The concept was to have overlapping hardscape – concrete and flagstones – alternate with vegetation and water. This project is a remodel, so we wanted the new landscape to look as though it was designed with the pool. Sweeping curves nestle around the pool, leading the eye to a sitting area at the back ofContinue reading “A new landscape takes form in Davis”
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The 3 secrets of adaptive reuse that everyone misses
Everyone involved in green building knows the benefits of adaptive reuse. You get a new space from an old building, perhaps not the same function as the original, but something that shares the area’s history and perhaps brings new functions to the surroundings. 1. It’s not just the building. Can the building’s surrounding landscaping beContinue reading “The 3 secrets of adaptive reuse that everyone misses”
To Remove or not to Remove, that is the question
Sometimes a design hinges on one decision, in this case to remove a tree or keep it. The tree is healthy, but leaning ominously toward the house. It’s also a species that we know first hand can come crashing down without warning in a storm. Yet, it’s beautiful, provides a wonderful view from the secondContinue reading “To Remove or not to Remove, that is the question”