Sustainable Communities
Residential and Municipal Smart Growth Opportunities
Our projects include various scales and building types from market-rate, multi-family urban housing to education facilities and multi-phased municipal capital improvement projects. These projects are designed to minimize water usage through preservation, infiltration, harvesting, and re-use while providing beauty and functionality in all outdoor spaces.
The Rose Sustainable Urban Housing - Minneapolis, MN
The Rose redevelopment project on the edge of downtown Minneapolis provides a mix of affordable and market rate housing units. EOR designed a network of high-performance site components for the sustainability-focused project, including an intensive green roof, a community garden with water harvesting and reuse, and multiple low profile bioretention cells.
Southdale Library - Edina, MN
EOR, in partnership with MSR design, developed a full site redevelopment plan and schematic design for the iconic Southdale Library in Edina, Minnesota. The project sought to restore a nearly 100% impervious 7-acre parking lot into an urban oasis of wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and green infrastructure. The plan was inspired by the pre-settlement era ecosystems of the region and the goal of creating a reparative, joyful, educational, and engaging landscape for the community.
Terravessa Development - Fitchburg, WI
EOR provided master planning, community space and park design for this 243-acre high-density residential and commercial development plat. Green infrastructure was interwoven with public amenities to create a walkable community with ample green space for recreation-use and wildlife habitat.
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Green Infrastructure
Integrating Green Infrastructure into our communities to develop increased resiliency of our our public works, natural resources, and the social fabric which it supports.
Parks and Recreation
From urban pocket-parks to designated conservation areas, EOR's designs develop a sense of place and play, providing recreation access to our natural resources.
Design Group
A talented and passionate group of Landscape Architects and Environmental Planners focused on integrating water and natural resources.