As a Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design firm, Earth Design brings a progressive approach to Master Planning through innovative design concepts and brilliant illustrative graphics.
Our experienced design team seeks creative and thoughtful solutions to site issues throughout the master planning process. The Earth Design team's experience in Master Planning covers a broad range of projects from public parks, environmental education centers, ecological restoration and public spaces for municipalities.
At Earth Design, our design philosophy is that every site has its unique sense of place and throughout the creative design process we strive to embrace this essence.
Portfolio
Furman University – Lake Restoration Master Plan 2006-2007
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The Earth Design team was awarded and successfully produced a restoration Master Plan for the Furman University Lake in Greenville South Carolina. The lake has been declining in water quality for years due to an over abundance of waterfowl, pollutants, and sedimentation.
Design solutions include marsh islands, shoreline repair, rain gardens, boardwalks, and bioengineering. The Master Plan included rendered plan view drawings, working drawings, sketches, plant lists, construction details and budgets. The Earth Design team is currently assisting with implementation. |
Nalley Brown Nature Park 2006-2007
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Earth Design is currently working to establish a 38-acre environmental education center in the heart of Easley, SC. The Nalley Brown Nature Park shall consist of a state of the art environmental education building, walking trails, boardwalks, themed native American exhibits, early American pioneer culture, and native plant restoration models that shall serve as teaching opportunities for historical piedmont landscapes.
The Earth Design team has served as a guide through the process and has designed the preliminary Master Plan. The Nalley Brown Nature Park shall serve the children and citizens of Pickens County for many years and bring awareness to the rich natural and cultural heritage of the region. |
District Five Schools - South Carolina Academic Learning Environment (S.C.A.L.E.) Spartanburg County, South Carolina
The South Carolina Academic Learning Environment is a unique to scale model of the state of South Carolina constructed on 6.5 acres in Spartanburg County. This on going project represents the natural ecological models and plant communities as they exist within the different geographical areas of the state. As principal designers for the project Earth Design produced deliverables that included conceptual and final site plans, landscape design plans, public and private presentations, and construction observation from ground breaking through completion.
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Earth Design assisted in the Funding for this project that was accomplished through multiple grants and donations. Earth Designs vision for the SCALE project was implemented by first defining by survey, the state boundaries, then interstate highways representing the major pedestrian routes throughout the site, and major cites to represent educational nodes and outdoor classrooms. Other unique geographical features of the state such as major rivers, lakes and reservoirs, were also represented. Within this structure, these various regions of the state were further defined by using native plants and native plant communities, as they would occur naturally. |
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