Terra Firma - Landscape Architecture

Terra Firma is based in Dooravaaninagar, specifically at D-359 on East 4th Lane. We focus on landscape architecture, which basically means we spend a lot of time thinking about dirt, plants, and how people walk through outdoor spaces. Bangalore used to be a lot greener, and we try to do our part to keep some of that alive in the projects we take on. Our office is a bit of a mess sometimes, with soil samples, plant catalogs, and rolls of site plans everywhere. It’s not a fancy place, but it works for us. We spend about half our time in the office and the other half out on sites, getting dusty and checking on how the planting is going. We aren't interested in being a big corporate firm. We like being a smaller team where we actually know what’s happening on every project. Sometimes things don't go as planned—a certain tree doesn't take or the drainage is trickier than we thought—and we just have to figure it out as we go. It’s practical work. We don't use a lot of flowery language to describe what we do. We just design outdoor areas that look decent and don't fall apart after the first monsoon. If you’re in the neighborhood, you might see us loading up the car with equipment. We’re just local people trying to make the outside world look a little better, one garden or park at a time. It’s hard work but worth it.