New England Executive Park Fountain Plaza

The redevelopment of New England Executive Park's Fountain Plaza retained the period aesthetic of the original 1960's design, while successfully encouraging people to return to the plaza. Improvements included better pathway circulation, new planters which reduced exposure to the surrounding roadways, and refurbishment of the fountain.

Removal of the badly deteriorated concrete pavement allowed for a new main feature, a grove of river birch trees, which were planted in stabilized aggregate pavement. The use of this pavement material created a softer garden ambience, and a new identity, or "sense of place" for the plaza. JP Shadley authored and oversaw the project, which won a design award from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, while he was a Principal at CRJA.