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Davidson Design Studio
A Palm Springs inspired, arid garden provides a beautiful backdrop to this stunning modern home by Latitude 37 Homes. The courtyard swimming pool is wrapped on all sides by the home with large window walls providing views at every angle. Succulents provide accent against the pavement and boundary walls.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Ten years ago, a Memorial-area couple by the names of John and Jennifer Randall contacted us. They had just bought a beautiful lot located off of Piney Point drive. Because Jennifer loved the French, and because John was Acadian from Louisiana, they had already decided to have their home built in the style of a modern French country house. The Randall’s wanted to landscape the property in accordance with a European theme, with a paver driveway and partier garden in the front, and a very large and uniquely styled pool in the back to host summer parties. However, the premier element to this landscaping project was to be a private morning garden they asked us to create in the far East corner of their yard. The Randall’s wanted this corner set apart as separate, personal space, consistent with French design elements, but with the consciousness of Zen. It was to be a place just for the two of them to relax, talk quietly, and read in the early morning and evening hours of the day.
To establish the feeling of Zen, we first built a very special kind of fountain in the center of the morning garden known as a disappearing fountain. (Another term you may have heard to describe this feature is vanishing fountain.) The fountain itself was made from a cast iron container shaped like a Louisiana sugar cauldron. This not only supported the French elements of the landscape, but also directly referenced John’s Acadian origins. The concrete water tank was concealed underground beneath the cauldron, and hidden jets filled its center to overflowing, causing it to pour over the sides and onto the steel mesh deck that was concealed under dark moon stones. There, it circulated back into the tank, to be returned to the fountain again by a silent pump. This deceptively simple design created the illusion that there was no base to the fountain, and that the water itself was mysteriously vanishing back into the Earth.
To establish geometry and symmetry in the center of the morning garden, we laid down a hardscape/softscape space in the grass that surrounded the fountain. We interspersed travertine blocks through the lawn in such a way as to form proportional, perfectly-shaped squares of green space that alternated like a checkerboard within the stonework. In a few of these places, we further ornamented the softscape with the same gravel that surrounded the vanishing fountain. This sharp contrast of light and darkness provided the ever so subtle suggestion of Yin and Yang that added the Zen element the Randall’s wanted to an otherwise European design theme.
We then planted greenery all along the wooden walls that surrounded the property, deliberately integrating curved spaces into the linear planting areas to soften the sharp right angles of both the walls and the hardscape/softscape design. Palm and bottlebrush trees worked to give the morning garden a sense of private enclosure, while azaleas, seasonal flowers, and boxwoods created gentle ornamental touches and alternating shades of light and dark ground cover that maintained the French theme of the landscape.
The project was completed with the construction of a private patio just large enough to seat two people. Here, the Randall’s could read the paper at sunrise from an elevated vantage point overlooking the fountain and greenery. While their family, friends, and neighbors instantly fell in love with the architecture of the house and the entertainment areas surrounding the pool, the Randall’s always told us that, out of all the many elements we designed in their landscape, they loved their morning garden the most.
Dion City Landscapes, Inc
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary courtyard patio in New York with no cover, tile and an outdoor kitchen.
Marilyn's Garden Design
patio garden with urn water feature
Designer and photographer Marilyn Guidroz
This is an example of a small mediterranean courtyard patio in San Diego with a water feature, gravel and no cover.
This is an example of a small mediterranean courtyard patio in San Diego with a water feature, gravel and no cover.
Tandem Architecture & Construction
Landscape Architect: Jacobs/Ryan Associates, Photo Credit: Stephen Johnson
This is an example of a large contemporary courtyard patio in Chicago with natural stone pavers and a pergola.
This is an example of a large contemporary courtyard patio in Chicago with natural stone pavers and a pergola.
Kaplan Architects, AIA
Kaplan Architects, AIA
Location: Redwood City , CA, USA
Front entry deck creating an outdoor room for the main living area. The exterior siding is natural cedar and the roof is a standing seam metal roofing system with custom design integral gutters.
Design Studio West
Imagine stepping into your and being greeted by a haven that seamlessly blends the built and natural worlds. Sunlight filters through verdant leaves overhead, dappling a red wood deck that envelopes the trunk of a magnificent tree. This is not just an outdoor space; it's an oasis, a sanctuary where the lines between indoors and outdoors blur, and the presence of nature takes center stage.
At the heart of this oasis lies the existing tree, not merely an obstacle but the focal point, the star around which the entire design revolves. Built specifically to accommodate its presence, the cabinetry forms a sculptural embrace, wrapping around the base like a protective shroud. Crafted from weather resistant materials that echoes the tree's own earthy tones, the cabinetry blends seamlessly into the landscape.
Design vision by Kristen Galli Interior Design. Cabinetry product and Execution by Design Studio West
Rockefeller Kempel Architects
Contemporary Patio
Photographer: Eric Staudenmaier
Photo of a modern courtyard patio in Portland with concrete slab.
Photo of a modern courtyard patio in Portland with concrete slab.
Green Scape Lab(GSL)
M HOUSE ガーデン工事(リノベーション) Photo by Green Scape Lab(GSL)
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern courtyard full sun garden for spring in Other with a wood fence.
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern courtyard full sun garden for spring in Other with a wood fence.
Imbue Design
Off grid modern cabin located in the rolling hills of Idaho
This is an example of a mid-sized modern courtyard patio in Salt Lake City with a fire feature, concrete slab and a roof extension.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern courtyard patio in Salt Lake City with a fire feature, concrete slab and a roof extension.
Living Gardens Landscape Design
This new construction home was a blank slate. Our clients wanted a seating area to enjoy with their family or friends. As the space is quite tiny, we designed a built-in bench with storage below and a fire pit that converts to a table on warmer days. We planted succulents at the base of the fire pit to soften the paving and planted low water but lush planting along the adjacent wall.
terraneo landscape design
Modernist style courtyard; This is a rather small space at only 12m2 (3x4m) but we got a lot in. To fit all the clients requirements almost all the features, minus the pots, were custom built for the space such as the in-situ concrete bench seat, white planter box to follow the curved brickwork, custom outdoor coffee table and BBQ bench and and laser cut gate.
Clare Heffernan Architecture & Design Ltd.
Basement courtyard with seating, storage and water feature
Photo of a mediterranean courtyard patio in London with a water feature and tile.
Photo of a mediterranean courtyard patio in London with a water feature and tile.
BEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Dogwood Drive Project by Athems Building Company
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional courtyard patio in Other with with fireplace, natural stone pavers and no cover.
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional courtyard patio in Other with with fireplace, natural stone pavers and no cover.
Tom Meaney Architect, AIA
Local sandstone used to create tiered retaining wall with fountain.
Photo of an expansive mediterranean courtyard full sun driveway in Santa Barbara with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Photo of an expansive mediterranean courtyard full sun driveway in Santa Barbara with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
ARCADIA GARDEN Ландшафтная Студия
Сад «Пять уровней комфорта» - победитель премии «Лучшее для жизни» в области архитектуры, строительства и дизайна в категории Ландшафтная архитектура в 2016 году и обладатель бронзового диплома VII Национальной российской премии по ландшафтной архитектуре в категории лучший реализованный сад.
Вилла в стиле Райта возвышалась над крутым оврагом на лесном участке с вековыми лиственными деревьями. Уникальность нашей концепции сада продиктована сложными природными условиями и умением использовать все индивидуальные особенности местности, создавая органичный ансамбль архитектуры и ландшафта, словно рожденный исключительно для этого конкретного места. Не случайно автор дома, именитый архитектор Нина Прудникова, обладающая безупречным вкусом, приглашает нас для работы над садами.
Начальный перепад рельефа в 7 м мы восприняли как возможность воплощения сценария перетекания пространства сада на разные уровни, визуального разделения тематических зон и приватных частей на созданных террасах.
При этом самую нижнюю и удаленную от глаз точку участка мы удачно отвели для спортивной площадки, засыпав овраг на 2,5 метра. Задавая новые очертания холмам, мы бережно отнеслись к наличию высоких деревьев, создающих благоприятный микроклимат, чувство защищенности.
Идея свободной планировки и безграничности, так близкой этому стилю нашла у нас отражение в создании больших террас- площадок, частично обрамленных растениями с высокоподнятыми кронами, позволяющими создавать ажурные кулисы-ширмы, не перекрывая широких видов на перспективу участка. Ни что не препятствует удобному перемещению по участку по широким лестницам и природным площадкам-ступеням, живописно встроенным в склоны рельефа.
Каждая терраса-площадка оставляет хозяевам свободу размещения садовой мебели, арт-объектов, переносного очага.
Архитектуру дома, вдохновленную принципами Фрэнка Ллойда Райта, с горизонтальной протяженностью крыш и панорамного остекления, перетеканием объемов мы поддержали распростертой геометрией поверхностей стриженных кустарников, разновысотных бордюров, плоско формованных массивов, словно «стекающих» с холмов зарослей можжевельников и многолетников. В качестве акцентов- раскидистый орех, душистые сирени, великолепная ирга, обладающая изысканным ветвлением кроны.
Целостность архитектуры и ландшафта достигается использованием лаконичного ассортимента и нейтральной цветовой гаммы. Белый цвет, столь необходимый в тенистых садах, привносит торжественность и светлое сияние в каждую зону, будь то яркая кайма хосты, цветы лесной земляники и фиалки, пышные соцветия гортензий, душистые кисти сирени или белая пена на кронах ирги и спиреи серой. Осенний сад щедро переливается всеми оттенками меди и пурпура, отражаясь на гортензиях легких румянцем.
Желание чувства защищенности и приватности обитателей участка для нас всегда на первом месте, поэтому самые крупные хвойные мы посадили продуманно, закрывая с важных ракурсов нежелательные виды на соседние дома. Подлинная природная гармония созданного пространства, естественная привлекательность и практичность дарит его обитателям чувство желанного комфорта, душевного мира и равновесия. Архитектура дома и интерьеры: Архитектурная мастерская Нины Прудниковой
Ландшафтный дизайн: ARCADIA GARDEN LANDSCAPE STUDIO АРКАДИЯ ГАРДЕН Ландшафтная студия
фото Диана Дубовицкая
sticks and stones Landscape Design
Photo by Brigid Arnott
Pots and stone cladding supplied by Gather Co
Furniture by Eco Outdoor
Plants supplied by Exotic Nurseries
This is an example of a small traditional courtyard patio in Sydney with with fireplace and natural stone pavers.
This is an example of a small traditional courtyard patio in Sydney with with fireplace and natural stone pavers.
The Design Build Company
This is an example of a large contemporary courtyard patio in San Francisco with a vertical garden, concrete pavers and a pergola.
Richard Krantz Architecture Inc
This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean courtyard patio in Orange County with concrete pavers.
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