Ella Wooten Park - Mueller - Austin, Texas

Eastside Mixed Use Development - Richardson, Texas

Ella Wooten Park - Mueller - Austin, Texas

Southern Living Idea House - Austin, Texas

"Our goal is to create sustainable and vibrant environments for people to work, dwell and recreate."

About

Who we are and what we do.

Our Philosophy

Our experience is designing, managing, and implementing designs ranging from residential landscapes to regional plans while meeting client needs and respecting the natural environment. We pride ourselves on being client driven, providing value, and being good stewards of the land. Pharis Design has a background in designing livable places of all types and sizes throughout Texas, the United States and abroad.

Our goal is to create sustainable and vibrant environments for people to work, dwell and recreate

Our Services

MASTER PLANNING
Our master planning experience includes small scale in fill, large scale community plans, and regional scale corridor planning. We assist clients in due diligence and feasibility all the way through the implementation.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Our process translates the conceptual vision into an implementable plan. Our designs draw inspiration from the uniqueness of every region, site and setting.

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
In order to ensure a client vision on paper is realized in the field we oversee the implementation and execution to make sure that a quality project is delivered.

ENTITLEMENTS
We work with clients to entitle property for development ranging from zoning, site plans and permits to assisting with large scale utility planning and Municipal Utility Districts.

DESIGN GUIDELINES
We assist communities and developers in developing complete design guidelines for streetscapes, residential development and large scale site plans to ensure aesthetic continuity across all phases of a project

Certifications

MBE/ WBE (Minority and Woman Owned Business), City of Austin
HUB (Historically Underutilized Business), State of Texas
DBE (Disadvantaged Busniess Enterprise), TXDOT
CLARB (Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards)
Registered Landscape Architects, State of Texas

Affiliations

American Society of Landscape Architects
The Nature Conservancy
Congress for New Urbanism
Urban Land Institute
The Trail Foundation
Hill Country Conservancy

Meet the team

Moyara Pharis
Landscape Architect

Mo is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil who has been working with plants since childhood. She has a BLA from LSU and enjoys the warm weather of Austin, but has been known to enjoy the cool mountains of Colorado from time to time. She can be found most days running on the hike and bike trail.

Stefan Pharis,
PLANNER/ Landscape ARchitect

Stefan is a native of Louisiana and a graduate of LSU whose talents and interests match perfectly with the music and flavors of Austin, Texas. He is an active board member of the The Trail Foundation and when he is not working, he can be found swimming at Barton Springs or Deep Eddy with his children.

PROJECTS

A sample of our work.

Arrowhead Ranch

Planning

Arrowhead is a 360 acres master planned community located in Dripping Springs, Texas on the banks of Onion Creek. Services included Entitlements, Planning, Design Guideline, and Landscape Architecture.
Southern Living Idea House

Residential

Located in Spanish Oaks, the idea house was featured in the 2003 edition of Southern Living.
Spanish Oaks Villas

Residential

A collection of 28 uniquely designed homes and landscapes.
Eastside Mixed Use Development

Urban Design

A 14 acres urban infill/ adaptive re-use plan of a former office complex in Richardson, Texas. Services included Entitlements, Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture.
Frisco Bridges

urban design

An urban infill mixed use project. The landscape architecture includes a rooftop courtyard, pedestrian mall and other amenities. Designed in collaboration with LRK Architects
Georgetown Village

planning

Georgetown Village is a master planned community located in Georgetown, Texas. Services included Planning, Design Guidelines, and Landscape Architecture.
Trails at 620

urban design

The Trails at 620 is a 250,000 SF commercial center with office and retail components. It is a model for how large projects can utilize low water, native landscapes. Pharis Design's duties include Llanning,Eentitlements/Permitting and Lanscape Architecture.
Hilltop Residence

REsidential

An exclusive hilltop estate located in southwest Austin. Designed in collaboration with Architect, David Heymann.
Ella Wooten Park

parks and recreation

The first neighborhood park located in the Mueller development. It has achieved a 4 star Austin Energy Green rating. Designed in collaboration with Studio 8 and Modern Pools.
Lone Willow

planning

Lone Willow is a 205 acre walkablke master planned community located in Elgin, Texas. Services include Entitlements, Planning, Design Guidelines, and Urban Design.
Mueller SE Swim Center

PArks and REcreation

The largest neighborhood park located in the Mueller development. The design includes a community garden, pool, tennis, playground and open lawn. Designed in collaboration with Architect Lars Stanley and Modern Pools
Tortuga Dunes

planning

Located on Mustang Island, the development features paseos and an integrated stormwater system. It also features a 150 acres nature conservation area while clustering the developed area away from senstiive environmental features.
Barton Creek Estate

Residential

A 5 acre estate on a bluff overlooking Barton Creek. It is a National Wildlife Federation certified wildlife habitat.
Spanish Oaks

Parks and Recreation

Spanish Oaks is a master planned community located in Bee Cave, Texas.
Georgetown Village

Parks and Recreation

Georgetown Village is a master planned community located in Georgetown, Texas.