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Exterior design and landscape help

4 months ago

In need of exterior design and landscape help for this new build! We are hoping to add a porch but are lacking design direction. Thank you!

Comments (10)

  • 4 months ago

    Is this the front or back of the house?

  • 4 months ago

    Front

  • 4 months ago

    The window placement is, um, unusual, for the front of a house. So the landscaping should be designed to minimize that.

    Adding porches, specifically porch roofs, is an exercise in geometry. How do the angles intersect? How do the porch angles relate to the rest of the house? This is going to be a tough one since it doesn't look like there is enough room above the door to have a porch with the roof slope matching the rest of the house.

    Landscaping suggestions will have to wait until we know where in the world the house is located.

  • 4 months ago

    Is it possible to enlarge the windows on the left extension (garage?) and the one on the right which seems small for a front window? If not, a porch could camoflage the imbalance some. If I added a porch, I would run it all the way across the front. For landscaping ideas, it would be good to see a photo taken from farther back showing the entire front yard.


    That said, always start with the largest plants: trees.

  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    I kind of like celery’s rendering above. H/she has distracted the eye from the very unusual window/door size/placement. I might go even further down that path and add one or two more fat columns on the porch.

    A fine healthy ORNAMENTAL SIZE (mature height of 25’ or less) tree at the corner of the porch would help too.

  • 4 months ago

    Can you do anything about the very unfortunate window placements/sizes? If not, Celery's rendition is likely to be your best bet.

  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    Something like this?

    Looks like you have an absolutely beautiful location!

  • 4 months ago

    I like what celery and simply natural have proposed. makes it look more like the front of a house instead of the back.

  • 4 months ago

    There are many options you can do, with that backyard, it all depends on the look you like to end up with.

    If you leave me a message on my profile page, I will reply and maybe I can help you achieve exactly what you want with all the details ready for a hardscape contractor or landscaper to provide you with a quote.

    I just did a design for a local homeowner and they have also been back and forth back and forth until they came up with exactly what they want and need.

    Here is an example

    This is what we started out with,

    This was the final design.




    Good luck!