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Landscape
Restoration / Conservation Projects
Many of our projects involve the restoration or adaptive re-use
of existing landscapes. In many cases these projects have involved
National register historic properties or districts. Evaluation
of historic and culturally significant vegetation and other landscape
features
is an essential aspect of our design approach. Our work on these
projects has included the design of tree preservation programs
and historic landscape conservation.
Examples of work on historically significant projects include:
- Landscape Improvements around Monument in Fairmount Park
- Landscape
Renovation for OIC International Headquarters, Tulpehocken
Historic District
- Tree Preservation Consultation for
Audubon Estate
- Design of Entry Drive for Steppingstone Museum
State Park
- Landscape Master Plan for Benson Hammond House
Other projects involving landscape restoration or adaptive re-use
include:
- Glen Burnie Bancorp Corporate Headquarters
- Wiley H Bates School-
Recreation Complex
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The Germantown Avenue
Monument, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Brenton Associates, Inc. is project
landscape architect for the Rotary Club of Chestnut Hill's initiative
to restore Fairmount Park's historic gateway at the intersection
of Germantown Avenue and Cresheim Valley Drive. Brenton Associates,
Inc.’s design work has included selective clearing to restore
views, planting of native tree and shrubs, as well as exotic
seasonal flowers, recommendations for stream stabilization, and
securing Streets Department approvals to close a redundant turn
lane and improve pedestrian safety. This project has required
extensive coordination with the Fairmount Park Commission, community
volunteers, and neighboring business owners. |
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Glen Burnie Bancorp
Corporate Headquarters, Glen Burnie, MD
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Brenton Associates provided
comprehensive landscape architecture services for the bank's
new corporate headquarters. A twenty thousand square foot addition
is tastefully located behind the older colonial style structure
on the town's main street. Brenton Associates designed a fountain
and vest pocket park mediating between the corporate office
and main street. The brick and limestone used in the plaza
respond to the architecture of the headquarters building and
to the church building on the opposite corner. The vest pocket
park expresses the important relationship between Glen Burnie
Bancorp and the community it serves. |
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OIC International Headquarters, Philadelphia,
PA
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Brenton Associates, inc. was responsible for
design and implementation of Phase One Landscape improvements
for this property in the Tulpehocken Station National Register
Historic District. These improvements include design of perennial
accent plantings, restoration of balcony planters, conversion
of a hazardous exterior stairway into a planter, selective
pruning and plant removal, and relocation of a building identity
sign that obscured significant architectural detailing. On-site
perennials and masonry construction materials were salvaged
and re-used in the new design. |
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The Philadelphian Landscape
Renovation.
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Located across Franklin Parkway from the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, the Philadelphian Is an important element in
the urban landscape, The design challenge is to mediate between
the great scale of the modernist apartment tower, the intervening
avenue and boulevard and the Art Museum, while providing a
garden for the residents' delight. Drawing inspiration from
the City's great public squares, Brenton Associates is proposing
a bold layering of trees, shrubs and perennial borders that
will provide an elegant garden experience for the residents,
while responding sensitively to the building’s modernist
architecture. |
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