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Pergola
Pergola
KD LandscapeKD Landscape
Sleek, black and just right for the space, this contemporary pergola provides just the right amount of shade in this Chicago back yard. The 2"x2" purlins on top of the pergola are repeated as a screen for the back to 'take the edge off' the neighbors garage. Bluestone paving, a large fire pit and traditional zinc planters help complete the design thought.
Trellis & Firepit Area - North View
Trellis & Firepit Area - North View
Krueger ArchitectsKrueger Architects
Unlimited Style Photography
Small trendy backyard patio photo in Los Angeles with a fire pit and a pergola
Small Space Gardens
Small Space Gardens
The JCRD GroupThe JCRD Group
Patio fountain - small contemporary side yard stamped concrete patio fountain idea in Los Angeles with a roof extension
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New Urban Garden
New Urban Garden
SED DesignSED Design
Small trendy backyard brick patio fountain photo in Philadelphia with a pergola
4th Street Townhouse, Park Slope
4th Street Townhouse, Park Slope
Harper Design BuildHarper Design Build
Small trendy backyard stone patio photo in New York with a pergola
Iron Shade Arbor
Iron Shade Arbor
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
This shade arbor, located in The Woodlands, TX north of Houston, spans the entire length of the back yard. It combines a number of elements with custom structures that were constructed to emulate specific aspects of a Zen garden. The homeowner wanted a low-maintenance garden whose beauty could withstand the tough seasonal weather that strikes the area at various times of the year. He also desired a mood-altering aesthetic that would relax the senses and calm the mind. Most importantly, he wanted this meditative environment completely shielded from the outside world so he could find serenity in total privacy. The most unique design element in this entire project is the roof of the shade arbor itself. It features a “negative space” leaf pattern that was designed in a software suite and cut out of the metal with a water jet cutter. Each form in the pattern is loosely suggestive of either a leaf, or a cluster of leaves. These small, negative spaces cut from the metal are the source of the structure’ powerful visual and emotional impact. During the day, sunlight shines down and highlights columns, furniture, plantings, and gravel with a blend of dappling and shade that make you feel like you are sitting under the branches of a tree. At night, the effects are even more brilliant. Skillfully concealed lights mounted on the trusses reflect off the steel in places, while in other places they penetrate the negative spaces, cascading brilliant patterns of ambient light down on vegetation, hardscape, and water alike. The shade arbor shelters two gravel patios that are almost identical in space. The patio closest to the living room features a mini outdoor dining room, replete with tables and chairs. The patio is ornamented with a blend of ornamental grass, a small human figurine sculpture, and mid-level impact ground cover. Gravel was chosen as the preferred hardscape material because of its Zen-like connotations. It is also remarkably soft to walk on, helping to set the mood for a relaxed afternoon in the dappled shade of gently filtered sunlight. The second patio, spaced 15 feet away from the first, resides adjacent to the home at the opposite end of the shade arbor. Like its twin, it is also ornamented with ground cover borders, ornamental grasses, and a large urn identical to the first. Seating here is even more private and contemplative. Instead of a table and chairs, there is a large decorative concrete bench cut in the shape of a giant four-leaf clover. Spanning the distance between these two patios, a bluestone walkway connects the two spaces. Along the way, its borders are punctuated in places by low-level ornamental grasses, a large flowering bush, another sculpture in the form of human faces, and foxtail ferns that spring up from a spread of river rock that punctuates the ends of the walkway. The meditative quality of the shade arbor is reinforced by two special features. The first of these is a disappearing fountain that flows from the top of a large vertical stone embedded like a monolith in the other edges of the river rock. The drains and pumps to this fountain are carefully concealed underneath the covering of smooth stones, and the sound of the water is only barely perceptible, as if it is trying to force you to let go of your thoughts to hear it. A large piece of core-10 steel, which is deliberately intended to rust quickly, rises up like an arced wall from behind the fountain stone. The dark color of the metal helps the casual viewer catch just a glimpse of light reflecting off the slow trickle of water that runs down the side of the stone into the river rock bed. To complete the quiet moment that the shade arbor is intended to invoke, a thick wall of cypress trees rises up on all sides of the yard, completely shutting out the disturbances of the world with a comforting wall of living greenery that comforts the thoughts and emotions.
Zelkind Residence
Zelkind Residence
Revive Landscape DesignRevive Landscape Design
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Patio kitchen - small contemporary backyard concrete paver patio kitchen idea in San Diego with no cover
Londonderry, NH Patio and Fire Pit
Londonderry, NH Patio and Fire Pit
Design Works - Landscape Architecture & Const.Design Works - Landscape Architecture & Const.
Patio - small contemporary backyard concrete paver patio idea in Manchester with a fire pit and no cover
Del Mar Exterior Renovation
Del Mar Exterior Renovation
SJS Studios Inc.SJS Studios Inc.
Bluestone Pavers, custom Teak Wood banquette with cement tile inlay, Bluestone firepit, custom outdoor kitchen with Teak Wood, concrete waterfall countertop with Teak surround.
Polished Modern
Polished Modern
Bartone InteriorsBartone Interiors
A conversation area that can communicate with guests inside the kitchen (through the accordion doors to the right) or the pool deck beyond!
Example of a small trendy concrete patio design in Raleigh with a roof extension
Exotic and Modern Backyard Space
Exotic and Modern Backyard Space
Tranquility Pools Inc.Tranquility Pools Inc.
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard patio kitchen remodel in New York with no cover
Modern Revival
Modern Revival
Shades Of Green Landscape ArchitectureShades Of Green Landscape Architecture
Photography: @ Lauren Hall Knight
Patio - small contemporary patio idea in San Francisco
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
Randy Thueme Design Inc. - Landscape ArchitectureRandy Thueme Design Inc. - Landscape Architecture
Indoor - outdoor space. Photography: Barbara Boissevain, RTD
Patio - small contemporary courtyard patio idea in San Francisco
Biscayne Point
Biscayne Point
Enrique FeldmanEnrique Feldman
Photographer: Derek Latta
Small trendy patio photo in Miami with a roof extension
Chicago Residence
Chicago Residence
Whitacre Greer CompanyWhitacre Greer Company
Beautifully landscaped private patio area featuring Whitacre Greer 50 series 4x8x2-1/4 clay pavers. Designed and installed by Christy Webber Landscapes.
Mustang Park, Carrollton
Mustang Park, Carrollton
AquaTerra OutdoorsAquaTerra Outdoors
AquaTerra Outdoors was hired to bring life to the outdoors of the new home. When it came time to design the space we were challenged with the tight space of the backyard. We worked through the concepts and we were able to incorporate a new pool with spa, custom water feature wall, Ipe wood deck, outdoor kitchen, custom steel and Ipe wood shade arbor and fire pit. We also designed and installed all the landscaping including the custom steel planter. Photography: Wade Griffith
Federal Hill Terrace
Federal Hill Terrace
Traut Landscape StudioTraut Landscape Studio
Small trendy backyard stone patio container garden photo in Baltimore with no cover
Outdoor Treasures
Outdoor Treasures
West Village GCWest Village GC
Peter Murdock
Example of a small trendy patio design in New York

Small Contemporary Patio Ideas

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Go PaversGo Pavers
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard concrete paver patio remodel in Los Angeles with a fire pit
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