LOCATION Stafford, Texas
COMPANY Lawn Management Co.
DETAILS Hardscape projects are hard enough, but when there’s watchful eyes coming from all around you, it can add a bit of extra pressure.
That’s what Shane Smith, landscape consultant for Lawn Management Co. (LMC) in Houston, said for the Puffer-Sweiven atrium renovation his team finished last year.
“(The atrium was) surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, so we often felt like we were working inside of an aquarium because it was an active office site,” Smith says.
This layout also made just working on the site difficult, as Smith explained how he and his team needed to trudge through the office property’s hallways to access the atrium. Obtaining security key fobs, protecting the office walls and floors and leaving the place spotless after hours were key challenges on-site.
It also meant tasks like cement mixing and edging cuts had to be done 100 feet away from the building to ensure the noise and mess stayed far from the office employees.
And, after two months of excavating, planting, installing and more, LMC won a silver award from the 2024 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program for this project.
