Richter & Cegan is an award-winning planning and landscape architecture firm in operation for over 30 years. Three principals and nine staff are dedicated professionals who thrive in a dynamic office environment. The primary areas of practice are urban design, community planning, master planning, multifamily housing, elder care, educational facilities, recreation planning, park design and farmland preservation. Their ultimate goal is to create vibrant and successful settings through careful planning and creative design that will not simply endure, but improve with maturity and use.

Hartford Riverwalk, Hartford, Conn.

Since 1985, the firm has provided Riverfront Recapture (a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public waterfront access) with master plan, design, permitting, and phased construction services for Riverside Park and the 1.5-mile multiuse walkway on the Connecticut River. Key components, incorporating creative design solutions, include the creation of public recreation spaces, scenic overlooks (such as the Riverwalk Boathouse at night), ornamental plantings, lawn areas, and plaza event spaces to accommodate a variety of national and local park and boating events.

Photo: Riverfront Recapture

 

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Marron Hill, Litchfield, Conn.

This 20-acre private estate is situated on a hillside with panoramic views of Litchfield Center and the New York hills beyond. A large outdoor terrace runs along the back of the house with a dramatic stone and boulder waterfall cascading down the hillside to a lower outdoor living area with a spa and fireplace. Extensive plantings, including several specimen trees, add beauty to the site. Richter & Cegan worked closely with Soyster Taylor Design Architects on this project.

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Ocean House, Watch Hill, R.I.

Built in 1868, the Ocean House reflects its storied past, while respecting modern code requirements and building practices. The grounds feature a championship croquet court, an events lawn/terrace garden, a culinary herb garden, coastal buffer and dune restoration areas, and a beach walk with boardwalk access to the water and the beach pavilion. Richter & Cegan worked closely with Centerbrook Architects & Planners on this project.