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Contact Susan Wisniewski
www.SWisniewski.com
10 Dinan Street
Beacon, NY 12508
Accepting projects in these counties
NYC, Dutchess, Putman, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Nassau, Suffolk, Western and Southern CT, Northern NJ.
Green Profile
Susan’s goal for every project is to combine excellent design with a deep respect for the environment. She has worked on a number of projects that have become models of sustainable design including People’s Mutual Housing Association, the first green low income housing complex in Manhattan. Susan has also taught at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and presented on sustainable design topics at numerous conferences and symposiums.
Some ecological aspects of Susan’s work are:
* indigenous plantings
* use of local building materials
* on site storm water management
* preserving existing vegetation
* limiting earthwork and site grading
* greenroof design
* maintaining watershed and wildlife corridors.
Company Description
Susan Wisniewski established her design studio in 1998 after working in some of New York City’s best landscape architectural offices. Susan intentionally seeks out a wide range of project types for her office so that the knowledge gained from one type of project informs the design and her technical ability in all types. Susan says of her work:
“Walking onto a site for the first time, I start processing what I see. I take note of my immediate impressions, watching how I instinctively negotiate my way around - what I choose to avoid, for instance, and where I choose to linger. I watch for views that catch my eye, where I feel exposed and where I feel protected. I am a detective searching for clues as to what has happened over time. How have natural forces shaped this place into the landscape that I see today? What traces remain of the people who have been here before me? All of this, I believe, is pre-existing on the land. It is my job as a landscape architect to find and then reveal these characteristics in compelling ways.
“There is no specific style to my work; my designs, however, are typically understated and always contextual. Good, thoughtful design is balanced with environmental impacts. My goal is to combine the local ecology with the aspirations of my client, architectural elements, budgetary considerations and regional context, creating a unique response that will fit with place and people.
“The site designs I create are not final products: they continually change, organically, over time, as will the people who use and maintain the land. Collaboration is encouraged at the start and throughout the design process. As my involvement decreases in a project those who have a stake in the landscape are already in place and can easily take the design forward, making it their own.”
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