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PARKS

ST. MATTHEWS CATHOLIC CHURCH RECREATIONAL PARK
San Antonio, TX. Client: St Matthews Catholic Church. Description:
Master Plan and implementation of a 15-Acre park to the meet the
Parish's recreational needs and the desire to create outdoor devotional
areas. Although privately owned, the Park serves as a community park
and encourages adjacent neighborhoods to use its facilities. Master plan
amenities include: an outdoor worship area, Stations of the Cross, walking
trails, playground, basketball court, sand volleyball court, softball/
baseball fields, batting cages, Multi-use baseball/soccer field, storage /
restrooms/ concession building. Unique design features include the
restoration of an on-site Cortez concrete bridge, which is incorporated into
the walking trail system, and site walls and the outdoor seating area
constructed of stone quarried on-site.

LAKSIDE PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
San Antonio, TX. Lakeside Park is a new 30 acre park located in
southeast City of San Antonio. The site is situated along Rosillo Creek and
features an approximately 10 acre pond. Landscape Architectural
services for the park included site planning, landscape architecture
design and irrigation improvements. Construction improvements consisted
of a new paved vehicular access, new parking, site lighting, drinking
fountain and 3,240 lineal feet of walking/jogging trail. The installation
of the trail also included the renovation of an existing pedestrian bridge
and the construction of two additional bridges to accommodate City Park
maintenance vehicles. Construction has been completed.

CROCKETT PARK REHABILITATION
San Antonio, Texas. Owner/Client: City of San Antonio Parks and
Recreation Department. Description: The rehabilitation of Crockett Park
began with the Master Plan development. The first phase of the park
included the installation of a central gazebo, lighting standards, walks,
benches, shade trees and accent trees. A prominent location in the park
was chosen to reinstall the original bust of Crockett. Construction cost for
Phase 1 was $170,000 and the project was completed in 1997.

McALLISTER PARK RENOVATION
Location: San Antonio, TX. Client: San Antonio Parks and Recreation
Department. Description: McAllister is one of the city of San Antonio's
largest parks, designated as a large urban park and features many active
and passive recreational uses. There are two distinct areas one that is
more natural in character and offers mostly passive recreational uses and
an area that offers more active recreational uses with some overlap. The
team chose to designate these areas as Natural zone & Sports Zone in
hopes of developing or discouraging future development in those areas
accordingly. The team's task was to evaluate needs established by the
community input meetings organized by the City of San Antonio Parks &
Recreation Department Staff and to recommend improvements to the
park funded by the City of San Antonio's Quality of life Bond Funds and
then to implement those improvements. The recommended improvements
include development of a New Park entry serving the Sports zone or
active recreation area, reconstructing the old main entrance and reducing
vehicular traffic in the Natural Zone by realigning roads. Other
improvements include street lighting for new park entry, traffic bumps to
slow traffic, restrooms with water fountain and Lighting in Sports zone,
new pedestrian access at trail by police sub station, repair of some parts of
existing trails and a new cross Country Trail from Buckhorn Rd. to
Thousand Oaks.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CAMPUS
San Antonio, Texas. as the director of landscape architecture for the firm
of Ford, Powell & Carson Architects and Planners, Inc., Cullen Coltrane
assisted an associated architectural firm in master planning and
implementing a the 28-acre campus for the San Antonio Jewish
community. The project consists of a 120,000 square foot multi-use
building. Uses include office space, an elementary school, childcare
facility, senior citizen center, mental health services, health club, library,
and a holocaust museum. Outdoor recreational amenities include seven
tennis courts, three playgrounds, combination softball and soccer field,
two swimming pools and a network of nature trails. Siting of the program
elements without stripping the natural topography and landscape were
the primary site issues. Minimal tree and understory planting removal
utilized the native vegetation to blend the facility into is surroundings.
Minimal tree removal also reduced installation of new landscaping,
providing an existing low maintenance landscape approach that reduced
landscape and site irrigation costs.

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HERMANN BROWN PARK AND TRAILS
Houston, Texas. Client: City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
Description: Master plan and preparation of construction documents for park
playground renovations and nature trail development. Scope of work
included design of new toddler and pre-school playgrounds, which included
playscape and site furniture selection, pavilion design/ location, detailing of
nature trails and pedestrian bridges. Site amenities were graded to meet
accessibility guidelines associated with The Americans' with Disabilities Act
(ADA).

OLMOS BASIN PARK REHABILITATION AND TRAIL DEVELOPMENT
San Antonio, Texas. Retained by Ford, Powell & Carson, Inc. started in June of
2003, C.F. Z Group assisted in the planning efforts and managed a team of
engineers, architects, and other landscape architects to analyze and develop
working drawings for existing recreational facilities such as roads, parking
lots, picnic areas, playground and restrooms requiring rehabilitation. Also to
direct planning and development efforts for a multi-use trail system to
connect recreational facilities within the park, surrounding neighborhoods
and to a regional park north of the Basin. Estimated construction costs
$850,000.00.

MICHAEL'S PARK
San Antonio, Texas. Michaels' Park is a 3-acre liner park within the Jewish
Community Center Campus located in San Antonio, Texas. It provides
recreational uses for all ages by offering a variety of amenities. The park's
trailhead provides multi-use, stone paved open space with moveable tables
and chairs. This space offers a viewing area for parents to sit and watch their
children swim in the adjacent swimming pool and provides an opportunity for
the elderly to enjoy tabletop games. It also converts into an unobstructed open
space by removing the tables, offering a pedestrian node for cultural events or
display areas for the Campus' nearby childcare facility and elementary school.
The trail head then converges into a six-foot wide trail, following the existing
terrain into a native tree covered forest. Amongst the forest, a vine covered
trellis anchors a stone paved amphitheater and provides another gathering
space. The trail continues to meander through the forest and terminates at a
reflection pond. A small waterfall accents the pond providing a tranquil
sound of falling water and buffering the nearby activities of the tennis courts
and the pool.

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NORTHEAST I.S.D. FOOTBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS
San Antonio, Texas. Owner: North East Independent School District.
Project Construction Cost: Approximately $130,000 (landscape and
irrigation only). Project Completion Date: 2003. Professional Services
Provided: Landscape Architecture. Project Description:Project
encompassed the development of new running tracks and re-development
of existing football fields for four middle schools. The schools were
Jackson MS, Kruegar MS, White MS and Nimitz MS. Design responsibilities
included detailing of new football field soils and solid sod, design of new
automatic irrigation systems and development of year long maintenance
specifications. Proper soils, depths and compaction levels were specified
for sports turf development. Solid sod, Bermuda 419, was specified in
rolls with maximum grade tolerances and maximum roll spacing
tolerances identified. Fully automatic and independent irrigation rotary
system with weather sensors was designed for each school. Project
responsibilities included bid negotiations and construction administration.
Work was completed by March 2003.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, WOMEN'S SOFTBALL FIELD
Austin, Texas. Client: Marmon Mok. The development of the NCAA
intercollegiate women's sports facility was completed in two phases.
Phase One consisted of the installation of the site utilities, the irrigation
system for the field, the subsurface drainage system and infield and
outfield soil mixes. The sports field turf was installed as a separate
contract to secure its readiness for the Fall 1997 season. The turf installed
was rolls of Bermuda Tifway 419. Phase two consisted of the development
of the remainder of the site and the facility including the construction of
the 1500 seat stadium. Design responsibility included irrigation,
landscape and entrance hardscape development. The hardscape
development included planters, retaining walls, stair entries, ramps, and
handrails.

SOUTHSIDE LIONS SKATE PARK MASTER PLAN
San Antonio, TX. Client: San Antonio Parks & Recreation. Description:
The purpose of this master plan is to provide the CSA Parks and
Recreation Department with a comprehensive plan to develop a new
Skate Facility and associated recreational opportunities for Southside
Lions Park (SLP). The Parks and Recreation Department will use this plan
to determine future development and funding options. The primary goal
of this effort was to evaluate the existing site resources and adapt the
tennis complex into a skate park. Secondary objectives included assessing
associated recreational opportunities, aesthetics, and operational impacts.

FORT SAM HOUSTON COMMUNITY SPORTS AND RECREATION
PARK. Fort Sam Houston, TX. Strategic masterplan identifying the
existing and future recreational needs for Fort Sam Houston. The scope of
services included: site analysis, preparation of architectural/landscape
architectural guidelines, site lighting standards, utility requirements,
rehabilitation requirements for existing buildings, development phasing
and cost estimates.

WALKER COUNTY REGIONAL SPORTS AND RECREATION PARK
Walker County, AL. Client: Goodrum Knowles Architect. Description:
Conversion of an abandon county airport into a regional recreation park.
The park consists of a natatorium, individual softball, baseball and little
league complexes, soccer fields, tennis court complex, passive and active
open spaces, scale model airfield, propose lake for fishing, swimming and
boating, trails, campgrounds and support parking.

BOEING AEROSPACE RECREATION FACILITY
Huntsville, AL. Client: Goodrum Knowles Architects. Description:
Development of a strategic master plan identifying future adult
recreational needs for the manufacturing plant for the Huntsville facility.
The scope of services included: site analysis, preparation of architectural/
landscape architectural concept, site lighting standards, utility
requirements, for multi-use recreation center, tennis courts, softball fields,
basketball courts, fishing pier and wetlands mitigation, phasing plan, and
cost estimates.

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PLAYGROUNDS FOR CHERYL WEST AND TEURAH SHALEY
APARTMENTS. San Antonio, Texas. This project encompassed the
replacement of existing playgrounds for the San Antonio Housing Authority.
New playgrounds were installed to meet current playground guidelines and
ADA requirements. Playgrounds and equipment were designed for 2-5
year and 5-12 year age groups. Playgrounds included half-court basketball
court with ornamental steel fencing, swing sets, covered seating area, play
structures, drinking fountains, benches, vinyl coated fencing and ANSL
lighting. Other construction items included demolition of existing concrete
walls and walks, grading, and landscaping. Construction costs were
$386,225 and was completed in 2001.

HERMANN BROWN PARK PLAYGROUND
Houston, Texas. Client: City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Description: Master plan and preparation of construction documents for park
playground renovations and nature trail development. Scope of work
included design of new toddler and pre-school playgrounds, which included
playscape and site furniture selection, pavilion design/ location, detailing of
nature trails and pedestrian bridges. Site amenities were graded to meet
accessibility guidelines associated with The Americans' with Disabilities Act
(ADA).

JOHN JAMES PARK IMROVEMENT PROJECTS
San Antonio, TX. John James Park is a park originally developed 20 years
ago. The focus of the improvement project was to create a more recreational
valuable facility. The improvements included the installation of a
playground, ADA accessible picnic units, and ADA accessible portable
restrooms, 2,580 lineal feet of walking/jogging trail, site lighting, soccer field
lighting, and expansion of the existing parking lot. Project construction costs
were $440,000. The project was completed in 2000.