Companies and public bodies

Main contractors carry out landscaping work through construction or landscaping subcontractors. Because the field is so specialised, supervising this work technically and checking subcontractors’ proposals on technical content is a difficult task, and specialist oversight may be needed. On the client side, it has become an unfortunate practice to build from planning permission drawings or, worse, from a concept plan; in such cases detail drawings and construction details have to be designed as a matter of course.

For subcontractors, it is common for the contract to include green roofs as a mandatory element alongside the ground-level landscaping. Sometimes the drawings show solutions that are out of date or not the most rational, construction details may not have been worked out, or costs have to be cut without the project losing any of its visual quality; in such cases consulting can be a great help.

For public bodies and clients, it is vital to see how costs are really developing from the very start of the project, from the concept plan to the last minute of construction. This is only possible if the client’s vision and the designs are aligned from the outset, which requires every discipline – the landscape architect included – to bring the right professional expertise to the subject. That is the peace of mind we can offer you too!