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THE SUMMIT RANCHO BERNARDO
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
THE HOLE OBJECTIVE
The planners who updated The Summit Rancho Bernardo, a 105-acre
corporate campus northeast of downtown San Diego, were charged with
renovating this complex comprised of commercial/office buildings. Their
plan included providing tenants and their employees with new campus
amenities, as well as creative areas of green spaces for gatherings
and outdoor activities. The campus, located on a plateau surrounded by
picturesque natural rocks, rich earth tones and vegetation, has a view
of Cowles Mountain, a familiar summit characterized by warm shades
of soil and rock. With parking lots interspersed around buildings and
landscaping, the challenge was to improve the look of the campus
while adding elements and activity spaces reflecting the beauty of the
surrounding native topography.
Built on a crest, the building’s surrounding land required a combination
landscape and hardscape that would accomplish multiple objectives: 1)
cost-effectively provide an attractive way to manage a naturally occurring
slope; 2) complement the master plan; 3) ensure the outdoor space
has the elements needed for recreational enjoyment; and, 4) serve as a
partition to screen parking areas while defining the overall space.
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