Inspiration for a contemporary hillside gravel landscaping in Los Angeles.

The magnificent watershed block wall traversing the length of the home. This block wall is the backbone or axis upon which this home is laid out. This wall is being built with minimal grout for solid wall appearance. Corten metal panels, columns, and fascia elegantly trim the home. Floating cantilevered ceiling extending outward over outdoor spaces. Outdoor living space includes a pool, outdoor kitchen and a fireplace for year-round comfort.

Example of a mid-sized trendy courtyard concrete patio design in Other with a fire pit and no cover

headquarters of building Lab created with shipping containers.
Trendy one-story exterior home photo in San Francisco

the bamboo is a clumping variety called Bambusa eutuldoides viridi-vittata , Asian lemon bamboo. This variety is a clumper and you do not need to contain it, however, do allow an 8'by 10' area for its ultimate growth. Bamboo does require constant maintenance and you will need to do some research for the specific variety you choose. Once planted, it will become a beautiful focal point and add a stunning tropical accent. Photo Credit: Sherwood Cox

Photo of a small contemporary partial sun backyard gravel landscaping in Other for summer.

Julie Maigret
Mid-sized minimalist backyard concrete patio container garden photo in Los Angeles with no cover

Elegant patio photo in San Francisco with a pergola

The juxtaposition of raw, weathered and finished woods with sleek whites, mixed metals and soft textured elements strike a fabulous balance between industrial, rustic and glamorous – exactly what the designers envisioned for this dream retreat. This unique home’s design combines recycled shipping containers with traditional stick-building methods and resulted in a luxury hybrid home, inside and out. The design team was particularly challenged with overcoming various preconceived notions about containers to truly create something new, luxurious and sustainable.

An axis through the hillside layers with korean grass steps above.
Photo of a mid-sized modern full sun and drought-tolerant hillside concrete paver landscaping in Los Angeles for fall.

Originally a nearly three-story tall 1920’s European-styled home was turned into a modern villa for work and home. A series of low concrete retaining wall planters and steps gradually takes you up to the second level entry, grounding or anchoring the house into the site, as does a new wrap around veranda and trellis. Large eave overhangs on the upper roof were designed to give the home presence and were accented with a Mid-century orange color. The new master bedroom addition white box creates a better sense of entry and opens to the wrap around veranda at the opposite side. Inside the owners live on the lower floor and work on the upper floor with the garage basement for storage, archives and a ceramics studio. New windows and open spaces were created for the graphic designer owners; displaying their mid-century modern furnishings collection. A lot of effort went into attempting to lower the house visually by bringing the ground plane higher with the concrete retaining wall planters, steps, wrap around veranda and trellis, and the prominent roof with exaggerated overhangs. That the eaves were painted orange is a cool reflection of the owner’s Dutch heritage. Budget was a driver for the project and it was determined that the footprint of the home should have minimal extensions and that the new windows remain in the same relative locations as the old ones. Wall removal was utilized versus moving and building new walls where possible. Photo Credit: John Sutton Photography.

Inspiration for a contemporary water fountain landscape in Portland.

Steve Smith, ImaginePhotographic
Photo of a contemporary landscaping in Portland.

Small residential garden to suite a modern house and active children. -kwmla-
This is an example of a small contemporary backyard landscaping in San Francisco.

Habitat Design did the plant design and landscape styling for the 2012 Sunset Idea House in Healdsburg, CA. We also provided interior accents from our online store as well!

View of rectilinear pool and pavilion from side courtyard.
Pool - traditional stamped concrete and rectangular pool idea in Atlanta

Photo of a contemporary front yard landscaping in San Luis Obispo.

Phil Bond
Trendy backyard patio photo in San Francisco

Photography By Joe Dodd
Photo of a large contemporary backyard gravel landscaping in San Francisco with a fire pit.