WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
When the Arbor School of Williamsburg wanted to reimagine their grounds, Blue Dahlia was brought in to come up with a master plan that would provide utility to the school and natural enrichment for the students.
Intent on crafting a fully living environment, we mapped out a master plan for the school that included a playground with a native plant habitat, rain and pollinator gardens, multipurpose fields, multiple outdoor classrooms, and an amphitheater. A woodland path runs the entire western side of the school complex, bordered by rich perennial berms. For the expanded sidewalk plantings, we proposed a paving design inspired by the work of legendary landscape architect Burle Marx, with native “patch habitat” plantings running along colorful patterned concrete sidewalks.