Studio Campo explores the potential of landscapes to enrich human experience. The studio is centered in the belief that thriving ecosystems benefit our imagination as much as the species they support.

 

Studio Campo works with clients to unearth a strong sense of place. The firm takes on a range of projects, including gardens, hospitality spaces, farms, habitat areas, and public spaces, with a focus on naturalistic design and rural placemaking. The studio engages in landscape restoration practices to promote native species and takes a research-driven approach; biodiversity and ecological stewardship are cornerstones of the firm's practice.

Our work has been featured in Travel + Leisure, Monocle, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, Landscape Architecture Magazine, and Landscapes. Studio Campo is a woman-owned business based in Denver, Colorado and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We are certified as a M/WBE, SBE, EBE, and DBE in landscape architecture and urban planning.

The ‘Campo’ —pronounced cahmpo—in Studio Campo is the word for ‘field’ across a number of romance languages. The word can refer to a field of study, to a physical field or meadow, or to the philosophical disposition of being ‘no campo.’ In Portuguese, ‘no campo’ invokes the feeling of being out in the country, your hair blowing back. Studio Campo is named in honor of that feeling.

 

Photo by Lauren DeFilippo

FOUNDING PRINCIPAL

Cali Pfaff

Cali is the founding principal of Studio Campo. She has a passion for plants, construction, and big-picture thinking. She is a graduate of Harvard's Graduate School of Design, PUC Rio de Janeiro, and Brown University. Cali was previously an Associate at Public Architecture and Design Workshop. She has a background in design writing and publishing, including work for Metropolis Books and Next City.

Her work has received wide coverage, including national awards in Planning, Communications, and Research from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Cali is Creative Director of the sustainable vineyard, winery, and working farm, Left Coast Estate, which her family runs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The estate is the Oregon field office of Studio Campo and acts as a proving grounds for experimental planting design and ecological restoration. Cali is licensed as a landscape architect in Oregon and Colorado, and certified nationally as an urban planner.



PRINCIPAL

Amanda Jeter

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Amanda is a landscape architect and planner with over 15 years experience. Amanda brings a love of parks and recreation planning, nature play, and storytelling. She is a graduate of Washington University in St Louis and University of Colorado at Denver. Amanda was previously an Associate at Design Workshop, worked for the National Parks Service, and was the Executive Director of a dance company for seven years. Amanda’s design work has received national recognition from the American Society of Landscape Architects and has been featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine, Landscapes, and Monocle. Amanda is licensed as a landscape architect in Colorado.

FURNITURE LEAD

Chad Saxton

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Chad is a jack-of-all-trades who brings 10 years of experience in finished carpentry to the studio. He is the fabrication lead, focused on woodworking, metalwork, and furniture tailored to projects. In addition to his work in construction, Chad is a trained audio engineer who has run a recording studio, co-founded the underground music venue Unit-E, managed the main stages of large festivals, and acted as the in-house audio engineer for various radio stations. He has worked with bands, such as Mumford & Sons, Avett Brothers, Graham Nash, Nathaniel Ratliffe & the Night Sweats, and Bon Iver.

OPERATIONS

Mikelle Mann

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Mikelle Mann heads operations for the studio, in charge of billing and administration. Mikelle has a background in graphic design with an associates degree from Utah Valley University, as well as a bachelors of science in Accounting from University of Utah.  She previously worked in project billing for the marketing subsidiary of a broadcasting company.  After raising her five kids, she reentered the workforce and is integral in supporting the work of the studio. 

Landscape Architecture

  • Site Design

  • Garden Design

  • Hospitality Spaces

  • Interior & Exterior Planting Design

  • Botanic Installations

  • Apiaries & Pollinator Habitat

  • Seed Mix Specifications

  • Custom Furniture

  • Material Reuse

Planning

  • Landscape Masterplanning

  • Agricultural & Viticultural Planning

  • Ecological Restoration & Habitat Planning

  • Parks, Recreation & Open Space Planning

  • GIS Analysis

  • Graphic Storytelling

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