Our Work

  • Solana Beach Coastal Rail Trail Pedestrian Bridges
    Solana Beach, CA View Project

    Solana Beach Coastal Rail Trail Pedestrian Bridges

    Client: City of Solana Beach
    Location: Solana Beach, CA

    Art is present in most aspects of the Solana Beach Coastal Rail Trail from the walkways, seatwalls, entryway, the public art displayed, and the pedestrian crossings. As a subconsultant to TYLin International, Schmidt Design Group, Inc. created design themes and aesthetic treatments for two...
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  • D Street Beach Access
    Encinitas, CA View Project

    D Street Beach Access

    Client: City of Encinitas
    Location: Encinitas, CA

    Services provided by the Schmidt Design Group, Inc. included geological analysis of beach and bluff erosion, analysis of potential wave action at the base of the bluff, design of wood stairway structure and retaining wall and processing of the coastal permit.  The reinforced earth retaining wall...
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  • Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Garden of Recovery
    San Diego, CA View Project

    Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Garden of Recovery

    Client: Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
    Location: San Diego, CA

    This 9,000-square-foot healing garden is utilized by psychiatric in-patients ranging from children to adults.  The facility includes a recreation court, pathways, group seating, horticultural therapy, a shade structure, playground equipment, a donor appreciation wall, and attractive gardens. ...
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  • Rancho Jurupa Park
    Riverside, CA View Project

    Rancho Jurupa Park

    Client: Riverside County Regional Parks and Open-Space District
    Location: Riverside, CA

    Rancho Jurupa Park is a 200-acre recreation and fishing area near the Santa Ana River.  This popular award-winning regional park boasts a natural semi-rural setting of shady cottonwood trees, meadows, and two three-acre lakes.  Schmidt Design Group, Inc. designed the pre-fabricated cabins that...
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  • Don Allen Memorial Garden
    San Diego, CA View Project

    Don Allen Memorial Garden

    Client: Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
    Location: San Diego, CA

    Created as a therapeutic garden for Sharp Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital in San Diego, the Don Allen Memorial Garden provides an atmosphere of relaxation for patients and visitors to enjoy nature as they go through the recovery process.  The garden features a specially designed water fountain, a...
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  • Olaf Wieghorst Museum
    El Cajon, CA View Project

    Olaf Wieghorst Museum

    Client: Olaf Weighorst Museum
    Location: El Cajon, CA

    The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center celebrates the accomplishments of the local artist, Olaf Wieghorst.  Schmidt Design Group, Inc. provided landscape architectural services that included design, reconfiguration of patios and parking, and incorporating existing fully-mature...
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  • Muir College Landscape Renovation
    San Diego, CA View Project

    Muir College Landscape Renovation

    Client: University of California, San Diego
    Location: San Diego, CA

    Services for the Muir College landscape renovation include construction drawings and construction administration.  The drawings will duplicate the planting design in the original 1970’s construction drawings prepared by Wimmer Yamada but irrigation will be updated to current technology and...
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  • University City High School
    San Diego, CA View Project

    University City High School

    Client: Domusstudio Architecture
    Location: San Diego, CA

    As a subconsultant to Domus Studio Architecture, Schmidt Design Group, Inc. contributed to  University City High School’s modernization and overall site improvements.  Upgrades  included a new synthetic turf for the football field and synthetic rubber track surfacing at the existing stadium,...
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  • Paradise Creek Educational Park
    National City, CA View Project

    Paradise Creek Educational Park

    Client: City of National City
    Location: National City, CA

    Paradise Creek is an urban stream in National City that connects San Diego Bay to the watershed of the surrounding city landscape. The Paradise Creek Educational Park restored a 1/2-mile stretch of the creek to its natural state as a wetland and salt marsh. Restoration included removal of...
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  • Swami’s Beach Access
    Encinitas, CA View Project

    Swami’s Beach Access

    Client: City of Encinitas
    Location: Encinitas, CA

    The design of Swamis Beach Access was site-specific to meet individual potentials and constraints. The design of the stairways required descending the natural bluff for a vertical drop of more than 75-feet. The highly unstable bluff had significant subsurface water seepage and was eroding at over...
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  • South Cardiff State Beach
    Cardiff, CA View Project

    South Cardiff State Beach

    Client: California State Parks
    Location: Cardiff, CA

    Schmidt Design Group provided an inventory of existing conditions, geotechnical studies of beach erosion and soil structural suitability, community meetings, multiple design alternatives, final construction drawings, construction administration and assistance in acquiring the coastal development...
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  • West Lewis Mini Park
    San Diego, CA View Project

    West Lewis Mini Park

    Client: City of San Diego
    Location: San Diego, CA

    This “pocket” park was created by the drive of the surrounding community, which saw a lack of open space in their neighborhood and went to the City with a desire for a new park.  Schmidt Design Group, Inc. helped realize the neighborhood’s vision.  After a series of community workshops, we...
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  • Walnut Grove Park
    San Marcos, CA View Project

    Walnut Grove Park

    Client: City of San Marcos
    Location: San Marcos, CA

    Schmidt Design Group, Inc. provided master planning, final construction drawings and construction administration services for this 50-acre park. The scope of work included development of conceptual design alternatives, meetings with a steering committee (including soccer, local historic and...
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  • Pine Avenue Park
    Carlsbad, CA View Project

    Pine Avenue Park

    Client: City of Carlsbad
    Location: Carlsbad, CA

    The master plan for Pine Avenue Park includes active and passive elements: a community center designed by Manuel Oncina Architects, an informal amphitheater, a lighted multi-purpose field of synthetic turf, basketball courts, batting cages, a children’s play area, picnic areas, and...
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  • Mt. San Miguel Community Park
    Chula Vista, CA View Project

    Mt. San Miguel Community Park

    Client: City of Chula Vista
    Location: Chula Vista, CA

    As prime consultant, Schmidt Design Group, Inc. provided the master plan and construction drawings of this 15-acre community park located in the City of Chula Vista, California.  The park includes three 300-foot softball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, batting cages, a leash-free dog...
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  • Elfin Forest Recreational Preserve
    Escondido, CA View Project

    Elfin Forest Recreational Preserve

    Client: Olivenhain Municipal Water District
    Location: Escondido, CA

    Elfin Forest Recreation Reserve at Mt. Israel includes 17-miles of equestrian, hiking, and mountain biking trails surrounding a reservoir site.  The project includes a staging and parking area, educational and trail signage, picnic structures, and picnic areas along the trails. The project...
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  • UCSD East Campus Recreation Area
    La Jolla, CA View Project

    UCSD East Campus Recreation Area

    Client: University of California, San Diego
    Location: La Jolla, CA

    Schmidt Design Group, Inc. is the prime consultant on the new UCSD East Campus Recreation Area (ECRA), which will expand sports and recreation uses and create a multisport complex.  The project will provide a new running track with infield, a jogging path and a golf practice area, plus the...
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  • Torrey Pines North Course Improvements
    La Jolla, CA View Project

    Torrey Pines North Course Improvements

    Client: City of San Diego
    Location: La Jolla, CA

    Torrey Pines North is a San Diego treasure.  Over the last five decades Torrey Pines North has hosted hundreds of thousands of local players and visitors, nearly 80,000 annually.  It is also the site of the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open, which has raised millions of dollars for local...
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