our philosophy and services

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 Landscape Architects are needed today more than ever.  At Coastal Operations we see our role ever ebbing and flowing with the landscape of Florida and other coastal communities.  With increasing risks of flooding, erosion, algal blooms, habitat loss, waning pollinator numbers, salt water intrusion, heat island effects, etc. we feel the charge to combat these issues through sensible planning and design efforts that showcase and create highly visible, resilient landscape solutions from macro to micro scales.  Our canvases and design inspirations range from various ecosystems and the flora and fauna within them.  Coastal Operations believes the answers to any project's design are well founded in the earth itself and the ecosystems at play.  We simply channel this 'nature' into our projects to invoke biophilic solutions that resonate with humans and nature alike. 

 Every developer needs to make the best decisions possible to set themselves up for success.  Coastal Operations can quickly return key data to the development team to confirm proforma expectations through a mix of graphic information that can inspire the team to make the best moves while respecting the environment. 

 From initial site analysis and tree protection permitting to preliminary conceptual landscape designs and tree mitigation plans to more finalized construction documents and construction observation, Coastal Operations is ready to engage with fellow architectural designers and development groups to bring the best landscape designs to life.  We are licensed and insured professional landscape architects that utilize a blend of hand graphics and computer generated imagery to deliver our designs to our clients. 

 Climate Change is affecting the entire world and many species including our own are suffering because of it. We as informed individuals within our communities must all do our part to help solve and mitigate the negative effects from climate change.  Reforestation efforts at the residential scale to the dense urban scale are needed to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) in the environment and help store CO2 while also giving us what we need to survive: clean air and water.  Coastal Operations aims to identify opportunities to utilize proper native flora over using non-native plant material in its designs to address endangered species loss and strengthen green infrastructure.  Teaming up with GIS engineers,  biologists, marine biologists, agronomists and other scientists Coastal Operations can produce designs based on empirical data that can guide a project to new heights of ecological stewardship while also garnering good 'green' attention for the project and those involved. 

 The best communities embrace a sense of place that truly defines themselves.  Proper relationships between people and nature must be established from the beginning to guide a project to a comprehensive success.  Coastal Operations begins each master plan from an in-depth analysis of the site, its history, its characteristics and potentials, its context and relationships, its ecological value and production and also the developer's vision, program mix and target densities.  These are the project's ingredients which we then use to craft a holistic, ecologically designed master plan that will provide value to the client and stewardship to the land.  Our goal is to ultimately tell a story that projects a harmonious balance of development with humankind and nature.   

Urbanization and urban life is now the 'norm' in the 21st century.  It  must be embraced along with sensible local green infrastructural improvements at the same time.  The public realm must be given resource allocation to create viable, healthy spaces for the city's inhabitants: humanity and wildlife.  COLA thrives on these types of design challenges to create valuable public spaces from urban parks, beach promenades, streetscapes, pocket parks, elevated greenways, constructed urban wetlands, linear plazas, green roofs, high to mid-rise amenity decks, etc.  Let us connect your project to the land and set the stage for the highest quality urban life possible.