Linda Robinson Studio: Landscape Projects

   Landscape Architectural Design Projects

Current Projects

 

Edgemont Highlands Development / Durango, Colorado / Summer 2004 - present
Landscape architectural design for entrances, community center grounds, parks, and trails of a 500 acre, 600 unit, subdivision in a forest outside of Durango.

Ongoing Projects
 

Laybourne Residence / Placerville, Colorado / 1996 - present
Design, independently and in collaboration with Fernau and Hartman Architects, Berkeley, CA; landscape contracting for Kit and Geraldine Laybourne.

Design services include:
•  Design of spatial conditions in the landscape around the residence and along the entry road.
•  Design and construction of hardscape elements such as patios, walkways, fences, lighting, "follies" along trails.
•  Design and construction of trails network.
•  Design and construction of patio table and door card table, selection of chairs.
•  Planting design and installation, including re-vegetation of disturbed areas.
•  Monitoring for beetle infestation in forest, management of forest thinning.

Junkins Residence / Town of Mountain Village, Colorado / Summer 2001 - 2004
Conceptual and detail design of all outdoor spaces around residence currently under construction, supervision of forest thinning/management, trail planning.

Kennedy / Marshall Residence / Town of Mountain Village, CO / 1999-2001
Design of landscape architectural elements in association with William Kleinschmidt, Architect, and Fortenberry Construction, for residence of Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy. Design facets include : Design of outdoor patios, walks, and walls; planting design (using primarily native plants); playground site plan; co-design of custom play structures; grading and construction supervision; installation of all plants.

Recent Projects
 

Patchett Residence / Placerville, Colorado / 2001 - 2004
Conceptual and detail design of all outdoor spaces around existing residence and planned addition, in collaboration with Connie Giles, Architect.

West Residence / Cortez, Colorado / 2004
Design and construction supervision for hardscape and plantings around a rural residence.

McCargo Residence / Telluride, Colorado / 2001 - 2004
Design of outdoor spaces of new residence, in collaboration with Connie Giles, Architect. Planting design and construction monitoring.

Wallace Residence / Lewis, Colorado / 2004 - present
Master planning, hardscape design, and planting design for working farm compound.

Dunton Hot Springs / Dunton, Colorado / 2003
Planting design for grounds utilizing native plants to define spaces, to add presence to the entry, and to add privacy to the outdoor bath and cabins.

Cortez Cultural Center / Cortez, Colorado / 2002-2003
Design of renovations and additions to the outdoor plaza.

Green Residence / Cortez, Colorado / 2001
Pond design and site planning for new residence.

Calf Canyon Bed and Breakfast / Bluff, UT / 1999
Planting design, trellis design consultation.

Town of Dolores Riverwalk / Dolores, CO / 1999
Conceptual design and grant proposal.

Colorado State Parks / 1999
Presentation materials for proposed Regional Park.

Riverside Park / Dolores, CO / 1997-1998
Conceptual design, grant application, detail design, construction documents, construction oversight.

Munro Property / 1997
Site planning for a residential, eight acre parcel, including: orchard, vegetable garden, windbreak, and driveway.

Osprey Packs / Factory site / Cortez, CO / 1997
Design and partial construction of grounds around existing factory building.

Triangle Park / Dolores, CO / Fall 1996 - Spring 1997
Design and coordination of construction (donation of services).

Aneth Community School Courtyard Garden / Aneth, Utah, Navajo Nation / 1995-1997
Design of a courtyard space to be used for both educational and social purposes.

Ruth Ricketts Memorial Garden / Mancos Valley Inn, Mancos, CO / 1997
Consultant to artist Mary Ellen Long in the design and installation of the "garden" memorializing her mother on the grounds of the nursing home where she died.

Emily Sutcliffe, M. D., Office / Cortez, CO / 1996
Design and installation of gardens for the office building.

MLA Projects, selected
 

Shiprock Park and Market Design Study / Thesis Project / Shiprock, NM / 1994 - 1995
Design for, and defense of, the Shiprock Park and Flea Market; and discourse on the need for, and role of, public space in Navajo Towns.

Radlicke Valley Planning and Design Study / Prague, Czech Republic / 1994
Master planning for the Radlicke Valley in Prague 5, for the City Council of District 5 in Prague, through UCD's Study Abroad program. Project included weekly presentations (for 6 weeks) to the Prague 5 City Council.

Boulder Valley Ditches: A Landscape Preservation and Design Study / Boulder, CO / 1994
Landscape design and planning study on means and mechanisms for integrating the historic irrigation ditch system into the contemporary urban fabric. Facets include: Design for the area around Anderson Ditch along Pennsylvania Street between 8th and 9th, and for area around Anderson Ditch in the vicinity of Baseline and 19th.

Eureka Sunnyside Mill Reclamation Design . Eureka, CO - near Silverton Colorado / 1994
Design for a park which would facilitate reclamation of the abandoned Sunnyside Mill, a processing facility for lead, zinc, gold, and silver ores.


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