Picture Perfect: 24 Front Paths With Impact
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Georgia Madden
9 July 2019
From pavers and pebbles to bricks, the right front path can be the making of your front garden. It plays an important practical role too, helping your visitors travel safety from the street to your front door. Looking for ideas? Here are 24 front paths from the Houzz archives.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Crazy cool. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Excelsior Master Builder
See the rest of this home – and its new extension – on a narrow site
Designer: Excelsior Master Builder
See the rest of this home – and its new extension – on a narrow site
2. Modernist magic. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects
3. Curves in the right places. Dorset, UK
Designer: David James Architects & Partners
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Designer: David James Architects & Partners
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4. Well-balanced. New York, USA
Designer: Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates
Designer: Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates
5. Perfectly imperfect. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Atkinson Pontifex
Designer: Atkinson Pontifex
6. Material matters. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Think Outside Gardens
Designer: Think Outside Gardens
7. Rough edges. Tokyo, Japan
8. Clean slate. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: C.O.S Design
Designer: C.O.S Design
9. Industrial edge. Geelong, Victoria
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
10. Red brick road. Los Angeles, USA
11. All mixed up. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Secret Gardens
Designer: Secret Gardens
12. Lovely lines. Portland, USA
Designer: Don Tankersley & Co
Designer: Don Tankersley & Co
13. Sun-kissed. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Steve Domoney Architecture
Designer: Steve Domoney Architecture
14. Wild at heart. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Jim Fogarty Design
Designer: Jim Fogarty Design
15. Textural contrast. Austin, USA
Designer: Camelot Custom Homes
Designer: Camelot Custom Homes
16. On the spot. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: C.O.S Design
Designer: C.O.S Design
17. A step ahead. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Jenny Smith Gardens
Designer: Jenny Smith Gardens
18. Terrific tiles. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Cordony Designs
Designer: Cordony Designs
19. Special delivery. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Atkinson Pontifex
Designer: Atkinson Pontifex
20. Nicely framed. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Neil Architecture
Designer: Neil Architecture
21. Tropical wonder. Oak Beach, Queensland
Designer: bàlay Vandyke
See the rest of this exotic holiday home in Queensland
Designer: bàlay Vandyke
See the rest of this exotic holiday home in Queensland
22. Ahead of the curve. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Bayon Gardens
Read how a landscape designer created this low-maintenance garden in Victoria
Designer: Bayon Gardens
Read how a landscape designer created this low-maintenance garden in Victoria
23. Pared-back perfection. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Lisa Ellis Gardens
Designer: Lisa Ellis Gardens
24. Decked out. Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Designer: Suncity Homes
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Designer: Suncity Homes
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As a wheelchair user, most of these paths look like missed opportunities to create something groovy and accessible. A day in an electric wheelchair should be part of every architects training!
Australian building codes have just changed to insist on an accessible front entrance (thank goodness). Which will that mean that not only people with disabilities can visit friends homes, but easier access for people, with prams and ageing in place.
I agree with Ket. We don't think of these things until necessity rears up and bites us. All these areas are beautiful. I like them all. But now I am in my 70s and have MND, the surface things are really important. Our own house is being revamped to reflect my current reality. Ramps and rails, with the steps being retired. Enjoy the beautiful while you can, though.