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Your Vision, Our Focus

Our Services

What We Do

Site Engineering

Site Engineering

Landscape architecture

Landscape Architecture

Surveying

Meet Our Team

Leadership

William “Billy” Almond

Principal Landscape Architect

William Pritchard

William “Buddy” Pritchard

Land Surveyor

Eric Garner

Principal Land Surveyor

Meet The Whole Team

Why work with us?

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We cover every aspect of land surveying for your s

We cover every aspect of land surveying for your site development needs. From ALTAs to As-Builts, Physicals, Boundaries, and Topographic Surveys – we do it all. With a modest beginning as a land surveying company in 1960, today there are few places we haven’t already been, and our Land Surveyors and crews are highly skilled in every project type and survey need.

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Blackwater Neighborhood Park underwent extensive r

Blackwater Neighborhood Park underwent extensive renovation in 2014! The park now features a sheltered picnic area, lit ballfield, upgraded playground equipment, and an expanded gravel parking lot.

The quaint park is one of Virginia Beach’s 265 parks that encompasses over 4,000 acres of green space within the city!

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Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiv

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that your day is filled with family, warmth and endless smiles.

- The WPL Family

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Our meticulous, resort design at The Belmont at Pr

Our meticulous, resort design at The Belmont at Providence apartments leaves residents with a feeling of luxury year round! The community features a variety of amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, playground and jogging trail.

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The South Beach Trail Boardwalk, formerly known as

The South Beach Trail Boardwalk, formerly known as the Pacific Annual Trail Project , provides a critical pedestrian and bicycle link that connects the popular multi-use trail along Norfolk Avenue with Winston-Salem Avenue, 5th Street and the Rudee Inlet Bridge. The 1,400-foot elevated boardwalk crosses the edge of Lake Holly, running alongside Pacific Avenue. The boardwalk gives walkers, joggers and bikers a picturesque path where they won't have to compete with traffic.

The trail is part of an eight-mile loop from Pacific Avenue to General Booth Boulevard to Birdneck Road to Norfolk Avenue. The loop will be complete once Birdneck Road construction is finished.

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Reed is a perennial grass species that is distribu

Reed is a perennial grass species that is distributed throughout the United States. Found in wet areas, this species is known to grow along marshes, streams, rivers, lakes and roadsides. It is able to grow in tidal areas and is tolerant of moderate salinity levels.

Historically, there is evidence that Native Americans used reed as a building material to construct a variety of items, including arrow shafts, musical instruments, mats and adobe houses.

Reed has both native and non-native subspecies that are visually similar.

Happy Veteran's Day. The red poppy is a nationally

Happy Veteran's Day. The red poppy is a nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans since World War I to honor those who served and died for our country in all wars. It reminds Americans of the sacrifices made by our veterans while protecting our freedoms. Wear a poppy to honor those who have worn our nation's uniform.v #wplsitedesign #landscapedesign #landscapecompany #landscapearchitecture #civilengineering #landsurveying #wplarge #wpl #tidewater #hamptonroads

Happy Anniversary, Buddy!

Happy Anniversary, Buddy!

Buddy has broad experience relating to various types of land surveying. His supervision of technical and physical activities of the Survey Division has been an integral part of WPL for 60 years. Buddy has helped make WPL efficient, responsive, and competitive. He strengthened his knowledge base by completing courses in Surveying Studies at Old Dominion College, now known as Old Dominion University.

Virginia is diverse in landscape, from the highest

Virginia is diverse in landscape, from the highest mountains to the Eastern Shore. The variety in landscape and elevation provides a long fall foliage season, starting earliest in the higher elevations and moving eastward. Fall colors generally peak sometime between October 10 and October 31; however, these dates can vary from year to year, based on factors such as temperature and rainfall.

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Billy Almond with his previous firm provided Lands

Billy Almond with his previous firm provided Landscape Architectural services for the Sandy Bottom Nature Park. This project included the site analysis, master planning and site design for a public park along Interstate 64 at Big Bethel Road from 1995-1998. Nature trails, a boat docking facility, picnic shelters, overnight camping areas, a maintenance complex and a ranger residence were components of the Master Plan. The park features a boardwalk and floating, a multi-story observation tower, and outdoor classroom comprised of wooden benches and groundcover, and an amphitheater with a wooden stage, along with seating for 60 people. Architectural and Site design also included the Visitor Center and Interpretive Complex with associated outdoor plazas and terraces.

The original Kempsville Recreation Center closed i

The original Kempsville Recreation Center closed its doors in February 2015 in preparation for the new 87,116 square feet replacement center. The old facility desperately needed improvements for accessibility and ADA compliance. The design team, led by HBA Architects studied multiple options including the renovation/expansion of the existing building, or a new building located on the recreational fields to the north. WPL led the land planning portion of the study to analyze property in terms of future use. As the outdoor activity component for recreational centers has changed dramatically since the original Kempsville Recreation Center was built in the 1980’s, a complete site development program was a necessity as the feasibility study advanced. Programming for outdoor fitness areas, all-inclusive play structures, aerobics, yoga, running, jogging, softball, and baseball quickly consumed the available site. WPL developed multiple site study options to facilitate the building program as well as the site program. Since the property is nestled deep within an established residential neighborhood, the perimeter edge of the site is a very important design criterion in terms of balancing ‘backyard privacy” with community use.

The result of the study was an expansion/modernization with full utilization of all available site areas. Perimeters of the school will be properly screened while allowing the community access and use of the outdoor spaces. A walking has been added to the plan to expand the target audience to include seniors in outdoor activities.

Additionally, rainwater management and landscape enhancements are designed to blend the new center into the fabric of the existing neighborhood.

WPL provides surveying and mapping services for cl

WPL provides surveying and mapping services for clients around the Hampton Roads area. From major buildings and utility systems to private home construction sites, our staff is experienced in surveying any type of project. The three main areas of surveying services include support for site planning and development, construction layout and administration, and property transactions.

Each of our surveying teams is equipped with modern surveying technology using GPS and total stations machinery. We also house institutional knowledge of the Tidewater region due to our firm’s extensive history with school divisions, municipalities, neighborhoods, commercial entities, and public and private companies, since 1960.

WPL’s Survey Division is comprised of licensed land surveyors, construction administrator, multiple field crews and CAD technicians.

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