Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA at Buckhead
Atlanta, Georgia
The Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA at Buckhead is one of the flagship facilities of Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA. When the decision was made to greatly enhance the program, Breedlove Land Planning was retained to provide master planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering services. BLP led the effort to develop a detailed master plan identifying the full buildout of the site. The master plan was presented to various community groups and City of Atlanta departments before being approved. Upon approval, BLP moved immediately into the development of complex site construction drawings to allow site work construction to begin while the architectural team produced their documents. The site program includes new parking, stormwater management facilities, utility design, retaining walls, a playground, enhanced arrival and entry sequence, fire access upgrades and planting. Sensitive land planning allowed for the preservation of many large hardwood trees and preservation of tree canopy, which is a defining characteristic of the Buckhead neighborhood.