Kirsten Wilson - Landscape Architect

Landscape Architect Services in South Canterbury

Kirsten Wilson is a Qualified Landscape Architect. 

 

I can design your home garden as well as commercial properties, playgrounds and public spaces.

 

Choosing plants suited to our South Canterbury climate and your style are the first thing that you may want to know but there are many more elements to consider when designing an outdoor space:

  • Views: open vs screened vs partly revealed.

  • Circulation: how people move through whether they are walking, biking or driving

  • Level changes - terraces, steps, ramps, retaining walls.

  • Lighting

  • Fences and gates.

  • Structures like pergolas, decks and fireplaces.

  • Materials for hardscape

  • Practical services like bins, access to the gas bottles and a washing line.

  • Impact on the environment and sustainability.

  • What you want to achieve? relax, entertain, accent your house/building, create shelter from sun or wind, 

  • What style do you want?  Fun Vibrant, Productive, Natural, Informal, Statement, Minimalist or Formal.

 

A quality landscape plan from will:

  • Enable you to seek accurate quotes from landscapers and suppliers

  • Provide you with a goal to work towards over a long period.

  • Designs that are safe to use and compliant with the building code

  • Property owner can confidently agree on the investment. 

  • Increase your property value.

 

Whether you’re renovating an existing space or starting with a blank canvas, it pays to get in touch with NB Architects early in your project. Don’t leave the landscaping til last. Too often I have seen missed opportunities and mistakes made with the layout of a property (not designed by NB Architects). Things like driveways and garages and the front door in the wrong place. You can end up with a space that’s dysfunctional to use, a pain to maintain, an ugly setting for your shiny new building and poor resale in the future. Get it right with a landscape plan and strategy.

 

I’m happy to work on design solutions for any property regardless of where the building design or construction is at or who designed it.

 

Starting on the outdoors of a recently constructed building can be the most difficult phase of the project. Your budget is depleted and the soil is trashed. Having a clear strategy with a landscape plan will give you confidence to see it through to its glorious completion and do your whole project justice. 

 

Get in touch with Kirsten today to arrange a free consultation on site kirsten@nbarchitects.co.nz 0210766083