Garden Design Services
Studio Terraforma creates bespoke sanctuaries where people and nature harmoniously thrive. Trusted by architects, interior designers and builders, we translate your unique lifestyle dreams into emotionally resonant landscapes through a collaborative, client-focused design process – from initial concepts to seamless installation.
GARDEN Design + build
Our goal is to create sanctuaries where purpose, beauty and character align.
We offer a comprehensive design and installation service for all exterior design needs. Our projects range from large country estates, urban and town gardens, to courtyards, rooftops, terraces, and show gardens. The many facets that could make up a tailored and sensorial landscape include any combination of the following design elements:
Custom hardscape elements such as walls, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, paving, metalwork, water features, fire features, green roofs, and pool design by working with architects and pool builders.
Plant-driven and ecological softscape elements such as resilient native trees and shrubs, pollinator-friendly perennials, habitat-friendly ornamental grasses, drought-resistant planting succlents, vegetable and herb gardens, and soil enhancing ground covers and mulch.
Bespoke furnishings including outdoor kitchens, exterior furniture, outdoor textiles, pottery and planters, outdoor lighting, and even sculpture to provide the finishing elements to our custom landscape design.
Before blueprints or soil, we prioritise understanding your intentions and lifestyle, designing landscapes as the extension of how you would love to live. Through experience and vision, we translate those dreams into spaces that leave lasting impressions… form, function, and feeling.
Design Process
Through a client-centric approach, our work breathes life into spaces where people and nature flourish. Where emotive landscapes take root.
Client Brief and Budget based on the scope of landscape elements you desire discussed in the above section.
Site Survey and observation of site conditions, architecture and opportunities.
Rendered Concept Plan, mood board and 3D drawings and elevations to capture big-picture concepts.
Design Development to specify materials, construction details, planting design, lighting and custom garden elements with 3D visualisations.
Pricing of the Installation and Procurement of trees, plants and furnishings, adapting if necessary so that you are comfortable prior to the installation.
Our journey from broad vision to finer precision happens collaboratively. We iterate together, evolving the design through your input along with our vision and guidance about feasibility, sustainability, and desired budget. Our process enables the creation of inspiring and personal spaces containing a part of each client.
Project Teams
We offer complete support for putting together collaborative project teams to serve you from concept to completion for new builds and garden renovations. As a contemporary garden designer, we know every contributor, from planters to pool builders plays a vital role. Trusted by architects, interior designers and builders, we have experience collaborating as part of the construction team to ensure the exterior is harmoniously integrated with the interior and executed to the same high standards. As well, we work with a network of suppliers to ensure the high quality we desire meets our expectations. Fluent in English, Spanish and high-end residential and commercial design, we understand the importance of teamwork at all levels.
Our network of dedicated partners ensures a cohesive vision for your outdoor environment.
Execution
As your facilitators, we observe to see that the project fulfils the design intent. Our commitment to communication and bridging plans with on-site realities, allows us to shepherd the design through to completion - ensuring budgets are met and your dream landscape is a lasting, valuable investment.
Following the installation, the garden maintenance forms an important aspect of the finished landscape. The collaborative team of gardeners that built the landscape are the ones best suited to manage the landscape maintenance, continuing to work with you directly.
After months of planning and execution, it is extremely rewarding for us to hand over the newly completed garden to our clients and hear about the joy they experience in connecting with nature. While we no longer will be on site weekly, we take great pride in nurturing a lasting partnership with our clients by remaining involved in the future evolution of our work.
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