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Current Projects
Panola Mountain State Park Master Plan |
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Panola Mountain
State Park is comprised of the 1,564-acre
parkland in Rockdale County and, across the South
River, the former 145- acre Vaughter’s Farm,
the oldest working farm in DeKalb County. Both
of these properties are located within the Arabia
Mountain National Heritage Area. Recent
parcel acquisitions adjacent to Panola Mountain
encouraged the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
to reevaluate their current master plan and overall
objectives for this state park. The vision for
Panola Mountain State Park is to act as a gateway
to both the Georgia State Park System and to the
National Heritage Area. Georgia DNR retained Ecos
to complete a site inventory and analysis and facilitate
a daylong planning and visioning charrette with
Georgia DNR and key stakeholders. This process
enabled Ecos to incorporate the new land acquisitions
into the Panola Mountain State Park Master Plan.
The final deliverables include the rendered updated
Master Plan as well as an executive summary and
opinion of probable cost.
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Physicians Regional Medical Center – Collier Boulevard |
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Physicians Center – Pine Ridge
Located across the street from the Physicians Regional Medical Center, Pine Ridge and will serve as an ancillary facility. Ecos has been retained to develop site plans and construction documents for the new medical office building and ambulatory surgical center. A sister facility to the Physicians Regional Medical Center, the 110,000 square foot facility will also include a 300-car parking deck, thus conserving greenspace on the site. Ecos led the site planning and stormwater management plan in cooperation with a local civil engineer. |
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Inner Harbour Land Use
Evaluation Plan
Inner Harbour is
a unique institution that offers clinical assistance
to children with emotional, behavioral and/or
addiction issues in a natural setting. Located in Douglas
County, the largely undeveloped 1,200-acre campus is
heavily wooded with varied terrain, streams, and lakes
that are used for canoeing, fishing, hiking, and other
outdoor confidence-building exercises.
Recent changes in government reimbursements have led
Inner Harbour to seek additional options for supporting
its core programs and facilities. One of Inner Harbour's
greatest assets is its land. To explore future development
and conservation opportunities for their land, Inner
Harbour selected Ecos to guide them through a land
use evaluation planning process. The three-month
process engaged key stakeholders via a series of Work
Group Meetings, a half-day charrette, multiple surveys,
and a presentation to the Inner Harbour Board. The
Final Land Use Evaluation Plan identifies site opportunities
and challenges, encompasses Inner Harbour’s established
goals and criteria, and includes implementation steps,
potential implementation measures, and a comparison
of development scenarios (conventional versus conservation-oriented,
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Davis Oaks
Ecos worked with a local developer, who was committed
to working with the surrounding community, to shape
Davis Oaks, an infill project in residential Decatur,
Georgia that is placing 21 luxury townhomes on just
over 2.6 acres. To best meet the expectations of
the neighborhood, Ecos conducted a series of community
meetings.
The site was designed to accommodate all but the
largest of storm events on-site through a series
of underground storage vaults and infiltration ponds.
The stormwater infiltration ponds will be integrated
into the site as an amenity rather than left as an
eyesore or afterthought. The post-development site
hydrology is meant to mimic the pre-development stormwater
basins as much as possible, in order to negate impact
to adjacent properties.
Davis Oaks will seek certification
as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation
by planting native species that provide an array
of food options for wildlife, as well as
a variety of shelters and a source of water. |
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