Commercial & Pedestrian Spaces

Mountain Vista Shopping Center

NE, Inc. collaborated with staff from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum
to create a plant demonstration walk as a special feature of the project.

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Woman's Plaza of Honor

The Woman's Plaza of Honor is a joint project of Novak Environmental, Inc.'s Karen Cesare, as well as Liba Wheat, Lori Woods and Margaret West of other landscape architecture firms. The project is an opportunity to honor important women in people's lives, and is a fundraiser for the Women's Studies scholarship fund.

Schematic concept for the University of Arizona Woman's Path of Honor.

Conceptual rendering for the University of Arizona Woman's Path of Honor.

Arcade area is entry to plaza from University Blvd.

Seat walls inspired by details on nearby buildings are "skateboard-proof".

Donor recognition and inspirational thoughts make space more meaningful.

Fountains symbolizing the Three Graces and three phases of a woman's life.

Student finding a quiet place to study.

Fountains being enjoyed by a young boy.

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Barrio Viejo Elderly Housing

Located in downtown Tucson, Arizona, Barrio Viejo is an infill elderly housing project that used Novak Environmental, Inc. to create outdoor living spaces and courtyards, as well as the project's general landscape and irrigation plans.

Barrio Viejo's vivid colors and desert landscaping provide
a vibrant landscape in downtown Tucson.

Homes form colorful walls around easily accessible
courtyards.

Geometry plays a role in building and landscape design.

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Pantano Christian Church

Novak Environmental, Inc. designed Pantano Christian Church's Fellowship Plaza, including fountain design, and Prayer Garden; as well as overall campus landscape and irrigation plans. Pantano Christian Church is located in southeast Tucson, Arizona.

Pantano Christian Church Fellowship Plaza.

Looking east beyond the fountain, Fellowship Plaza,
and ultimately the Rincon Mountains.

Prayer Garden conceptual design.

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Shops at Creekside

Novak Environmental, Inc. provided landscape design and irrigation plans for the commercial project, as well as plant inventory specifically focusing on preserving existing significant vegetation along the roadway.

Viable and non-viable plant inventory at the Shops at Creekside.

Path along wash with a bench to enjoy the outdoors.

Soft surface path along wash.

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Slim-Fast Manufacturing Facility

Novak Environmental, Inc. provided entry, sign, and landscape design services for the Slim Fast manufacturing plant located in southeast Tucson, Arizona.

Computer rendering of sign, entry, drainage, and landscaping.

Actual Slim-Fast sign as built, with young landscaping.

Desert landscaping, enhanced with dramatic golden barrel
cactus, provides a southwest image for the Tucson facility.

The landscaped entry circle at Slim-Fast.

Walking trail with benches among undisturbed desert
on the Slim-Fast property.

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