Headshot of David Blake wearing a light button down shirt in front of a landscape plan.

David Blake is the sole proprietor of dMb design, an innovative landscape architecture and urban design studio, located in Oakland, CA. His primary focus lies in residential site design, encompassing detailed designs for wood decks, patios, pergolas and arbors, planting design and other garden elements. One of David’s specialties lies in the design solutions for steep slope terrain. Additionally, David excels in the field of urban design with the creation of mixed-use master planned communities, and the development of rich open space networks. His expertise spans a diverse range of scales within the realms of landscape architecture, and urban design.

  • “David did a wonderful job designing our garden. He had a great vision and delivered the plan on time. He was very responsive to communication. And most importantly, we now have a really beautiful garden with colorful, drought resistant plants, which was exactly what we had hoped for.”

    -Anastasia

  • “David was amazing to work with! He was easy going and very open to our ideas for our small yard. He never made us feel like our wants were too much and worked with us to include all of our wish list. He was able to design the whole property and was very knowledgeable with the plants he recommended. We got the final copies of the plans in a timely manner, and he was overall a pleasure to work with. He really made us feel like our small space was important to him!”

    -Anna R

  • "Thank you, David, for the wonderful design of our yard! Our family moved back to Tahoe, and we wanted to remodel our yard. David came highly recommended from a good friend so, when we asked for him to do some designs of course he said yes. He constructed a series of sketches for us within a very short period. We worked and developed the designs, and we soon had our yard all laid out and ready to be constructed. Now we have a great yard, and we are very thankful to David for his work."

    -Kelly

3D rendering of four people in a backyard with a fire pit.
A map of a neighborhood plan with buildings, roads, and plants.

Our Studio Disciplines

Two deck chairs under a shady tree in a backyard with a custom fence overlooking the Berkeley hills.

Residential Design

A map of a community master plan with buildings, trees, and roads.

Urban Design

Community Master Planning
Open Space Design