about

Considered Design Inc. is a Vancouver based Landscape Architecture studio of Julian Pattison and Alison Magill, with a focus on modern, design-forward projects for private residential, multi-family and commercial spaces.

Julian is an award-winning Landscape Architect with more than 30 years of experience in private practice in the UK and Canada. He’s a registered member of the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects and is known for his thoughtful design work and attention to detail.

Alison holds a Master’s in Landscape Architecture and a Master’s in Landscape Planning and Management. She has over 25 years of experience working in both the UK and Canada, and brings a strong mix of design, planning skills and project delivery to every project.

After moving to Canada in 2006, Alison and Julian set up Considered Design Inc. in 2008. One of their earliest commissions was the rooftop garden at the Rennie Art Gallery in Vancouver - a project that helped define the studio’s focus on contemporary landscapes. Together, they offer a personalized and collaborative approach to Landscape Architecture creating landscapes that are thoughtful, functional and responsive to their context.

Process

Ideas are everywhere. The best ideas are a celebration of ingenuity and creativity, we aim to be collaborative with Architects and Designers to remove the superfluous until the purity of a concept is revealed. We start big and then refine our thinking to small, considering materials both hard and soft. Longevity and permanence are paired with the subtleties of changing seasons and evolution over time. 

To bring a garden, a roof, a park or a street into existence requires the skills and determination of many. The collective effort takes time, money and patience. The part we play in the story is to observe and instruct on behalf of our clients. 

For us, building is not just the realization of an idea but what the idea can become.  The life of a project should bring about joy, wonder and surprise. If we can create environments that people care for, arguably it is the most sustainable thing we can do.

Publications.

Reside, Contemporary West Coast Houses. By Michael Prokopow 2024

East Van Residence, Vancouver - Dwell 2023

East Van Residence, Vancouver - Dezeen 2023

Designers of the Year 2013 - Western Living Magazine

Also see individual project pages.