Pedersen Associates
Landscape Architect & Designer - San Rafael, CA
Average rating
4.80
4.8
Average rating
4.80
4.8
Services
- Arbor Construction
- Architecture
- Artificial Grass Installation
- Blueprinting
- Brick and Stone Driveway Installation
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About Pedersen Associates
Pedersen Associates has provided comprehensive land planning and award-winning design services for estate-residential, commercial and public-sector since 1983. The firm's founder and principal, Pete Pedersen, views landscape design as a process which the owner, landscape architect and design team work together to build a collective and, ultimately, more successful, garden design. By blending the unique character of a site with a client's program, tastes, practical needs and budget, Pedersen Associates creates timeless, environmentally sustainable designs that foster a natural flow between indoor and outdoor living areas. The firm's talented team of designers is well-known throughout the Bay Area for beautiful and appropriate plant selections, as well as creating exquisite entries, swimming pools, fountains, fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, trellises, fencing and garden spaces in an array of classic and contemporary styles that both compliment and define the pleasures of California living.
Credentials & Stats
41 years in business
Ratings and Reviews
Average rating
4.80
4.8
Areas We Serve
- Brisbane
- Daly City
- Atherton
- San Bruno
- South San Francisco
- San Francisco
- Palo Alto
- Alameda
- American Canyon
- Benicia
- Canyon
- Concord
- Pleasant Hill
- Crockett
- El Cerrito
- Hercules
- Lafayette
- Martinez
- Moraga
- Napa
- Orinda
- Pinole
- Port Costa
- Rodeo
- Vallejo
- Walnut Creek
- Oakland
- Emeryville
- Piedmont
- Berkeley
- Albany
- Richmond
- El Sobrante
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- Greenbrae
- Kentfield
- Belvedere Tiburon
- Bolinas
- Corte Madera
- Fairfax
- Forest Knolls
- Lagunitas
- Larkspur
- Mill Valley
- Novato
- Nicasio
- Olema
- Petaluma
- Point Reyes Station
- Ross
- San Anselmo
- San Geronimo
- San Quentin
- Sausalito
- Stinson Beach
- Woodacre
- Boyes Hot Springs
- El Verano
- Sonoma
- Vineburg
Business Info
Address
San Rafael, CA 94901
Project Gallery
Photo | Project | Date | Description | Cost | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Atherton Residence | Sep 2013 | This acre and one-quarter flag lot in the flats of Atherton, graced with many mature live oaks provided the setting for this PPG designed home. Pedersen Associates provided detailing for joining the building to the site. San Francisco cobblestone terrace walls were used to nestle the building into the site. The material was then wrapped around the entire entry. A generous fireplace provides a gracious entertaing area off the family room. On axis is a large formal fireplace with the outdoor kitchen tucked behind. A cabana and swimming pool located in the sunny portion of the site allow ample space for outdoor play. Rich perennial and annual color beds articulate walks and outdoor spaces. | $475k | Atherton, CA |
  | San Rafael Residence | Sep 2013 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $135k | San Rafael, CA |
  | San Anselmo Residence | Jan 2013 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $265k | San Anselmo, CA |
  | Napa Residence | Jan 2012 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $435k | Napa, CA |
  | Tiburon Residence 4 | Jan 2012 | Garden Landscaping of 24000 square foot in Single Family Residence | $205k | Tiburon, CA |
  | Palo Alto Residence | Jan 2012 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $680k | Palo Alto, CA |
  | Tiburon Residence 2 | Jan 2012 | Pedersen Associates worked closely with the architect during the schematic design phase to develop a complimentary relationship between the residence and its site location. The placement of a deck over a cabana, coupled with the use of water as a unifying element, create a seamless relationship between building and setting. The trellis element defines the entry and is repeated on the south elevation, shading the living and dining room windows. The deck railing borrows from the clean detailing of the residence. The garden spills down the slope to a flagstone patio next to a curving infinity-edge pool that, when viewed from the cabana, creates an unbroken water-to-water vista. The flagstone and large placement boulders act as a counter-point to the smooth vertical concrete surfaces. Although this California garden was designed to minimize water use, the need for an active play area for the owner's three children necessitated a lawn. The approach was to treat the lawn and pool as a contiguous composition, to be viewed from above. The main plantings are grasses, salvia, echium and rosemary, interspersed with flowering ground covers. | $650k | Tiburon, CA |
  | San Francisco Residence | Jan 2012 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $215k | San Francisco, CA |
  | San Rafael Residence 3 | Jan 2012 | Landscaping of Garden in Single Family Residence | $285k | San Rafael, CA |
