Robert J. Bell, President

Robert J. Bell, President

ABOUT BELL DESIGN, INC.

Bell Design, Inc., is a landscape architecture firm based in Washington, DC, Southampton, NY, and Palm Beach, FL. Our projects range from estate master plans to townhouse gardens to hospitality and community design. We’ve been featured in Architectural Digest, Veranda, Elle Decor, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Washingtonian magazine and on HGTV. Notable projects include:

  • Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2022, Palm Beach, FL

  • Georgetown University, Washington, DC

  • George Washington University, Washington, DC

  • Lost Tree Village, North Palm Beach, FL

  • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington, DC

  • Riggs Hotel, Washington, DC

  • Ringgold-Carroll House (NRHP), Washington, DC

  • Frederick Douglass House, Washington, DC

  • Farmers Group restaurants, DC/MD/PA/VA

  • Fountain House community wellness center, New York, NY

  • German Embassy campus, Washington, DC

  • Residence, Tahoe, NV

  • Residence, Park City, UT

  • Residences, Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

  • Residences, Charlottesville, VA

  • Residences, Los Angeles, CA

  • Residences, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Sag Harbor & Southampton, NY

  • Residences, Gibson Island & St. Michaels, MD

  • Residences, Washington, DC

Bell Design, Inc., blends a contemporary aesthetic with classical elements to form seamless compositions in both historic and modern landscapes.  We imbue our outdoor spaces with multi-season beauty, practicality, and environmental sensitive design.  With innovative materials, classic craftsmanship, exacting design and thoughtful plant selection, we create distinctive and dramatic gardens around the country.

ABOUT ROBERT BELL, RLA

Robert Bell grew up gardening and designing in Easton, Maryland.  As a child, Bob enjoyed the natural world and had varied interests from creating organic dyes and metal-work to textile design and herbal remedies.  Trips to England, France, and Barbados inspired him to create lush, eclectic gardens at his family home. An avid sailor, traveler, and plantsman, he began creating and maintaining gardens for local historic properties in high school, with a focus on tidewater Maryland’s native and adapted species.  After graduating from Cornell University with a B.S. in landscape architecture, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work with landscape architecture firm Oehme, van Sweden and Associates, known for their introduction of dramatic ornamental grasses and grand sweeps of perennials to American gardens.  Bob managed a wide variety of construction projects at Oehme, van Sweden including:  

  • The Americana Manhasset shopping center, Manhasset, NY

  • New US. Embassy compound, Kathmandu, Nepal

  • New US Embassy compound, Bridgetown, Barbados

  • New US Embassy compound, Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Ridge Hill Lifestyle Center, Yonkers, NY

  • South Franklin Circle retirement community, Chagrin Falls, OH

A registered landscape architect in the states of Maryland, Florida, and the District of Columbia, Bob currently splits his time between Florida and Washington, DC.

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