Driveway Ideas & Designs

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Design ideas for a huge contemporary partial sun side yard brick driveway in Phoenix.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional front yard brick driveway in New York.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard brick driveway in New York.

Inspiration for a large traditional full sun front yard stone driveway in New York.

Design ideas for a mid-century modern front yard concrete paver driveway in Atlanta.

This is an example of a large mediterranean full sun front yard brick landscaping in Miami.

Dakin has been working with the owners of this site realize their dream of cultivating a rich and meaningful landscape around their home. Because of their deep engagement with their land and garden, the landscape has guided the entire design process, from architecture to civil engineering to landscape design. All architecture on site is oriented toward the garden, a park-like, multi-use environment that includes a walking labyrinth, restored prairie, a Japanese garden, an orchard, vegetable beds, berry brambles, a croquet lawn and a charred wood outdoor shower. Dakin pays special attention to materials at every turn, selecting an antique sugar bowl for the outdoor fire pit, antique Japanese roof tiles to create blue edging, and stepping stones imported from India. In addition to its diversity of garden types, this permacultural paradise is home to chickens, ducks, and bees. A complex irrigation system was designed to draw alternately from wells and cisterns. 3x5lion.png Dakin has also had the privilege of creating an arboretum of diverse and rare trees that she based on Olmsted’s design for Central Park. Trees were selected to display a variety of seasonally shifting delights: spring blooms, fall berries, winter branch structure. Mature trees onsite were preserved and sometimes moved to new locations.

Photo: Margot Hartford © 2018 Houzz
This is an example of an industrial side yard gravel landscaping in Other.

Design ideas for a huge traditional partial sun backyard concrete paver driveway in San Diego with a fire pit.

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This is an example of a large farmhouse partial sun gravel driveway in Burlington.

An Italian restaurant closed and and this lovely lady was gifted to friends. Solid and luminous thassos marble makes her a striking presence in the artfully landscaped drive. She has been known to don seasonal attire and dress up or down for special occasions. Serious fun even before you get to the door. Rustic pavers were added around the statue base on top of sand and dirt mix. Plantings of Hosta, Azalia, Mondo grass & moss added to frame her area and make her feel welcome. All provide almost instant gratification and integration to an established area of landscape.

After this home was completely rebuilt in the established Barton Hills neighborhood, the landscape needed a reboot to match the new modern/contemporary house. To update the style, we replaced the cracked solid driveway with concrete ribbons and gravel that lines up with the garage. We built a retaining to hold back the sloped, problematic front yard. This leveled out a buffer space of plantings near the curb helping to create a welcoming accent for guests. We also introduced a comfortable pathway to transition through the yard into the new courtyard space, balancing out the scale of the house with the landscape.

Inspiration for a huge traditional full sun front yard stone driveway in New York.

Inspiration for a modern front yard driveway in Austin.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional front yard concrete paver driveway in Sacramento.

With a new front elevation face lift, contemporary in design and 5.5' of drop over 36' our client was looking to add some curb appeal that would make sense. Not only has our client changed the style of the exterior of his home, he also built an addition to match in the backyard. After visiting with our clients, they hired us to come up with a plan that would meet their needs, but that he could build to complete their special sanctuary. With our CAD design & 3D plans he was able to complete an awesome curb appeal project that made sense coming and going everyday, outside, in. The bottom line is our clients happiness!

For a perfect looking lawn, what's below the surface is just as important as what's above it. An expertly designed sprinkler system is the reason this yard looks so lush and green.

Photo of a mediterranean driveway in Los Angeles.

Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic partial sun front yard brick landscaping in Santa Barbara for fall.