Santa Cruz Design+Innovation Center

The mission of the Santa Cruz Design + Innovation Center is to promote Santa Cruz as a globally-recognized design destination. Why Santa Cruz? Because we have a unique collective vision of design, inspired by the beauty of our beaches and mountains, Inspired by our youthful iconoclastic culture, and inspired by our commitment to innovation and sustainability.

It all comes together in Santa Cruz.

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Oona
Gaberšek RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, ARCSA AP
Landscape Architect
Oona Gaberšek Landscape Architecture

With 12 years experience in the field of landscape architecture, Oona is a leader in promoting sustainable and ecological approaches to site design. Her portfolio includes the Seattle Civic Center; the University of Washington Seattle Campus; a Master Plan Bovec, Slovenia as a Flubright Scholar; and the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, CA. She is active in developing water reuse systems, such as graywater and rainwater catchment systems, and also guides the standards and guidelines for rainwater and graywater catchment systems for Monterey County. With her proficient knowledge of adaptive and native plants in the Pacific Northwest, ethnobotanical applications, designing for habitat, water efficient and reclaimed water irrigation design, hardscape design, site stormwater management solutions, and site programming and layout skills, her designs remain attractive with minimal maintenance requirements. Using this knowledge Oona works exceptionally well with other professional disciplines, including local artists. Oona is known to obtain client satisfaction with on target design and construction budgets, timely deadlines, and a quality end product

831.747.1565
512 8th Street
Pacific Grove
California
93950