They live an unassuming existence, tucked away in the heart of Bath but one firm is continuing to ride the crest of a wave with expansion in Asia.
Award-winning Grant Associates reached global fame two years ago as the masterminds behind Singapore's acclaimed Gardens by the Bay.
The Milk Street-based firm has now announced further expansion in Singapore with the appointment of four new members of staff who will help the company meet growing demand for its services across Asia and Australia.
Mike Wood, joins as senior associate, Stefaan Lambreghts, joins as associate, and Yvonne Yung and Mayura Patil join as landscape architects.
The new team will be led by Carly Lamb, senior associate and Aymara Izquiel-Langley, senior landscape architect – who were both key players in the creation of Gardens by the Bay project.
Director at Grant Associates, Andrew Grant, said: "Singapore is an exciting place where design and environment are high on the agenda of new thinking.
"It is at the heart of one of the busiest and most ambitious development regions in the world and is leading the way in environmentally innovative planning and design.
"We're keen to be an influential part of this journey and believe Singapore offers the perfect location and business environment to allow us to grow as a company."
In addition to masterplanning and designing Gardens by the Bay, Grant Associates has a significant portfolio of work in Asia including landscape and public realm design for the Capitol Development and Institute of Technical Education in Singapore, the Tun Razak Exchange and Bukit Jelutong in Kuala Lumpur and more strategic planning for the Endau Rompin National Park in Malaysia.
The company is also currently working on the new Vietnamese-German University in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam; and the master plan for the Royal Botanic Gardens and Public Domain in Sydney, Australia in addition to a number of projects in China, India and Indonesia.
Mr Grant said he believes landscape architecture will be increasingly important to Singapore and the wider region.
"The pressure will grow to protect and enhance areas of high natural quality and biodiversity, whilst the pressure from urbanisation and high density living will require even more innovative ways to deliver the necessary open space and green environment so essential for a tropical city."
He added: "Landscape architects will play a crucial role in helping public and private sector clients meet these challenges."
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