This is why us landscape designers are worth our fees! Designing the details Naturally, the smoke-generating components (smoker and pizza oven) needed to be away from the house, but close enough to the basement doors that tending fires and food would be practical.That led me to come up with the idea of creating a rill (streambed) through the back half of a seatwall on the firepit patio, ending at a bubbling millstone.
They wanted to be able to see and hear the water feature from the deck and the pool area.That meant setting the firepit patio just a couple of steps down from the pool deck, so it was closer to that and the deck. They saw the firepit primarily as a destination from inside the main floor of the house (so coming out onto the deck and down the steps) and from the pool deck.I’ve always prided myself on my space planning skills, and they got a workout with this one! The clients and I had a lot of conversations about how they would actually use the spaces, which helped me understand how best to lay them out. And, of course, it all had to work together and look great while showcasing modern landscape design in Virginia. The clients gave us the list of what they wanted: a new and better deck, usable space under the deck, an outdoor kitchen, a pizza oven, a smoker, a firepit, and a water feature. Creating the modern landscape design in Virginia Not only that, they wanted to change the overall look of the house itself. The pool and spa were staying, but the stone veneer, pool deck, and wood decks were all up for discussion. The good news was that I was told we were taking it all the way down to a blank slate. The home: a super traditional 1980s northern Virginia home on a lot with a pool and a deck. The homeowners: a professional couple who moved here from the western US. That’s why I was ecstatic when one day, one of the contractors who hires me for bigger jobs dropped this one in my lap. And yet, deep within my heart, lurks a love for all things modern. A glance through my portfolio shows a lot of chunky wood and stone, big massed plantings, and several farm and estate properties. I get it: when you think of modern landscape design in Virginia you probably don’t think of me.
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