Live Beyond Walls
Residential Site Planning & Design
Residential Site Planning & Design
Your land is an extension of your home and should be an extension of your personality and values. Beyond the walls that shelter you are outdoor spaces that should reinvigorate you. Whether you enjoy gardening, playing with your family and friends, entertaining or simply relaxing, let Plandesign help you define a vision for your land that embraces your lifestyle and extends your living beyond walls.
Our site design studio specializes in helping homeowners plan outdoor spaces that balance what you want—beauty, individuality, sustainability, room to play, room to grow—with what you need—access, safety, security, proper grading and drainage. Whether you intend to build on your own or hire others, all at once or in phases, Plandesign will provide the plans, sketches and information you need to transform your vision into reality.
What do you envision?
Our site design studio specializes in helping homeowners plan outdoor spaces that balance what you want—beauty, individuality, sustainability, room to play, room to grow—with what you need—access, safety, security, proper grading and drainage. Whether you intend to build on your own or hire others, all at once or in phases, Plandesign will provide the plans, sketches and information you need to transform your vision into reality.
What do you envision?
The site master planning process begins with an analysis of the existing conditions to understand the opportunities and constraints a site presents. Site analysis documents the site's existing structures, land uses, vegetation, utilities, sun and shade, winds, views into and out of the site, and grading and drainage patterns.
Plandesign works with you to understand your broad goals for outdoor living, such as “begreen/eco-friendly” or “relax” or “have fun.” After setting goals, we willfocus closer on programming your site and creating objectives that supportthose goals. We begin this by taking a look at pragmatic issues (needs), suchas pedestrian and vehicular circulation, grading/drainage issues, and securityconcerns. Next, we have a little more fun and brainstorm on wish list items(desires), such as gardens, outdoor dining, and play space or easiermaintenance, more controlled views/screening, and more/less shade.
Plandesign now has the information needed to developrough concepts (see above and below). These loosely sketched plans, hand-drawn to scale,will establish the site direction, including the location and conceptual designof proposed features such as paths, patios or terraces, retaining walls, gardenspaces, pet spaces and others. Concept alternatives demonstrate how eachconfiguration may alter the balance or prioritization of project goals and objectives. One concept or a hybrid of various concepts will be refined to create the final master plan.
Plandesign now has the information needed to developrough concepts (see above and below). These loosely sketched plans, hand-drawn to scale,will establish the site direction, including the location and conceptual designof proposed features such as paths, patios or terraces, retaining walls, gardenspaces, pet spaces and others. Concept alternatives demonstrate how eachconfiguration may alter the balance or prioritization of project goals and objectives. One concept or a hybrid of various concepts will be refined to create the final master plan.
The final rendered master plan.
Burger Family Vacation Home in Three Lakes, WI (rear yard). Boulders harvested on site are used to resolve grading issues and frame stone steps connecting the front of the home to the rear with a drop in elevation of 10 feet. The rear, lakeside of the home features a stone patio, fire pit area, hot tub and outdoor shower.
Burger Family Vacation Home in Three Lakes, WI (front yard). The entrance to the home is approached through a heavily wooded front yard with grade dropping significantly on either side of the home.
