WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-KiddPHOTOGRAPHY BY Jim SimmonsLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: Rios Clementi Hale StudiosGENERAL CONTRACTOR: Royal Landscape Inc. It’s not often you get to reimagine a project once it’s completed, but the award-winning, multi-disciplinary design firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios recently got the chance to renovate their original 1997 landscape design for a 1907 Mission-style home designed by well-known Los Angeles architect John Austin. The clients wanted to create a new …
Gardens
A Garden with a View
WRITTEN BY Blair Farris PHOTOGRAPHY BY Casey Dunn LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BY Lance Thompson, Thompson + Hanson ARCHITECTURE BY Ryan Street & Associates BUILDER Brian A. Bailey Homes When I tell people who haven’t been to Austin that the terrain is extremely hilly with cliffs overlooking the Colorado River, most folks just don’t get it. Texas is so flat, they say. Lance Thompson with Thompson + Hanson was hired to make sense out of a difficult but stunning lot. The steep …
A Graceful Garden: Lush and Verdant New Orleans Retreat
WRITTEN BY Blair Farris LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Marianne Mumford PHOTOGRAPHY BY Miles Mumford …
Elegant Simplicity
WRITTEN BY Blair FarrisPHOTOGRAPHY BY Scott Smith PhotographyLANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Gregg BleamARCHITECT: Richard Williams Architects Creating privacy and elegance on a blank lot in a commuter suburb of DC is not an easy thing to do, but Landscape Architect Gregg Bleam designed a modern garden that fits easily into the historic fabric of the Garrett Park neighborhood. Bleam developed the plan in conjunction with the architect’s house design. The …