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This contemporary home in Denver needed a landscape design to unite the landscape with the architectural style of the home so the designer used strong, clean forms in linear patterns to modernize the setting.
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This before photo during construction of the home is at the same angle as the following photo. The home was totally scraped and rebuilt. Nothing was left except two mature trees, one in the front yard and one in the backyard.
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This is the after shot of the prior photo taken from the back property line. This photo shows all the different entertaining areas and how they all cohesively blend together.
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This is the before shot during construction of the home from the front of the house – where the courtyard will be placed.
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This is the after shot of the prior photo of the finished courtyard. The client requested a private space where they could sit, drink coffee and read the paper with early morning sun exposure. We used large sand exposed concrete slabs with ground cover joints to keep with the sleek, modern feel of the home.
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LED lights were used throughout the property to extend the use of the outdoor living spaces through the evening, while also extending the landscape views from the inside during the shorter days of winter.
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This covered patio gives a sense of space to this outdoor kitchen, making the outdoors an extension of the home. The fire strip adds warmth as well as ambiance while taking in the views of the golf course.
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Juxtaposing the hard ridges of the walls are the feather reed grasses which add soft movement to such harsh forms.
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The large pool was requested by the clients. They wanted to make sure it was large enough to swim laps, but also act as a focal point to the landscape as it captures the entire landscape in its reflection.
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A retaining wall and fence were added to give the clients privacy from the adjacent golf course when using their pool and spa.
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This water feature was meant to bring together both the upper and lower deck. The water feature was built with black sutra stone, and by adding a bubbler, it helped mask nearby traffic noise.
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Mass plantings were used to line the walkway, which is sand exposed concrete steppers with groundcover in-between the steppers.
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Chanticleer pear trees were used to line the adjacent property lines to help screen nearby houses.
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The designer used mass plantings of feather reed grass with blue fescue to add a contrast in color in the landscape, giving the overall landscape a uniform pop of color.