planning

 Studio Horan provides site-responsive landscape architecture and planning, aligning land, structure, and use into clear, buildable solutions.

We work across private development, public work, and complex residential and mixed-use projects, delivering integrated planning and dependable project execution.

Good projects begin with clear thinking. Our approach is grounded in careful listening, patient analysis, and a disciplined response to real site conditions. We start by understanding how a property functions within its environmental and regulatory context, and use planning as the primary tool to align land use, circulation, and performance from the outset.

From this foundation, site systems are developed as an integrated whole. Hardscape, grading, and landscape architecture are coordinated closely with architecture to support flow, constructability, and long-term durability. Materials are selected for performance as much as expression, and details are resolved with attention to how spaces will be built, used, and maintained.

Throughout the process, we prioritize clarity, coordination, and responsiveness. Our goal is to deliver thoughtful design, clear documentation, and code-aligned permit plans that support efficient approvals, smooth construction, and successful project outcomes.

Planning is the foundation of our work. We align site planning with project goals through feasibility analysis, programming, circulation planning, and regulatory coordination. This work supports efficient approvals, clear site organization, and informed decision-making early in the process.

Hardscape and architecture are developed as integrated systems with close attention to vertical relationships between site, structure, and circulation. We design hardscape as both infrastructure and spatial framework, coordinating closely with architectural design to support clear entries, outdoor rooms, and transitions between interior and exterior spaces. This work is grounded in material performance, constructability, and long-term durability, with architectural capability integrated as project needs require.

Landscape architecture completes the site as its living system. Our planting and landscape strategies are performance-driven, low-maintenance, and responsive to use, climate, and long-term operations. These systems reinforce site structure, enhance comfort and usability, and allow landscapes to mature and adapt over time. The result is a landscape designed to perform, endure, and evolve, reinforcing the character and intent of the place.

Studio Horan operates with a highly attentive, hands-on approach grounded in experience, patience, and care. We are thoughtful, thorough, responsive, and well-coordinated, with a strong focus on client success. Design is central to everything we do, whether refining material strategies, clarifying communication to convey intent with precision, or delivering timely, code-aligned permit documents that support efficient approvals and early momentum. The process is rigorous, collaborative, and measured, creating work that is both effective and genuinely enjoyable to bring into being.