Landscape architecture · Urban design
Landscape architecture and urban design studio.
A design and consulting practice in landscape architecture, urban design and climate adaptation, serving public and private clients in Canada, the United States, Egypt and the MENA region.
Selected projects
Places we design, from Cairo to Montréal.
The founder
We read the land before we draw.
Every project begins as a landscape system, topography, water, climate, movement, memory and living structure, before it becomes a design object. Vision and delivery are never separate: every idea is tested against grading, hydrology, accessibility and construction, from the first reading to the built ground.
Youssef El Saai, founder
About Youssef El SaaiWhat we do
Our services.
01
Landscape design
Parks, public spaces and outdoor environments, from concept to completion.
02
Urban strategy
Development vision at the neighbourhood or city scale, in collaboration with the authorities.
03
Climate resilience
Integrating climate adaptation issues into the design of outdoor spaces.
Method
One continuous line, from the first reading to the built ground, in five phases.
01
Site reading
Topography, hydrology, climate, movement and memory, the ground as a system.
02
Concept
A single, legible idea that sets the structure, character and experience.
03
Development
Form, materials and planting resolved according to use, phasing and budget.
04
Technical resolution
Grading, drainage, documentation and coordination, buildable and precise.
05
Construction
The design intent carried through to the built ground, on site.
What we shape
From destinations to everyday landscapes.
Destinations
Squares, waterfronts and signature public spaces that draw and hold public life.
Districts and parks
Large-scale development frameworks, from new districts to urban parks of several hectares.
Neighbourhoods
Everyday landscapes at a human scale: courtyards, institutional grounds, shared spaces.
Streets and public realm
Main streets, boulevards and civic corridors, regenerated around people.
Climate and resilience
Water management, shade and planting that make places last.
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