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Pickleball Court Design: Maximizing Fun and ...

Pickleball is one of the hottest trends in recreation right now, and for good reason. It’s a welcoming sport that offers an abundance of fun. It’s known as a ‘game for everyone.’ Pickleball encourages physical activity to improve people’s fitness and wellness. As park designers, we see pickleball on the agenda for most of the park projects we work on.

Pickleball Court Design: Maximizing Fun and Functionality
Guest User
Erie Community Park: Third and Final Phase

This summer we celebrated the grand opening of the third and final phase of Erie Community Park. 12 acres of features were added to this park extending its value to the community. The park is consistently filled with people enjoying all it has to offer, and we could be more excited to see that enthusiasm.

Erie Community Park: Third and Final Phase
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Outdoor Classrooms: Now More Than Ever

This past year, schools all over the country were forced to allow fewer students inside and keep classes physically separate from each other, making their outside spaces a hot commodity. In many cases schools had to scramble to figure out ways to make this happen with little time to plan. We propose that to better equip schools for the future, more time, funding, and attention is needed to design these outdoor learning environments in ways students, teachers and the neighboring community can enjoy throughout the year.

Outdoor Classrooms: Now More Than Ever
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Two Hunters Park: A Tribute to Mark Martinez ...

Parks all around the world are known for igniting emotions of hope, peace, and optimism. Two Hunters Park, a commemorative park honoring the lives of Mark Martinez and Joey Irwin of Firestone, CO is no exception.

Two Hunters Park: A Tribute to Mark Martinez and Joey Irwin
Schools
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Helping Our Community Grow

We worked alongside these supporters for several years with continuing development on Lafayette Elementary’s garden as well as their three playgrounds. Recently, we began replacing raised flower beds in areas being reestablished.

Helping Our Community Grow

boulder bike week challenge

Living the Brand and Wearing the Yellow Jersey

Design Concepts is a firm wholeheartedly committed to boosting every idea and vision that supports healthy living.  We’re staunch advocates in design that promotes healthy communities.  Our people, culture, and body of work support these claims and back our mission.  Ultimately, our brand reflects a heightened commitment and awareness of healthy communities.

Therefore, it was a PERFECT fit when Design Concepts signed up for Boulder’s inaugural Winter Bike Week challenge. Not only did we participate, but we took #1 in the 7-19 staff size group.  There was a lot of internal cheerleading from team leader Bill Gotthelf, along with a bit of fun-hearted cajoling to get our team into the #1 spot.

Bill rented a ‘Blue Philly Fat Bike’ from nearby Foxtrot Wheel & Edge for the team to share and kept it conveniently available next to the front door.  Team members grabbed it for a spin for a bit of fresh air, a break from the office and to support the team cause.

 “[blankety-blank-blank-blank] is so far ahead they must be doping!”…“with a couple more riders, we can pass the other two!”…“just logged a ride and bumped us to 4th…for now.”
—Team Design Concepts

The challenge was held during the week of January 25th – 29th.  The City of Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder County, and the University of Colorado Boulder partnered to host the event.  A total of 929 participants from 178 organizations made 3,519 trips, which totaled 23,923 miles logged during Winter Bike Week in Boulder.

In the end, we had a blast! Being outdoors, embracing healthy living, and supporting advocates in our healthy communities clearly reflects who we are as a firm; just as a brand should.  Design Concepts ‘walks the talk’ and ‘lives our brand!’

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Design Concepts is an M/WBE, SBE Landscape Architecture design firm with the City and County of Denver and a DBE under the US Department of Transportation’s Colorado Unified Certification Program (UCP).