KARA LAM
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
OVERVIEW
We are a boutique landscape architecture and design firm dedicated to creating sustainable and environmentally-friendly outdoor spaces. Our clients are homeowners, developers, architects, or organizations looking to revitalize their outdoor spaces. Projects include small residential gardens, high rise patio terraces, roof gardens, large scale master planning designs, schools, and commercial retail plazas. We frequently collaborates with other design professionals and contractors in the greater Boston area and in Maine.
SERVICES
The landscape architecture and design services we offer range from concept designs to full construction sets.
Plans include, but are not limited to:
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Site Demolition
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Hardscape Layout
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Site Materials
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Grading and Elevations
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Planting Design
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Low Voltage Lighting
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Details and Sections
Complete construction packages are required for bidding and town permitting.
3D modeling and photomontage renderings services are also available.
Design-Build packages are available in collaboration only with Skyline Landscapes, Inc.
All planting palettes emphasize New England natives.
ABOUT
Kara Lam is a Registered Landscape Architect [RLA] in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Maine.
Kara has a Bachelors of Arts in Architectural Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz where she graduated with Summa Cum Laude, Highest Honors in the major. Her undergraduate work on environmental sustainability and improving wildlife corridors with landscape design lead her to the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University from which she holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture. The primary focus of her graduate studies includes ecological landscape planning and habitat restoration for wildlife for large-scale conservation sites.
Over the past decade, Kara has worked for leading landscape architecture firms in the greater Boston area. Her experience ranges from high-end residential design to commercial retail development. She is also experienced at designing play areas and school grounds.