Research indicates that, when children play and learn in nature, they do so with more vigor, engagement, imagination, and cooperation than in artificial environments.
Read MorePrivate Residence Playground
Site Completed
Fall 2024
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Boxleaf Design
Landscape Contractor
Gonzalez Landscaping
Private Residence Playground
Woodland, CA
Teaming up with Boxleaf Design, we crafted dozens of play structure elements for this custom-designed playground. Starting with curvy oak tree branches serving as hand railings, we also fabricated log steppers, redwood posts joined together with monkey bars, feature logs, and a Monterey cypress log tunnel. Assembled and placed together intentionally to create a space to foster creativity, safety, and play for many years to come.
Services
Design Development Feedback
Material Consulting
Products
Log Stumps/Steppers
Log Posts
Feature Play Logs
Log Tunnel
Wood Species
Oak
Eucalyptus
Redwood
Monterey Cypress
Featured
Head Royce School
Site Completion
Summer 2025
Client
Head Royce School
Architect
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Landscape Architect
TLS Landscape Architecture
Prime Contractor
Cahill
Head Royce School
Oakland, CA
Services
Recycled Trees from Onsite
Custom Sculptural Site Furnishings and Bench
Products
40 Finished Wood Blocks - Site Furnishings
Wood Species
Redwood
Monterey Pine
Canary Island Pine
Black Acacia
Deodar Cedar
Featured
Sunnydale Community Center
Site Completed
August 2024
Client
Mercy Housing
Architect
Leddy Maytum Stacy (LMS)
Landscape Architect
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture ACLA
Prime Contractor
Swinerton
Landscape Contractor
McGuire & Hester
Construction Manager
Hollins Consulting
Sunnydale Community Center
San Francisco, CA
In our largest Nature Play project to date, we constructed an entire play structure spanning the length of the Sunnydale Community Center, blurring the line between urbanization and nature. Keeping our commitment to zero waste and sustainability, the Monterey Cypress Logs harvested for this project were sourced from the adjacent Herz Recreation Center Project. This space encourages unstructured play, creativity, exploration, and a deeper connection to the outdoors.
Services
Project Management & Consulting
Products
Monolithic Reclaimed Cypress Logs Sourced from Adjacent Site (Herz Recreation)
Wood Species
Monterey Cypress
Featured
Cafe Ohlone & Terremoto
Site Completion
Summer 2022
Client
Cafe Ohlone at UC Berkeley
Landscape Architect
Terremoto
Website
Makaham
Mak-’amham / Cafe Ohlone
Berkeley, CA
We partnered with Cafe Ohlone owners and Terremoto landscape architects to bring to life all the outdoor tables, chairs, benches, pergola, signs, and custom podium.
Services
All Materials Supply
Fabrication of Site Furnishings
Products
Dining Tables
Chairs
Benches
Pergola
Signs
Custom Podium
Wood Species
Urban Redwood
Featured
Fieldwork Brewing
Site Completion
Spring 2022
Client
Fieldwork Brewing
Architect
Hyer Architect
Prime Contractor
Holland and Harley
Fieldwork Brewing
Bishop Ranch City Center, San Ramon, CA
We partnered with Fieldwork to supply old growth shiplap for their expansions in San Ramon and San Leandro. If you’re visiting City Center Bishop Ranch mall in San Ramon, definitely stop by. Our favorite beer is Radios & Rodeos (so good, our founder brought it backpacking). Their pizza is a must try — our favorites are the Hail Mary and the Delivery Boy.
Services
Materials Supply
Products
Salvaged Old Growth Redwood Paneling/Siding
Wood Species
Old Growth Redwood
Featured
Hayward Linear Park
Site Completion
Summer 2022
Client
City of Hayward
Landscape Architect
Surface Design
Prime Contractor
Los Loza Construction
Hayward Linear Park
Hayward, CA
Services
Material Supply
Fabrication
Products
Site Furnishings (benches and stumps)
Wood Species
Urban Redwood (logs)
Monterey Cypress (stumps)
Featured
Fabrication, Delivery & Installation
Behind-the-scenes of the many hands that went into making this a reality.
Featured
Stanford Tree Recycling and Benches
Remembrance benches made from the huge decaying heritage oak that used to stand here in front of Kingscote Gardens, Stanford.
Site Completion
May 2024
Client / Internally Managed
Stanford
Landscape Contractor
Anza Engineering
Stanford Tree Recycling and Benches
Palo Alto, CA
Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Log Storage
Product Fabrication to Spec
Product Delivery
Products
Benches
Tables
Wood Species
Heritage Coast Live Oak
One of the heritage trees in front of Kingscote Gardens that needed to come down due to decay. 2 benches that came from this tree sit here today for students to enjoy and remember the tree.
Heartbreaking to see, but several of the huge heritage Coast Live Oak trees on Stanford campus had fallen due to heavy winds in 2023, and several others were deemed necessary to come down due to decay that had rendered the trees likely to fall in the next windstorm.
We were grateful to help with the full process from safe removal, all the way to co-designing and fabricating the benches and tables to fabricate from these trees.
The benches and tables now sit all throughout Stanford campus for students and faculty to enjoy, including Kingscote Gardens, Lake Lagunita, and Faculty Club.
Tree Removal
Featured
Milling
December 2023
Featured
Processing Logs
January - March 2024
Featured
Deliver & Post-Delivery
Featured
Belmont Village Senior Home
Site Completion
Feb 2025
Client
Bishop Ranch
Architect
HKIT Architects
Landscape Architect
Gates and Associates
Prime Contractor
W.E. O’Neil Construction
Construction Featured in
SF YIMBY
Belmont Village Senior Home
San Ramon, CA
This was of our favorite reuse projects with Bishop Ranch. Bishop Ranch took down an old property of office buildings to turn into a senior home and a future park. We helped removed all the trees around the property, stored and cured them, and worked with the client and architects to design furnishes back into the same property. Here you’ll see the ash trees from the property turned into dining tables for the residents of Belmont Village Senior Home to enjoy! We also fabricated additional table tops, shelving, seating, and outdoor benches from our recycled redwood from Bay Area.
Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Log Storage
Product Fabrication to Spec
Product Delivery
Products
Dining Tables
Shelving
Outdoor and Indoor Benches
Wood Species
Ash
Redwood
Featured
Kilroy Oyster Point
Site Completion
Aug/Sept 2025
Client
Kilroy Realty
Architect
DGA Architects
Landscape Architect
Field Operations
Prime Contractor
Hathaway Dinwiddie
Landscape Contractor
Jensen Landscape
Tree Removal
Hamilton Tree Service
Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2
SF Bay Trail Park, CA
After conducting onsite tree removal and harvesting of several Stone Pine tress from the SF Bay Trail at Oyster Point, Bay Area Redwood stored and fabricated the whole trees into nature play inspired custom site furnishings. In addition, Bay Area Redwood sourced and procured over a hundred salvaged Cypress logs from Bolinas, CA and fabricated 23 custom Cypress block benches for Oyster Point.
Services
Tree Harvesting Project Management
Log Storage
Product Fabrication to Spec
Product Delivery
Products
Block Benches
Nature Play Whole Trees
Wood Species
Monterey Cypress
Stone Pine
Featured
Site Salvaging
Featured
Terra Linda
Site Completion
Dec 2024
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Space Open Studio
Landscape Contractor
RDZ Landscape
Evolution
Terra Linda Private Residence
Terra Linda, San Rafael, CA
Services
Materials Supply
Products
Pool Coping
Decking
Block Seats
Fencing
Wood Species
Urban Redwood
Featured
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Site Completion
Aug 2024
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Space Open Studio
Landscape Contractor
Town and Country Construction
Carmel-by-the-Sea Private Residence
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Services
Materials Supply
Products
Deck
Custom Chairs & Benches
End Tables
Outdoor Sauna
Wood Species
Monterey Cypress
Featured
Marin Academy
Site Completion
Aug 2024
Client
Marin Academy
Landscape Architect
CMG Landscape
Architecture
Prime Contractor
BUILD Group
Featured In
Marin Independent Journal
Marin Magazine
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA
Through CMG Landscape Architecture, Bay Area Redwood was able to lend its expertise on what locally sourced urban wood materials could work for the Marin Academy courtyard project. This project is part of Marin Academy’s Vision 2050 plan to create beautiful communal spaces around the campus. Working alongside CMG Landscape Architecture and BUILD Group Inc, we provided sustainably sourced Monterey Cypress Decking for this outdoor seating area, a material deeply rooted in the local landscape. The cypress provides a warm and bright color when freshly cut and oiled and then oxidizes with a beautiful silver patina that shimmers in the sun and will continue to provide beauty and function to the space.
Services
Materials Supply
Products
Monterey Cypress Decking
Wood Species
Monterey Cypress
Featured
Berkeley Commons Aquatic Park
Site Completion
Oct 2024
Client
Lane Partners
Architect
Gensler
Landscape Architect
TLS
Prime Contractor
Devcon
Construction
Landscape Contractor
Park West
Berkeley Commons Aquatic Park Streetscape
Berkeley Commons, Berkeley, CA
Working with Park West and Devcon Construction, Bay Area Redwood sourced, milled, and fabricated 26 custom redwood block benches designed by TLS Landscape Architecture. These benches were crafted to integrate seamlessly into the park’s landscape and provide durable, inviting, and aesthetically pleasing seating for visitors.
Services
Site Furnishing
Products
Block Benches
Wood Species
Redwood
Featured
Cityline Sunnyvale
Site Completion
Oct 2024
Client
Sares Regis
Architect
Heller Manus
Landscape Architect
Bionic
Prime Contractor
BUILD Group
Landscape Contractor
Park West
Cityline Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale, CA
We worked with Bionic Landscape to design and fabricate unique redwood pieces for the Cityline Sunnyvale Redwood Square Park. We also designed and constructed a live-edge bench, overlaid with a waterfall effect, for a white lacquer bench inside.
Services
Recycle Tree from Onsite
Custom Sculptural Site Furnishings
and Bench
Products
Long Bench
Block Benches
Waterfall Bench
Wood Species
Redwood
Featured
Fabrication, Delivery, & Installation
Behind-the-scenes of the many hands that went into making this a reality.
Featured
Student Housing | Cal Poly Humboldt
Site Completion
Summer 2025
Client
Cal Poly Humboldt
Architect
SCB Architects
Landscape Architect
Groundworks
Prime Contractor
Sundt
Landscape Contractor
Jensen Landscape
Student Housing Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
Services
Site Furnishings
Products
Custom Log Benches
Wood Species
Urban Redwood
Featured
Nob Hill
Site Completion
Dec 2024
Client
Private Residence
Landscape Architect
Space Open Studio
Landscape Contractor
RDZ Landscape
Evolution
Nob Hill Private Residence
Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
Services
Materials Supply
Products
Oak Block Bench
Deodar Cedar Fencing
Oak Exterior Stair Treads
Wood Species
Valley Oak
Deodar Cedar
Featured
Trail Building & Repairs
We partner with Park Districts, Scouts, and volunteers year round to repair bridges, retaining walls, and trail fencing all over the Bay Area. We also make benches and posts for interpretive signs along the trail. Everything is made from locally recycled trees that would have been thrown in the waste stream.
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ACRE Kitchen & Bar
Doug Washington Design · acrekitchenandbar.com · newdealhospitality.com
We worked with ACRE and Doug Washington Design to design and fabricate these unique Oak restaurant tables for their grand opening in Oakland. We also made a custom engraved live-edge wood sign for their front entrance.
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The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar
We worked with restaurant owners Will & Lisa to build a custom bar top for their new restaurant in Danville. Stop by and have a glass of wine with them!
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