Donohoe Living Landscapes

What Donohoe Living Landscapes does

Donohoe Living Landscapes is a Vancouver-based, founder-led landscape architecture firm serving high-end residential property owners across North America and selectively in international markets. The firm delivers a six-phase service offering — landscape planning and management, conceptual design, detailed construction drawing packages, horticulture planning/design/implementation, project management, and ongoing cultivation — covering projects from initial site assessment through construction administration and maintenance. Client engagement is consultative and relationship-driven, beginning with a deep discovery process that explores client identity, memories, and creative vision, and culminating in bespoke landscape designs delivered through coalitions of partner architects and contractors.

The firm is headquartered in Gastown, Vancouver (Suite 310, 321 Water Street), with a 9-person team led by Founder and Principal Landscape Designer Ryan Donohoe (trained at London's Inchbald School of Design) and Partner and Landscape Architect Jessica Oakes (MLA, University of Edinburgh). The wider team holds credentials from UCL Bartlett, UBC, the University of Guelph, McGill, and the University of Zagreb. The firm uses Vectorworks (CAD) and Adobe Design Suite for design and visualization, and explicitly does not use artificial intelligence in its design process, positioning human expertise and creative vision as core deliverables.

The business model is professional services with project-based fees. The firm serves affluent individual homeowners on exceptional properties (waterfront estates, mountain retreats, coastal homes, urban gardens) with project values typical of luxury landscape architecture. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is privately held with no external institutional investment. Geographic reach spans British Columbia, Western and Eastern Canada, the US Pacific Northwest, California, the Midwest, and Hawaii, with selective international projects. Marketing is driven by a portfolio website, Instagram, thought-leadership journal content, and recurring earned media coverage in Wallpaper, AD Middle East, Dezeen, Canadian Architect, Western Living, and Modern Luxury Hawai'i, supplemented by industry awards (Western Living Landscape Designer of the Year 2021 and 2023, CNLA National Award of Excellence 2019, APLD Gold Medal 2018). Customer concentration is high given the small project base and luxury buyer segment, with each project representing a meaningful share of revenue.

Name

Donohoe Living Landscapes

Legal name

Donohoe Living Landscapes

Website

https://donohoelivinglandscapes.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Donohoe Living Landscapes is a Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm serving high-end residential property owners with bespoke, human-designed landscape services across British Columbia, the US Pacific Northwest, California, and Hawaii.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK), Landscape Design, Build & Installation (Hardscapes/Softscapes) (BPABADAF)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Residential landscape design
• Horticulture design
• Construction documentation
• Sustainable landscape planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver, BC

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Full-service landscape architecture from conception to completion, including landscape planning and management, conceptual design, detailed construction drawing packages, horticulture planning/design/implementation, project management, and ongoing cultivation/maintenance services. Services can be provided as complete process or individual phases depending on client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Donohoe Living Landscapes is a Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm that delivers full-service residential landscape design through six phases: landscape planning and management, conceptual landscape design, detailed construction drawing packages, horticulture planning/design/implementation, project management, and ongoing cultivation. Services can be commissioned as a complete process or as individual phases, with conceptual design grounded in the firm's 'Landscape As Art' philosophy and produced without artificial intelligence.

Product overview

Donohoe Living Landscapes is a Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm offering a comprehensive, six-phase service portfolio rather than a software product platform. Their core service modules include: Landscape Planning and Management (site assessment and sustainability visioning), Conceptual Landscape Design (2D and 3D visualization based on their 'Landscape As Art' philosophy), Detailed Construction Drawing Packages (comprehensive documentation), Horticulture Planning, Design & Implementation (plant sourcing and installation), Project Management (construction oversight), and Cultivation (ongoing maintenance). The firm explicitly states their design process does not incorporate artificial intelligence and relies entirely on human expertise. Their portfolio spans residential properties across British Columbia, Western Canada, the US Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Hawaii, with projects ranging from urban gardens to waterfront estates and mountain retreats. They also produce feature installations for design exhibitions and collaborate on architectural installations with partner firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Planning and Management
• Conceptual Landscape Design Design service grounded in the firm's 'Landscape As Art' philosophy, producing conceptual designs delivered through rendered 2D and interactive 3D models, performed without artificial intelligence. For high-end residential clients seeking emotionally resonant landscapes.
• Detailed Construction Drawing Packages Comprehensive construction documentation service producing detailed drawings that guide contractors and suppliers through landscape implementation, including site plans, demolition plans, layout plans, planting plans, grading and drainage plans, material specification plans, and cross sections.
• Horticulture Planning, Design & Implementation Full-service horticultural offering including on-site plant assessment, nursery research and sourcing of plant material, on-site supervision during softscape installation, and ongoing plant management to ensure landscapes perform across seasons.
• Project Management Construction oversight service including tendering package production, contractor selection assistance, and timeline management. Local Vancouver projects include daily on-site check-ins; remote projects use virtual or periodic on-site management.
• Cultivation Ongoing landscape maintenance management service ensuring landscapes remain resilient, flourishing, and adaptive to changing seasons and client circumstances over time.
• Residential Landscape Architecture End-to-end residential landscape architecture service category covering urban gardens, waterfront properties, mountain retreats, and coastal homes across British Columbia, Western Canada, the US Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, and Hawaii.
• Feature Installations Design exhibition and installation services including IDS Vancouver show installations and collaborative art installations such as the 'Electric' installation with Omar Gandhi Architects at Mason Studio in Toronto.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple award wins including Western Living Magazine Landscape Designer of the Year (2021, 2023), CNLA National Award of Excellence (2019), BC Landscape Awards, Gray Magazine Awards finalists
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Garret Cord Werner ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on multiple projects including Gleneagles Waterfront Home and Double Horizon: North Vancouver Home. Architecture and interior design partner for West Vancouver waterfront properties with Asian-influenced modern aesthetic.
• Frits de Vries Architect Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Bowen Island Waterfront Residence - dramatic cliffside retreat overlooking Howe Sound.
• Peter Rose Architecture + Interiors Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on multiple projects including Kitsilano Beach House, Steveston Garden Retreat, and Drummond Drive Estate. Scandinavian-inspired and contemporary residential projects.
• Kelly Deck DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design collaboration on Steveston Garden Retreat and Drummond Drive Estate projects.
• Kallweit Graham ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration on Multi-Sensory West Vancouver Residence (award-winning project).
• Stark ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and interior design partner for Revelstoke Mountain Road Chalet - 14,000 sq ft resort-style mountain home with cantilevered pool.
• Weigang Marvick & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration on Makena Beachfront Hale project in Maui.
• Kasprzycki Designs Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst international project collaboration for Hokiokio Farm in West Maui Mountains.
• Scott Posno DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding collaboration on Shaughnessy Traditional Residence and related projects where traditional architecture and modern lines meet.
• Peter Rose Architecture and InteriorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and interiors collaboration on Drummond Drive Estate - Scandinavian-inspired home renovation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OLIN: Philadelphia-based, internationally recognized landscape architecture and urban design firm working across luxury residential, civic, and cultural projects. Broader incumbent than Donohoe but a meaningful competitor for marquee residential commissions and the same caliber of international press coverage.
• Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects: Chicago-based established landscape architecture firm with a strong portfolio in luxury residential, urban, and institutional work. Comparable to Donohoe as a design-led firm serving HNW residential and working with leading architects, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• LandArc Landscape Architecture: Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm serving residential, commercial, and resort clients across Western Canada. Direct geographic peer to Donohoe in the BC luxury residential market.
• Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: San Francisco-based landscape architecture studio specializing in high-end residential and select institutional projects with a minimalist, material-driven design language. Directly comparable to Donohoe as a small, design-led, award-winning boutique firm serving HNW residential clients on the West Coast.
• Land Morphology: Pacific Northwest (Seattle-area) landscape architecture studio focused on high-end residential and estate work with strong horticultural and design credentials. Comparable to Donohoe as a Pacific Northwest boutique serving luxury residential clients with similar climate and plant-palette expertise.
• Hollander Design Landscape Architects: New York-based landscape design studio focused on luxury residential estates with a strong design philosophy and horticultural expertise. Comparable to Donohoe as a boutique, philosophy-driven practice serving HNW residential clients with bespoke landscape architecture.
• Janet Rosenberg & Studio: Toronto-based landscape architecture studio with a strong design portfolio across high-end residential, institutional, and public projects in Canada. Comparable to Donohoe as a Canadian design-led boutique serving premium residential and institutional clients.
• PWL Partnership Landscape Architects: Vancouver-based landscape architecture firm with a long-standing practice across Western Canada. Direct geographic and segment peer to Donohoe, working on residential, commercial, and public projects across BC.

Emerging players

• Swift Landscape Architecture: California-based design-focused landscape architecture practice serving premium residential projects on the West Coast. Comparable to Donohoe as a smaller, design-led firm targeting HNW residential clients in similar climate zones (California, Pacific).
• Envision Landscape Studio: US-based boutique landscape design firm working on luxury residential projects with a focus on sustainability and biophilic design. Comparable to Donohoe in boutique scale, sustainability positioning, and HNW residential target market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/donohoelivinglandscapes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/donohoedesign

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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