Multi-Family Residential
Leaders in the planning and design of residential landscapes in the Lower Mainland and throughout British Columbia, DMG has a strong knowledge of natural landscape patterns, horticultural practices and microclimatic conditions within our region. While being observant of a wide variety of budget requirements, our landscape designs provide immediate landscape impact for marketing purposes as well as an enduring recreational and aesthetic benefit for the entire community.
Chelsea Gardens
This 394 Unit Housing Development is a major contribution to the Urban Development of the Newton Town Centre of Surrey. A Georgie winner, the stacked townhouses and three apartment buildings are placed in a classical town plan and a 1.7 million dollar Georgian Garden theme landscape.
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Luna Rosa - Osoyoos
Waterfront gated community situated on the shoreline of Osoyoos Lake. The landscape integrates the resort’s pool area to the adjacent beach and boat docks. A central courtyard with a water and bridge feature tie together the different buildings components.
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Mission Shores - Kelowna
In collaboration with David Tyrell Architects, DMG Landscape Architects designed the landscape for this luxurious vacation community. The project received the Tommie Award in 2004 for “Excellence in Landscape Design,” and was a finalist in the 2004 Georgie Awards for “Best Resort Development.”
Mission shores is situated on Okanagan Lake, in an unparalleled location with direct access to the beach, docks, and in proximity to trails and other amenities. The development features magnificent views, a pool and hot tub area located in a central courtyard.
Wedgewood at Morgan Creek
The landscape concept for this high end townhouse community in Surrey’s award winning Morgan Creek district utilizes natural edges, ponds and streams, while the views to Morgan Creek and the mountains, as well as solid rustic materials, ties it to its rural setting. Each house has different views to the adjacent golf course or the exclusive water features and gardens. Carefully located planting on mounds create natural privacy for large patios by the streams.
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- Client: Dawson Pacific Lands
- Architect: Barnett Dembek Architects Inc.
- Year Built: 1997
- Recognition: Best Residential Development – Gold Georgie 1999
Best Landscape Design – Gold Georgie 1999
Commercial
DMG Landscape Architects is retained by several national and international corporate clients that have trusted our landscape design services for many years. We create efficient and effective design solutions that successfully consider the needs of the client while responding to municipal design guidelines and physical site constraints. Our corporate clients have come to appreciate the importance of landscape architecture in conveying a positive and sensitive corporate identity in the communities that they serve in.
Industrial
DMG Landscape Architects works with private industry and public planners to establish standards for development of industrial lands. Our innovative ideas respond to sensitive ecological conditions along shorelines and intertidal zones while meeting the aesthetic requirements of industrial park tenants and municipal authorities.
Park / Sports Fields
DMG Landscape Architects has collaborated with public agencies across British Columbia to create innovative and functional public parks at a neighbourhood, community and regional level. Our public spaces have consistently meet the demands of the communities they serve while recognizing the natural systems and contextual influences of each site.
Our years of experience in the design of athletic facilities for schools and community parks has resulted in a strong working knowledge of play surface construction techniques, irrigation planning and design, maintenance requirements, and construction details for various play structures including sports fields, court game facilities, skateboard parks, and water play parks. This ensures a high-quality, budget conscious design that meets our own rigorous safety standards, as well as those of our park and school board clients.
Civic / Institutional / Healthcare
DMG Landscape Architects is part of the accomplished design teams behind landscape concept plans for several health care and congregate care facilities in the Lower Mainland. Our design concepts respond to the unique considerations of these facilities by providing outdoor spaces for the sick, elderly or disabled in a reassuring and rejuvenative environment.
We have devised responsive master plans and landscape concepts for several post-secondary institutions, in addition to landscape plans for individual campus buildings. Creative designs that accommodate logical pedestrian circulation patterns, vehicle movement, sports facilities, public gathering spaces, combine with an appreciation of safety, security, and environmental requirements, resulting in memorable and distinctive campus plans.
We are also pleased to assist in the development of prominent civic spaces in and around Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Our multidisciplinary approach, along with the involvement of public officials and private citizens, is the key to successfully depicting a vision for municipal urban plazas and civic places. We strive to ensure that our design work imparts a sense of civic pride and identity for the community within a coherent and well-defined urban space.
Abbotsford Civic Centre
Recognized with a C.S.L.A. Award in 1998 for the design of the civic open space.
Comprised of City Hall, Council Chambers, a Theatre and Library. The open space surrounding these facilities is equally diverse in its functions and seasonal use. “Multiplicity” was the original design objective, driving both the architectural and landscape architectural design decisions.
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Coquitlam City Hall &
Public Safety Building
DMG, working with the City Hall Committee and Grant & Sinclair Architects, designed and administered the construction of the Town Square in association with City Hall and the Public Safety Building – two landmark civic buildings in Town Centre. DMG prepared the urban design guidelines for Coquitlam’s Town Centre that established development strategies for core commercial and residential areas.
Coquitlam Town Centre
At the heart of the new town center is an expanded and reorganized urban park. New facilities include an arts centre, office/library, hotel, an expanded leisure centre and improvements to other existing facilities.
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Maple Ridge Town Centre Cenotaph
At the heart of the new town center is an expanded and reorganized urban park. New facilities include an arts centre, office/library, hotel, an expanded leisure centre and improvements to other existing facilities.
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Town Centre Park
The new Park retains the important features of the existing historical park; relocating the important cenotaph, memorial trees, and the bandshell to incorporate them on the larger property in a manner which respects the memorial qualities of the space and allows expanded activities.
Vancouver Public Works Yard
The Works Yard occupies approximately 5 hectares in the False Creek flats industrial zone. Incorporating the operations of eight engineering branches, this project illustrates LEED GOLD Certification and includes sustainable design and a test green roof installation.
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Single-Family Residential
This category is under construction.
Leaders in the planning and design of residential landscapes in the Lower Mainland and throughout British Columbia, DMG has a strong knowledge of natural landscape patterns, horticultural practices and microclimatic conditions within our region. While being observant of a wide variety of budget requirements, our landscape designs provide immediate landscape impact for marketing purposes as well as an enduring recreational and aesthetic benefit for the entire community.
Urban Streetscapes
This category is under construction.
DMG Landscape Architects has established a high standard for the design of streetscapes and public plazas in communities throughout British Columbia. Our work has incorporated street tree planting, detailed paving surfaces, and custom furniture design that add artistry and novelty to an otherwise ordinary public realm. Our innovative approach to street tree planting using structural soil mixes has increased the life expectancy of urban trees in many local municipalities - a direct result of our understanding of arboricultural technology, our sensitivity to community concerns as well as our attention to aesthetics.