JEFFREY GORDON SMITH
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
JEFFREY GORDON SMITH
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
JEFFREY GORDON SMITH
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
JEFFREY GORDON SMITH
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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MODERN BEACH VISION
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Project Description
This 38 foot wide lot confronted JGS with a narrow canvas to work with. A 45 degree twist was incorporated to lengthen sight lines and give the garden room a greater sense of space.
The entry to the home was redesigned to subdue the garage; breaking the driveway with turf planted over a subsurface structure able to support cars.
A lush garden seating room equipped with a fire pit was designed in the front yard utilize an often untapped outdoor space. Using the house as a powerful windbreak from the Pacific winds, this gave the clients more options for outdoor entertainment on windy days.
In the back of the house, a hot tub was installed with a spilling water feature across from a vibrant at-grade fire pit creating 2 focal points that carry one’s eye across the garden. These 2 design features also provide a visual play between the juxtaposing elements of fire and water.
The patio is encircled by as ipe bench banded by a lush ring of Mexican Weeping Bamboo, disguising property line fences and providing guests with a cozy private feel.
MODERN BEACH VISION
This 38 foot wide lot confronted JGS with a narrow canvas to work with. A 45 degree twist was incorporated to lengthen sight lines and give the garden room a greater sense of space.
The entry to the home was redesigned to subdue the garage; breaking the driveway with turf planted over a subsurface structure able to support cars.
A lush garden seating room equipped with a fire pit was designed in the front yard utilize an often untapped outdoor space. Using the house as a powerful windbreak from the Pacific winds, this gave the clients more options for outdoor entertainment on windy days.
In the back of the house, a hot tub was installed with a spilling water feature across from a vibrant at-grade fire pit creating 2 focal points that carry one’s eye across the garden. These 2 design features also provide a visual play between the juxtaposing elements of fire and water.
The patio is encircled by as ipe bench banded by a lush ring of Mexican Weeping Bamboo, disguising property line fences and providing guests with a cozy private feel.
MODERN BEACH VISION
California coastal with a modern twist is what inspired this landscapes pallet. One of the greatest challenges of this project was the straightforward driveway approach that leads to the garage door. Large format pavers,(6”x48”) in the ground plane distract the eye and reorient the viewer to a large courtyard. The driveway gives way to a European dune grass, Carex flacca bringing the courtyard out into the driveway. Coastal winds make the central courtyard one of the main protected areas for entertainment and the heart of the home. All of the interior rooms have views into this meditative piece of art that focuses on a water feature that doubles as seating to interact with the elements.
Glass walls all collapse back making a true indoor-outdoor experience that is softened by flowing beach grasses and beach pebbles of different sizes.
