Madeira School STEAM Building
Located outside Washington DC in McLean Virginia, The Madeira School is an elite, private, day and boarding college-preparatory school for girls in McLean, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1906 by Lucy Madeira Wing. The old science building is to be removed and replaced with a state of the art science building that both […]
Madeira Amphitheater
Surface 678 provided design services for this project which includes the landscape renovation of the cherished Madeira School graduation amphitheater. Through concept design, Surface 678 defined the site needs ultimately leading to repair and renovation allowing for minimum impact on regulatory requirements.
Dorothea Dix Park Rocky Branch Enhancement
The primary objective for restoring Rocky Branch is to create a nature escape for park-goers. The Master Plan proposes creek restoration, replacement of stormwater drainage pipes with greener stormwater management practices, integration of native plant species, and reuse of landfill for park programs and activities. The completed Park will create a destination for local and […]
Glen Lake Office 3 & Parking
Surface provided site design services for the project’s two counterparts: the site for GlenLake III Office and Commercial and GlenLake Campus Signage. GlenLake III’s scope included plantings and irrigation design, pedestrian hardscape design, commercial and office patio, and conceptual design for the patio trellis, lighting, and furnishings. The campus entryway also underwent redesign at Edwards […]
Congdon Yards
The project includes the renovation of the existing Factory Building, potential connection to the Natale International furniture Showroom to the north east with a courtyard in-between, and expansion of the Natale building towards North Elm Street to the north east. The site is bounded to the northeast by North Elm Street, to the South East […]
Wesley Grant Southside Center
Surface 678 worked with the City of Asheville on the development of The Wesley Grant Center program, which includes two sites: Walton Street Pool and Wesley Grant Center. The Walton Street site program includes a new swimming pool, locker room facility, upgrade for picnic facilities, improved playground and an open play field. The Wesley Grant […]
Western Carolina University Lower Campus Residence Hall
The project consists of the new construction of campus residence halls east of the Memorial Drive and to the west of University Way north of H.F. Robinson Administration Building on the campus of Western Carolina University. Exterior improvements respond to the new construction and access requirements as well as programming of exterior student open spaces […]
Western Carolina University Allen Residence Hall
Surface 678 developed a materials and landscape plan for a new $47,400,000, 165,184 square foot, 600-bed residence hall at Western Carolina University. The Levern Hamlin Allen Residence Hall is located on the upper Main Campus and replaces Buchanan Residence Hall. The project was phased to allow the residents of Buchanan to remain until they were […]
Virginia Tech Dietrick Hall & Plaza Renovation
Dietrick Hall is a welcoming, people-centric, multi-purpose plaza for the university community that celebrates the university’s history, tradition, and culture. Surface’s design vision includes plantings and softscape to break up a monolithic sea of concrete as well as the bars of granite paving which remains in the new design, keeping with the original character of […]