A local Houston art collector hired us to create a low maintenance, sophisticated, contemporary landscape design. She wanted her property to compliment her eclectic taste in architecture, outdoor sculpture, and modern art. Her house was built with a minimalist approach to decoration, emphasizing right angles and windows instead of architectural keynotes. The west wing of the house was only one story, while the east wing was two-story. The windows in both wings were larger than usual, so that visitors could see her art collection from the home’s exterior. Near one of the large rear windows, there was an abstract metal sculpture designed in the form of a spiral. When she initially contacted us, the surrounding property had only a few trees and indigenous grass as vegetation. This was actually a good beginning point with us, because it allowed us to develop a contemporary landscape design that featured a very linear, crisp look supportive of the home and its contents. We began by planting a garden around the large contemporary sculpture near the window. Landscape designers planted horsetail reed under windows, along the sides of the home, and around the corners. This vegetation is very resilient and hardy, and requires little trimming, weeding, or mulching. This helped unite the diverse elements of sculpture, contemporary architecture, and landscape design into a more fluid harmony that preserved the proportions of each unique element, but eliminated any tendency for the elements to clash with one another. We then added two stonework designs to the landscape surrounding the contemporary art collection and home. The first was a linear walkway we build from concrete pads purchased through a retail vendor as a cost-saving benefit to our client. We created this walkway to follow the perimeter of the home so that visitors could walk around the entire property and admire the outdoor sculptures and the collections of modern art visible through the windows. This was especially enjoyable at night, when the entire home was brightly lit from within. To add a touch of tranquility and quite repose to the stark right angles of the home and surrounding contemporary landscape, we designed a special seating area toward the northwest corner of the property. We wanted to create a sense of contemplation in this area, so we departed from the linear and angular designs of the surrounding landscape and established a theme of circular geometry. We laid down gravel as ground cover, then placed large, circular pads arranged like giant stepping stones that led up to a stone patio filled with chairs. The shape of the granite pads and the contours of the graveled area further complimented the spirals and turns in the outdoor metal sculpture, and balanced the entire contemporary landscape design with proportional geometric forms of lines, angles, and curves. This particular contemporary landscape design also has a sense of movement attached to it. All stonework leads to a destination of some sort. The linear pathway provides a guided tour around the home, garden, and modern art collection. The granite pathway stones create movement toward separate space where the entire experience of art, vegetation, and architecture can be viewed and experienced as a unity. Contemporary landscaping designs like create form out of feeling by using basic geometric forms and variations of forms. Sometimes very stark forms are used to create a sense of absolutism or contrast. At other times, forms are blended, or even distorted to suggest a sense of complex emotion, or a sense of multi-dimensional reality. The exact nature of the design is always highly subjective, and developed on a case-by-case basis with the client.

Modern Exterior in Denver's Park Hill Neighborhood. Stone and Cedar with Integrated Lighting and Slat Pergola for Shade. NanaWall System. Metal Modern Planters.

The clean lines of these modern stairs don't feel harsh or uninviting, in part because of the railroad tie borders and the greenery in the garden beds. Adding hardscape like this to a landscape plane requires the expertise of a company that has both design and installation skill. Big Rock Landscaping has both!

Fotograf: Manuel Sauer
Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечный, летний регулярный сад среднего размера на боковом дворе в современном стиле с хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой - отличное фото интерьера

Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечный участок и сад среднего размера на боковом дворе в морском стиле с хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой - отличное фото интерьера

Стильный дизайн: участок и сад на боковом дворе в стиле модернизм с растениями в контейнерах и мощением тротуарной плиткой - последний тренд

In Seattle's Fremont neighborhood SCJ Studio designed a new landscape to surround and set off a contemporary home by Coates Design Architects. The narrow spaces around the tall home needed structure and organization, and a thoughtful approach to layout and space programming. A concrete patio was installed with a Paloform Bento gas fire feature surrounded by lush, northwest planting. A horizontal board cedar fence provides privacy from the street and creates the cozy feeling of an outdoor room among the trees. LED low-voltage lighting by Kichler Lighting adds night-time warmth. Photography by: Miranda Estes Photography

Fotos: Julia Vogel, Köln
Пример оригинального дизайна: большой летний участок и сад на боковом дворе в современном стиле с растениями в контейнерах, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой

Colored concrete pathway with drought tolerant plantings and dry riverbed.
Стильный дизайн: маленький солнечный засухоустойчивый сад на боковом дворе в стиле фьюжн с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и мощением тротуарной плиткой для на участке и в саду - последний тренд

Стильный дизайн: участок и сад среднего размера на боковом дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой - последний тренд

На фото: участок и сад среднего размера на боковом дворе в современном стиле с растениями в контейнерах, полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой с

At Bulldog Paving we specialize in the design and installation of concrete interlocking pavers for residential and commercial, landscape and hardscape projects. We believe that the use of paving stones for your next driveway, patio, walkway or pool deck is going to enhance the overall appeal of your property. So, if you would like to set up a free consultation for your new paver installation or perhaps you want to seal your existing pavers? Then contact us today and we will discuss all of your options!

Свежая идея для дизайна: весенний участок и сад среднего размера на боковом дворе в стиле модернизм с полуденной тенью, мощением тротуарной плиткой и дорожками - отличное фото интерьера

Идея дизайна: большой солнечный, осенний засухоустойчивый сад на боковом дворе в стиле фьюжн с мощением тротуарной плиткой, садовой дорожкой или калиткой и хорошей освещенностью

1950’s mid century modern hillside home. full restoration | addition | modernization. board formed concrete | clear wood finishes | mid-mod style.
Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: летний садовый фонтан среднего размера на боковом дворе в стиле ретро с полуденной тенью и мощением тротуарной плиткой

Our client constructed their new home on five wooded acres in Northern Virginia, and they requested our firm to help them design the ultimate backyard retreat complete with custom natural look pool as the main focal point. The pool was designed into an existing hillside, adding natural boulders and multiple waterfalls, raised spa. Next to the spa is a raised natural wood burning fire pit for those cool evenings or just a fun place for the kids to roast marshmallows. The extensive Techo-bloc Inca paver pool deck, a large custom pool house complete with bar, kitchen/grill area, lounge area with 60" flat screen TV, full audio throughout the pool house & pool area with a full bath to complete the pool area. For the back of the house, we included a custom composite waterproof deck with lounge area below, recessed lighting, ceiling fans & small outdoor grille area make this space a great place to hangout. For the man of the house, an avid golfer, a large Southwest synthetic putting green (2000 s.f.) with bunker and tee boxes keeps him on top of his game. A kids playhouse, connecting flagstone walks throughout, extensive non-deer appealing landscaping, outdoor lighting, and full irrigation fulfilled all of the client's design parameters.

"Best of Houzz" symmetry ARCHITECTS [architecture] | tatum BROWN homes [builder] | danny PIASSICK [photography]
Стильный дизайн: большой двор на боковом дворе в классическом стиле с местом для костра, навесом и мощением тротуарной плиткой - последний тренд

На фото: засухоустойчивый сад на боковом дворе в стиле модернизм с растениями в контейнерах и мощением тротуарной плиткой с

Nicola Stocken
На фото: двор среднего размера на боковом дворе в классическом стиле с фонтаном и мощением тротуарной плиткой без защиты от солнца с