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Urban Hideaway
Urban Hideaway
K. Dakin Design Inc.K. Dakin Design Inc.
A small courtyard garden in San Francisco. • Creative use of space in the dense, urban fabric of hilly SF. • For the last several years the clients had carved out a make shift courtyard garden at the top of their driveway. It was one of the few flat spaces in their yard where they could sit in the sun and enjoy a cup of coffee. We turned the top of a steep driveway into a courtyard garden. • The actual courtyard design was planned for the maximum dimensions possible to host a dining table and a seating area. The space is conveniently located outside their kitchen and home offices. However we needed to save driveway space for parking the cars and getting in and out. • The design, fabrication and installation team was comprised of people we knew. I was an acquaintance to the clients having met them through good friends. The landscape contractor, Boaz Mor, http://www.boazmor.com/, is their neighbor and someone I worked with before. The metal fabricator is Murray Sandford of Moz Designs, https://mozdesigns.com/, https://www.instagram.com/moz_designs/ . Both contractors have long histories of working in the Bay Area on a variety of complex designs. • The size of this garden belies the complexity of the design. We did not want to remove any of the concrete driveway which was 12” or more in thickness, except for the area where the large planter was going. The driveway sloped in two directions. In order to get a “level”, properly, draining patio, we had to start it at around 21” tall at the outside and end it flush by the garage doors. • The fence is the artful element in the garden. It is made of power-coated aluminum. The panels match the house color; and posts match the house trim. The effect is quiet, blending into the overall property. The panels are dramatic. Each fence panel is a different size with a unique pattern. • The exterior panels that you see from the street are an abstract riff on the seasons of the Persian walnut tree in their front yard. The cut-outs illustrate spring bloom when the walnut leafs out to autumn when the nuts drop to the ground and the squirrels eats them, leaving a mess of shells everywhere. Even the pesky squirrel appears on one of the panels. • The interior panels, lining the entry into the courtyard, are an abstraction of the entire walnut tree. • Although the panel design is made of perforations, the openings are designed to retain privacy when you are inside the courtyard. • There is a large planter on one side of the courtyard, big enough for a tree to soften a harsh expanse of a neighboring wall. Light through the branches cast playful shadows on the wall behind. • The lighting, mounted on the house is a nod to the client’s love of New Orleans gas lights. • The paving is black stone from India, dark enough to absorb the warmth of the sun on a cool, summer San Francisco day.
Our Work
Our Work
Fine Landscapes LimitedFine Landscapes Limited
Inspiration for a mediterranean privacy gravel driveway in DC Metro.
Mar Vista
Mar Vista
Lauri Burrier Garden Design Inc.Lauri Burrier Garden Design Inc.
Another beautiful view of the backyard with soft, green plantings from the hardwood deck.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary privacy and full sun backyard driveway in Los Angeles with decking.
Los Tilos Hollywood Hills modern home private driveway entrance & rooftop parkin
Los Tilos Hollywood Hills modern home private driveway entrance & rooftop parkin
Whipple Russell ArchitectsWhipple Russell Architects
Los Tilos Hollywood Hills modern home private driveway entrance & rooftop parking. Photo by William MacCollum.
Design ideas for a huge modern privacy and full sun rooftop driveway in Los Angeles.
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
Van Garden Inc.Van Garden Inc.
Inspiration for a huge mid-century modern privacy and full sun backyard concrete paver driveway in Dallas.
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
Van Garden Inc.Van Garden Inc.
Inspiration for a large rustic privacy and full sun backyard concrete paver driveway in Dallas.
A Ranch True to its Past
A Ranch True to its Past
Designscapes Colorado Inc.Designscapes Colorado Inc.
A grand wooden gate introduces the series of arrival sequences to be taken in along the private drive to the main ranch grounds.
This is an example of a farmhouse privacy and full sun front yard stone fence driveway in Denver for summer.
El Paso Westside Revitalization
El Paso Westside Revitalization
GO Designs Inc.GO Designs Inc.
Cool, Contemporary, Curb appeal now feels like home!!! This complete exterior home renovation & curb appeal now makes sense with the interior remodel our client had installed prior to us gettting started!!! The modifications made to this home, along with premium materials makes this home feel cozy, cool & comfortable. Its as though the home has come alive, making this same space more functional & feel so much better, a new found energy. The existing traditional missized semi-circle driveway that took up the entire frontyard was removed. This allowed us to design & install a new more functional driveway as well as create a huge courtyard that not only adds privacy and protection, it looks and feels incredible. Now our client can actually use the front yard for more than just parking cars. The modification addition of 5 stucco columns creates the feeling of a much larger space than what was there prior...who know that these cosmectic columns would actually feel like arms that wrap around the new curb appeal...almost like a vibe of protection. The contrasting paint colors add more movement and depth continuing the feeling of this great space! The new smooth limestone courtyard and custom iron "x" designed fence & gates create a weight type feeling that not only adds privacy, it just feels & looks solid. Its as if its a silent barrier between the homeowners inside and the rest of the world. Our clients now feel comfortable in there new found outdoor living spaces behind the courtyard walls. A place for family, friends and neighbors can easliy conversate & relax. Whether hanging out with the kids or just watching the kids play around in the frontyard, the courtyard was critical to adding a much needed play space. Art is brought into the picture with 2 stone wall monuments...one adding the address numbers with low voltage ligthing to one side of the yard and another that adds balance to the opposite side with custom cut in light fixtures that says... this... is... thee, house! Drystack 8" bed rough chop buff leuders stone planters & short walls outline and accentuate the forever lawn turf as well as the new plant life & lighting. The limestone serves as a grade wall for leveling, as well as the walls are completely permeable for long life and function. Something every parapet home should have, we've added custom down spouts tied to an under ground drainage system. Another way we add longevity to each project. Lastly...lighting is the icing on the cake. Wall lights, path light, down lights, up lights & step lights are all to important along with every light location is considerd as to add a breath taking ambiance of envy. No airplane runway or helicopter landing lights here. We cant wait for summer as the landscape is sure to fill up with color in every corner of this beautiful new outdoor space.
Custom Metal Fencing
Custom Metal Fencing
Great Lakes Metal FabricationGreat Lakes Metal Fabrication
Custom wrought iron fencing, wavy contemporary metal panels, steel privacy screen for neighbors, decorative metal fencing design.

To read more about this project, click here or start at the Great Lakes Metal Fabrication metal railing page
Urban Hideaway
Urban Hideaway
K. Dakin Design Inc.K. Dakin Design Inc.
A small courtyard garden in San Francisco. • Creative use of space in the dense, urban fabric of hilly SF. • For the last several years the clients had carved out a make shift courtyard garden at the top of their driveway. It was one of the few flat spaces in their yard where they could sit in the sun and enjoy a cup of coffee. We turned the top of a steep driveway into a courtyard garden. • The actual courtyard design was planned for the maximum dimensions possible to host a dining table and a seating area. The space is conveniently located outside their kitchen and home offices. However we needed to save driveway space for parking the cars and getting in and out. • The design, fabrication and installation team was comprised of people we knew. I was an acquaintance to the clients having met them through good friends. The landscape contractor, Boaz Mor, http://www.boazmor.com/, is their neighbor and someone I worked with before. The metal fabricator is Murray Sandford of Moz Designs, https://mozdesigns.com/, https://www.instagram.com/moz_designs/ . Both contractors have long histories of working in the Bay Area on a variety of complex designs. • The size of this garden belies the complexity of the design. We did not want to remove any of the concrete driveway which was 12” or more in thickness, except for the area where the large planter was going. The driveway sloped in two directions. In order to get a “level”, properly, draining patio, we had to start it at around 21” tall at the outside and end it flush by the garage doors. • The fence is the artful element in the garden. It is made of power-coated aluminum. The panels match the house color; and posts match the house trim. The effect is quiet, blending into the overall property. The panels are dramatic. Each fence panel is a different size with a unique pattern. • The exterior panels that you see from the street are an abstract riff on the seasons of the Persian walnut tree in their front yard. The cut-outs illustrate spring bloom when the walnut leafs out to autumn when the nuts drop to the ground and the squirrels eats them, leaving a mess of shells everywhere. Even the pesky squirrel appears on one of the panels. • The interior panels, lining the entry into the courtyard, are an abstraction of the entire walnut tree. • Although the panel design is made of perforations, the openings are designed to retain privacy when you are inside the courtyard. • There is a large planter on one side of the courtyard, big enough for a tree to soften a harsh expanse of a neighboring wall. Light through the branches cast playful shadows on the wall behind. • The lighting, mounted on the house is a nod to the client’s love of New Orleans gas lights. • The paving is black stone from India, dark enough to absorb the warmth of the sun on a cool, summer San Francisco day.
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
Van Garden Inc.Van Garden Inc.
Design ideas for a large rustic privacy and full sun backyard concrete paver driveway in Dallas.
Custom Metal Fencing
Custom Metal Fencing
Great Lakes Metal FabricationGreat Lakes Metal Fabrication
Custom wrought iron fencing, wavy contemporary metal panels, steel privacy screen for neighbors, decorative metal fencing design.

To read more about this project, click here or start at the Great Lakes Metal Fabrication metal railing page
New Build Lake Minnetonka, MN
New Build Lake Minnetonka, MN
yardscapes Inc.yardscapes Inc.
Newly constructed contemporary home on Lake Minnetonka in Orono, MN. This beautifully crafted home featured a custom pool with a travertine stone patio and walkway. The driveway is a combination of pavers in different materials, shapes, and colors.
Denny-Blaine Outdoor Revival
Denny-Blaine Outdoor Revival
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
Espalier trees add order and interest along the fence by the newly lowered parking pad. Photo by Meghan Montgomery.
Photo of a traditional privacy and full sun front yard wood fence driveway in Seattle.
Willow Glen, Chef's Garden
Willow Glen, Chef's Garden
Catherine L Kauer Landscape Architect, ContractorCatherine L Kauer Landscape Architect, Contractor
Good neighbor Privacy screen fencing
Design ideas for a small french country privacy and full sun side yard wood fence driveway in San Francisco.
Labyrinth Garden
Labyrinth Garden
K. Dakin Design Inc.K. Dakin Design Inc.
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. 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.
Backyard oasis with pool
Backyard oasis with pool
City Garden CompanyCity Garden Company
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary privacy and partial sun backyard gravel and wood fence driveway in Atlanta for summer.
Josh Wynne Construction
Josh Wynne Construction
Isla HomesIsla Homes
Passive heating, cooling, lighting and ventilation. Contemporary Cracker style design. Long cypress timber eaves. Metal roof. Integrated solar panels. Working horse ranch. LEED Platinum home.
Mediterranean Landscape
Mediterranean Landscape
Photo of a large mediterranean partial sun and privacy front yard brick driveway in San Francisco for summer.
Piute Drive Project
Piute Drive Project
Big Rock LandscapingBig Rock Landscaping
The trees arching over the driveway, mature pines, and ornamental grasses make this driveway an inviting introduction to the home.
Inspiration for a transitional privacy driveway in Salt Lake City.

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