language of design

The best design exhibits the particular character of its creators and we endeavor to define a unique design vocabulary for the elements of each project we design.  We like to customize paving patterns, trellis slat arrangements, the details of structures, geometric organizations and plant palettes for each project. We also recognize that some projects allow for a stronger signature while others require a more neutral approach.

Although we like to vary each project’s design dialect we recognize that when looked at in relation to our larger body of work a common overall language is evident forming a particular signature for the work of our firm. This is largely the result of the primary role the partners in our firm take in the design of every project. As we push to find new ways to define space and add texture and pattern to the buildings and landscapes we design we welcome the underlying similarities as well.

We do not see our approach as the only valid response to a design challenge and we often work in collaboration with other designers and enjoy the opportunity to blend our design sensibility with theirs.

• Garrison Estate

• St. John the Divine Rose Garden

• Rockefeller University Welch Hall

• Brown University Life Sciences Building Landscape

• Friends Seminary

• 13th Street Garden