Capabilities
Landscape Design
We see landscape design as a tapestry of art, poetry, experimentation and technical know-how. At Barber, every landscape creation is treated as “land art”, made of a collection of earth, water, structure, light, plants and the secondary elements that change the daily canvas, such as shadows, seasons, colour, texture and movement. Always tailored to the client and site, we create balanced environments that make sense, look good and feel right –evoking an emotive response and nourishing your everyday.
Built Form
Our projects always include structural elements of varying degrees of complexity. With an innate understanding of architecture and interiors, we integrate structures carefully and sympathetically into the broader architectural scheme, and they often set the tone, form and language of our projects. Our multi-disciplinary team is experienced in executing built forms of all kinds, from pergolas and pools to walls and entire homes. We also work closely with engineers to ensure we know our aspirations can be delivered.
Horticulture
We deeply understand plants and their role in human and global restoration. Every plant has its place, and our project plant palettes speak directly to client and site. Our relationships with knowledgeable growers, propagation specialists and arborists elevate our project responses, and we continue to learn, evolve and deliver unique displays, be it floral, wild, minimal, formal or structured. We often partner with growers to contract grow for specific projects and deliver sculpted planting that is matured on installation.
Interpretive Land Art & Culture
Barber undertakes special, bespoke sculptural projects as part of a broader suite of works, or as isolated individual commissions for both commercial and private clients. Our responses are born of the space responding to locality and site thematics. We work in a broad spectrum of mediums and materials, often collaborating with specialist craftsman and artisans to realise ambitious, one-of-a-kind visions.
