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Professional History
1970's...After
completing the MLA program at Michigan, Barry backpacked around southern Europe
and the Mediterranean for several months, visiting gardens and historical sites.
He also attended seminars, such as Ekistics in
Athens.
After traveling, Barry spent some time interviewing and was offered a position
with firms in Michigan, Boston and in several
cities along
the West Coast. However Hawaii had the scale of work he was looking for.
The Viet Nam War wound down a few years earlier and the backlog of challenging
projects across the Pacific was impressive. They were now popping up all across the Pacific Rim.
He moved his family to Honolulu and quickly went to work as Project
Manager-Landscape Architect, on projects located throughout State of Hawaii,
Melbourne Australia and Fiji. Suddenly, after four years of intense work, the economy
suddenly shifted into a fast decline. Work seemed to dry up overnight.
Barry returned with his family to California, where after building an addition onto his brothers home,
he settled his family and consultant practice into the Napa Valley. It wasn't long before clients and friends referred to this
landscape architect as "Barron's Company,"
and the name stuck...
1980's...
Barry got his contractor's license and during a "Design-Build" period, Barron's Company
developed a wide variety of
projects throughout the North Bay Area, including: private estates, wineries,
parks and a couple of new schools. While laying out a 100 acre recreation area for Hewlett
Packard's Santa Rosa Division, he designed and built his one and only dance
pavilion, which he learned recently, still gets allot of use by HP employees.
By this time
the Eldridge family purchased a 150 year old Victorian in St. Helena. This was
an interesting property with it's own well, fruit trees and an old barn in the
back.
The planting palate started in the front yard with green and white plantings which evolved into brighter
pastels as one walked down through the property to the large vegetable garden
and creek beyond.
During this Napa Valley period, he served on several design review boards
and in 1984, he was elected to the City Council of St. Helena. This is when the work of
other professionals took on a different perspective. After serving on the council for 4 years
the economy turned and he returned to Hawaiian Islands where the challenging projects could still be found.
1990's... to Present:
Licensed now in Hawaii as well as California, Barry found himself heading into a
different direction, assignments now include: destination resort hotels, urban high rise gardens, condominium resorts, a comprehensive life care facility, world class
water features and regional corporate centers.
This was an exciting few years, but then in '94, the economy headed South again,
but even faster. Once again Barry had to leave the Islands.
Barry joined a Sacramento firm that
landed a very exciting
project, and they needed an experienced professional on board. For the following three years Barry
worked on several smaller, unique assignments, but his primary focus was a 2,500
acre regional park in Riverside County (A Metropolitan Water District project).
Barry laid out three villages, 250 acres of recreation lakes, thousands of camping
facilities, equestrian centers, sports complex, golf courses, several hotels and
a conference center. He even sited a winery. When internal circumstances caused
the client to pull back and re-evaluate their objectives, Barry had no trouble
moving onto
other assignments in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
As Senior Landscape Architect with a multidiscipline design office in Redwood
City, Barry's primary project was a 125 acre Research and Development Campus on the
edge of San Francisco Bay. He provided the site planning and site design, while
managing the autoCAD team and field responsibilities. This project included: ten high-rise
Research and Development buildings, shoreline conditions, surrounding wildlife
sanctuaries, storm water retention basins, water features and extensive recreation facilities
across the campus.
At this time...:
Barry offers consultant service from his home office in Sacramento,
California. After many years of working for himself under
contract, or as a
staff professional, he now keeps the pace a little slower.
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Project History:
Project:
Eastside Reservoir Recreation Area:
Hemet, CA
Two dams
were under construction, at either end of an open valley in Riverside County,
CA. When the dams are complete, they will contain a
3 mile wide by 5 mile long reservoir. Mitigation measures required for approval,
required that the
Metropolitan Water District install a Regional Park. Composed of two sites totaling over 3,000 acres,
there would be a park beneath each dam.
The project was contiguous to an
existing 25,000-acre wildlife preserve.
Office:
Dangermond &
Assoc., Sacramento, CA- (Retired)
Title and Responsibilities:
§ Senior
Landscape Architect: Layout and Character Development for 3 theme villages (one on
an island), layout and shoreline development for 250 acres of connecting
recreation lakes, 2 RV parks, camping Facilities (over 3000 units), 3 hotel
sites (one with shoreline cabins), conference center, 2 equestrian centers, a 50 acre water park
and winery.
§ Manager:
Of the AutoCAD Team, liaison between the
office team and the Client, including:
State Fish and Game, the Architect, Project Engineers, as well as Southern
California Imagery and
Marketing consultants
§ Site Planner:
Developed the Conceptual Plan that included: grading and drainage,
circulation and all land use activities.
§ Creative
Designer: BCE provided quick sketches, vignettes and diagrams to illustrate
the visitor experience and present this to the Client and others of the development team.
Including: village character, interactive fountains, 50 ac water park, shopping arcades, hotels,
commercial nodes and sequential plazas, cafés, water features and marinas,
parks, shoreline development and a conceptual options for the U.C. museum
of anthropology and paleontology.
Other Projects while
associated with this firm
Perimeter Security, California State Capital:
Recent events, which resulted in sever damage to the South entrance of the State
Capital, revealed it's vulnerability to those with destructive intent. Barry
work with Capital Security (CHP), to identify options for enhanced security
around the Capital's perimeter.
Master
Planning the Botanical Garden and Turtle Bay Development:
The Botanical Garden was showing it's age and the Turtle Bay, immediately across
the Sacramento River, was underutilized when the City of Redding, CA,
received notice that the internationally renown bridge designer Calitrava agreed
to design the connecting bridge. Barry provided a master plan for both the
Botanical Gardens and Turtle Bay, so this exciting work of art would be visually
well received.
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Project:
The Hyatt Regency: Poipu, Island of Kauai, Hawaii
When
Barry took over the contract on this project, the Client had three sets of
incomplete development documents on a $7,500,000. water feature. At that point,
this project was committed to a rigid, 1-year construction schedule.
Office:
Barron’s Company: Under contract to Howard Fields, Sausalito, CA (H. Fields
is Retired)
Title and Responsibilities:
§
As the
Contract Administrator: Barry worked closely with the Surveyor, Architect,
the Civil Engineer, Operating Engineers, as well as dozens of laborers and
skilled jobbers on site: Barry's responsibility was to coordinated the water
feature development between the General Contractor and sub-contractors,
specialty consultants, pool and GFRC contractors and their sub-contractors
during all stages of work from layout and staking to excavation and finished
conditions. For As-Built records, Barry developed drawings for the AutoCAD
team in California as decisions were made and work on site progressed.
§ Field
Designer: In order to maintain schedules and day to day development, the
project was developed from a 30-scale concept plan. Barry provided quick
sketches and direction in the field for the installation and finish work for the
pools, water falls, rivers, grottos, island spas, a water slide and cascades
over a 3 acre site varying 75 vertical feet.
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Project:
Kukui Plaza: Honolulu, Hawaii
Called Block G by the
City of Honolulu, this is
a 3 acre roof garden, developed on three levels on top of a parking structure.
Two 30-story, condominium towers are sited on the NE and SW corners of the garden.
Office: Team
Landscape Architect: This was a Hawaiian Architect's & Engineers project. As
the team's Landscape Architect, Barry provided the conceptual design for the
gardens, while acting as liaison between his office and the Architect, the
Engineers, General Contractor and the City of Honolulu. The City was an active
partner on this controversial planned development, which covered a full city
block in downtown Honolulu.
Design
Office: Barry was
Senior Landscape Architect for Donald Wolbrink and Associates. The
principles of this firm have retired and the office is now closed.
Title and Responsibilities:
§ Site Planner:
The project included an Olympic swimming pool, Koi ponds, water falls,
Bar-B-Q facilities and
recreation center, Circulation and gardens covered three
levels.
§ Conceptual
Designer: Developed the conceptual plans, including: water circulation
process between the Koi ponds and irrigation system, determined tree weights
and developed a light weight soil mix, designed the drainage system and
artificial solutions for topography enhancement.
Other Projects while
associated with Donald Wolbrink & Associates:
o National
Cemetery of the Pacific:
Project Manager: Authored the 10 yr. Development Plan Brochure, including: text and
supporting graphics, renderings, a 16 mm film with the Army Corps of Engineers
and and photography.
o Strategy Plan
for the City of Melbourne Australia:
Team Landscape Architect with international consultant group centered in
Melbourne, Australia. Providing City Planning services, charged with updating
their circulation grid and long range development options.
o Naisosos
Island, Fiji: Team
Landscape Architect with international consultant group centered in Melbourne,
Australia. Providing site planning services and conceptual studies for Naisosos
Island. This project concept included: 6 hotels, marina, beach restoration
strategy, a “Freeport” village and marina.
o Del Webb's
Kahuku Resort:
Project Manager, Landscape Architect (now the Turtle Bay Hilton) This work was
in a crises mode when Barry took over: The condominiums were built, the roads
and parking installed and the previous consultant was gone. Barry found the
parking lots full of plant material and the irrigation systems weren't
installed. This project also included the hotel grounds, the golf course and
other support areas.
o Master Plan:
Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii:
Team Landscape Architect. This was a long term development plan that included
the community of Kailua, miles of shoreline and up-country lands.
o Poli
Overlook, Honolulu, Hawaii:
Project Landscape Architect. This is a primary tourist destination, a historical
site at the top of the Nuuanu Valley that overlooks the windward side of the
island. This is where King Kamehameha won a decisive battle for the Island of
Oahu.
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Project:
North Shore Development Study, Maui, Hawaii
35
square miles, North Shore of Maui, including 5 miles of coastline and 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 and supporting graphics including:
circulation, commercial, residential, recreation and agriculture development
options.
§
Contract
Administrator: Managed outside consultants for land planning and development
projects.
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Project:
Pauluea
Bay, Mekena: Island of Maui, Hawaii
75-acre
condominium and villa destination resort on Paulauea Bay, Maui, HI
Office:
Norman Lacayo &
Associates: John Whalen, Principal (808)521-9418
Title and Responsibilities:
§ Team Landscape
Architect: Worked closely with the Owner, Architect, Developer and the County of
Maui, HI
§ Site Planner:
High rise towers on the south-westerly peninsula, residential condos on inland
slopes, Corporate Villas on central
shelf, around 2 lakes separated by a ribbon falls ,
and a lakeside village / spa sited across from the Paulauea Bay beach.
§ Designer:
Parking was underground and service to the units was by an electric golf-cart
system. The landscape conceptually depicted "Burmese" rice terraces planted out
with flowering shrubs, vegetative textures and with abundant water movement.
Other Projects while associated with this firm:
o Ko Olena,
Eva New Town:
Project Manager, designer and contract administrator for high-rise condominium
development sited in surrounding lakes, including: grotto and water features.
o
Pacific Towers, Honolulu:
High-rise commercial and residential complex. Podium development projects,
including: interior and high rise gardens, pools and water features.
Fashion Island Planning and Development, Newport Beach, CA:
The Architecture for the current project was provided by the Honolulu office of
WAT&G, as their Newport Beach office was then understaffed. Barry was asked to
assist in resolving emerging conflicts with the Fashion Island Master Plan. This
task required that Barry make several trips between Honolulu and the site in
Newport Beach, CA.
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Project: Hewlett
Packard Company,
Santa Rosa Division, Santa Rosa, ca:
Master Plan
for 100 Ac, employee-family recreation area.
Office:
Barron’s Company, Landscape Architect,
Landscape Contractor
Title and Responsibilities:
§ Project
Landscape Architect, Landscape Contractor: A design-build project, including
dance pavilion and terraces, cooking facilities and par-course. Documents for
ball field and solar supported field house.
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Other
Projects:
Consultant services provided by Barron’s Company:
o
State Farm
Insurance Co.,
Regional Headquarters: 60 acre site, Honolulu, HI
o
Oceanic
Cablevision,
Regional Headquarters: 75 acre site, Honolulu, HI
o
Hale
O’Malia,
Life Care Facility: 20 Ac: roof gardens, water features
and rec.
facilities, Honolulu, HI
o
Manele Bay
Resort Hotel:
Contract administrator, field designer of water features,
Island of Lanai, HI
o
Koele
Lodge Resort Hotel:
Contract administrator, field designer of water features,
Island of Lanai, HI
o
Four
Seasons & Grand Hyatt Hotels:
Contract design coordinator of water features,
Island of
Maui, HI
o
Beaver
Creek Resort,
Team Landscape Architect, Beaver Creek Ski Area,
Colorado.
o
Korbel Winery:
New facilities development
o
Sebastiani Winery:
New facilities development
o
Vaca Pena Intermediate School:
Vacaville, CA
o
Ukiah High School:
Ukiah, CA
o
Park and Natatorium:
Fort Bragg, CA
o
Cannery Cove:
Housing development and tide land restoration, Antioch, CA
o
Bank of America:
Branch Redevelopments, Honolulu, HI
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