We are a service-oriented design firm with regional expertise, dedicated to creating meaningful connections between built environments and the landscapes they inhabit. Our work emerges from deep engagement with both the land and our clients' visions.

Since our founding in 2005, our multidisciplinary team's diverse perspectives and expertise, combined with an iterative design process and equal commitment to form and context, allow us to create spaces that authentically reflect their unique settings. By intentionally remaining small, we ensure hands-on involvement throughout every project phase, fostering close relationships with our clients, our builders and intimate knowledge of each site.

Rather than imposing a signature style, we approach each project as an opportunity for discovery, allowing the land's inherent qualities and our clients' needs to guide the design. While our aesthetic may vary, our core philosophy—creating harmonious, beautiful, and deeply rooted landscapes—remains constant in every project we undertake.

Michael Lucas

With an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California Santa Barbara and a graduate degree in landscape architecture from Cal Poly, Pomona, Mike is intuitive and creative.  A mid-western native transplanted to San Luis Obispo at an early age, Mike grew up surfing and camping up and down California’s central coast.  His love of sculpting, gardening, family, and wilderness make landscape architecture a natural fit for his personality.  Mike brings a personal, soulful approach to his life and work. 

Sophie Krause

With an undergraduate degree in environmental science and plant biology from the University of California Santa Cruz, and a graduate degree in landscape architecture from the University of Washington, Sophie is an avid explorer and loves where her passion for design has taken her. A Sonoma County native, she loves backpacking in the outdoors, gardening at her cabin, and contributing a plant-focused and artful touch to the team’s varied projects.

Arek Medina

We are happy to have Arek back on our team after a year and a half working with a design/build team to hone his skills understanding detail development, project implementation, budgets and constructibility. Arek graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from University of California, Davis. He excels at organized problem solving, project tracking and ensuring nothing is left behind. He ensures that our construction documents are consistent, organized, complete and delivered on time.

Photographer: Dan Quinones