At Opaysage, landscape architecture and environment are one and the same.
Our landscape architecture firm boasts extensive expertise in planning, design, and execution of unique and innovative development projects. Whether it’s eco-friendly yards, large-scale municipal projects, or shoreline stabilization and rehabilitation, our approach is always focused on sustainability and harmony with the environment.
We also offer specialized environmental services aimed at enhancing biodiversity in urban spaces and territories, addressing the current challenges of urbanization.
Our expertise
Green neighbourhoods
Development master plans
Designing smart, sustainable large-scale development
projects that allow decision-makers in the public and private sectors to
improve residents’ quality of life with a long-term vision.
Urban design
Envisioning
human-scale designs for everything from private yards to public squares,
drawing inspiration from natural principles, such as water filtration in the soil,
plant diversity and air quality improvement, and allowing creativity to be our guide.
Eco-friendly parking lots
Redefining current parking lot designs by using
permeable surfaces and vegetation, keeping the use of asphalt to a minimum,
integrating bioretention zones, and planting trees all around to reduce heat
island effects.
Shoreline stabilization
Schoolyard and playground
Sustainable green space management
Green corridors
Creating
and redesigning corridors in our neighbourhoods that allow flora to develop and
fauna to move around and grow in safety, helping us relearn to live in harmony
with native species in our day-to-day lives.
Green roofs
Normalizing green roofing by systematically integrating vegetation into buildings’ roofs and walls. Whatever the size of a city, green roofs will help with rainwater management and reduce air conditioning costs while beautifying cityscapes.
Bioretention basins
Designing projects that integrate areas where
rainwater naturally filters through the soil toward groundwater. These places
not only become areas of choice for many birds, frogs and pollinating insects, but
also reduce the need for municipal rainwater management.
Industrial greening
Urban forests and agriculture
Reintegrating and preserving forests in our neighbourhoods : turn vacant lots into vegetable gardens, and view forests as possibilities when preparing development master plans.
Our professional services
Consultation
We understand and assess clients’ needs so we
can propose effective, sustainable solutions tailored to the project.
Planning and studies
We
carry out preliminary studies, including research coordination, impact studies,
topographic surveys and soil assessments.
Design
We
develop design criteria to help create innovative, sustainable solutions
tailored to clients’ needs.
Plans and quotes
We
prepare and produce plans, quotes and estimates needed to carry out work.
Project management
We
manage and prepare each step of a project and coordinate the work and people
involved, respecting clients’ quality, cost and deadline requirements.
Worksite supervision
We
ensure that work is carried out properly and smoothly according to the approved
plan by having the landscape architect in charge of the project pay daily or regular
visits to the worksite.