Design Process

It’s all about the process! Mine has been developed and honed over time like a river, and continues to adapt as I do, to best unveil the potential of the site while understanding the systems and elements at play.

The typical flow is:

• Meet and discuss objectives, challenges and opportunities for the project
• I will write up a proposal for review and feedback which includes a summary of the objectives, and the proposed timeline, deliverables and cost for the design phase.
• Half of the design fee is due upon acceptance and seals the agreement
• I will collect site data and perform a Site Survey, Inventory and Analysis to create an accurate Base Plan in AutoCAD
• Conceptual Development will hone in on a ‘best first draft’ rendered in free-hand to help to visualize the possibilities, along with a digital Materials and Mood Board
• We will gather to review the Preliminary Concept Plan, consider the proposed elements and treatments along with alternatives. We will discuss priorities and preferences. Disagreements and epiphanies may occur-this is the unique and ‘juicy’ part of the process, where the magic happens ; ).
• Feedback from the Preliminary Concept meeting and some time to percolate will be interpreted into the Landscape Masterplan(s), which will be presented to finalize the process.
• Discussion of implementation, phases and general costs can happen throughout, though real planning must come after the plan! Estimating and Project planning, if desired, starts the Project Management phase.