Los Robles

2023

Palo Alto, CA

Full yard design service

This project started from “0” — the client remodeled their whole house, and everything outside was empty. When we were inside their new house, we felt the living room was quite spacious; indeed, the client valued their social time with friends, families, and their kids’ friends. 

We realized it is important to echo what’s going on inside, either programmatically or visually, so the ideas from inside have been transferred to outside: We created a playful concrete slab path and a ‘floating’ deck for a group of 8, with enough planting to strengthen them.

Our goal in Design Documentation was to document our design intent clearly for contractors so as to minimize discrepancies.

Early concept on ‘program study’

Early concept on ‘design aesthetic’

Material/ layout/ planting design drawing and markups

Design renderings on concept phase

Construction photos

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