Master Planned Communities

The 5,500-acre residential and resort community in southern Orange County is the largest security gated community in southern California. Our role as master landscape architect spanned from early development in 1987 through project build-out in 2005. Designed within a beautiful valley of oak woodland and scrub landscape, master planning and the landscape design embraced the natural setting which included preservation of oak woodland valleys and vast natural open spaces and included the relocation of nearly 500 mature oak trees. The project includes community entries, streetscape and common area design, restoration of sensitive habitats, fuel modification design, community and neighborhood park design. Our design responsibilities also included the highly acclaimed Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club with tennis, aquatic and health club facilities adjacent to two 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed championship golf courses.

This 1,300-acre master planned community includes large environmentally oriented amenities including wetlands, retention lakes, native greenbelts and paseos which collect community storm water for grassy swale filtration prior to entering the 13-acre lake detention feature. Project design also included numerous community amenities featuring a large recreation/aquatic center with a community clubhouse, community parks and several neighborhood parks.

A 350-acre residential community within a spectacular setting adjacent to Crystal Cove State Park and the Laguna Coast Wilderness Area. Pacific Ridge is the promontory of all Newport Coast communities, featuring breathtaking views of the Pacific and Catalina Island. The project included landscape master planning, a City of Newport Beach community park, neighborhood recreation and swim center, entries, streetscapes, slopes and open spaces. The central landscape theme of coastal grasslands and scrub compliments the surrounding natural environment.

The Village of Stonegate is a 600-acre master planned community by the Irvine Company, adjacent to the established villages of Woodbury and Northwood. The community is defined by individual neighborhoods organized around the central core of Stonegate Elementary School and Stonegate Community Park. Clark & Green Associates was responsible for the design of many community components including Santa Clara, San Mateo, Cambria, Santa Maria, Mendocino, Arcadia, Goldfinch Park and Stonegate Public Community Park.

The master planned community of Talega encompasses approximately 3,500-acres with more than 1,200-acres set aside as natural open space. Our Santa Barbara themed landscape design includes a Fred Couples signature golf course and clubhouse facility as the centerpiece for the spectacular array of community amenities. These include the commercial town center, two community parks, swim and athletic club, business park and several neighborhood parks, connected with a strong pedestrian, bicycle and hiking trail system. Community entries, streetscapes, open space and fuel modification edges were designed to seamlessly blend the community landscape and the natural environment.

Master landscape architect for Five Point Communities development adjacent to the 1,300-acre Orange County Great Park, including neighborhood master plans for streetscapes, paseos, open space and trails.

Woodbury is an Irvine Company Master Planned Community of approximately 600-acres, adjacent to the established village of Northwood. We were involved in the design of several residential neighborhoods and parks including Rosemoor, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Sarissa, Sonoma, San Marino, Carmel, La Casella, Villa Rosa and Date Palm Square.