Field Club of Greenwich

At the Field Club of Greenwich on Lake Avenue, a long-term vision to modernize recreational facilities unfolded across multiple phases. What began with a squash center addition ultimately grew into a new indoor tennis facility and the introduction of Connecticut’s first Padel courts, a fast-growing sport gaining popularity across club communities.

The club operates within a residential zone surrounded by homes. Proposed improvements prompted questions about scale, grading, visual impact, and overall site intensity at each phase. Redniss & Mead served as civil engineer throughout, working closely with Rogers McCagg Architects to refine grading transitions, stormwater strategies, and building placement, and providing engineering documentation that supported the land use process and gave clarity during public discussion.

The site also presented extensive ledge and bedrock, which directly affected feasibility and construction cost. Redniss & Mead assisted the club in evaluating earthwork quantities early, helping estimate potential rock removal required for foundations, court elevations, and site regrading before excavation began. Understanding those conditions upfront strengthened both planning and budgeting.

The Padel courts, incorporated into a deck structure connected to the new building, required careful attention to elevation, grading relationships, and spatial integration, reshaping circulation and activating a previously underused portion of the property.

Early planning efforts and the squash center were achieved in collaboration with Perkins Eastman.