Vita

VITA Planning and Landscape Architecture, Inc. is located north of San Francisco in Marin County and consists of a core group of planners, landscape architects and architects. The focus of our practice is planning and landscape design for large-scale, high-end recreation communities, urban mixed-use, hotel and resort development. We find that most of our projects are "special situations" where a new market opportunity, a sensitive environment, a historic context or a complex approvals process requires an innovative approach.

VITA is a studio of planners, landscape architects and architects dedicated to respectfully merging the built environment with the natural setting through thoughtful, collaborative design. Inherent in our design process are knowledge and respect for local / regional cultures and customs, the environment and history. This understanding of the land and its inhabitants is the foundation of our work and provides cultural connections to place. We have had the opportunity to complete commissions throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the South Pacific, Australia, South East Asia, and India.

VITA's talented Landscape Architects utilize the project vision established through the initial master planning phase to bring to life the "big ideas" of the community or development. We believe that every detail of the built environment should respond to the project's design vision in order to create a special, memorable place. Complete, comprehensive construction documents can be provided for any scale project at the industry's highest level. We have been responsible for designing all the landscaping for our master planning projects, including the golf courses, club, streetscapes, parks and other community open spaces.

VITA's Architects specialize in Master Planning Concept Architecture where very early community buildings need to be presented in order to more fully inform the project's vision. Specializing in this "concept architecture" during the early planning phases insures that the appropriate areas are set aside for unique community buildings as well as assisting in defining very specific "for sale" real estate product offerings.