Fusing architecture and landscape, Casa Prieto-López was designed from 1947-1951 by Mexican architect and Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragán. On a recent visit to Mexico City, I toured this iconic project, now renamed Casa Pedregal by businessman and collector César Cervantes, who from 2013 to 2016 restored the home with architect Jorge Covarrubias.  The landscape too,...Read More

Furnishings play an important role in the way your outdoor spaces look, feel and most importantly, how they work. Designing environments that satisfy your needs requires understanding your space’s current and future uses. In this post, we’ll share the considerations we work through with clients when designing built-in or purchasing freestanding outdoor furniture for them....Read More

Drought is normal for Southern California, but many of our public and commercial spaces are landscaped with water-thirsty plants. To help create more climate resilient landscapes, our office worked with South Pasadena Beautiful to design a new sustainable low-water garden at the South Pasadena Post Office. The project will unfold in two phases, dying trees...Read More

As design professionals, it’s important that we express our ideas to clients in a way that is user friendly and captures the qualities of the space. For that reason, when a client requests 3-D visualization, we customize our proposal to their project. GOOGLE SKETCHUP If the project has a lot of built elements, we’ll often...Read More

Design doesn’t need to be mystifying. In this post, we will walk you through our design process and give visual examples. 1. Initial Consultation In our initial meeting, we’ll get a preliminary understanding of your landscape needs, budget, and an initial view of the property. It’s important for clients to give as complete a list...Read More