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WA Design is a Professional Landscape & Golf Course Services firm focusing on Design, Planning, Consultation and Management.

We are dedicated to creating innovative, sustainable, and visionary landscapes that seamlessly integrate with the nature. Wilburn|Associates is a Professional Landscape & Golf Course Design Services firm focusing on Design, Planning, Consultation and Management. Our firm offers services to a wide range of clientele including Developers, Builders, and Residential Homeowners as well as fellow Architects, Engineers, Golf Courses and Landscape Contractors. We have worked throughout the USA, Europe and China on a vast array of projects ranging from small Zen Gardens, Outdoor Living Spaces and Pools to Resorts, Community Developments, and Golf Course & Recreational Complexes. No matter the size, location, or complexity, Wilburn/Associates can provide professional services to guide you through your project, meet your needs, and create spectacular visual spaces. Focused Planning & Design Approach · Attention to Details · Professional, Reliable & Responsible · Experienced · Educational to the Client

• A focused approach to the Planning & Design Phase for each project is essential. This first step guides the entire project and all team members involved and streamlines the process as well as establishes budgets and overall objectives.

• Attention to the details, the little details; this is what pulls the project together. The little details are what take a decent project to a great project. These little details are also important so that we can ensure that the project stays on track, adheres to the design and sticks to the budget.

• Professional, Reliable & Responsible, something that is lacking across all industries these days. Wilburn/Associates is dedicated to maintaining a Professional relationship with our clients in which they can Rely on us to do what we say and when we promise it. We take great pride in what we do and believe we are responsible for the happiness of our clients at the end of the day…that is the most important part of our job.

• Our wide range of Experience & Knowledge within the landscape & golf industries throughout the world gives us a unique perspective on design and allows us the ability to explore more opportunities with our clients.

• Education is the key to a successful project. Wilburn/Associates creates a partnership with our clients to ensure expectations are set and maintained, realistic goals are set, and full understanding of the project is established.

10/16/2026

From Vision to Reality | Homecoming Community 🌿🏡

What a transformation!

Take a look at the incredible evolution of the Homecoming Community from 2021 to 2025. What began as a wooded landscape has transformed into a vibrant residential neighborhood with thoughtfully planned streets, welcoming homes, community amenities, and preserved natural surroundings.

At WA Design, we love seeing a vision come to life. These aerial images capture years of planning, design, collaboration, and construction—all coming together to create a place people can call home.

It's a reminder that great communities don't happen overnight. They grow from a vision, one step at a time.

2021 → 2022 → 2025
Swipe through to see the transformation! 🌳

10/14/2026

Great golf course design does more than create a beautiful landscape—it shapes every decision you make from tee to green. ⛳

In WA Design 101 – Part 5 of 12, we’re looking at how golf course architecture influences the way a hole is played. Tee positioning sets the first decision, hazards introduce risk and reward, and the green brings the strategy—and sometimes the drama—to the finish.

The best courses don’t simply challenge your swing. They make you think.
From tee to green, every inch has a purpose.

10/12/2026

A retreat designed around stillness, movement, and connection to the landscape. 🧘‍♀️🌿

This conceptual yoga and wellness retreat explores how architecture and nature can work together to create a restorative experience.

Open-air meditation spaces, shaded walking paths, intimate garden rooms, fire elements, and a glass-enclosed wellness pavilion form a sequence that moves from activity to reflection.

The design stays quiet and immersive, using filtered light, natural materials, framed views, and soft landscape lighting to make the surrounding woodland part of the experience from morning through evening. ✨

A place to move, breathe, gather, and reset.

Conceptual design + visualization.

10/09/2026

From concept to landscape: the Nebraska Pod project is complete. 🌿

It started with a simple question: how can a small structure feel efficient and elevated, while staying quiet within the landscape?

The answer: an arched metal exterior, warm wood interiors, private decks, and framed views of the Nebraska countryside.

Seeing the finished Pods settled among the existing trees brings the original design to life. Each one is a private retreat with its own character and a strong connection to the site. ✨

Concept → Design → Installation → Experience

10/07/2026

Golf course architecture is about much more than creating a beautiful backdrop—it’s about shaping how the game is played.

Thoughtful design balances playability, safety, pace of play, and long-term performance. From strategic routing and clear sightlines to drainage, durable turf, and resilient planting, every decision contributes to a better experience on the course.

Great golf course architecture should challenge players fairly, protect the landscape, and continue performing for decades to come.
Part 4 of 12: Why Golf Course Architecture Matters

10/05/2026

Golf course design is about creating an experience that feels as though it has always belonged to the land.

These images highlight the relationship between grading, water, vegetation, and play—using subtle landforms, naturalized pond edges, preserved tree stands, and carefully shaped turf to create a course that is both beautiful and memorable.

Thoughtful golf course design balances performance with the landscape, allowing drainage, habitat, views, and strategy to work together as one cohesive environment. The result is a course that changes with the light, rewards thoughtful play, and feels connected to its surroundings.

Designed with the land. Shaped for the game.

10/02/2026

Great landscapes do more than complement architecture—they create a sense of place.

This residence reflects the WA Design approach: thoughtful planning, strong spatial structure, restrained material choices, and a landscape designed as an extension of the architecture. From the clean lawn panels and layered planting to the pool, pavilion, terraces, and carefully defined edges, every element works together as part of one cohesive composition.

At WA Design, our mission is to INSPIRE. ENHANCE. CREATE. We believe successful landscapes should be beautiful, functional, site-responsive, and built to perform over time. That means looking beyond individual features and considering how architecture, planting, circulation, views, water, and outdoor living come together to shape the full experience of a property.

The result is a landscape that feels intentional without feeling overdesigned—one that supports everyday life while creating memorable moments.

What makes an outdoor space feel timeless to you: the architecture, the planting, the materials, or the way everything works together?

09/30/2026

It’s much more than laying out holes and adding flags. From routing and course design to drainage, irrigation, grading, and long-term playability, every decision helps shape how a course looks, feels, and plays.

Golf course architecture is where art, science, strategy, and the land itself come together.

Part 3 of our Golf Course Design 101 series — follow along for more.

09/28/2026

At WA Design, great residential landscapes are about more than individual features

they’re about creating a complete experience of the land.

This waterfront property is a strong example of our landscape-first approach, blending natural stone retaining walls, terraces, steps, structured planting, open lawn, and a cascading water feature into one cohesive environment.

Our mission is to create thoughtful, lasting places through intentional design and stewardship of the land; spaces that are beautiful, functional, buildable, and designed around how people actually experience them.

From the arrival sequence to the lakefront, every element works together to make the property feel intentional and connected.

What would you want to incorporate into your own outdoor space; a water feature, natural stonework, or more layered planting?

09/25/2026

From the WA Design Archives

Great landscapes have a way of feeling timeless.

Looking back at some of WA Design’s earlier work, many of the principles that continue to guide our practice today were already taking shape: working with the character of the site, creating meaningful connections between people and nature, and designing landscapes that are as experiential as they are beautiful.

In this residential project, water became the organizing element of the landscape; moving through a series of pools, streams, waterfalls, stone crossings, and intimate garden spaces. Natural stone and layered tropical planting soften the architecture and create a sense of discovery as you move through the property.

That philosophy remains central to WA Design today: creating site-responsive environments that balance design craft, function, environmental stewardship, and long-term value.

INSPIRE. ENHANCE. CREATE.

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Huntersville, NC

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+17049425667

Website

http://www.designwa.com/

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