Mesa Fire

Evergreens in this Seattle design create vertical structure . In your landscape some vertical structure could provide a foreground to the wild untamed back fence without breaking the bank on renovation.

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TLC-The intimacy of this rooftop deck with seating is ideal for the distance from the fire pit to the seating and its cozy intimate feel.

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Circles! TLC-lovely and fun! You can also incorporate circles into your raised beds with steel.

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sand finished PIP concrete for walkways

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Swing chairs with orange cushions. We could do red or green. Small swing Arbor in your design.

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Another example of a horizontal fence. This one we designed and built with Alder and steel. This is also an example of landscape lighting used to frame and create mood.

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View corridors - when you are walking up the stairs in this home you see the framed landscape , it becomes a vinette in your memories of home. Look for view corridors that currently exist in your home and flow patterns.

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Intersted in bamboo in steel containers? We could place this in select location for the fire patio.

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Privacy screen with evergreen material. We are thinking of dwarf columnar blue spruce such as 'islea fastigate' , upright cedar (which is snow tolerant ) and columnar dwarf austiran pines such as 'Frank' (yes thats really a cultivar)

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Horizontal Fence

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screening fence this one was constructed from elm and steel.

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colors fire pit

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TLC-note the multi levels add dimension to the space. For your space we want to look at creating multiple levels with sight lines that accentuate your yards length and give you a sense of space and volume.

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TLC-Wood and Steel Gate

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TLC-The lighting here and the vertical elements help to create a sense of intimacy. Let me know your thoughts on this one. I love this! (Sarah)

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Fire pit on deck TLC- Nice clean lines. Will you want to be able to place drinks down on the fire pit surface? Will you want to have the fire pit surface lower so you can place your feet on the surface?

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Cool lighting. TLC-Are you interested in integrated seating like this as well. I loaded some additional lighting options for decking to this idea book .

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Decking around planting boxes. TLC-On grade boardwalks and decking can be complicated here with our clay soils. I can show you some options we have implemented---- in general this is more expensive to execute than other material options.

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Concrete and wood. TLC-Love the combination of neutral grey with composite. Especially in decking solutions that integrate the spaces with patterns coordinating to function

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Concrete and wood together. Nice . TLC-We have several opportunities to incorporate this into your deck area.

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I like the low wood deck and the walk. TLC-What about the walk do you like, is the sense of aging and place , is it the pattern of stones, is it the plant material framing the walk? Or a combination of these. If a combination what is the most important?

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Deck levels. TLC-Nice wide steps form platforms and engage a better walking pattern for movement in the landscape.

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Peaceful. TLC- I actually know the owner of Bayon tree Design Studio we work together on projects across the country. This landscape was constructed in Seattle Washington. For Friday think about what element of this landscape communicates to you personally a peaceful feeling.

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Stone size -TLC- larger polished stone give a sense of scale and add more zen feeling to a space but they do leave gaps where as smaller stones do not.

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Pavers in grass. TLC- Lovely.

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Planting surrounding deck. TLC Abosolutely. Otherwise it will feel sterile and not welcoming. The Position of the plantings and the planting theme we use will be a source for dialog.

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Deck levels. LIke it. Keep thinking about deck levels as we talk about different configurations and possibilities for your site.

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I like this deck-lawn interface. TLC- Yes wide broad steps as landings add to teh feeling of integration.

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Deck levels. TLC- A series of landings with picture frame carpentry finish.We often overlap shapes when we move at angles . In your space the integration of a new deck with the existing but cuting the beams and joists to match the new layout could result in some overlapping landing shapes

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Decking with levels. TLC- thoughts on railinigs?

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Surface, bench, fire pit TLC- I like the shape of the bench.

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Deck at yard level?TLC- Absolutely. however keep in mind that decks are more expensive than concrete and paver materials . To keep you project costs under control we would most likely have to limit the amount of deck sqft.

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Pavers in stones.TLC-nice see our red Renaissance and western exposure project for some examples of execution. Typically sand finished concrete Poured in place .

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