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Designscapes, Inc.

Award-Winning Landscape Design in Michigan

About Designscapes, Inc.

Contact Designscapes, Inc. for award-winning landscape design by landscape architects Patrick Sellenraad and Dan Haubenstricker

Since 1996, Designscapes, Inc. has offered residential and commercial clients our services of site evaluation, landscape design, bid solicitation, and project management of landscape installations. Our clients have the option of choosing any or all of these services at an hourly rate. Our two registered landscape architects, Patrick Sellenraad and Dan Haubenstricker, have over 45 years of combined experience. Our goal is to go beyond just site enhancement. We will find solutions to your site problems that look good and fit your budget. Past clients have found our ability to solve problems and reach a consensus from divergent viewpoints very valuable.

North entrance for Designscapes, Inc. next to the Frankenmuth Library

Office Location
Frankenmuth Professional Building

Designscapes, Inc.

140 W. Tuscola St.
Suite E
Frankenmuth MI  48734

Tuscola Street entrance for Designscapes, Inc. Frankenmuth
North entrance next to Wickson Library parking lot and garden  

South entrance on W. Tuscola St.

Resume: C. Patrick Sellenraad, ASLA                                                C. Patrick Sellenraad, landscape architect at Designscapes, Inc.             
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Registered Landscape Architect, State of Michigan #1228, since 1996
Completed program in Landscape Architecture - Ohio State University 1987
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture - Michigan State University 1976
Michigan Certified Nurseryman since 1980
Certified Storm Water Operator since 2007
Landscape design and project management - 1977 to present


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial projects: Projects vary in size from small professional office buildings to major retail operations and industrial sites. Project complexity has ranged from simple plantings to complete site planning, including ponds and waterfalls. Design considerations have been overall aesthetics, maintenance, pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
Completed projects range in size from $15,000.00 to over $500,000.00.

Residential landscapes: Past projects have included water features, decks, paving bricks, terracing, retaining walls, decorative bridges, landscape irrigation and lighting. Site types range from wooded lots to lakeside property. The size of completed projects ranges from $5000.00 to over $200,000.00.

Other projects: Entrances and signage for businesses and subdivisions (both gated and non-gated communities); memorials for veterans and police.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Frankenmuth Planning Commission since 2000.

Frankenmuth Parks and Recreation board member 1990 to 2000. Coordinated volunteers for replanting of Frankenmuth’s rose garden and over four hundred street trees after they were destroyed by a tornado in 1996.

Created a guide book for significant trees in Frankenmuth, helping Frankenmuth earn a ‘Tree City USA’ designation.

Memberships: American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA), Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed, Home Builders Association of Saginaw,
National Ski Patrol, US Sailing.

LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/patsellenraad


Resume: Daniel L. Haubenstricker, ASLA                                            Dan Haubenstricker, landscape architect at Designscapes, Inc.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Registered Landscape Architect, State of Michigan #1069, since 1990
Master of Landscape Architecture 1986 - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
B. A. Liberal Arts - Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Continuing education - classes and programs pertaining to landscape paving and planting

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial and residential landscapes:   Design of planting and paving concepts, preparation of bid documents and specifications, materials lists for bid documents. Typical design projects include city parks, assisted living facilities, small retail developments, and apartment complexes.

Design of seasonal flower displays using annuals, tropical plants, and perennials.

Project management and organization: follow-up of project change orders, problem resolution, maintenance of project files and documentation.

Overseas study: Five visits to southern Germany to explore traditional landscapes and gardens in both rural and urban settings.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Frankenmuth Historical Association
   Board of Trustees 1994-1999, 2002-2007
   Board President 1998-1999, 2007
   Museum Auction Chair 1998

Frankenmuth Rotary Club, 1996-2003
   Youth Exchange Committee Chair, 1998-2003

Frankenmuth Sister City Committee, Chair, 2006-present

Memberships:  American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA)

LINKEDIN:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/danhaubenstricker


The American Society of Landscape Architects

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), founded in 1899, is the only organization representing the landscape architecture profession in the United States. The Society's mission is to lead, educate, and participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of our natural and man-made environments. Designscapes, Inc. is a proud member of the following organizations.

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)          Michigan Nursery & Landscape Assoc. (MNLA)

Michigan Chapter, ASLA                                              Saginaw Valley Nursery & Landscape Association (SVNLA)

Home Builders Association of Saginaw (HBAS)              Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce


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Designscapes, Inc.
Landscape Architecture &
Project Management
140 W. Tuscola St., Suite E
Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
phone 989-652-4981  
fax 989-652-4982
dscapes@dscapes.com

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