Ecotopes

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Ecotopes
3 Reviews

hancock (2014)

Amenity comes in the form of a twenty-foot long bench, which separates a gravel patio from the rest of the landscape.
hancock (2014)
The so-named "long" bench is constructed from steel + garapa hard wood, featuring space below for storing toys, etc.
hancock (2014)
Construction of a covered porch this summer prompted a reevaluation of how the landscape should be used.
hancock (2014)
The "long" bench provides convenience to the family as the exit the screened porch + a sense of threshold between the patio and the larger landscape.
hancock (2014)
The slightly elevated gravel patio is filled with crushed limestone + suitable for outdoor family dining.
hancock (2014)
The patio surface seems to float above a lower seam of very course Texas basalt gravel, which indicates surface water flow.
hancock (2014)
The "long" bench is equally handy for supporting activities on the patio or watching children play in the back landscape.
hancock (2014)
A walkway of Leuders limestone tablets supports access across the landscape at the foot of the "long" bench.
hancock (2014)
An existing crepe myrtle is accommodated into the new patio within a steel-edged tree well.
hancock (2014)
A steel-edged tree well surrounds an existing crepe myrtle with a surface treatment of Texas basalt.
hancock (2014)
Paradise for kids to play and parents to watch them.
hancock (2014)
The patio is very slightly cantilevered over the Texas basalt gully, especially at this corner.
hancock (2014)
From this vantage, all the activity zones can be seen: the patio, "long" bench, Leuders walkway, persimmon grove + lawn mound.
hancock (2014)
Access to the entire landscape takes place from this position where the screened porch door is located.
hancock (2014)
Texas basalt + crushed limestone are held in place by a steel structure to define the space.
hancock (2014)
The crenulated edge of the zoysia lawn mound provides a setting for kids to play.
hancock (2014)
The view from above the zoysia turf mound where you can simultaneously see the patio, "long" bench, Leuders walkway + persimmon grove.
hancock (2014)
The view from above the Texas persimmon grove.
hancock (2014)
Before
The site before the project started.
hancock (2014)
Before
The site before the project started.
hancock (2014)
Before
Here's Caleb assembling the wooden supports for the "long" bench.
hancock (2014)
hancock (2014)