DANIELLE CEGELSKI

Design Associate

Danielle joined Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture in February 2008. 

Danielle began studying Interior Design at San Francisco State University but felt like she needed a life change, so she packed her suitcase and moved to New Zealand where she attended Massey University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Sustainable Development. 

Danielle moved back to the central coast in 2006 where she worked for her parents, a general contractor and interior designer. Teaming up on a personal project Danielle met Jeffrey during a landscape remodel. She became inspired by his unique plant palate and vision of the space and felt that his design philosophy had an ideal synergy of architectural detail and environmental awareness.  A perfect fit with her personal design aesthetic.

Danielle now works in all areas of the design process from the development of schematic designs to construction documents.  She brings with her an enthusiasm for native plants, a focus on sustainable design practices, and a desire to create functional outdoor spaces that link the clients needs back to the surrounding landscape and to the architecture.

Danielle has a passion for the outdoors beyond the world of Landscape Architecture. On weekends she can be found hiking up a river with a fishing pole, tending to her vegetable garden, or bushwhacking through thick chaparral hillsides to climb various rock outcroppings. It is in these outdoor spaces that bring about the awareness of how our built environment should interact with the natural environment. It is not uncommon for her to spend hours in the kitchen cooking up random dishes inspired from various ingredients picked up from the Baywood Farmers Market. She shares a trait found in every employee at JGSLA; A creative process that comes about from the ingestion of great food and a good glass of wine.

JGSLA has been fortunate enough to be the Landscape Architects on several LEED registered projects. Danielle is currently studying to get her LEED accreditation and hopes to implement many of the sustainable practices into future designs.

To contact Danielle email: danielle@jgsdesigns.com

Native Landscape, Regional Style, Modern Landscapes, Mid-Century Modern Landscapes, Contemporary, Site Specific, Drought Tolerant, xeriscape, genius loci, regionalism, site specific design