About de alcala studio
The Design Process
The design process includes several customized steps. They include:
- Initial Visit: meeting with you, the client, to discuss the scope of work along with the property's possibilities and constraints, which will be followed by a proposal of fees for services
- Site Measurement: to develop a map of the property for construction documents
- Conceptual Sketches: colored sketches showing various ideas and schemes for landscape and hardscape options. The emphasis at this stage is to determine the size and function of various spaces and to review the design with ownership for additional suggestions
- Revised Concept Plan: a revised colored sketch based on direction from previous meetings. The purpose is to finalize the overall design prior to final drawings
- Construction Documents: development of scaled drawings depicting hardscape locations, key features of the landscape, as well as a full planting plan that shows the size, location, and quantity of all plant material. Final construction documents are suitable for any homeowner's association submittal that may be required and can also be used to get bids from landscape contractors.
Additional services offered include cost estimations, irrigation plans, landscape lighting plans, as well as project construction observation and management.
Design Specialties
We specialize in the design of:
- Drought tolerant landscapes
- Succulent and rock gardens
- California native gardens
- Historical gardens
- Family friendly landscapes
- Themed gardens:
- English cottage gardens
- Japanese gardens
- Feng Shui gardens
- French parterre gardens
- Mediterranean gardens
About Scott
As owner and sole proprietor of De Alcala Studio, Scott Seevers brings over three decades of successful practice in the profession of landscape architectural design and planning.
Scott graduated with a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from California Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1987 and an Associates degree in Architectural Graphics from Cuyamaca College in 1982.
Prior to establishing De Alcala Studio in 2006, Scott was Lead Design Associate with Teshima Design Group for 17 years. While at Teshima Design, Scott was responsible for designing and managing a vast array of commercial projects in the San Diego area, as well as dozens of custom residential landscapes.
Scott is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and is a licensed Landscape Architect in California.