Backyard entertainment area with terrace and waterfall. This project marries residential architecture with natural elements.
Project type: Residential
Services provided: Landscape design, materials purchasing, general contracting, plant purchasing, customer consulting
Year: 2010
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- Large machinery was necessary to organize and place large rock. Any project is only as good as the contractors on the site. Working cooperatively with the right contracting team is what makes a project great.
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- Hundreds of yards of topsoil were brought into this project.
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- Setting grades out the lower patio.
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- Overhead view of the white gravel and travertine patio which coordinated with country, French-style architecture..
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- View from the lower patio door shows shows area excavated to create more space.
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- Lower gravel and travertine patio accented with plants.
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- Sitting area
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- Naturally edged flat rock staircase leads to herringbone Copthorne patio.
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- Large waterfalls constructed of a mixed of massive gray and red rock some which were found on site.
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- Final product
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- Large flat rock used as stepping stone bridge.
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- Bubbling water featuring numerous fountains
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- Image of upper pond. The waterfall comes from several sources for greater impact.
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- A small patio overlooks the lower falls.
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- Homeowner’s lab cooling down in the waterfall.
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- Design sketch by Susan Murphy-Jones
