Since 1998, the Firm has been the Project leader in aspects of land acquisition, development and implementation. The Firm led and coordinated a team of engineers, lawyers and environmental consultants in negotiating a development agreement with the Village of Bee Cave and a Master Agreement with US Fish and Wildlife Services. The Firm was also responsible for the creation of the Project's master plan and its design guidelines. As part of the Spanish Oaks master plan of over 400 residences, the Firm planned the restoration of the land which included the golf component, a designed trail and park system, and the landscape design standards for all streets and amenities. The Firm did the design of the project's bridges and overpasses.

Spanish Oaks will bring back the natural landscape in ways that benefit both the land and its existing and future residents. Roads and trails are smaller and narrower than usual. They follow the land's natural form and shape. Native grasses, shrubs and trees are allowed to grow up to the edges of the roads. There are 14 miles of trails. Residential properties are subject to strict site development guidelines to preserve long-term property values. The guidelines address building and landscape materials, ridgeline preservation and limits on construction site disturbances.

Austin's environmental community fully embraced Spanish Oaks because of its unique approach to the preservation of the environment. Through the land restoration plan, over­grazed fields are now filled with native grasses and wildflowers. Home sites and other buildings are set far behind a vegetative buffer which protects the endangered Barton Creek Salamander. In keeping with the concept of a native Hill Country Community, Spanish Oaks has utilized an unusual amount of its own resources. Most of the Golf Course's soil came from Spanish Oaks recently eroded, low areas, minimizing the use of imported soil. The Course utilizes treated effluent water, minimizing the use of the region's potable water.     Over 300 mature trees have been transplanted throughout the project, where otherwise, they would have been destroyed by construction. And hilltops throughout Spanish Oaks are reserved for parks, preserving the views that others have of the Hill Country's silhouette.

Attention to the harmony of the development with its native and restored environment is what sets Spanish Oaks apart from other communities in the region. From the color choice of the concrete paths to the delicate setting of bridges over ravines, Spanish Oaks belongs to Bee Cave and the Texas Hill Country.