We are an Award Winning Landscape Architecture and Garden Design studio
We work across the UK and internationally, to create landscapes that are unique and sustainably designed.
Our core philosophy is to make spaces that connect people, places and nature.
Our team of talented designers focus on working alongside nature and reflecting it’s continual transition – creating better places for all.
We work closely with our clients on a variety of scale schemes, from garden designs to larger commercial projects, providing our clients with a one to one service.
Our philosophy, “to create unique and sustainable designs that connect people, places and nature” ensures we always make responsible and creative decisions for each scheme on a project by project basis.
Our Core Values
Responsible
Inventive and respectful. Always inspired by the space, it’s history, it’s environment, and future. Connecting people, places and nature.
Passionate
Inspired by people and places, We care passionately about design, art, the spaces they shape and the landscape that leads it.
Creative
Skilled, experienced and creative in your work. Confident in your detail-orientated and established style.
Meet The Team
Will Dutch
Director / Founder (CMLI)
Will is passionate about design and has practiced as a landscape architect for the past 15 years. His ethos is founded upon the belief that landscape is the essence of who we are and it is what makes places special and feel like home.
The practice has been set up around Will’s core values of Creativity, Responsibility and Passion. Will has always been a strong advocate of landscape and his profession. Alongside his work he sits on panels for the Essex Quality Review Panel and is a past Chair of the Landscape Institute East of England Branch.
Outside landscape architecture Will’s main passions are BBQing and going away in Elvis the campervan.
Tin-Tin Azure-Marxen
Landscape Architect (CMLI)
Tin-Tin was originally educated in 3D Design and moved into the landscape sector to better combine his skills with his interests and has now been practicing as a landscape architect for over 12 years. He is a strong advocate for sustainability in creating spaces that are both functional and meaningful.
He has spent many years living and working as a landscape architect in both China and India and has gained extensive experience and an insight into balancing up delicate decisions that can have a lasting impact both on the local and wider communities and environments.
In his free time Tin-Tin enjoys scuba diving and trail running.
Michelle Wilson
Office Administration Assistant
Michelle is the newest member of the team and brings over 20 years of experience working in accounts and company management.
Michelle’s skills help us with everything from dealing with our day to day accounts and general business admin, she is also a qualified ISO lead auditor.
Ros Hering
Landscape Designer
Brings over 15 years of experience working as a Landscape Architect helping to deliver award winning gardens for design practices nation wide.
Specialising in historically sensitive landscapes, from rooftop city gardens to rural country estates, Ros has worked extensively across the south of England delivering high end landscapes from conceptual design through to completion.
Florence Steenebruggen
Junior Landscape Architect
Florence has three years of experience working as a Landscape Architect in London, on projects across the UK, and internationally.
She promotes active community engagement in the design process through workshops, mapping, and interviews; ensuring green spaces are inclusive, accessible. She believes that landscape should support both community well-being and environmental resilience, including biodiversity and climate regulation.
After work, Flo enjoys good food and throws petanque balls at sunsets.
Practice Consultants
Alexa Ryan-Mills
Consultant Planting Designer
Alexa is our specialist planting designer and brings her expertise to the team on both our commercial and residential projects. She advocates for planting schemes that are unique to their project’s design, each planting scheme is bespoke and tailored to the site conditions.
She has a diploma in Planting Design with distinction from London College of Garden Design. There she was taught by Andrew Fisher Tomlin and the likes of Nigel Dunnett, Neil Lucas and Tony Kirkham - all leaders in their respective fields. She also trained in garden design at Capel Manor College in London’s Regent’s Park.
Alexa lives in East London and loves exploring the city's restaurants and culture. She regularly practices reformer pilates and - thanks to her son’s hard work - is a West Ham fan.
Cecilia Sandrini
Horticultural Consultant
Cecilia is a Gold Award Winning Designer and Award Winning Craft Gardener and lecturer with ARU.
Cecilia focuses on giving advice, maintenance and design advice to assist in improving our use of space whilst working within the need for sustainable, ecologically driven design.
Liz Bryant
Landscape Planning Consultant
Liz Bryant is a Chartered Landscape Architect (CMLI). She studied at Clare College, Cambridge (BA Hons History of Art and Architecture) and Greenwich University (MA Landscape Architecture)
Liz focuses on landscape planning and works on projects across a wide range of development sectors. She has a collaborative and client-focussed approach, and has extensive experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
She is a mentor and examiner on the Landscape Institute Pathway to Chartership and has led CPDs on Landscape-led Masterplanning and also sits on the Richmond Design Review Panel.
Penny Dog
Hound Resource Consultant
Penny is an integral part of the team providing much needed relaxation and therapy sessions specialising in speed walking and soft ear therapy.
Penny is an excitable member of the team and enjoys coming to the office to escape the kids at home.