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City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park

DSA Shade Structures in San Diego

Location:
San Diego
Date:
May 1, 2026
For this unique park project, we provided, designed and installed DSA Approved sail shades and hip shades for the City of San Diego. The finished project included a multi-sail fabric shade structure and two custom commercial hip shades.
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Location:
San Diego
Date:
May 1, 2026
City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park
City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park

The Challenge

The city and the awarded contractor faced budget challenges and issues with the specified manufacturer, so they city reached out to Zoom Recreation to help create a cost effective and streamlined solution for their shade project needs.
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Kevin Diner
, Zoom Recreation

Our Solution

Zoom Recreation developed a cost-effective commercial shade solution for Salk and Maddox Park by substituting the originally specified materials. To accommodate our DSA-approved shade structures within the existing site constraints, we prepared a Construction Change Directive (CCD) in coordination with and approved by both the City and the Contractor. The CCD allowed for minor revisions to the DSA-approved drawings, along with the submission of an additional engineering calculations package, ensuring the shade structures fit the site conditions while maintaining compliance.
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Kevin Diner
, Zoom Recreation
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Five-Post Multi-Sail Shade

We designed a five-post, multi-sail commercial shade structure to provide coverage for the Salk Dog Park. These fabric shade systems are ideal for accommodating unique site layouts while also creating a modern, architectural feature within the park.

City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park
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City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park

Square Hip Shades

To provide shade for the playground equipment at Maddox Park, we installed two commercial-grade hip shade structures: one (1) conjoined 6-post hip shade and one (1) 4-post hip shade. Hip shade structures are an excellent solution for playgrounds because they offer expansive coverage, durable protection, and an attractive design that enhances the overall play environment.

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Meet the team behind the Salk & Maddox Park project
Kevin Diner
Project Manager
As a former engineer who worked in the construction industry for years, it has been a breath of fresh air to work for Zoom Recreation as a Project Manager on truly meaningful and exciting projects for local communities here in San Diego. Since working for Zoom, I have been able to use my past experience in engineering and project management to provide a seamless project experience for clients from the design phase to final product. Being able to design and build community spaces for my city has been a true joy and makes coming into work everyday a privilege. When I am not working at Zoom you can find me playing hockey, surfing, biking, and exploring nature.
Amy Baxa
Project Manager
Amy Baxa was born and raised in the Coachella Valley and now lives in South La Quinta. She holds a BA in religious studies and spent over ten years in national sales and managing food and beverage operations for large-scale festivals and events. What draws her to this industry is personal, she's spent a lot of time at playgrounds with her own kids and knows how much those spaces mean to children and the communities around them. Being part of building them from scratch is something she genuinely loves.
Brandon Rugg
Project Manager
I was born and raised in the Napa Valley area of Northern California. After living in several cities across the country, I’ve returned to my home state and now call Roseville home. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis and exploring the outdoors, as well as all things aviation related as I'm a commercially rated pilot. What I love most about this job is the opportunity to meet new people, visit unique places each week, and contribute to making a positive impact on the local community.
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Amy Baxa
Project Manager
Amy Baxa was born and raised in the Coachella Valley and now lives in South La Quinta. She holds a BA in religious studies and spent over ten years in national sales and managing food and beverage operations for large-scale festivals and events. What draws her to this industry is personal, she's spent a lot of time at playgrounds with her own kids and knows how much those spaces mean to children and the communities around them. Being part of building them from scratch is something she genuinely loves.
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Chris Smith
Project Manager
As a project manager, I love the creativity and freedom to build out a vision from scratch. I grew up climbing everything. Looking back, this contributed towards my development as a child. When designing a play space, I believe some of the most important aspects are imaginative, creative, and physical play. When I'm not working, I'm immersed in sports, especially football, golf, and snowboarding!

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City of San Diego: Salk & Maddox Park
Kevin Diner
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Project Manager

As a former engineer who worked in the construction industry for years, it has been a breath of fresh air to work for Zoom Recreation as a Project Manager on truly meaningful and exciting projects for local communities here in San Diego. Since working for Zoom, I have been able to use my past experience in engineering and project management to provide a seamless project experience for clients from the design phase to final product. Being able to design and build community spaces for my city has been a true joy and makes coming into work everyday a privilege. When I am not working at Zoom you can find me playing hockey, surfing, biking, and exploring nature.

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