What sets us apart from other studios is that we take an ownership mentality on all projects and initiatives, creating an innovative and cost-effective custom-tailored service for your needs. Collaboration is a primary component of a successful outcome from conception through completion and post-occupancy. Our process starts with focusing on the user experience, looking for that extra efficiency and the elements that will excite people and create a special place. Operating on both strategic and tactical levels while surfacing research insights, providing recommendations for experiential opportunities, and using technology and other tools to catalyze innovation for our connection to nature and people. We're strategic thinkers and problem-solvers with extensive experience developing high-performance environments.
-Horticulture Evaluator-
Review existing horticultural elements from past projects and installations.
-Landscape Guidelines-
Create and provide landscape and horticulture guidelines for specific site environments and projects.
-Horticulture Design Review-
Identifying biodiverse horticulture elements, evaluating the overall design, and sustainable maintenance requirements while evaluating the use of technology, and assessing the environmental impacts.
-Urban Agriculture Program Development-
Provide design, installation guidelines, and programmatic development for decks and rooftops as an amenity element.
-Irrigation water savings program-
Guide on the best practices for implementation of effective and efficient new installs or retrofits to upgrade irrigation systems.
-Horticulture Project Management-
Effectively manage projects, keeping team members on task and coordinating well with clients and stakeholders to move projects forward. Ensure that deliverables are submitted on time with high quality.
-R&D on urbanism-
For all our projects, we draw on research to shape the environmental experience and maximize economic, environmental, and social value.
-Cultural Placemaking-
When placemaking and sustainability work together, they can create beautiful, functional, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible spaces. It makes more livable, equitable, and resilient communities by incorporating environmental, economic, and social considerations into the design and development of public spaces.
-Horticulture Sustainability Strategy Development-
Creating and working on goals to implement sustainable practices with all your horticulture assets. Strategic timelines with solutions will be outlined to accomplish goals. The result is high-performing, environmentally conscious projects that deliver greater value at lower cost, improve efficiency, and strive to reduce operational and maintenance costs for our clients. We are sensitive to site-appropriate design and are highly knowledgeable about sustainable landscape practices.
-Native green roof initiatives-
Design and guide the installation of native green roofs, adding an ecosystem far superior and cost-effective than a sedum mat. Create best practices for implementing effective and efficient new installations and retrofits.
-Research and Analysis-
Conduct necessary research and data analysis, pilot projects, test solutions, and interpret the processed data to be used effectively in projects. Actively contribute to developing eco-solutions, and work closely with clients to validate and develop insights.
-Regenerative design-
Regenerative design is built on the idea that humans and the built environment exist within the natural system. Thus, the built environment should be designed to co-evolve with the surrounding natural environment. Projects don't end with the completion of construction and certificate of occupancy; instead, the building enhances the relationships between people, the built environment, and the surrounding natural systems over a long period of time.
-Environmental Experiences-
Placemaking is a crucial part of any city or neighborhood. The environment around you creates energy communities, and people absorb it. Using nature, art, and technology responsibly supports a positive response to people's well-being.
-Nature-based solutions-
Nature-based solutions are approaches that utilize nature's power to address various environmental, social, and economic challenges. These solutions can be incorporated into a place in several ways, depending on the specific challenges faced and available resources.