David Volz Design

STATE STREET PARK, CITY OF SOUTH GATE State Street park encompasses a 5-half acre utility overlay found parcels, along a half-mile stretch of Southern Avenue. These parcels connect dozens of mid-city neighborhoods, as well as several local schools and commercial districts, they also allow for easy access to large city parks. The half-mile long park trail system meanders through the green space and provides access to numerous play and recreation nodes. This pathway-to-play p...arallels a new class 1 off-street bikeway that runs the length of the project and connects to other city-wide trails. There are exciting play spaces, exercise equipment pods, sports courts, and picnic spaces dispersed along the linear park’s trail system. There are sculptures in this park that tie together the art and nature theme that the community asked for during the park planning process. State Street Park enriches the community, invites and provides access and elements of programed, prescribed, and creative play, and provides wonderful park space on found underutilized utility corridor lands. #parksmakelifebetter #landscapearchitecture #statestreetpark #goexplore #cityofsouthgate City of South Gate

"Like the previous two median projects, Volz told the council that the Katella Ave. median replacement would meet new state mandates such as removing all turf grasses and new plantings to save water. Both palettes he presented were of the Mediterranean climate models, saying plantings living in a median must also endure wind and excessive heat." #landscapearchitecture #CityofCypress City of Cypress City Hall

RANCHO MIRAGE CITY HALL, CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE The four acre Rancho Mirage City Hall campus improvement project was initiated by the city’s elected officials to set an example for high-quality sustainable site development within the city. The design criteria and program emphasized compatibility with the surrounding desert environment, sustainable practices for construction and maintenance, and improvements to the campus for employees and visitors to city hall. The DVD designe...d landscape renovation program included a drastic reduction in water usage, reduced maintenance and environmental impacts, the introduction of adapted and indigenous plant specs, and the elimination of lawn areas and spray irrigation. Also, included in the site design; debris reduction from walkways, appropriate site, and landscape materials, erosion prevention measures, aesthetic and artistic enhancements, additional shade for parking and people, and site lighting with enhanced energy-efficient fixtures. New public gathering spaces take advantage of and surrounding rocky desert landscape and environment include direct access to nature trails and pleasant walkways throughout the campus grounds. Rancho Mirage has set an example of high-quality sustainable site development while improving the work environment at the much-used City Hall. #cityofranchomirage #davidvolzdesign #landscapearchitecture #cityhalllandscape #desertlandscape #sustainablelandscape

CHARLES B HOPPER PARK, CITY OF LAWNDALE Charles B. Hopper is a unique project from an architectural, environmental, and community use perspective. Architecturally, it is unique because it blends a number of different recreational and leisure elements and amenities within a limited amount of space, and it satisfies a number of different age groups. The park includes a playground for tots and pre-school aged children 2 to 5 years of age and a climbing boulder. The shaded caf...é tables with chess/checkerboards were included in the design to give children, adults, and seniors an opportunity to play games. The themed streets of Lawndale rubberized playground surfacing places an emphasis on handicap access and playground safety. The park includes comfortable, state-of-the-art benches in which parents can relax and watch their children at play, a shaded picnic area for small group gatherings, and a place for people to enjoy a peaceful lunch. The park also includes public restrooms and a significant amount of green space for children to play on and for small group and family picnics. Environmentally, the park was designed with sustainable landscaping, characterized by primarily low water-use vegetation that is surrounded by organic mulch. #davidvolzdesign #landscapearchitecture #parksmakelifebetter #cityoflawndale #hopperpark #goexplore