World-Inspired Patio with Natural Stone Paving Ideas and Designs
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Gaelic Clover Landscape Design LLCView into existing shade gardens with supplemental plantings and new dry stream and patio. New walkway and steps can be seen in the distance.
Olivia BochetAménagement d'un patio, la demande était d'y créer un fragment de jungle. Les fougères arborescentes trônent dans l'espace et apportent de l'exotisme à l'ensemble.
Ecoscape Environmental DesignThe awkward edges and thresholds are gone, replaced by clean lines, foundation-sturdy planters, and plantings to compliment the hardscape. The stone work precision by our in-house masons is incredible on this installation!
Builders East Inc.This outdoor living space designed Austin Dingwall Architecture . Decorative Arts Interior Designer . PGT Bronze Impact Sliding Glass Doors
Azenco OutdoorAfter winning the hearts of viewers on the popular series ‘Bachelorette,’ the reality stars recently unveiled their new home renovation featuring a modern outdoor living space that includes the Azenco R-BLADE louvered roof pergola.
Living in the island paradise, Fletcher and Rodgers fell in love with Puerto Rico, and the amazing outdoor lifestyle that comes with living in the tropics, so they bought a home there and they embarked on a complete remodel of their new home. One key element of that renovation was creating an outdoor living space that was both beautiful and functional.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignA Memorial area family commissioned us to create a natural swimming pool in their back yard. The family already had a standard pool on premises, but it was isolated in an area of the yard not particularly suited to seating guests or hosting get-togethers. What they wanted was a second, natural swimming pool built that would serve as the hub of a new home outdoor entertainment area consisting of a new stone patio, comfortable outdoor seating, and a fire pit. They wanted to create something unique that would preserve as much of the natural features of the landscape as possible, but that would also be completely safe and fully functional as a swimming pool.
We decided to design this new landscaping plan around a pre-existent waterfall that was already on the property. This feature was too attractive to ignore, and provided the ideal anchor point for a new gathering area. The fountain had been designed to mimic a natural waterfall, with stones laid on top of one another in such a way as to look like a mountain cliff where water spontaneously springs from the top and cascades down the rocks. At first glance, many would miss the opportunity that such a structure provides; assuming that a fountain designed like a cliff would have to be completely replaced to install a natural swimming pool. Our landscaping designers, however, came up with a landscape plan to transform one archetypal form into the other by simply adding to what was already there.
At the base of the rocks we dug a basin. This basin was oblong in shape and varied in degrees of depth ranging from a few inches on the end to five feet in the middle. We directed the flow of the water toward one end of the basin, so that it flowed into the depression and created a swimming pool at the base of the rocks. This was easy to accomplish because the fountain lay parallel to the top of a natural ravine located toward the back of the property, so water flow was maintained by gravity. This had the secondary effect of creating a new natural aesthetic. The addition of the basin transformed the fountain’s appearance to look more like a cliff you would see in a river, where the elevation suddenly drops, and water rushes over a series of rocks into a deeper pool below. Children and guests swimming in this new structure could actually imagine themselves in a Rocky Mountain River.
We then heated the swimming pool so it could be enjoyed in the winter as well as the summer, and we also lit the pool using two types of luminaries for complimentary effects. For vegetation, we used mercury vapor down lights to backlight surrounding trees and to bring out the green color of foliage in and around the top of the rocks. For the brown color of the rocks themselves, and to create a sparkling luminance rising up and out of the water, we installed incandescent, underwater up lights. The lights were GFIC protected to make the natural swimming pool shock proof and safe for human use.
Scape-AbilitiesThe combination of wood and stone gives this outdoor dining space a new life. It provides shade and privacy while still being open and inviting.
Amazing Outdoors MiamiThis extraordinary Tiki Hut sits atop an elevated coral rock formation with a custom stone cut stairway.
Horn & Co. (Previously JHLA)Our clients on this project were inspired by their travels to Asia and wanted to mimic this aesthetic at their DC property. We designed a water feature that effectively masks adjacent traffic noise and maintains a small footprint.
The London Gardener Ltd
North facing terrace designed with lush evergreen planting. Very little maintenance required to keep this garden looking fantastic. The terrace is used for entertaining all year round as an outdoor room.
World-Inspired Patio with Natural Stone Paving Ideas and Designs
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