W
hat happens in Vegas shouldn't always stay there, and Landscapes International proves that
with this rooftop project.
Lifescapes International – the landscape architectural fi rm behind destinations such as the
Wynn Resort's Encore Beach Club and Tao Beach in Las Vegas – completed a 1-acre rooftop design at The
Marke apartment complex by Lyon Communities in Orange County, California.
The space includes Las Vegas-style amenities such as a saltwater pool and spa, fi re pits, bar, theater,
private cabanas and two clubhouses. The landscape team installed a variety of plants such as Medjool date
palms, sago palms, kentia palms and bromeliads.
It was the team's Vegas experience, in part, that helped them win this bid, says Julie
Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, president of Lifescapes International. Her company has worked on
12 of the most notable destination resorts on the Vegas strip, along with others in
the city.
When Lyon Communities asked for a Vegas-inspired design, Brinkerhoff-Jacobs
and her team were ready for the challenge. "We set out to design and deliver an
environment that is as fun and as entertaining as the successful young profession-
als who are moving into The Marke," she says.
For the apartment community's two courtyard parks, Lifescapes International used
plant combinations of Medjool date palms, queen palms, textile bamboos, multi-trunked
African tulip trees, Joy perfume trees, Bougainvillea, fl ax lilies, Blue Chalksticks, Star Jas-
mine and creeping lilyturf.
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Bringing a
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LANDSCAPING:
Lifescapes International,
Newport Beach, California
lifescapesintl.com
PROJECT:
Apartment complex,
Santa Ana, California
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