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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
CASE STUDIES
City Block - Landscape Planning Application Support & Design
We were involved in the design and delivery of a comprehensive public realm strategy for a reconditioned city block, integrating planning application support with both hard and soft landscape interventions.
The scheme carefully retained and integrated mature trees, using them as key elements in a cohesive streetscape framework. Street furniture and tree planting were strategically specified to reinforce pedestrian movement, create a human-scaled environment, and mitigate the visual impact of the adjacent high-rise building. The proposals revitalised the precinct by enhancing spatial hierarchy, improving connectivity, and strengthening the overall urban grain, creating a functional, attractive, and ecologically sensitive public realm.
The scheme carefully retained and integrated mature trees, using them as key elements in a cohesive streetscape framework. Street furniture and tree planting were strategically specified to reinforce pedestrian movement, create a human-scaled environment, and mitigate the visual impact of the adjacent high-rise building. The proposals revitalised the precinct by enhancing spatial hierarchy, improving connectivity, and strengthening the overall urban grain, creating a functional, attractive, and ecologically sensitive public realm.
Active Travel Infrastructure Projects - Design and Delivery
We have contributed to more than 17 active travel projects involving the planning, design and delivery of pedestrian and cycle infrastructure, including inclusive access routes and facilities compliant with accessibility standards (equivalent to DDA/Equality Act requirements).
These projects typically included shared-use paths, segregated cycleways, crossings, public realm interfaces, wayfinding and rest areas designed to encourage safe and comfortable movement for all users. Our role extended beyond appearance — we worked to ensure routes were legible, overlooked, well-lit and attractive, improving confidence and encouraging everyday use.
Our involvement covered both hard and soft landscape elements including paving specification, kerb interfaces, tactile surfacing coordination, street furniture selection, planting design and lighting coordination with electrical engineers. Particular attention was given to visibility splays, user safety, long-term maintenance and integration with existing and proposed utilities and drainage infrastructure.
Projects required approval from local authorities and transport departments, and we worked within formal review processes comparable to UK planning and highway approvals. We also supported procurement and delivery stages, including preparation of tender information, participation in tender evaluations, technical reporting, site monitoring during construction and handover procedures, followed by post-completion maintenance periods.
This included assessment of contractor claims, certification of works and completion documentation. Through this experience we are highly familiar with multidisciplinary civil engineering environments and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure proposals are practical, buildable and maintainable.
Our approach focuses on delivering routes that function efficiently as infrastructure while also contributing positively to public realm quality, user wellbeing and environmental performance.
These projects typically included shared-use paths, segregated cycleways, crossings, public realm interfaces, wayfinding and rest areas designed to encourage safe and comfortable movement for all users. Our role extended beyond appearance — we worked to ensure routes were legible, overlooked, well-lit and attractive, improving confidence and encouraging everyday use.
Our involvement covered both hard and soft landscape elements including paving specification, kerb interfaces, tactile surfacing coordination, street furniture selection, planting design and lighting coordination with electrical engineers. Particular attention was given to visibility splays, user safety, long-term maintenance and integration with existing and proposed utilities and drainage infrastructure.
Projects required approval from local authorities and transport departments, and we worked within formal review processes comparable to UK planning and highway approvals. We also supported procurement and delivery stages, including preparation of tender information, participation in tender evaluations, technical reporting, site monitoring during construction and handover procedures, followed by post-completion maintenance periods.
This included assessment of contractor claims, certification of works and completion documentation. Through this experience we are highly familiar with multidisciplinary civil engineering environments and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure proposals are practical, buildable and maintainable.
Our approach focuses on delivering routes that function efficiently as infrastructure while also contributing positively to public realm quality, user wellbeing and environmental performance.
Streets, Highways and Infrastructure Projects
We provide landscape architectural input to civil engineering and multidisciplinary teams on streets, highways and active travel infrastructure, helping create routes that function efficiently while also becoming comfortable and attractive places to use.
Our role bridges technical requirements and user experience. We design both hard and soft landscapes coordinated with underground services, drainage strategies, levels, visibility splays and maintenance requirements, ensuring schemes are deliverable, adoptable and practical to maintain. By integrating landscape thinking early in the design process, projects progress more smoothly through planning, approval and construction stages while reducing redesign risk and long-term costs.
Planting and material strategies are developed to improve environmental performance and user comfort. Tree planting and vegetation provide shade and evapotranspiration cooling to mitigate the urban heat island effect, improve air quality and enhance biodiversity connectivity. Seasonal interest and spatial definition help create streets and paths that people feel comfortable using, encouraging walking and cycling.
We support compliance with UK highway and planning processes including Section 278 highway works, Section 38 adoption agreements and Section 106 obligations, alongside local authority public realm standards and, where relevant, DMRB guidance. Designs also respond to root protection areas, drainage behaviour, microclimate and future growth to ensure long-term resilience and successful establishment.
Through close collaboration with engineers and planners, we help deliver transport corridors that work not only as infrastructure but as valued public spaces.
Our role bridges technical requirements and user experience. We design both hard and soft landscapes coordinated with underground services, drainage strategies, levels, visibility splays and maintenance requirements, ensuring schemes are deliverable, adoptable and practical to maintain. By integrating landscape thinking early in the design process, projects progress more smoothly through planning, approval and construction stages while reducing redesign risk and long-term costs.
Planting and material strategies are developed to improve environmental performance and user comfort. Tree planting and vegetation provide shade and evapotranspiration cooling to mitigate the urban heat island effect, improve air quality and enhance biodiversity connectivity. Seasonal interest and spatial definition help create streets and paths that people feel comfortable using, encouraging walking and cycling.
We support compliance with UK highway and planning processes including Section 278 highway works, Section 38 adoption agreements and Section 106 obligations, alongside local authority public realm standards and, where relevant, DMRB guidance. Designs also respond to root protection areas, drainage behaviour, microclimate and future growth to ensure long-term resilience and successful establishment.
Through close collaboration with engineers and planners, we help deliver transport corridors that work not only as infrastructure but as valued public spaces.
Mixed Use Development - Planning Application Support
This project formed part of a wider submission prepared for planning approval. The landscape input focused on soft landscaping, with careful consideration given to the retention of existing Pinus species and the protection of native bulb populations already established on site. Crucial to the scheme was the introduction of broad, dense boundary planting designed to function as both a visual and acoustic buffer to the adjacent main road.
Although the commission was limited in scope, the approach reflected our broader role in supporting planning applications. Early assessment typically includes an understanding of tree constraints and Root Protection Areas (RPAs), together with wider site influences such as orientation, slope, microclimate, prevailing winds and natural drainage patterns. These factors inform both the layout and the long-term success of development proposals.
Landscape planning support commonly extends to visual appraisal, masterplanning input, green infrastructure strategies, building siting, access and movement structure, and the preparation of Design and Access Statements and supporting reports. Sustainable drainage integration and biodiversity considerations are addressed at an early stage to ensure that environmental requirements align with the overall design intent and can be realistically delivered.
By responding to existing site conditions and regulatory requirements from the outset, the landscape strategy assists the wider consultant team in producing coordinated, practical and policy-compliant proposals.
Although the commission was limited in scope, the approach reflected our broader role in supporting planning applications. Early assessment typically includes an understanding of tree constraints and Root Protection Areas (RPAs), together with wider site influences such as orientation, slope, microclimate, prevailing winds and natural drainage patterns. These factors inform both the layout and the long-term success of development proposals.
Landscape planning support commonly extends to visual appraisal, masterplanning input, green infrastructure strategies, building siting, access and movement structure, and the preparation of Design and Access Statements and supporting reports. Sustainable drainage integration and biodiversity considerations are addressed at an early stage to ensure that environmental requirements align with the overall design intent and can be realistically delivered.
By responding to existing site conditions and regulatory requirements from the outset, the landscape strategy assists the wider consultant team in producing coordinated, practical and policy-compliant proposals.
Corporate Offices - Landscape Design of Roof Gardens, Parking Deck, Public Access & Riparian Zone
We contributed to the landscape design of a corporate headquarters development incorporating a multi-storey office building, integrated parking and roof gardens within a complex, sloping site. The land descended steeply toward a perennial river corridor, which at the time was obscured by invasive vegetation and affected by variable flows originating from an upstream man-made dam conveyed beneath a major road.
A key requirement from the local authority was the provision of public pedestrian connectivity across the site. This was achieved through a carefully integrated sequence of steps, landings and a bridge crossing the riparian zone, allowing safe movement while respecting the steep topography.
The river channel displayed limited natural sinuosity, resulting in rapid peak flows during storm events and associated overflow risk. Bank stabilisation measures were therefore introduced using planting and gabion structures, combined with removal of invasive species and restoration planting to strengthen the ecological corridor.
At building level, extensive hard surfaces and exposed roof gardens created potential for urban heat island effects. Strategic tree planting was introduced on podium decks and roof terraces to provide shade, reduce heat gain and soften the built form. Staff amenity spaces were incorporated with sheltered seating areas to support informal use and social interaction.
The steep embankment was stabilised using native hydroseeding to ensure rapid establishment and erosion control, while dense frontage planting provided a buffer to the adjacent roadway and reinforced the river landscape. Roof gardens were planted with resilient local succulent species within lightweight engineered planters, incorporating high-performance growing media, geotextile separation layers and drip irrigation to manage water efficiently. Careful coordination of drainage and services ensured long-term functionality.
The completed landscape integrates access, ecology and workplace amenity, transforming a constrained and environmentally sensitive site into a functional and legible corporate setting.
A key requirement from the local authority was the provision of public pedestrian connectivity across the site. This was achieved through a carefully integrated sequence of steps, landings and a bridge crossing the riparian zone, allowing safe movement while respecting the steep topography.
The river channel displayed limited natural sinuosity, resulting in rapid peak flows during storm events and associated overflow risk. Bank stabilisation measures were therefore introduced using planting and gabion structures, combined with removal of invasive species and restoration planting to strengthen the ecological corridor.
At building level, extensive hard surfaces and exposed roof gardens created potential for urban heat island effects. Strategic tree planting was introduced on podium decks and roof terraces to provide shade, reduce heat gain and soften the built form. Staff amenity spaces were incorporated with sheltered seating areas to support informal use and social interaction.
The steep embankment was stabilised using native hydroseeding to ensure rapid establishment and erosion control, while dense frontage planting provided a buffer to the adjacent roadway and reinforced the river landscape. Roof gardens were planted with resilient local succulent species within lightweight engineered planters, incorporating high-performance growing media, geotextile separation layers and drip irrigation to manage water efficiently. Careful coordination of drainage and services ensured long-term functionality.
The completed landscape integrates access, ecology and workplace amenity, transforming a constrained and environmentally sensitive site into a functional and legible corporate setting.
Research Campus Landscape Design
We formed part of a multidisciplinary team appointed to shape the external environment of a scientific research campus. The landscape was required to support staff and visitors with flexible outdoor spaces suitable for informal working, social interaction, gatherings and events, while also providing opportunities to display artefacts connected to the research undertaken on site.
A thorough understanding of existing site conditions — including climate, soils and environmental influences — informed the design approach. The architectural form was strongly linear, and the landscape responded by introducing structured hardscape elements that organised the site into intersecting north–south and east–west spines. These routes established clear pedestrian movement and connected a series of activity spaces positioned at key focal points.
Natural materials and locally appropriate planting were used throughout, with selective colour accents enhancing the arrival experience. A landscaped spiral garden was introduced as a contemplative space, providing both a place for quiet reflection and a visual termination to the primary vista from the main gathering area.
The completed landscape creates a functional and legible setting that supports everyday use while reinforcing the identity and purpose of the research environment.
A thorough understanding of existing site conditions — including climate, soils and environmental influences — informed the design approach. The architectural form was strongly linear, and the landscape responded by introducing structured hardscape elements that organised the site into intersecting north–south and east–west spines. These routes established clear pedestrian movement and connected a series of activity spaces positioned at key focal points.
Natural materials and locally appropriate planting were used throughout, with selective colour accents enhancing the arrival experience. A landscaped spiral garden was introduced as a contemplative space, providing both a place for quiet reflection and a visual termination to the primary vista from the main gathering area.
The completed landscape creates a functional and legible setting that supports everyday use while reinforcing the identity and purpose of the research environment.
Mixed Use Development
We contributed to the external works for a mixed-use redevelopment within an existing city block, where the landscape was largely defined by its relationship with surrounding streets and public space. The converted commercial building presented two distinct frontages: one designed to accommodate entrances and café spill-out activity, and the other addressing a heavily pedestrianised area requiring a calmer, more transitional character.
The primary challenge was introducing meaningful greening within a constrained urban environment. Extensive underground services, limited soil volumes and exposed microclimatic conditions — including wind, reflected heat and poor-quality substrates — significantly restricted conventional planting approaches.
To address this, a strategy of large-scale trees planted within substantial above-ground containers was developed in agreement with the local authority. These elements reduced the perceived height of the building, created overhead enclosure and improved comfort at street level. The containers incorporated integrated seating and adaptable street furniture, allowing the space to evolve over time while supporting social use.
The resulting public realm balances commercial activation with environmental comfort, demonstrating how planting and structure can be used together to soften built form and create a welcoming urban streetscape.
The primary challenge was introducing meaningful greening within a constrained urban environment. Extensive underground services, limited soil volumes and exposed microclimatic conditions — including wind, reflected heat and poor-quality substrates — significantly restricted conventional planting approaches.
To address this, a strategy of large-scale trees planted within substantial above-ground containers was developed in agreement with the local authority. These elements reduced the perceived height of the building, created overhead enclosure and improved comfort at street level. The containers incorporated integrated seating and adaptable street furniture, allowing the space to evolve over time while supporting social use.
The resulting public realm balances commercial activation with environmental comfort, demonstrating how planting and structure can be used together to soften built form and create a welcoming urban streetscape.
Luxury Multistorey Residential Development
We contributed to the landscape design of a luxury multi-storey residential development conceived around a refined, low-maintenance lifestyle.
Its position near the shoreline enabled uninterrupted sea views, with each apartment incorporating generous balconies arranged in a staggered façade. This articulation created visual interest while providing substantial planting zones at every level, introducing privacy and softening the building’s mass.
The site was framed by contrasting green edges: an access passage with incidental planting alongside a staircase on one side, and a significant treed open space on the other. Existing protected tree species, understory vegetation and seasonal bulbs formed an important ecological resource. The design team worked collaboratively to safeguard these features and to strengthen the green corridors by introducing structural planters along the building’s centreline, capable of supporting trees at multiple levels.
Careful coordination of services ensured the feasibility of the elevated planting strategy during construction. Prior to excavation, a search-and-rescue exercise was carried out where sensitive plant material was salvaged and relocated, and tree canopies and root protection areas were secured with protective fencing. Existing boulders along the street frontage were retained in accordance with authority requirements, providing a natural edge that reinforced the character of the public realm.
The completed scheme integrates architecture and landscape to create a planted residential environment that balances outlook, privacy and ecological continuity.
Its position near the shoreline enabled uninterrupted sea views, with each apartment incorporating generous balconies arranged in a staggered façade. This articulation created visual interest while providing substantial planting zones at every level, introducing privacy and softening the building’s mass.
The site was framed by contrasting green edges: an access passage with incidental planting alongside a staircase on one side, and a significant treed open space on the other. Existing protected tree species, understory vegetation and seasonal bulbs formed an important ecological resource. The design team worked collaboratively to safeguard these features and to strengthen the green corridors by introducing structural planters along the building’s centreline, capable of supporting trees at multiple levels.
Careful coordination of services ensured the feasibility of the elevated planting strategy during construction. Prior to excavation, a search-and-rescue exercise was carried out where sensitive plant material was salvaged and relocated, and tree canopies and root protection areas were secured with protective fencing. Existing boulders along the street frontage were retained in accordance with authority requirements, providing a natural edge that reinforced the character of the public realm.
The completed scheme integrates architecture and landscape to create a planted residential environment that balances outlook, privacy and ecological continuity.
Landscape Visual Appraisal
We undertook a landscape visual appraisal to understand the potential effects of proposed land use changes within a rural agricultural setting. The study considered the introduction of a new water storage dam and associated embankment, together with the partial conversion of farmland to vineyard cultivation.
The assessment combined site analysis with hand-drawn visual studies to explore alternative configurations and to illustrate how the proposed elements could sit within the existing landscape character. Particular attention was given to topography, soil conditions, microclimate and the pattern of productive land use, ensuring that visual considerations were understood alongside agricultural viability.
The appraisal examined views from key receptors across the property and surrounding countryside, identifying opportunities to integrate earthworks and planting to reduce visual prominence and maintain the continuity of the rural setting. Sketch studies were used as a communication tool to test options and guide decision-making before detailed design, allowing landscape, operational and environmental factors to be considered together.
The work provided a clear understanding of potential landscape change and supported an approach that balanced water management, agricultural productivity and visual sensitivity within a cohesive rural framework.
The assessment combined site analysis with hand-drawn visual studies to explore alternative configurations and to illustrate how the proposed elements could sit within the existing landscape character. Particular attention was given to topography, soil conditions, microclimate and the pattern of productive land use, ensuring that visual considerations were understood alongside agricultural viability.
The appraisal examined views from key receptors across the property and surrounding countryside, identifying opportunities to integrate earthworks and planting to reduce visual prominence and maintain the continuity of the rural setting. Sketch studies were used as a communication tool to test options and guide decision-making before detailed design, allowing landscape, operational and environmental factors to be considered together.
The work provided a clear understanding of potential landscape change and supported an approach that balanced water management, agricultural productivity and visual sensitivity within a cohesive rural framework.
A Prestigious Homestead on a Heritage Site
Set within a landscape of notable cultural and historic value, this project concerned the redevelopment of a distinguished homestead on a prestigious heritage estate dating back to 1657. Originally established as a granary, the estate evolved through centuries of private ownership, with extensive 18th-century renovations shaping both the architecture and surrounding land. Today, the estate is home to a museum and a collection of private residences, its character defined by decorative gables, colonnades, verandas, and English-inspired details such as twisted chimneys and whitewashed walls, lending the property the air of a grand country estate.
The project residence, dating from the mid-20th century, carries the warmth of a lived-in home while still evoking a bygone era. Working in collaboration with another landscape architect, my role included research, historic references, and the development of the conceptual landscape design.
The design brief was to create a garden that respected the estate’s history and sense of place while offering a contemporary response for modern living. The concept emphasised formal structuring, echoing the architectural style and heritage setting, while incorporating native flora as a unifying and contextually sensitive design element.
Distinctive garden rooms were proposed, drawing inspiration from historic precedents while reinterpreting them for today’s use. These included:
Kitchen and Potager Garden – for productive planting.
Pool and Leisure Garden – for recreation and family life.
Parterre de Gazon or Reflection Garden – for formality and contemplation.
Central Masterpiece Garden – a focal point of design and planting.
Maze Garden – for play and exploration.
Contemplative Garden – for quiet retreat.
Each garden room was framed with richly planted borders designed to soften transitions, blend seamlessly into the wider landscape, and reinforce the timeless quality of the estate’s architecture.
This project represents estate-scale formal garden planning for a high-profile private residence, balancing historical sensitivity with contemporary relevance and demonstrating expertise at the scale and quality expected of heritage and luxury estates.
The project residence, dating from the mid-20th century, carries the warmth of a lived-in home while still evoking a bygone era. Working in collaboration with another landscape architect, my role included research, historic references, and the development of the conceptual landscape design.
The design brief was to create a garden that respected the estate’s history and sense of place while offering a contemporary response for modern living. The concept emphasised formal structuring, echoing the architectural style and heritage setting, while incorporating native flora as a unifying and contextually sensitive design element.
Distinctive garden rooms were proposed, drawing inspiration from historic precedents while reinterpreting them for today’s use. These included:
Kitchen and Potager Garden – for productive planting.
Pool and Leisure Garden – for recreation and family life.
Parterre de Gazon or Reflection Garden – for formality and contemplation.
Central Masterpiece Garden – a focal point of design and planting.
Maze Garden – for play and exploration.
Contemplative Garden – for quiet retreat.
Each garden room was framed with richly planted borders designed to soften transitions, blend seamlessly into the wider landscape, and reinforce the timeless quality of the estate’s architecture.
This project represents estate-scale formal garden planning for a high-profile private residence, balancing historical sensitivity with contemporary relevance and demonstrating expertise at the scale and quality expected of heritage and luxury estates.
Historic Homestead in East Suffolk, United Kingdom
This estate in East Anglia is of notable historic value. While currently a private residence, its origins lie elsewhere, with the main building exemplifying the Victorian era through its prominent red brick gables, dormer windows, decorative concrete frieze panels, and Georgian-style cottage-pane windows. The property also includes a Coach House to the south, set within grounds framed on three sides by mature woodland, giving the estate a distinct rural character.
Our role was to prepare a comprehensive Landscape Masterplan to capture the client’s vision, enhance both indoor–outdoor living, and create opportunities for productive growing and small-scale agriculture. The Masterplan served as both a design framework and a communication tool, aligning aspirations with practical implementation.
The Masterplan was designed to:
Create a unified vision – harmonising outdoor rooms, views, planting, and hardscape features to support a coherent aesthetic and lifestyle.
Ensure efficient use of space – clarifying vehicular and pedestrian routes, social areas, and utility zones in a logical sequence.
Support informed decision-making – providing clarity for discussions with clients, contractors, planners, and advisers on budgets, phasing, and future development.
Enable phased implementation – identifying opportunities for staged delivery while preserving design integrity.
Minimise risk – addressing drainage, circulation, services, and tree placement to improve cost control and long-term resilience.
Provide a contractor’s blueprint – ensuring design intent is delivered accurately.
Embed sustainability – promoting resilient land use and long-term ecological balance.
The proposed concept introduced a fundamental reorganisation of the site, simplifying circulation and unlocking new opportunities:
Vehicles were relocated away from the main reception space to prioritise people and views.
Social and entertaining functions were structured into a clear hierarchy of outdoor rooms for gathering, events, and leisure.
Plant growing became the central theme, integrating ornamental and edible planting into a cohesive design, allowing for more structured and sustainable cultivation.
On historic sites such as this, research and sensitivity to heritage are essential. The proposed design respects the estate’s historic fabric while introducing sustainable and contemporary practices. The result is a reimagined landscape that balances formality and nature: formal garden elements with axial pathways, focal points, and garden rooms are complemented by naturalistic planting, water features, and permaculture principles.
Services provided: Concept design, estate planning, formal garden layout, planting strategy.
Our role was to prepare a comprehensive Landscape Masterplan to capture the client’s vision, enhance both indoor–outdoor living, and create opportunities for productive growing and small-scale agriculture. The Masterplan served as both a design framework and a communication tool, aligning aspirations with practical implementation.
The Masterplan was designed to:
Create a unified vision – harmonising outdoor rooms, views, planting, and hardscape features to support a coherent aesthetic and lifestyle.
Ensure efficient use of space – clarifying vehicular and pedestrian routes, social areas, and utility zones in a logical sequence.
Support informed decision-making – providing clarity for discussions with clients, contractors, planners, and advisers on budgets, phasing, and future development.
Enable phased implementation – identifying opportunities for staged delivery while preserving design integrity.
Minimise risk – addressing drainage, circulation, services, and tree placement to improve cost control and long-term resilience.
Provide a contractor’s blueprint – ensuring design intent is delivered accurately.
Embed sustainability – promoting resilient land use and long-term ecological balance.
The proposed concept introduced a fundamental reorganisation of the site, simplifying circulation and unlocking new opportunities:
Vehicles were relocated away from the main reception space to prioritise people and views.
Social and entertaining functions were structured into a clear hierarchy of outdoor rooms for gathering, events, and leisure.
Plant growing became the central theme, integrating ornamental and edible planting into a cohesive design, allowing for more structured and sustainable cultivation.
On historic sites such as this, research and sensitivity to heritage are essential. The proposed design respects the estate’s historic fabric while introducing sustainable and contemporary practices. The result is a reimagined landscape that balances formality and nature: formal garden elements with axial pathways, focal points, and garden rooms are complemented by naturalistic planting, water features, and permaculture principles.
Services provided: Concept design, estate planning, formal garden layout, planting strategy.
Educational Project - Primary School Campus
This sketch design was created to show the creation of a safe, welcoming and engaging outdoor environment for pupils and staff. The design responds to both the functional needs of a modern educational campus and the wider character of the surrounding development, integrating play, movement and learning into a coherent landscape setting.
The scheme combines structured play spaces, informal social areas and robust planting with sustainable drainage and practical circulation routes. Careful consideration was given to supervision, accessibility and long-term management, ensuring the external spaces work effectively throughout the school day while remaining durable and easy to maintain.
The result is a balanced school landscape that supports wellbeing, outdoor learning and everyday use, while contributing positively to the emerging neighbourhood
The scheme combines structured play spaces, informal social areas and robust planting with sustainable drainage and practical circulation routes. Careful consideration was given to supervision, accessibility and long-term management, ensuring the external spaces work effectively throughout the school day while remaining durable and easy to maintain.
The result is a balanced school landscape that supports wellbeing, outdoor learning and everyday use, while contributing positively to the emerging neighbourhood
A Mountainside Family Garden
Located on a mountainside with expansive views over the coastline, this residence is home to a young family with two children who enjoy an active, outdoor lifestyle. The garden contained mature trees and existing planting, but the layout was unstructured, limiting both functional use and opportunities for play.
The brief was to create a family-oriented landscape that brought structure, coherence, and purpose to the garden. Key objectives included providing spaces for imaginative play and sport, ensuring visual supervision from the house, and enhancing the garden as a shared setting for family life.
The design process began with a careful survey of existing elements, including rock formations, trees, and established planting. A management and maintenance framework was outlined to support integration of these features with the proposed changes. Play activities were then positioned within planting areas, enabling children to experience direct interaction with nature.
The planting strategy introduced a palette of native, water-wise, and biodiverse species selected for sensory interest, varied texture, and seasonal colour. These plantings create an engaging and inviting environment while also supporting habitat for local fauna. Together, the structured design and ecological planting palette transform the garden into a dynamic, multifunctional landscape that balances play, family connection, and ecological value.
Services provided: Family garden design, play space integration, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
The brief was to create a family-oriented landscape that brought structure, coherence, and purpose to the garden. Key objectives included providing spaces for imaginative play and sport, ensuring visual supervision from the house, and enhancing the garden as a shared setting for family life.
The design process began with a careful survey of existing elements, including rock formations, trees, and established planting. A management and maintenance framework was outlined to support integration of these features with the proposed changes. Play activities were then positioned within planting areas, enabling children to experience direct interaction with nature.
The planting strategy introduced a palette of native, water-wise, and biodiverse species selected for sensory interest, varied texture, and seasonal colour. These plantings create an engaging and inviting environment while also supporting habitat for local fauna. Together, the structured design and ecological planting palette transform the garden into a dynamic, multifunctional landscape that balances play, family connection, and ecological value.
Services provided: Family garden design, play space integration, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
Healing & Wellbeing in a Hospital Environment
We contributed to the design of a major healthcare environment where the relationship between building and landscape was fundamental to patient wellbeing. The external spaces were conceived as an extension of the internal clinical environment, creating calm, legible and accessible surroundings directly adjacent to the wards. Views into planted courtyards and sheltered outdoor areas provide a welcoming setting that supports recovery, orientation and everyday comfort for patients, visitors and staff.
The landscape also established a strong cultural identity. Local artists were commissioned to create sculptures and integrated artworks, embedding familiar references and meaning into the hospital setting while reinforcing a sense of ownership within the surrounding community.
Sustainable drainage formed a key structuring element of the scheme. A treatment train approach was implemented in accordance with SuDS best practice, incorporating swales alongside roadways and parking areas, rain gardens within courtyards, and detention and retention basins. These measures responded to sandy permeable soils, seasonal groundwater fluctuations and winter water tables. The system manages runoff quantity while improving water quality through filtration, sedimentation and biological uptake within planted systems, contributing to biodiversity and visual amenity as well as flood attenuation.
Planting relied heavily on locally appropriate species adapted to coastal conditions. A temporary on-site nursery allowed plants to be grown and gradually acclimatised prior to installation, improving establishment success and long-term resilience. Local labour and materials were prioritised, and members of the community received training in planting and sustainable drainage construction techniques. Water conservation was further supported through extensive drip irrigation, reducing evaporation losses and supporting efficient establishment.
The completed landscape provides a therapeutic, culturally grounded and environmentally responsive setting, demonstrating how infrastructure, ecology and social value can be integrated into a cohesive healthcare environment.
The landscape also established a strong cultural identity. Local artists were commissioned to create sculptures and integrated artworks, embedding familiar references and meaning into the hospital setting while reinforcing a sense of ownership within the surrounding community.
Sustainable drainage formed a key structuring element of the scheme. A treatment train approach was implemented in accordance with SuDS best practice, incorporating swales alongside roadways and parking areas, rain gardens within courtyards, and detention and retention basins. These measures responded to sandy permeable soils, seasonal groundwater fluctuations and winter water tables. The system manages runoff quantity while improving water quality through filtration, sedimentation and biological uptake within planted systems, contributing to biodiversity and visual amenity as well as flood attenuation.
Planting relied heavily on locally appropriate species adapted to coastal conditions. A temporary on-site nursery allowed plants to be grown and gradually acclimatised prior to installation, improving establishment success and long-term resilience. Local labour and materials were prioritised, and members of the community received training in planting and sustainable drainage construction techniques. Water conservation was further supported through extensive drip irrigation, reducing evaporation losses and supporting efficient establishment.
The completed landscape provides a therapeutic, culturally grounded and environmentally responsive setting, demonstrating how infrastructure, ecology and social value can be integrated into a cohesive healthcare environment.
Children-Focused Family Garden on a Lifestyle Estate
This garden was conceived entirely around the needs, play, and education of children, creating a landscape that fosters interaction, exploration, and learning within a secure and engaging environment.
The layout incorporates a variety of play experiences, from intimate nooks for imaginative play to climbing structures and tree swings, all carefully positioned to maintain visual connection with the home. The design ensures safety, accessibility, and clear sightlines, allowing children to explore freely while remaining under supervision.
An orchard has been integrated into the garden, positioned to optimise sunlight and growing conditions while providing natural screening for an exposed corner of the site. This space encourages family engagement in edible gardening, combining practical learning with sensory and visual delight.
The overall design balances structured and playful zones, guiding children through a rich and dynamic landscape that integrates learning, recreation, and connection with nature. This garden demonstrates how a family-focused design can merge fun, education, and functionality within a cohesive and visually engaging outdoor environment.
Services provided: Concept design, family-focused garden planning, play and learning integration, edible planting strategy.
The layout incorporates a variety of play experiences, from intimate nooks for imaginative play to climbing structures and tree swings, all carefully positioned to maintain visual connection with the home. The design ensures safety, accessibility, and clear sightlines, allowing children to explore freely while remaining under supervision.
An orchard has been integrated into the garden, positioned to optimise sunlight and growing conditions while providing natural screening for an exposed corner of the site. This space encourages family engagement in edible gardening, combining practical learning with sensory and visual delight.
The overall design balances structured and playful zones, guiding children through a rich and dynamic landscape that integrates learning, recreation, and connection with nature. This garden demonstrates how a family-focused design can merge fun, education, and functionality within a cohesive and visually engaging outdoor environment.
Services provided: Concept design, family-focused garden planning, play and learning integration, edible planting strategy.
Luxury Residence on the Water's Edge
This is another property on a Golf & Country Estate.
There are few that match this estate, due to it's location in a wineland and agricultural area, steeped in a rich history of centuries of growing amidst a natural environment that is unrivalled. This is not just a Golf & Country Estate, it oozes lifestyle. It responds to the history of the place & to the local ecology. It is set within a context of high species endemism, overring unrivalled biodiversity.
The landscape design responds to this setting. It applies layer upon layer of native vegetation, which separate the home from the roadway in a very formalised and structured manner.
The main entrance is formal with a contemporary low-level water feature, over which a timber deck straddles, taking the visitor into the home.
The home is open plan and spacious. It lends itself toward elegant fine dining. The main dining and social space for this home is associated with the water. The living areas have extensive facades with unframed glazing so allow for uninterrupted views over the natural water body.
This is a home to relax and unwind, have friends and family over and soak up the goodness of life.
There are few that match this estate, due to it's location in a wineland and agricultural area, steeped in a rich history of centuries of growing amidst a natural environment that is unrivalled. This is not just a Golf & Country Estate, it oozes lifestyle. It responds to the history of the place & to the local ecology. It is set within a context of high species endemism, overring unrivalled biodiversity.
The landscape design responds to this setting. It applies layer upon layer of native vegetation, which separate the home from the roadway in a very formalised and structured manner.
The main entrance is formal with a contemporary low-level water feature, over which a timber deck straddles, taking the visitor into the home.
The home is open plan and spacious. It lends itself toward elegant fine dining. The main dining and social space for this home is associated with the water. The living areas have extensive facades with unframed glazing so allow for uninterrupted views over the natural water body.
This is a home to relax and unwind, have friends and family over and soak up the goodness of life.
Mountainside Residential Getaway
This private residence is set on the slopes of a mountain, with the property directly interfacing with a protected nature reserve. The setting provides both remarkable opportunities and unique challenges. On the one hand, the estate benefits from panoramic views, immediate access to walking trails, and abundant native vegetation, creating an enviable quality of life. On the other, the landscape presents risks such as fire, erosion, flooding, and the presence of immovable boulders and dense tree cover.
From the outset, we worked with the client over many years to develop a responsive and resilient garden that would evolve alongside the family’s needs. The site was carefully profiled into three terraces, creating a clear hierarchy of spaces:
Lower terrace – accommodating the residence and sheltered courtyard spaces.
Middle terrace – designed for informal play and recreation within easy view of the home.
Upper terrace – dedicated to structured sport and leisure, including football and formal cricket nets.
Sustainability and respect for the site’s ecology were central to the design process. A vegetation search-and-rescue programme, carried out under my direction, enabled native bulbs and shrubs to be preserved and reintegrated into the new garden. One species, found in abundance, was repurposed to form a natural hedge, creating continuity and sense of place.
The estate’s mature trees were initially retained to form the framework of a central forest garden, underplanted with ferns and shade-loving bulbs. This space was designed to be both playful and safe for children, with equipment positioned for ease of supervision, while remaining ecologically sensitive. Over time, natural succession occurred: as older trees reached senescence and were carefully removed, interplanted native specimens matured to take their place, ensuring long-term continuity of canopy and habitat.
This project demonstrates how a challenging mountainside site can be transformed into a layered and multifunctional garden, balancing ecological sensitivity with family living. It remains a dynamic landscape, continuing to adapt as the family’s requirements evolve, while retaining its relationship with the mountain and surrounding reserve.
Services provided: Concept design, site profiling and terracing strategy, planting design, ecological integration, long-term garden development planning.
From the outset, we worked with the client over many years to develop a responsive and resilient garden that would evolve alongside the family’s needs. The site was carefully profiled into three terraces, creating a clear hierarchy of spaces:
Lower terrace – accommodating the residence and sheltered courtyard spaces.
Middle terrace – designed for informal play and recreation within easy view of the home.
Upper terrace – dedicated to structured sport and leisure, including football and formal cricket nets.
Sustainability and respect for the site’s ecology were central to the design process. A vegetation search-and-rescue programme, carried out under my direction, enabled native bulbs and shrubs to be preserved and reintegrated into the new garden. One species, found in abundance, was repurposed to form a natural hedge, creating continuity and sense of place.
The estate’s mature trees were initially retained to form the framework of a central forest garden, underplanted with ferns and shade-loving bulbs. This space was designed to be both playful and safe for children, with equipment positioned for ease of supervision, while remaining ecologically sensitive. Over time, natural succession occurred: as older trees reached senescence and were carefully removed, interplanted native specimens matured to take their place, ensuring long-term continuity of canopy and habitat.
This project demonstrates how a challenging mountainside site can be transformed into a layered and multifunctional garden, balancing ecological sensitivity with family living. It remains a dynamic landscape, continuing to adapt as the family’s requirements evolve, while retaining its relationship with the mountain and surrounding reserve.
Services provided: Concept design, site profiling and terracing strategy, planting design, ecological integration, long-term garden development planning.
Golf and Country Estate Residential Project
Set within a prestigious golf and country lifestyle estate, this residence is surrounded by a unique landscape where ecological corridors weave between the fairways, providing habitat for diverse wildlife and native plant species. The property benefits from direct access to these remarkable surroundings while maintaining privacy and seclusion.
The home is designed in an H-shaped layout, creating private courtyard spaces and maximising opportunities for indoor–outdoor living. A dedicated entertainment wing extends into the landscape, anchored by a linear lap pool that connects visually and physically with the central courtyard. The spatial arrangement of hard and soft landscapes creates a series of garden rooms—some enclosed for private reflection, others open and expansive for social gatherings.
Planting plays a central role in shaping the character of the property. Dense vegetation screens the residence from the roadway, forming both a visual and ecological buffer. Around the house, layers of biodiverse planting establish a strong sense of immersion in the landscape, reinforcing the estate’s identity as a sanctuary for people and wildlife alike.
Arrival is carefully choreographed: a series of staggered timber decks leads to the front door, flanked by formal water features inspired by Japanese design principles. Beyond this, the landscape softens into a more natural and informal character, bringing nature close to the architecture and blurring the boundaries between cultivated garden and surrounding wilderness.
This project exemplifies the integration of refined residential living with ecological sensitivity, balancing formal design gestures with the relaxed character of the wider estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, integration with ecological corridors.
The home is designed in an H-shaped layout, creating private courtyard spaces and maximising opportunities for indoor–outdoor living. A dedicated entertainment wing extends into the landscape, anchored by a linear lap pool that connects visually and physically with the central courtyard. The spatial arrangement of hard and soft landscapes creates a series of garden rooms—some enclosed for private reflection, others open and expansive for social gatherings.
Planting plays a central role in shaping the character of the property. Dense vegetation screens the residence from the roadway, forming both a visual and ecological buffer. Around the house, layers of biodiverse planting establish a strong sense of immersion in the landscape, reinforcing the estate’s identity as a sanctuary for people and wildlife alike.
Arrival is carefully choreographed: a series of staggered timber decks leads to the front door, flanked by formal water features inspired by Japanese design principles. Beyond this, the landscape softens into a more natural and informal character, bringing nature close to the architecture and blurring the boundaries between cultivated garden and surrounding wilderness.
This project exemplifies the integration of refined residential living with ecological sensitivity, balancing formal design gestures with the relaxed character of the wider estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, integration with ecological corridors.
Coastal Seaside Cottage Retreat
This distinguished residence is positioned on the Atlantic Seaboard, along of the most prestigious coastal settings in the region. The property sits dramatically against a backdrop of boulders, offering unrivalled seafront views and a relaxed yet sophisticated sense of place.
The coastal location provides remarkable opportunities: expansive views, resilient native flora, and an immersive connection to the shoreline. At the same time, it presents constraints such as exposure to harsh weather, limited garden and courtyard space, and the need to establish a clear and welcoming entrance sequence.
The landscape design was conceived to complement the architecture, which integrates fine-grained metal roofing, hardwood shutters, and expansive frameless glazing to capture views. The garden uses organic, curved retaining walls that soften the rectilinear geometry of the buildings and create a natural transition between house and landscape. Tiered and layered planting flows upward from the lower garden levels to the residence, enhancing visual depth while blending the property into its rugged setting.
The planting strategy draws on native and coastal-adapted species, chosen for resilience and seasonal interest. Boundaries are screened with hedging for privacy, while looser planting clusters create a sense of natural wildness. Breaks in the planting reveal framed views of the ocean, balancing openness with seclusion.
The result is a relaxed yet refined outdoor environment – an elegant entertainer’s garden that feels simultaneously anchored in its dramatic setting and effortlessly at ease within the coastal landscape.
Services provided: Concept design, planting design, entrance sequence refinement, coastal landscape integration.
The coastal location provides remarkable opportunities: expansive views, resilient native flora, and an immersive connection to the shoreline. At the same time, it presents constraints such as exposure to harsh weather, limited garden and courtyard space, and the need to establish a clear and welcoming entrance sequence.
The landscape design was conceived to complement the architecture, which integrates fine-grained metal roofing, hardwood shutters, and expansive frameless glazing to capture views. The garden uses organic, curved retaining walls that soften the rectilinear geometry of the buildings and create a natural transition between house and landscape. Tiered and layered planting flows upward from the lower garden levels to the residence, enhancing visual depth while blending the property into its rugged setting.
The planting strategy draws on native and coastal-adapted species, chosen for resilience and seasonal interest. Boundaries are screened with hedging for privacy, while looser planting clusters create a sense of natural wildness. Breaks in the planting reveal framed views of the ocean, balancing openness with seclusion.
The result is a relaxed yet refined outdoor environment – an elegant entertainer’s garden that feels simultaneously anchored in its dramatic setting and effortlessly at ease within the coastal landscape.
Services provided: Concept design, planting design, entrance sequence refinement, coastal landscape integration.
Lakeside Family Garden on a Premier Biodiversity Estate
This private eco-estate offers premier lakeside living within a unique natural environment, where biodiversity, recreation, and residential life coexist. Residents enjoy direct access to the lake via private moorings, along with a wealth of opportunities for outdoor activity, wildlife observation, and community connection.
This garden was designed for a family of four, whose lifestyle centres on active play, entertaining, relaxation, and growing edibles. While the property already contained a mature shade tree, a young row of olive trees, and a partially constructed boardwalk leading to the lakeside mooring, the layout lacked cohesion and biodiversity.
The design brief sought to create a unified scheme that:
Strengthened the visual connection between house and lake.
Enhanced biodiversity with colour and height variation.
Integrated edible planting into the garden.
Created opportunities for wildlife observation and family interaction.
Provided a clear planting specification for phased, owner-led installation.
The final concept centred on a rectilinear lawn space, providing contrast to the organic planting of surrounding beds and forming a strong visual axis to the lake. A reinstated boardwalk became the spine of the design, extending from the house through the garden to the mooring. Native and aquatic-adapted species were introduced along the boundaries to enrich biodiversity, attract birdlife, and create a seamless transition into the natural vegetation beyond. Raised planters were incorporated between the olive trees for edible planting, offering children the opportunity to grow and harvest their own produce. Seating areas were carefully placed to maximise view lines and encourage moments of reflection and observation of wildlife. Stepping-stone pathways provided discreet access for both enjoyment and maintenance.
This scheme demonstrates how considered design can bring together existing elements, ecological planting, and functional family needs into a balanced and unified landscape, rooted in its lakeside context.
Services provided: Concept design, family garden planning, edible and biodiverse planting design, self-installation specification.
This garden was designed for a family of four, whose lifestyle centres on active play, entertaining, relaxation, and growing edibles. While the property already contained a mature shade tree, a young row of olive trees, and a partially constructed boardwalk leading to the lakeside mooring, the layout lacked cohesion and biodiversity.
The design brief sought to create a unified scheme that:
Strengthened the visual connection between house and lake.
Enhanced biodiversity with colour and height variation.
Integrated edible planting into the garden.
Created opportunities for wildlife observation and family interaction.
Provided a clear planting specification for phased, owner-led installation.
The final concept centred on a rectilinear lawn space, providing contrast to the organic planting of surrounding beds and forming a strong visual axis to the lake. A reinstated boardwalk became the spine of the design, extending from the house through the garden to the mooring. Native and aquatic-adapted species were introduced along the boundaries to enrich biodiversity, attract birdlife, and create a seamless transition into the natural vegetation beyond. Raised planters were incorporated between the olive trees for edible planting, offering children the opportunity to grow and harvest their own produce. Seating areas were carefully placed to maximise view lines and encourage moments of reflection and observation of wildlife. Stepping-stone pathways provided discreet access for both enjoyment and maintenance.
This scheme demonstrates how considered design can bring together existing elements, ecological planting, and functional family needs into a balanced and unified landscape, rooted in its lakeside context.
Services provided: Concept design, family garden planning, edible and biodiverse planting design, self-installation specification.
Luxury Eco-Estate Family Residence
This residence is located within a prestigious eco-estate, one of several projects undertaken in this exclusive setting. Designed for a family with an active outdoor lifestyle, the home is arranged as two wings centred around a private courtyard, creating a balance between openness to the wider landscape and a strong sense of privacy.
The architectural design establishes a seamless indoor–outdoor flow. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames views across both the central courtyard and the panoramic landscape beyond. A formal entrance sequence, complete with a water feature, sets the tone of arrival and enhances privacy by distancing the residence from the roadway. A gallery passage connects the building wings, bringing natural light into the interior while enclosing and protecting the courtyard from prevailing summer winds. The courtyard itself is defined by a lap pool and framed by lawn, flagstone paving, and a sculptural specimen tree as a focal point.
The garden design works with the site’s natural slope, minimising cut and fill while creating a landscape that feels grounded in its setting. The planting palette celebrates the region’s biodiversity, with native, water-wise, and low-maintenance species chosen for seasonal interest and ecological value. Trees, succulents, and indigenous shrubs reinforce the interface with the neighbouring nature reserve, supporting habitat connectivity and wildlife movement. Planting has also been tailored to the family’s lifestyle, incorporating bulbs for seasonal display, edible species to support culinary interests, and sensory plantings adjacent to the feature shower that extends into the garden.
This project demonstrates the integration of luxury living with ecological sensitivity, where architectural form, landscape planning, and planting design work together to create a contemporary yet sustainable family estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
The architectural design establishes a seamless indoor–outdoor flow. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames views across both the central courtyard and the panoramic landscape beyond. A formal entrance sequence, complete with a water feature, sets the tone of arrival and enhances privacy by distancing the residence from the roadway. A gallery passage connects the building wings, bringing natural light into the interior while enclosing and protecting the courtyard from prevailing summer winds. The courtyard itself is defined by a lap pool and framed by lawn, flagstone paving, and a sculptural specimen tree as a focal point.
The garden design works with the site’s natural slope, minimising cut and fill while creating a landscape that feels grounded in its setting. The planting palette celebrates the region’s biodiversity, with native, water-wise, and low-maintenance species chosen for seasonal interest and ecological value. Trees, succulents, and indigenous shrubs reinforce the interface with the neighbouring nature reserve, supporting habitat connectivity and wildlife movement. Planting has also been tailored to the family’s lifestyle, incorporating bulbs for seasonal display, edible species to support culinary interests, and sensory plantings adjacent to the feature shower that extends into the garden.
This project demonstrates the integration of luxury living with ecological sensitivity, where architectural form, landscape planning, and planting design work together to create a contemporary yet sustainable family estate.
Services provided: Concept design, estate landscape planning, planting design, biodiversity strategy.
Garden Design for an Outdoor Lifestyle on an Eco-Estate
This project is located on an exclusive residential estate.
The setting is home to a wide variety of native flora & fauna, offering discerning homeowners the opportunity of being close to nature in a contemporary, family-friendly, secure environment.
Striking a seamless balance between ecological sensitivity and meeting the modern-day lifestyle needs of residents, the estate is interspersed with footpaths, parks, streams, lakes and riverine areas, with a Lifestyle Centre that provides residents with contemporary facilities.
With a fervent passion for safeguarding the natural environment, this estate appeals to nature lovers as well as those who enjoy living near to a major urban centre.
The house was designed for indoor-outdoor living with an emphasis on outdoor entertaining. The property is 644m2 in size, with a requirement for vehicular access from the north and south boundaries.
The property narrows in the western corner, with the levels naturally sloping up toward this corner. Steps have been kept to a minimum and the final scheme reflected a more favoured natural gradient wrapping around the west garden.
The Landscape Plan focuses on introducing a level of formality to compliment the architecture and reflect the lifestyle of the owners while still allowing for biodiversity. Colour has been introduced in key areas to add interest and an element of natural screening has been provided to the service courtyard.
The outdoor living area is the focus of the design. The backdrop of the pool was considered to be important as this is where the owners and their guests will focus their attention when entertaining.
The setting is home to a wide variety of native flora & fauna, offering discerning homeowners the opportunity of being close to nature in a contemporary, family-friendly, secure environment.
Striking a seamless balance between ecological sensitivity and meeting the modern-day lifestyle needs of residents, the estate is interspersed with footpaths, parks, streams, lakes and riverine areas, with a Lifestyle Centre that provides residents with contemporary facilities.
With a fervent passion for safeguarding the natural environment, this estate appeals to nature lovers as well as those who enjoy living near to a major urban centre.
The house was designed for indoor-outdoor living with an emphasis on outdoor entertaining. The property is 644m2 in size, with a requirement for vehicular access from the north and south boundaries.
The property narrows in the western corner, with the levels naturally sloping up toward this corner. Steps have been kept to a minimum and the final scheme reflected a more favoured natural gradient wrapping around the west garden.
The Landscape Plan focuses on introducing a level of formality to compliment the architecture and reflect the lifestyle of the owners while still allowing for biodiversity. Colour has been introduced in key areas to add interest and an element of natural screening has been provided to the service courtyard.
The outdoor living area is the focus of the design. The backdrop of the pool was considered to be important as this is where the owners and their guests will focus their attention when entertaining.
Landscape & Urban Design Sketches
We also prepare illustrative landscape sketches ranging from small residential courtyards to larger public realm and development schemes. These may take the form of hand-rendered colour perspectives or isometric projections, depending on the needs of the project. The purpose of these drawings is not merely presentation; they are valuable design tools that help clients, stakeholders and planning authorities clearly understand spatial relationships, scale, enclosure and atmosphere at an early stage. By visualising how planting, materials and people will interact within a space, sketches support informed decision-making, reduce uncertainty and often streamline approvals and consultations. They are particularly effective where technical drawings alone may not fully communicate the intended character or quality of the landscape.
LANDSCAPE PLANNING
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