Evelyn’s Park Conservancy is a five-acre park nestled in the city of Bellaire, which resides just outside the city limits of Houston, Texas. Though the park has been around for just over a decade, its story begins all the way back in 1910 when it was the home of Teas Nursery, a well-known Houston business....
Fifth & West is a bespoke collection of custom private residences located in downtown Austin, Texas. Situated within a 39-story high rise building, Fifth & West is the seventh tallest tower in Austin, and is composed entirely of residential units. Completed in 2019, B&D Landscape Contractors partnered with Rogers O’Brien Construction to produce all hardscape...
Texas Tower, located at 845 Texas Avenue, is Hines Development’s newest flagship property in Downtown Houston. Developed in collaboration with real estate investor Ivanhoé Cambridge, the 47-story tower sits on the former site of the Houston Chronicle. The property was built according to Hines highest standards, meets LEED® Platinum and WiredScore and WELL™ Building Standards and boasts impressive features such as sky...
Montrose Collective is thoughtfully repurposed retail/commercial space located in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood. A collection of boutique workspaces, dining destinations and independent merchants make up the Collective, creating a welcoming multi-level space to be enjoyed both indoors and out. Scope: Hardscape Construction & Landscape Installation Highlights: Hardscaping and landscaping took place throughout multiple levels of the...
JPMorgan Chase Tower, is a well-known, five-sided skyscraper located in downtown Houston. At just over 1,000 feet tall, the Tower houses 75 stories of office space for many Houston business institutions, as well as some retail space, and is currently the tallest building in Houston and Texas at large. It was built between 1979 and...
The Ion is 226,000 square feet of space located south of downtown Houston, in what was previously an old Sears building. It describes itself as a place that “fosters a community and culture where corporate innovators, academic partners, community partners, startups, and entrepreneurs come together to solve some of the world’s greatest problems.” Future plans...
Gables Republic Square is a mixed-use concept located in downtown Austin, Texas. A compilation of private residences atop Hotel ZaZa, this joint-venture property is part of a growing trend of co-branded, shared spaces in urban cities around Texas. As construction costs continue to increase and usable space becomes harder to come by, developers are making...
Nestled deep within the concrete jungle of Houston proper exists the Houston Botanic Garden, an oasis of greenery and gardens that provide an escape for residents of the Bayou City. Designed by Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm West 8, the Houston Botanic Garden is actually a collection of more than a dozen different...
In 2015, we had the privilege of working on one of the most anticipated projects in Houston: the African Gorilla Forest at the Houston Zoo. No previous gorilla exhibit existed; we started from scratch. The design and construction teams worked tirelessly alongside the staff at the zoo to create two distinct spaces that span about...
Texas Children’s Hospital is a widely known pediatric medical care facility with locations across the state. While the interiors of the hospitals boast colorful wall paintings, child-friendly decor, media rooms, production studios, family lounges and hair salons, the outside of Texas Medical Center location in Houston was in dire need of some TLC. In conjunction...
