We’re thoughtful about ecological beauty and assets.
At OCBA, we continually look for opportunities to conserve and incorporate natural beauty with development planning. We believe it is our role as stewards of the land to educate and inform our communities about the benefits of restorative native plantings over manicured lawns, and the environmental and economic value of street trees and natural areas.
OCBA’s comprehensive staff of landscape architects offers expertise in parks, campuses, streetscapes, green infrastructure, and brownfields. We can provide consistently great design and execution with our deep expertise across a variety of project types. Our plans optimize long-term positive impacts to the environment coupled with reduced lifecycle costs to maintain and manage the project once implemented.
We seek aspirational projects that focus on enhancing our beautiful natural environment in West Michigan; creating great public spaces that strive to mitigate human impacts.
Why Choose Us?
Overall collaborative approach. We work with you instead of for you; we achieve great results by thinking things through together.
Participatory process. Using our (optional) charrette process gives us the ability to efficiently interact with stakeholders and generate ideas on the spot.
Personal service combined with great resources. We are a small office with the ability to put the right team together with trusted and proven outside partners.
Stewardship. For over 50 years, we have been stewards of the land and advocates for the environment.
Commitment to Diversity. As a certified Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), we recognize the commitment to supplier diversity embraced by corporations and government agencies today.
What Our Clients Say
“Simply put, Sandy and the staff at OCBA go out of their way to make you feel like a member of their team rather than a client. Professionalism with a personal touch is what I think about when describing OCBA.”
— Scott W., Cass County Parks and Recreation
“Trust is everything, and I trust OCBA to help my department create a vision for the future through careful planning today.”
— Anonymous
“We have had a positive long-standing relationship with OCBA over our past 28-years in business. We appreciate their trust in our surveying, geotechnical engineering, and construction testing services that have been provided on a wide variety of interesting projects. The staff at OCBA has been tremendous to work with, and we do not hesitate to recommend them to our clients that need landscape architecture services.”
— Driesenga & Associates
