Stopped by our recently completed design/build project in Elizabeth, New Jersey while on East Coast trip. Skated the park, met some amazing people and also got a few stunning aerial views. From up above, the architectural finesse of the design really shines.
Skateboarders in Colton, California made due with just a flat bar and beat-up wood quarter-pipe for many years before the City finally appropriated funding to renovate the park earlier this year. While the budget was limited, we worked to with the local skateboarding community to design new concrete elements that would be seamlessly integrated into the existing slab. Last week the hard … FULL POST
In early 2013, Spohn Ranch was selected among the nation’s top firms to design and build a new state-of-the-art concrete skatepark in Gillette, Wyoming. Over the past few months, we’ve engaged in collaborative design process with the County, City of Gilette and local skateboarding community. We’re proud to share the final design and announce that construction will begin in the … FULL POST
The “City” stop of the 2013 Dew Tour returned to San Francisco, California where we designed and built world class competition courses for both the street and street style disciplines.
Quick pit stop to New Jersey on a recent East Coast trip generated some great aerial images of this 2012 design/build project.
An iconic United States Army installation, Fort Bragg, is now home to one of the region’s most innovative facilities for skateboarding and BMX bike riding. The skatepark was built for the service men/women and their families as a positive recreational escape from the hardship of combat. The design is signature Spohn Ranch – well-rounded, with a solid balance of street and … FULL POST
The Spohn Ranch crew is on the ground in Sisseton, South Dakota! Building a skatepark for a Native American community of 2,500 is an amazing honor and we look forward to this 7,000 square foot park’s completion. Suicide rates in Native American communities are 4 times the national average. While more skateparks won’t completely eradicate that problem, we’re humbled knowing … FULL POST
Leveraging the resounding success of our skateable sculpture garden in South Jordan, Utah, Spohn Ranch was selected as the design-build partner for this modern plaza that sits on the grounds of the City of Provo’s new $32 million Aquatics Center. Problem soils and an existing bowl-centric park on the other side of town steered the design to an above-ground plaza … FULL POST
We’re proud to announce that our latest Minnesota project is breaking ground next month in the City of Wyoming! It’s one of three Spohn Ranch concrete skateparks coming to the Minneapolis area this summer. The project would not have been possible without the tireless dedication of local parents, Russ and Lois Janke. With active skateboarders in their household, they knew … FULL POST
Our design/build project in Maple Grove, Minnesota is nearly finished! It integrates beautifully into the surrounding landscape and is already being hailed by many as the best skatepark in the Minnesota metro area. The City of Maple Grove will celebrate an official grand opening on August 3 with a demo and contest hosted by Minneapolis-based 3rd Lair Skate Shop. A … FULL POST
