RELM’s guiding principles in designing the landscape for the new Natural Resources Headquarters building in Sacramento are born of anchoring adjacent uses, forms, demographics, and periods of time. The project is a pivotal urban infill site in the historic core of downtown Sacramento.
A mixture of Eucalyptus, Pine, and Elm trees create a dynamic tree canopy celebrating the city’s urban forest stature. Changing in expression moving north to south, from urban to naturalistic, the site is expected to enjoy 40% canopy coverage in five years. This exceeds the city’s goal of 35%.
The one acre ground level campus is divided into five zones. All edges are designed to draw users into the site, connecting to F&B, retail, high quality open space, and transit across the street.