Amigos de los Ríos is committed to the preservation of existing open space, innovate means of creating new open space, and enhancing the quality of public environments. We design spaces that integrate watershed sensitive design principals into successful passive and active recreational parks. Working in cities where land is at a premium, we redesign existing parks or sports fields and generate design for new ones that maximize benefits to the greatest number of community members. Amigos has been instrumental in collaborating with diverse groups and building consensus on projects that offer multiple benefits to numerous stakeholders.
We consider water conservation, water quality, urban runoff, hazardous waste, the heat island effect, and general quality of life in our open space planning. Spaces designed and constructed by Amigos have helped cities and agencies save long term maintenance costs by using drought-tolerant plant species, low-flow irrigation systems, and filtration of water through natural processes.
