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What design firms specialize in splash pads?
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Specialty firms include Aquatic Design Group, Counsilman-Hunsaker, Water Technology Inc., Stantec Aquatics, B&B Pool and Spa Center, and Williams Aquatics. Manufacturer design teams (Vortex, Waterplay, Empex, Aquatix, RainDeck) also produce full design packages for projects buying their equipment.
The leading specialty splash pad design firms in North America include: Aquatic Design Group (Carlsbad CA — flagship destination pads, theming-heavy), Counsilman-Hunsaker (St. Louis — strong municipal portfolio), Water Technology Inc. (Beaver Dam WI — deep engineering, large municipal and private), Stantec Aquatics (multi-office — integrated with broader park work), B&B Pool and Spa Center (Pittsburgh — Mid-Atlantic municipal), Williams Aquatics (Plano TX — Texas focus), and Spear Corp (Indianapolis — Midwest). Manufacturer design teams from Vortex, Waterplay, Empex, Aquatix, and RainDeck offer schematic-to-bid packages bundled with their equipment sales — typically free or nominal fee for projects committing to their feature line. Generalist landscape architecture firms like Sasaki, OLIN, MIG, SWA, Hargreaves, and James Corner Field Operations design splash pads as one element of larger park master plans. Choose based on scale and ambition: signature destination = specialty firm, neighborhood pad = manufacturer-direct.