Place Making: Natura Gardens
(Miami-Dade County – January 30, 2024) Landscape Design Workshop published new photography for Natura Gardens following project completion.
Community Beach w/ Chickee Huts, the traditional dwellings of the Seminole Tribe
About the Project
The 30-acre Natura Gardens incorporates 10 acres of restored wetlands, striking a delicate balance between community needs and environmental responsibility. The restored wetlands became an opportunity to demonstrate how residential communities can serve as the custodians of scarce environmental resources. The site plan integrates the wetlands so residents can experience the seasonal changes of this essential ecosystem. To pay homage to the cultural history of living around wetlands, a community beach was created. The sandy stretch features several chickees, the thatched-roof shelters of the Seminole Tribe, who once inhabited the area. Within the development, the wetlands give way to lush parks that highlight some of the same native plants. The site plan included 460 apartments in 12 buildings.
Restored Wetlands include upland buffer, littoral shelf & freshwater marsh habitats.
Linear park and pedestrian paseo
About Landscape Design Workshop
Landscape Design Workshop is an award-winning landscape architecture and planning design studio located in Boca Raton, Florida. The atelier studio specializes in designing resorts, resort-like communities and mixed use projects that embody the tropical lifestyle experience. Landscape Design Workshop aspires to enhance people’s well-being and quality of life through the visceral enjoyment of the outdoors.
Erez Bar-Nur, , founder and principal designer for Landscape Design Workshop, served as Project Lead Designer. Erez is a passionate practitioner with a life-long interest in exploring the interface between people and their environment. Throughout his two decades of practice he created outdoor spaces that invoke feeling of wonder and delight.
Located at 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 125, Boca Raton, Florida, Landscape Design Workshop may be reached by calling 954.772.0724, , or by email at info@landscapedesignworkshop.com
Massive trunks of the native Florida Royal Palm line the pedestrian walkways
