Manning Design Landscape Architecture

Site Design for municipal, commercial and private clients

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Manning Design, LLC ~ 13709 190th Ave. Big Rapids, MI 49307 ~ 231-796-5978 ph/fax ~ ManningDesignLA@gmail.com
 
We offer over twenty years experience of creative problem solving.
 
    Selected projects under construction or on the drawing board...

  PROJECT:

Park Master Plans for Chippewa Township, MI


                              

                           

  
 

Manning Design is developing Master Plans

for three parks for Chippewa Township: 

Millett Park, Mitchell's Landing

and Chippewa Community Park. 

 

 

 

PROJECT:

Wayfinding Sign System for Reed City, MI


                             

                                   

 

 

 

Manning Design is working with Reed City to develop a city-wide wayfinding system.  We are currently preparing construction documents. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    

Scottville, MI Streetscape Improvement Project 


 

 

 

Phase 1 of the Scottville Streetscape Improvements will begin construction in the spring of 2012.  

 

Manning Design prepared construction documents with Prein & Newhoff Engineers for Phase One improvements.  Main Street improvements include electrical upgrades, new street trees, pavement, street furniture and bump-outs at street corners and mid-block crossing.

 

 

 Rotary Soccer Field Sign 

Big Rapids Public Park, Big Rapids, MI


  

 

                         

Manning Design developed the design and construction drawings for the new Soccer Field sign. 

 

The sign will become part of the sign family, designed by Manning Design, for Big Rapids parks.

 

 

 

 

 
    
 

Bakers Field, Port Hurn Twp., MI


                                

 

Project Description:

 

Manning Design completed the Master Plan for Bakers Field in 2007.  In 2008, Manning Design wrote a Michigan Natural Resource Trust Fund grant application for Phase 1 of the Bakers Field Master Plan.  The Michigan DNR awarded Port Huron Township over $282,000 to implement shoreline restoration improvements, parking and road improvements, pedestrian walkways, fishing access, interpretive signs, picnic areas, and entry improvements.

 

Project status:  UNDER CONSTRUCTION . 

 

Project Role:  Landscape Architect, with Johnson Anderson Engineering providing engineering and construction administration services.

 

 

 

Riverside West Park Master Plan,

Riverside East Campground Master Plan

Evart, MI


 

Manning Design is working with the City of Evart in developing a program and designing a Master Plan for this heavily used park and campground.  The park is located along the Muskegon River in Evart Michigan.  

 

Manning Design is also designing a primitive campground for Riverside East Park.