McWilliam Studio is a multi award winning and leading landscape architecture and garden design practice, based in Buckinghamshire and working across London and the South East. The practice is led by award winning designer Gavin McWilliam in collaboration with a team of talented Associates.
McWilliam Studio is one of the country's leading garden design practices. The practice is led by award winning garden designer and landscape architect Gavin McWilliam in collaboration with a team of talented associates. We design bespoke gardens and public landscapes. Listed in the Country Life Top 100 as one of the best garden designers in Britain 2023. House and Gardens top 50 garden designers and Country and Town House 20 finest garden and landscape designers.
The studio is based in Old Amersham, but as a practice we work across the South East and internationally at both garden and landscape scale. We are interested in delivering memorable places and experiences through our designs. Producing imaginative, uplifting and carefully tailored designs for our clients whether residential or commercial is crucial to the success of our schemes. Sharply detailed construction, elegant spaces and inspirational planting design percolate through our unique design responses.
Gavin graduated with a first in Fine Art before going on to achieve a distinction for his masters in Landscape Architecture at Greenwich University. He is a Chartered Member of The Landscape Institute, Registered Member of the Society of Garden Designers and a Registered BALI designer.
Over the past 10 years we have won over 40 National and International awards for our work. Including Gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Gold and Best in Show at the Singapore Garden Festival and Gold and Best in Show at The Shenzhen Flower Show
We are always interested in hearing from talented landscape architects and garden designers so please email over your portfolio and cv if you fancy joining the team.
Architects Journal Awards 2023 Winner - Design of the Year ‘Hampshire Temple’
Architects Journal Awards 2023 Winner - Community and Faith Project £2 million and over ‘Hampshire Temple’
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Silver Gilt for ‘Transcendence show garden’
APLD awards 2023 Gold Large residential garden ‘Portugal Garden’
APLD awards 2023 Gold Small residential garden ‘Central London Courtyard’
SGD awards 2022 winner for best International garden ‘Portugal Garden’
SGD awards 2022 winner best hardscape design ‘Kensington courtyard’
APLD awards 2022 Best in Show ‘Between Heaven and Earth’
APLD awards 2022 Gold Best show garden ‘Between Heaven and Earth’
APLD awards 2022 Gold for large residential garden ‘ Kensington Garden’
SGD Awards 2021 winner Large Residential Landscapes and garden ‘Chorleywood garden’
BALI Awards 2021 Principal award design excellence over £100,000 ‘Kensington Garden’
Shenzhen International flower show 2021 Gold and Best in Show for ‘Between Heaven and Earth’
APLD awards 2021 Best in Show ‘Chorleywood Garden’
APLD awards 2021 Gold for Large Residential garden ‘Chorleywood Garden’
APLD awards 2021 Gold for a Show Garden garden ‘Cloudy Bay Discovery Garden’
SGD Awards 2020 winner paper landscapes for Changping Hot Springs
Winner Hardscape category for ‘Hertfordshire Garden’ SGD awards 2019
APLD awards 2019 Silver for Large Residential garden ‘Hertfordshire Garden’
Grand Award BALI awards 2018 for ‘Hertfordshire Garden’
Principal Winner BALI awards 2018 domestic garden over £250k for ‘Hertfordshire Garden’
Winner Hardscape category for ‘Hertfordshire Garden’ SGD awards 2019
Gold APLD awards 2018 for ‘London Roof Terraces’
Gold RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 for 'Breaking Ground'
Gold APLD awards 2017 for 'Silence'
Winner SGD Awards 2016 Roof Garden 'London Roof Terraces'
Winner SGD Awards 2016 Roof Garden 'London Roof Terraces'
Winner SGD Awards 2016 Public or Commercial Landscape 'Kents Hill'
Gold APLD awards 2016 for 'Sacred Grove'
Silver Singapore Garden Festival 2016 for 'Silence'
RHS Chelsea Silver Gilt Living legacy Garden 2015
Winner Paper SGD Awards 2014 paper landscapes
Best in Show Singapore Garden Festival 2014 for 'Sacred Grove'
Gold Singapore Garden Festival 2014 for 'Sacred Grove'
RHS Chelsea Silver Gilt Cloudy Bay Garden 2014
Winner of the grand award SGD design award 'Hertfordshire Garden'
Winner SGD design awards 2013 peoples choice award for 'Hertfordshire Garden'
Winner SGD design awards 2013 Large residential for 'Hertfordshire Garden'
Finalist SGD design awards 2013 Planting design for 'Hertfordshire Garden'
Finalist SGD design awards 2013 Hard landscape design for 'Hertfordshire Garden'
RHS Chelsea Silver Gilt Cloudy Bay Garden 2013
Winner SGD design awards 2012 for Public
or communual outdoor space for the Savill Rose Garden
Winner SGD design awards 2012 peoples choice award for St Georges Hill Garden
Finalist SGD design awards 2012 Large residential St Georges Hill Garden
Gold APLD International design competition 2012 for the Savill Rose Garden
Gold APLD International design competition 2012 forSt Georges Hill Garden
Grand winner South Korean Garden EXPO 2013
APL Award winner 2011 for St Georges Hill Garden
BALI Award winner 2010 for 'Hertfordshire Garden'
BALI Award winner 2009 for Hyde Park Hayes