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
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.
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
Watch Clip
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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Open Projects
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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