1. Site Plan for reference
Cristwood Park Senior Apartments
Landscape Renewal Project
350 N 190th St
Shoreline, WA 98133
Summer internship work sample
When I started my internship at Russell Design
Source, I mainly working on this project on its
first phase. Starting with site visiting, photo
documentary,site analysis and planting strategy.
General Site Plan CAD document is from the client.
I started to layout the planting design, plats color
pallet , and planting proposal.
Cristwood Park Senior Living Landscape project
Prescriptive plant maintenance document
Russell Design Source
Sep 2, 2014
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Cristwood Park Landscape design opportunities
Tell us what do you think to make your home better.
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Senior Housing community meeting posters

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Entrance to building pinched and
unapproachable
Replace overgrown and visually dense/unsafe
plantings.
Bump out sidewalk width here if possible
Fountain space is inviting
Planting should be less dense.
More natural
Possible sculpture or memorial garden
Established Tulip Tree to be preserved
Fill in with low understory plantings and
preserve views
Lawn and river rock areas could be
re-worked
Open space- opportunity for more gather-
ing space
Revise plants along buildings- provide
proper scale
Provide a softer understory and
preserve mature trees
Preserve desirable tree grove
Remove lawn, add low understory
plantings, preserve views
Provide interesting lasting impression
upon leaving site
Remove sheared and aging plants
Tree could be replaced with a narrow tall
grove
Provide a softer, low understory
First impression and primary focal point
upon arrival
Preserve Birch grove
Remove lawn, add exciting understory
plantings
Approach to main entry: Keep things
interesting here
Replace sheared uninteresting plants
Provide proper scale, year round
interest
Main entry: Frame and add to the
enticing updated entry
Replace plants: provide proper scale,
year round interest
Create the welcoming wow effect as you
approach the entry
Continuation of “framed” main
entry- provide continuity on either side
Rethink low trees- possibly replace with
narrow, airy, vertical trees
Replace sheared dense plantings with
soft, low inviting plantings
Exterior entry to Courtyard: provide
continuity and welcoming feel
Existing plants could be preserved or
repeated in other areas
Screening where needed and safe,
welcoming feel near the entry stairs
Trees may be preserved in this
area- consider replacing
Remove dense invasive ground cover
Add consistent understory plantings
Monument: Key spot to give impression
of elevated quality
Updated plants throughout, mature trees
may be worth preserving
Maintain natural plant habits, provide
proper scale in front/behind monument
Front Entrance
Fountain
Dining
Cafe
Library
Pool
Rose
Garden
Cristwood Park Planting Zones
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Key focal point location
(iclude specialty lighting)