in Landscapes, we Create Outdoor Rooms

our firm
Juxtapose Design Build is made up of a team of designers professionally educated in landscape architecture and a dedicated in-house building crew that brings over 35 years of construction experience to the greater Seattle area and abroad. We’re different, in that at some point, each of us has made a design decision AND held a shovel.

​We believe the best places are created through an inclusive and collaborative process. We work with clients, architects, and specialists to design and build landscapes that meet the unique needs of every program, budget, and site. 
Creative problem solving, experimenting with materials, and introducing sustainable materials and methods are essential to our design approach. Together, we develop site and user specific goals, while working towards our vision of developing functional spaces, multisensorial experiences, and places that inspire people to enjoy more time outdoors.
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Over the years, we've modified and honed a process that we use to guide our clients through initial idea to a great vision, and from that vision to a fully built reality.

design-build process
PREDESIGN
5%
An in-depth understanding of client, site, and context is critically important to an informed landscape design. During this phase, we get to know our clients goals and budget, assess existing site conditions, and identify contextual constraints and opportunities.
DESIGN
10%
With all of the information that will influence design decisions gathered, we begin to bring form to the site through an iterative design process. We communicate our design ideas to our clients through a variety of visual aids including plans, hand drawn sketches, drawings, and 3D models. Upon arriving at at a final design, we move into creating construction documents that inform how the design will be built. 
Build
85%
Next, we identify and fulfill requirements for any permits or regulatory entities, revisit the budget, and establish a schedule for construction. We will manage and build through the entire construction process until we have a finished built landscape project. Before our final walk through, we can create a maintenance plan with recommendations on how to take care of the plants and newly built features.
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Carlos Camara
​owner | designer & builder
​​Equipped with one and a half decades of construction experience, a formal education in Landscape Architecture and a blazing entrepreneurial spirit, Carlos founded Juxtapose Design Build to fulfill his passion for designing and building beautiful custom landscapes. Born and raised in Venezuela, Carlos originally came to the US as part of an international dance troupe spreading a message of peace for social change, before beginning his studies at the University of Washington. There, he received his Bachelors in Landscape Architecture and received the ASLA National Student Award. He has worked internationally as teaching assistant for the University of Washington’s Design Build studios in Croatia and has guest lectured on Professional Practice.  Carlos believes long lasting design is created through finding equilibrium and crafting choreography between form, function, and inspired innovation. Carlos’s enthusiasm for experimenting with materials is sustained by his passion for travel, which has lead him on extensive adventures across Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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