Landscape architecture -supporting our clients with recognised expertise
With the ability to provide a landscape package that includes environmental, ecological and landscape design, read on to find out how our landscape architecture expertise is benefitting our clients across Ireland.
Sustainable design solutions to support biodiversity, environmental enhancement and resilience to climate change
Landscape is at the heart of our lives – it is often the most visible aspect of a scheme, shaping impressions and experiences for users and observers and making a place unique. People value good landscapes. They can make a scheme more attractive, marketable and profitable and help reduce negative or undesirable impacts. Good schemes are also beneficial to ecology, biodiversity and the function of the natural environment. With the increasing pressures and conflicts arising from intensive development, population growth and climate change, we recognise that the need to create spaces and schemes that are attractive, appropriate, robust and manageable has never been greater. Adapting to climate change is a core element of our design philosophy and our broad base in environmental consultancy enables us to deliver sustainable design solutions.
Comprehensive landscape design and visual assessment services to meet your project requirement
Our team believe that landscape should be considered from the earliest stages and have skills and expertise that are rooted in an appreciation of how the environment works. We provide a range of design services and on-site delivery including supervision and contract management in both urban and rural environments. We can also provide a detailed analysis of impacts. From landscape appraisals to EIA inputs - all whilst making recommendations for mitigation and improvements where possible.
Our high-quality designs:
- Support and protect local wildlife by incorporating solutions for habitat creation and enhancement.
- Provide SuDS that make open spaces effective and multifunctioning.
- Supply planting schemes that provide biodiversity and long-term sustainability with low maintenance input.
We can produce photomontages and 3D visualisations to current national standards, alongside maps, plans, sketches and other consultation material that can provide clear and concise support for planning applications, design development and stakeholder consultation.
A collaborative approach to understanding what makes a space unique
Within this wide-ranging profession, we understand sustainable technologies, green infrastructure concepts, hydrology, ecology, horticulture and heritage. Our team of experienced, chartered, landscape architects work closely with civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, architects, ecologists, and arborists. This collaborative approach allows us to understand the combination of factors that make a space unique, the surrounding context, and the planning requirements that govern it.
Our full range of landscape design and assessment services includes:
- Landscape masterplan
- Landscape sections layout
- Landscape construction details
- Planting layout, schedule & maintenance schedule
- Green Infrastructure (GI) plan and Green Space Factor (GSF) calculation
- Street furniture & playground equipment
- NBS specifications document
- Construction inspections and certification
- Design statement
- Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
- Scoping report, non-technical summary (for EIAR)
- Landscape and Visual Appraisal
- Photomontages
For design needs co-ordination, please contact our principal Landscape Architect Caroline O'Flynn or for environmental assessment, please contact our principal Landscape Architect Christos Papachristou.
