Who We Are

BISNETT DESIGN ASSOCIATES (BDA) is a full-service land use planning and landscape architecture firm founded by principal Brian Bisnett in 1984, serving northern and central California from its offices in Grass Valley.

What We Do

  • Site Planning and Landscape Architecture: Landscape architecture occurs at the intersection of the built and the natural environments. From landscape design through preparation of Specific Plans, the focus of BDA’s work is design which satisfies the client’s objectives, addresses the community’s goals, and protects and enhances the natural resources of the site.
  • Site Mapping and Analysis: Good design requires accurate and detailed site information. Utilizing the latest in surveying and mapping technologies, and with a multidisciplinary team of natural resource consultants, BDA provides the fine-grained understanding of a site that provides the foundation of successful planning and design.
  • Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management: Few aspects of site planning are more fundamental to a project’s lasting success than grading and drainage. Working with our civil engineer partners, BDA provides grading, drainage and stormwater management planning to minimize project impacts and maximize project sustainability.
  • Agency Approvals: BDA has extensive experience working with a wide range of regulatory agencies, including:
    • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    • California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • California State Water Resources Control Board
    • California Office of Mine Reclamation
    • California Department of Transportation
    • California Department of Fish and Game
  • Project Representation: BDA’s extensive experience working with neighborhood-based organizations and civic entities provides the ability to successfully manage outreach campaigns and build understanding and support for projects among a wide range of stakeholders and interest groups.
  • Entitlements: From Planning Review to Certificates of Occupancy, BDA assists its clients in efficiently and effectively negotiating the many hurdles of the entitlement process.
  • Construction Oversight and Management: With over 35 years of in-the-field construction experience, and a licensed general contractor on-staff, BDA has the expertise to successfully take its projects off the drawing board and see them through the entire construction process.