Third Nature Studio and graphic designer & landscape architect Leah Elamin are assisting Peter Richards with a wave organ project for the City of Marseille. As an artist in residence at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, Richards created a Wave Organ in the San Francisco Bay 1986. The Marseille wave organ is inspired by the graceful form of [...]
Posted on August 3, 2011, 7:46 pm, by randi, under
On the Boards.
I have been doing a handful of quick projects for friends this summer, and the following drawings are for a residence in Bernal Heights, San Francisco. The client has a huge expanse of brick that I am proposing they cut back and re-edge to help define the central patio space. Their house is a charming [...]
I am putting together a masterplan and design recommendations for my family’s property on Puget Sound, in Port Orchard, Washington. And as I work, I realize that there is no project that will come as close to my heart as this one. My grandparents retired here from Seattle thirty years ago, and divided the property [...]
I have been doing a handful of small projects in between preparations for my class, bookkeeping, and marketing tasks (oh the joys of a small design shop!). These little packets of design recommendations are great for home owners with limited budgets who want some professional guidance, but can’t afford to divert too much of their [...]
I’ve recently completed a quick handbook of staging recommendations for a Lower Pacific Heights Edwardian home in San Francisco. The owner is having her interior professionally staged by a staging company and recognized that a good deal of attention was needed for her exterior spaces as well. The house is gorgeous, but was lost behind [...]
Posted on August 17, 2010, 8:15 am, by randi, under
On the Boards.
I just completed some work for Meyer + Silberberg, assisting them with some renderings for a new waterfront park on the shores of Dianshan Lake, on the outskirts of Shanghai. As always, it was a pleasure working with that office; I’ve never known designers to be more thoughtful or throw their heart and soul into [...]
Posted on August 14, 2010, 1:32 pm, by randi, under
On the Boards.
We are in the bid process for the Midcentury ranch landscape in San Rafael. The design was a fun collaboration with the client (a designer herself) and myself. She was inspired by the Portland residence that Third Nature Studio completed last year. There are a few similarities, but this garden will be distinctly Californian. Share [...]
Posted on June 11, 2010, 11:06 am, by randi, under
On the Boards.
I’ve just started working on another great mid century modern ranch project. It’s located in San Rafael, just a few blocks from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin Center. The backyard features an existing pool set at an angle, and I’m proposing adding a long clean concrete planter wall parallel to the pool edge, simplifying and solidifying [...]
Posted on April 28, 2010, 11:38 am, by randi, under
On the Boards.
Here is my latest study for the Puget Sound residence on Southworth Drive. I have been working on the entry to the house which is tucked out of sight of the entry drive and in need of some definition. My thinking was to add evergreen boxwood and herbs to the existing raised beds to create [...]
Posted on January 4, 2010, 4:11 pm, by randi, under
On the Boards.
Wishing you all a 2010 filled with creativity, productivity and happiness. We are spending January wrapping up our construction drawings for Templeton Ridge Winery & Burbank Vineyards. It should be a beautiful project when all is complete. Construction on the landscape for the main house should begin this spring (pictured above), and design development for [...]