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We built a full 25 meter lap pool for our Tri-Athlete clients. We hear they swim everyday in this pool and love it. The outdoor kitchen is a no-full, low maintenance stucco and stone structure featuring a Stainless Steel BBQ Grill.
Photo by Paul Bardagjy
Barnes Vanze Architects, Inc.
Photographer: Anice Hoachlander from Hoachlander Davis Photography, LLC
Project Architect: Wayne Adams and Renee Pean
Inspiration for a modern garden in DC Metro with with outdoor playset.
Inspiration for a modern garden in DC Metro with with outdoor playset.
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Gardens by Gabriel, Inc.
Landscape by Gardens by Gabriel; Fire Bowl and Water Feature by Wells Concrete Works; Radial bench by TM Lewis Construction
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard patio in San Luis Obispo with a water feature, concrete slab and no cover.
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard patio in San Luis Obispo with a water feature, concrete slab and no cover.
Huettl Landscape Architecture
cor-ten steel plates between concrete and stucco walls
Design ideas for a modern garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall.
Design ideas for a modern garden in San Francisco with a retaining wall.
Envision Landscape Studio
This small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses three playful stainless steel spouts that spill water into a large basin. Koi Fish, Gold fish and water plants bring a new mini ecosystem of life, and provide a focal point and meditational environment. The integral colored concrete wall begins at the main water feature and weaves to the south west corner of the yard where water once again emerges out of a 4” stainless steel channel; reinforcing the notion that this garden backs up against a natural spring. The stainless steel channel also provides children with an opportunity to safely play with water by floating toy boats down the channel. At the north eastern end of the integral colored concrete wall, a warm western red cedar bench extends perpendicular out from the water feature on the outside of the slate patio maximizing seating space in the limited size garden. Natural rusting Cor-ten steel fencing adds a layer of interest throughout the garden softening the 6’ high surrounding fencing and helping to carry the users eye from the ground plane up past the fence lines into the horizon; the cor-ten steel also acts as a ribbon, tie-ing the multiple spaces together in this garden. The plant palette uses grasses and rushes to further establish in the subconscious that a natural water source does exist. Planting was performed outside of the wire fence to connect the new landscape to the existing open space; this was successfully done by using perennials and grasses whose foliage matches that of the native hillside, blurring the boundary line of the garden and aesthetically extending the backyard up into the adjacent open space.
The Garden Route Company
Textural plantings, vivid color and strong clean lines makes for an engaging space
Large modern front yard partial sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete pavers for fall.
Large modern front yard partial sun xeriscape in San Francisco with a garden path and concrete pavers for fall.
Wagner Hodgson
Pool & Pool House
Stowe, Vermont
This mountain top residential site offers spectacular 180 degree views towards adjacent hillsides. The client desired to replace an existing pond with a pool and pool house to be used for both entertaining and family use. The open site is adjacent to the driveway to the north but offered spectacular mountain views to the south. The challenge was to provide privacy at the pool without obstructing the beautiful vista from the entry drive. Working closely with the architect we designed the pool and pool house as one modern element closely linked by proximity, detailing & geometry. In so doing, we used precise placement, careful choice of building & site materials, and minimalist planting. Existing trees were edited to open up selected views to the south. Rows of ornamental grasses provide architectural delineation of outdoor space. Understated stone steps in the lawn loosely connect the pool to the main house.
Architect: Michael Minadeo + Partners
Image Credit: Westphalen Photography
Swatt | Miers Architects
Russelll Abraham
Photo of a large modern backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco with tile.
Photo of a large modern backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco with tile.
Bertram Architects
South facade, pool
Photo by Richard Horn, Negative-Altitude.com
Inspiration for a modern rectangular pool in Los Angeles with concrete slab.
Inspiration for a modern rectangular pool in Los Angeles with concrete slab.
Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
A series of floating planes of stone extend into the front and rear gardens as stairs and transitional platforms, terminating at the back in a reflecting pool. (Photo: Juergen Nogai)
austin outdoor design
The view of Cat Mountain from the street really shows the privacy of the patios below. The long steel planters separate the lawn from the front beds and add direction to the entrance.
This photo was taken by Ryann Ford.
Abramson Architects
A narrow pool is nestled into the back yard next to an outdoor living area.
Photo: Jim Bartsch
This is an example of a large modern backyard rectangular lap pool in Los Angeles with concrete slab.
This is an example of a large modern backyard rectangular lap pool in Los Angeles with concrete slab.
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