DESIGN SERVICES
Whether you are landscaping a small courtyard, a property
on the water, a commercial development or acreage, like any thing you
do, for it to become what you want it to be, it takes planning.
For Private Residences Hoffman Horticultural can take you through from
the very first idea to you enjoying your new “Outdoor Living Room”.
A well designed “Outdoor Living Room” should provide a lifetime
of enjoyment, elemental protection, enhance the architecture of your building
and add value to your property.
For Builders & Developers Hoffman Horticultural can provide practical
solutions to your landscape requirements for Development Applications
to Local Government. Michael and Kath have a wealth of Local Government
experience, and this knowledge ensures your application proceeds with
minimal delays.
Our design philosophy is simple…. environmentally friendly, low-maintenance,
value for money and … STYLISH!!!
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The Process
1. It starts with you.. when you first call us we ask
a few basic questions, for example, where your site is, is it residential
or commercial, what your are wanting to do, e.g. new site or refurbishing
an existing landscape, your proposed usage of the site, are the plans
required for Local Government or Covenant approval?, etc.
2. We then arrange a site meeting with you. Here we establish a design
brief based on your requirements, site constraints, budget, likes and
dislikes, proposed site usage e.g children, pets, entertaining, relaxation,
Local Government and/or Covenant requirements. . We will take a few
photo’s of the site and record site elements, and will ask you
to have any pictures from magazines/books/articles that you like, a
list of any plants you like and a copy of the latest scaled plan of
the site and buildings, if you have any.
3. You will then receive a fee proposal outlining our fees and what
you will get for your investment.
4. Once you approve our fees and give your authority to commence we
may re-visit the site to obtain further information e.g. we may have
to measure the site and obtain levels if you don’t have a plan,
or confirm the position of buildings structures and levels on the plan
provided. Then the design process starts.
5. A concept plan is drawn up and presented to you to ensure we are
heading in the right direction. We discuss the design and make any changes
that are necessary to get the result you desire.
6. The concept plan is then developed into a Detailed Landscape Plan
which can be presented to Local Government for Landscape requirements
in Development Applications, to Architectural/ Design Review Committees
for Covenant landscape requirements and/or used by you or a landscaper
to construct your landscape. The added advantage is you can compare
“eggs with eggs”, quotations from landscapers as they are
all quoting on the exact same proposal.
7. The Detailed Landscape Plan includes, but is not limited to, the
following:-
a. An overall site plan showing levels, boundaries, hardscape elements
and surface treatments e.g. water features, retainer walls, fences,
paving and turf, etc;
b. A planting plan showing plant layout, a complete plant schedule with
common and botanical names, estimated mature height and width, suggested
container sizes and quantities;
c. Detailed landscape works notes and detail for constructed elements
such as water features, retainer walls and paving.
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Residential
Whether you are landscaping a courtyard, acreage, poolscape,
back yard, canal frontage, we can take your ideas and dreams and provide
you with a plan that will give you a landscape that suits your lifestyle,
budget, site and is practical and stylish!!!.. When you engage Hoffman
Horticultural to design your landscape we will listen to your ideas
and requirements and work closely with you to achieve the outcome you
desire.
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Builders & Developers
Hoffman Horticultural can provide all your landscape documentation
requirements for your Development Application needs. Whether you are
seeking preliminary approval, relaxation approval or building approval
for your duplex, detached residence, multi-residential development or
commercial development, our experience with Council requirements and
procedures ensures the landscape component of your application will
proceed with minimal fuss. We can liaise directly with Council, your
Private Certifier, Town Planning Consultant, Architect/Building designer,
and yourself to make sure you end up with the best possible outcome
for your project and budget.
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