Del Webb Sweetgrass
Entry feature rendering
Entry feature
Entry feature at night
Entry feature upper falls
Clockwise from top left: bayou bridge, entry feature sign, Model Home and bayous as a community amenity
The Lakehouse at Del Webb Sweetgrass
Marketing trail landscape design
The Lakehouse at Del Webb Sweetgrass rendering
Outdoor living/entertainment social area
Dry streambed drainageway
The Lakehouse resort pool
Beach entry resort pool
Sun ledge incorporated into pool design
Pool area landscape design
Amphitheater stage
Bocce ball courts, seating and shade structure
Project Details
Del Webb Sweetgrass
Location: Richmond Texas
Categories: Community Branding, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
Services: Neighborhood design, community branding, thematics, amenity center, model park and landscape design, entry feature, parks
Project Description
500 acre active adult, master planned community featuring two lakes, amenity center, nature park and a bayou that bisects property
- Utilized water features for recreation areas and park land
- Developed plan for wetland plant and habitat restoration ensuring viability of the waterways
- Design emphasizes natural beauty of coastal plains and maximizes waterfront and open space premiums
- Dramatic, dynamic entry experience creates welcome sense of arrival
- Varied elevation of inbound and outband lanes of the entry boulevard to enhance entry experience
- Routed trails to connect neighborhoods, parks and amenities
- Designed 10 acre waterfront amenity center featureing a beach entry resort pool with sun ledge, fire pit, outdoor kitchen, tennis, pickleball, bocce courts, trails, amphitheater and 28,000 square foot clubhouse
- Designed fishing pier, boat launch and kayak storage to encourage outdoor watersport activity
- Designed nature park with native landscape and butterfly garden
- Designed lakeside community park and associated trail system