https://lvfla.com/gardens-residential daily 0.75 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1675460212076-A66MYKHUKQZQLAXRYRNF/Napa+1.jpg Gardens/Residential - Wine Country Retreat Location: Napa, CA Owner/Client: Private Project Size: 50 acres Realized over a ten year period, this exquisite vineyard estate balances a working winery with the large scale entertaining and relaxing the owners desired. Several outdoor rooms of various scales were designed, while a tennis court, play garden, bocce court and lap pool provide for the children’s outdoor recreation. The site also contains serval large landscape art installations, garden spaces and water features tucked into the hilly topography, revealing themselves as you move around the estate. Two outdoor dining areas, an outdoor kitchen and a pizza oven greet you at the main residence. Mike, while working for Pedersen Associates, led the space planning for the vineyard extension and oversaw the construction of the outdoor dining areas and sports courts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1687919416313-YHT08PARPT8STNYJQDK3/IMG_3533-Edited.jpg Gardens/Residential - City Living Location: New York, NY Owner/Client: Savanna Fund Project Size: 309,984 GSF; 32-Stories Project Budget: $200 Million ($2M - Landscape) Collaborators: INC Architecture & Design; Gilbane Construction The LEED Gold Vandewater residential condominium draws it’s inspiration from nearby Columbia University’s Gothic academic traditions. MVVA led design carried the strong vertical linear proportions of the building into the intricate paving pattern to elegantly resolve the technically complex grading of the site. Honey locusts are set in the traditional quincunx planting pattern, breaking up the space into garden rooms that are bracketed with schist stone blocks. Mike led the MVVA design team from contract negotiations and concept design through construction, providing continuity throughout the life of the multi-year project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1750693217837-OP8JGXSG4YDIE4BDX0T7/2025-06-23_Oved_01.jpg Gardens/Residential - South Shore Residence Project Location: South Shore, NY Project Type: Residential Collaborators: NT Pavers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1751396495067-ED43P4SB7IORC4J5A66I/Emma+Bowen+Center_WebsitePlans_01.jpg Gardens/Residential - 1725 Amsterdam Avenue Location: Harlem, NY Owner/Client: Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC); Emma Bowen Center Project Type: Affordable Housing Development Project Size: 1,800 SF Rooftop Playground Collaborators: Think! Architecture and Design, RDG Engineers, Legacy Engineers, FSG This rooftop play space, part of a supportive housing development in Harlem, provides a nurturing environment for young children attending the non-profit therapeutic preschool, the Emma Bowen Center. Thoughtfully designed to make the most of its compact 1,800-square-foot footprint, the space features dedicated zones for active, imaginary, free, and sensory play—supporting a range of developmental needs such as sensory, fine motor, sensory motor and gross motor skill development. Integrated planting, tactile materials, and age-appropriate equipment invite exploration, movement, and creativity, while the overall design fosters a sense of safety and calm for children and school staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1687978534262-C39OUWR1MUTJ3J1CKAAN/image-asset.jpeg Gardens/Residential - Berry Farm Location: Bentonville, AR Owner/Client: The Berry Farm, Non-Profit Organization Project Size: .5 acres Collaborators: Abundant Playscapes Working with the non-profit, The Berry Farm, LVF designed a whimsical nature play garden to support its “U-Pick” program. The landscape is anchored by the White Barn and fruit trees that provide structure to each garden room: a picnic orchard, children’s performance stage, digging platform and balancing circuit. A meandering path wends its way through the play space while a reclaimed sawn lumber walk is a playful shortcut waiting to be discovered by children. The Berry Farm’s annual Berry Fest and White Barn event space, raise funds for the Tariro Vocational Center through a partnership with Help One Now. The Tariro Vocational Center provides training and mentorship in agriculture, livestock and business management to children at Musha WeVana Village in Zimbabwe. Photos courtesy of Davello Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1753302288951-YTF4AEMGG3V64IL5NC59/image-asset.jpeg Gardens/Residential - Mountain Living Location: Lake Tahoe, NV Project Type: Single Family Residential Project Size: 6 Sites, 44,450 GSF (12 Acres) Project Budget: $6.5 Million Recognition: Luxe Magazine - 2026 Gold List Honoree; Tahoe Quarterly - Mountain Home Awards 2025; Luxe Magazine - March/April 2025 Collaborators: Marsden Architects, Tahoe Life Construction, Mark Tanner Construction LVF is designing over 12 acres of award-winning construction across 6 building sites within Clear Creek Tahoe. The goal for each luxury landscape is to ground the architecture in the dramatic Sierra Nevada context while offering cross-seasonal outdoor enjoyment for the homeowners. Every landscape is tailored to the individual owners, from building a landscape deck above a subterranean basketball court to a procession of terraced landscapes that unfold a series of family-friendly activities. The intervention is always informed by the inherent qualities of the sites, such as optimizing views from the interior to the surrounding mountain ranges and ravines. Each Clear Creek property is crafted to be a legacy landscape for generations. Photos courtesy of Gibeon Photography and Sunfish Films https://lvfla.com/parks-civic daily 0.75 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1674937963608-FEEP2JGK3YXOF7DK1CG8/Aerial+1.jpg Parks/Civic Space - Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at Brooklyn Bridge Park Location: Brooklyn, NY Owner/Client: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation Project Size: 4 acres Project Budget: $9 Million Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at Brooklyn Bridge Park restores access to an area that was lost for over 20 years. The plaza is located directly beneath the Brooklyn Bridge and is a crucial connection point between the DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The site was revamped from a post-industrial waterfront to a 2-acre plaza, and also includes a 2-acre landscape restoration. The primary design feature is a graphic paving pattern that celebrates the Brooklyn Bridge’s roadway deck above while also accommodating the robust programmatic needs of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Alexia managed MVVA’s design team and subconsultants, overseeing it from design development and permitting through construction completion. Photo courtesy of Michael Lee and Mike Voelkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1675869854960-TFTFAWABCY91DSIV77WE/MHeiderich-Southbound06.jpg Parks/Civic Space - Betsey Stockton Memorial Garden Location: Princeton, NJ Owner/Client: Princeton University Project Size: 1.85 acres Project Budget: $12.5 Million Collaborators: Shepley Bulfinch Awards: SCUP Excellence in Architecture BA,R,AR Spanning two partially subterranean structures, the Betsey Stockton Memorial Garden creates a space of convergence for the community and university populations at the campus’s downtown edge. The garden was previously an inaccessible gravel roof/lawn with an undesirable lawn. Michael led the MVVA design team to reimagine the roof garden with a rolling lawn and meadow as part of the total renovation of the Firestone Library. The hardscape spaces serve the emergency egress of the building, while the garden design focuses on two levels of experience - the ground view study nooks as well as the reading room views from above in the main library. Photo courtesy of Steve Hiltner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1727113215511-XMYTNFEYL5E71F8NF3FN/2024-03-29_SD+Landscape.jpg Parks/Civic Space - Summit Knitting Mill Location: Philmont, NY Owner/Client: A Squared Buildings, LLC Project Type: Private Development Project Size: 1 Acre Collaborators: AtelierTek Architects, Tighe and Bond Engineers, Preservation Studios Set within a Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA), the Summit Knitting Mill is a beloved historic structure uniquely located atop the Agawamuck Creek bank, between two dams that yield beautiful waterfalls. The client group is seeking to restore the building and revitalize the landscape for both public and private enjoyment. LVF balances the building’s program and public access by extending the interior programs into a plaza at the building’s threshold. To the west, the regional ecology is celebrated with a woodland garden. The meandering path slowly reveals the shell of a warehouse building and select views of the falls. These landscape improvements incorporate progressive green infrastructure that will divert on-site stormwater from entering the Creek. The architectural and landscape vision will resonate with the surrounding community, while bringing economically-viable life to the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1674767594709-9X4QUUG7IY76V30HQUSV/Fountains+2.jpg Parks/Civic Space - City Park Location: New York, NY Owner/Client: Hudson Yards Development Corporation, WSP Project Type: Public Park/Urban Design Project Size: 3.2 Acres Project Budget: $16.5 Million (Landscape Only) Collaborators: Craul Land Scientists, Dagher Engineering, Delta Fountains, Domingo Gonzalez Associates, ETM Associates, IH Engineers, James Carpenter Design Associates, Langan Engineering, LERA, Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, Tillotson Design Associates, Toshiko Mori Architect, WC3 Design Bella Abzug Park is the public gateway to Midtown Manhattan’s Hudson Yards and an anchor for new development in the district. The park includes two entries for the Hudson Yards subway station, with significant portions of the project located on structural decking above the MTA’s 7 line and Amtrak’s Empire Service line. Each section, or “block”, has unique programming, from an open lawn to a civic water feature and a jewel box play space. The park blocks are unified by a common language of materials, signature furnishings, planting and geometries. Bella Abzug Park is being realized by MVVA after nearly two decades of phased implementation that included complex approvals by City, State and Federal agencies. Alexia’s commitment to this project over nearly a decade spanned concept design, public design reviews, overseeing construction administration and maintaining a relationship with the park operator post-construction. Photos courtesy of Peter Dutton & Michael Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/4412e11a-4fe5-4cc2-af9b-c019e36a1a00/2025-06-24_Riverhead+Imagery4.jpg Parks/Civic Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1755196439059-Z0DAHUMGDYMV6N3XRMFN/Baseline_Plan.png Parks/Civic Space - The Baseline Location: Long Island City, NY Client: Friends of the Baseline Inc. Project Size: 1.25 acres Collaborators: NYC Department of Transportation, American Lions Group, Studio V Design + Planning, LLC, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Langan, Cosentini Associates Inc., Reporting Services North America, WC3 Design Located beneath a Queensboro Bridge access ramp, The Baseline transforms an underutilized NYC Department of Transportation lot into a vibrant public amenity for the Long Island City community. Addressing the lack of open space in this rapidly growing neighborhood, the project introduces a flexible plaza designed for community gatherings, pop-up art installations, and relaxation. Passive open spaces are complemented by active elements, including a children’s playground, a play yard, and a dog run—all serving a broad spectrum of neighborhood needs. LVF collaborated with Studio V Design + Planning to advance the project from schematic design through construction documentation. The design responds directly to the site's unique conditions, with material and form explored through both physical and digital modeling. LIC Post - Officials break ground on new public park beneath Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1675369766058-67FJ38LM4FBKWN9IFC6H/mist_mountain058.jpg Parks/Civic Space - Riverfront Park Location: Tulsa, OK Owner/Client: George Kaiser Family Foundation Project Size: 64 acres Project Budget: $300 Million Recognition: Best City Park (2021/2024/2025) - USA Today; Greatest Places (2019) - Time Magazine; 12 Mind-Bending Playgrounds (2019) - National Geographic Collaborators: Domingo Gonzales Associates, Fluidity, HNTB, Limnotech, MSME, MONSTRUM, Richter Spielgerate, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Wallace Engineering The Gathering Place is a 64-acre park nestled along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, OK. It is a cornerstone for Tulsans, providing access to free, world-class programming set in a meticulously designed landscape. LVF’s Partners, while working for MVVA, held essential roles in the design, permitting and construction administration that realized the Gathering Place’s most beloved spaces: the 7.5-acre adventure play garden, the intricate use of stone within the Four Seasons Garden, the whimsical water features of Mist Mountain, and the seven bridges which are integral to site connectivity. Photos courtesy of Jim Jordan, Steve Jordan, Justin Waits, Victoria Voelkel, ClarkCG Photography, Crossland Construction Company & CORE Landscape Products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1769440599078-B03E44TRX77DM7OK0WFZ/image-asset.png Parks/Civic Space - The Farmers Music Center Location: Cincinnati, OH Client: GBBN Project Size: 12.5 acres Collaborators: Kleingers Group, Schaefer, db|HMS LVF Landscape Architects led the landscape design vision for a new concert venue along the Ohio River. The landscape framework establishes an intuitive visitor arrival experience that integrates the site’s historic fairgrounds while responding to the river’s annual flooding patterns. The landscape design focuses on gracefully navigating a grade change of over 20 feet to ensure comfortable movement for large crowds of music fans. As the lead landscape architect during the project’s initial phases, LVF set the design direction for the public open space through close coordination with the project architect, civil engineer, and local landscape architect. Operating within a fast-paced schedule and alongside a large consultant team, LVF developed multiple design concepts and authored a comprehensive landscape design narrative to support a rough order-of-magnitude cost analysis, which informed the project’s construction budget. The Farmers Music Center Website https://lvfla.com/resiliency-infrastructure daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1626984724164-2F5ECQ3QKUZMPG8YM9DH/IMG_2934%2B_WBGrnd.jpg Resiliency/Infrastructure - Beyond the Bayous Location: Houston, TX Owner/Client: Houston Parks Board Project Size: 670 square miles Project Budget: N/A Beyond the Bayous is a strategic planning initiative put forth by the Houston Parks Board to extend the mobility, access, and open spaces of the Bayou Greenways Initiative into a broader collection of neighborhoods across the city. Prioritizing areas of heavy flooding, low income and open space disparities, the plan incorporated a holistic reading of transit, urban hydrology, jobs, open space, and schools to consider how greenway networks could more directly impact the day to day lives of Houstonians. The work used techniques from advanced geospatial analysis to intensive local field work and site visits to fully vet the concepts, alignments and ideas put forth in the planning document. This work was completed while working at MVVA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706384726996-AUGERML478JB2Y5FXIVR/image-asset.jpeg Resiliency/Infrastructure - Tiburon Linear Park Location: Tiburon, CA Owner/Client: Town of Tiburon Project Size: 2 Miles (3.75 Acres) Project Budget: $1.2 Million Tiburon Linear Park is an integral component of the 500-mile San Francisco Bay Trail, a converted rail line that runs along the coastal mudflats of Richardson Bay. The 2-mile trail segment was upgraded in the late aughts to address heavy use which outpaced the original design capacity. Mike led the redesign effort for Pedersen Associates that widened the bikeway and added separated decomposed granite walkways for pedestrians. New connections were also made to link local parks with the San Francisco Bay Trail, all set within a coastal planting that supports a diverse habitat for the more than 1 million birds that call Richardson Bay home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1715106332749-UB77OOHOWYFCKQRI1CLJ/IMG_2760-EDIT.jpg Resiliency/Infrastructure - Williams Crossing Bridge Location: Tulsa, OK Owner/Client: Gateway Bridge LLC; City of Tulsa Project Size: 1/4 mile in length by 18 feet wide Project Budget: $32 Million Collaborators: Schlaich Bergermann Partner In collaboration with the Bridge Engineer Schlaich Bergermann Partner, the MVVA-led design of the Williams Crossing Bridge is the first steel plate-arch bridge built in the United States. Replacing a beloved but structurally unsound railroad trestle bridge, the new long-span pedestrian bridge gracefully skips across the Arkansas River connecting the West Bank river trail with the East Bank river trail, Midland Valley Trail and the Gathering Place. Mike led the entire design team from concept design through construction documentation and into construction, while negotiating a complicated contract with the City and a private entity, and obtained both a USACE Section 404 and 408 permit. Mike provided insight to navigate the arduous TIGER grant/Buy America requirements while helping the Client raise over $6M in additional funds for the Bridge construction. Photos courtesy of Crossland Construction Company and Skyler Cooper/KRMG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1675371166960-F3Y4N70V4NFN2C5HIY1V/Bridge-kayaking+renderings-NEW.jpg Resiliency/Infrastructure - Zink Dam Kayaking Flume Location: Tulsa, OK Owner/Client: City of Tulsa Project Size: 1,100 Feet in Length Project Budget: $36 Million ($16 Million - Flume) Collaborators: CH2M Hill (Jacobs), Merrick & Company Engineers, Domingo Gonzales Associates City of Tulsa-led $36 Million project focused on replacing the defunct low water dam in the Arkansas River. As part of the project, the City envisioned a recreational kayaking component along the bank of the Arkansas River. Mike led MVVA’s flume design team from contract negotiations to construction, while working closely with the flume hydrology & hydraulic engineer. The flume is 1,100 feet long and consists of seven drops. The drops can be fine tuned with an iPad to create different wave profiles based on the intended user group - kayakers, surfers or rafters. The project amended the original USACE Section 404 permit and also received a Section 408 permit approval. The project was closely linked in both funding and schedule with the Williams Crossing Bridge project due to the sharing of the cofferdam. Mike worked in close consultation with the USACE to determine the best approach to permit the shared cofferdam for the projects due to his oversight on both projects and project management of the adjacent Gathering Place park. Photos courtesy of Crossland Construction Company and Skyler Cooper/KRMG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1730826001276-U33B7W12GCN2XTMYSYN1/Streetscape+3_recolored.jpg Resiliency/Infrastructure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1711936887566-WE0L0DRQWWTO3IVXNMZI/Screenshot+2023-12-03+213943.png Resiliency/Infrastructure - Nature-Based Infrastructure Subject Matter Experts Owner/Client: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Project Type: Nature-Based Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Master Planning Collaborators: LimnoTech; University of Virginia Natural Infrastructure Lab; University of Virginia School of Architecture LVF served as subject matter experts (SME) as well as subconsultants to the USACE-ERDC’s Water Operations Technical Support program (WOTS) in the topic areas of natural infrastructure planning and design. In the past year, we have been contracted to support USACE district level design presentations and charrettes focusing on several proposed projects seeking to incorporate Nature-Based Infrastructure. This work included recommendations on features, design coordination with hydrology and hydraulics and community outreach/ support methods. This work continues to grow as we provide support for both the ERDC and the USACE districts. https://lvfla.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706293504927-PKCNOE113NS9RLAGKLO2/Fountains+3.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706294741972-VABT2S307SAVTA8MI710/IMG_3533-Edited.jpg Home - City Park Location: New York, NY Owner/Client: Savanna Fund Project Size: 309,984 GSF; 32-Stories Project Budget: $200 Million ($2M - Landscape) Collaborators: INC Architecture & Design; Gilbane Construction The LEED Gold Vandewater residential condominium draws it’s inspiration from nearby Columbia University’s Gothic academic traditions. MVVA led design carried the strong vertical linear proportions of the building into the intricate paving pattern to elegantly resolve the technically complex grading of the site. Honey locusts are set in the traditional quincunx planting pattern, breaking up the space into garden rooms that are bracketed with schist stone blocks. Mike led the MVVA design team from contract negotiations and concept design through construction, providing continuity throughout the life of the multi-year project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706295235350-MPDUDCHP1YFK2HRY2JX8/Pool+deck+at+Dusk.jpg Home - Hillside Escape Location: Tiburon, CA Owner/Client: Private Project Size: 1.25 acres Project Budget: $1.5M The Tiburon Residence, completed while working for Pedersen Associates, utilizes a Mediterranean-inspired planting palette paired with the warm tones of locally sourced exposed aggregate and travertine paving to create a timeless formality. The entry walk, flanked by mature Olive trees, opens onto a private garden with a hand carved French limestone fountain. Poolside kitchen, fireplace and dining afford privacy and sweeping bay views with San Francisco in the distance. Lawn panel and portable fire pits allow for versatility. Mike led the concept design through construction document, then oversaw the construction of the entire garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706295607318-GAQOLQR0PE5F94T7HQBR/Aerial+1.jpg Home - Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at Brooklyn Bridge Park Location: Brooklyn, NY Owner/Client: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation Project Size: 4 acres Project Budget: $9 Million Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at Brooklyn Bridge Park restores access to an area that was lost for over 20 years. The plaza is located directly beneath the Brooklyn Bridge and is a crucial connection point between the DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The site was revamped from a post-industrial waterfront to a 2-acre plaza, and also includes a 2-acre landscape restoration. The primary design feature is a graphic paving pattern that celebrates the Brooklyn Bridge’s roadway deck above while also accommodating the robust programmatic needs of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Alexia managed MVVA’s design team and subconsultants, overseeing it from design development and permitting through construction completion. Photo courtesy of Michael Lee and Mike Voelkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1712081516770-RGO45Y4TRL0E11GTSSWU/Beach+Grass+1.jpg Home - Nature-Based Infrastructure - USACE R&D Term Location: University of Virginia, Charlottesville Owner/Client: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC); United States Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Collaborators: UVA Natural Infrastructure Lab; UVA School of Architecture; LimnoTech; Tantala Associates; University of Vermont Through his capacity as Professor in Practice at the University of Virginia, Michael Luegering leads Urban Planning with Integrated Natural Systems (UPWINS). UPWINS is an early-stage Research and Development project applied to sites within the Chesapeake Bay Region. The Chesapeake Bay, as the largest estuary in the United States, presents an immense opportunity to study a landscape deeply impacted by the accelerated impacts of climate change and a rapid rate of urban growth. The project goal is to verify the efficacy and impact of Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI). UPWINS represents research in three key areas; Early Phase Conceptual Design and Planning, Monitoring, and Adaptive Management. Our work develops the methods for NBI design, through field trials, mapping vegetation growth patterns, indicator species, and plant health measurements. The collected data sets are intended to support the USACE’s expectations for NBI performance and reciprocal exchanges with modeling tools. The findings from the field work inform how LVF approaches the design process. Long-term thinking, in both plant succession and maintenance practices, is applied at the earliest stages of every project. Our landscapes must adapt over time, and the research being done by LVF Partner Michael Luegering helps us plan for a more predictable future. Photos courtesy of the UVA Natural Infrastructure Lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1715107370499-5TPU8DWL1CJVHRCLSU31/IMG_2760-EDIT.jpg Home - Williams Crossing Bridge Location: Tulsa, OK Owner/Client: Gateway Bridge LLC; City of Tulsa Project Size: 1/4 mile in length by 18 feet wide Project Budget: $32 Million Collaborators: Schlaich Bergermann Partner In collaboration with the Bridge Engineer Schlaich Bergermann Partner, the MVVA-led design of the Williams Crossing Bridge is the first steel plate-arch bridge built in the United States. Replacing a beloved but structurally unsound railroad trestle bridge, the new long-span pedestrian bridge gracefully skips across the Arkansas River connecting the West Bank river trail with the East Bank river trail, Midland Valley Trail and the Gathering Place. Mike led the entire design team from concept design through construction documentation and into construction, while negotiating a complicated contract with the City and a private entity, and obtained both a USACE Section 404 and 408 permit. Mike provided insight to navigate the arduous TIGER grant/Buy America requirements while helping the Client raise over $6M in additional funds for the Bridge construction. Photos courtesy of Crossland Construction Company and Skyler Cooper/KRMG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1730827418624-I80FXLHW7T1O361IR950/Streetscape+3_recolored.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706295869452-6GCE4XQO2JRJ27WX998W/Napa+1.jpg Home - Wine Country Retreat Location: Napa, CA Owner/Client: Private Project Size: 50 acres Realized over a ten year period, this exquisite vineyard estate balances a working winery with the large scale entertaining and relaxing the owners desired. Several outdoor rooms of various scales were designed, while a tennis court, play garden, bocce court and lap pool provide for the children’s outdoor recreation. The site also contains serval large landscape art installations, garden spaces and water features tucked into the hilly topography, revealing themselves as you move around the estate. Two outdoor dining areas, an outdoor kitchen and a pizza oven greet you at the main residence. Mike, while working for Pedersen Associates, led the space planning for the vineyard extension and oversaw the construction of the outdoor dining areas and sports courts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1724097683211-ZI72QKO6N5S2YWJDYAU0/Playground+View+1_Revised.jpg Home - Riverhead Reconnected Location: Riverhead, NY Owner/Client: Town of Riverhead Project Size: 1.5 acres Collaborators: IMEG Engineering, Domingo Gonzalez Associates, Craul Land Scientists, DM Engineering, MONSTRUM, Richter Spielgerate, Reporting Services North America For over 75 years, Riverhead’s downtown corridor has been visually disconnected from the town’s namesake, the Peconic River. Building on more than 30 years of planning efforts, Riverhead Reconnected will link a revitalized Downtown Riverhead to the waterfront through a cohesive landscape experience. The project encompasses several program areas, including streetscape improvements, an upgraded town square, as well as a destination playground and riverfront plaza. These spaces gradually step down over ten feet in elevation between East Main Street and the Peconic River, crafted to withstand varying levels of flooding across each space. This project is supported by New York State Department of State with funds provided under the Brownfield Opportunity Area Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1706294595770-FA92MDDEYC7ESKD80S7L/mist_mountain058.jpg Home - Riverfront Park Location: Tulsa, OK Owner/Client: George Kaiser Family Foundation Project Size: 64 acres Project Budget: $300 Million Recognition: Best City Park (2021/2024) - USA Today; Greatest Places (2019) - Time Magazine; 12 Mind-Bending Playgrounds (2019) - National Geographic Collaborators: Domingo Gonzales Associates, Fluidity, HNTB, Limnotech, MSME, MONSTRUM, Richter Spielgerate, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Wallace Engineering The Gathering Place is a 64-acre park nestled along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, OK. It is a cornerstone for Tulsans, providing access to free, world-class programming set in a meticulously designed landscape. LVF’s Partners, while working for MVVA, held essential roles in the design, permitting and construction administration that realized the Gathering Place’s most beloved spaces: the 7.5-acre adventure play garden, the intricate use of stone within the Four Seasons Garden, the whimsical water features of Mist Mountain, and the seven bridges which are integral to site connectivity. Photos courtesy of Jim Jordan, Steve Jordan, Justin Waits, Victoria Voelkel, ClarkCG Photography, Crossland Construction Company & CORE Landscape Products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f046e15b434a0b7df6c190/1753302401202-GER0H1X7CXZ6SNKCT0HF/image-asset.jpeg Home - Mountain Living Project Type: Residential Project Size: 6 Sites, 44,450 GSF (12 Acres) Project Budget: $6.5 Million Recognition: Luxe Magazine - 2026 Gold List Honoree; Tahoe Quarterly - Mountain Home Awards 2025; Luxe Magazine - March/April 2025 Collaborators: Marsden Architects, Tahoe Life Construction, Mark Tanner Construction LVF is designing over 12 acres of award-winning construction across 6 building sites within Clear Creek Tahoe. The goal for each luxury landscape is to ground the architecture in the dramatic Sierra Nevada context while offering cross-seasonal outdoor enjoyment for the homeowners. Every landscape is tailored to the individual owners, from building a landscape deck above a subterranean basketball court to a procession of terraced landscapes that unfold a series of family-friendly activities. The intervention is always informed by the inherent qualities of the sites, such as optimizing views from the interior to the surrounding mountain ranges and ravines. Each Clear Creek property is crafted to be a legacy landscape for generations. 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