1a. Concept Consultation
The journey begins with an initial Concept Consultation. A spark of inspiration—an exploration of precedent and narrative that breathes life into the vision.
The space is not just a place, but a story, a journey meant to evoke emotion and experience. Here, the delicate balance between form and function is forged, where every curve and corner serves both the eye and the spirit.
1b. Concept Design
A preliminary spatial and visual plan emerges, sketching the framework of possibility, and giving shape to dreams yet to come. The plant and material palette is carefully chosen, an orchestra of colours, textures, and elements that sing together in harmony, each piece selected not only for its beauty but its soul, as it intertwines with the environment.
2. Cost Strategy
As the design takes shape, the financial reality of the vision begins to ground it. The Cost Strategy is born a delicate balance of aspiration and pragmatism. Cost estimation offers the first glimpse into the project’s worth, a sketch of the financial landscape supporting its growth.
Cost planning takes this further, breaking down the value of every detail, every element that will bring the dream to life. Cost engineering becomes the art of sculpting the design to fit within its budget without sacrificing its soul, ensuring that every choice is wise, not just beautiful.
Through subcontractor analysis, the design finds its trusted collaborators and artisans who will bring their expertise to the table, ensuring the project will be realised with care and skill
3. Developed Design
As the concept matures, it is enriched with layers of depth and detail in the Developed Design Consultation. The design takes on a more refined elegance, a careful crafting of ideas that begins to breathe with life and intention.
The planting matrix (plan) unfolds like a carefully composed symphony, each plant placed thoughtfully, a living note contributing to the overall harmony. A planting schedule and care instructions are etched out, a guide to nurturing the space, ensuring it flourishes and grows with time.
Design progress meetings become moments of shared vision, where ideas are honed and shaped into something tangible.
At the heart of this stage is a commitment to sustainability, a mindful integration of the earth’s rhythms into every choice, ensuring the design thrives in the present and the future.
4. Technical Design Pack
The design now takes on a more concrete form, crystallising into precision and clarity. Through the Technical Design Pack, every element is rendered in sharp detail, a visual blueprint of the imagination’s final execution.
The master plan stands as the ultimate vision, guiding every line and curve, every shape and space. The technical drawings, CAD, construction plans, sections, elevations, and details—are a series of intricate maps, each one revealing the design from a new angle, bringing the vision into reality, layer by layer.
The outline specification serves as the sacred text of construction, a promise of quality, materials, and methods that will ensure the design’s integrity.
5. Design Execution
And then comes the moment of transformation, when the design is no longer a dream but a living, breathing entity. Plans unfold into reality, guided by the steady hand of the designer and the labour of those who bring the vision to life.
The Developed Design ensures every element is true to the vision. The Technical Design Pack serves as the map, while the Cost Strategy ensures the journey remains steady and within reach.
The space begins to take form—construction, assembly, and planting are the actions that breathe life into every corner, every plant, and every structure.
Through careful design management work is woven together seamlessly, overcoming obstacles with grace. Quality control ensures that each element meets the highest standard, preserving the integrity of the vision until the final moment when the space is complete—beautiful, functional, and everlasting.
Project Management
Each stage flows like a brushstroke on a canvas, each decision, each meeting, each plan shaping the final masterpiece. It is a process of creation, of mindful construction, where form and spirit unite to give life to something extraordinary.
Efficient management of sequence, assembly and synthesis of materiality and discipline is fundamental in design delivery. We ensure attention to every detail throughout the Plan of Work Stages 1-5, more importantly from initial concept to hand-over and care.