JWLA is a landscape architecture design firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Founded by Jay Warner in 2021, JWLA strives to connect the relationships between the natural and built environment.

JWLA is built off a passion for the outdoors, focused on a love for plants and a deep appreciation for the arts. We strive to create a sense of place, guided by the surrounding built and environmental landscapes, and believe in creating enduring landscapes through our distinct designs and by utilizing quality materials and responsible plantings.

In an ever changing world, it is important for us to be thoughtful of our selections and we take care in specifying water efficient and native plantings, and select our materials wisely. Our goal is to capture the spirit of the landscape in which we work on, and by focusing on these values, we form our design direction, which ultimately helps us create a more sustainable design.

Jay Warner grew up in the Bay Area and shares ties with California and Hawaii. Having spent time in both the landscape architecture and nursery industry, he also spent his early years watching and learning from his parents, both architects, and quickly learned the value between the connection of the indoor and outdoor world.

Jays experience in the field and in the office, helps him better understand the design and construction process and offers a unique perspective to the industry.

Prior to JWLA, Jay worked for Ron Lutsko of Lutsko Associates, where he learned to further appreciate a well thought design and process, in an effort to create timeless landscapes.