Completed DSLD pool integrated with a custom home and landscape

Five connected divisions

Birmingham and Central Alabama

One integrated team for the whole property.

DSLD coordinates creative vision, site intelligence, technical design and construction through one experienced Birmingham team.

The divisions

Expertise that works better together.

Each division can solve a focused need. Together, they reduce fragmented handoffs and keep the property’s design intent, technical requirements and construction decisions connected.

DSLD-designed paver patio, seating wall and landscape
Division 01 Core service

Landscape Design & Outdoor Living

Thoughtful outdoor environments planned around the land, architecture and way you want to live.

  • Landscape architecture
  • Master planning
  • Planting and hardscape design
  • Outdoor living environments
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Aerial view of a DSLD pool with integrated slide, deck and landscape
Division 02 Core service

Luxury Pools & Aquatics

Pools and aquatic environments integrated with the home, landscape and technical realities of the site.

  • Custom pool planning
  • Aquatic environments
  • Pool deck and landscape integration
  • Site and drainage coordination
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Boulder-lined drainage inlet integrated into a DSLD landscape
Division 03 Core service

Engineering, Drainage & Environmental

Technical solutions that help difficult sites perform safely, responsibly and beautifully.

  • Civil engineering
  • Drainage and grading
  • Erosion-control planning
  • Environmental coordination
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Enterprise mapping drone with LiDAR payload and GNSS rover on a residential site
Division 04 Core service

Drone Mapping, Topography & Site Planning

Drone LiDAR, RTK/GNSS field data, topographic mapping and site-planning support for informed design, engineering and construction decisions.

  • Drone LiDAR data collection
  • RTK/GNSS field data collection
  • Topographic mapping
  • Orthomosaic aerial imagery
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Completed DSLD custom wood home with a wraparound porch and stone foundation
Division 05 Core service

Custom Homes & Construction

Coordinated construction for homes, structures and outdoor spaces shaped by one property-wide vision.

  • Custom home planning
  • General construction
  • Site and utility coordination
  • Permitting coordination
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Landscaped garden and fountain by DSLD Land Management
Division 06 Core service

Barndominium Design & Build

A high-end barndominium should work as a complete home and property, not simply a metal shell with rooms inside. DSLD coordinates the site, structure, engineering, interiors and outdoor environment from the beginning.

  • Property and feasibility planning
  • Custom floor plans and architectural coordination
  • Foundations
  • utilities and site access
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Completed DSLD custom wood home with a wraparound porch and stone foundation

Specialty custom construction

High-end barndominiums, planned as complete properties.

DSLD coordinates the home, workshop or garage, utilities, drainage, access, landscape and outdoor living through one integrated design-build process.

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Service area

Based in Birmingham. Built around the property.

DSLD serves Birmingham and Central Alabama with a process that begins by understanding the site, the project goals and the disciplines needed to move forward responsibly.

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