Reduce. Restore. Reactivate.
Ecotopes asks these questions, "what was happening right here, on this very spot, three-to-four hundred years ago? Where did the water flow when it rained? Which plants + animals were part of this specific habitat?" Answers to these questions are elusive, but nature thrived for untold thousands of years without irrigation, petro-chemical treatments, or lawn mowers. While totally reverting to the ecology of the past isn't realistic, the lineage of a suppressed natural world still inspires the future.
Ecotopes restructures the landscape by reducing the magnitude of turf grass + eliminating careless exotic vegetation, while restoring native plants, hydrological functions + wildlife habitats. In the process of retrofitting the landscape, the service mandate + resource requirements are curtailed. Outdoor spaces are reactivated for lifestyle, luxury + natural harmony.
Landscape Values
An Ecotopes landscape is often quite different from those of your neighbors. Our landscapes are ecologically dynamic, generationally-shifted, postmodernized + sustainable. The structures we build are threaded into, not isolated from, the native systems that evolved here over thousands of years. For our clients, that means lifting much of the burden of sustaining resources + maintenance services.
Landforms + Waterflows
The contours found in the regional landscape inform our approach to constructed landforms + waterflows. Ecotopes' innovative terrain surfacing strategies improve hydrological conditions on any site, essentially programming the landscape surface to slow down stormwater + provide improved infiltration of rainfall into the ground.
Steel Fabrication
The outstanding structural performance of steel can be utilized to create terraces, infinity edge planters, fountains, shade structures + just about anything else. The patina of aging steel also provides a desirable aesthetic value. In addition to an exceptional material lifespan, steel is arguably the most highly recycled construction material available.
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