza's porous pavers into a grove of paper bark maples at the eastern end of the plaza, preventing virtually all plaza runoff from entering the City's overloaded sewer system. By delaying, cleansing, and retaining runoff on site, these combined features work to protect the long-term health of the Bay, and propel San Francisco towards a more sustainable future.
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Image credit: Cliff Garten |
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Civic Center Plaza - Walnut Creek, California
In collaboration with public artist, Cliff Garten, Sherwood created this new urban plaza adjacent to the Civic Center in Downtown Walnut Creek. To harmonize with the artist's vision for the large gently undulating granite plaza, Sherwood developed a grading scheme that creates the illusion of a perfectly uniform plane. The detailed grading plan we produced includes walkways, plaza areas, and six water features, as well as the corresponding storm drain utility plan for the half-acre site. Sherwood was also responsible for construction administration, overseeing site construction and utility work throughout the duration of the project. |
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Image credit: Lensovet
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Berkeley BART - Berkeley, California
In the heart of downtown Berkeley, Sherwood is working to help enliven one of the city's most vital transportation crossroads by reconstructing the Shattuck and Allston BART station. Sherwood is helping with planning and design efforts to improve the station and surrounding public plaza. We tackled issues to improve access to the station and performed extensive materials cost estimating for landscaping, paving, lighting, utilities and stormwater improvements for the popular BART transit stop.
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Image credit: Brian Hanes Studio |
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Penn Treaty Park - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Projecting into the Delaware River in Northeast Philadelphia, the Penn Treaty Park is a tribute to the historic Treaty of Friendship that William Penn made with Native Americans in 1682. Sherwood is part of a Philadelphia-based design team working with numerous community and public organizations to develop a master plan to enhance this historic place in our nation's history. Recently accepted as an ASLA Sustainable Sites Initiative Pilot Project, we are developing concepts for landscape integrated water and energy systems to improve the existing watershed, restore riparian habitat, and facilitate a beautiful, diverse and sustainable public space that integrates natural beauty with community experience. |
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Image credit: Hargreaves Assoc. |
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Oklahoma City Central Park - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In the urban core of Oklahoma City, Sherwood is working with Hargreaves Associates and the Mayor’s office to design Oklahoma City’s new 40-acre Central Park as a paradigm of sustainable urban public space. Sherwood’s role, as ecological engineer, is to integrate the principals of sustainable design including water conservation and aquifer recharge; ecosystem creation and green streets integration; materials and waste reduction; renewable energy generation and conservation and; community education. Sherwood has developed goals and metrics, and established strategies based on cost, climate, and program which not only make this park an example for others but will create a legacy for the city. |
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Image credit: The Office of Cheryl Barton |
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Guadalupe River Park - San Jose, California
Sherwood worked with the Office of Cheryl Barton and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency on the Guadalupe River Park - Arena Green. This 4.5 acre project site is bounded by the Guadalupe River to the west and Guadalupe Parkway (Hwy 87) to the east. The park design studied accomodating a Cirque du Soleil show a few months of the year, which required that park layout and materials meet Cirque's standard specifications. During the Cirque's off-season, the park is to transform to accommodate other active and passive uses. Sherwood participated in the feasibility studies, provided conceptual level engineering design, and led the development of a comprehensive hardscape materials matrix that evaluated the cost/benefits of numerous impervious, pervious, permanent, and temporary paving systems to be used in different programming areas. |
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Lake Merced Watershed Master Plan - San Francisco, California
Lake Merced is a critical area of natural habitat in San Francisco. In conjunction with the SF Public Utilities Commission and WRT's planning staff, Sherwood applied our ecological engineering expertise toward developing a watershed master plan to sustain the health of the lake as a natural ecosystem and dependable source of freshwater, while enhancing the recreational and educational uses of the lake environs. Our master-planning efforts in the historic 650-acre contributing watershed included a recycled water facility and stormwater infrastructure. Throughout the project, we collaborated with the various City agencies, transportation engineers, planners, and biologists to meet the needs of the various stakeholders in this important community resource. |
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Image credit: MFLA |
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Presidio/GGNPC Golden Gate Overlook - San Francisco, California
Situated along the north end of San Francisco's coastal bluffs and along the famous Coastal Trail just a few hundred yards from the Golden Gate Bridge, the Golden Gate Overlook will provide an ADA accessible overlook with commanding views of the Golden Gate, the Bridge, the Marin Headlands and the Pacific Ocean. Sherwood teamed with Marta Fry Landscape Architects to design this overlook and segment of the Coastal Trail, weaving along the bluffs from the Golden Gate Bridge through several former military batteries. Sherwood provided trail grading and stormwater management services as well as viewshed studies to identify the ideal location for the overlook. |
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Image credit: Hargreaves Assoc.
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LA State Historic Park - Los Angeles, California
Recognizing the importance of urban open space and conservation, the city of Los Angeles and the California State Parks Department have dedicated a 32-acre site in the heart of the City to recreation, education, and sustainability. Working closely with Hargreaves Associates, Sherwood developed a strategy to successfully integrate the site engineering into the urban fabric of Los Angeles. A complex system of water resource management and recycling was devised, including steps to improve the quality of the LA River adjacent to the site. Base flows from the river will be utilized to sustain wetlands within the site and enhance their habitat, and a greenstreets program is being implemented in the neighboring community to optimize stormwater collection and enhance the urban landscape of downtown Los Angeles. Sherwood is providing comprehensive sustainability and civil engineering services for this project. |
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