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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 the [...]
The rendering above shows our current plan for the residential garden on El Pomar Road in Templeton, California. The project also includes the landscape surrounding a second agricultural manager’s residence, the long entry road into the property and vineyard, and eventually could include the areas surrounding a new tasting room. For the main house, the [...]
We are nearly finished with drafting the bid documents for our project on El Pomar Road in Templeton, California. Nicole and I merged an orthogonal plan and a curvilinear plan to create a hybrid of the two that has grown into a design that feels fresh and dynamic. The geometry of the house was challenging [...]
Nicole Kelly and I have found our scope expanding at the vineyard on El Pomar in Templeton, California. We just came back from a wonderful trip South where we spent a relaxing weekend with the clients and developed a quick plan for a new agricultural manager’s residence being built on the property.
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Nicole Kelly and I are continuing our work on a winery and future bed and breakfast in Templeton, California. Above is a quick perspective showing a small patio off of two guest rooms that will be just steps away from meadow and rows and rows of grapes. For this patio, our goal is to frame [...]
This project was done in collaboration with Stephanie Stillman for a luxury residence near Duboce Park in San Francisco. A two unit building was converted into a single residence, and Third Nature Studio provided landscape design services for the developer. The palette is simple, lush and drought tolerant – all vibrant green agaves, bright blue [...]