Blackberry Lab
Site: Waterloo, Ontario — greenfield with large stands of coniferous trees and intermittent native deciduous species. The site drops 3-4 meters from east to west in most areas.
Program: A site landscape designed to preserve and augment the existing vegetation with native plantings, and stormwater conveyance focused on non-point source pollution. All water quality issues are addressed on site with permeable paving, raingardens and bio-swales. 
Process: Working with architecture and engineering from conception, a comprehensive, coordinated design was developed over a 12 month period. Construction began in the summer of 2011, finishing in the spring of 2012.

Rendering of south facade, screenwall and plantings. Sketchup model, rendered in Kerkythea.

Elevation, south facade, screenwall and plantings. Sketchup model rendered in Photoshop.

Main entrance, dry pond feature, seating and paving. Materials: limestone slabs, concrete pavers, granite raised edges.

Main entrance, shade structure, seating and screenwall. Materials, cedar shade structure, poured concrete walls, limestone seating cubes, granite raised edge. Plantings, betula nigra.

Dry pond feature. Materials, recycled glass, concrete pavers, granite edgeing, limestone cubes.

Feature shade structure, raised planting area. Materials, limestone faced retaining wall, poured concrete, bollards w/ artform base. Plantings, tsuga canadensis, amelanchier laevis, fagus grandifolia.

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At left:
1. Dry pond feature custom detail.
2. Decorative fence, stainless steel stair handrail, custom detail.
3. Custom cedar shade structure on poured concrete wall.