Loomis Associates has been the Landscape Architect for Whitfield School throughout three major building programs. Site planning, hardscape design, landscape design and irrigation were all provided in the overall scope of design for a private 6-12 school. As recently as 1990, the school physical plant consisted of a collection of inexpensive buildings (a converted residence, […]
DeSmet Jesuit High School
Loomis Associates developed the hardscape design for a dining terrace completed as part of a major building expansion. The space was required to have a dual function as an access way to mechanical equipment, requiring the design to accommodate large trucks. The landscape designs included bioretention planting areas, major parking, and athletic field expansion.
North Hanley Metro Station
Improvements to one of the busiest Metro Stations in St. Louis included a new parking structure, bus drop off lanes, ticketing facilities and new plazas with seating options. New concrete seat walls and canopy trees to provide comfortable short-term seating. Paving patterns and use of color concrete aid in directing pedestrians from the garage to […]
Avery Park
Avery Park sits two homesites in the northwest corner of Kirkwood. The homes were past their prime, so the City purchased the properties in hopes of developing a neighborhood park. Kirkwood underwent a long process with community involvement to develop a conceptual plan for the park. This plan included two play areas, swings, a shelter, […]
Longview Farm Park
Located in the center of the City of Town and Country, this 30 acre park is the first of several new parks for the municipality. Longview Farm Park, a former farm, was one of the few remaining open spaces in the city. The plan allows the house to be converted to public uses (offices and […]
Western Greenway
In a collaborative effort led by Intuition and Logic, the objective of the Western Greenway Alignment Study was to determine the best practical route for the proposed greenway. With northern and southern connection points already in place, the challenge was to establish a definitive route over rugged terrain with a variety of public and privately […]
Drace Park
Located in the City of Town and Country, this nine acre park was formerly the site of a house and horse farm. Unique to the site is a restored log cabin, which has been integrated into an “historic area” of the park. A second cabin was relocated to the park and reconstructed. New plantings were […]
Maryville Centre
Maryville Centre occupies 104 acres of wooded, rolling hills on a prime transportation corridor in St. Louis County. Preserving a spectacular environment while providing headquarters for Fortune 500 companies, required dedication, skill, and a decade of planning. Roadways gently curve around a rare grove of pines; three tiered lakes and actual storm water detention basins […]
Members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Rusty Saunders is CLARB certified.