Shades of Green : Front Yard Retreat - Danville, CA: PortfolioThis expansive suburban front lawn required a lot of water and maintenance to keep up. We gave it an updated and more sustainable style with Bunny Tail grasses and Kangaroo paws. Sleek new entrance stairs lead to the front door and a walled circular patio under an existing shade tree has become a favorite hang-out place. Random bands ...... >> Suite
This site 30u2019 above the Connecticut River offers 180 degree panoramic views. The client wanted a modern house & landscape that would take advantage of this amazing locale, blurring the lines between inside and outside. The project sites a main house, guest house boat storage building, multiple terraces, pool, outdoor shower, putting green and fire pit. A long concrete seat wall guides visitors t...... >> Suite
Panels framed in redwood & recycled redwood horizo
Opaque white glass panels framed in redwood create an illusionary natural lighting source. Here they divide the entrance walk-way and the car-port. The recycled redwood horizontal fence is an architectural feature.By: Lisa Lukianoff & Chris Raney... >> Suite
This garden was created over a time period of 15 years. We have designed 5 distinct gardens bound by a common palette of materials in order to complement the architecture of this California Contemporary home, in Oakland California. ... >> Suite
A certified LEED-H Platinum building by Butler Armsden Architects, the Tiburon Bay House features an innovative and sustainable landscape. Native lawn, permeable surfaces, and a gray water system were all integrated into the landscape design. Great care was taken to reuse existing materials and drought tolerant plants. Existing concrete was transformed into a new patio; no-mow lawn was used as a l...... >> Suite
Last summer the Fine folks at Fine Gardening photographed all of our container designs for the this years annual edition of Container Gardening Magazine. With the help of Josh McCullough from we supplied nearly all of the content for the issue. It's on shelves now...... >> Suite
This small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses t...... >> Suite
