Our Design Process

See your yard
before we build it.

Nearly every project we take on begins as a photorealistic 3D model. Long before a shovel hits the ground, you can look at your pool, hardscape, and landscape from every angle — and shape it until it feels like home.

Designed in 3D

A look inside the design.

These are real Sonoran Landesign concepts, modeled in Structure Studios — the same 3D design software we use to turn your project into something you can see, and even walk through, long before construction begins.

A 3D walkthrough of the StoryRock design — rendered before a shovel hits the ground.

3D rendering of a custom pool and spa at night with fire features and landscape lighting
3D rendering of a desert-modern infinity-edge pool with sun-shelf loungers and decorative screen wall
3D rendering of a poolside ramada bar with stone walls and a living wall at sunset
3D rendering of an infinity pool with a sunken fire-feature lounge and shade ramada
3D rendering of an outdoor kitchen with stacked-stone wall and pendant lighting overlooking a mountain sunset
3D rendering of an outdoor kitchen island and stone arch with a fire feature at sunset
3D rendering of a covered outdoor bar with TVs and circular stone openings in the evening
3D rendering of a covered outdoor kitchen and dining ramada with built-in grill and trellis planting
3D rendering of an outdoor kitchen and bar under a curved pergola with a pizza oven
3D rendering of an outdoor kitchen with a circular stone opening and pendant lighting at dusk
3D rendering of an outdoor wet bar with a decorative metal screen and climbing vines at dusk
3D rendering of an outdoor kitchen with stone wall and wood ceiling

Renderings are design concepts created during planning. Finished projects vary with site conditions, selections, and plant maturity.

How It Comes Together

The steps behind your custom pool and landscape.

From the first conversation to the final design, here is how a Sonoran Landesign project takes shape.

01

The Right Designer

Every project begins with a one-on-one consultation — and with matching you to the designer whose strengths best fit your home and the way you want to live.

02

Your Plan, Brought to Life

On your presentation date, your designer reveals a complete pool and landscape plan, rendered in lifelike 3D so you can see your finished yard — not just imagine it.

03

An In-Depth Review

Together you walk through every part of the pool and landscape proposal in detail, so nothing is left to guesswork.

04

Refined Until It's Right

If you'd like changes, your designer revises the plan to the specifications you discussed and sets a follow-up presentation — as many times as it takes to get it right.

05

Finalized Together

At the follow-up, we review the updated design and go through your pool and landscape contracts in depth, so you move forward with complete clarity.

Let's Begin

Let's create something timeless.

Tell us about your home and how you'd like to live outdoors. We'll render the rest.

Begin the Design Conversation