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LANDSCAPE DESIGN PORTFOLIO

MESA
T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative
Care Center * Dallas

Private terraces overlook the lake
and allow patients to either remain
comfortably in their interior suite or
access their outdoor terrace. Semi-private
paths benefit staff and visitors by offering
a diversity of spaces including orverlooks,
sensory gardens, and water features.
Photo: Tom Sherrill / MESA

The T. Boone Pickens
Hospice and Palliative
Care Center, owned and
The Outdoor Reflection Center provides a natural setting with
operated by Presbyterian
programming integrated throughout the site. Patients and
Communities and Services, family members have the opportunity to move through the
will be the first campus of
various experiential zones. Photo: Tom Sherrill / MESA
its kind. MESA worked
with the design team to create a comprehensive site assessment that led
to a holistic outdoor program, final master plan, and Phase I development for the Outdoor Reflection Center (ORC). Private, semi-private,
and public areas were created for specialized care to fulfill a variety
of patient and family needs. The design of the ORC included the
reformation of an existing lake, the creation of the Lakeside Terrace
Gardens, partnerships with both Audubon International and Audubon
Texas, and programmed amenities such as an amphitheater, labyrinth,
courtyards, salubrious gardens, and trails throughout the site that offer
a thoughtful balance of social interaction and privacy.

Virginia Burt Designs

University Hospitals Schneider Healing
Garden * Cleveland
Adjacent to Seidman
Cancer Center is the
13,000 SF Schneider
Healing Garden, a respite
for cancer patients,
survivors, staff & family
members. The garden's
design was inspired by
staff & patients who
requested a green oasis.
Virginia turned to an
A.A.Milne poem, Halfway Down for inspiration. The result: a design
that combined patient
needs in a whimsical
outdoor environment
with fiscal and complex
administrative needs of
the institution. Remaining true to the project's
mission - a delight
Entrance to the garden is through a "fractal" gate, an artistic
for the eye and solace
combination of wave-inspired metalwork and acrylic inserts
for the soul. "As I sat
that form colorful shadow patterns. At its center is a sculpted
quietly by myself, a wave black locust 'heart' whose hewn texture invites visitors to
touch its warmth. Photo: Brad Feinknopf Photography
of emotion washed over
me that was completely
unexpected...I became intensely aware of how this garden brings a
new level of healing to my heart..." Cancer survivor

DESIGN TEAM
Stan Cowan, ASLA, landscape architect, principal; Joseph Steffes, ASLA, LEED
AP, landscape architect, associate (MESA); Godwin Dixon, CEO and president;
Mark Lenhard, corporate director of organizational development and human
resources; Christopher Songer, director of project development (Presbyterian
Communities and Services); Paul Donaldson, AIA, LEED AP, architect, principal
(PRDG); Adrienne Faulkner, RID, LEED green associate, WBENC, IIDA, interior
designer, president; Stacy Peters, NCIDQ, RID, LEED AP ID+C, interior
designer, director of design, senior living (Faulkner Design Group)

From his room in the Cancer Center high above, one patient spoke from the heart when he said, "It's just so
beautiful... it takes your mind off of everything else." Photo: Landov Photography

DESIGN TEAM
Cawrse and Associates; Art and Science Lighting Design; Sculptor Walt Rickli;
Sculptor Norbert Koehn

CONTACT:

CONTACT

Stan Cowan
scowan@mesadesigngroup.com
(214) 871-0568

Virginia Burt
gardens@vburtdesigns.com
(905) 331-8375

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