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Landscapes

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    Shades of Green

    This environmentally savvy house and garden in Mexico is based on universal design principles.

     
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    Site and Architecture Show Off Both the Natural and Man-Made

     
  • A break in the stone wall is on axis with steps to a sunken perennial gardena destination when the flowers are in bloom, but hidden from the house when its dormant. The stone spine culminates in an outdoor shower by the pool deck.

    A Virginia House Ties the Home's Floor Plan to the Outdoors

    Well-connected outdoor spaces keep the conversation going at a Virginia home.

     
  • The cul-de-sacs center point inspired the radius for the house and retaining walls. The concrete masonry provides both structure and finished surface. From inside, the rotated block creates an aperture to the outdoors and a filter for light.

    A Southwestern House Mitigates the Sonoran Desert and Suburban Cul-de-sac

    Indoors and outdoors are connected by this Phoenix house.

     
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    Sonoma Flow

    Aside from its Mediterranean climate and postcard-ready natural beauty, Sonoma, Calif., has a number of claims to fame.

     
  • Agrarian Gifts

    Presented with a large, perfectly flat site surrounded by preserved farmland and ocean views, it's easy to imagine any number of ways to fill the void with a house, garage, pool, and vegetable garden. A common solution might have been to cluster the buildings and recreational amenities together...

     
  • Engaging Nature

    "I'm always happiest in a house when I can't imagine it existing without the landscape,” says architect Ron Radziner, FAIA. His home in Venice, Calif., is all but inseparable from the thicket of rushes and sedges, sycamores, and oaks that fill the 65-foot-by-175-foot lot. Interwoven with plantings...

     
  • Storied Summers

    Decades from now, tales of this Martha's Vineyard, Mass., vacation home will draw peals of laughter from the people who spent childhood summers there.

     
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    Hill Country

    A Texas-sized pool links the numerous outdoor spaces overlooking this sloping site.

     
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    The Lay of the Land

    A thorough reading of the landscape will help preserve its character.

     
 
 
 
 
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