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Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape

Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape

Fontana Fortuna Gallery

The philosophy of Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture has always reflected Jeffrey's passion for unique plant material and meticulous attention to the projects overall design concept. Our landscapes are distinct in blending Jeffrey’s unparalleled plant vocabulary, compelling concepts and thoughtful design solutions in order to provide each client with an extraordinary landscape

Using plants as our medium we are able to soften the sometimes harsh lines of the hardscape. As designer’s, we must think of every transition because it is at those edges where some of the most critical and important elements are fashioned.

The main objectives of our designs strive to marry architecture to site and to develop a cohesive landscape design that looks and feels as though it belongs in the overall context of its surroundings. This concept is sometimes referred to as regionalism. Our office has a strong conviction toward a “regional style” which advocates an exploration of the site and specific geographic location in order to find the genius loci, or “the spirt of place.” Part of this strategy means encouraging the owners of our designs to celebrate where they live and create a stronger connection through their landscape.

Keeping continuity in a project makes for a strong and cohesive design. Viewing a project as a whole composition means considering landscape, architecture, distant views, materials, colors, textures, shapes, forms, and client. Quality workmanship, genius loci, and continuity is what ultimately makes our clients cherish their spaces, giving them that feeling of connection to place.

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