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our people are our greatest assets



​Luke Maiden
Owner / Design Director
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​Designer, Landscape Architect & Urban Designer, Luke has spent over 18 years working across a broad spectrum of projects in the Middle East. Luke is passionate about the creative process and strives to create a collaborative and engaging environment for the project team ​and client groups.

E: [email protected]
​P: (+971) 050 728 87 35
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​Grace Obmerga
Principal Designer -
​Landscape & Urban Design ​​
Landscape Architect and Urban Designer, Grace has over 13 years of regional experience in a wide range of projects throughout the Middle East. Grace leads the 2d and 3d BIM documentation team, ensuring designs are fully coordinated while protecting the overall landscape design intent. ​
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Dindo Bangalan
Associate Design Director -
​Architecture, Landscape & Urban Design ​​
​Designer, Artist and Architect, Dindo has vast experience in design, graphics production, public art and landscape and architectural documentation projects. With over 18  years in the Middle East, Dindo has an in depth understanding of locally responsive and cultural design.
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Marc Cortez
Principal Designer -
​Landscape & Urban Design
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​Designer, Landscape Architect., Architect & Urban Designer, ​Marc is a re architect and landscape architect with over 18 years experience in the field of design. His experiences range from small scale projects like parks and other recreational facilities to large scale urban developments, hotels and hospitality precincts.
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Noor Khalek
Managing Principal
Project Manager,  Landscape Architect and Master Planner, Noor has over 17 years experience working on projects in the Middle East. She has spearheaded a diverse array of projects, encompassing mixed-use master planning, urban design, landscape architecture, construction, and environmental design with a keen focus on sustainable public realm development.​
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Emerson de Jesus
Senior Landscape Architect
Landscape Architect and Graphic Artist, Emerson has over 10 years working on projects of various scale, ranging from private residential, commercial, recreational to public realm landscape projects. Working across a variety of 2d and 3d mediums, Emerson is able to test, design & deliver projects from Concept to Construction.
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Sara Gamal
Senior Designer
Sara is a multidisciplinary Senior Architect, Landscape Architect, and Interior Designer with over six years of experience. She has successfully contributed to a diverse portfolio of large-scale projects, including towers, resorts, multi-use developments, and residential compounds, demonstrating her ability to deliver cohesive and integrated design solutions. 
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Sasheen Dizon
Principal Landscape Architect​
Sasheen has over 15 years experience as a Landscape Architect, working within multi-disciplinary firms throughout Asia and the Middle East. She has worked on a number of residential, hospitality, infrastructure, public open space and mixed-use development and has been involved in the Conceptual Development, Design Development up to Construction Specifications.
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Aily Slade
Business Manager
Aily is a Business & Commercial Manager from the UK, with experience across a broad range of industries.
Focusing on ensuring astute management of the business, allows our design team to do what they do best, design.
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​Our approach places design at the heart of everything that we do.  

This focus extends to every aspect of our companies culture. Ensuring that we can deliver on this vision, our structure is flat, demanding interaction between all elements of our business throughout the design & project delivery process. Furthermore, it is this design focus, that defines our interaction with our Client and
​Project Partners. 
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In this way our key focus is ALWAYS DESIGN.
         
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