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


Milling

December 2023


Processing Logs

January - March 2024


Deliver & Post-Delivery

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


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


Site Salvaging

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


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


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



Fabrication, Delivery, & Installation

Behind-the-scenes of the many hands that went into making this a reality.

Cafe Ohlone & Terremoto

terremoto.la · makamham.com

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.