Graeme is a Chartered Landscape Architect, a Fellow of the Arboricultural Association and a BALI Registered Designer. With a career that includes working as Tree and Landscape Officer within a local authority and as a University lecturer in Landscape Architecture, Graeme’s experience and qualifications give him a unique holistic understanding of the three main areas of our business – landscape design, trees and planning.
Karolyn is a fully qualified (BSc Hons) Landscape Designer, qualified in Arboriculture to L4, Practice Manager and Member of Society of Garden Designers. With a background in marketing and a former career in the City, Karolyn takes the lead in soft landscape design while ensuring the smooth running of our commissions and all aspects of the office administration.
Tamae graduated from the Higher Certificate in Garden Design and MA in Garden Design at Writtle College with multiple awards. With an extensive experience in working at a large NHS hospital to create the healing outdoor spaces, she specialises in therapeutic landscape design by utilising both Japanese and English landscape philosophy and principles. She is also managing the practice’s CAD and BIM process to maintain BIM Level 2 compliance, and pushing Open Spaces to be at the forefront of BIM. Tamae is a Licentiate Member of Landscape Institute and a member of the Landscape Institute BIM Working Group.
Sophie recently graduated from Writtle University College with a degree in Landscape and Garden Design, winning the Essex Gardens Trust People’s Choice Awards and becoming a finalist of the Society of Garden Designers Awards for her design dissertation. Sophie has especially enjoyed undertaking voluntary work abroad, supporting children with disabilities, with a focus on how landscape can enhance lives of young people. Now immersing herself in BIM and Revit related projects in addition to hard and soft landscape design and detailing. Sophie is also responsible for developing and maintaining social media content across a variety of platforms.
Pete has been an ecologist for over 10 years and worked in ecological consultancy for over 15 years. Experienced in all aspects of protected species surveys and mitigation design, Pete has been involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from single developments to strategic urban renewal schemes subject to full EIAs. Ever pragmatic, Pete is a full member of CIEEM.
Dan is an ecological Consultant with over 14 years experience in a wide range of surveys and ecological work, including Preliminary Ecological Assessments, nesting, wintering and breeding birds, bats, badgers, dormice, great crested newts, reptiles and water voles. Dan has experience in mitigation design and managed many reptile and great crested newt translocations. Dan has a First Class Honours degree in Applied Ecology from University of East London and is a full member of CIEEM.