In collaboration with ForeSite Associates, RAS prepared the design of this 50-acre campus for students ages 5-14.
The site design is based on a sequence of outdoor spaces that respond to the architecture and offer opportunities for both play and learning throughout the campus.
BIO-SWALE PLANTINGS
- Nature Play
- Native Plantings
LOCATION
- Wilmington, DE.
The Pilot School’s new Outdoor play and learning areas
Careful consideration was given to pedestrian circulation. At the main entrance to the building, an ecological pool with lush plantings is fed by collected stormwater from the building’s roof. New play equipment and nature play opportunities were introduced along the woodland edges of the campus to create varied play experiences. Boulders from the site were incorporated in various ways: as seating for an outdoor amphitheater, as part of a cascading stormwater management system, in play areas and in the foundation structure of an outdoor deck. The use of native plantings enhance the campus bucolic aesthetic.
About RAS Landscape Architects
Robinson Anderson Summers, Inc. (RAS) is an award-winning landscape architectural design firm recognized for its institutional and residential work. RAS’s entire body of work is sensitive to landscape history and site ecology. Our mission as designers is grounded in enhancing beauty, functionality, and the emotive power of place at The Pilot School. Combining artistry with environmental stewardship is the hallmark of the RAS landscape portfolio. The small size of the firm enables the principals to maintain meaningful involvement in every project.
