Local Landscape Architecture Collective

What Local Landscape Architecture Collective does

Local Landscape Architecture Collective is a privately held landscape architecture design studio founded in 2018 and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, with a studio team of approximately 10 to 13 members led by two Principals (Dan and Kate) who each hold over 20 years of international experience and are NZILA Fellows or Registered Landscape Architects. The firm provides a full project lifecycle of professional landscape architecture services encompassing conceptual and strategic thinking, project planning and feasibility, multi-layered site assessment, design development, and construction documentation and contract administration, applied across urban civic spaces, parks, schools, healthcare, conservation, cultural heritage, residential and retirement developments, and transport infrastructure.

The studio operates as a sales-led, project-based professional services business targeting New Zealand local and regional government councils, government housing entities (Kāinga Ora), educational institutions, private developers (including Arvida Group and Silverbrooke), healthcare providers, cultural and Māori organizations, and infrastructure clients (KiwiRail, Metlink). Delivery is direct, without intermediaries, and the firm assembles project teams drawing on an established network of trusted external specialists (urban designers, architects, engineers, ecologists, cultural advisors) to handle complex interdisciplinary work, with explicit integration of mana whenua consultation in culturally significant projects. Revenue is generated through professional services fees determined by project scope and complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing, no software platform, and no recurring subscription component.

There is no external venture or private equity investment disclosed, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history. Geographic scope is confined to New Zealand with nationwide delivery across the lower North Island. The firm has been characterised as an award-winning design studio and positions its differentiation on collaborative engagement, layered site assessment, evidence-based design, and deep cultural integration rather than on proprietary technology or data assets, consistent with a traditional consultancy business model.

Name

Local Landscape Architecture Collective

Legal name

Local Landscape Architecture Collective

Website

https://localcollective.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Local Landscape Architecture Collective is a privately held, Wellington-based landscape architecture studio founded in 2018 that delivers full-lifecycle design services for New Zealand councils, developers, schools, healthcare, and cultural clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design consultancy
• Public realm design
• Master planning services
• Environmental design

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Landscape Architecture Services: Project-based professional services revenue from landscape architecture consulting, design, documentation, and project management. Services span conceptual planning through construction documentation and contract administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Local Landscape Architecture Collective is a New Zealand design studio providing professional landscape architecture services from concept through construction documentation. The firm delivers urban design, civic space, parks, heritage, infrastructure resilience, educational facility, and residential development landscape projects for government councils, developers, educational institutions, and cultural organizations across New Zealand. Services are sold on a project-based professional services basis with tailored multi-disciplinary teams.

Product overview

Local Landscape Architecture Collective is an award-winning New Zealand landscape architecture studio offering a unified suite of professional design services. The portfolio includes conceptual and strategic thinking, project planning and feasibility, assessment, design development, and construction documentation and management. Projects span urban and civic spaces, culture and heritage, parks and open spaces, infrastructure and resilience, play and discovery, creative and collaborative work, schools and community facilities, residential and commercial development, and environmental work across New Zealand. The studio operates as a single integrated design practice rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced biodiversity and increased stormwater resilience through multi-layered assessment processes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McIndoe UrbancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaborative partner on masterplanning projects including Tara-Ika Masterplan for Horowhenua District Council, Arena Masterplan for Palmerston North City Council, Civic and Cultural Precinct Masterplan, and Marton Town Centre.
• Stephenson & TurnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Kelburn Normal School project as architecture partner.
• Architecture WorkshopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on Snow Leopards project at Wellington Zoo.
• JasmaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on 1 Whitmore Street Wellington project and Courtenay Place design with Len Hetet, Boffa Miskell, Stantec, WSP, and Tend Trees.
• Dunning ThorntonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Snow Leopards Wellington Zoo project and 1 Whitmore Street Wellington project.
• JTB ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking alongside on Silverbrooke residential development and masterplan.
• Envelope EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on Archie's Park project in Porirua.
• Tonkin Zulaikha Greer ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Australian Memorial Wellington project.
• Paul Rolfe ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Australian Memorial Wellington project.
• KiwiRail and MetlinkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner on Trentham to Upper Hutt double tracking and station improvements project.
• Buller District CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner on Toki Poutangata Bridge project in Westport.
• Len HetetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Courtenay Place project alongside Jasmax, Boffa Miskell, Stantec, WSP, and Tend Trees.
• Boffa MiskellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and planning partner on Courtenay Place project.
• StantecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on Courtenay Place project.
• WSPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on Courtenay Place project.
• Tend TreesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner on Courtenay Place project.
• Tennent Brown ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Caster Crescent Pocket Park project in Porirua.
• AecomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Walter Mildenhall Park project.
• Third StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Walter Mildenhall Park project alongside Aecom.
• Kāhu EnvironmentalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental specialist partner on Kākātangiata urban growth area project.
• GHDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on Kākātangiata urban growth area project.
• Forbes EcologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcological specialist partner on Kākātangiata urban growth area project.
• Wellington City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government client and partner on multiple urban design, streetscape, and infrastructure projects including Wellington Bus Route improvements with GWRC and Metlink.
• Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Wellington Bus Route and Stop improvements alongside WCC and Metlink.
• Wellington WaterfrontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Kumutoto Site 9 Temporary Activation project.
• Rangitikei District CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner on Marton Town Centre project.
• DGSEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on The Paddington project.
• HMO ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Seaborne Petone project and Civic and Cultural Precinct Masterplan.
• Wade ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultant on Queen Street Reserve and Plaza project and Walter Mildenhall Park.
• Clendon Burns & ParkminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner on Queen Street Reserve and Plaza project and Walter Mildenhall Park.
• MaltbysminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultant on Queen Street Reserve and Plaza project.
• Urban PerspectivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban planning partner on Silverbrooke Masterplan.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BECA: Large NZ-headquartered engineering and design consultancy with a landscape architecture practice. Operates as a broad incumbent competing for major infrastructure and council landscape commissions, with significantly deeper bench than Local.
• AECOM: Global design firm with a sizeable NZ landscape architecture practice. Identified in Local's partnership data as an occasional collaborator (Walter Mildenhall Park); competes for the largest public-sector landscape commissions across New Zealand.
• Jasmax: Major NZ architecture and design firm with a landscape architecture practice, working as a regular collaboration partner with Local on Wellington civic projects. A broader incumbent offering architecture-led landscape services across larger portfolios.
• WSP: Global engineering and design consultancy with NZ landscape architecture capabilities. Collaborator with Local on Courtenay Place; a broad incumbent in the same competitive set for major public-sector commissions.
• Stantec: Global engineering and design consultancy with NZ landscape architecture capabilities. Collaborator with Local on Courtenay Place and Kākātangiata projects; a broad incumbent in the same competitive set.

Direct peers

• Isthmus Group: Auckland-based landscape architecture and urban design firm delivering civic, infrastructure, and environmental projects across NZ. Comparable in size and studio model, targeting similar public-sector and developer clients.
• Boffa Miskell: Largest NZ-owned landscape architecture and planning consultancy with offices across New Zealand and Australia. Directly comparable as a primary competitor for council, government, and developer landscape architecture commissions across the same project categories Local serves.
• Wraight + Associates: Established NZ landscape architecture practice with offices across the country. Directly comparable as a competitor for council, infrastructure, and private development work, with broader geographic coverage than Local.

Emerging players

• McIndoe Urban: NZ urban design and masterplanning practice, identified as Local's regular collaborative partner on civic precincts and masterplans. Comparable in focus areas though more urban-design-led and primarily operating in the same NZ geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/local-landscape-architecture-collective

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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