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Fox Point Farms Agrihood
Encinitas, CA View ProjectFox Point Farms Agrihood
Client: Nolen Communities LLC
Location: Encinitas, CA
Fox Point Farms is a new “Agrihood” community spanning approximately 21.5-acre in the City of Encinitas. The site will provide 250 new residential units, including a mix of for-sale cottages, carriage units, and townhomes, as well as apartments. Of these units, 39 are set aside as “very...
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Civita Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectCivita Park
Client: Sudberry Properties
Location: San Diego, CA
What was once a retired sand and gravel quarry is now Civita, a new 230-acre transit-oriented, master-planned community just 3 miles from San Diego’s downtown. The development that has emerged from the mining aftermath has a gardenesque, park-like character. It has been designed as a sustainable...
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SDSU Mission Valley River Park + Site Improvements
Mission Valley, CA View ProjectSDSU Mission Valley River Park + Site Improvements
Client: Clark Construction | Project Design Consultants
Location: Mission Valley, CA
As subconsultants to Clark Construction and Project Design Consultants, Schmidt Design Group is providing landscape architecture design services for improvements to the SDSU Mission Valley site. The design of the 172-acre site transforms the largest expanse of parking lot west of the Mississippi...
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Tecolote Shores North Playground
San Diego, CA View ProjectTecolote Shores North Playground
Client: City of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Tecolote Shores Park North Playground transforms the dilapidated playground in San Diego’s Mission Bay Park into a vibrant play destination replete with an array of play opportunities for children and fitness accommodations for adults, crafted with accessibility in mind. The playground draws...
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Tecolote Shores South Playground
View ProjectTecolote Shores South Playground
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Designed to be one of the most accessible playgrounds in the City of San Diego, the design of the Tecolote Shores South Playground utilizes universal design elements to craft a space that takes into consideration a wide array of physical, social, and emotional needs. It offers accommodations...
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Nipaquay Elementary School
San Diego, CA View ProjectNipaquay Elementary School
Client: San Diego Unified School District
Location: San Diego, CA
The new elementary school for the Civita community, called Nipaquay, an indigenous word meaning “Our Other Home,” is based on flexibility and connectivity. Entering at the welcome center, the design extends directly to a new ‘maker space’ and library and media center, where new curriculum...
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3Roots Sports Park
Mira Mesa, CA View Project3Roots Sports Park
Client: Mira Mesa Advisory Group
Location: Mira Mesa, CA
Once a sand and gravel quarry, 3Roots Community Park creates a new destination for recreation and play in the community of Mira Mesa. The park design draws inspiration from the site history reflected in the geometry of the walkways, the subtle mounding implemented throughout the park, and the...
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Civita Creekside Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectCivita Creekside Park
Client: Sudberry Properties
Location: San Diego, CA
From a barren brownfield quarry Civita continues to grow and emerge as a community with a genuine green heart. Creekside Park is a new important addition to the treasured parks of Civita. The 1.3-acre linear park contains a large community-wide water quality treatment basin taking up approximately...
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Metro Park
Chula Vista, CA View ProjectMetro Park
Client: Millenia
Location: Chula Vista, CA
The recently opened Metro Park provides an active hub for the community of Millenia and residents of Chula Vista. Themed “Performance”, the park creates a forum for civic gathering, concerts, movies, and festivals within the heart of the community. The park’s perimeter includes a woonerf,...
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Maruta Gardner Playground at Bonita Cove Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectMaruta Gardner Playground at Bonita Cove Park
Client: City of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Maruta Gardner Playground is a site dedicated to its community, representing fun and recreation alongside respect and remembrance. The playground’s namesake is Maruta Gardner, a longtime Mission Bay community leader who was killed tragically by an impaired driver. As Gardner, along with the...
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E Street Greenway Master Plan
San Diego, CA View ProjectE Street Greenway Master Plan
Client: City of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
The master planned E Street Greenway is located between Horton Plaza and the Interstate 5 Freeway, starting on 4th Avenue and ending on 16th Street. Stretching 16 city blocks, the E Street Greenway traverses two of San Diego’s most cherished historic districts, Gaslamp Quarter and East Village....
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San Diego County Youth Transition Campus
San Diego, CA View ProjectSan Diego County Youth Transition Campus
Client: County of San Diego / DLR Group / Balfour Beatty Construction
Location: San Diego, CA
Schmidt Design Group collaborated with DLR Group and Balfour Beatty Construction to transform an outdated and inhospitable penal environment into a groundbreaking juvenile justice campus grounded in rehabilitation. The new, state-of-the-art, LEED-Gold facility serves as a one-of-a-kind national...
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Pacific Sky Elementary School
Del Mar, CA View ProjectPacific Sky Elementary School
Client: Del Mar Union School District
Location: Del Mar, CA
As subconsultant to OBR Architecture, Schmidt Design Group provided design, community engagement, construction documentation, and construction administration services for the development of the new ground-up 65,000-square-foot K-6 elementary school. The project is located on a 10-acre site, housing...
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Riverwalk San Diego
San Diego, CA View ProjectRiverwalk San Diego
Client: Hines
Location: San Diego, CA
Riverwalk San Diego is a 200-acre master-planned community located in the heart of the Mission Valley. With both the San Diego River and the MTS trolley traversing through the center of the project, this transit-oriented development will replace an existing 27-hole golf course with approximately...
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King-Chavez Primary Arts and Athletics Academy
San Diego, CA View ProjectKing-Chavez Primary Arts and Athletics Academy
Client: San Diego Unified School District
Location: San Diego, CA
The modernization of King-Chaves Primary Arts and Athletic Academy transform a dated elementary campus into a vibrant outdoor experience where students are encouraged to explore, learn, and play. Located in the culturally diverse community of Stockton in San Diego, CA, the project involved a...
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BioLegend Headquarters
San Diego, CA View ProjectBioLegend Headquarters
Client: Delawie Architects | BioLegend
Location: San Diego, CA
As a subconsultant to Delawie Architects, Schmidt Design Group developed the master plan for Biolegend’s eight-acre headquarters. The design features an amenity rich campus setting and provides a diverse range of passive and active spaces and multiple scales. The design seeks to create...
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Children’s Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectChildren’s Park
Client: Civic San Diego (formerly CCDC)
Location: San Diego, CA
The re-visioning of this existing two-acre park near the Children’s Museum and San Diego Convention Center in downtown San Diego is intended to provide a more usable open-space area for the public. The iconic urban park, originally designed by renowned landscape architect Peter Walker, features...
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Genesse
La Jolla, CA View ProjectGenesse
Client: Regency Centers
Location: La Jolla, CA
The design for Costa Verde Center creates a unique walkable destination for the residents of the La Jolla and the UTC Community. The design is inspired by the nearby Rose Canyon and adjacent finger canyons that historically extended into this site. Visitors to Costa Verde Center may arrive by light...
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Chollas Lake Park Playground Renovation
San Diego, CA View ProjectChollas Lake Park Playground Renovation
Client: City of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
The Chollas Lake Park Playground improvements provided much-needed updates to an underserved community in San Diego. With an average household income nearly 15% lower than the San Diego County average, and more than two-thousand of the neighborhood’s residents living with a disability, the...
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Adams Elementary School/Global Vision Academy
San Diego, CA View ProjectAdams Elementary School/Global Vision Academy
Client: San Diego Unified School District
Location: San Diego, CA
The improvements to the John Adams Elementary strengthen the social, environmental, and aesthetic qualities of the campus and its connection to the Normal Heights community. The vibrant colors reflect the full spectrum of educational, social, and civic ambitions ingrained in the school’s mission....
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East County Accessor/Recorder/County Clerk Facility
Santee, CA View ProjectEast County Accessor/Recorder/County Clerk Facility
Client: San Diego County
Location: Santee, CA
Schmidt Design Group is collaborating with the Miller Hull Partnership and CW Driver on San Diego County’s new state-of-the-art ARCC Branch Building. The site design honors the San Diego landscape. Plant selection was heavily influenced by species’ native to the region and drought-tolerance...
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The Silver Strand, “Nature’s Bridge to Discovery”
Coronado, CA View ProjectThe Silver Strand, “Nature’s Bridge to Discovery”
Client: City of Coronado
Location: Coronado, CA
The Silver Strand is a narrow, eight-mile long environmentally significant stretch of land where the Scenic State Highway SR 75 and bike path links the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach just southwest of downtown San Diego. Recognizing that the potential for the Silver Strand was under-served,...
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Stone Brewing Co. World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido
Escondido, CA View ProjectStone Brewing Co. World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido
Client: Stone Brewing Co.
Location: Escondido, CA
Schmidt Design Group, Inc. collaborated with owner Greg Koch and Architect Andy Kjellberg to design the hardscape, landscape and irrigation for outdoor seating and beer gardens at this popular restaurant and craft brewery in North San Diego County. Most of the one-acre of gardens are within a...
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Vive I & II Apartments at Ariva
San Diego, CA View ProjectVive I & II Apartments at Ariva
Client: Sunroad Enterprises
Location: San Diego, CA
Vive on the Park includes two five-story luxury apartment buildings housing 550 units over two levels of parking. The landscape design elevates the complex through thoughtful outdoor spaces designed to encourage social interaction, dining, entertaining, contemplation, exercise, and play. The two...
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County Administration Waterfront Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectCounty Administration Waterfront Park
Client: McCarthy Building Companies
Location: San Diego, CA
The County Administration Center Waterfront Park will open up views and access to the San Diego Bay by converting the large eight-acre parking lots north and south of the Administration Center into a large community and regional open-space amenity. The park will include large civic greens, a...
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North Harbor Drive Landscape Improvements
San Diego, CA View ProjectNorth Harbor Drive Landscape Improvements
Client: San Diego Port District
Location: San Diego, CA
Schmidt Design Group collaborated with the Port of San Diego to establish a new landscape vision for North Harbor Drive. Nearly 90,000 motorists experience North Harbor Drive on a daily basis making it one of the most visually prominent experiences in San Diego County. The proposed landscape...
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Del Sur Neighborhood Park
Del Sur, San Diego, California View ProjectDel Sur Neighborhood Park
Client: City of San Diego
Location: Del Sur, San Diego, California
Del Sur Neighborhood Park is a 5-acre park located in the Del Sur community of San Diego, California. Working in collaboration with the community, Lennar Homes, and City of San Diego; Schmidt Design Group fulfilled this neighborhood’s unique needs by providing amenities not found the surrounding...
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El Cajon Transit District Specific Plan
El Cajon, CA View ProjectEl Cajon Transit District Specific Plan
Client: City of El Cajon
Location: El Cajon, CA
Schmidt Design Group, Inc., collaborated with M.W. Steele Architects to create a framework for future development of a 259-acre district within the City of El Cajon. The public realm strategy sought to employ significant “road diets” throughout the District to increase multi-modal connectivity...
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Arts District at Liberty Station
San Diego, CA View ProjectArts District at Liberty Station
Client: obr Architecture
Location: San Diego, CA
The improvements at the Arts District create a unique and vibrant town square experience focused on maintaining the historic integrity of the former Naval Training Center while providing an elegant outdoor experience. Program amenities of the Arts District include an”arrival plaza” and...
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Linda Vista Skate Park
San Diego, CA View ProjectLinda Vista Skate Park
Client: City of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Schmidt Design Group, in conjunction with SITE Design Group, designed a custom, innovative, and multi-generational concrete skate park within the existing Linda Vista Community Park. The skate park is nestled in a valley between the existing sloping hillsides, creating prominent viewing areas...
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