landscape architecture: the art of arranging or modifying the features of a landscape, an urban area, etc., for aesthetic or practical reasons. Landscape architects analyze, plan, design, manage, and nurture the natural and built environments. Who We Are
Clutterbuk Studio is one of the preeminent landscape architecture studios in the EMEA region. The studio has been at the forefront of high rise
residential landscape and garden design for more than a decade, thanks to the tremendous effort landscape architect Elli Georgiou Clutterbuk makes on behalf of each of her clients: she is known throughout the industry for her creativity, her honesty and her integrity. The daughter of a professional horticulturalist, Elli was raised with a deep love for plants and horticulture and ultimately earned a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She has a passion for landscape architecture, and for the plants and materials she uses to bring her creative, innovative designs to fruition. This passion is reflected in every Clutterbuk Studio project, in every “garden, place and space.”
What We Do
At Clutterbuk, we believe in designing outdoor spaces that foster learning, prosperity and well-being. When we “create” an outdoor space, we find what’s already present in the soil, the way a great sculptor finds what’s already present, what’s exquisite, what’s waiting to be discovered in a beautiful block of marble. We let the raw materials of our work, the soil and the sun, the endemic plants themselves, guide our design ideas and bring them to life. We listen to the natural environment, so we can enable a space to open and blossom; once that space blossoms, we help bring it to its fullest potential. We are committed to sustainability and to creative design that complements and supports the built environment. Our Mission
• Create unique landscapes that are aesthetically pleasing, fiscally feasible and environmentally responsible, on time and within realistic budgets.
• Satisfy our clients by completing projects that bring a new, naturally-beautiful place to their lives and to the lives of their customers, patrons and end-users.
• Give the best, most professional effort on behalf of our clients, and to do so with creativity, honesty and integrity.
• Maintain the utmost respect for the natural environment and for the people who love nature in every city in which we implement our designs.
• To use endemic plants and local materials. Our Expertise
Our expertise is the creative, innovative design of “gardens, places and spaces”:
• academic and institution campuses
• conservation
• corporate and commercial
• gardens and arboreta
• green roofs
• hardscape design
• historic preservation and restoration
• hospitality and resorts
• interior landscapes
• landscape art (artistic collaboration for site-specific works)
• landscape and outdoor lighting
• maintenance programs
• master planning
• monuments
• parks and recreation
• pool landscapes
• plazas and squares
• reclamation
• residential
• streetscapes and public spaces
• therapeutic gardens
• transportation corridors
• urban design
Our Core Competencies
• preliminary planning, including site analysis, and master plan development
• knowledge of regional plants and materials
• preparation of construction details
• accurate cost estimation
• project management, from initiation to implementation, including site supervision
• cooperation with related professionals and technicians
• designing “gardens, spaces and places” for specific microclimates (alpine, coastal, desert)
• collaboration with garden centers and nurseries
Our Key Projects
• Participated in the design of three parks in the Republic of Cyprus, including recreational parks and botanical gardens.
• Completed 100 small- and large-scale residential gardens: contemporary, modern-minimal, and traditional.
• Provided design support to a large design-built company for the development of the landscape architecture master plan for the University of Cyprus.
• Subcontracted to a swimming pool constructor to design landscapes and gardens adjacent to pools; project implementation and supervision through completion.
• Prepared comprehensive plans for an animal and bird park in the Republic of Cyprus; performed an analysis of all natural elements at the site, worked closely with the owner to create spaces for specific animals and birds, some of them from outside the region.
• Collaborated with environmental scientists and officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry Department, for historic preservations and for the development of parks and campgrounds.
• Worked in tandem with the civil engineering department of a large Nicosia construction company for the design of the Anthoupolis Recreational Park.
• Drafted a comprehensive landscape architecture plan for a luxury hotel in Pafos, Republic of Cyprus.
• Examined existing landscape, identified problems and suggested solutions for a luxury hotel in Ayia Napa, Republic of Cyprus.
• Prepared comprehensive rooftop garden plan for luxury hotel in Ayia Napa, Republic of Cyprus.
• Hired by a large Nicosia construction company to design the landscape for the Larnaca Wastewater Treatment Plant. Our Process
Before anything else, we talk to our clients, and we listen carefully. We want to get to know you, to find out what you like and what you love, what you need, how you envision the space taking shape, what your budget is, and what your ultimate goals are for the project – to this end we provide you with a comprehensive questionnaire. We visit the site, and inspect and examine it; we take photographs and field your questions. We then put together a proposal, which we sit down and discuss with you in detail. Once we have agreed on the direction of the project, your budget and a timeframe, we prepare a preliminary plan: once you approve this plan, we get to work. We create a master plan for the space, a list of all plants and materials, and cost estimate: after your review and approval of these three documents, we implement our design and take the project through to completion.
1. Take client to visit extant projects and/or provide photos for review.
3. Provide the client with a questionnaire.
5. Review questionnaire and begin building project folder.
6. Provide initial proposal to client.
7. Discuss direction, budget and duration of project; agree on fees.
8. Provide preliminary plan to client.
10. Present master plan, list of all plants and materials and cost estimate.
11. Sign contract.
12. Implement design.
13. Complete project. Our Satisfied Clients
This is just some of the glowing praise Clutterbuk Studio has received for its work:
• Elli did the most incredible job with our project, from initial brainstorming to implementation. She was fabulous! It was so easy to work with her.
• Clutterbuk is the most efficient, creative shop I have ever worked with. They always come through with top-level work.
• Elli and her team did an amazing job. Our property has been transformed.
• We hired Elli to implement a landscape design we received from another landscape designer. In addition to taking on all of the building and planting, Elli brought the overall design more in line with what we truly wanted. We love the final result.
• Clutterbuk Studio made our dreams a reality, even the dreams we didn’t know we had! She folded our vision into our plans and, with her skill and expertise, created an incredible space for us.
