Andrew van Egmond  |  Designing Landscape is an all-round landscape architecture studio working on projects in Canada and Europe.

Andrew's practice guides projects from their initial concept to successful completion.

Committed to flexibility, we welcome projects of all scales, complexities, and sectors.



Office Canada BC



140 Cliffside Rd

Saturna Island BC, V0N 2Y0


info@andrewvanegmond.com

 

t. CA: +1 - 236 986 6083




Located on Saturna Island (British Columbia, Canada), his office functions as the central hub for his work, serving the communities of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

However, He also extends his services beyond this region, actively pursuing opportunities across North America and internationally.





For Europe


info@andrewvanegmond.nl

t. NL: +31 - (0)6 121 68 505


Territorial acknowledgement


We gratefully acknowledge that we live and work on the unsurrendered, sacred, ancestral lands and waters of the SENĆOŦEN-speaking W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, particularly the SȾÁUTW̱ and W̱SÍḴEM, whose reserve lands on ṮEḴTEḴSEN (now also known as East Point, Saturna Island) is also within the extended territories of Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓- and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking peoples. 





After working for 11 years at an internationally operating Landscape Architecture studio in The Netherlands, Andrew van Egmond decided to fully commit to his own design studio. He won a LILA award in 2020 and was part of the jury of this international Landscape Architecture Award in 2021. While working on different projects in Europe, ranging from small to large-scale landscape architecture projects and collaborating with various parties, he decided to utilize his dual (Dutch/Canadian) citizenship and move to British Columbia, Canada, in 2016.


Most of Andrew’s projects are in Canada these days, but he also works on projects in Europe. Working on two continents brings him inspiration, new insights, and conceptual ideas.


Andrew is known for his subtle and minimalistic landscape architecture. With his experience and award-winning approach, he works to strengthen the sense of place by connecting it with the underlying landscape. Andrew’s landscape architecture explores the contrast between the natural landscape and contemporary architecture, striving for a balance between the spontaneous expression of nature and minimal-contemporary architectural interventions, resulting in inviting, sensatory and often contemplative outdoor spaces.


His recent projects in Canada and The Netherlands represent his continuing quest to work more and more in collaboration with nature and the local landscape. He explores topics like circularity, regeneration and climate adaptability and always tries to anchor the site in the larger landscape.

Andrew’s work is often unconventional and always context-driven.




Andrew van Egmond -  Geology Based Landscape architecture

Picture by Nancy Angermeyer

Publicity



WCML - On The Boards - presentation - Design Victoria May 2024


It was a pleasure to be invited by the West Coast Modern League to give a presentation of my work at the second Design Victoria event.

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Opinion Piece for CG Concept Annual 2024  |  April 2024


For a Belgian - Dutch Landscape Architecture Magazine.

Open PDF - Dutch and French

Open PDF - English translation

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Prefrace for Building Special magazine NL&BE | September 2023


How can we choose an observational approach instead of a controlling approach? About learning from ancient cultures and about landscape architecture as a starting point.

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FOLKLIFE magazine CA | Volume 7, 2023


Article about our dwelling on Sarturna Island

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Open Projects




SCAPE #18 | International magazine for landscape architecture urbanisme | Dec 2022


Open spread

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ELLE decoration NL | Isue 3, 2021


Article about the project: Anticipating the landscape

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Open Projects

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Modern Home Magazine  |  Volume 4, 2021


Article about a project in Uplands Victoria, Canada, BC

Together with Josh Harvey, Design

Aspect Engineers

Kris Ageland

& MDRN Built

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Part of the Jury of the Lila Awards 2021


LILA – Landezine International Landscape Award




Winner of Lila Awards  2020


Ex Aequo Winner in Gardens category

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Dutch television  |  October 2019


Tour studio - garden in The Netherlands.

Telling about the garden's strong connection with the surrounding

landscape & letting go, trusting natural processes

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Home & Garden | April 2017


Connecting the landscape, An article about my own allotment garden in Wassenaar

(The Netherlands) in a Dutch garden magazine Home & Garden

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De Tuin in vier seizoenen | September 2016


Article about a forest garden in Laren

Being like a guest in the landscape

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Home & Garden | September 2016


Article about the studio garden in Amsterdam




Drieklomp Exclusive Living magazine | Spring 2015 


An article about the relevance of garden architecture




De Tuin in vier seizoenen | December 2014


Article about a 1.5H villa garden in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands

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Open Projects




LandscapeMe "magazine in the Middle East" | January 2013


Article about a garden in Delft, adjacent to the typical Netherlands landscape

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Chic Gardens Concept | September-October 2012


Patio Garden in the Spotlight




ELLE garden | april 2009


A publication about two gardens in the trending magazine ELLE

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