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SERVICES

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE - Development

Landscape Plans and Contract Administration for:

  • Multi-unit Residential Development

  • Commercial Development

  • Zoning Bylaw Amendment

  • Site Plan Application

  • Construction

  • Planning Framework Writing (e.g. ecosystem restoration, tree management)

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE - Ecosystem Restoration

Agency approvals for:

  • Edge enhancement plans

  • Buffer plantings

  • Wetland restoration

Rural residential and commercial property enhancement:

  • Mini forests

  • Meadow restoration

  • Stewardship Plans

  • Invasive species management

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RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE PLANS

Residential landscape plans featuring:

  • Hardscape

  • Rainwater collection

  • Rainwater gardens

  • Native plant gardens

  • Permaculture design (in collaboration with Associates)

  • Season extension (microclimate design)

 

Affinity will connect you with quality conscious contractors to complete your project.

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TRAINING

Affinity Habitat Studio, in partnership with Dylan White Consulting, provides training to Indigenous Youth with the Bagida'waad Alliance. Topics include:

  • ecological field surveys for plants and wildlife

  • species at risk monitoring

  • nature interpretation and guiding

  • ecosystem restoration planning

  • land stewardship planning

 

See our blog to find out more.

Services: Recent Projects

Our Process

Discovery

  • Site meeting to review existing conditions and learn about your vision

  • Develop the program

  • Confirm design work plan and fees

Pre-Design

  • Discover aesthetic preferences

  • Background review for agency approvals

  • Review soil, photos, measurements, and species ID

  • Model base information

Concept

  • Prepare sun study

  • Develop conceptual landscape plan 

  • Site meeting to review the concept plan

  • Preliminary costing

  • Selection of Contractor

Detail

  • Refine the concept 

  • Select and draft details such as paving or green roof systems

  • Prepare construction drawing package

  • Dimensions added to the plan

Construction

  • Coordination with the contractor

  • Site meetings at key intervals including hardscape layout and plant layout

  • Review of requested alterations or substitutions

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