Urban West, 1350 Treat
The grass will always be greener

December 8th, 2009
by Dickson Keyser

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The GNU Group has recently completed an identification and wayfinding improvement program for Pera Urban West’s, 1350 Treat office building located in Walnut Creek, California, managed by Jones Lang Lasalle.

The GNU Group’s primary task was to work directly with building ownership and Jones Lang Lasalle to craft a strategy to bring better visibility to the property and it’s tenants through the design of a new monument on the corner of Treat Blvd and Oak St. (pictured above).

Jones Lange Lasalle sought LEED certification in the upgrades and improvements they implemented for Pera Urban West and were able to achieve SILVER certification status. One of the design elements utilized to help gain LEED certification was the implementation of an artificial turf product by Heavenly Greens. Yes, the “grass” surrounding the monument is really artificial turf. Less maintenance and less water utilized, a greener solution (detail pictured below).

The GNU Group is proud to be a part of a forward thinking Design Team and congratulate Pera Urban West and Jones Lange Lasalle on your SILVER certification.

Drive by sometime, you’ll swear you are looking at real grass!

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Site corner before new monument below.

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2 Responses to “Urban West, 1350 Treat
The grass will always be greener”

  1. Great post! I’ll be sure to add a link to this article… Check out my site Synthetic Putting Greens.

  2. Dickson Keyser says:

    SPG – thanks for the interest and appreciate the link to our article.

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