Stromberg/Garrigan & Associates (SGA) is a full-service landscape architecture and urban design practice with three Principals, eight Landscape Architects, and a total of 22 employees, including architects, engineers, planners, and urban designers. The firm focuses on elevating communities and places through thoughtful design while improving human and ecological environments. SGA specializes in the practice of "land recycling" and is a recognized leader in the reuse of formerly developed land, including environmentally contaminated sites often referred to as brownfields, with an emphasis on integrated resiliency to respond to pollution management. The firm has undertaken projects in 20 states and Puerto Rico.
Software used: Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, AutoCAD 3D Map, Civil 3D, ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp




Great Stone Viaduct Park, Bellaire, Ohio

 


A: No longer used as a railroad facility, the Great Stone Viaduct is owned by a non-profit that has focused on its restoration for the town's recreation and tourism economy. The site includes more than two acres of contaminated, post-industrial land that SGA is helping to remediate as a new signature park. The design respects and highlights the heritage and the beauty of the structure, which serves as a stunning backdrop for a multi-purpose venue lawn. The viaduct has been structurally restored as an elevated public viewing platform. A grand, descending walkway creates a sweeping connection between the prospect of the viaduct and the central, ground-level public space. The project includes a railroad-themed destination play area and indoor pavilion.



Water Street Open Space, Norfolk, VA



B: This project environmentally remediated a critical segment of shoreline property. Background research places Harbor Park in a historically industrial area, a past which brings with it a concern of soil contamination. To avoid complications with disposing contaminated soil, the grading plan is designed to reuse cut material. Existing soil was removed to form stormwater bioretention areas and to create raised landforms capped with native meadow plantings. The use of hardy native plants facilitates stormwater capture and soil remediation while adding ecological value. A section of the Elizabeth River Trail is being elevated and relocated to help prevent flooding, and the existing section of the trail will be converted into Stormwater Micro-pools. SGA's design provided badly needed flood resiliency while creating a new public space and trailhead for the Elizabeth River Trail system.



Pru and Louis Ryan Resilience Lab, Norfolk, VA



C: The Pru and Louis Ryan Resilience Lab is a waterfront environmental learning park located on a former brownfield site. SGA's innovative, climate-adaptive landscape design highlights an array of green infrastructure-resilient building techniques that can be deployed by homeowners, small business owners, and developers. The design throughout Hampton Roads creates a living laboratory of practical techniques that can be utilized to make the region more resilient. SGA collaborated with the architect on the site layout of the building along with the placement of the various landscape zones, including removing an existing bulkhead and creating a living shoreline stabilization with oyster reef installations. A major aspect of the project is the implementation of the city's recently adopted Coastal Resilience Overlay (CRO) zone and how projects can comply with the requirements. The project included the creation of a living shoreline with restored wetlands, oyster habitat, and native plantings.

As seen in LASN magazine, September 2023.