Anderson YMCA Playground, garden design





YMCA garden
YMCA garden design sketch

YMCA garden





Queen Street side garden
Queen Street garden design sketch
Queen Street garden, shelf
Queen Street garden, night
Queen Street garden, night
Queen Street, before work




10th Street deck garden design sketch
10th Street deck garden
10th Street deck garden
10th Street deck garden


10th Street deck garden
10th Street deck garden






Rivera Playground masterplan
Rivera Recreation Center Playground, refurbishment and new sprayscape
Muhammad Park, before image
Rivera Recreation Center Playground, before work
Muhammad Park, pavilion and raingarden
Muhammad Park masterplan
In partnership with Salt Design Studio, our team proposed a new play area with a sculptural sprayscape for this City of Philadelphia project. The existing lawn extends into the paved area to soften the experience and capture rainwater. No longer just a summer fountain, the new landscape is both attractive year round and functional without the water turned on. Since the play equipment is in good condition, we proposed a rejuvenating coat of fresh, high-durability paint. A palette of vibrant tropical colors for the play equipment and safety surface enlivens this urban space.
In partnership with Salt Design Studio we proposed a pavilion as part of a new masterplan for Muhammad Park. The pavilion serves as an open air classroom as well as a stage for community events. Under it's shade, people witness rain being captured from the roof and directed into a raingarden, and so the pavilion creates an educational vignette about stormwater management.