Viridian Professional Office Park
Arlington, TX
Expertise
- Commercial
Services
- civil engineering
- land surveying
- landscape architecture
Baird, Hampton & Brown provided full civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture services for a complex of eight office buildings in the upscale Viridian development in Arlington, Texas. This area is set apart from the rest of the city because of the developer’s vision for a higher-end, more modern development. High demand for this up-and-coming area resulted in all units leased out before the end of the design phase. Because of the unique placement of these buildings in the Viridian district of Arlington, our team was tasked with juggling the different standards and coordinating with both the District and the City. Due to the traffic signal at Bird’s Fort Trail, extensive TxDOT coordination was also necessary.
A unique aspect of this project’s design is sidewalks around the perimeter of each building. This was proposed by our team in response to the owner’s concerns about foundation and drainage issues. The sidewalks butting up against the foundation prevent foundation planting, and therefore eliminate the possibility of incorrectly installed landscaping causing issues or damage in the future. The biggest challenge of this project was grading the site to meet ADA requirements and Texas Accessibility Standards and coordinating the grading with the structural engineering plans. Our team also had to consider the floodplain along the back of the site. Public water and sewer line extensions were needed throughout the property as well as an offsite public sewer extension. Approximately 1,100 LF of eight-inch public water main and 1,850 LF of eight-inch public sewer main was extended as part of this project.
The landscape scope of work included meeting both the City of Arlington landscape ordinance and the special landscape requirements of Viridian. All the buildings were heavily landscaped with a variety of street trees, shade trees, ornamental small trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, perennials, and annual flowers. Special landscaping was provided for a large entry monument sign at the north end of the development which serves as a gateway into Viridian.
Key People
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Daniel Franklin, PE
Daniel Franklin, PE
Associate | Civil Engineer
Daniel has always enjoyed fixing things and math, so engineering was an easy career choice for him. He decided to become a civil engineer, specifically, because having drinking water, sewer, storm drainage, roads, and buildings are essential to everyday life.
Daniel started working at BHB in 2008, as an intern, while attending the University of Texas at Arlington. During his time at BHB, he has advanced from an intern to a licensed professional civil engineer and associate. He has worked on a range of public improvement projects as well as site development projects. Daniel’s experience includes designing roadways, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer collection systems, stormwater conveyance systems, and stormwater mitigation. His skills include hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and rehabilitation/reconstruction design.
Outside of work, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife, their twins, and family. He also enjoys gardening, keeping a fish aquarium, and playing board games such as chess in his spare time. His favorite place to visit is Mexico, particularly the mountains, because it is peaceful, and time seems to slow down.
Education
University of Texas at Arlington:
Bachelors/2011/Civil Engineering -
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Associate | Senior Landscape Architect
As a Landscape Architect, Tom Kellogg has experience working in a project management position for both multi-disciplinary firms and landscape architecture design firms. His project history includes a wide variety of types, including parks and recreation, commercial landscape design, streetscapes, multi-family developments, and multimodal recreation trails.
Living only a mile away from our Grapevine office, Tom discovered BHB while he was riding his bike and instantly wished he could work here. As it turned out, BHB was looking for a landscape architect at the time, and the rest is history.
Outside of work Tom enjoys bicycling, something he’s loved doing since he was a kid. Tom also enjoys camping, traveling, visiting museums, and playing video games with his teenage son, Colin.
Project Experience
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
The Bowden: Event & Weddings
Education
University of Arkansas:
Bachelor’s Degree/1982/Landscape Architecture -
John Margotta, RPLS
John Margotta, RPLS
Vice President of Land Surveying
John Margotta has been with BHB for over 20 years. Previously, John worked for a company that provided surveying services to BHB. Shortly after BHB added a surveying department, John joined the team and is now the head of the surveying department. He has provided field and office supervision on land surveying projects for public and privately funded projects, including the DFW Airport, City of Fort Worth, TXU Electric, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Trinity River Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, TxDOT, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Railtran, and Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
In high school, John held the rank of Master in the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation). Outside of work, John loves cooking, football and karaoke. If he wasn’t a land surveyor, John would be a chef. “Cooking is very relaxing to me and I feel like I’m creating something good out of raw ingredients that may or may not taste good by themselves.” John’s favorite place to visit is New York City because he loves the different cultures, food, and architecture it has to offer.
John is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. He also volunteers for Skills USA, teaching high school-aged kids, who compete in local, state and national competitions, about land surveying.
John has two kids, a son who who graduated from The University of North Texas with a degree in graphic design, and a daughter who works for Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas, a nonprofit that collects breastmilk from healthy, nursing mothers who have a surplus and is dispensed to premature and fragile infants without access to their mother’s own milk. He also has one granddaughter. John’s favorite quote is from Winston Churchill, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts,” because he believes that one is never finished in life and even if you fail, at least you tried.
Project Experience
Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Fort Worth Country Day Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center
Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Early Learning Center
Meadowview Estates Channel Improvements
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
Presbyterian Night Shelter Morris Foundation Women & Children's Center
Rogers Road Pavilion
Saint Patrick Cathedral Parish Hall
Star-Telegram Building
Tarrant County Downtown Courthouse
Texas Wesleyan University Rosedale Renaissance
Education
ITT Technical Institute