Understorey Holdings
Two people seated in chairs on a timber deck at sunrise, seen from a dark room through linen curtains.

About

About Understorey Holdings

Our mission

Canvas bedroom with a low bed and rust-coloured cushions, opening through black-framed glass to a rocky mountain deck.

Understorey Holdings develops conservation-led, low-impact hospitality. We convert landsites into durable assets and community experience that protect the traditions and scarcity that make each place itself.

Our approach

Sunrise over grassland, seen from a canvas lodge through open glass doors, with linen curtains and a daybed on the deck.

We build to a global standard: modular, repeatable typologies; passive and renewable systems; and local materials that keep every site true to its landscape. Sustainability is measured, verified, and designed to meet environmental standards. Local employment, artisan procurement, and equity sit inside the operating structure, so value remains in the understorey.

Team

  • Head-and-shoulders portrait of Scot Bryson, smiling, wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a light check shirt.

    Scot Bryson

    Partner

  • Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tim Clements, smiling, with a short beard, in a blue textured jacket and white shirt.

    Tim Clements

    Partner

  • Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tim Robinson, wearing glasses, with a moustache, in a dark knit sweater over a white collar.

    Tim Robinson

    Partner

Canvas tent on a raised deck at night, with two people under a string of lights and the Milky Way overhead.
Two people silhouetted on the deck of a raised tent at sunrise, above pines and a lake.