Originally designed in part by renowned landscape architect Thomas Church in the 1940s, Parkmerced is a 150-acre apartment community located near Lake Merced in San Francisco. Kikuchi + Kankel Design Group recently completed upgrades to the community’s central recreation area based on a design that preserves Church’s original geometric layout. Intimate barbecue and picnic areas have been incorporated next to new recreational amenities under the existing mature pine and cypress trees.
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An existing, upgraded community garden is flanked by two volleyball and bocce courts, along with separate playgrounds for kids and toddlers. A new outdoor exercise structure and fenced dog park have been centered between the high-rise apartment buildings, and are surrounded by sweeping masses of new shrubs, ornamental grasses, and ground covers. These new plantings provide a seamless visual transition between all the new recreational amenities.
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