It's all a matter of scale
While our design experience encompasses everything from master planning developments, large estates or facilities to the exacting demands of site specific design in its finest detail, it is often the smaller projects that have been the most rewarding. Small projects inherently have constraints - either spatial or budgetary, which, more often than not, force creative solutions.
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Creating the Vision
Master planning is problem solving. Projects of today are not simple. Land for the most part is not cheep, flat, unencumbered or pristine and thus there is a broad spectrum of challenges to land development for the planner in the areas of grading, drainage, water quality, site clean up and interface with the natural environment. Understanding a site’s potential and developing the right planning approach for success takes both experience and vision. While the field is full of capable practitioners, creative problem solvers are rare.
Conceptual Design
The process begins with developing a Conceptual Design. Developing a conceptual design for a particular property requires many technical talents. The physical characteristics of the site must be analyzed and careful consideration must be given to access and circulation, utility connections, easements, soils and geology, drainage and topography as well as land use constraints and political dynamics. Environmental issues such as trees, water courses, biology and wildlife, traffic, noise, schools, water availability and storage, fire protection and community disposition are all considered when a conceptual plan is developed for property development in today’s complex environment.
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Contact: Jill Baker (530) 268-3500 jill@plan-aire.com