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Redesigning Possibilities: How Butterfield ...

Possibilities Playground at Butterfield Crossing Park is a bold rethinking of what inclusive play can be. Designed as a sensory-rich, fully accessible space shaped by community input, it invites children and caregivers of all abilities to connect, explore, and belong, together.

Redesigning Possibilities: How Butterfield Crossing Park Became a New Benchmark for Inclusive Play
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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
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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
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New Website Feature: Virtual Arboretum

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Check out our new Virtual Arboretum for the Louisville Community Park!

We’ve put together an interactive way for communities to learn more about the trees that live in their area. Park visitors can stop and take notice of the Imperial Honeylocust they pass en route to the playground or the English Oak that they have been resting under.

To use the VA, go to our website to download and print the Virtual Arboretum map and take it with you to the park. Orient yourself using the map and match the trees on the guide to those on the map. It is a fun and interactive way to experience the park and can be used by anyone – from families to seniors, and wildlife enthusiasts to school groups.
We started the Virtual Arboretum project to share our knowledge of the many neighborhood parks around Colorado with the communities that use them. Perhaps it will help instill a greater appreciation for the natural environment or allow users to impress their friends as they recite Quercus macrocarpa.

We invite you to give it a try and keep going back throughout the year. Please leave a comment and let us know what you think!

Green Tip: Our Green Building

We're walkin' the walk. For about a year now we have made the effort to maintain a zero-waste company. This means that we recycle and compost as much as we can. We do our best to buy office and kitchen supplies which are eco-friendly. From compost bins in the kitchen and bathrooms-which are emptied into Eco-Cycle containers outside-to the use of recycled, recyclable and/or compostable plotter, printer, drawing, and tracing paper as well as compostable toilet paper and paper towels there is a concerted effort on the part of every one of our employees to contribute to the sustainability goals we have set for ourselves.

We have also formed alliances with the other businesses in our building to move toward becoming a zero-waste building. Mojo Coffeehouse is zero waste and shares both our compost and recycle bins, while The Sweet Tomato restaurant recycles their plastics, cardboard, and glass.

The vendors who help us stay zero waste:
Vanderberg Office Supply
Office Depot (yes, even the bigger guys offer green supplies now)

If you're looking to go zero-waste (or even increase your part to be more eco friendly) don't hesitate to contact us, we're happy to help.

Hello blog world!

Hey there, thanks for stopping by! We're thrilled to launch our new blog site. This blog holds a lot of potential for us and we hope it proves to be a valuable tool for you. Our intent is to keep it regularly updated with posts about just about everything related to what we do. We'll cover topics such as green construction, design theory, interviews, industry news and much more. We also want this blog to evolve over time so you might see changes from time to time.
Anyhow, thanks for checking us out and don't be shy on leaving comments - we love to hear from you and appreciate the feedback.

-Design Concepts

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).