Residential garden
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Project • By Pisoterreo • Residential Landscape
Aroeira Garden
Every project comes with its own challenges, and this one was no exception.
The previous location had a neglected garden, with many years of very poor maintenance, leading to a garden that was not with any structure, meaning, or feeling.
Inês Jardim
The first step for the concept design was to understand the opportunities given by the location in agreement with the house's architectural style.
Based on that, we've developed a design inspired in the Mediterranean gardens of the south of Italy, Spain, and some locations of Portugal.
Once the concept achieved, was mandatory to structure the design in order to turn the garden into "one piece", meaning that all the spaces should be connected and present the same "language".
The c... More
Project • By Redland-scape • Residential Landscape
Ideo o2 - Zero Carbon Residences
Mr.Rungkit Charoenwat and Mr.Vorrarit Anantsorrarak
The IDEO O2, being centered around promoting Zero-Carbon Residents, is strategically close to the Sky train station, thereby making public transportation more attractive to the locals, thus alleviating some of Bangna’s problems by reducing car usage and promoting greener living standards.
Mr.Rungkit Charoenwat and Mr.Vorrarit Anantsorrarak
The location of IDEO O2 is in Bangna, one of the fast-growing districts in the East of Bangkok. Bangna is infamous for traffic, inland flooding, urban heat, air pollution and absence of green spaces and parks.
Mr.Rungkit Charoenwat and Mr.Vorrarit Anantsorrarak
In this location, the design team faced a challenge of long, deep... More
Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Tank Hill Residential Garden
Perched at the edge of Tank Hill in San Francisco, California, this garden is an exploration of prospect and refuge—both nestling into and perching above the dramatic topography it calls home. In San Francisco, project size is limited by the high cost of living and the city’s topography. This Tank Hill site was embedded in a hillside with a steep, wooded backyard, offering limited outdoor options for its young family. To increase inhabitable space and maximize natural light, Surfacedesign carved into the hillside to create an intimate backyard garden inspired by the client’s affinity for rock-climbing and sculpture. The architectural planes of the retaining walls that structure the garden are explorations of the essence of... More
Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Uliveto Woodside Garden
Located on a vegetative gradient in Northern California, this three-acre property is in the Silicon Valley community of Woodside. The property owners commissioned Surfacedesign to merge the residential structures—designed by architecture firm Olson Kundig—and the surrounding landscape into a single, flowing, integrated entity. The philosophical design approach prioritized blurring the sight lines of the parcel’s varying elevations and “borrowing” vistas of the adjacent Santa Cruz mountains. This vision was realized by innovatively creating four distinct planting areas: olive orchard, house entrance (succulents), water-wise perennial meadow, and California native meadow transition edge.
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Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Zinfandel Lane Garden
Set within one of the oldest Zinfandel vineyards in California, the St. Helena residence floats above the surrounding vines, extending the landscape into the house and pulling life out into the garden. An olive tree lined gravel driveway frames the entrance, culminating in the oak-lined property edge, where an existing heritage oak anchors the property. This oak orients the site, marking the central axis of the house, pool and—through the vineyard—the barn. Salvaged ancient olive trees are integrated into the barn landscape, tying into the reclaimed wood of the barn siding and framing the entrances to the building. Exuberant perennial plantings frame the trees and provide seasonal interest—Nepeta fl... More