What Raymond Jungles does

Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI) is a privately held, founder-owned landscape architecture firm founded in 1985 by Raymond Jungles and headquartered in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The firm provides full-service landscape architecture spanning schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for ultra-high-net-worth residential estates, hospitality venues, civic institutions, and botanical gardens. The firm employs 11-50 staff including principals, senior associates, and designers, and operates without external capital, subsidiaries, or institutional ownership. RJI holds the Roberto Burle Marx-licensed ceramic mural at Naples Botanical Garden, has published four monographs documenting its portfolio, and is led by Raymond Jungles alongside Principal Gina Jungles, Managing Principal Benjamin Green, and Design Principals Austin Chase and Luis Padron.

The firm's core technology stack centers on traditional landscape architecture design tools (AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, Lumion) with no disclosed AI/ML systems, proprietary platforms, or productized software. Design work is highly bespoke, with each engagement customized to site conditions, climate (hurricane resilience, salt spray, intense tropical sun), and client aesthetic preferences. The firm distinguishes itself through a Burle Marx-influenced design philosophy integrating native and exotic plantings, hardscape, and engineered water features (fountains, pools, cascading waterfalls, streams). RJI's Grove Studio Garden serves as a living portfolio demonstrating these principles on its own campus.

RJI generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated per engagement. The GTM motion is sales-led and driven by established reputation, architect/interior designer referrals, editorial coverage, and the lecture circuit (Cornell, Harvard GSD, MIT, University of Florida). Prospective clients submit detailed project inquiries through the firm's website. Project distribution is global with completed work spanning the United States, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua. Notable customers include Terra Group (Grove at Grand Bay), Naples Botanical Garden, Ford Foundation, Faena House, Soho Beach House, and private estates such as Hissar Estate and Masía Eolo. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are negotiated on a project basis.

Name

Raymond Jungles

Legal name

Raymond Jungles, Inc.

Website

https://raymondjungles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raymond Jungles, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned landscape architecture firm founded in 1985 in Coconut Grove, Miami, designing bespoke tropical and subtropical gardens for ultra-high-net-worth residential, hospitality, and civic clients across the US and 10+ international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Garden design services
• Master site planning
• Construction administration
• Planting design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Full-service landscape architecture firm providing design through construction administration. Services span schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Projects include residential estates, hospitality venues, civic/public spaces, and botanical gardens. Revenue is project-based and derived from professional design fees, likely supplemented by consulting and installation oversight fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Raymond Jungles, Inc. is a landscape architecture firm providing full-service design through construction administration for residential estates, hospitality venues, civic and botanical gardens, and commercial developments worldwide. Services span schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration, with specializations in tropical and subtropical planting design, water features, hardscape integration, native and exotic plantings, and ecologically sensitive site restoration. Each project is custom-commissioned; the firm does not sell standardized service packages.

Product overview

Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI) is a landscape architecture firm offering professional design services for gardens and landscapes. The firm's single core offering comprises landscape architecture services delivered across residential estates, civic spaces, hospitality venues, and commercial properties. Projects range from private residential gardens to large-scale botanical gardens and public spaces. The firm also publishes monographs documenting their design philosophy and completed works, including 'Ten Landscapes,' 'The Colors of Nature,' 'The Cultivated Wild,' and 'Beyond Wild.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Full-service landscape architecture covering schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for residential estates, hospitality venues, civic and botanical gardens, and commercial developments. Delivered by ASLA-licensed landscape architects using AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, and Lumion. Engagements are custom project commissions with fees negotiated per engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grove at Grand Bay achieved LEED Gold — first all-residential tower in Miami to do so — with nearly 80% reduction in potable water use for irrigation and 75% native plant material
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Design architect collaboration on the Grove at Grand Bay Garden project in Coconut Grove, FL. BIG designed the two 20-story twisting residential towers while RJI designed the 3-acre landscape campus including entry sequences, water features, and public realm areas. The project achieved LEED Gold certification — the first all-residential tower in Miami to do so.
• Herzog & de MeuroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on multiple landmark projects including 1111 Lincoln Road (Miami Beach, FL), 1111 Lincoln Road Extension, Sky Garden (Miami Beach, FL), and Jade Signature Garden (Sunny Isles Beach, FL).
• Lake | FlatocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding collaboration on Naples Botanical Garden projects including the Visitor Center Garden (architect of record; LEED Gold-certified building) and the Brazilian Garden and Florida Garden. Ted Flato and Lake|Flato served as architects for multiple Naples Botanical Garden commissions.
• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice project in New York, NY. The project involved restoring Dan Kiley's original garden design and received the AIA COTE Top Ten award.
• Foster + PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Faena House Garden (Miami Beach, FL), a private residential garden, and a mixed-use garden project in Aventura, FL.
• KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Heron Tampa (Tampa, FL) and Nobu Hotel Paradise Found (Barbuda) projects.
• OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Faena Arts District (Miami Beach, FL) and Miami Beach Convention Center Competition (Miami Beach, FL).
• SAOTAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pine Tree South Garden (Miami Beach, FL), Dilido Garden (Miami Beach, FL), and King's College School Gardens (Nassau, The Bahamas).
• Rockwell GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc Miami Beach (Miami Beach, FL).
• Zaha Hadid ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Peninsula Papagayo (Costa Rica), a major resort development project.
• Adjaye AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wellness Circle Competition (Norfolk, VA).
• Antoine Predock Architect PCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Peninsula Papagayo (Costa Rica).
• Diller Scofidio + RenfrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on National Pulse Memorial & Museum Competition (Orlando, FL) and a private residential garden project in St. Barthelemy, French West Indies.
• Rene Gonzalez ArchitectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Glass 120 Ocean (Miami Beach, FL), Grove Estates (Coconut Grove, FL), and National Pulse Memorial & Museum Competition (Orlando, FL). Grove Estates is a 7-acre high-profile residential community entry garden.
• Atrio InterioresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on El Alear Garden (Monterrey, MX) and Casa Tara Garden (Monterrey, MX).
• Studiomk27minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pine Tree North Garden (Miami Beach, FL), Welcoming House Garden (Miami Beach, FL), Hoppner House Garden (Marco Island, FL), and a private residential garden in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Ken Fulk Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Swan Garden (Miami, FL), The Goodtime Hotel Garden (Miami Beach, FL), and Casadonna restaurant (Miami, FL). The Goodtime Hotel was designed with Pharrell Williams.
• Peter Marino ArchitectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Raleigh Sculpture Garden (Miami Beach, FL) and a private residence in St. Barthelemy, French West Indies.
• Martin Brudnizki Design StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on The Confidante Miami Beach (Miami Beach, FL) and Soho Beach House Garden (Miami Beach, FL).
• Morris Adjmi ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on The Goodtime Hotel (Miami Beach, FL) and Tampa F Block (Tampa, FL).
• Gachot StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on a private residential garden in Baker's Bay, Great Guana Cay (The Bahamas), Five Palms Garden (Miami Beach, FL), and a private residential garden in Miami Beach, FL.
• Olson KundigminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on a confidential private resort, a private residential garden in Montecito, CA, Highbourne Cay (The Bahamas), and a private villa in Turks and Caicos Islands.
• Strang DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Five Palms Garden (Miami Beach, FL), Hammock Garden (Coral Gables, FL), and multiple private residential gardens in The Bahamas and Barbuda.
• ZyscovichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Bal Harbour Shops Expansion (Bal Harbour, FL), Casa Bahia Garden (Coconut Grove, FL), and Bal Harbour Waterfront Park (Bal Harbour Village, FL).
• Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration as Architect of Record on Grove at Grand Bay Garden (Coconut Grove, FL) with design architect Bjarke Ingels Group.
• Hugo ZapataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Ventana de la Montaña Garden (Monterrey, MX), Miami Beach Modern (Miami Beach, FL), and Grove Studio Garden (Coconut Grove, FL).
• Portuondo Perotti ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Coconut Grove Waterfront Garden (Coconut Grove, FL) and as architect on the Hissar Estate project (Coconut Grove, FL).
• Hughes Umbanhowar ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Big Timber Garden (Big Timber, MT), a private residential garden in Key Biscayne, FL, and Gretchen's Garden (Jupiter Island, FL).
• Brice & Helen MardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Golden Rock Inn (Nevis, West Indies), Brice Marden Garden (Athens, NY), and a private residential garden in Harbour Island (The Bahamas).
• Oppenheim ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant, Jamaica), House on a Dune (Harbour Island, Bahamas), Illa Bimini Resort (Bimini, Bahamas), and a private residential garden in Nicaragua.
• Francisca Coelho, New York Botanical GardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 2009 NYBG Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern exhibition. Raymond Jungles donated a Roberto Burle Marx ceramic tile mural — the only public Burle Marx mural in the United States — to the NYBG exhibition, later relocated to Naples Botanical Garden.
• Alberto Hadley Interior DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Laheed Garden (Miami Beach, FL).
• SasakiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Losner Park (Homestead, FL).
• Kelly Behun StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on a private residential garden in Miami Beach, FL. Featured in Architectural Digest 2025.
• Architectural DigestcoreOthersArchitectural Digest has extensively featured RJI's projects over many years (2007–2026), including Faena House Garden, Sky Garden, 1111 Lincoln Road, Casadonna, and multiple private residences. Coverage spans editorial articles and video content, including 'Inside David & Isabela Grutman's Miami Home' (2026) and 'Kelly Behun Home Overlooking Biscayne Bay' (2025).
• The New York TimescoreOthersThe New York Times has featured RJI's work multiple times, including 2002, 2009 (NYBG Orchid Show coverage), 2019 (Roberto Burle Marx exhibition coverage), and 2026 (Financial Times coverage). The NYT serves as a major editorial credibility channel.
• Roberto Burle Marx EstatecoreOthersThe Roberto Burle Marx estate granted use of the artist's ceramic tile mural for installation at Naples Botanical Garden. Raymond Jungles donated the 8x17 foot ceramic tile mural — the only public Roberto Burle Marx mural in the United States — to the Brazilian Garden at Naples Botanical Garden, created by the Burle Marx estate.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EDSA: Fort Lauderdale-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with deep expertise in resort, hospitality, and tropical landscape design. Most directly comparable peer given Florida base, tropical specialization, and similar UHNW residential and hospitality client mix.
• Studio-MLA: Los Angeles-based landscape architecture firm with strong portfolio in multifamily residential, hospitality, and civic projects. Direct peer in West Coast UHNW residential commissions and architect-collaboration-driven design model.
• SWA Group: Large landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm headquartered in Sausalito, CA with global offices. Direct peer in high-end public realm, hospitality, and luxury residential commissions, though broader in scope and significantly larger headcount.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with a portfolio of cultural, civic, and luxury landscape commissions. Direct peer in ASLA-recognized design practice working with leading architecture firms on institutional and high-end residential projects.
• James Corner Field Operations: New York-based landscape architecture and urban design firm known for High Line and major public realm projects. Direct peer in collaborating with starchitects (BIG, OMA) on landmark urban and luxury residential commissions at the highest prestige tier.
• Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: San Francisco-based boutique landscape architecture firm with a focus on residential and institutional projects. Direct peer in small-scale, founder-led, design-forward practice serving UHNW residential and civic clients with award-winning work.
• Surfacedesign: San Francisco-based landscape architecture and urban design practice known for tech-campus and high-end residential commissions. Direct peer in design-forward practice working with leading architects on campus-scale and residential projects.
• Reed Hilderbrand: Cambridge, MA-based landscape architecture firm with extensive work in cultural landscapes, estates, and botanical gardens. Direct peer in award-winning residential, institutional, and garden design for UHNW and cultural clients.
• Oehme van Sweden: Washington DC-based landscape architecture firm with a long-established reputation in estate gardens and public landscapes. Direct peer in founder-led, multi-decade ASLA-recognized practice serving UHNW residential and civic clients.

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based large multidisciplinary design practice spanning landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture. Already a collaborator (Losner Park). Broader incumbent with deeper institutional and urban planning capabilities alongside comparable landscape work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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