Inspiration for a small contemporary courtyard patio in San Luis Obispo with a water feature, concrete pavers and a pergola.

Design ideas for a small tropical courtyard patio in Miami with a water feature, natural stone pavers and a pergola.

Asian Costa Rican backyard retreat at Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Native landscape in the front blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings. However the backyard retreat is an oasis of evergreen & native plants, perennial colors, tranquil sound from fountains and a cedar shade structure which makes a nice getaway to just enjoy life and relax

Custom Water Fountain Photo Credit: Roger Foley
Large contemporary backyard patio in DC Metro with a water feature, concrete pavers and a pergola.

Traditional Style Wall using Techo-Bloc's Baltimore wall & Piedimonte caps. Traditional Style platform steps framed with Piedimonte caps.
Design ideas for a traditional backyard patio in Other with a water feature and a pergola.

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Design ideas for a small country backyard patio in New Orleans with a water feature, natural stone pavers and a pergola.

Mike Dean
This is an example of a small transitional courtyard patio in Other with a water feature, concrete slab and a roof extension.

We were contacted by a family named Pesek who lived near Memorial Drive on the West side of Houston. They lived in a stately home built in the late 1950’s. Many years back, they had contracted a local pool company to install an old lagoon-style pool, which they had since grown tired of. When they initially called us, they wanted to know if we could build them an outdoor room at the far end of the swimming pool. We scheduled a free consultation at a time convenient to them, and we drove out to their residence to take a look at the property. After a quick survey of the back yard, rear of the home, and the swimming pool, we determined that building an outdoor room as an addition to their existing landscaping design would not bring them the results they expected. The pool was visibly dated with an early “70’s” look, which not only clashed with the late 50’s style of home architecture, but guaranteed an even greater clash with any modern-style outdoor room we constructed. Luckily for the Peseks, we offered an even better landscaping plan than the one they had hoped for. We proposed the construction of a new outdoor room and an entirely new swimming pool. Both of these new structures would be built around the classical geometry of proportional right angles. This would allow a very modern design to compliment an older home, because basic geometric patterns are universal in many architectural designs used throughout history. In this case, both the swimming pool and the outdoor rooms were designed as interrelated quadrilateral forms with proportional right angles that created the illusion of lengthened distance and a sense of Classical elegance. This proved a perfect complement to a house that had originally been built as a symbolic emblem of a simpler, more rugged and absolute era. Though reminiscent of classical design and complimentary to the conservative design of the home, the interior of the outdoor room was ultra-modern in its array of comfort and convenience. The Peseks felt this would be a great place to hold birthday parties for their child. With this new outdoor room, the Peseks could take the party outside at any time of day or night, and at any time of year. We also built the structure to be fully functional as an outdoor kitchen as well as an outdoor entertainment area. There was a smoker, a refrigerator, an ice maker, and a water heater—all intended to eliminate any need to return to the house once the party began. Seating and entertainment systems were also added to provide state of the art fun for adults and children alike. We installed a flat-screen plasma TV, and we wired it for cable. The swimming pool was built between the outdoor room and the rear entrance to the house. We got rid of the old lagoon-pool design which geometrically clashed with the right angles of the house and outdoor room. We then had a completely new pool built, in the shape of a rectangle, with a rather innovative coping design. We showcased the pool with a coping that rose perpendicular to the ground out of the stone patio surface. This reinforced our blend of contemporary look with classical right angles. We saved the client an enormous amount of money on travertine by setting the coping so that it does not overhang with the tile. Because the ground between the house and the outdoor room gradually dropped in grade, we used the natural slope of the ground to create another perpendicular right angle at the end of the pool. Here, we installed a waterfall which spilled over into a heated spa. Although the spa was fed from within itself, it was built to look as though water was coming from within the pool. The ultimate result of all of this is a new sense of visual “ebb and flow,” so to speak. When Mr. Pesek sits in his couch facing his house, the earth appears to rise up first into an illuminated pool which leads the way up the steps to his home. When he sits in his spa facing the other direction, the earth rises up like a doorway to his outdoor room, where he can comfortably relax in the water while he watches TV. For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.

Dennis Mayer Photographer
Design ideas for a backyard patio in San Francisco with a water feature and an awning.

Asian front yard patio in Tampa with a water feature, tile and a roof extension.

Photo by: Linda Oyama Bryan
Inspiration for a traditional backyard patio in Chicago with a water feature, natural stone pavers and a pergola.

Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard patio in Philadelphia with a water feature, brick pavers and a pergola.

Charles Davis Smith
Photo of a mid-sized transitional courtyard patio in Dallas with a water feature, concrete slab and a pergola.

Living wall by Plantscapers and water feature by Campagnia
This is an example of an expansive mediterranean patio in Orange County with a water feature and a roof extension.

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Outdoor sitting area with stacked stone fireplace and travertine flooring.
Design ideas for a transitional backyard patio in Miami with a roof extension, tile and a water feature.

One corner of the raised pond is crafted out of Corten Steel Photo Credit: Roger Foley
Design ideas for a large contemporary backyard patio in DC Metro with a water feature, concrete pavers and a pergola.

Design ideas for a large traditional backyard patio in Baltimore with decking, a water feature and a pergola.