Kimley-Horn is a full-service engineering and planning firm that is home to more than 7,900 staff in 130+ offices across the U.S. Recently ranked 9th of the top 500 design firms by Engineering News-Record, Kimley-Horn is organized as one company with multiple locations, bringing the resources of a large national firm with the understanding of a small, local organization. Revitalizing commercial districts, controlling traffic flows, and providing recreational areas and pedestrian and bicycle facilities in increasingly congested areas are some of the solutions designed by Kimley-Horn's 174 licensed Landscape Architects. They provide services in feasibility studies, master planning, design, permitting, public participation and consensus building, and construction administration. Over the last 57 years, the firm has gained extensive public- and private-sector experience, ranging from multi-family residential developments to municipal streetscapes and road area improvements. Kimley-Horn emphasizes the development of a pleasing visual environment, a meaningful theme, a distinctive image, and a strong sense of place while being sensitive to the client's budget and long-term maintenance obligation.
Software Used: AutoCAD Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Lumion

Jefferson-Houston PreK-8-School, Alexandria, Virginia

 
A: Kimley-Horn provided full site plan preparation, permitting, specification preparation, traffic impact analysis, full site electrical plans, environmental site assessment, full planning for athletic fields, playgrounds, site circulation, and planting, as well as site inspections and site meeting coordination for Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 School. District facilities were space constrained, so the existing school had to remain operational until the new school could be occupied. Park, recreation, and community services could not be significantly impacted after the construction of the new school was completed. As a result, Kimley-Horn developed a complex construction phasing plan to maintain operation and provide teacher, student, and visitor safety during construction. This project achieved LEED Gold Status.

Clarendon Metro Plaza Design, Arlington, Virginia

B: The Clarendon Metro Plaza redesign focused on maximizing the space around the Metrorail entrance to better accommodate everyday pedestrian use and special events. Key elements included urban plaza design, technical drawing preparation, cost estimating, public involvement, and coordination with the local transit authority and environmental services departments. The plaza had a significant number of unique constraints, including the existing tunnel and tunnel membrane, where there is approximately 18 inches of cover between the top of the structure and finished grade. Kimley-Horn developed the site plan to accommodate as much of the existing vegetation as possible.

Fireman's Field Master Plan, Purcellville, Virginia

C: Fireman's Field is a unique and valuable park facility that serves as the home of the 16-year-old Babe Ruth League World Series as well as many other athletic and civic events. Kimley-Horn worked with the Town of Purcellville to develop the Master Plan, including planning, landscape architecture, and engineering for the improvements to the historic property. Kimley-Horn collaborated with stakeholders to provide solutions to some long-standing safety and code shortcomings including: an updated entrance, stormwater management, redesigned parking lots, code-compliant pavement design, a safe pedestrian link, and a master plan to address the aging urban forest canopy.

National Museum of the
U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir, VA

D: The National Museum of the United States Army is a 185,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the history and mission of the U.S. Army at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. LPDA, who recently joined Kimley-Horn, completed the landscape design for the 84-acre campus. The Memorial Garden sits at the building entrance and is a space for reflection.The 'V' shape of the garden reflects Valor. The Parade Field and Plaza is the key outdoor gathering space, intended to gather large groups, host special events, and provide space for an additional 20,000 to 30,000 donor pavers. LPDA began this project in the Fall of 2018, deferred due to cost and constructability concerns. From the onset of Kimley-Horn's involvement, LPDA worked with the Owner to clearly define the budget and timeline and complete the
project accordingly.