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Cool Idea: Another Way to Work With a Landscape
Instead of melting into the landscape, the Bridge House, as it's been dubbed, holds its own, literally bridging the ravine it sits above.
This long, sleek home is built on 15 acres of Marin grassland in Northern California. Only 22 feet wide, the two-story, 5,500-square-foot two-level home's innovative design won it an Excellence in Architecture award from the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects last year.
Garden Therapy: A Craftsman Garden
Lou Dixon, designer and owner of Bio-Friendly Gardens, has a distinctive style, whether he's working on a modern minimalist garden or a tropical California design. I love his use of eco-friendly materials, natural hardscape, and drought-tolerant and native plants in his gardens. Recently, Lou showed me a garden that complements a Craftsman home.
Su Casa: Hanako66's Backyard Makeover
Su Casa member Hanako66 recently put in a lot of work to make her yard and garden shine.
She writes,
These pictures were unfortunately not taken in the spring when everything was in bloom, but will give you an idea of what our yard looks like. I still really need patio chairs too!
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Before and After: Landscape Makeovers From SB Garden Design
For over 10 years, Stephanie Bartron and her team at SB Garden Design have been transforming West Coast outdoor spots into livable, lush spaces. With a focus on sustainable residential design, the firm also offers design consulting and garden coaching. See some of the dramatic before and after photos from the firm's portfolio.
Casa Verde: A Coveted California Garden
Lou Dixon, owner of Bio-Friendly Gardens, a landscape architecture firm in Berkeley, CA, creates gardens that are both beautiful and eco-friendly. A trained horticulturist, forester, and entomologist, as well as a landscape architect, Lou works in garden styles ranging from modern to Craftsman to traditional Japanese. No matter what garden style Lou works in, however, each of his projects is marked by beauty and consideration for location.
Coveted Crib: Roberto Burle Marx's Tropical Home Turf
Born in 1909, Brazilian landscape architect and painter Roberto Burle Marx created fascinatingly gorgeous works of art out of plants, many of which were native to Brazil. This landscape architect, whose work is currently being honored through an exhibition at the Paço Imperial Museum in Rio de Janeiro, brought a sense of modernism and high art to landscaping. Many of Marx's artistic ideals are reflected in his home, Santo Antonio da Bica sítio.
Do You Landscape With Tropical Foliage?
This moody koi pond, from Josh Schwartz's former home in Los Feliz, benefits from lush, tropical foliage. Do you have any around your home?
Do You Landscape With Tropical Foliage?
Former Fixer-Upper of DJ AM Is For Sale
The former Beverly Hills home of the late DJ AM has been listed for $3.8 million. The 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath midcentury home is private and gated with both canyon and city views. It boasts "rich mahogany floors, custom built-in theater, Crestron system, and flat-screen TVs throughout, two-sided fireplace, office, large kitchen with stainless steel appliances and carrerra marble countertops," according to the listing.
Color Theory: Cool Colors
This week in Color Theory month, one of the areas I'll be focusing on is cool colors. The term is associated with the contrast of landscape light between the colors of daylight and sunset with a gray or overcast day, cool colors being the latter and warm, the former. Cool colors are the hues that range from blue-green to blue-violet, including gray.
Artists Plan to Freeze a Vacant Detroit Home
This Winter, photographer Gregory Holm and architect Matthew Radune plan to freeze one of the thousands of abandoned homes in Detroit to draw attention to the city's foreclosure crisis. The house will be sprayed with water and gradually covered in ice, and Holm will photograph its transformation for the project, called Ice House Detroit. The property that's chosen will be one that is already due for demolition, because it is fire damaged or dangerous to the public.
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