Metamorphic Design

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Metamorphic Design
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Port Moody Makeover, FRONT

Total transformation involving everything from excavation to retaining walls, installation of drainage, irrigation & lighting, new driveway and finally, natural stone pavers & clear cedar fencing.

The planting scheme is a Pacific/Japanese fusion composition using mostly non-flowering evergreen shrubs & small trees, flowing with the natural slope & working with color tones, heights, texture & shapes.
Project Year: 2017
Country: Canada
Before
Pre construction view of the house ext, front
Before view - from the curb, West side
Front landscape exterior includes: concrete retaining walls to create courtyard & maximize livable space, fencing, plantscaping & driveway
After view - from the curb, West side
Transition from the driveway to front entry & courtyard
Closer view, front entry area
Front planted area, view from the curb
Front planted area, finished with gravel installed
Looking towards the steps from the driveway
Front entry area, from the driveway
Looking towards the front steps & entry area
Wider view, from the driveway
Steps up to the courtyard area and front entry, from the driveway
Concrete steps from driveway
Stepping up from the driveway to the pathway, courtyard and front deck areas
Courtyard area & front entry, closer view
Granite surround & treads, with belgian bluestone inlay
Courtyard view from the front door
Stone granite treads step the courtyard up from the pathway
Looking out to the street
Evergreen planting with a low profile to showcase the clear cedar privacy screen
Courtyard, closer view
Side view of front yard retention
View from the driveway
Private courtyard area off the front porch expands the usable space out front & retains privacy
Courtyard & porch
Mix of dwarf evergreen & deciduous weeping species with compact upright trees to maintain the scale of the space.
Closer view, courtyard planting
The stone's colors really come out with water
Courtyard with wet stone
Courtyard, closer
View from the East property line towards the West
Looking towards the driveway from the courtyard
View from the front path towards the West retaining wall
Looking towards the driveway, closer
Closer view of the driveway, concrete West wall & clear cedar screen
Detail view, driveway & West wall
Driveway in concrete pavers. Concrete walls inset with perimeter wall lights
Driveway & West wall with cedar screen
Before
Pre construction view from the curb at the East property line
Before - from the East side
View of the front planting scheme, retaining walls & cedar fence
After, view from the East side - closer
Cedrus atlantica (weeping blue atlas cedar) as a center focal point, with the tree's natural shape in contrast & balance with the slope of the land
Front planted area, closer view
Creating greater height with feature rocks and distinctly shaped shrubs in the lower sloped area
Detail view, planted area next to driveway
Before
Mid-construction stage, house renovation
Before view - straight on from the street
View of the front planted area, retaining walls, fencing & driveway
After - wide view, straight on from the street
Entry from the street
Pathway view, from the curb
Before
A view from the street looking almost straight on at the house
Before view - straight on, closer
Planted area, pathway, retaining walls & cedar screen
Wider view, II
The planting in this area is a study in heights and a counter balance to the slope adjacent & above
Detail view, planted strip
Pathway transition from front of house to back
Side ramp with retaining wall & privacy screen
View from the ramp looking up towards the driveway & street
Side ramp connecting the front to the back
Side view of the courtyard, front entry & driveway
Overview - courtyard, front entry area, porch & driveway
Closer view of the front planted area
Side view of the front planting from the driveway
View of the front planted area from the driveway
Front planting, wider view
View upslope from the neighbours driveway looking down onto the front planted area
Planting scheme, neighbours side