We undertake Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments for small and large developments.
We advise clients on the optimum strategy in terms of landscape mitigation of adverse impacts and the best means of presenting the issues.
Quartet Design has a wide range of masterplanning experience.
Using a landscape approach, we interpret and maximise the natural assets and the context of the development area in order to achieve a high quality development with an individual sense of place, at the same time as meeting sustainability criteria.
A major challenge of any mixed use development is to create a sense of place which works on multiple levels and appeals to all user groups. It is important that the design enables the space to be used in more than one way; as a transitional zone, a destination, a place that will encourage interaction and a place that can be transformed by events.
Our experience shows that good design enhances the visitors’ experience and provokes a positive reaction from everyone who uses these spaces.
Good landscape design within any housing development provides a challenge, meeting the requirements of high density, the constraints imposed by foundations, service and highway requirements, and the desire for instant impact in order to create a sense of place.
Hard and soft landscape design solutions must be maximised in order to create positive environments which enhance residents’ daily lives.
