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Covering an 85 acre site, this school campus is unique in that it has features of the land that were highlighted. One of these is an existing wetland that remains protected and will eventually enable the students to complete a boardwalk project and see how wetlands function first hand. The second is a blueline stream on the site. Alon the stream, a planted meadow was created alongside paths to walk and connect directly with nature. These plants end in a planting of wildflowers to further enhance the experience as the stream exist the site.
By using large heirloom trees throughout the site, the vision for this school will reach far into the future.
Then main entrances to the school as well as two outdoor classrooms were design in addition to pathways and hardscape to the baseball and softball fields. This school will be a LEED Certified building, and is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2012. |
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Hazel Green High School Hazel Green, Alabama |
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With a new addition to the high school, and the school year fast approaching, BLA was asked to design the landscape for a new courtyard space that serves as the main entry to the school from the student parking lot. The courtyard also opens up from the gymnasium, and is looked out upon from the cafeteria. The goal for the design was to meet the budget provided, and give the students a place to congregate before and after classes that will encourage learning.
With the quick turnaround, and the plant material selected, the courtyard met the school board's expectations and will be a major benefit to the school as the landscape grows in. |
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Banks Caddell Elementary School Decatur, Alabama |
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Completed by Self at Previous Firm
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Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, Huntsville, Alabama |
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Completed by Self at Previous Firm
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Mill Road Elementary School Madison, Alabama |
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Completed by Self at Previous Firm |
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Williams Middle School, Huntsville, Alabama |
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With a school building already onsite, the architect asked for a landscape design that would unify both the buildings to form a seamless campus for the students. This was accomplished by using the same plant material for both buildings and bringing a plant pallette of large trees onto the site to minimize the difference between the buildings. There are two outdoor classrooms to bring the students out into the landscape. With the orientation of these classrooms, the landscape was designed to provide a seperation of space from the building environment to a more natural one.
The irrigation for the site was also designed to take advantage of low water usage nozzles and heads helping to minimize the school's impact on our natural resources.
Designed by Self at Previous Firm
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