Marina has the privilege in working with PCL Construction on this project for UCLA. The project consists of installing irrigation systems, landscape, and synthetic turf for the field.
UCSD Pepper Canyon site work involves the restoration of natural canyon landscape. A Central Campus Trolley Station and a new multi-modal path has been implemented to align with the “Urban Forest” designation. A regional storm water quality basin has been added to support the new additions from potential development plans.
Client: Taylor Ball Construction/Owner: San Diego State University Building a 250,000 sq. ft. sports complex with an 80,000 sq. ft. natural turf soccer field on a 3-story parking structure at the university required complete innovation in construction techniques, materials, and project management. Flat drainage materials replaced conventional drainpipe, aggregate materials had to be installed over an eighth-inch liquid-applied rubber liner, and materials were conveyed to the roof and spread with lightweight equipment. Much of the work was hand labor, with laser-guided trowels completing the final grade of the track and field. With this project, the unique procedures developed by the Marina team advanced the future design parameters for on-structure sports complexes.
Working with Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Marina Design Group and Marina Construction are part of the design build team for the new UCI Humanities building located on the Irvine campus. The design team has designed the planting to interface with the existing plant palette of the UCI campus, using low maintenance planting as well as allowing accent planting at key interface points to the building. The rear and sides of the building have a variety of California native plants that identify the edges of the rear plaza, as well as guiding students down the walkway to the rear classrooms. Marina Design Group has utilized natives that are appropriate for each particular landscape condition, for a reduction in the amount of water usage and maintenance.
In conjunction with the construction of the University’s new Coastal Biology Building, Marina Landscape was contracted in 2016 by Graniterock Construction of Watsonville to implement a large-scale sustainable landscape across the Coastal Science Campus. The project encompassed over 325,000 square feet of native, eco-friendly landscaping and included the installation of more than 66,000 plants, one mile each of roadside planting and pedestrian pathways, two acres of meadow planting, and over one acre of bioretention areas. This effort reflects our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship in creating functional, resilient outdoor spaces.