1:
A Little Background

2:
The Profession

3:
Outside Consultants, Project Variations & Development Data

4:
The 4 Stages of Work

5:
Getting  Started and
Estimating Cost

6:
Project Options &
Contact Information

7:
Professional History

Project:   Expert Witness: California   Barry is a Licensed Landscape Architect: California #1568 and Hawaii #7406.
Barry owned and operated a design-build firm in the Napa Valley for several years, however his Landscape Contractors License CA#326008, isn't active at this time.

Retirement Community, Concerning Landscape Design and Development:
After a ten year development period, trees along the parkways and throughout the golf course and common areas were falling over. The golf course was also experiencing drainage problems.

Office:    R. Bruce Bybee: Attorney, Walnut Creek, California 94596                      

Title and Responsibilities:
Licensed Landscape Architect w/ BS in Horticulture:  Review the archive of written communications, contracts, proposals of work, before, during and after the site work was installed. This task also reviewed the oversight by the community's project review agencies, the Home Owners Association, the Landscape Architect of record, installing Landscape Contractor and the Developer's project team.

Product of this Work:  Observations were documented on an Excel format for the clients review and consideration, which included the contact date, relevant parties, or source of information and any specific subjects of interest. 

As Expert Witness:  Barry provided an overview and professional opinion relative to observations he made that include: the original site analysis followed by errors in site preparation, site design, specifications, project and contract administration demonstrated by parties throughout the planning and site development. 
Although Barry was available to support his research and conclusions should this dispute come to trial, it's his understanding that given the information then at hand, that the parties to this conflict worked out a settlement between them.
 
 

Office:    Dangermond & Assoc., Sacramento, CA   Pete Dangermond is now retired

Manager: AutoCAD team coordinator. Provided the liaison between the team and the Client, State Fish and Game, Architect, Project Engineers, as well as Southern California, Imagery and marketing consultants

Site Planner: Developed the Conceptual Plan, including: grading and drainage, 250 acres of connecting lakes and shoreline development, circulation and land use character.

Creative Designer: Barry developed quick sketches, vignettes and diagrams to illustrate typical visitor experiences.  As work progressed, these were presented to Client representatives and members of the creative and marketing team from Southern Calif.        
 

     Perimeter Security, California State Capital: Events occurred, which resulted in sever damage to the South entrance of the State Capital in Sacramento, CA This event revealed the building's vulnerability from  those with destructive intent. Barry work with Capital Security (CHP), and designed a visually pleasant barrier for the capital's perimeter.

     Master Planning, for the Botanical Garden and Turtle Bay in Redding, CA: The Botanical Garden outside the City of Redding, CA was showing it's age and Turtle Bay, immediately across the Sacramento River on the city side, was underutilized. After the City received word that world renown bridge designer, Calitrava, had agreed to design the connecting bridge across the river. Barry provided a master plan that that included: a plan for building and installing the bridge and landings, the Botanical Gardens, the Turtle Bay Museum and Turtle Bay itself. 

Design Solutions for the Tahoe Conservancy:  
(1) Barry conceptualized the 12"x12" Redwood mileage markers and informational signs for points of interest, along the California side of Lake Tahoe. 
(2) Steel fencing system along Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, to control visitor access and to intercept debris thrown from passing cars.
(3) Site plan and design for retention basins at the toe of ski runs in South Lake Tahoe, designed to protect the lake from silt during the Spring thaw.

 

The client was Takanaka Japan and the water feature was planned for a sloping, 3 acre site, between the new Hyatt Hotel and Ship Wreck Beach, in Poipu, Kauai, HI.
When Barry accepted the contract to manage the installation of a $7,500,000. water feature, he had three sets of incomplete documents, the site had several holes in the ground and the Hyatt Regency was scheduled to open in 12 months.

Office:    Barron’s Company: Under contract to Howard Fields, Sausalito, CA
(H. Fields company is no longer in business)

Contract Administrator: Barry worked closely with the Surveyor, Architect, the Civil Engineer, Operating Engineers, the General Contractor, dozens of laborers and skilled jobbers simultaneously, across the site:  he coordinated the development and staging between the General Contractor, sub-contractors, specialty consultants, jobbers and suppliers during every each of work. Most mornings was layout and staking with the Surveyor, followed by excavation work, mechanical, steel, gunite, GFRC installation and finished conditions.
This feature required piping up to 36 inches in diameter, with custom made fittings shipped from the West Coast.

Field Designer: The layout work was based on an old 30-scale concept plan. The buildings were up in place, which required design changes across the site. Barry provided quick sketches and direction for installation and finish work on fresh and salt water pools, spas, cascades and connecting rivers, including: the hydraulics, GFRC, water falls, grottos, islands and the water slide tunnel installation, ...over a nine month development period.

As-Built Documents: While on site, Barry developed progress drawings and supporting details for an AutoCAD team back in Fields' Sausalito office.

              Naisosos Island, Fiji: Team Landscape Architect with HA&E (Hawaii Architects and Engineers), also out of the Macintyre office, Barry provided site planning and conceptual studies for Naisosos Island, a project that included: 6 hotels, marina, beach restoration strategy, a “Freeport” village and marina.

              Del Webb's Kahuku Resort: Project Manager, Landscape Architect
(this is now the Turtle Bay Hilton)  
This project included the condominiums surrounding the hotel, the hotel grounds, golf course and waterfront areas. The condos were up and some even occupied. Roads and parking were there and the previous consultant was back in Texas somewhere.
With the parking lots full of plant materials, no irrigation system and no landscape documents, Barry laid out the project while it was being installed. 

              Master Plan for the Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii: Team Landscape Architect. A long term development plan that centered in the community of Kailua. This included Kings Beach and the waterfront, the Church plaza, historical buildings and up-country lands. A study to clarify options then confronting residents, including: the conflict between cars and pedestrians, and pressures for new development.

              Poli Overlook, Honolulu, Hawaii: As project Landscape Architect, Barry provided the site plan and design for this popular tourist destination. Sited at the top of the Nuuanu Valley, this feature overlooks the windward side of the island.
This historical site is where King Kamehameha won his decisive battle for the Island of Oahu.

 

 
Project: North Shore Development Study, Maui, Hawaii
             35 square miles, North Shore of Maui, including 5 miles of coastline, including the community of Paia.

Office:    Alexander and Baldwin, Honolulu, Hawaii - (Bob Sasaki (808) 525-8494)  

Title and Responsibilities:

§    Long Range Planner-Landscape Architect: Provided a 50-year development study, including: graphics & supporting text for circulation, commercial, residential, recreation and agriculture development options.

Other Projects while associated with this firm:

§    Contract Administrator: A&B owned over 100,000 acres across the state of Hawaii. As sugar subsidies changed, and development opportunities surfaced, Barry provided land planning and managing outside consultants on the islands of Oahu, Maui, and Kauai, HI.

 

Project:  Pauluea Bay, Mekena: Island of Maui, Hawaii
               75-acre condominium and villa destination resort on Paulauea Bay, Maui, HI

Office:    Norman Lacayo & Associates: Mr. Lacayo is retired and living in Mexico. This office is no longer active.

 o  Team Landscape Architect: Worked closely with the Owner, Architect, Developer and the County of Maui, Hawaii.

 o   Site Planner: High rise condominium towers on the south-westerly peninsula and residential units along the inland slopes. Corporate Villas were planned on a central shelf, sited around 2 lakes and separated by a ribbon waterfalls. The plan also included a Lakeside village/spa sited across from the Paulauea Bay.

 o   Circulation and Conceptual Landscape: Parking would be underground and service to the units required an electric golf-cart system. The landscape would be graded similar to "Burmese" rice terraces with abundant water movement, but planted with shrubs for color and texture, .

o   Ko Olena, Eva New Town: Project Manager, designer and contract administrator for high-rise condominium development surrounding by lakes, including: grotto and water features.

o   Fashion Island Planning and Development, Newport Beach, CA: The Architecture for the current project was provided by the Honolulu office of WAT&G (Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo). 

     At that time, Wimberly' s Newport Beach office was understaffed, so Barry was asked to assist in resolving conflicts with the Fashion Island Master Plan, which
required several trips between Honolulu and Newport Beach, CA.

                                                                                 Pacific Towers, Honolulu: High rise commercial
                                                                                 and residential complex. Podium development
                                                                                 projects, including: interior and high rise gardens,
                                                                                 pools and water features.