Places

PLACES

KWLA has planned and created a wide variety of private and public spaces including parks, mixed-use town centers and resorts. During the design process, great attention is paid to the combination of the client’s program and the spatial relationships that shape successful and sustainable projects.


MIXED USE XMichigan, New York, North Carolina

The Mixed Use Master Plans created by Deak Planning + Design in collaboration with KWLA include hotel, retail, housing, public plazas and entertainment venues. The integration and coordination of transportation systems are key elements in these Master Plans.


ERICKSON PARKS X

The park and open space systems on the Erickson Senior Living Campuses are typically themed to the surrounding natural environment. Campuses are pedestrian friendly, walk-able communities with numerous “pocket” parks and courtyards, which are fully landscaped with elegantly formal or organic designs.


HENRY FORD BIRTHPLACE PARK XDearborn, Michigan

Henry Ford Birthplace Park is located on the original farm property where Henry Ford was born in Dearborn, Michigan. In addition to large walnut trees, lawn areas and colorful perennial beds, there is a shade pavilion for sunny afternoons. The popular resident gardens echo the agricultural heritage of the property.


HERITAGE PARK XHistoric Spicer Property, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Heritage Park is located on the former Spicer Property in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The 212 acre park in suburban Detroit, contains rare examples of Michigan ecosystems in an area where little wilderness remains. Working with Grissim Metz Andriese, Kenneth Weikal developed the park master plan for passive recreation and nature education.


THE HAMLET – PARK SYSTEM XCanton, Michigan

The Hamlet has a variety of open spaces and parks connected by boulevards, sidewalks and the pedestrian walk system, which link many recreation options – including walking, bicycling, open play, a tot lot, a playscape, tennis and swimming.


RESORTS XUnited States and Caribbean
The Resort Master Plans created by Deak Planning + Design with the assistance of KWLA include mixed uses, recreation facilities, aquariums, waterscapes and full service mega yacht marinas.

CASA VIENTO XEl Yaque, Margarita, Venezuela

The architecturally innovative Casa Viento is in the windsurfing and kite sailing resort of El Yaque, Margarita, Venezuela. What started as a scribble on the back of a post card became the landscape renovation of the 1.5 acre tropical grounds, a whimsical manager’s office and the guest terrace entertainment area.


CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL XNovi, Michigan

The school building and sports fields of Catholic Central High School are carefully sited to preserve and enhance existing wetlands and mature woodlands. Native plant species and wetlands were re-introduced as an integral part of the total development plan of the school property.


GREATER GRACE TEMPLE XDetroit, Michigan

Created on the grounds of an old amusement park, Greater Grace Temple is a state of the art 3,800 seat sanctuary and auditorium, banquet hall and conference center in Detroit, Michigan. The landscape design began with the restoration of the native stream corridor and floodplain on the eastern portion of the site.

The park and open space systems on the Erickson Senior Living Campuses are typically themed to the surrounding natural environment. Campuses are pedestrian friendly, typically walk-able communities with numerous “pocket” parks and courtyards, fully landscaped with elegantly formal or organic designs.