Largo Central Park spans 70 acres in Largo, Florida, featuring rolling grounds, fountains, playgrounds, picnic pavilions, a miniature railroad, and the Central Park Performing Arts Center, drawing over one million visitors annually. Amenities include eight picnic pavilions, a 2.5-acre great lawn, a one-acre playfield, over 1,000 shade trees, restrooms, a Military Court of Honor, an inclusive playground, and the Largo Central Railroad.

The new pier district, in the heart of downtown, provides interactive experiences throughout its 3,065 foot length. Visitors can choose their experience throughout the area, and its exploration and activity areas provide a multitude of flexible programs and experiences for both tourists and the local community – from children to seniors, nature lovers to boaters, fishermen to fine diners. There are many seating spaces tucked away, a section of built-in shaded umbrellas, a spray ground and separate playground, a coastal thicket for walking in the shade, a tilted lawn for concerts, space for food trucks, and five eating venues. The [...]

St. Petersburg Regional Skate Park opened in 2018. We worked with the City of St. Petersburg closely to develop the Design Criteria Package (DCP) for the project, one of the largest skate parks in the SE United States. Booth Design Group worked with the selected contractor to fulfill the landscape architecture scope for the project, attended public workshops to present and answer questions to interested stakeholders, prepared graphics for the public workshops and we designed the final concept plan.

This southern section of the Tampa Riverwalk, across from the University of South Florida Park plaza, overlooks a wetland prominently populated with sabal palmettos. The Army Corps of Engineers was involved in the permitting of the wetlands along the banks of the Hillsborough River. White vinyl-coated safety railings help keep people from venturing into the wetlands ecology. Thirteen granite monuments represent each of the degree programs of the University of South Florida. The design of the mullions in the monuments’ portals is tied to the architectural detailing of the Platt Street Bridge. Beach sunflowers add color out front, and metal [...]

The space left over from the demolition of the former Bayfront Center Arena became an opportune area for the unique plaza designed to link the Mahaffey Theater and the Salvador Dali Museum while creating a venue for multiple program elements to occur. The Center for the Arts Plaza provides a shaded sitting area under a bosk of crape myrtle trees fitted with Tivoli lights to add theatrical character.