Practice Profile
Extract from competition entry for landscape to Potsdamer Platz, Berlin - Copyright Jennifer Coe
Coe Design Land and Art specialises in making places for people, making landscapes and making places for versatility and nature.. The practice has expertise in landscapes- understanding, reading and mapping places in the landscape, its environment, habitats and the cultural origins that create the most distinctive places.
The Land and Art studio has built a reputation for innovative and imaginative contemporary design, artistic and sculptural interventions, as 2D expressions and made within gardens and landscapes.
Coe Design Land and Art leads significant projects and works collaboratively with leading architects, engineers on all scales of projects. We have made schemes within the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.
The studio has a proven track record in design excellence with an innovative and holistic sustainable approach, that has been acknowledged in multiple award winning schemes.
Extract from competition entry with Alsop & Stormer for Berlin Foreign Office – Roof Gardens - Copyright Jennifer Coe
Key Elements of Our Approach
Exploring the cultural and historical significance of the landscape to inform a coherent landscape narrative that creates enduring connections between people and place
Examining natural systems to inform sustainable environmental design
Focusing on craft and durability that is embodied in design excellence
Understanding the integration of landscape and culture through research and contextualisation to deliver socially enriched environments
Advocating community and client engagement throughout the design process
Concept design for landscape and gardens at Potters Field, London, for London Borough of Southwark - Copyright Jennifer Coe