Landscape Architecture

THK Associates, Inc. is comprised of a group of accomplished individuals with design and technical talents enabling our understanding of the complex needs of each client, project and community. We work as stewards protecting and enhancing our surroundings with a focus towards restoration and preservation of our valuable natural resources. With time, devotion, and experience, we develop solutions which result in unique spaces that exceeds expectations.

OUR Services INclude

      • Project Entitlements
      • Regional and Site Master Planning and Site Analysis
      • Construction Documentation
      • Construction Observation/Administration
      • Flood Resiliency and Restoration
      • Transportation Planning and Design
      • Parks, Open Space, Trails and Greenway Planning & Design
      • Recreational Master Planning
      • Entitlement management
      • Economic Development Planning
      • Drone Imaging, Mapping and Inventory
      • Public Facilitation and Community Visioning
      • Aesthetic Design Guidelines
      • 3D Modeling and Visualization
      • GIS Mapping
      • Grant Writing
      • Funding Procurement
      • Comprehensive Master Planning
      • Irrigation Design

OUr PRocess

Consultation

We start by meeting with you – the client – to understand your vision, needs, and budget. We labor in the details that truly matter for your project, ensuring short and long-term success.

Site Analysis

Our team conducts a comprehensive analysis of your site, examining local climate and microclimates, soil, ecology, topography, and existing infrastructure.  It might also include environmental impact assessments to identify constraints and opportunities. This stage may include surveys of stakeholders, such as community members ad local organizations. 

Concept Design

Through synthesis of our findings, we craft conceptual designs. We present these concepts through analog sketches, digital renders (2D and 3D), narratives with illustrations, and image boards, providing a visual representation of our ideas and allowing for your feedback. Concept design can be an iterative process.

Design Development

We continue refining the concept(s) according to your feedback. We advance and adapt these ideas along with the graphics (and alternative representations) and specifications that support them. These supporting representations typically outline the precise placement of nature-based and constructed elements. In this phase, we will select materials and plants, collaborating with other professionals such as civil engineers, architects, environmental scientists, surveyors , and ecologists.

Construction Documentation

Once the design is finalized and approved, we create detailed construction documents and specifications. These documents and details comprehensively instruct contractors on how to execute the design, install or orient the materials, and shape the landscape.

Regulatory Review

Our detailed designs must always abide by local, state, and/or federal regulations. Such laws can be dense and difficult to interpret. We often lead the entitlement process and submit plans to municipalities for compliance review and approval.

Additionally; we are familiar with USACE, NEPA and CDOT permitting requirements.

Contractor Selection

We assist you in soliciting bids from contractors to execute the project. We help develop bid packages, evaluate the bids and select a contractor based on experience, budget, and quality and comprehension of the project.

Construction

During construction, we regularly visit the site to ensure that the contractor adheres to the defined design plans, materials, and quality standards. After completion, we thoroughly review the site to verify the landscape complies with our plans. In addition to analyzing the functionality of site features and grade changes, we assess plant health and material integrity.

Administration

We can help you with all aspescts of administration for your projects, from submittals to point of contact to coordinating construction. For the most streamlined process possible

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