Space2place

What Space2place does

Space2place (legal name: space2place design inc) is a Vancouver-headquartered landscape architecture firm founded by Jeff Cutler in 2000-2001. The firm provides professional landscape architecture services across five core service lines: Landscape Architecture, Climate Resilience, Nature-based Design, Community Engagement, and Planning/Visioning. Its work spans small-scale playscapes and streetscapes through to large-scale regional parks and regenerative infrastructure projects, with notable engagements including the 1.3-acre Garden City Playscape, the East Fraser Lands Riverfront Park integrating flood management, and the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Regional Park project (recognized with a 2023 ASLA Honor Award).

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model, acquiring projects primarily through direct relationships and RFP processes with government and municipal clients across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Its portfolio includes City of Richmond, Vancouver Park Board, Metro Vancouver, City of Coquitlam, City of Calgary, City of Saskatoon, City of Surrey, and SFU UniverCity Trust. Space2place applies a T-shaped organizational model with landscape architecture as core expertise, collaborating with multidisciplinary partners including Miller Hull, HCMA, Francl Architecture, KWL, Dillon Consulting, and CH2M/Jacobs on complex integrated projects.

The business is a tight-knit 11-person team of landscape architects, designers, ecologists, educators, and communicators, founder-owned and operated with no external institutional investment. Its go-to-market relies on portfolio reputation, word-of-mouth among Canadian municipalities, and award recognition rather than direct sales infrastructure. Pricing is custom per project, determined through RFPs and direct client negotiations based on scope and complexity.

Name

Space2place

Legal name

space2place design inc

Website

https://space2place.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Space2place is a Vancouver-based, founder-led landscape architecture firm of 11 professionals providing nature-based design, climate resilience, and planning services to government and municipal clients across Western Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Nature-based design
• Climate resilience design
• Public space planning
• Ecological restoration consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture: Space2place generates revenue through professional landscape architecture and design consulting services. Projects are commissioned by government agencies, municipal clients, and public institutions for park design, ecological restoration, climate resilience infrastructure, and urban planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Space2place is a Vancouver, BC-based landscape architecture firm providing professional design services for public spaces, including parks, playscapes, waterfronts, and regional parks. The firm delivers five integrated practice areas: landscape architecture, nature-based design, climate resilience, community engagement, and planning and visioning services for government, municipal, and institutional clients across Canada.

Product overview

Space2place is a landscape architecture and design firm offering five core service areas: Landscape Architecture, Climate Resilience, Nature-based Design, Community Engagement, and Planning/Visioning. The firm applies a T-shaped organizational structure with landscape architecture as core expertise, collaborating across disciplines to develop innovative solutions. Their portfolio spans over 20 project types including urban parks, playscapes, regional parks, waterfront developments, wastewater treatment plant landscapes, and policy strategies across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Projects like Garden City Playscape (a 1.3 acre nature-connected playground), East Fraser Lands Riverfront Park (resilient flood management integration), and Iona Island WWTP (regenerative infrastructure) demonstrate their approach to connecting ecological systems with community needs. The firm's work ranges from small-scale playscapes to large-scale regional parks and infrastructure projects, all unified by a life-centred design approach to inspire resilient futures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Professional design services for parks, playscapes, waterfronts, and regional parks delivered to government, municipal, and institutional clients. The offering covers site analysis, concept design, schematic design, design development, and construction documentation for public realm projects.
• Nature-Based Design Design service that applies ecological and nature-based principles to public spaces, integrating vegetation, habitat, and natural systems into urban and regional park environments for public sector clients.
• Climate Resilience Design service focused on climate adaptation and resilience for public spaces, addressing sea level rise, shoreline protection, flood mitigation, and other climate-related risks in park, waterfront, and regional park projects for government and institutional clients.
• Community Engagement Public consultation and stakeholder engagement service integrated into landscape architecture projects, supporting municipal and institutional clients in gathering community input for park, playscape, and regional planning initiatives.
• Planning and Visioning Strategic planning and visioning service for parks, open space networks, and regional landscapes, including master plans and long-range frameworks for municipal, regional, and institutional clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Garden City Playscape sparked similar projects across Canada since 2008
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KWLcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Still Creek Watershed Enhancement Opportunities Study (2023) led by Space2place, collaborating with KWL.
• Miller HullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiller Hull served as Prime Consultant for the xʷəyeyət | Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Regional Park Projects. Space2place led the park design component while Miller Hull led the overall project coordination.
• Dillon ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDillon Consulting was a collaborator on Surrey Bend Regional Park, providing consulting services for the project.
• Francl ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrancl Architecture served as Prime Consultant for the West Village Park and District Energy Centre project, working with Space2place on this integrated infrastructure and public space project.
• CH2M/JacobscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCH2M/Jacobs was the engineering partner for the Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant project.
• HCMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCMA collaborated with Space2place on the SFU UniverCity Childcare project, meeting Living Building Challenge criteria.
• Ken LumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace2place collaborated with artist Ken Lum on the Victims of Communism Memorial design competition in Ottawa.
• EXPcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEXP served as engineering subconsultant on the East Fraser Lands Riverfront Park project.
• KWLcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKWL collaborated on Iona Island and Still Creek projects as engineering/consulting partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: International design practice covering landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture. A scaled incumbent competing for the same complex waterfront, climate-resilience, and campus commissions Space2place pursues.
• James Corner Field Operations: Internationally recognized landscape architecture and urban design practice behind major waterfront and public-realm projects. A larger, more established peer operating in the same ecological-design space.
• SWA Group: Large, established US landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm. Competes on larger public infrastructure and waterfront commissions and offers broader service-line breadth than Space2place.

Direct peers

• PWL Partnership Landscape Architects: Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm with a comparable West Coast municipal and park-design practice. Directly competes for BC public-sector park, waterfront, and streetscape commissions alongside Space2place.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture and urban design practice working on parks, urban realms, and ecologically driven public projects. Comparable in scale, prestige, and portfolio complexity to Space2place's marquee work.
• Hapa Collaborative: Vancouver-based landscape architecture and urban design practice working on parks, plazas, and public realm projects in BC and beyond. Overlaps directly with Space2place on municipal commissions.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA): Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm renowned for award-winning park and waterfront design. Directly comparable on signature public-park commissions and post-project critical recognition.
• PFS Studio: Vancouver-headquartered landscape architecture and urban design studio with a portfolio of public realm, park, and waterfront projects. Closest direct competitor for Lower Mainland municipal RFPs.
• SCAPE Landscape Architecture: US-based landscape architecture firm with a strong focus on climate resilience, waterfront regeneration, and public space. Highly comparable niche positioning around nature-based climate adaptation and waterfront commissions.

Regional players

• DTAH (DTAH Landscape Architects): Toronto-based landscape architecture firm with a strong public-sector portfolio across Ontario. A comparable specialty practice that competes in a different regional market but pursues similar municipal and waterfront work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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