About Sego Design

At the heart of SegoDesign is ongoing personal relationships – listening and communicating is the key to coordinating the entire team, clients to contractors. This process strives to balance programmatic needs and budget constraints with a strong land ethic and keen design eye.

We custom design each project utilizing years of expertise and a deep well of ongoing education. When necessary, Natalie curates teams for each project based on the needs of the site and the clients. Surveyors, engineers, contractors, artisans like steel workers and masons, as well as outdoor furniture representatives all help to achieve an amazing result. Within this collaborative space, sensitive site planning, attention to detail, and creative problem solving are at the core of the process.

Season-spanning beauty and enjoyment define the work. Our projects reflect on interrelated natural systems to bring durability and longevity to our design moves. We combine ecological science with art and architecture to create delightful places. We plan expertly, then allow organic evolution with carefully guided maintenance.

Design expertise includes:

• Residential garden design
• Residential pools, patios, walls, and structures (anything outside the building envelope)
• Outdoor furnishing selection and procurement of to-the-trade brands
• Design-Build construction and ongoing maintenance with curated teams
• Interior design, guided custom fabrication with partners, and concierge product purchasing
• Natural playground, moveable parts play spaces, and integrated children’s gardens
• Invasive species removal and restoration
• Native, edible, woodland, and wildlife gardens (especially birds)
• Design for livestock and homesteader farm layouts with permaculture principles

Design process:

SegoDesign starts with a schematic design phase after a thorough discussion with the client during an initial site visit. We utilize a site base map to explore the opportunities of the site, coupled with the desired program. This yields several concepts that we will bring together into an ideal plan for ballpark pricing. Then we will work to value-engineer the project to best fit the needs and budget, designing additional details as necessary. At this point we work with contractors to realize the scope and get the project built. Adding details like pots, planters, and furnishings can be done over time with development of a maintenance plan for ongoing caregivers.

Throughout the process, we strive to:

• Understand the character and potential of the project
• Gather measurements & data to create a scaled, accurate basemap
• Define program, goals and a vision for the project
• Reveal the property’s character and potential
• Explore ideas through schematic plans
• Develop plans that meet the project goals
• Build the project to specification
• Maintain the site sensitively and efficiently
• Ensure total client satisfaction and enjoyment of the finished result