Atlas Lab Inc.

📣 Research Announcement 📣  Congratulations to Atlas Lab Inc. Senior Associate, Brenna Castro Carlson, and co-investigator Haven Kiers of LDA UCD on being selected for the Landscape Architecture Foundation Deb Mitchell Research Grant! Brenna and Haven will investigate the maintenance-related challenges to creating habitat and increasing biodiversity in large-scale public and institutional landscapes. Bridging the disconnect between ecological research and applied landscape management, this research project will develop actionable, practical, and catalytic guidance to empower landscape architects and managers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iRXubv Stay tuned for Lab details over the next year! #ucdavis  #atlaslab #landscapearch #landscapearchitecture  #research

Principal Erik Prince, RLA shares his insights on the design process for repurposing the exisitng trees for the Aggie Square Innovation District to curate public gathering spaces. “Honoring the past use of the land is something Erik values, and with Whiting-Turner and UC Davis, Erik discovers a way to keep these trees a part of Aggie Square: using the wood for benches that will be used in the outdoor spaces of the innovation district.” Design done in collaboration with our partners Relm and with ZGF architects Landscape Architecture Partner: RELM Architect: ZGF Architects Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Client: UC Davis and Wexford Science and Technology 

Atlas Lab debuts latest public art installation, Grand Granary, along the Del Rio Trail! Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gqjwNXA6 #atlaslab #publicart  #sacramento  #placemaking 

Atlas Lab Inc. celebrates the completion of phase 1 of Taco Plaza: TACO installation! The South Natomas community came together over the weekend at the future site of Taco Plaza. Taco Plaza re-conceives a 7500 sf parking area along Northgate Blvd. into a vibrant and colorful plaza for the local community. The permanent plaza supports ongoing taco truck programming by adding permanent site furniture, planters, lighting, shade trees, and an iconic “Taco” letter-based installation. This transformational project would not be possible without the incredible leadership provided by the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Karina Talamantes Mayor McCarty GARDENLAND-NORTHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Cathy Rodriguez Aguirre Juan Novello Michael Young Brenna Castro Carlson Atlas Lab supports the project with concept design, permitting, and management.

Happy New Year from Atlas Lab Inc.

Resiliency planning for the WIN! Atlas Lab Inc. received 2 ASLA Sierra Chapter awards for our resiliency-focused research and planning projects: "Confluence" and "Cool-kit"! These projects center resiliency as a driver for developing strategies and tools to combat climate change while capturing a unique sense of place. Special kudos to our project partners and collaborators, River District Cooper Robertson Landscape Architecture Foundation Daisy Wellcome Erik Prince, RLA Brenna Castro Carlson https://lnkd.in/g4eFJDFk

Next week at the American Society of Landscape Architects conference, Atlas Lab will present ways designers and communities can promote cool equity alongside fellow panelists, Salvador Lindquist, ASLA, and Keenan Gibbons who will share technologies and techniques for visualizing thermal disparities. We will present our research supported by Landscape Architecture Foundation #asla #landscapearchitecture  #landscapearch  #resiliency  #asla2024 #atlaslab

MAKER is a six-story residential building above retail and a parking podium along the vibrant tree-lined district of 15th Street in Sacramento’s Midtown neighborhood. Enviably located just steps from the popular shops and social locales of the R Street Corridor. Atlas Lab Inc. designed a generous on-podium roof terrace that supports a mix of gathering areas for residences, including community gathering area for passive recreation, custom outdoor kitchen and dining areas, fire pit seating areas framed with custom seating, and drought-tolerant plantings. Client/Photos: Anthem Properties Group Ltd. Architect: HRGA Photography: Daniel Gaines Photography, LLC

CONFLUENCE: The Joining of Sacramento and Its Riverfront Atlas Lab recently completed a comprehensive Strategic Vision Plan for Sacramento’s River District. This planning effort marks six years since Atlas Lab’s first involvement with Sacramento’s riverfront, which started with Old Sacramento Waterfront's “Front Porch” concept and now incorporates a vision to activate and connect over 3 miles of riverfront and 830 acres of Sacramento’s long-forgotten and underutilized riverfront. The Vision Plan is a key pivot point in the transition of the 2011 City Specific Plan into the upcoming updated Specific Plan. The vision focuses on developing a unique visual identity and public realm character that aligns with state, regional, and city-wide goals. The key is the prioritization of historic corridors, including rail corridors and an old river channel, to connect the Downtown Core to the riverfront. Transforming these corridors into a city-wide network of greenways, repositioning warehouse and light industrial uses into a diverse, art-focused, and mixed-use district. Client: River District Collaborator: City of Sacramento Project Team: Atlas Lab Inc. Cooper Robertson Erik Prince, RLA Brenna Castro Carlson Brad Barnett Mike Aziz, AIA, LEED AP Drone+Visualizations: Chris S. Sherwin RLA Stephanie Braconnier Vision Report: https://lnkd.in/g4iV7qjT Video by Daniel Stanush #landscapearchitecture #landscapearch #planning #urbandesign #atlaslab https://lnkd.in/gAaD89BQ

Introducing the Cool-kit: Landscape-Based Solutions to Combat Extreme Heat + Advance Cool Equity. This easy-to-use resource guide organizes solutions into three scales: Site, Neighborhood, and City. The Cool-kit is guided by ASLA’s recent research publication, Landscape Architecture Solutions to Extreme Heat Research Study, along with resources and case studies. Research funded by the Landscape Architecture Foundation #atlaslab #landscapearchitecture #climatechange #environmentaljustice #resilientcommunities #treeequity #coolequity https://lnkd.in/gkkPJx2B