LASN is a photographically oriented, professional journal featuring topics of concern and state-of-the-art projects designed or influenced by registered Landscape Architects.
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Vendor List: Coldsprings Granite: Custom Granite Climber Columbia Cascade: Swings, Custom Slides, Custom Wood Sculpture, Custom Site Benches Fitzgerald Formliners: Faux-Boardform Finish Formliners Freenotes Harmony Park: Freestanding Drums, Chimes, Metallophone Gatorbridge: Custom 60' Span Bridge Haws Corporation: Drinking Fountains Hi-Spy Viewing Machines: Viewing Binoculars Hunter Industries: Irrigation Hydrel: High Mast Flood Lights Kompan: Rotating Riders And Toddler Spinners Landscape Structures: Custom Net Climbers Lymon Whitaker: Kinetic Art Sculpture Passe Montagne Climbing Systems: Climbing Holds Prisma Architectural Lighting: Direct Burial Signage Lighting Reliance Foundry Co.: Retractable Bollards Syar Industries: Site Boulders Tot Turf: Play Surfacing Urban Design Berlin: Three-Rail Slide, Climbing Poles Project Team: Client: San Francisco Parks Alliance Donor: The Mercer Foundation Donor's Rep/Construction Mgr: Mack5 Owner: San Francisco Recreation And Parks Design Team: Landscape Architect / Prime Design Consultant: Koch Landscape Architecture Associate Landscape Architect: Merrill Morris Partners Play Consultant: Site Masters, Inc. Civil Engineer: Lea And Braze Engineering Structural Engineer: Abht Structural Engineers Electrical Engineer/Lighting Designer: Reyes Engineering City-Provided Services: Geotechnical: San Francisco Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering Surveyor: San Francisco Department Of Public Works, Bureau of Street Use And Mapping Right of Way Engineer: San Francisco Department of Public Works Hydraulics Engineer: San Francisco Dept. of Public Works General Contractor: Bauman Landscape & Construction Above The renovation included installation of a new irrigation system, security site lighting and a subsurface drainage system below the play matting to collect and direct water runoff from rain and irrigation. Water management was a major concern for the design team, as the original play area was constructed in a converted wading pool that was prone to flooding. PHOTO CREDIT: PUBLIC LABORATORIES Bottom A separate area for swings is at the lower boundary of the playground, surrounded by a local plant palette. Five open-belt swings and one therapeutic swing seat with a head support (Columbia Cascade) were installed along the perimeter of the playground. Children can swing while looking out across the park, as if swinging over an edge, or face the playground with a view of the entire play area. October 2012 47