Anaheim Resort Specific Plan

Project details

In 1994, the Anaheim City Council established zoning and development standards for the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (ARSP), aimed at recreational and tourist/convention activities. This document outlines the landscape concepts for public streets within The Anaheim Resort, detailing landscape treatments that foster a cohesive resort identity.

Working with many consultants a cohesive document was produced establishing some of the following objectives:

• It provided an overview of the various landscape treatments that help to create a cohesive resort identity.

• The scale of the landscape plantings reflected the scale of the place they are intended to enhance.

• The streets and their edges provide the primary space in which the landscape can be placed to transform the identity.

• Landscape and man-made elements like light fixtures are arranged in regular patterns to establish order and a recognizable geometry.

• To create an illusion of greater depth in narrow spaces throughout the area and to add further variety, the landscape is planted in layers.

• The public realm landscape planting must create unity while allowing diversity to create distinct differences between places.

I participated in this project by collecting imagery, creating exhibits, and assisting the lead consultant with developing the landscape standards.

Results

The project was and continues to be a great success. The document has continued to evolve over the years. The Anaheim Resort Specific Plan results continue to be seen everywhere around the City of Anaheim and it has created a welcoming resort identity.