COYOTE GULCH

2011 | ASLA – Honor Award for Environmental Restoration2011 | ASLA – Land Stewardship Designation2008 | Denver Regional Council of Governments Bronze Award for Planning and Vision Coyote Gulch is a tributary stream to Bear Creek Lake in Jefferson County. Increased development had damaged the area and forced excess water through the channel causing streambank […]
ALAMEDA STREETSCAPE CONCEPT LANDSCAPE TREATMENT PLAN

Valerian collaborated with the City of Lakewood and the Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District to provide the Landscape Prioritization Plan as a framework for implementing landscape and streetscape improvements in the Alameda Corridor Business District. The intent of this plan was to develop achievable approaches and objectives to improve the existing landscape while recognizing this […]
WILLOW CREEK OUTFALL

2016 | APWA Colorado Chapter – Environmental Award – Large Community MHFD and SEMSWA initiated the stream stabilization design for a reach of Willow Creek, with the goal of water quality improvements incorporating storm sewer outfall treatment. Through collaboration with CH2M, Valerian developed final designs for four stormwater outfall structures to provide water quality treatment […]
PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS

The City of Lone Tree and the Park Meadows Metropolitan District (PMMD) collaborated on three separate projects to create a “Sense of Place” for the District through the design development of Right-of-Way Landscape Improvements. Three projects compiled for PMMD Right-of-Way Landscape Improvements include: C-470/Yosemite Intersection Improvements, Yosemite Median Landscape Improvements, Park Meadows Drive Median Landscape […]
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADO – NATURAL PLAY

Natural play and individual exploration are the tenets of the playground design at the Montessori Academy of Colorado. Located in the heart of downtown Denver, the urban setting of MAC provides a unique home to this distinctive play space in which students are able to learn through doing and experience the benefits of structured and […]
BRAMMING FARMS

Bramming Farm is a residential and mixed use development at the southwest corner of 128th Avenue & Holly Street. The development intent is to bring a healthy mixture of residential and commercial / retail / office use to the site. The 30 acre residential neighborhood contains a variety of housing types including single- family detached, […]