Verde Design was entrusted with the transformation of Foster City Elementary School’s outdoor facilities, setting a new standard for the San Mateo – Foster City School District’s field developments. The existing grass and rocky “playing field” at the School campus had become unsafe and unusable, prompting a much-needed overhaul. The project scope focused on a turf space, designed to provide extensive hours of play for the school’s students and neighboring community, and engineered to perform in rain events up to the 50-year storm event. The project featured the innovative Brock pad and Brockfill infill system, which provided optimal safety and functionality for the playing surface.
As a part of the conceptual design process, Verde Design provided a range of design concepts, ensuring the field’s overall look and color selections aligned with the school’s unique preferences. Additionally, the team led the field striping design to maximize functionality for various sports and activities. Moving into design development and construction documentation, Verde Design tackled the challenge of creating a grading design that reduced the field slope to meet accessibility requirements, while also balancing the cut/ fill of the required earthwork to provide the most economical design.
Verde Design also led the project through the review and approval process from the Division of the State Architect (DSA). The project scope included a series of accessibility upgrades, such as improvements to the parking lot, path of travel, installation of a new ADA-compliant drinking fountain, updated gates, and strategically placed curb cuts. A new accessible student drop-off space was also integrated for added convenience and safety, and to comply with DSA requirements.
In addition to the site improvements and construction of the main field on campus, the project scope expanded to encompass the transformation of the smaller playing field located within the Kinder Area of the campus. This involved converting the natural grass field to synthetic turf, which also underwent DSA review and received approval as a Construction Change Document (CCD).
