Sometimes a project spans years before it comes to fruition, and that’s okay because good design takes time. Three years ago Ironwood began working with a consultant team to redesign Lincoln Street in Exeter, New Hampshire. The streetscape improvement project involved enhancing pedestrian safety and calming traffic on a busy commercial street with an elementary [...]
People often ask, “Is Ironwood Design Group busy in the winter?” The answer to that inquiry is always an emphatic “Yes!” This January we are hunkered down in the office moving our clients’ projects forward: Master Plans Master planning entails an analysis of a land parcel and creation of a plan for its optimal use [...]
Not every project that comes in the door at Ironwood Design Group gets built. It's the nature of the landscape architecture game: property ownership turns over, leadership changes, funding sources dry up, and motivation wanes. But often enough the stars do align...and the construction crew arrives on site. That is what happened this week in [...]
The shade of a tree. The smell of flowering plants. The sound of running water punctuated by singing birds. These pleasant environmental effects are priceless in a metropolitan location where residents may have limited exposure to the outdoors. The City of Laconia knows this to be true, and recognizes how access to the natural environment [...]
The Dover Veterans Park was dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, in a ceremony at the Locust Street site. The well-attended service was conducted by the City in recognition of Veterans Day and creation of the newly opened park. The park's circular brick and granite plaza is aligned with Dover City Hall and the McConnell [...]
It's leaf peeping season in New England: everyone's favorite time to visit the stunning mountains of New Hampshire. And soon autumn foliage fans will have a new place to stay during their northern excursions. Ironwood Design Group has teamed with HEB Engineers to create a landscape design for an exciting project ─ the historic Glen [...]
Over the last year Ironwood Design Group has collaborated with Jones and Beach Engineers to develop and implement a campus master plan for a new Avesta housing development in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire ─ the Meadows at Grapevine Run. Lassel served as the project architects. Phase I of the project is now complete and the [...]
After years of planning, fundraising and anticipation, the new Dover Veterans Park adjacent to the McConnell Center and City Hall is finally under construction. Our friends and project collaborators at Rye Beach Landscaping have broken ground on the project, which is expected to be completed in time for a fall dedication. This spring and summer [...]
The folks at Ironwood are happy for the good people of East Concord, New Hampshire! In just a few months drivers will have a new and improved intersection at Mountain Road, Shawmut Street, and East Side Drive that includes a multiuse path, crosswalks, roadway islands, and lighting. Construction begins soon and will be completed sometime [...]
As the year comes to a close, I can’t help but be pleased with the major accomplishments of Ironwood Design Group. You might be interested in the firm’s 2016 highlights too, which are really something! It is noteworthy that the impact of our landscape architecture and planning firm has expanded geographically. This past year the [...]